JEE Main 2012MathematicsApplication Of DerivativesMaxima And MinimamediumMCQ

JEE Main 2012Application Of Derivatives Question with Solution

From: AIEEE 2012

Question

Let be such that the function given by has extreme values at and

Statement-1 : has local maximum at and at .

Statement-2 : and

Choose an option

Show full solutionCorrect option: B
Correct answer
BStatement - 1 is true , Statement - 2 is true; Statement - 2 is a correct explanation for Statement - 1.

Step-by-step explanation

Given,



At



At



On solving and we get

Thus,



AIEEE 2012 Mathematics - Application of Derivatives Question 193 English Explanation

So maximum at

Hence both the statements are true and statement is a correct explanation for

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