JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Applications of Derivatives Question Bank Maxima and Minima

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    If two sides of a triangle be given, then the area of the triangle will be maximum if the angle between  the given sides be

    A)            \[\frac{\pi }{3}\]

    B)            \[\frac{\pi }{4}\]

    C)            \[\frac{\pi }{6}\]

    D)            \[\frac{\pi }{2}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               Let a and b are given, then area \[A=\frac{1}{2}ab\sin C\] \[\Rightarrow \frac{dA}{dC}=\frac{1}{2}ab\cos C\]                    Hence A is  maximum, when \[\frac{dA}{dC}=0\Rightarrow C=90{}^\circ \].


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