J & K CET Engineering J and K - CET Engineering Solved Paper-2013

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    The interval in which the function \[f(x)=\sin x-\cos x,\,\,\,\,0\le x\le 2\pi \] is strictly decreasing, is

    A)  \[0<x<\frac{3\pi }{4}\]

    B)  \[\frac{7\pi }{4}<x<2\pi \]

    C)  \[\frac{3\pi }{4}<x<\frac{7\pi }{4}\]      

    D)  \[0<x<\frac{7\pi }{4}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Given function is, \[f(x)=\sin x-\cos x,\] where \[x\in [0,\,2\pi ]\] Now,  \[f'(x)=\cos x+\sin x.\] For strictly decreasing of \[f(x);\] put \[f'(x)<0\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\sin x+\cos x<0\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\sin x+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\cos \,x<0\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\left( \sin x\cos \frac{\pi }{4}+\cos x\sin \frac{\pi }{4} \right)<0\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\sin \left( x+\frac{\pi }{4} \right)<0\] \[\because \] \[\sin x<0\] when \[\pi <x<2\pi \] \[\therefore \] \[\sin \left( x+\frac{\pi }{4} \right)<0\] when \[\pi <x+\frac{\pi }{4}<2\pi \] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\pi -\frac{\pi }{4}<x<2\pi -\frac{\pi }{4}\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\frac{3\pi }{4}<x<\frac{7\pi }{4}\]


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