Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    The function\[f(x)={{x}^{3}}+a{{x}^{2}}+bx+c,\,\,{{a}^{2}}\le 3b\] has

    A)  one maximum value

    B)  one minimum value

    C)  no extreme value

    D)  one maximum and one minimum value

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Given\[f(x)={{x}^{3}}+a{{x}^{2}}+bx+c,\,\,{{a}^{2}}\le 3b\]. On differentiating w.r.t. x, we get                 \[f(x)=3{{x}^{2}}+2ax+b\] Put         \[f(x)=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[3{{x}^{2}}+2ax+b=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[x=\frac{-2a\pm \sqrt{4{{a}^{2}}-12b}}{2\times 3}\]                 \[=\frac{-2a\pm 2\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}-3b}}{3}\] Since     \[{{a}^{2}}\le 3b\], \[\therefore \]  \[x\]has an imaginary value. Hence, no extreme value of\[x\]exist.


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