Let f(x)=(x+3)2(x−2)3,x∈[−4,4]. If M and m are the maximum and minimum values of f, respectively in [−4,4], then the value of M−m is
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The maximum area of a triangle whose one vertex is at (0,0) and the other two vertices lie on the curve y=−2x2+54 at points (x,y) and (−x,y), where y>0, is :
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Let the sum of the maximum and the minimum values of the function f(x)=2x2+3x+82x2−3x+8 be nm, where gcd(m,n)=1. Then m+n is equal to :
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Let f(x)=3x−2+4−x be a real valued function. If α and β are respectively the minimum and the maximum values of f, then α2+2β2 is equal to
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If the function f(x)=2x3−9ax2+12a2x+1,a>0 has a local maximum at x=α and a local minimum at x=α2, then α and α2 are the roots of the equation :
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Let f(x)=4cos3x+33cos2x−10. The number of points of local maxima of f in interval (0,2π) is
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The number of critical points of the function f(x)=(x−2)2/3(2x+1) is
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Let a rectangle ABCD of sides 2 and 4 be inscribed in another rectangle PQRS such that the vertices of the rectangle ABCD lie on the sides of the rectangle PQRS. Let a and b be the sides of the rectangle PQRS when its area is maximum. Then (a+b)2 is equal to :
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If 2a+3b+6c=0, then at least one root of the equation
ax2+bx+c=0 lies in the interval
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If the equation anxn+an−1xn−1+...........+a1x=0a1=0,n≥2, has a positive root x=α, then the equation
nanxn−1+(n−1)an−1xn−2+...........+a1=0 has a positive root, which is