SEEDS INSITUTE

IIT/AIEEE/PET
MAXIMA AND MINIMA

CLASS -XII

DATE 23/6/11

1. Find the max and min values of the following

(a)

x2 x 1
x2 x 1
(d) f(x) = 2x3 3x2 -12x + 12

f(x) = x5-5x4+5x3-10

(b)

(c) (x-8)4 (x-9)5

y=

2
x
(f) f(x) = 1+2 sinx +3cos2x, 0 x 3
2
2
2. On the interval [0,1] the function x25 (1-x)75 takes its maximum value at the point.
x

3.
Is max, when x =cosx, 0 x
1 x tan x
2
1
1
4. f(x) = cosx + 2 cos 2x- cos3x, 0 x 2. Determine the Max and Min value and
3
also the these value of the function
least value and prove that the difference between greatest and least value is 9/4.
5.
Find the max and min of
(e) 2 sinx-x, M-

40
.
3x 8x 18x 2 60
4

6.

Suppose f(x) is a function satisfying the following condition

(a)

f(0) = 2,

f(1) = 1

(b)

f has a minimum value at x = 5/2, and .

(c)

for all x

2ax
2ax 1
2ax b 1
f '(x)
b
b 1
1
2(ax b) 2ax 2b 1 2ax b
where a, b, are some constant. Deter mine the constant a, b and the function f(x).
7. The least value of 'a' for which

4
1

a has at least one soln in the interval

sin x 1 sin x

0, 2 .

8.

Find the global maximum and minimum value of f(x) = 4x 3-6x2-24x+9 on the
closed interval [0, 3].

9.

Let f(x) 2x3-9x2+12x+6, discuss the global maxima and global minima of f(x) in (1,
3)

10. Let f(x) = (x-1)4 discuss the point at which f(x) is assumes maximum or minimum
value.
11. Find

the

set

of

critical

point

of

the

function

2 2cos 4z dz .
z

f(x) x log x

12. f(x), a polynomial of degree 4, f(-1) = 0 has local maxima / minima at x = 1, x = 2

2

and x = 3 if

f(x)dx

1348
, find (x)
15

13. A cubic f(x) vanishes at x = -2 and has relative minimum/maximum at x = -1 and x

1

= 1/3. If

f(x)dx

14
. Find the cubic f(x).
3

14. If , be real number such that x3 - x2 + x - 6 = 0 has its roots real and positive
then find the minimum x3-x2+x-6=0 has its roots real and positive then find the
minimum value of .
15. Determine the point of maxima and minima of the function f(x)
x > 0, when b 0 is a constant.
.
.
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log x bx x 2 ,
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