JEE Main · 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 · Shift 1 · Application of Derivatives

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The maximum area (in sq. units) of a rectangle having its base on the x-axis and its other two vertices on the parabola, such that the rectangle lies inside the parabola, is:
  1. (A)36
  2. (B)
  3. (C)32✓ Correct
  4. (D)

Answer: (C)

Solution

Let the rectangle reach out to on the axis, with its top corners on the parabola at height . Its area is width times height, . Setting gives , so . The area there is square units.

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