JEE Advanced · 2008 · 13 Apr 2008 · Paper 1 · Application of Derivatives

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The total number of local maxima and local minima of the function

is
  1. (A)0
  2. (B)1
  3. (C)2✓ Correct
  4. (D)3

Answer: (C)

Solution

For :

So is strictly increasing on this interval.

For :


This is undefined at , negative for , and positive for .

At :
  • Left limit:
  • Right limit:
  • For slightly less than , is increasing
  • For slightly greater than , is decreasing

So is a local maximum.

At :
  • For (near 0), (decreasing)
  • For (near 0), (increasing)

So is a local minimum.

Total: 1 local maximum + 1 local minimum = 2.

JEE Advanced · 2008 · 13 Apr 2008 · Paper 1 · Single correct option

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