One or more options correct
Let for real . Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- A. has exactly three points of local minimum and two points of local maximum
- B. The least value of on is
- C. The equation has exactly three distinct real roots
- D. is strictly increasing on and its local maximum value is
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Answer: A, B
Here and , which changes sign at . Signs: negative for , positive on , negative on , positive on , negative on , positive for . So minima occur at and maxima at : (A) is true. and , and the other local minimum is larger, so the global minimum is : (B) is true. has the double root and four more roots from (, discriminant , both roots positive), so there are distinct real zeros, not : (C) is false. On we found , so is decreasing there: (D) is false.
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