Single correct option
Let . Consider the following statements:
1. has a local maximum at .
2. changes sign at .
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. has a local maximum at .
2. changes sign at .
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A. 1 only
- B. 2 only
- C. Both 1 and 2
- D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (D) Neither 1 nor 2
Here for all , so is increasing everywhere. Hence there is no local maximum at 0, and statement 1 is false. Since is non-negative on both sides of 0, it does not change sign, so statement 2 is false. Trap: suggests an extremum, but a stationary point need not be one; is a point of inflection.
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