Monotonicity

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Monotonicity: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Points of Inflection of a Function in an Interval, Monotonicity of a Function, Proving Inequalities Using Curvature of a Function & Radius of Curvature at a Point on a Curve etc.

Important Questions on Monotonicity

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Find the intervals in which the following function  fx=209x+6x2x3 is

a Strictly increasing,

b Strictly decreasing.

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Find the intervals in which the function f given by f(x)=sinx+cosx,0x2π,  is strictly decreasing.

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Find the intervals in which the function  fx=2x315x2+36x+1 is strictly decreasing. Also find the points on which the tangents are parallel to the x-axis.

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The intervals in which the function  fx=x312x2+36x+17  would increase is:

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Let  X be a positive random variable. Compare EXa with (E[X])a for all values of aR

.

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Find the curvature of y=3x2+3x+2 at the point 1,8.

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Find the curvature of y=4x2+2 at the point 1,6.

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Find the curvature of y=2x2+2x at the point 1,4.

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Find the curvature of y=x2+2 at the point 1,3.

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Find the curvature of y=4x2 at the point 1,4.

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y=x3 is a monotonic function. Find whether the function is increasing or decreasing.

EASY
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y=x3 is a monotonically increasing function in 2,8. Find whether the function have an extrema at x=4. Find maximum value in given domain.

EASY
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y=x2 is a monotonically increasing function in 2,8. Find whether the function have an extrema at x=4. Find maximum value in given domain.

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Let f:RR be a differentiable function such that f'(0)=1 and f(x+y)=f(x)f(y) for all x, yR.

Which of the following is true?

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For a real number a, let tan-1a denote the real number θ,-π2<θ<π2; such that tanθ=a. The function fx=tan-1bx2+2bx+c, where b and c are positive real numbers, is increasing on

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If y=ax-bx-1x-4 has an extremum at the point 2,-1, then the values of a and b are

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Find number of point of inflection for the following functions fx=x+sinx in 0, 2π.

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2x3-6x+5 is an increasing function, if

EASY
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The function fx=9-x22 increasing in

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Let f(x)=a2-4a2+2x3-3x+sin3. Then for f(x) to be a function with negative slope  on R, possible values of a are given by