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TOPIC : MVT

BATCH : 2016

Only one is correct ( +3 , -1 )

1

(A) : discontinuous at x =1 not applicable

(B) : f (x) is not continuous at x =0 hence (B) is incorrect.
(C) : discontinuity at x = 1 not applicable
(D) : Notice that x 3 2x 2 5x + 6 = (x1) (x 2 x 6). Hence , f(x) = x 2 x 6 if x 1 and
f (1) = 6
f is continuous at x = 1. So f(x) = x2 x 6 throughout the interval [2,3].
Also, note that f(2) = f(3) = 0. Hence, Rolles theorem applies. f (x) = 2x 1.
Setting f '(x)= 0 , we obtain x = 1/2 which lies between 2 and 3. ]

f is not differentiable at x =

1
2
g is not continuous in [0, 1] at x = 0 & 0
h is not continuous in [0, 1] at x = 1

k (x) = ( x 3)
3

ln 2 5

= (x + 3)p where 2 < p < 3 ]

Using LMVT in [2, 5]

f (5) f (2)
3
7
28 f (5) f (2) 21 ]

x3 2x2 5x + 6 = (x 1) (x2 x 6) ]

f (x) = x 1, 1 x 2

x, 1 x 2
2
f (1) = 0 ; f (2) = 1 Rolle's theorem is not applicable to ' f ' but LMVT is applicable to f.
( x 1 is continuous and differentiable in [1, 2] and (1, 2) respectively)
Now g (1) = b ; g (2) = 1 and

g (x) = x 1 + b sin

Function x 1, sin x are both continuous in [1, 2] and (1, 2)

2

For Rolle's theorem to be applicable to g.

We must have b = 1 ]
x

1
1
f (x) = t dt f ' (x) = x +
x
t
0

g (x) = x +

1
1
for x , 3
x
2

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1
5
1 10
1
g = 2 + = , g (3) = 3 + =
2
2
3
3
2

Let

1
P c, g(c) , c , 3
2

1
g (3) g
2
g' (c) =
1
3
2

By LMVT,

c2 =

g (c) =

3
2

c=

10 5

1
2
1 2 3
1
c
3
2

P 3, 5
2
6

3
2

3
1
5

2
3
6
2

f '(x) = 4x + 3
f (a ) f (1)
(2a 2 3a 5) 10
=
a 1
a 1
2
11a 11 = 2a + 3a 5
2a2 8a + 6 = 0

a2 4a + 3 = 0
(a 3) (a 1) = 0

a=3 ]

now

f ' (2) = 11 =

(i)
(ii)
(iii)

This statement is true, every continuous function is bounded on a closed interval

True again, by Intermediate Value Theorem
Not true, because maximum and / or minimum values could also occur at a or b, without the
derivatives being 0.
True. By the Mean Value Theorem there exist a point between a and b where the derivative is

(iv)

f ( b ) f (a )
, a clearly positive value.
ba
(v)
Not always true, for example the function might be strictly increasing guarenteeing the derivative
to be always positive.
Thus the true statements are (i), (ii) and (iv) and the correct answer is (D) ]

exactly

a b
Applying LMVT over f (x) for x a ,
2

ab
f
f (a )
2
2
ab
a b
, c1 a ,

f ' (c1) =
=
f
ba
(b a )
2
2

2
ab
2f

2
ab
|||ly
f ' (c2) =
, c2
,a
ba
2

Applying LMVT over y = f ' (x) in [c1, c2]

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f ''() =

10

f ' (c 2 ) f ' (c1 )

c 2 c1

4
ab
f

(b a ) 2
< 0, where (c1, c2) ]
c 2 c1

Using LMVT for f in [1, 2]

f (2) f (1)
= f ' (c) 2
2 1
f (2) f (1) 2

again using LMVT in [2, 4]

c (1, 2)

f (2) 4

f ( 4) f ( 2)
= f ' (d) 2
42

f (4) f (2) 4
8 f (2) 4
4 f (2)

f (2) 4
from (1) and (2)
f (2) = 4 Ans. ]

....(1)

d (2, 4)

11

I.

True by intermediate theorems

II.

True since

....(2)

10

x dx

= 50 > 25

III.
IV.
V.

False as f (x) = g (x) + c. True only if f (0) = g (0)

True by Rolles theorem
False ]

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