Byju’s Practice Workshop

Topic covered:

• Monotonicity & Extremum of Functions

1. If 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = |𝑥| − {𝑥} where {𝑥} denotes the fractional part of 𝑥, then 𝑓(𝑥) is decreasing in

1 1
a. (− , 0) b. (− , 2)
2 2

c. (1, 2) 1
d. ( , ∞)
2

𝜋
2. If 𝑓′′(𝑥) > 0, ∀ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐑, 𝑓 ′ (3) = 0 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑓(tan2 𝑥 − 2 tan 𝑥 + 4), 0 < 𝑥 < 2 , then 𝑔(𝑥) is
increasing in
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
a. (0, ) b. ( , )
4 6 3
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
c. (0, ) d. ( , )
3 4 2

3. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + sin 𝑥; 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑒 −𝑥 ; 𝑢 = √𝑐 + 1 − √𝑐; 𝑣 = √𝑐 − √𝑐 − 1; (𝑐 > 1), then

a. 𝑓𝑜𝑔 (𝑢) < 𝑓𝑜𝑔 (𝑣) b. 𝑔𝑜𝑓(𝑢) < 𝑔𝑜𝑓(𝑣)
c. 𝑔𝑜𝑓(𝑢) > 𝑔𝑜𝑓(𝑣) d. 𝑓𝑜𝑔(𝑢) > 𝑓𝑜𝑔(𝑣)

𝑥 + 2, − 1 ≤ 𝑥 < 0
4. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = { 1, 𝑥=0
𝑥/2, 0<𝑥≤1
Then in [-1, 1], this function has
a. a minimum b. a maximum
c. either a maximum or a minimum d. neither a maximum nor a minimum

5. If 𝑓: 𝐑 → 𝐑 and 𝑔: 𝐑 → 𝐑 are two functions such that 𝑓(𝑥) + 𝑓′′(𝑥) = −𝑥𝑔(𝑥)𝑓′(𝑥) and 𝑔(𝑥) > 0
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∀ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐑, then the function 𝑓 2 (𝑥) + (𝑓 ′ (𝑥)) has
a. a maxima at 𝑥 = 0 b. a minima at 𝑥 = 0
c. a point of inflexion at 𝑥 = 0 d. None of these

6. A box, constructed from a rectangular metal sheet, is 21 cm by 16 cm by cutting equal squares of

side 𝑥 cm from the corners of the sheet and then turning up the projected portions. The value of
𝑥 (in cm) so that volume of the box is maximum is
a. 1 b. 2
c. 3 d. 4

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7. 𝑓(𝑥) is cubic polynomial with 𝑓(2) = 18 and 𝑓(1) = −1. Also 𝑓(𝑥) has local maxima at 𝑥 = −1
and 𝑓′(𝑥) has local minima at 𝑥 = 0, then
a. the distance between (-1, 2) and (𝑎, 𝑓(𝑎)), where 𝑥 = 𝑎 is the point of local minima is 2√5
b. 𝑓(𝑥) is increasing for 𝑥 ∈ [1, 2√5]
c. 𝑓(𝑥) has local minima at 𝑥 = 1
d. the value of 𝑓(0) = 15

8. Which of the following function(s) has/have point of inflection?

a. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 6/7 b. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 6
c. 𝑓(𝑥) = cos 𝑥 + 2𝑥 d. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥|𝑥|

For Problems 12-14, Please refer to the following paragraph

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Let ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥) − 𝑎(𝑓(𝑥)) + 𝑎(𝑓(𝑥)) for every real number 𝑥.

9. ℎ(𝑥) increases as 𝑓(𝑥) increases for all real values of 𝑥 if

a. 𝑎 ∈ (0, 4) b. 𝑎 ∈ (−2, 2)
c. 𝑎 ∈ [3, ∞) d. None of these

10. ℎ(𝑥) increases as 𝑓(𝑥) decreases for all real values of 𝑥 if

a. 𝑎 ∈ (0, 3) b. 𝑎 ∈ (−2, 2)
c. 𝑎 ∈ (3, ∞) d. None of these

11. If 𝑓(𝑥) is strictly increasing function, then ℎ(𝑥) is non-monotonic function given
a. 𝑎 ∈ (0, 3) b. 𝑎 ∈ (−2, 2)
c. 𝑎 ∈ (3, ∞) d. 𝑎 ∈ (−∞, 0) ∪ (3, ∞)

12. Let 𝑓 be a function defined on R such that

𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = 2010(𝑥 − 2009)(𝑥 − 2010)2 (𝑥 − 2011)3 (𝑥 − 2012)4 , for all 𝑥 ∈ 𝐑.
If 𝑔 is a function defined on R with values in the interval (0, ∞) such that 𝑓(𝑥) = ln(𝑔(𝑥))
for all 𝑥 ∈ 𝐑, then the number of points in R at which 𝑔 has a local maximum is ____________.

13. If 𝑎 is an integer satisfying |𝑎| ≤ 4 − |[𝑥]|, where 𝑥 is a real number for which 2𝑥 tan−1 𝑥 is greater
than or equal to ln(1 + 𝑥 2 ), then the number of maximum possible values of 𝑎 is (are)
________________. (where [.] represents the greatest integer function)

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ANSWER KEY

Question No. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Correct (a) (d) (c) (d) (a) (c)

Answer

Question No. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Correct (b, c) (c, d) (d) (d) (d) 1 9

Answer

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