Question

The function $$f\left( x \right) = {\sin ^4}x + {\cos ^4}x$$     increases if :

A. $$0 < x < \frac{\pi }{8}$$
B. $$\frac{{\pi }}{4} < x < \frac{{3\pi }}{8}$$  
C. $$\frac{{3\pi }}{4} < x < \frac{{5\pi }}{8}$$
D. $$\frac{{5\pi }}{8} < x < \frac{{3\pi }}{4}$$
Answer :   $$\frac{{\pi }}{4} < x < \frac{{3\pi }}{8}$$
Solution :
$$\eqalign{ & f'\left( x \right) > 0 \cr & \Rightarrow 4{\sin ^3}x.\cos \,x - 4{\cos ^3}x.\sin \,x > 0 \cr & \Rightarrow \sin \,x.\cos \,x\left( {{{\sin }^2}x - {{\cos }^2}x} \right) > 0 \cr & {\text{or }}\sin \,2x.\cos \,2x < 0\,\,\,\,\,\,{\text{or }}\sin \,4x < 0 \cr & \therefore \pi < 4x < 2\pi \,\,\,\,{\text{or }}3\pi < 4x < 4\pi \cr & \therefore \frac{\pi }{4} < x < \frac{\pi }{2}\,\,\,{\text{or }}\frac{{3\pi }}{4} < x < \pi \cr} $$

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If  $$a + b + c = 0,$$    then the quadratic equation $$3a{x^2}+ 2bx + c = 0$$     has

A. at least one root in $$\left[ {0, 1} \right]$$
B. one root in $$\left[ {2, 3} \right]$$  and the other in $$\left[ { - 2, - 1} \right]$$
C. imaginary roots
D. none of these
Releted Question 2

$$AB$$  is a diameter of a circle and $$C$$ is any point on the circumference of the circle. Then

A. the area of $$\Delta ABC$$  is maximum when it is isosceles
B. the area of $$\Delta ABC$$  is minimum when it is isosceles
C. the perimeter of $$\Delta ABC$$  is minimum when it is isosceles
D. none of these
Releted Question 3

The normal to the curve $$x = a\left( {\cos \theta + \theta \sin \theta } \right),y = a\left( {\sin \theta - \theta \cos \theta } \right)$$        at any point $$'\theta '$$ is such that

A. it makes a constant angle with the $$x - $$axis
B. it passes through the origin
C. it is at a constant distance from the origin
D. none of these
Releted Question 4

If $$y = a\ln x + b{x^2} + x$$     has its extremum values at $$x = - 1$$  and $$x = 2,$$  then

A. $$a = 2,b = - 1$$
B. $$a = 2,b = - \frac{1}{2}$$
C. $$a = - 2,b = \frac{1}{2}$$
D. none of these

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