JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Applications of Derivatives Question Bank Increasing and Decreasing Function

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    If \[f(x)=\frac{x}{\sin x}\]and \[g(x)=\frac{x}{\tan x}\], where \[0<x\le 1\], then in this interval                                  [IIT 1997 Re-Exam]

    A)            Both \[f(x)\] and \[g(x)\] are increasing functions

    B)            Both \[f(x)\] and  \[g(x)\] are decreasing functions

    C)            \[f(x)\]is an increasing function

    D)            \[g(x)\] is an increasing function

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               \[f'(x)=\frac{\sin x-x\cos x}{{{\sin }^{2}}x}=\frac{\cos x(\tan x-x)}{{{\sin }^{2}}x}\]                    \[0<x\le 1\Rightarrow x\in {{Q}_{1}}\Rightarrow \tan x>x,\,\,\cos x>0\]                    \[\therefore f'(x)>0\]for \[0<x\le 1\]                    \[\therefore \]\[f(x)\] is an increasing function.                    \[g'(x)=\frac{\tan x-x{{\sec }^{2}}x}{{{\tan }^{2}}x}=\frac{\sin x\cos x-x}{{{\sin }^{2}}x}=\frac{\sin 2x-2x}{2{{\sin }^{2}}x}\]                    \[(\sin 2x-2x)'=2\cos 2x-2=2[\cos 2x-1]<0\]                    Þ \[\sin 2x-2x\] is decreasing Þ\[\sin 2x-2x<0\]                    \[\therefore \] \[g'(x)<0\Rightarrow g(x)\]is decreasing.


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