JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Applications of Derivatives Question Bank Maxima and Minima

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    The number that exceeds its square by the greatest amount is                                                  [Roorkee 1990]

    A)            ? 1

    B)            0

    C)            \[\frac{1}{2}\]

    D)            1

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               Let the number is x, then \[y=x-{{x}^{2}}\]                    Þ \[\frac{dy}{dx}=1-2x\] and \[\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}=-2(<0)\]                    Þ \[1-2x=0\Rightarrow x=\frac{1}{2}\].


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