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

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    20 is divided into two parts so that product of cube of one quantity and square of the other quantity is maximum. The parts are [RPET 1997]

    A)            10, 10

    B)            16, 4

    C)            8, 12

    D)            12, 8

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               Let \[x+y=20\Rightarrow y=20-x\]            and \[{{x}^{3}}.{{y}^{2}}=z\Rightarrow z={{x}^{3}}.{{y}^{2}}\]            \[z={{x}^{3}}{{(20-x)}^{2}}\]Þ \[z=400{{x}^{3}}+{{x}^{5}}-40{{x}^{4}}\]            \[\frac{dz}{dx}=1200{{x}^{2}}+5{{x}^{4}}-160{{x}^{3}}\]            Now \[\frac{dz}{dx}=0\], then \[x=12,\ 20\]            Now \[\frac{{{d}^{2}}z}{d{{x}^{2}}}=2400x+16{{x}^{3}}-480{{x}^{2}}\]; \[{{\left( \frac{{{d}^{2}}z}{d{{x}^{2}}} \right)}_{x=12}}=-ive\]            Hence \[x=12\]is the point of maxima            \[\therefore x=12,\ \ y=8\].


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