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

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    The maximum value of \[\sin x\,\,(1+\cos x)\] will be at the                                                                                            [UPSEAT 1999]

    A)            \[x=\frac{\pi }{2}\]

    B)            \[x=\frac{\pi }{6}\]

    C)            \[x=\frac{\pi }{3}\]

    D)            \[x=\pi \]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               \[y=\sin x(1+\cos x)\]\[=\sin x+\frac{1}{2}\sin 2x\]            \ \[\frac{dy}{dx}=\cos x+\cos 2x\]and \[\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}=-\sin x-2\sin 2x\]            On putting \[\frac{dy}{dx}=0\], \[\cos x+\cos 2x=0\]            Þ  \[\cos x=-\cos 2x=\cos (\pi -2x)\]Þ \[x=\pi -2x\]            \ \[x=\frac{\pi }{3}\]; \ \[{{\left( \frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}} \right)}_{x=\pi /3}}=-\sin \left( \frac{1}{3}\pi  \right)-2\sin \left( \frac{2}{3}\pi  \right)\]                        = \[\frac{-\sqrt{3}}{2}-2.\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\] = \[\frac{-3\sqrt{3}}{2}\], which is negative.            \ At \[x=\frac{\pi }{3}\] the function is maximum.


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