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

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    If x is real, then greatest and least values of \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}-x+1}{{{x}^{2}}+x+1}\] are            [RPET 1999; AMU 1999; UPSEAT 2002]

    A)            \[3,\,-\frac{1}{2}\]

    B)            \[3,\frac{1}{3}\]

    C)            \[-3,\,-\frac{1}{3}\]

    D)            None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               Let \[y=\frac{{{x}^{2}}-x+1}{{{x}^{2}}+x+1}\]            Þ  \[\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{({{x}^{2}}+x+1)\,(2x-1)-({{x}^{2}}-x+1)\,(2x+1)}{{{({{x}^{2}}+x+1)}^{2}}}\]            Þ\[\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{2{{x}^{2}}-2}{{{({{x}^{2}}+x+1)}^{2}}}=0\]Þ\[2{{x}^{2}}-2=0\]Þ\[x=-1,\,+1\]            \[\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}=\frac{4\,(-{{x}^{3}}+3x+1)}{{{x}^{2}}+x+1}\]            At \[x=-1\], \[\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}<0,\] the function will occupy maximum value, \ \[f(-1)=3\]  and at \[x=1\] \[\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}>0,\] the function will occupy minimum value \ \[f(1)=\frac{1}{3}\].


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