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

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    If \[{{a}^{2}}{{x}^{4}}+{{b}^{2}}{{y}^{4}}={{c}^{6}},\] then maximum value of xy is                                                                                                [RPET 2001]

    A)            \[\frac{{{c}^{2}}}{\sqrt{ab}}\]

    B)            \[\frac{{{c}^{3}}}{ab}\]

    C)             \[\frac{{{c}^{3}}}{\sqrt{2ab}}\]

    D)             \[\frac{{{c}^{3}}}{2ab}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               \[{{a}^{2}}{{x}^{4}}+{{b}^{2}}{{y}^{4}}={{c}^{6}}\] Þ \[y={{\left( \frac{{{c}^{6}}-{{a}^{2}}{{x}^{4}}}{{{b}^{2}}} \right)}^{1/4}}\]            Hence \[f(x)=xy=x{{\left( \frac{{{c}^{6}}-{{a}^{2}}{{x}^{4}}}{{{b}^{2}}} \right)}^{1/4}}\]            Þ  \[f(x)={{\left( \frac{{{c}^{6}}{{x}^{4}}-{{a}^{2}}{{x}^{8}}}{{{b}^{2}}} \right)}^{1/4}}\]            Differentiate \[f(x)\] with respect to x, then            \[{f}'(x)=\frac{1}{4}{{\left( \frac{{{c}^{6}}{{x}^{4}}-{{a}^{2}}{{x}^{8}}}{{{b}^{2}}} \right)}^{-3/4}}\left( \frac{4{{x}^{3}}{{c}^{6}}}{{{b}^{2}}}-\frac{8{{x}^{7}}{{a}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}} \right)\]            Put \[{f}'(x)=0\],  \[\frac{4{{x}^{3}}{{c}^{6}}}{{{b}^{2}}}-\frac{8{{x}^{7}}{{a}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}}=0\]            Þ  \[{{x}^{4}}=\frac{{{c}^{6}}}{2{{a}^{2}}}\] Þ \[x=\pm \frac{{{c}^{3/2}}}{{{2}^{1/4}}\sqrt{a}}\]            At \[x=\frac{{{c}^{3/2}}}{{{2}^{1/4}}\sqrt{a}}\] the \[f(x)\] will be maximum, so                \[f\text{ }\left( \frac{{{c}^{3/2}}}{{{2}^{1/4}}\sqrt{a}} \right)\,=\,{{\left( \frac{{{c}^{12}}}{2{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}}-\frac{{{c}^{12}}}{4{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}} \right)}^{1/4}}={{\left( \frac{{{c}^{12}}}{4{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}} \right)}^{1/4}}=\frac{{{c}^{3}}}{\sqrt{2ab}}\].


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