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The set of all real values λ for which the function fx=1-cos2x. λ+sin x,  -π2, π2, has exactly one maxima and exactly one minima, is :

JEE Main 2020 (06 Sep Shift 2)

Options

  • A: -12, 12-0
  • B: -32, 32
  • C: -12, 12
  • D: -32, 32-0
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Let fx=xcos-1-sinx,x-π2,π2, then which of the following is true?

JEE Main 2020 (08 Jan Shift 1)

Options

  • A: f' is increasing in -π2,0 and decreasing in 0,π2
  • B: f'0=-π2
  • C: f is not differentiable at x=0
  • D: f' is decreasing in -π2,0 and increasing in 0,π2
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A box open from top is made from a rectangular sheet of dimension a×b by cutting squares each of side x from each of the four corners and folding up the flaps. If the volume of the box is maximum, then x is equal to:

JEE Main 2021 (27 Aug Shift 2)

Options

  • A: a+b+a2+b2-ab6
  • B: a+b-a2+b2-ab12
  • C: a+b-a2+b2-ab6
  • D: a+b-a2+b2+ab6
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The number of real roots of the equation e4x+2e3x-ex-6=0 is :

JEE Main 2021 (31 Aug Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 0
  • B: 1
  • C: 4
  • D: 2
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The minimum value of α for which the equation 4sinx+11-sinx=α has at least one solution in 0,π2 is______.

JEE Main 2021 (24 Feb Shift 1)

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For the function fx=4logex-1-2x2+4x+5,x>1, which one of the following is NOT correct?

JEE Main 2022 (24 Jun Shift 1)

Options

  • A: fx is increasing in 1,2  and decreasing in 2,
  • B: fx=-1 has exactly two solutions
  • C: f'e-f"2<0
  • D: fx=0 has a root in the interval e,e+1
Explaination

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The sum of absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of the function fx=2x2+3x-2+sinxcosx in the interval 0,1 is

JEE Main 2022 (24 Jun Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 3+sin1cos2122
  • B: 3+121+2cos1sin1
  • C: 5+12sin1+sin2
  • D: 2+sin12cos12
Explaination

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The number of distinct real roots of the equation x7-7x-2=0 is

JEE Main 2022 (24 Jun Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 5
  • B: 7
  • C: 1
  • D: 3
Explaination

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If the absolute maximum value of the function fx=x2-2x+7e4x3-12x2-180x+31in the interval -3,0 is fα, then

JEE Main 2022 (25 Jul Shift 1)

Options

  • A: α=0
  • B: α=-3
  • C: α-1,0
  • D: α-3,-1
Explaination

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Let f:RR and g:RR be two functions defined by fx=logex2+1-e-x+1 and gx=1-2e2xex· Then, for which of the following range of α, the inequality fgα-123>fgα-53 holds?

JEE Main 2022 (25 Jun Shift 1)

Options

  • A: -2,-1
  • B: 2,3
  • C: 1,2
  • D: -1,1
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Let P and Q be any points on the curves x-12+y+12=1 and y=x2, respectively. The distance between P and Q is minimum for some value of the abscissa of P in the interval

JEE Main 2022 (26 Jul Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 0,14
  • B: 12,34
  • C: 14,12
  • D: 34,1
Explaination

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Let fx=2cos-1x+4cot-1x-3x2-2x+10,x-1,1. If a,b is the range of the function, then 4a-b is equal to

JEE Main 2022 (26 Jun Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 11
  • B: 11-π
  • C: 11+π
  • D: 15-π
Explaination

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A wire of length 22m is to be cut into two pieces. One of the pieces is to be made into a square and the other into an equilateral triangle. Then, the length of the side of the equilateral triangle, so that the combined area of the square and the equilateral triangle is minimum, is

JEE Main 2022 (29 Jun Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 229+43
  • B: 669+43
  • C: 224+93
  • D: 664+93
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Let fx=x-1x2-2x-3+x-3,x. If m and M are respectively the number of points of local minimum and local maximum of f in the interval 0,4, then m+M is equal to _____.

JEE Main 2022 (25 Jun Shift 2)

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The number of distinct real roots of the equation x5x3-x2-x+1+x3x3-4x2-2x+4-1=0 is

JEE Main 2022 (26 Jul Shift 1)

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Let the function fx=2x2-logex,x>0, be decreasing in 0,a and increasing in a,4. A tangent to the parabola y2=4ax at a point P on it passes through the point 8a, 8a-1 but does not pass through the point -1a,0. If the equation of the normal at P is xα+yβ=1, then α+β is equal to

JEE Main 2022 (26 Jul Shift 1)

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If the sum of all the roots of the equation e2x-11ex-45e-x+812=0 is logeP, then P is equal to _____.

JEE Main 2022 (27 Jun Shift 1)

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The sum of the abosolute maximum and minimum values of the function fx=x2-5x+6-3x+2 in the interval -1,3 is equal to :

JEE Main 2023 (01 Feb Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 10
  • B: 12
  • C: 13
  • D: 24
Explaination

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The absolute minimum value, of the function fx=x2-x+1+x2-x+1, where t denotes the greatest integer function, in the interval -1,2, is

JEE Main 2023 (31 Jan Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 32
  • B: 14
  • C: 54
  • D: 34
Explaination

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Let f:2,4 be a differentiable function such that xlogexf'x+logexfx+fx1,x2,4 with f2=12 and f4=12.
Consider the following two statements:

(A) fx1, for all x2,4

(B) fx1/8, for all x2,4

Then,

JEE Main 2023 (11 Apr Shift 1)

Options

  • A: Neither statement (A) nor statement (B) is true
  • B: Only statement (B) is true
  • C: Both the statements (A)and (B) are true
  • D: Only statement (A) is true
Explaination

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The set of all a for which the equation x|x-1|+|x+2|+a=0 has exactly one real root, is

JEE Main 2023 (13 Apr Shift 1)

Options

  • A: -7,
  • B: -,
  • C: -6,-3
  • D: -,-3
Explaination

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In the figure, θ1+θ2=π2 and 3BE=4AB. If the area of CAB is 23-3 unit2, when θ2θ1 is the largest, then the perimeter (in unit) of CED is equal to

JEE Main 2023 (10 Apr Shift 2)

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Let a rectangle $A B C D$ of sides 2 and 4 be inscribed in another rectangle $P Q R S$ such that the vertices of the rectangle $A B C D$ lie on the sides of the rectangle $P Q R S$. Let $a$ and $b$ be the sides of the rectangle $P Q R S$ when its area is maximum. Then $(a+b)^2$ is equal to :

JEE Main 2024 (05 Apr Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 72
  • B: 60
  • C: 64
  • D: 80
Explaination

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For the function $f(x)=\sin x+3 x-\frac{2}{\pi}\left(x^2+x\right), \text { where } x \in\left[0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right],$ consider the following two statements : (I) $\mathrm{f}$ is increasing in $\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$. (II) $f^{\prime}$ is decreasing in $\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$.
Between the above two statements,

JEE Main 2024 (05 Apr Shift 1)

Options

  • A: only (II) is true.
  • B: only (I) is true.
  • C: neither (I) nor (II) is true.
  • D: both (I) and (II) are true
Explaination

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Let the maximum and minimum values of $\left(\sqrt{8 x-x^2-12}-4\right)^2+(x-7)^2, x \in \mathbf{R}$ be $\mathrm{M}$ and $\mathrm{m}$, respectively. Then $\mathrm{M}^2-\mathrm{m}^2$ is equal to _________

JEE Main 2024 (05 Apr Shift 2)

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