JEE Main202228 Jul 2022Evening ShiftMathematicsApplication of DerivativesActual
The function f x = x e x 1 - x , x ∈ R , is
Options
- Aincreasing in - 1 2 , 1
- Bdecreasing in 1 2 , 2
- Cincreasing in - 1 , - 1 2
- Ddecreasing in - 1 2 , 1 2
Correct answer
A. increasing in - 1 2 , 1
Step-by-step solution
Let f x = x e x 1 - x then f x is: Now f x = x e x 1 - x Differentiating both side w.r.t x we get, f ' x = x e x 1 - x 1 - 2 x + e x 1 - x = - e x 1 - x 2 x 2 - x - 1 = - e x 1 - x 2 x + 1 x - 1 Now finding critical point by equating f ' x = 0 We get, x = - 1 2   &   x = 1 ∴     f x is decreasing in - ∞ , - 1 2 ∪ 1 , ∞ And increasing in - 1 2 , 1