NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020MathematicsCirclePractice
The least value of the quadratic polynomial, f x = 2 p 2 + 1 x 2 + 2 4 p 2 - 1 x + 4 2 p 2 + 1 for real values of p and x is
Correct answer
3
Step-by-step solution
y = 2 p 2 x 2 + 4x + 4 + x 2 - 2 x + 1 + 3 y = 2 p 2 x + 2 2 + x - 1 2 + 3 p = 0 , x = 1 y min = 3