Given such that is the only real root of . If , then in the interval :
- Ais the minimum and is the maximum of
- Bis not minimum but is the maximum of
- Cis the minimum and is not the maximum of
- Dneither is the minimum nor is the maximum of
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
has only one root at . This means either has a global minimum or global maximum at .Since the leading coefficient of is , as . Thus, must be a global minimum. is decreasing for and increasing for .In , the minimum occurs at . and are candidates for the maximum.Since and the function increases for , is the maximum in .But is not the minimum (which is ).