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JEE Advanced 2009 · Application of Derivatives

For the function, f(x)=xcos⁡1xf(x) = x\cos\frac{1}{x}, x≥1x \geq 1,

Answers: B. lim⁡x→∞f′(x)=1\lim_{x \to \infty} f'(x) = 1 · C. for all xx in the interval [1,∞),f(x+2)−f(x)>2[1,\infty), f(x+2) - f(x) > 2 · D. f′(x)f'(x) is strictly decreasing in the interval [1,∞)[1,\infty)

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For the function, f(x) = xcos1/x, x ≥ 1, f(x)=xcos⁡1x,x∈[1,∞)f(x) = x\cos\dfrac{1}{x}, \qquad x \in [1, \infty) Which of (1), (2), (3), (4) are TRUE?\text{Which of (1), (2), (3), (4) are TRUE?} 1. f′(x), f′′(x)1.\ f'(x), \ f''(x) 2. lim⁡x→∞f′(x), monotonicity of f′2.\ \lim_{x\to\infty} f'(x), \text{ monotonicity of } f' 3. MVT: f(x+2)−f(x)=2f′(c)3.\ \text{MVT: } f(x+2) - f(x) = 2f'(c) f′(x)=cos⁡1x+x(−sin⁡1x)(−1x2)=cos⁡1x+1xsin⁡1xf'(x) = \cos\dfrac{1}{x} + x\left(-\sin\dfrac{1}{x}\right)\left(-\dfrac{1}{x^2}\right) = \cos\dfrac{1}{x} + \dfrac{1}{x}\sin\dfrac{1}{x} f′′(x)=sin⁡(1/x)x2−sin⁡(1/x)x2−cos⁡(1/x)x3=−cos⁡(1/x)x3f''(x) = \dfrac{\sin(1/x)}{x^2} - \dfrac{\sin(1/x)}{x^2} - \dfrac{\cos(1/x)}{x^3} = -\dfrac{\cos(1/x)}{x^3} x≥1⇒cos⁡1x>0⇒f′′(x)<0⇒f′ strictly decreasing⇒(4) TRUEx \geq 1 \Rightarrow \cos\dfrac{1}{x} > 0 \Rightarrow f''(x) < 0 \Rightarrow f' \text{ strictly decreasing} \Rightarrow (4) \text{ TRUE} lim⁡x→∞f′(x)=cos⁡0+0=1⇒(2) TRUE\lim_{x \to \infty} f'(x) = \cos 0 + 0 = 1 \Rightarrow (2) \text{ TRUE} g(t)=cos⁡t+tsin⁡t,g(0)=1,g′(t)=tcos⁡t>0 (0<t≤1)g(t) = \cos t + t\sin t, \quad g(0) = 1, \quad g'(t) = t\cos t > 0 \ (0 < t \leq 1) ⇒f′(x)=g ⁣(1x)>1∀ x≥1\Rightarrow f'(x) = g\!\left(\dfrac{1}{x}\right) > 1 \quad \forall\, x \geq 1 MVT on [x,x+2]: f(x+2)−f(x)=2f′(c), c∈(x,x+2)\text{MVT on } [x, x+2]: \ f(x+2) - f(x) = 2f'(c), \ c \in (x, x+2) f′(c)>1⇒f(x+2)−f(x)>2 ∀x⇒(3) TRUE, (1) FALSEf'(c) > 1 \Rightarrow f(x+2) - f(x) > 2 \ \forall x \Rightarrow (3) \text{ TRUE}, \ (1) \text{ FALSE} TRUE: (2),(3),(4)\boxed{\text{TRUE: } (2), (3), (4)}

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