Q.

Let f(x)=x36x2+12x3. Then at x=2,f(x) has 

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a

a maximum

b

a minimum

c

both a maximum and a minimum

d

neither a maximum nor a minimum

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

We have,

f(x)=x36x2+12x3

 f(x)=3x212x+12,f(x)=6x12 and f′′(x)=6.

We observe that f(2)=0,f′′(2)=0 but f′′(2)0.

So, x=2 is neither a point of local maximum nor a point of local minimum. In fact, it is a point of inflexion.

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