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QJEEM19Ma093c: JEE Main 2019 Mathematics - Class 12 JEEM19Ma093c Solution: Let f : R → R be a function such that f(x) = x 3 + x 2 f'(1) +…
Let f : R R be a function such that f(x) = x3 + x2f'(1) + xf''(2) + f'''(3), x R. Then f(2) equals -
Multiple Choice Options
- A 30
- B − 2
- C − 4
- D 8
Step-by-Step Verified Solution
f(x) = x3 + x2f '(1) + xf ''(2) + f '''(3)
f '(x) = 3x2 + 2xf '(1) + f ''(x) . . . . . (1)
f ''(x) = 6x + 2f '(1) . . . . . . (2)
f '''(x) = 6 . . . . . .(3)
put x = 1 in equation (1) :
f '(1) = 3 + 2f '(1) + f ''(2) . . . . .(4)
put x = 2 in equation (2) :
f ''(2) = 12 + 2f '(1) . . . . .(5)
from equation (4) & (5) :
3 f '(1) = 12 + 2f'(1)
3f '(1) = 15
f '(1) = 5 f ''(2) = 2 . . . . .(2)
put x = 3 in equation (3) :
f ''' (3) = 6
f(x) = x3 5x2 + 2x + 6
f(2) = 8 20 + 4 + 6 = 2
put x = 1 in equation (1) :
f '(1) = 3 + 2f '(1) + f ''(2) . . . . .(4)
put x = 2 in equation (2) :
f ''(2) = 12 + 2f '(1) . . . . .(5)
from equation (4) & (5) :
put x = 3 in equation (3) :
f ''' (3) = 6
f(2) = 8