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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

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