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JEE Main 2023
Differentiation
Differentiation
Medium

Question

Let f and g be twice differentiable even functions on (-2, 2) such that f(14)=0f\left( {{1 \over 4}} \right) = 0, f(12)=0f\left( {{1 \over 2}} \right) = 0, f(1)=1f(1) = 1 and g(34)=0g\left( {{3 \over 4}} \right) = 0, g(1)=2g(1) = 2. Then, the minimum number of solutions of f(x)g(x)+f(x)g(x)=0f(x)g''(x) + f'(x)g'(x) = 0 in (2,2)( - 2,2) is equal to ________.

Answer: 1

Solution

Let h(x)=f(x)g(x)h(x)=f(x) \cdot g^{\prime}(x) As f(x)f(x) is even f(12)=(14)=0f\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)=\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)=0 f(12)=f(14)=0\Rightarrow f\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)=f\left(-\frac{1}{4}\right)=0 and g(x)g(x) is even g(x)\Rightarrow g^{\prime}(x) is odd and g(1)=2g(1)=2 ensures one root of g(x)g^{\prime}(x) is 0 . So, h(x)=f(x)g(x)h(x)=f(x) \cdot g^{\prime}(x) has minimum five zeroes h(x)=f(x)g(x)+f(x)g(x)=0\therefore h^{\prime}(x)=f^{\prime}(x) \cdot g^{\prime}(x)+f(x) \cdot g^{\prime \prime}(x)=0, has minimum 4 zeroes

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