Problem sheet- 3: Maxima, Minima and Taylor’s

theorem

October 2020

1. Prove that if f is strictly monotonic on an interval I, then f is injective

on I.
2. Let f be a continuous function defined on an interval I. Show that, if f
is injective, then it is strictly monotonic on I.
3. The function f : R → R defined by f (x) = 1+x+x2 has neither maximum
nor minimum at any point. Why?
4. Find the points at which the function f : R → R defined by f (x) =
1 − x − x3 attain local maxima and local minima.
5. Find the local extremum points of the function in its domain (i) f (x) =
x2 x
(1−x)3 and (ii) 2 − x.

6. Decompose the number 36 into two factors such that the sum of their
squares is the least possible.
7. Examine if f has a local maximum or a local minimum at 0.
(i) f (x) = x − [x] (ii) |x| + |x − 1|
8. Determine the altitude of a right circular cone of greatest possible volume
that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius r.
9. Determine the altitude of a right circular cone of greatest possible volume
that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius r.
10. Show that the height of closed cylinder of given volume and least surface
is equal to its diameter.
11. Find the point on the curve y = logx, tangent at which is parallel to the
chord joining the points (1, 0) and (e, 1).
12. Separate the interval in which f (x) = x + x1 , is increasing or decreasing.
13. Find approximate values of sinx, cosx, tan−1 x at the point x = 1/2 using
Taylor’s formula and find the estimates for the errors for different values
of n.

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14. Use Taylor’s theorem to show that 1 + x2 − x8 < 1 + x < 1 + x2 , if x > 0.
15. Expand f (x) = x5 − x4 + x3 − x2 + x − 1 in powers of (x − 1) and find
f (0.99).
16. Expand 2x3 + 3x2 − 8x + 7 in terms of (x − 2).
Ans.: 19 + 28(x − 2) + 15(x − 2)2 + 2(x − 2)3
x 26 3
17. If x3 + y 3 + xy − 1 = 0, prove that y = 1 − 3 − 81 x − ···.
x2
18. Using Maclaurin’s series, prove that ax = 1 + xloga + 2! (loga)
2
+ ···.
x3
19. Prove that ex cosx = 1 + x − 3 + ···.
x4 x6
20. Prove that exsinx = 1 + x2 + 3 + 120 + ···.