Q57 / 90 · JEE Main 2022 (25 Jun Shift 2) · Mathematics

Let fx=x-1x2-2x-3+x-3,x∈ℝ. If m and M are respectively the number of points of local minimum and local maximum of f in the interval 0,4, then m+M is equal to _____.

Correct answer: 3

Solution

Given,

fx=x-1x+1x-3+x-3

fx=x-3x2,3≤x≤4x-32-x2,1≤x<3x-3x2,0<x<1

f'x=3x2-6x,3<x<4-3x2+6x+2,1<x<33x2-6x,0<x<1

f'3+>0f'3-<0→ Minimum

f'1+>0f'1-<0→ Minimum

For x∈1,3,f'x=0 at one point → Maximum

For x∈3,4, f'x≠0

For x∈0,1, f'x+0

So points of minima are 2, so m=2

and point of maxima is 1, so M=1

So, M+n=3

Hence, the correct answer is 3.

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