If $f(x)=x^3+b x^2+c x+d$ and $0<b^2<c$, then in $(-\infty, \infty)$ |
f(x) is strictly increasing function f(x) has a local maxima f(x) is a strictly decreasing function f(x) is unbounded |
f(x) is strictly increasing function |
We have, $f(x)=x^3+b x^2+c x+d \Rightarrow f^{\prime}(x)=3 x^2+2 b x+c$ Let $D_1$ be the discriminant of $f^{\prime}(x)=3 x^2+2 b x+c$. Then, $D_1=4 b^2-12 c=4\left(b^2-c\right)-8 c<0 \quad\left[∵ b^2<c \text { and } c>0\right]$ $f^{\prime}(x)>0$ for all $x \in(-\infty, \infty)$ f(x) is strictly increasing function on $(-\infty, \infty)$ |