The condition $f(x)=x^3+p x^2+q x+r(x \in R)$ to have no extreme value, is
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
If $f(x)=x^3+p x^2+q x+r$ has no extreme values, then
$f'(x) \neq 0$ for any $x \in R$
$\Rightarrow 3 x^2+2 p x+q \neq 0$ for any $x \in R$
$\Rightarrow 3 x^2+2 p x+q=0$ has no real root
$\Rightarrow 4 p^2-12 q<0 \Rightarrow p^2<3 q$.