Practicing Success
Let $f(x)=\sin x-\tan x, x \in(0, \pi / 2)$ then tangent drawn to the curve $y=f(x)$ at any point will |
lie above the curve lie below the curve nothing can be said be parallel to a fixed line |
lie above the curve |
We have, $y=\sin x-\tan x$ $\Rightarrow \frac{d y}{d x}=\cos x-\sec ^2 x$ $\Rightarrow \frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}=-\sin x-2 \sec ^2 x \tan x<0$ for all $x \in(0, \pi / 2)$ Hence, the tangent drawn to the curve will lie above the curve. |