Let $f(x)=\sin ^4 x+\cos ^4 x$. Then f is increasing function in the interval
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
Let $f(x)=\sin ^4 x+\cos ^4 x$. Then,
$f'(x) =4 \sin ^3 x\cos x-4 \cos ^3 x \sin x$
$\Rightarrow f'(x) =-4 \cos x \sin x\left(\cos ^2 x-\sin ^2 x\right)$
$\Rightarrow f'(x)=-2 \sin 2 x \cos 2 x=-\sin 4 x$
For f(x) to be increasing, we must have
$f'(x)>0 \Rightarrow-\sin 4 x>0 \Rightarrow \sin 4 x<0$
$\Rightarrow 4 x \in(\pi, 2 \pi) \Rightarrow x \in\left(\frac{\pi}{4}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$