Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Relations and Functions

Question:

The image of interval [–1, 3] under the mapping f : R → R given by $f (x) =4x^3- 12x$ is

Options:

[8, 72]

[–8, 72]

[0, 8]

none of these

Correct Answer:

[–8, 72]

Explanation:

$f (x) =4x^3- 12x$

$f'(x)=12x^2-12≥0$ for $x∈[-1,3]$

so $f_{min}=f(-1)=8,\,f_{max}=f(3)=72$

so for $x∈[-1,3]⇒f(x)∈[-8,72]$