The interval in which $2 x^3+5$ increases less rapidly than $9 x^2-12 x$, is
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
Let $f(x)=2 x^3+5$ and $g(x)=9 x^2-12 x$. Then, f(x) increases less rapidly than g(x) means that
$\frac{d}{d x}(f(x))<\frac{d}{d x}(g(x))$
$\Rightarrow \frac{d}{d x}(f(x)-g(x))<0$
$\Rightarrow f'(x)-g'(x)<0$
$\Rightarrow 6 x^2-(18 x-12)<0$
$\Rightarrow x^2-3 x+2<0$
$\Rightarrow x \in(1,2)$