Askiitians_Expert Yagyadutt
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Hii soham
Well it depends on question dear...whether the question can be reduced in some format where differntiation is required or not...!
Like ...f(x) = x^2 - 2x + 3 Mind the minimum value
f(x) = x^2 - 2x + 1 + 2 = (x-1)^2 + 2
(x-1)^2 is always positive with minimum value zero....so f(x) has minimum value = 2
In some question like ....F(x) = x + 1/x where x>0 ..find the minimum value...then you need to apply AM>=GM ..it will be easier..
So there are some class of question which can be done without using Differentiation...but only if you are able to determine it...Other wise ..differentiation is the only way to solve for maximum and minimum value of function..
Like in these question
F(x) = 3x^3 + 5 x^2 + 3x + 6 you have to differntiate it to find maximum and minimum value..
Sometime in trignometry Question....differentiation is not required
Like f(x) = 3sinx + 4cosx ...
....But in general you must know the way of finding maximum and minimum using differentiation
Best of luck
Yagya
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