Applications Of Derivatives Question 421

Question: If x tends 0 to $ \pi $ , then the given function $ f(x)=x\sin x+\cos x+{{\cos }^{2}}x $ is

Options:

A) Increasing

B) Decreasing

C) Neither increasing nor decreasing

D) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ f(x)=x\sin x+\cos x+{{\cos }^{2}}x $

$ \therefore f’(x)=\sin x+x\cos x-\sin x-2\cos x\sin x $

$ =\cos x(x-2\sin x) $

Hence $ x\to 0 $ to $ \pi $ , then $ f’(x)<0 $ i.e., $ f(x) $ is decreasing function.