Finding
If , where attains it's maximum and minimum values at and respectively, and , then find the value of .
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1 solution
f ′ ( x ) = 6 x 2 − 1 8 a x + 1 2 a 2
f ′ ′ ( x ) = 1 2 x − 1 8 a
for maximum or minimum, f ′ ( x ) = 0
⇒ x = a or 2 a
f ′ ′ ( a ) = − 6 a and f ′ ′ ( 2 a ) = 6 a
since a > 0 , f ( x ) is maximum when x = a = p and minimum when x = 2 a = q
Since p 2 = q , we have a 2 = 2 a
Therefore, a = 2