KVPY 2013 - 10

Calculus Level 2

For x , t R x,t\in\mathbb{R} , let p t ( x ) = ( s i n t ) x 2 ( 2 c o s t ) x + s i n t p_t(x)=(sint)x^2-(2cost)x+sint

be a family of quadratic polynomials in x x with variable coefficients.

Let A ( t ) = 0 1 p t ( x ) d x A(t)=\int_{0}^{1}p_t(x)dx

Which of the following statements are true?

( I ) (I) A ( t ) < 0 A(t)<0 for all t t

( I I ) (II) A ( t ) A(t) has infinitely many critical points.

( I I I ) (III) A ( t ) = 0 A(t)=0 for infinitely many t t .

( I V ) (IV) A ( t ) < 0 A'(t)<0 for all t t


Try the whole set KVPY 2013 SB/SX here.

I I II and I I I III only I I and I V IV only I I I III and I V IV only I I and I I II only

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