The Peak

Calculus Level 4

Over the set M = { x x 2 9 x + 20 0 } M=\left\{ x|x^2-9x+20 \leq 0 \right\} , find the maximum value of the function f ( x ) = 2 x 3 15 x 2 + 36 x 48. f(x)=2x^3-15x^2+36x-48.


The answer is 7.

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1 solution

Rishabh Jain
Mar 31, 2016

Did that orally... :-).
x 2 5 x + 20 0 x^2-5x+20\leq 0 ( x 4 ) ( x 5 ) 0 \implies (x-4)(x-5)\leq 0 x [ 4 , 5 ] \implies x\in [4,5] M = { x x [ 4 , 5 ] } \implies M=\{x|x\in[4,5]\}


f ( x ) = 6 ( x 2 5 x + 6 ) = ( x 2 ) ( x 3 ) f'(x)=6(x^2-5x+6)=(x-2)(x-3) We can draw sign scheme to see that f ( x ) > 0 f'(x)>0 in M M i.e f ( x ) f(x) is increasing in [ 4 , 5 ] [4,5] . Hence maximum value of f ( x ) f(x) occurs at x = 5 x=5 .

f ( 5 ) = 2 ( 5 ) 3 15 ( 5 ) 2 + 36 ( 5 ) 48 f(5)=2(5)^3-15(5)^2+36(5)-48 = 7 \huge \boxed{=7}

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