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AP EAMCET · Maths · Application of Derivatives

If \(f(x)=x^\alpha \log x\) and \(f(0)=0\), then the value of \(\alpha\) for which Rolle's theorem can be applied in \([0,1]\) is

  1. A -2
  2. B -1
  3. C 0
  4. D \(1 / 2\)
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(D) \(1 / 2\)

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\(f(x)=x^a \log x\) and \(f(0)=0\) \(\because\) Rolle's theorem is applicable in \([0,1]\). \(\Rightarrow\) It is continuous in closed interval \([0,1]\) and It is differentiable in \((a, b)\) and \(f(0)=f(1)\). \(\because f(x)\) is continuous at \(x=0\)…