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COMEDK · Maths · 28. Indefinite Integration

The least value of the function \(f(x)=a x+\dfrac{b}{x}, \quad(x>0, b>0, a>0)\) is

  1. A \(2 \sqrt{a b}\)
  2. B \(a b\)
  3. C \(\sqrt{a b}\)
  4. D \(2 a b\)
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(A) \(2 \sqrt{a b}\)

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The function is given by \(f(x) = ax + \dfrac{b}{x}\) for \(x > 0\), \(a > 0\), and \(b > 0\). Since \(ax > 0\) and \(\dfrac{b}{x} > 0\), we can apply the Arithmetic Mean-Geometric Mean (AM-GM) inequality, which states that for positive real numbers \(u\) and \(v\),…