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The greatest possible value of \(a\) such that the function\(f(x)=x^2+a x+1\) is always decreasing in the interval \([1,2]\), is:
- A -2
- B -4
- C 2
- D 4
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(B) -4
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\(f'(x) = 2x+a\) For \(f(x)\) to be decreasing on \([1,2]\), \(f'(x) \le 0\) for all \(x \in [1,2]\). Since \(f'(x)\) is increasing, its maximum on \([1,2]\) is at \(x=2\). \(f'(2) \le 0 \implies 2(2)+a \le 0\) \(4+a \le 0 \implies a \le -4\) Greatest possible value of \(a\) is…
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