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A YouTube short video is getting viral according to \(f(t) = -2t^3 + 3t^2 + 5\). At what time does the video get maximum number of shares? (\(t\) is in hours)

  1. A \(1\)
  2. B \(2\)
  3. C \(3\)
  4. D \(4\)
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Answer & Solution

Correct Answer

(A) \(1\)

Step-by-step Solution

Detailed explanation

Given the function \(f(t) = -2t^3 + 3t^2 + 5\).

Differentiating with respect to \(t\), we get:

\(f'(t) = -6t^2 + 6t\)

For maximum or minimum, \(f'(t) = 0\):

\(-6t^2 + 6t = 0\)

\(-6t(t - 1) = 0\)

This gives \(t = 0\) or \(t = 1\).

Now, finding the second derivative:

\(f''(t) = -12t + 6\)

At \(t = 0\), \(f''(0) = 6 > 0\), which corresponds to a local minimum.

At \(t = 1\), \(f''(1) = -12(1) + 6 = -6 < 0\), which corresponds to a local maximum.

Thus, the video gets the maximum number of shares at \(t = 1\).

Answer: \(1\)