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The maximum slope of the curve \(y=-x^{3}+3 x^{2}+2 x-27\) is

  1. A 1
  2. B 23
  3. C 5
  4. D \(-23\)
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Correct Answer

(C) 5

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\(y=-x^{3}+3 x^{2}+2 x-27\)
On differentiating w.r.t. \(x\), we get
\(\frac{d y}{d x}=-3 x^{2}+6 x+2\)
Slope of the curve \(=-3 x^{2}+6 x+2\)
Let \(m=-3 x^{2}+6 x+2\)
\(\therefore \quad \frac{d m}{d x}=-6 x+6\)
Put \(\frac{d m}{d x}=0\) to find the critical points,
\(\begin{aligned}
\Rightarrow &-6 x+6 &=0 \\
\Rightarrow \quad x &=1 \\
&\left(\frac{d^{2} m}{d x^{2}}\right)_{x=1}=-6 < 0
\end{aligned}\)
Slope is maximum at \(x=1\)
The maximum slope,
\(\begin{aligned}
m_{\max } &=-3(1)^{2}+6(1)+2 \\
&=-3+6+2=5
\end{aligned}\)