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WBJEE · Maths · Application of Derivatives

Let \(f(x)=\cos \left(\frac{\pi}{x}\right), x \neq 0,\) then assuming \(k\) as an integer,

  1. A \(f(x)\) increases in the interval \(\left(\frac{1}{2 k+1}, \frac{1}{2 k}\right)\)
  2. B \(f(x)\) decreases in the interval \(\left(\frac{1}{2 k+1}, \frac{1}{2 k}\right)\)
  3. C \(f(x)\) decreases in the interval \(\left(\frac{1}{2 k+2}, \frac{1}{2 k+1}\right)\)
  4. D \(f(x)\) increases in the interval \(\left(\frac{1}{2 k+2}, \frac{1}{2 k+1}\right)\)
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(C) \(f(x)\) decreases in the interval \(\left(\frac{1}{2 k+2}, \frac{1}{2 k+1}\right)\)

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\(f(x)=\cos \left(\frac{\pi}{x}\right)\) \(\Rightarrow \quad f'(x)=-\sin \left(\frac{\pi}{x}\right)\left(\frac{-\pi}{x^{2}}\right)=\frac{\pi}{x^{2}} \sin \frac{\pi}{x}\) For increasing function, \(f'(x)>0\)…