Question:

If $y = \frac{ax - b}{\left(x-1\right)\left(x-4\right)}$ has a turning point $P(2, -1)$, then find the value of $a$ and $b$ respectively.

Updated On: Jul 6, 2022
  • $1,2$
  • $2,1$
  • $0,1$
  • $1,0$
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

We have, $y = \frac{ax - b}{\left(x-1\right)\left(x-4\right)}$ $ = \frac{ax-b}{x^{2}-5x+4}\quad...\left(i\right)$ $\Rightarrow \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{\left(x^{2}-5x+4\right)a-\left(ax-b\right)\left(2x-5\right)}{\left(x^{2}-5x+4\right)^{2}}\quad ...\left(ii\right)$ $\Rightarrow \left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)_{P\left(2, - 1\right)} = \frac{\left(4-10+4\right)a-\left(2a-b\right)\left(4-5\right)}{\left(4-10+4^{2}\right)}$ $ = -\frac{b}{4}$ Since $P$ is a turning point of the curve $\left(i\right)$. Therefore, $\Rightarrow \left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)_{P} = 0$ $\Rightarrow -\frac{b}{4} = 0$ $\Rightarrow b = 0\quad ...\left(iii\right)$ Since $P\left(2, -1\right)$ lies on $y =\frac{ax - b}{\left(x-1\right)\left(x-4\right)}$. Therefore, $-1 = \frac{2a-b}{\left(2-1\right)\left(2-4\right)}$ $\Rightarrow -1 = \frac{2a-b}{-2}$ $\Rightarrow 2a-b-2 \quad ...\left(iv\right)$ From $\left(iii\right)$ and $\left(iv\right)$, we get $a = 1$, $b = 0$.
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Concepts Used:

Application of Derivatives

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Rate of Change of Quantities:

If some other quantity ‘y’ causes some change in a quantity of surely ‘x’, in view of the fact that an equation of the form y = f(x) gets consistently pleased, i.e, ‘y’ is a function of ‘x’ then the rate of change of ‘y’ related to ‘x’ is to be given by 

\(\frac{\triangle y}{\triangle x}=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\)

This is also known to be as the Average Rate of Change.

Increasing and Decreasing Function:

Consider y = f(x) be a differentiable function (whose derivative exists at all points in the domain) in an interval x = (a,b).

  • If for any two points x1 and x2 in the interval x such a manner that x1 < x2, there holds an inequality f(x1) ≤ f(x2); then the function f(x) is known as increasing in this interval.
  • Likewise, if for any two points x1 and x2 in the interval x such a manner that x1 < x2, there holds an inequality f(x1) ≥ f(x2); then the function f(x) is known as decreasing in this interval.
  • The functions are commonly known as strictly increasing or decreasing functions, given the inequalities are strict: f(x1) < f(x2) for strictly increasing and f(x1) > f(x2) for strictly decreasing.

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