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Grade Upto college levelAlgebra

for any real x the expression 2(k-x)[x+(x2+k2)0.5] cannot exceed a)1 b)2 c)4 d)none of these

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16 Years agoGrade Upto college level
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Profile image of rahul ramabhadran
16 Years ago

apply AM≥GM to the expression (k-x) and (x+(x2+k2)) and find the minimum value of AM and equate it as the maximum value of the GM.on simplification,you'll get the answer as 2