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Grade 12Integral Calculus

Find the values of a for which the function f (x) = cos x - sin x + ax + b is decreasing.

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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12 Years ago
Hello Student,
f'(x)=-sinx-cox+a
Min(-sinx-cosx)= -root(2)=-1.4

f'(x)>a-1.4
f'(x)>0
a-1.4>=0
a in (1.4, inf)
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Arun Kumar
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