Let $C$ be the curve $y = x^3$ (where $x$ takes all real values). The tangent at $A(t, t^3)$ meets the curve again at $B(T, T^3)$. If the gradient at $B$ is $K$ times the gradient at $A$,then $K$ is equal to

  • A
    $4$
  • B
    $2$
  • C
    $- 2$
  • D
    $\frac{1}{4}$

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Let $f : (0, \pi) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a twice differentiable function such that $\lim _{t \rightarrow x} \frac{f(x) \sin t - f(t) \sin x}{t-x} = \sin^2 x$ for all $x \in (0, \pi)$. If $f \left(\frac{\pi}{6}\right) = -\frac{\pi}{12}$,then which of the following statement$(s)$ is (are) $TRUE$?
$(A) f \left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) = \frac{\pi}{4 \sqrt{2}}$
$(B) f(x) < \frac{x^4}{6} - x^2$ for all $x \in (0, \pi)$
$(C)$ There exists $\alpha \in (0, \pi)$ such that $f^{\prime}(\alpha) = 0$
$(D) f^{\prime \prime}\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right) + f\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right) = 0$

Let $f(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{5 e^{1/x} + 2}{3 - e^{1/x}}, & x \neq 0 \\ 0, & x = 0 \end{cases}$. Then at $x = 0$,$x f(x)$ and $f(x)$ are respectively:

Let $f(x)$ be a non-negative differentiable function on $[0, \infty)$ such that $f(0)=0$ and $f^{\prime}(x) \leq 2 f(x)$ for all $x>0$. Then,on $[0, \infty)$:

For any positive integer $n$,define $f_n:(0, \infty) \rightarrow R$ as $f_n(x)=\sum_{j=1}^n \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{1+(x+j)(x+j-1)}\right)$ for all $x \in(0, \infty)$. Then,which of the following statement$(s)$ is (are) $TRUE$?
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Given the following properties of a function $f(x)$:
$(i)$ $f(x)$ is continuous and defined for all real numbers.
$(ii)$ $f'(-5) = 0$; $f'(2)$ is not defined and $f'(4) = 0$.
$(iii)$ $(-5, 12)$ is a point on the graph of $f(x)$.
$(iv)$ $f''(2)$ is undefined,but $f''(x)$ is negative everywhere else.
$(v)$ The signs of $f'(x)$ are given by the following number line:
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