Let f:R→R be a twice differentiable function such that f′′(x)>0 for all x∈R and f′(a−1)=0, where a is a real number.
Let g(x)=f(tan2x−2tanx+a),0Considerthefollowingtwostatements:(I)gisincreasingin(0,\frac{\pi }{4})(II)gisdecreasingin
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\[ g(x)g′(x)=f((tanx−1)2+a−1)=f′((tanx−1)2+a−1)⋅2(tanx−1)⋅sec2x....(i) \]
Given f′′(x)>0∀x∈R∴f′(x) is increasing function
Case (i) 0\[ \begin{aligned} & 0 1 \\ & -1f^{\prime}(a-1)=0 \end{aligned} \]
From (i) g\^{\prime}(x)=(+)(-)(+)=-v eg(x)isdecreasingin\left(0, \frac{\pi}{4}\right)Similarlywecanprovethatg(x)isincreasingin