A Tangency Chain

★ 7/10ExtremacalculusMonotonicity

Problem

Let f(x)=ex+x2−xf(x) = e^x + x^2 - x and g(x)=x2+ax+bg(x) = x^2 + ax + b, with a,ba, b real.

1. When a=1a = 1, find the intervals of monotonicity of F(x)=f(x)−g(x)F(x) = f(x) - g(x). 2. Suppose the tangent line ll to y=f(x)y = f(x) at (0,1)(0, 1) is tangent to y=g(x)y = g(x) at (1,c)(1, c). Find a,b,ca, b, c. 3. If f(x)⩾g(x)f(x) \geqslant g(x) for all xx, find the maximum value of a+ba + b.

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Solution

Difficulty7/10
TopicsExtrema, calculus, Monotonicity

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