JEE Main 2026MathematicsApplication of DerivativesHardMCQ

JEE Main 2026Application of Derivatives Question with Solution

JEE Main 2026 (24 January Shift 2)

Question

Consider the following three statements for the function defined by :
(I) is differentiable at all .
(II) is increasing in .
(III) is decreasing in .
Then.

Choose an option

Show full solutionCorrect option: D
Correct answer
DOnly (I) and (III) are TRUE.

Step-by-step explanation

For : , (decreasing).
For : , (decreasing).
At : LHD , RHD . So is differentiable at .
(I) TRUE: is differentiable for all .
(II) FALSE: is decreasing in .
(III) TRUE: is decreasing in .
Only (I) and (III) are TRUE.

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