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JEE MATHEMATICS MCQ: INCREASING & DECREASING

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If f(x)=2x3+9x2+λ  x+20f\left( x \right) = 2{x^3} + 9{x^2} + \lambda \;x + 20 is a decreasing function of x in the largest possible interval (−2,  −1),\left( { - 2,\; - 1} \right), then λ=\lambda =
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Option A (12) is correct because the function is decreasing in the interval (-2, -1) only when the derivative is negative and the roots of the derivative equation are -2 and -1.

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