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The function y = a log x + bx^2 + x has extreme values at x = 1 and x = 2. Find a and b.

Given

\[y\text{ }=\text{ }a\text{ }log\text{ }x\text{ }+\text{ }b{{x}^{2}}~+\text{ }x\]

On differentiating we get

RD Sharma Solutions for Class 12 Maths Chapter 18 Maxima and Minima Image 7

Given that extreme values exist at

\[x\text{ }=\text{ }1,\text{ }2\]

\[a\text{ }+\text{ }2b\text{ }=\text{ }-\text{ }1\text{ }\ldots \ldots \text{ }\left( 1 \right)\]

\[a\text{ }+\text{ }8b\text{ }=\text{ }-\text{ }2\text{ }\ldots \ldots \text{ }\left( 2 \right)\]

Solving (1) and (2) we get

\[a\text{ }=\text{ }-\text{ }2/3\text{ }b\text{ }=\text{ }-\text{ }1/6\]