A minimum value of $\int_0^x t e^{t^2} d t$ is

A minimum value of $\int_0^x t e^{t^2} d t$ is
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  2. 1
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  4. 3

Solution

We have, $\int_0^x t e^{t^2} d t$ Let $\quad t^2=z \Rightarrow 2 t d t=d z$ $f(x)=\int_0^{x^2} \frac{e^z}{2} d z=\frac{1}{2}\left[e^z\right]_0^{x^2}$ $\Rightarrow \quad f(x)=\frac{1}{2}\left[e^{x^2}-1\right]$ On differentiating both sides w.r.t. $x$, $f^{\prime}(x)=\frac{1}{2}\left[2 x e^{x^2}\right]$ For maxima or minima, put $f^{\prime}(x)=0$. $\Rightarrow \quad x=0$ $f^{\prime \prime}(x)=e^{x^2}+2 x e^{x^2}$ $f^{\prime \prime}(0)=1>0$ $\therefore f(x)$ is minimum at $x=0$ $\therefore \quad f(0)=\frac{1}{2}\left[e^0-1\right]=0$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2003

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