If $f(x)=b \cdot e^{a x}+a \cdot e^{b x}$, then $f^{\prime \prime}(0)=$

If $f(x)=b \cdot e^{a x}+a \cdot e^{b x}$, then $f^{\prime \prime}(0)=$
  1. $(a+b)$
  2. $a b(a+b)^2$
  3. $2 a b(a+b)$
  4. $a b(a+b)$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & f(x)=b \cdot e^{a x}+a \cdot e^{b x} \\ & \Rightarrow f^{\prime}(x)=b a e^{a x}+a b e^{b x} \\ & \Rightarrow f^{\prime \prime}(x)=b a^2 e^{a x}+a b^2 e^{b x} \\ & \Rightarrow f^{\prime \prime}(0)=b a^2+a b^2=a b(a+b)\end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (10 Aug Shift 1)

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