Let a be a real number such that the function f ( x ) = a x 2 + 6 x - 15 , x ∈ R is increasing in -…
- local maximum at
- local minimum at
- local maximum at
- local minimum at
Solution
We have,
Graph of is shown below as it is increasing in and decreasing in .

Then, abscissa of vertex is .
Local maxima exists at the vertex of , whose abscissa is
Asked in: JEE Main 2021 (20 Jul Shift 1)
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