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Intervals where a given function increases or decreases

This type of question, asked 6 times: 2021 Paper 1, 2021 Paper 2, 2021 Paper 6, 28 Jul 2022, 29 Jan 2024, 1 Feb 2024. All 6 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 1

    68
    The function f(x)=4x3−3x26−2sin⁡x+(2x−1)cos⁡xf(x) =\frac{4x^{3}- 3x^{2}}{6}- 2\sin x+ (2x- 1)\cos x :

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  2. Question 2

    2021 Paper 2

    69
    Let f:R→Rf:R \rightarrow R be defined as
    f(x)={−55x,if x<−52x3−3x2−120x,if −5≤x≤42x3−3x2−36x−336,if x>4f(x) = \begin{cases} -55x, & \text{if } x < -5 \\ 2x^3 - 3x^2 - 120x, & \text{if } -5 \leq x \leq 4 \\ 2x^3 - 3x^2 - 36x - 336, & \text{if } x > 4 \end{cases}
    Let A={x∈R:f is increasing}A = \{x \in R : f \text{ is increasing}\}. Then AA is equal to:

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  3. Question 3

    2021 Paper 6

    75
    Let ff be a real valued function, defined on R−{−1,1}\mathbf{R - \{ - 1,1\}} and given by f(x)=3log⁡e∣x−1x+1∣−2x−1f(x) = 3\log_{e}\left| \frac{x - 1}{x + 1} \right|-\frac{2}{x - 1}. Then in which of the following intervals, function f(x)f(x) is increasing?

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  4. Question 4

    28 Jul 2022

    156
    The function f(x)=xex(1−x),x∈Rf(x) =xe^{x(1 - x)},x \in R, is

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  5. Question 5

    29 Jan 2024

    166
    The function f(x)=xx2−6x−16,x∈R−{−2,8}f(x) =\frac{x}{x^{2}- 6x - 16}\mathbf{,x \in R - \{ - 2,8\}}

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  6. Question 6

    1 Feb 2024

    79
    If 5f(x)+4f(1x)=x2−2,∀x≠05f(x) + 4f\left( \frac{1}{x} \right)=x^{2}- 2,\forall x \neq 0 and y=9x2f(x)y = 9x^{2}f(x), then yy is strictly increasing in:

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