Mark the correct alternative in the following:

The value of c in Rolle’s theorem for the function f(x) = x3 – 3x in the interval is


f(x) = x3 – 3x


The above mentioned polynomial function is continuous and derivable in R.


the function is continous on [0, ] and derivable on [0, ].


Differentiating the function with respect to x,


f(x) = x3 – 3x


f’(x) = 3x2 – 3


f’(c) = 3c2 – 3


f’(c) = 0


3c2 – 3 = 0


c2 – 1 = 0


c2 = 1


c = ± 1


Hence, c = 1 Є [0, ], as per the condition of Rolle’s Theorem.


The required value is c = 3.


Hence, Option (A) is the answer.

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