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Answer: B

For $f(x)$ to be maximum

$f'(x) = 4x - 2 = 0 \\ \implies x = \frac{1}{2}$

So at $x = \frac{1}{2}, f(x)$ is an extremum (either maximum or minimum).

$f(2) = 2(2)^2 - 2(2) + 6 = 8 - 4 + 6 = 10$

$f\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) = 2{\frac{1}{2}}^2 - 2\frac{1}{2} + 6 = 5.5$, so $x = \frac{1}{2}$ is a mimimum.

$f(0) = 6$.

So, the maximum value is at $x = 2$ which is $10$ as there are no other extremum for the given function.
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in such type of questions it's better to know the nature of curve

General case :- Let $f(x)=ax^{2}+bx+c$   where $a\neq0$

 a) concave or convex

1) if $a>0$ then curve will open up (convex nature)

2) if $a<0$ then curve will open down (concave nature)

b) Nature of roots

Let $D=b^{2}-4ac$

1) if $D>0$ , then our curve will intersect $x-axis$ at two different points (means two different real roots)

2) if $D=0$ , then our curve will touch $x-axis$ at one point (means two same real roots)

3) if $D<0$ , then our curve won't touch or cut $x-axis$. Means either it will be completely above the $x-axis$(when $a>0$) or it will be entirely below the $x-axis$ (when $a<0$).Hence imaginary roots.


Original question

$f(x)=2x^{2}-2x+6$

1) $a=2$ , so $a>0$ means curve will be open up nature

2) $D=-44$ , so $D<0$ means our curve will be entirely above $x-axis$ , mean imaginary roots.

$\frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{d} x}=4x-2=0$  , so at $x=\frac{1}{2}$ , we have Max/Min.

although from graph we can directly it would be minima at $x=\frac{1}{2}$ , yet another way is to know the nature of second derivative which is $\frac{\mathrm{d} (4x+2)}{\mathrm{d} x}=4$ , so $+ve$ means minima at $x=\frac{1}{2}$

So at that level from graph we can directly say , either graph will have maxima in $[0,2]$ at $x=0$ or $x=2$ , so just calculate the value at those points and see which one is max.

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Here \(f(x) = 2x^2 - 2x + 6\)
\(f'(x) = 4x - 2\)
critical point is \(4x - 2 =0\)  at \(x=1/2\)
if we see the number line of f(x) then first it is decreasing at interval ($-\infty$ to 1/2 ) and increasing at interval (1/2 to $\infty$)
so at \(x=1/2 \) it is getting its minimum value.
So the maxima for interval [0, 2] can be at either at \(x=0\) or \(x=2\)  because it was decreasing till 1/2 and started increasing after 1/2.
\(f(0) = 6\)
\(f(2) = 10\)
So the maximum value is 10 for the interval [0, 2]
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answer is (b)

f'(x)=4x-2=0⇒x=1/2

so for getting maximum value from the function  in inteval[0,2] we bhav to put

f(0)=6

f(1/2)=5.5

f(2)=10

so 10 is maximum 

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