Let be a twice differentiable function in (0, 1) such that and . If the line intersects the graph of at only two distinct points in (0, 1), then the least number of points , at which , is ______.
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JEE Main 2022 · 28 Jul · Shift 1, Mathematics question 23
Answer and worked solution
Official answer: 2
Let : zeros at 0, 1 and two inside (0, 1), four in all.
Rolle gives at least 3 zeros of and then 2 zeros of .
Answer: 2