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Find the value$(s)$ of a for which $f(x) = x^3 - ax$ is an increasing function on $R.$

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$f(x) = x^3 − ax$
$f'(x) = 3x^2 − a$
Given: $f(x)$ is increasing on $R.$
$\Rightarrow\text{f}'(\text{x})\geq0\ \forall\ \text{x}\in\text{R}$
$\Rightarrow3\text{x}^2-\text{a}\geq0\ \forall\ \text{x}\in\text{R}$
$\Rightarrow\text{a}\leq3\text{x}^2\ \forall\ \text{x}\in\text{R}$
The least value of $3x^2$ is $0.$
$\therefore\ \text{a}\leq0$

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