Question
Prove that $\text{f(x)}=\sin\text{x}+\sqrt{3}\cos\text{x}$ has maximum value at $\text{x}=\frac{\pi}{6}.$

Answer

We have, $\text{f(x)}=\sin\text{x}+\sqrt{3}\cos\text{x}$
$\therefore\ \text{f}'(\text{x})=\cos\text{x}-\sqrt{3}\sin\text{x}$
For $\text{f}'(\text{x)}=0,\cos\text{x}=\sqrt{3}\sin\text{x}$
$\Rightarrow\ \tan\text{x}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$
$\Rightarrow\ \text{x}=\frac{\pi}{6}$
Differentiating f'(x), we get
$\text{f}''(\text{x})=-\sin\text{x}-\sqrt{3}\cos\text{x}$
$\text{f}''\Big(\frac{\pi}{6}\Big)=-\sin\frac{\pi}{6}-\sqrt{3}\cos\frac{\pi}{6}<0$
$=-\frac{1}{2}-\sqrt{3}.\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
$=-\frac{1}{2}-\frac{3}{2}=-2<0$
Hence, at $\text{x}=\frac{\pi}{6},\text{f(x)}$ has maxima value and $\frac{\pi}{6}$ is the point of local maxima.

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