List of practice Questions

Consider a non-negative function \( f(x) \) which is continuous and bounded over the interval [2, 8]. Let \( M \) and \( m \) denote, respectively, the maximum and the minimum values of \( f(x) \) over the interval. Among the combinations of \( \alpha \) and \( \beta \) given below, choose the one(s) for which the inequality \[ \beta \leq \int_2^8 f(x) \, dx \leq \alpha \] is guaranteed to hold.

Consider the function \( f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} \), defined as \[ f(x) = 2x^3 - 3x^2 - 12x + 1. \] Which of the following statements is/are correct? (Here, \( \mathbb{R} \) is the set of real numbers.)

Consider a system where \( x_1(t), x_2(t), \) and \( x_3(t) \) are three internal state signals and \( u(t) \) is the input signal. The differential equations governing the system are given by: \[ \frac{d}{dt} \begin{bmatrix} x_1(t) \\ x_2(t) \\ x_3(t) \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & -2 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} x_1(t) \\ x_2(t) \\ x_3(t) \end{bmatrix} + \begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ 1 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix} u(t). \] Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?