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The function f(x)=sin⁡4(x)+cos⁡4(x)f(x)=\sin^4(x)+\cos^4(x), on interval (0,π2)\left(0,\dfrac{\pi}{2}\right), has

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

Rewrite f(x)=(sin⁡2x+cos⁡2x)2−2sin⁡2xcos⁡2x=1−12sin⁡22xf(x) = (\sin^2x+\cos^2x)^2 - 2\sin^2x\cos^2x = 1 - \dfrac{1}{2}\sin^2 2x.

On (0,π/2)(0,\pi/2), sin⁡22x\sin^2 2x is largest at x=π/4x = \pi/4, where ff takes its smallest value 12\dfrac{1}{2}.

So ff has a local minimum at x=π/4x = \pi/4.

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