Graph & Maximum or Minimum value of Quadratic functionXAT Previous-Year Questions

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Graph & Maximum or Minimum value of Quadratic function · XAT PYQs

XAT 2017 · QA & DI
Q1.

If x and y are real numbers, the least possible value of the expression 4(x - 2)2 + 4(y - 3)2 – 2(x - 3)is:

XAT 2015 · QA & DI
Q2.

Devanand’s house is 50 km West of Pradeep’s house. On Sunday morning, at 10 a.m., they leave their respective houses.

Under which of the following scenarios, the minimum distance between the two would be 40 km?
Scenario I: Devanand walks East at a constant speed of 3 km per hour and Pradeep walks South at a constant speed of 4 km per hour.
Scenario II: Devanand walks South at a constant speed of 3 km per hour and Pradeep walks East at a constant speed of 4 km per hour.
Scenario III: Devanand walks West at a constant speed of 4 km per hour and Pradeep walks East at a constant speed of 3 km per hour.