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Given A(0,0) and B(x,y) with x`in`(0,1) and y>0. Let the slope of line AB be `m_1`. Point C lies on line `x=1` such that the slope of BC is equal to `m_2` where` 0ltm_2ltm_1` If the area of triangle ABC can be expressed as `(m_1-m_2)f(x)` then the largest possible value of x is

A

1

B

`1//2`

C

`1//4`

D

`1//8`

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Let the coordinates of C be (1,c). Then,
`m_(2) = (c-y)/(1-x)`
`"or " m_(2) = (c-m_(1)x)/(1-x)`
`"or " m_(2)-m_(2)x = c-m_(1)x`
`"or " (m_(1)-m_(2))x = c-m_(2)`
`"or " c = (m_(1)-m_(2))x + m_(2) " " (1)`
Now, the area of `DeltaABC` is
`(1)/(2)||{:(0,0,1),(x,m_(1)x,1),(1,c,1):}|| = (1)/(2) |[cx-m_(1)x]|`
`=(1)/(2)|[{(m_(1)-m_(2))x+m_(2)}x-m_(1)x]|`
`=(1)/(2)|[(m_(1)-m_(2))x^(2)+m_(2)x-m_(1)x]|`
`=(1)/(2)(m_(1)-m_(2))(x-x^(2)) " " [because x gt x^(2) "in" (0,1)]`
`"Hence, " f(x) = (1)/(2)(x-x^(2))`
`f(x)_(max) = (1)/(8) "when " x =(1)/(2)`
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