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XII CLASS CBSE MATHEMATICS CH 6 APPLICATIONS OF DERIVATIVES MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (WITH ANSWERS)

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CH 6 Applications of Derivatives Multiple Choice Questions (With Answers)

XII CLASS CBSE MATHEMATICS CH 6 APPLICATIONS OF DERIVATIVES MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (WITH ANSWERS)

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

CHAPTER – 6
APPLICATIONS OF DERIVATIVES
1
Q1. For the function f  x   x  , x 1,3 , the value of c for the mean value theorem is:
x

(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) none of these

Q2. The value of c in Rolle ’s Theorem when f  x   2 x3  5x2  4 x  3 , x1 3,3 is:

(a) 2 (b) 1 3 (c) 2 (d) 2 3

Q3. For the function f  x   x  x  2  , x1, 2 , the value of c for the mean value theorem is:

(a) 1 (b) 1 2 (c) 2 3 (d) 3 2

Q4. The value of c in Rolle ’s Theorem when f  x   e x sin x , x0,   is:

(a)  6 (b)  4 (c)  2 (d) 3 4

Q5. The cost function of a firm is C  3x 2  2 x  3 . Then the marginal cost, when x  3 is:

(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 5 (d) 25

Q6. The function f  x   tan x  x is:

(a) Always increasing (b) always decreasing


(c) not always decreasing (d) sometimes increasing and sometimes decreasing

Q7. The function f  x   x3  6 x 2 15x 12 is:

(a) Strictly decreasing on R (b) Strictly increasing on R


(b) Increasing on   , 2 and decreasing in  2,   (d) none of these

Q8. The function f  x   4  3x  3x 2  x3 is:

(a) Decreasing on R (b) Increasing on R


(c) Strictly increasing on R (d) Strictly increasing on R

x
Q9. The function f  x   is:
sin x

(a) Increasing in  0,1 (b) Decreasing in  0,1

 1 1 
(c) Increasing in  0,  and decreasing in  ,1 (d) none of these
 2 2 
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Q10. The function f  x   x x is decreasing in the interval:

 1
(a)  0, e  (b)  0,  (c)  0,1 (d) none of these
 e
Q11. The function f  x    x  x  3 is increasing in:
2

 3
(a)  0,   (b)   , 0  (c) 1,3 (d)  0,    3,  
 2

x
Q12. The function f  x   is increasing in:
x 1
2

(a)  1,1 (b)  1,   (c)   ,  1  1,   (d) none of these

Q13. The function f  x   cot 1 x  x increases in the interval:

(a) 1,   (b)  1,   (c)   ,   (d)  0,  

Q14. If the function f  x   kx3  9 x 2  9 x  3 is monotonically increasing in every interval, then:

(a) k  3 (b) k  3 (c) k  3 (d) k  3 0.

Q15. Side of an equilateral triangle expands at rate of 2 cm / sec. The rate of increase of its area when
each side is 10 cm is (in cm2 /sec ):

(a) 10 2 (b) 10 3 (c) 10 (d) 5

Q16. The radius of a sphere is changing t the rate of 0.1 cm/sec. The rate of change of its surface area
when the radius is 200 cm (in cm2 /sec ) is:

(a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 160 (d) 200


Q17. A cone whose height is always equal to its diameter is increasing in volume at the rate of
40cm3 / sec . At what rate is the radius increasing when its circular base area is 1m 2 ?

(a) 1 mm/sec (b) 0.001 cm/sec (c) 2 mm/sec (d) 0.002 cm/sec

Q18. A cylindrical vessel of radius 0.5 m is filled with oil at the rate of 0.25 m3 / min . The rate at
which the surface of the oil is rising (in m / min ) is:

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 1.25

Q19. The coordinates of the point on the ellipse 16 x2  9 y 2  400 where the ordinate decrease at the
same rate at which the abscissa increases, is:

 16   16   16   1
(a)  3,  (b)  3,  (c)  3,   (d)  3, 
 3  3  3  3

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Q20. If the rate of change of volume of a sphere is equal to the rate of change of its radius, then its
radius is equal to:

1 1
(a) 1 unit (b) 2 unit (c) unit (d) unit
2 2 

Q21. A man of height 6 ft walks at a uniform speed of 9 ft/sec from a lamp post fixed at 15 ft height.
The length of his shadow is increasing at the rate of:
(a) 15 ft/sec (b) 9 ft/sec (c) 6 ft/sec (d) none of these
Q22. If there is an error of a% in measuring the edge of a cube, then percentage error in its surface is:

a
(a) 2a% (b) % (c) 3a% (d) none of these
2

Q23. In an error of k % is made in measuring radius of a sphere, then percentage error in its volume is:

k
(a) k % (b) 3k % (c) 2k % (d) %
3
Q24. A sphere of radius 100 mm shrinks to radius 98 mm, then approximate decrease in its volume is:

(a) 12000 mm3 (b) 800 mm3 (c) 8000 mm3 (d) 120 mm3

Q25. The approximate value of  33 is:


15

(a) 2.0125 (b) 2.1 (c) 2.01 (d) none of these


Q26. The circumference of a circle is measured as 28 cm with an error of 0.01 cm. The percentage
error in its area is:

1 1
(a) (b) 0.01 (c) (d) none of these
14 7

Q27. The equation of normal to the curve y  x  sin x cos x at x   2 is:

(a) x  2 (b) x   (c) x    0 (d) 2x  

Q28. The point on the curve y  x 2  3x  2 where tangent is perpendicular to y  x is:

(a) 1 2,1 4  (b) 1 4,1 2  (c)  4, 2  (d) 1,1

Q29. The point on the curve y 2  x where tangent makes 450 angle with x-axis is:

(a)  0, 0  (b)  2,16  (c)  3,9  (d) none of these

Q30. The angle between the curves y 2  x and x 2  y at 1,1 is:

(a) tan 1  4 3 (b) tan 1  3 4  (c) 900 (d) 450

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Q31. The equation of tangent at those points where the curve y  x 2  3x  2 meets x-axis are:

(a) x  y  2  0 , x  y 1  0 (b) x  y  1  0 , x  y  2  0

(c) x  y 1  0 , x  y  0 (d) x  y  0 , x  y  0

Q32. At what point the slope of the tangent to the curve x2  y 2  2 x  3 is zero?

(a)  3, 0  ,  1,0  (b)  3, 0  , 1, 2  (c)  1, 0  , 1, 2  (d) 1, 2  , 1,  2 

Q33. If the curve ay  x 2  7 and x3  y cut each other at 900 at 1,1 , then value of a is:

(a) 1 (b) 6 (c) 6 (d) 0

Q34. The equation of normal x  a cos3  , y  a sin 3  at the point    4 is:

(a) x  0 (b) y  0 (c) x  y (d) x  y  a

Q35. The angle of intersection of the parabolas y 2  4ax and x 2  4ay at the origin is:

(a)  6 (b)  3 (c)  2 (d)  4

Q36. The line y  x 1 touches y 2  4 x at the point:

(a) 1, 2  (b)  2,1 (c) 1,  2  (d)  1, 2 

Q37. The tangent to the curve y  e2x at the point  0,1 meets x  axis at:

 1 
(a)  0,1 (b)   , 0  (c)  2, 0  (d)  0, 2 
 2 

Q38. The curves y  4 x2  2 x  8 and y  x3  x 13 touch each other at the point:

(a)  3, 23 (b)  23,  3 (c)  34,3 (d)  3,34 

log x
Q39. The maximum value of f  x   is:
x
1 2
(a) (b) (c) e (d) 1
e e
250
Q40. The minimum value of x 2  is:
x
(a) 0 (b) 25 (c) 50 (d) 75

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Q41. The maximum value of f  x    x  2  x  3 is:
2

7 4
(a) (b) 3 (c) (d) 0
3 27

Q42. The least value of f  x   e x  e x is:

(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) can’t be determine

1 x  x2
Q43. For all real values of x , the minimum value of y  is:
1 x  x2

1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d)
3
Q44. The maximum value of y  sin x.cos x is:

1 1
(a) (b) (c) 2 (d) 2 2
4 2

Q45. If the function f  x   x3  ax 2  bx 1 is maximum at x  0 and minimum at x 1 , then:

2 3 3
(a) a  , b  0 (b) a   , b  0 (c) a  0, b  (d) none of these
3 2 2

ax  b
Q46. If y  has a turning point at P  2,  1 . The value of a and b so that y is maximum
 x 1 x  4 
at P is:

(a) a  0 , b  1 (b) a  1 , b  0 (c) a  1 , b  2 (d) a  2 , b  1

Q47. The smallest value of polynomial 3x4  8x3 12 x2  48x 1 in 1, 4 is:

(a) 49 (b) 59 (c) 59 (d) 257

Q48. The function f  x   2 x3  3x 2 12 x  4 , has:

(a) Two points of local maximum (b) Two points of local minimum
(c) one maxima and one minima (d) no maxima or minima
Q49. The sum of two non-zero numbers is 8, the minimum value of the sum of their reciprocals is:

(a) 1 4 (b) 1 2 (c) 1 8 (d) none of these

Q50. The point on the curve x 2  2 y which is nearest to the point  0,5  is:


(a) 2 2 , 4  
(b) 2 2 , 0  (c)  0, 0  (d)  2, 2 

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ANSWERS

1. b 2. a 3. d 4. d 5. b 6. a 7. b 8. a 9. a 10. b 11. d 12. a 13. c 14. c

15. b 16. c 17. d 18. a 19. a 20. d 21. c 22. a 23. b 24. c 25. a 26. a 27. d 28. b

29. b 30. b 31. b 32. d 33. c 34. c 35. c 36. a 37. b 38. d 39. a 40. d 41. c 42. c

43. d 44. b 45. b 46. b 47. c 48. c 49. b 50. a

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