MATHEMATICS -1B

LOCUS
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1*** A(1,2),B(2,-3)and C(-2,3)are three points. A point ’P’ moves such that
PA2  PB2  2 PC 2 .Show that the equation to the locus of P is
7x  7 y  4  0.
2*** Find the equation of locus of P, of the ratio of the distance from P to (5,-4) an (7,6) is
2:3
3***A(5,3) and B(3,-2) are two fixed points. Find the equation of locus of P, so that the area of
triangle PAB is 9 sq.units.
4*** A(2,3) and B(-3,4) are two fixed points. Find the equation of locus of P, so that the area of
triangle PAB is 8.5 sq.units.
5*** Find the equation of locus of a point, the sum of whose distances from (0,2) and (0,-2) is
6 units.
6***Find the equation of locus of P, If A=(2,3), B=(2,-3) and PA + PB = 8.
7*** Find the equation of locus of a point , the difference of whose distances from (-5,0) and
(5,0) is 8.
8*** Find the equation of locus of a point P, if A=(4,0) B=(-4,0) and PA  PB  4 .
9.***Find the equation of locus of P, if the segment joining (2,3) and (-1,5) subtends a right
angle at P.
10***The ends of the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle are (0,6) and (6,0). Find the
equation of locus of its third vertex.
11**Find the equation of the locus of a point P such that the distance of P from the origin is
twice the distance of P from A(1,2).
12.***Find the locus of the third vertex of a right angle triangle, the ends of whose hypotenuse
are (4,0) and (0,4).
13.* Find the equation of locus of a point P, if the distance of P from A(3,0) is twice the
distance of P from B(-3,0).
14.* Find the equation of the locus of a point P such that PA2  PB2  2C 2 where
A=(a,0),B=(-a,0) and 0  a  c
15.* If the distance from p to the points(2,3),(2,-3) are in the ration2:3 the find the equation of
locus of P.

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 TRANSFORMATION OF AXES (S.A.Q)(4 MARKS)

1.*** When the origin is shifted to the point(2,3), the transformed equation of a curve is
x2+3xy-2y2+17x-7y-11=0. Find the original equation of the curve.
2.*** When the axes are rotated through an angle π/4, find the transformed equation of
3x2+10xy+3y2=9.
3.*** When the axes are rotated through an angle π/6, find the transformed equation of
x2+2 3xy  y 2  2a 2 .
4.*** When the axes are rotated through an angle 450, the transformed equation of a curve is
17x2-16xy+17y2=225. Find the original equation of the curve.
5.*** Show that the axes are to be rotated through an angle of ½ Tan-1(2h/a-b) so as to
remove the xy term from the equation ax2+2hxy+by2=0, if a ≠ b and through the angle
π/4, if a=b.
6.*** When the axes are rotated through an angle α, find the transformed equation of
x cos α + y sin α = p.
7.** When the origin is shifted to (-1,2) by the translation of axes, find the transformed
equation of x2+y2+2x-4y+1=0.
8.* When the origin is shifted to the point (-1,2), the transformed equation of a curve is
X2+2Y2+16=0. Find the original equation of the curve.
9.* When the origin is shifted to the point (-1,2), the transformed equation of a curve is
2X2+Y2-4X+4Y=0. Find the original equation.

STRAIGHT LINES
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS(7 MARKS)
1.***Find the circumcentre of the triangle with the vertices(-2,3),(2,-1) and (4,0).
2.*** Find the circumcentre of the triangle with the vertices(1,3),(0,-2) and (-3,1).
3.***Find the circumcenter of the triangle with the vertices (1,3),(-3,5) and (5,-1).
4. *** Find the orthocentre of the triangle with the vertices(-2,-1),(6,-1) and (2,5).
5. *** Find the orthocentre of the triangle with the vertices(-5,-7),(13,2) and (-5,6).
6.*** Find the orthocentre of the triangle with the vertices (5,-2),(-1,2) and (1,4).
7.*** Find the circumcentre of the triangle whose sides are 3x  y  5  0, x  2 y  4  0 and
5x  3 y  1  0 .
8.*** Find the circumcentre of the triangle whose sides are x  y  2  0,5x  y  2  0 and
x  2 y  5  0.
9.*** Find the orthocenter of the triangle formed by the lines x  2 y  0, 4 x  3 y  5  0 and
3x  y  0 .
10.*** If the equations of the sides of a triangle are 7 x  y  10  0, x  2 y  5  0 and
x  y  2  0 .Find the orthocentre of the triangle.
11.*** If Q(h, k ) is the image of the point P( x1 , y1 ) w.r.t the straight line ax +by +c = 0.
Then (h  x1 ) : a  (k  y1 ) : b  2(ax1  by1  c) : a 2  b 2 (or) h  x1  k  y1  2(ax1  by1  c) and find
a b a 2  b2
the image of (1,-2) w.r.t.The straight line 2 x  3 y  5  0

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12.*** If Q(h, k ) is the foot of the perpendicular from P( x1 , y1 ) on the line ax  by  c  0 then
(h  x1 ) : a  (k  y1 ) : b  (ax1  by1  c) : a 2  b 2 (or) h - x1 = k - y1 = - (ax1 + by1 + c ). Also find
a b a 2 + b2
the foot of the perpendicular from (-1,3) on the line 5x  y  18  0
13.***If p and q are the lengths of the perpendiculars from the origin to the straight lines
x sec  y cos ec  a and x cos   y sin   a cos 2 ,prove that
4 p2  q2  a2
14.***Find the equations of the straight lines passing through the point of intersection of the
lines 3x  2 y  4  0,2 x  5 y  1 and whose distance from (2,-1) is 2.

15.* Show that the origin is with in the triangle whose angular point are (2,1) (3,-2) and (-4,-1).
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16.* Find the equation of the straight lines passing through (1,2) and making an angle of 60
with the line 3x  y  2  0 .

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS(4 MARKS)

17.*** Transform the equation 3x  y  4 into (a) slope – intercept form (b) intercept
form and (c) normal form.
18.*** Transform the equation x y into the normal form when a>0 and b>o. If the
 1
a b
perpendicular distance of straight line from the origin is p, deduce that 1 1 1 .
2
 2  2
p a b
19.*** A straight line through Q  
3, 2 makes an angle  / 6with the negative direction
X-axis.If the straight line intersects the line 3x  4 y  8  0 at P,
find the distance P.
20.*** (i) A straight line through Q(2, 3) makes an angle 3 with the negative direction of
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the X – axis. If the straight line intersects the line x  y  7  0 at P, find the distance PQ.
(ii) A straight line with slope 1 passes through Q(-3,5) and meets the straight line x+y-6=0
at P. Find the distance PQ.
21.*** Find the points on the line 3x  4 y  1  0 which are at a distance of 5 units from the
point (3,2)
22.***Find the value of k, if the angle between the straight lines 4 x  y  7  0 and kx  5 y  9  0
is 450 .
23.***Find the values of k, if the angle between the straight lines kx  y  9  0 and
3x  y  4  0 is  .
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24.***Find the equations of the straight lines passing through the point (3, 2) and making
an angle of 450 with the straight line 3x  y  4  0
25.***Find the equation of straight line making non – zero equal intercepts on the coordinate
axes passing through the point of intersection of lines 2 x  5 y  1  0 and
x  3 y  4  0.
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26.***Find the point of the line 3x  y  4  0 which is equidistant from the points (5,6) and
(3, 2) .
27.*** A triangle of area 24sq. units is formed by a straight line and the co-ordinate axes in
the first quadrant. Find the equation of that straight line if it passes through (3, 4)
28.***Find the value of k, if the lines 2 x  3 y  k  0,3x  4 y  13  0 and 8x  11y  33  0 are
concurrent.
29.***Find the value of p, if the lines 3x+4y=5,2x+3y=4 and px+4y=6 are concurrent.
30.***If the straight line ax  by  c  0, bx  cy  a  0 ,cx+ay+b=0 are concurrent, then prove
that a3  b3  c3  3abc
31.***Show that the lines 2x+y-3=0,3x+2y-2=0 and 2x-3y-23=0 are concurrent and find the
point of concurrency.
32.*** If 3a  2b  4c  0 , then show that the equation ax  by  c  0 represents a family of
concurrent straight lines and find the point of concurrency.
33.*** Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the line 3x  4 y  6  0 and making an
intercept -4 on the X- axis.
34.* Find the equation of the straight line parallel to the line 3x  4 y  7 and passing through
the point of intersection of the lines x  2 y  3  0 and x  3 y  6  0
35.* Find the equation of the straight line perpendicular to the line 2 x  3 y  0 and passing
through the point of intersection of the lines x+3y-1=0 and x  2 y  4  0
36.* Find the value of ‘a’ if the distances of the points (2,3) and (-4,a) from the straight line
3x  4 y  8  0 are equal.
37.* Find the equations of the straight lines passing through (1,3) and (i) parallel to (ii)
perpendicular to the line passing through the point (3,-5) and (-6,1).
38* Find the angles of the triangle whose sides are x+y-4 = 0, 2x+y-6 = 0 and 5x+3y-15=0 .
39* Line ‘L’ has intercepts a and b on the axes of coordinates. When the axes are rotated
through a given angle, keeping the origin fixed, the same line ‘L’ has intercepts p and q
on the transformed axes prove that 1 1 1 1
  
a2 b2 p2 q2
40.* A(10,4),B(-4,9) and C(-2,-1) are the vertices of a triangle. Find the equations of i) AB
ii)The median through A iii) the altitude through B iv) the perpendicular bisector of the
side AB
x y
41.* A variable straight line drawn through the point of intersection of straight line  1
a b
x y
and  1
b a
meets the co-ordinate axes at A and B. show that the locus of the mid point AB is
2  a  b  xy  ab  x  y  .
42.* The length of the perpendicular from the point P  x0 , y0  to the straight lines
ax0  by0  c
ax  by  c  0 is
a 2  b2

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43.* A  1,1 , B  5,3 are opposite vertices of a square in the XY – plane. Find the equation of
the other diagonal (not passing through A,B) of the square.
44.* Transform the equation 4 x  3 y  12  0 into (a) slope – intercept from (b) intercept from
and (c) normal from.
45. x-3y-5=0 is perpendicular bisector of the line joining the points A&B. If A=(-1,-3),Find the
coordinates of B.

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS(2 +2 = 4 MARKS)

46.* Prove that the points 1,11 ,  2,15 and  3, 5 are collinear.
47.* Find the condition for the points  a, 0 ,  h, k  and  0,b where ab  0 to be collinear.
48.* Transform the equations into normal form. i) x  y  1  0 ii) x  y  2  0
49.**If the area of the triangle formed by the straight lines x=0 , y=0 and 3x  4 y  a(a  0) is 6.
Find the value of ‘a’
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50.* If the product of the intercepts made by the straight line x tan   y sec   1 0     on
 2
the co-ordinate axes is equal to sin  , find 
51.* Find the area of the triangle formed by the straight line x  4 y  2  0 with the coordinate
axes
52.*** Find the equation of the straight line passing through (-4,5) and cutting off equal non
zero intercepts on the coordinate axes.
53.* Find the equation of the straight line passing through the point (3,-4) and making X and Y
– intercepts which are in the ratio 2:3
54.* Find the equation of the straight line passing through the points  at12 , 2at1  and  at2 2 , 2at2 
55.* Find the length of the perpendicular drawn from the point (-2,-3) to the straight line
5x  2 y  4  0 .
56.* Find the distance between the parallel straight lines 5 x  3 y  4  0,10 x  6 y  9  0
57.* Find the equation of the straight line passing through the points(5,4) and parallel to the
line 2 x  3 y  7  0
58.**Find the value of y, if the line joining  3, y  and  2, 7 is parallel to the line joining the
points  1, 4 and  0, 6 .
59.* Find the value of k, if the straight lines 6 x  10 y  3  0 and kx  5 y  8  0 are parallel.
60. * Find the value of p. if the straight lines 3x  7 y  1  0 and 7 x  py  3  0 are mutually
perpendicular.
61.* Find the equation of the straight line passing through (2,3) and making non- zero
intercepts whose sum is zero.
62.**Find the equation of the straight line passing through (-2,4) and making non-zero
intercepts whose sum is zero
63.* Find the equation of the straight line passing through the origin and making equal angles
with the co-ordinate axes.
64.* Find the value of k, if the straight lines x  p  0, y  2  0,3x  2 y  5  0 and kx  5 y  8  0
are concurrent.

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65.* If 2 x  3 y  5  0 is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining (3,-4) and  ,   ,
find    .
66.* Find the value of k , if the straight lines y  3kx  4  0 and  2k  1 x   8k  1 y  6  0 are
perpendicular.
  1,   1 then find the value of sin   a  b
x y x y
67.* If  is the angle between the lines
a b b a
68. Transform the equation  2  5k  x  3 1  2k  y   2  k   0 into the form L1   L2  0 and find
the point of concurrency of the family of straight lines.
69. Find the ratio in which the straight line 2 x  3 y  20  0 divides the join of the points (2,3)
and (2,10).
70. If a portion of a straight line intercepted between the axes of coordinates is bisected at
(2p,2q) write the equation of the straight line.
71. Find the foot of the perpendicular drawn from  4,1 upon the straight line 3x  4 y  12  0 .
72. Find the orthocenter of the triangle whose sides are given by 4 x  7 y  10  0, x  y  5 and
7 x  4 y  15
73. Find the in centre of the triangle whose sides are x  1, y  1 and x  y  1.
74. If a, b, c are in arithmetic progression, then show that the equation ax  by  c  0
represents a family of concurrent lines and find the point of concurrency.
75.* Find the ratio in which the straight line 2X+3Y=5 divides the join of the points (0,0) and
(-2,1).
76.* Find the value of ‘P’ if the lines 4 x  3 y  7  0 , 2 x  py  2  0 and 6 x  5 y  1  0 are
concurrent.
77.* Find the area of the triangle formed by the straight line 3x  4 y  12  0 with the
coordinate axes.
78.* Find the equation of the straight line perpendicular to the line 5x  3 y  1  0 and passing
through the point (4,-3)
79. Find the perpendicular distance from the point (3,4) to the straight line 3X-4Y+10=0.
80. Find the slopes of the lines X+Y=0 and X-Y=0.
81. Find the value of X if the slope of the line passing through (2,5) and (x,3) is 2.
82. Find the sum of the squares of the intercepts of the line 4X-3Y=12 on the axis of co-
ordinates.
PAIR OF STRAIGHT LINES (7+7=14 M)
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
1.*** Find the values of k, if the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the
curve 2 x2  2 xy  3 y 2  2 x  y  1  0 and the line x  2 y  k are mutually perpendicular.
2.***Find the angle between the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the
curve x2  2 xy  y 2  2 x  2 y  5  0 and the line 3x  y  1  0 .

3.***Show that the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve
x2  xy  y 2  3x  3 y  2  0 and the straight line x  y  2  0 are mutually perpendicular.
4.***(i) Find the condition for the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the
circle x 2  y 2  a 2 and the line lx  my  1 to coincide.

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 (ii) Find the condition for the chord lx  my  1 of the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 (whose center is the
origin to subtend a right angle at the origin.

5.***(i) Show that the pair of lines joining the origin to the point of intersection of the line
6x-y+8=0 with the pair of lines 3x2+4xy-4y2-11x+2y+6=0 are equally inclined with the co-
ordinate axes.
(ii) Find the angle between the straight line joining the origin to the p.I of the curve
7x2-4xy+8y2+2x-4y-8=0 with the straight line 3x-y=2.
6.*** Let the Equation ax2+2hxy+by2=0 represents a pair of straight lines.Then the angle θ
ab
between the lines is given by cos  
( a  b) 2  4h 2
7.*** Show that the product of the perpendicular distances from a point(α,β) to the pair of
| a 2  2h  b 2 |
straight lines ax2+2hxy+by2 = 0 is
( a  b ) 2  4h 2
8.*** . if the equation ax2+2hxy+by2=0 represents a pair of distinct (i.e intersecting) lines, then
the combined equation of the pair of bisectors of the angles between these lines is
h(x2-y2)=(a-b)xy.

9.*** Show that the area of triangle formed by the lines ax2+2hxy+by2 = 0 and lx+my+n = 0 is
n 2 h 2  ab
sq units.
| am 2  2hlm  bl 2 |
10.*** If the equation S=ax2+2hxy+by2+2gx+2fy+c=0 represents a pair of parallel straight lines
then show that
i) h2 = ab ii) af2 = bg2 and iii) the distance between the parallel lines is
g 2  ac f 2  bc
2 2
a(a  b) b(a  b)
11.*** Show that the product of the perpendicular distance from the origin to the pair of
c
straight lines represented by ax2  2hxy  by 2  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 is
 a  b  2  4h 2
12.*** Find the centroid and area of triangle formed by the lines 12x2 – 20xy+7y2 = 0 and
2x-3y+4 = 0.

13.**If the second degree equation S=ax2+2hxy+by2+2gx+2fy+c=0 in two variables x and y

represents a pair of straight lines, then
(i) abc  2 fgh  af 2  bg 2  ch2  0 and ii) h2  ab, g 2  ac and f 2  bc .

14.*** Find the value of k, if the equation 2 x2  kxy  6 y 2  3x  y  1  0 represents a pair of

straight lines. Find the point of intersection of the lines and the angle between the
straight lines for this value of ‘k’.

15.** Show that the equation 2 x2  13xy  7 y 2  x  23 y  6  0 represents a pair of straight lines.
Also find the angle between them and the coordinates of the point of intersection of the
lines.
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16.** If the equation  x2  10 xy  12 y 2  5x  16 y  3  0 represents a pair of straight lines then
find  .

17. ** Find the centriod and the area of the triangle formed by the following lines
i) 2y2-xy-6x2=0;x+y+4=0
ii) 3x2-4xy+y2 = 0; 2x-y=6.

18.* (i) Show that the pairs of straight lines 6 x 2  5xy  6 y 2  0 and 6 x2  5xy  6 y 2  x  5 y  1  0
forms a square.
(ii) Show that the pair of the straight lines 3x2+8xy-3y2=0 and 3x2+8xy-3y2+2x-4y-1=0
forms a square.

19. Show that the straight lines represented by (x+2a)2-3y2=0.and x=a form an equilateral
triangle.
20. Show that the lines represented by (lx+my)2-3(mx-ly)2=0 and lx+my+n=0forms an
n2
equilateral triangle with area squints.
3(l 2  m 2 )
21. If (α,β) is the centriod of the triangle formed by the lines ax 2+2hxy+by2=0 and lx+my=1,
  2
prove that   .
bl  hm am  hl 3(bl  2hlm  am 2 )
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3D-GEOMETRY
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTION
1.* Find the centroid of the triangle whose vertices are (5,4,6), (1,-1,3) and (4,3,2).
2.* Find the coordinates of the vertex “C” of ABC if its centroid is the origin and the
vertices A, B are 1,1,1 ,  2, 4,1 respectively.
3. Find the centroid of the tetrahedron whose vertices are (2,3,-4), (-3,3,-2),(-1,4,2),(3,5,1)
4.** If (3,2,-1),(4,1,1) and (6,2,5) are vertices and (4,2,2) is the centroid of a tetrahedron, find
the fourth vertex.
5. Show that the points A  3, 2, 4 , B 1,1,1 , C  1, 4, 2 ABC are collinear.
6.* Show that the points A 1, 2,3 , B  7, 0,1 and C  2,3, 4 are collinear.
7.** Find the fourth vertex of the parallelogram whose consecutive vertices are (2,4,-1), (3,6,-
1) and (4,5,1).
8.* Find the ratio in which YZ – plane divides the line joining A  2, 4,5 and B  3,5, 4 . also find
the point of intersection.
9.* Find x if the distance between  5, 1, 7 an  x,5,1 is 9 units.
10. Show that the points 1, 2,3 ,  2,3,1 and  3,1, 2 from an equilateral triangle.
11. If H,G,S and I respectively denotes orthocenter, centroid , circumcentre and in-centre of a
triangle formed by the point (1, 2,3)(2,3,1)and (3,1, 2) then find H,G,S,I
12. Show that the points A(4,9, 6) , B(1, 6, 6) and C (0, 7,10) from a right angled isosceles
triangle.

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13. If the point (1, 2,3) is changes to the point (2,3,1) through translation of axes, find the new
origin
14. Find the ratio in which the point P(5, 4, 6) dividies the line segment joining the points
A(3, 2, 4) and B(9,8, 10) .Also, find the harmonic conjugate of P.
15.* Find the ratio in which XZ – plane divides the line joining A  2,3, 4 and B(1, 2,3)

DIRECTION COSINES AND DIRECTION RATIOS

LONG ANSWER QUESTION
1.*** If a ray makes the angles α,β,γ and δ with four diagonals of a cube then find cos 2 α+cos2
β+cos2 γ+cos2 δ.

2. *** Find the angle between the lines whose direction cosines satisfy the equations
l+m+n=0,l2+m2-n2=0

3. *** Find the angle between lines whose direction cosines are given by the equations
3l+m+5n=0 and 6mn-2nl+5lm=0.

4.*** Find the direction cosines of two lines which are connected by the relations
l  5m  3n  0 and 7l 2  5m2  3n2  0 .

5. *** Find the direction cosines of two lines which are connected by the relations
l  m  n  0 and mn  2nl  2lm  0
6. ** Show that direction cosines of two lines which are connected by the relations l+m+n=0
and 2mn+3nl-5lm=0 are perpendicular to each other.

7. ** Find the angle between two diagonals of a cube.

8. * The vertices of triangle are A(1,4,2), B(-2,1,2),C(2,3,-4). Find  A,  B,  C.

9.* Show that the lines PQ and RS are parallel where P,Q,R,S are (2,3,4) , (4,7,8), (-1,-2,-1)
and (1,2,5).
10.* Find the direction cosines of the sides of  le whose vertices are (3,5,-4), (-1,1,2) and
(-5,-5,-2).

THE PLANE
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTION
1.** Find the angle between the planes x  2 y  2 z  5  0 and 3x  3 y  2 z  8  0
2.* Find the angle between the planes 2 x  y  z  6 and x  y  2 z  7
3.* Find the equation of the plane whose intercepts on X , Y , Z –axes are 1 , 2, 4 respectively.
4.* Transform the equation 4 x  4 y  2 z  5  0 into intercept form
5. Find the intercepts of the plane 4 x  3 y  2 z  2  0 on the coordinate axes
6.* Find the direction cosines of the normal to the plane x  2 y  2 z  4  0
7.* Reduce the equation x  2 y  3z  6  0 of the plane in to the normal form
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8. Find the equation of the plane passing through the point 1,1,1 and parallel to the plane
x  2 y  3z  7  0
9.* Find the equation of the plane passing through the point  2,1,3 and having  3, 5, 4 as
direction ratios of its normal
10. Find the equation to the plane parallel to the ZX –plane and passing through  0, 4, 4
11.* Find the midpoint of the line joining the points 1, 2,3 and  2, 4, 2 .
12.* Find the equation of the plane passing through the points (2,0,1) and (3,-3,4) and
perpendicular to x  2y  z  6
13. Find the equation of the plane passing through (2, 3, 4) and perpendicular to X-axis.

LIMITS
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTION
 1  x  1  3x  1 
1.***Find lim
x0   2.* Find lim
x0 
 x   1  x  1
 ex  1  ax  1
3.** Compute lim 4.*** Compute lim (a  0, b  0, b  1)
x0 
 1  x  1 x0 bx  1
sin(a  bx)  sin(a  bx)  cos ax  cos bx 
5.***Find lim 6.** Find lim 
x0 

x0 x x2
7.** Find lim
x
 x2  x  x 
cos x tan x
8.** (i) Find lim (ii) Show that lim 1
x   x 0 x
2  x  
2
1  cos 2mx 11x3  3x  4
9.* Compute Lt  m, n  Z  10.** Find lim
x  13 x 3  5 x 2  7
x 0 sin 2 nx
sin  x  1 3
1 x  3 1 x
11.* Evaluate Lt 2 12.*Compute lim
x 1 x 1 x0 x
sin  x  a  tan 2  x  a   x sin a  a sin x 
13.* Find lim 14.* Compute lim  
  x a  xa
xa 2
x2  a2
x2 2 x 
15.* Show that lim  1 16.** Show that lim   x  1  3
x 2 
x2 x 0  x 


17.***Find lim
8 x  3x
18.* Compute lim
 2x 2
 7x  4 
x  3 x  2 x x2
 2 x  1  x 2 
e 3 x  e 3 log e(1  5 x)
19. Compute lim
x0
20. Compute lim
x0
x x
e 1
3x
21. Compute lim x0 x
22. Compute xlim
2
 x  x and xlim
2
 x   x 
 2x  3   x2

23. Find xlim
   24. Compute lim  
x 2  x  8 
 x2  1 
3

25. Compute lim 


x2  x  2
 2


x  4
1 4
26. Compute lim
x 
 x 1  x
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 1  cos mx x3
27. Compute lim ,n  0 28. Show that lim 0
x0 1  cos nx x
x 9
2

tan( x  a) x 2  sin x
29.* Compute lim 30. Compute Lx
im
x a x2  a2 x2  2
x sin ax
31. Show that limx0 x
does not exist 32. Compute limx  0 x cos x

sin ax log x
33. Compute lim , b  0, a  b 34. Compute lim e
x  0 sunbx x1 x  1

e x  sin x  1 x(e x  1)
35.* Compute lim 36.* Compute lim
x0 x x 0 1  cos x

x  5x  2
2
1
37.* Compute lim
x 0 2 x 2  5 x  1
38. Evaluate lim
x 0
x 2 sin
x
e7 x  1 x  8 x  15
2
39. Compute lim 40. Compute lim[ ]
x 0 x x 3 x2  9
sin( cos 2 x)
41.Compute lim
x 0 x2

CONTINUITY
SHORT ANSWER QUESTION
 cos ax  cos bx
 if x  0
x2
1.*** Show that f  x   where a and b are real constants, is

 1 b2  a 2
 2  if x  0

continuous at x=0.
 sin 2 x
 if x  0
2.***Is ‘f’ defined by f ( x)   x continuous at x=0?

 0 if x  0
( x 2  9) / ( x 2  2 x  3) if 0  x  5 and x  3
3.***Check the continuity of ‘f’ given by f ( x)   at the
 1.5 if x  3

point x=3
1 2
 2 ( x  4) if 0  x  2
4.***Check the continuity of the following function at 2. 
f ( x )  0 if x  2
2  8 x 3 if x  2


k 2 x  k if x  1
5.**If ‘f’ given by f ( x)   is a continuous function on R, then find the values of
 2 if x  1,
k.
sin x if x0
 2
 x  a if 0  x 1
6.* Find real constants a, b so that the function f given by f ( x)   is
bx  3 if 1 x  3
  3 if x3
continuous on R.
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  x 2 if x  1
7.* Is the function f defined by f ( x)   continuous on R?
 x if x  1
x x
8.* Show that f ,given by f ( x)  ( x  0) is continuous on R  0
x

DIFFERENTIATION (15M=7+4+2+2)
LONG ANSWER QUESTION
dy 1  y2
1. *** If 1  x 2  1  y 2  a  x  y  then show that  .
dx 1  x2
 1  x2  1  x2  dy
2. * ** If y  tan 1   for 0  x  1, find
 1  x 2  1  x 2  dx
dy
3. ***If y  x tan x   sin x , find
cos x

dx
4.***Find the derivative of (sin x)log x  xsin x with respective x.
dy  yx y 1  y x log y 
5.***If x y  y x  ab then show that  y x 1 
.
dx  x log x  xy 

 
6.***If y  x a 2  x 2  a 2 log x  a 2  x 2 then prove that
dy
dx
 2 a2  x2

 a cos x  b 
 
1 2
7.***If a  0, b  0 and 0  x   and f ( x)  a 2  b 2 cos 1   then f 1 ( x)  (a  b cos x)1
 a  b cos x 
2
3at 3at dy
8. ** If x  ,y  , Find
1 t 3
1 t 3
dx
x x
9. **If f ( x)  Sin 1 and g  x  Tan1 then show that f ' ( x)  g '( x)    x    .
  x

1  3 x  x  1  4 x  4 x 
10. **If y  Tan 1 
2x  3 3
dy 1
2
 Tan  2 
 Tan  4
then show that 
1 x   1  3x   1  6x  x 
2
dx 1  x 2

11.**Find the derivative f ( x)  Tan 1 

2x 
w.r.to g ( x)  Sin 1 
2x 
2
1 x   1  x 2 
dy y  x log y  y 
12.**If x y  y x then show that  .
dx x  y log x  x
dy y 1  log x log y 
13.**If xlog y  log x then show that 
dx x log 2 x
ax 2  2hxy  by 2  1then prove that d y  h  ab
2 2
14.**If
dx 2 ( hx  by )3
2 3

15.* Find the derivative

dy
of the function y 
1  2 x 3 1  3x 4
5 6
dx
1  6 x 6 1  7 x 7
b  a sin x
16* Find the derivative of the sin 1  
(a  0, b  0)
 a  b sin x 

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 SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
17.*** Find the derivative of the following functions from the first principles w.r.to x.

i) cos 2 x ii) tan 2x iii) x  1 iv) sec3x v) log x vi) cos  ax  vii) sin 2x viii) x sin x
ix) ax2+bx+c x)ax xi) x3 xii) cot x
dy log x
18*** If x y  e x y , then show that  .
dx 1  log x 2
dy sin  a  y 
2

19.*** If sin y  x sin  a  y  , then show that  (a is not a multiple of  )

dx sin a
 1  x 2  1
20.***If f ( x)  Tan1  1
 , g ( x)  Tan then. Differentiate f ( x) with respect to g(x).
 x 
dy y2 y2
21.*** If y  x y then show that  
dx x 1  log y  x 1  y log x 
dy
22.*** Find for the functions, x  a  cos t  t sin t  , y  a  sin t  t cos t  .
dx
2
23.***If x 23
y 23
a 3
then dy 3
y

dx x
24.*** If y  a cos x   b  2 x sin x, then show that y '' y  4 cos x
dy
25.** If x  3cos t  2cos3 t , y  3sin t  2sin 3 t , then find .
dx
d2 y
26** If x  a  t  sin t  , y  a 1  cos t  then find 2
dx
 3a 2 x  x3 
27.** Find derivative of tan 1  
 
 a a  3x 
2 2

28.**If 1  2 x 1  then find dy

y  sin 1  4 x  dx
 
dy
29.**If y x  x sin y then find
dx
30. **If y  log(4 x 2  9) then find y11
dy
31.**If    t   then find
x  a cos t  log  tan     , y  a sin t dx
   2  
dy 1 t2  2bt
32.* Find of the function x  a  2
y
dx 1 t  1 t2
1 x
33.* If y  Tan1
1 x
 x  1 , then find
dy
dx
.

34.*If 1  x2 then find f 1 ( x)

f ( x)  ( x  1)
1  x2
35.*If ay 4  ( x  b)5 then Show that 5 yy11  ( y1 ) 2
36.*Show that f ( x)  x is differentiable at any x  0 and is not differentiable at 0.
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 
3  x x  0
37.*check the differentiability of function f ( x)   at0
3  x X  0
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
n 1 n
**38. If y  ax  bx then P.T x 2 y11  n(n  1) y.


*39. If y  sec tan x , then  dy
dx
*40. Find the derivative of the function f ( x)  a x .e x
2

*41. If f ( x)  7 x 3x ( x  0), then find f 1 ( x)

3

y dy e y
*42. If x  tan(e ), then show that 
dx 1  x 2
**43. If f ( x)  log  sec x  tan x , then find f 1 ( x) .
  dy
2
*44. If y  Cot 1 x3 , then find
dx
  
*45. If y  log sin 1 e x then find
dy
dx
*46. If f ( x)  x 2 log x( x  0), then find f '( x)
2 x

dy
*47. If y  cos log  cot x  then find
dx
dy
*48. If y  log(cosh 2 x) then find
dx
*49. Find dy if y  sin 1 ( x)
dx
ax  b
50. Find the derivative of f(x) =
cx  d
*51. If y  sec 1  1  find dy
 2   dx
2x  1
**52. If y  sin 1 
2x  dy
2
then find
1 x  dx
dy
**53. If x  a cos3 t , y  a sin3 t , then find
dx
*54. If y  log  sin  log x , find
dy
dx
dy
55. If y = xx then find
dx

dy
56. If x3+y3-3axy=0, find
dx

.**57.Find the derivative of the following functions w.r.to x. i) Cos 1  4 x3  3x 

1  cos x
ii) Tan1
1  cos x
*58.Differentiate f ( x) with respect to g ( x ) if f ( x)  e x , g ( x)  x

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**59.Find the derivative of the following functions w.r.to x.
 1  x 2  1 1  1  x 
i) T an 1   ii) T an  
 x  1 x
*60. If f ( x)  xe x sin x, then find f 1  x 
61. If y=aenx  be nx then prove that y n  n2 y
62. If y  sin  log x . then find
dy
dx
63. If f ( x)  1  x  x 2  .....  x100 then find f 1 (1)
1 dy ay
64. If y  ea sin x
then prove that 
dx 1  x2
65. Find the derivative of 20log(tan x )
66. Find the derivative of e x ( x 2  1) w.r.t x
ax
67. If f(x) = then find f1(x)
ax
68. If y  ( x3  6 x 2  12 x  13)100 then find dy
dx
69. If f ( x)  log7 (log x) then find 1
f ( x)
1 dy
70. If y = then find
ax  bx  c
2
dx

dy
71. If y=cosec-1(e2x+1), find
dx
1  cos 2 x dy
72.If y= then find
1  cos 2 x dx
cos x dy
73.If y= then find
sin x  cos x dx
74. If y  sin 1 (3 x  4 x 3 ) then find dy
dx
75.If f(x)=sinh -1   then find f’(x)
3x
 4 
76. If x  at , y  2at find dy
2

dx
*77. If y  2 x  3  7  3x then find dy
dx
*78. If y  Tan 1  2 x  ( x  1) then find dy
 
1  x2  dx
2x  3 dy
79 If y= then find
4x  5 dx
80.Find the derivative of the function f(x)=(x2-3)(4x3+1)

dy
81.If y=sin-1(cos x)then find
dx

82. Find the derivative of the function tan-1(log x)

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83. Find the derivative of 5 sin x+exlog x

dy
84. If 2x2-3xy+y2+x+2y-8=0 then find .
dx
85. If y=x4+tan x then find y”.

ERRORS AND APPROXIMATIONS

(VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)

2
1. Find and if 3 When

2
2. Find and if at

3. Find and if When

2
4. Find and if 6 When

5. Find and if When .

6. Find and if

7. Find the approximate value of

l
8. Find the approximate value of ). ( ).

9. Find the approximate value of

10.Find the approximate value of

11.(i) If the increase in the side of a square is 4%. Then find the approximate percentage of

increase in the area of square.

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 (ii) If the increase in the side of a square is 2%. Then find the approximate percentage of

increase in the area of square.

12.If the radius of a sphere is increased from 7cm to 7.02cm then find the approximate

increase in the volume of the sphere.

13.If show that the approximate relative error in is times the relative

error in where and are constants.

14.The diameter of sphere is measured to be 40cm. If an error of 0.02cm is made in it.

Then find approximate errors in volume and surface area of the sphere.

15.The time , of a complete oscillation of a simple pendulum of length is given by the

equation where is gravitational constant. Find approximate percentage

error in when the percentage of error in is 1%.

TANGENTS AND NORMAL (11M=7+4)

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
1.***If the tangent at any point P on the curve x m y n  a m n  mn  0 meets the coordinate
axes in A and B then show that AP:BP is a constant
2 2 2
2.***.If the tangent at any point on the curve x 3  y 3  a 3 intersects the coordinate axes in A
and B, then show that the length AB is a constant.
3.***Show that the curves y 2  4  x  1 and y 2  36  9  x intersect orthogonally.
4.***Find the angle between the curves y 2  4 x and x2  y 2  5
5.***Find the angle between the curves 2 y 2  9 x  0,3x 2  4 y  0 (in the 4th quadrant )

6.*** (i) Define the angle between two curves

(ii) Find the angle between the curves xy = 2, and x 2  4 y  0

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7.*** (i) Find the angle between the curves y 2  8x, 4 x 2  y 2  32 .
** (ii) Find the angle between the curves x2 y  4, y( x 2  4)  8 .

8.*** (i) At any point’t’ on the curve x=a(t+sin t),y=a(1-cost),find the lengths of
tangent,normal,subtangent and subnormal.
***(ii) Find the lengths of sub tangent ,sub normal at a point ‘t’ on the curve
x=a(cos t+t sin t), y=a(sin t-t cos t).
9.** Show that the square of the length of subtangent at any point on the curve
by2=(x+a)3(b≠0) varies with the length of the subnormal at that point .

10.***Show that the equation of the tangent to the curve

n n
 x  y  x y
     =2 (a  0,b≠0)at the point (a,b)is   2 .
a b  a b

11.** At a point ( x1 , y1 ) on the curve x3  y3  3axy show that the tangent is

x2
1   
 ay1 x  y12  ax1 y  ax1 y1

12.** Show that the curves 6 x2  5x  2 y  0 and 4 x 2  8 y 2  3 touch each other at  ,  .

1 1
 2 2
13.** Show that the equation of tangent to the curve x  y  a at the point  x1 , y1  is
1 1 1
xx1 2
 yy1 2
a 2.
14.** Show that the condition for the orthogonality of the curves ax 2  by 2  1 and
1 1 1 1
a1 x 2  b1 y 2  1 is    .
a b a1 b1
3
15.* If the slope of the tangent to the curve y  x log x at a point on it is , then find the
2
equations of tangent and normal at that point.

16.* Find the equations of the tangents to the curve y  3x 2  x3 , where it meets the X-axis.

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

17***.Show that the length of the subnormal at any point on the curve y2=4ax is a constant
18.*** Show that the length of the subtangent at anypoint on the curve y=ax(a>0) is a
constant.
a  ax x

19.***.Find the lengths of normal and subnormal at a point on the curve y=  e  e a 
2 
20.*** Find the equations of the tangent and normal to the curve y  x2  4 x  2 at (4,2)
x
21*** Show that at any point (x,y) on the curve y=b e ,the length of the subtangent is a
a
2
constant and the length of the subnormal is ya
22.***Find the equations of tangent and normal to the curve xy = 10 at (2,5)
23.***Find the equations of the tangent and normal to the curve y  5 x 4 at the point (1,5)
24.*** Show that the tangent at any point  on the curve x  C sec  , y  C tan  is
y sin  ,  x  C cos 
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25.*** Find the angle between the curves x+y+2=0, x 2  y 2  10 y  0
26.** Find the equation of tangent and normal to the curve y  x3  4 x 2 at (-1,3)
27.** Find the equation of tangent and normal to the curve y 4  ax3 at (a,a)

28.* Find the slope of the normal to the curve x  a cos3  , y  a sin 3  at  
4
29.* Find the slope of the tangent to the curve y  x  3x  2 at the point whose x-
3

coordinate is 3.
30.* Find the points at which the tangent to the curve y  x3  3x2  9 x  7 is parallel to the x-
axis.
31.* Show that the length of the subnormal at any point on the curve xy=a2 varies as the cube
of the ordinate of the point.
32.*Find the value of “K” so that the length of the subnormal of any point on the curve y=
a1 k x k is a constant.

33.*Find the lengths of the subtangent and subnormal at a point on the curve y=bsin  
x
a  
 x /3
34.* Find the equations of tangent and normal to the curve y=2 e at the point where the
curve meets the y-axis.

RATE MEASURE (S.A.Q)

1.*** A particle is moving in a straight line so that after t seconds its distance is s (in cms)
from a fixed point on the line is given by s=f(t)=8t+t3. Find
(i). the velocity at time t = 2 sec (ii). The initial velocity (iii). acceleration at t=2 sec.
2.*** The distance- time formula for the motion of a particle along a straight line S = t3-
9t2+24t-18 then find when and where the velocity is zero.
3.*** A point P is moving on the curve y=2x2. The x co-ordinate of P is increasing at the rate of
4 units per second. Find the rate at which the y-coordinate is increasing when the point
is at(2,8)
4.*** A container in the shape of an inverted cone has height 12cm and radius 6cm at the
top. If it is filled with water at the rate of 12cm3/sec., what is the rate of change in the
height of water level when the tank is filled 8cm?
5.*** The volume of a cube is increasing at a rate of 9 cubic centimeters per second. How fast
is the surface area increasing when the length of the edge is 10 centimeters?
6.*** The volume of a cube is increasing at the rate of 8cm3/sec. How fast is the surface area
increasing when the length of an edge is 12 cm.
7.*** A stone is dropped into a quiet lake and ripples move in circles at the speed of 5cm/sec.
At the instant when the radius of circular ripple is 8 cm., how fast is the enclosed area
increases?
8.*** A ballon, which always remains spherical on inflation, is being inflated by pumping in
900cubic centimeters of gas per second. Find the rate at which the radius of ballon
increases when the radius is 15cm.
9.** Suppose we have a rectangular acuarium with dimensions of length 8m,width 4m and
height 3m. Suppose we are filling the tank with water at the rate of 0.4m3/sec. How fast
is the height of water changing when the water level is 2.5m?

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10.** The total cost C(x) in rupees associated with productions of x units of an item is given
by C(x) = 0.005x3-0.02x2+30x+500. Find the marginal cost when 3 units are produced.
11.* Find the average rate of change of s=f(t)=2t2+3 between t=2 and t=4.
12.* The radius of a circle is increasing at the rate of 0.7cm/sec. What is the rate of increase
of its circumference.
13.* The radius of an air bubble is increasing at the rate of ½ cm/sec. At what rate is the
volume of the bubble increasing when the radius is 1 cm?
14.* A particle is moving along a line according to s=f(t)=4t3-3t2+5t-1 where s is measured in
meters and t is measured in seconds. Find the velocity and acceleration at time. At what
time the acceleration is zero.

ROLLE’S AND LAGRANGE’S THEOREMS (V.S.A.Q)

1. State Rolle’s Theorem.
2. State Lagrange’s theorem
3. Let f(x)=(x-1)(x-2)(x-3). Prove that there is more than one’c’ in (1,3) such that f’(c) = 0.

4. Find the value of ‘c’ from Rolle’s theorem for the function y=f(x)=x2+4 on [-3,3].
5. Find the value of ‘c’ from Rolle’s theorem for the function f(x) = x2-1 on [-1,1].
6. It is given that Rolle’s theorem holds for the function f(x)=x3+bx2+ax on [1,3] with c = 2+
1
. Find the values of a and b.
3
7. Verify Rolle’s theorem for the function f(x) = sinx – sin2x on [0,π].
8. Verify the Rolle’s theorem for the function (x2-1)(x-2) on [-1,2]. Find the point in the
interval where the derivate vanishes.
9. Verify Rolle’s theorem for the function f(x)=x(x+3) e  x / 2 on [-3,0].
10. Show that there is no real number’k’ for which the equation x2-3x+k=0 has two distinct
roots in [0,1]
f (b)  f (c)
11. Find ‘c’ so that f’(c ) = in the following cases:
ba
11 13
(i). f(x) = x2-3x-1; a  ,b  (ii) f(x) = e x ; a=0,b=1.
7 7
12. Verify the conditions of the Lagrange’s mean value theorem for the following functions. In
each case find a point ‘c’ in the interval as stated by the theorem.

(i) x2-1 on [2,3] (ii) sinx-sin2x on [0,π] (iii) logx on [1,2]

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13. Find a point on the graph of the curve y = x where the tangent is parallel to chord joining
the points(1,1) and (3,27).
14. Verify Rolle’s theorem for the function f(x) = log(x2+2)-log3 on [-1,1].
15. Verify Rolle’s theorem for the function f(x) = x2-5x+6 on [-3,8].

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 INCREASING & DECREASING FUNCTIONS
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
2
1.* Determine the intervals in which f ( x)   18 xx  R / {0} is strictly increasing and
( x  1)
decreasing.
2.* Show that
x
(i) < ln(1+x) < x when x> 0
1 x
x
(ii) < Tan-1x<x when x > 0
1 x 2


< sin x < x when x   0,  .
2x
(iii)
  2

VERY ANSWER QUESTIONS

3. * Define strictly increasing and strictly decreasing function on an interval.
4.*** Define Stationary Points?
5.*** Define Critical Point?
6.* Determine the intervals in which the function (25  4 x 2 ) is strictly increasing and
decreasing.
MAXIMA AND MINIMA (7M)
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
1.*** If the curved surface of right circular cylinder inscribed in a sphere of radius ‘r’ is
maximum. Show
the height of the cylinder is 2r
2. From a rectangular sheet of dimensions 30cm x 80cm. four equal squares of side x cm. are
removed at
the corners, and the sides are then turned up so as to form an open rectangular box. Find
the value of x,
so that the volume of the box is the greatest.
3.*** A window is in the shape of a rectangle surmounted by a semicircle. If the perimeter of
the window
be 20ft., find the maximum area.
4.***A wire of length ‘l’ is cut into two parts which are bent respectively in the form of a
square and a circle. What are the lengths of the pieces of the wire so that the
sum of the areas is the least?
5.** Find two positive numbers whose sun is 16and the sum of their squares is minimum
6.** Find two positive numbers whose sun is 15 so that the sum of their squares is minimum
7.** A manufacturer can sell x items at a price of rupees  5  x 100 each. The cost price of x
items is Rs.  x 5  500 , Find the number of items that the manufacturer should sell to earn
maximum profits.
8**. Prove that the radius of the right circular of greatest curved surface area which can be
inscribed in a given cone is half of that of the cone.

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9.* Find the absolute maximum and absolute minimum of f ( x)  8x3  81x2  42 x  8 on
 8, 2 .
10.* Find the absolute maximum value and the absolute minimum value of the function
f ( x)  x  sin 2 x in  0,  
11* Find the maximum area of the rectangle that can be formed with fixed perimeter 20.
12.* Find two positive integers x and y such that x + y =60 and xy3 is maximum.
13. * The profit function f(x) of a company selling x items per day is given by
p(x) = x(150-x)- 1600. Find the number of items that the company should sell to get
maximum profit. Also find the maximum, profit.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
INCREASING AND DECREASING FUNCTIONS
1. Find the intervals on which f(x) = x2-3x+8 is increasing or decreasing?
2. Find the intervals on which the function f(x) = x3+5x2-8x+1 is a strictly increasing function.
3. Find the intervals on which f(x) = xx (x>0) is increasing and decreasing.
4. Find the intervals on which f(x)=xex is strictly increasing (or)strictly decreasing.
x3 3x 2 11x
5. At what points the slopes of the tangents to the curve y     12 increase?
6 2 2

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 MATHEMATICS -IB
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
Q-1:STRAIGHT LINES:-
1.* Find the condition for the points  a, 0 ,  h, k  and  0,b where ab  0 to be collinear.
2.* Transform the equations into normal form. i) x  y  1  0 ii) x  y  2  0
3.**If the area of the triangle formed by the straight lines x=0 , y=0 and 3x  4 y  a(a  0) is 6.
Find the value of ‘a’
4.* Find the area of the triangle formed by the straight line x  4 y  2  0 with the coordinate
axes
5.*** Find the equation of the straight line passing through (-4,5) and cutting off equal non
zero intercepts on the coordinate axes.
6.* Find the equation of the straight line passing through the points  at12 , 2at1  and  at2 2 , 2at2 
7.* Find the length of the perpendicular drawn from the point (-2,-3) to the straight line
5x  2 y  4  0 .
8.* Find the distance between the parallel straight lines 5 x  3 y  4  0,10 x  6 y  9  0
9.* Find the equation of the straight line passing through the points(5,4) and parallel to the
line 2 x  3 y  7  0
10.**Find the value of y, if the line joining  3, y  and  2, 7 is parallel to the line joining the
points  1, 4 and  0, 6 .
11.* Find the value of k, if the straight lines 6 x  10 y  3  0 and kx  5 y  8  0 are parallel.
Q-2:STRAIGHT LINES:-
1. * Find the value of p. if the straight lines 3x  7 y  1  0 and 7 x  py  3  0 are mutually
perpendicular.
2.* Find the equation of the straight line passing through (2,3) and making non- zero
intercepts whose sum is zero.
3.* Find the equation of the straight line passing through the origin and making equal angles
with the co-ordinate axes.
4.* Find the value of k, if the straight lines x  p  0, y  2  0,3x  2 y  5  0 and kx  5 y  8  0
are concurrent.
5.* If 2 x  3 y  5  0 is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining (3,-4) and  ,   ,
find    .
6. Find the ratio in which the straight line 2 x  3 y  20  0 divides the join of the points (2,3)
and (2,10).
7. Find the foot of the perpendicular drawn from  4,1 upon the straight line 3x  4 y  12  0 .
8. If a, b, c are in arithmetic progression, then show that the equation ax  by  c  0
represents a family of concurrent lines and find the point of concurrency.
9.* Find the ratio in which the straight line 2X+3Y=5 divides the join of the points (0,0) and
(-2,1).
10. Find the value of X if the slope of the line passing through (2,5) and (x,3) is 2.
11. Find the sum of the squares of the intercepts of the line 4X-3Y=12 on the axis of co-
ordinates.

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Q-3:3D –GEOMETRY:-
1.* Find the coordinates of the vertex “C” of ABC if its centroid is the origin and the
vertices A, B are 1,1,1 ,  2, 4,1 respectively.
2.** If (3,2,-1),(4.1.1) and (6,2,5) are vertices and (4,2,2) is the centroid of a tetrahedron, find
the fourth vertex.
3.* Show that the points A 1, 2,3 , B  7, 0,1 and C  2,3, 4 are collinear.
4.** Find the fourth vertex of the parallelogram whose consecutive vertices are (2,4,-1), (3,6,-
1) and (4,5,1).
5.* Find the ratio in which YZ – plane divides the line joining A  2, 4,5 and B  3,5, 4 . also find
the point of intersection.
6.* Find x if the distance between  5, 1, 7 an  x,5,1 is 9 units.
7. Show that the points 1, 2,3 ,  2,3,1 and  3,1, 2 from an equilateral triangle.
8.* Find the ratio in which XZ – plane divides the line joining A  2,3, 4 and B(1, 2,3)
Q-4:-THE PLANE:-

1.** Find the angle between the planes x  2 y  2 z  5  0 and 3x  3 y  2 z  8  0

2.* Find the equation of the plane whose intercepts on X , Y , Z –axes are 1 , 2, 4 respectively.
3.* Transform the equation 4 x  4 y  2 z  5  0 into intercept form
4. Find the intercepts of the plane 4 x  3 y  2 z  2  0 on the coordinate axes.
5.* Reduce the equation x  2 y  3z  6  0 of the plane in to the normal form
6. Find the equation of the plane passing through the point 1,1,1 and parallel to the plane
x  2 y  3z  7  0
7.* Find the equation of the plane passing through the point  2,1,3 and having  3, 5, 4 as
direction ratios of its normal
8. Find the equation to the plane parallel to the ZX –plane and passing through  0, 4, 4

Q-5:LIMITS:-
 3x  1 
1.* Find lim
x0 
 1  x  1
 ex  1  ax  1
2.** Compute lim 3.*** Compute lim (a  0, b  0, b  1)
x0 
 1  x  1 x0 b x  1

sin(a  bx)  sin(a  bx)  cos ax  cos bx 

4.***Find lim 5.** Find lim 
x0 

x0 x x2
6.** Find lim
x
 x2  x  x 
cos x tan x
7.** (i) Find lim (ii) Show that lim 1
x   x 0 x
2  x  
2
11x3  3x  4
8.** Find lim
13x3  5 x 2  7
x 

sin  x  1 sin  x  a  tan 2  x  a 

9.* Evaluate Lt 2 10.* Find lim
x 1 x 
x 1 xa 2
2
 a2

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Q-6:LIMITS:-

 x sin a  a sin x 
1.* Compute lim 
x a 

xa
x2 2 x 
2.* Show that lim  1 3.** Show that lim   x  1  3
x 2 
x2 x 0  x


4.***Find lim
8 x  3x
5.* Compute lim
 2x 2
 7x  4 
x  3 x  2 x x2
 2 x  1  x 2 
log e(1  5 x)
5. Compute lim
x0 x
e 1
3x
6. Compute lim
x0 x
7. Compute xlim
2
 x  x and xlim
2
 x   x 
8. Compute lim  1

x2  x  2
 2
4 

x  4
9. Compute lim
x 
 x 1  x
Q-7:DERIVATIVES:-

1. ** If y  axn1  bx n then P.T x2 y11  n(n  1) y.


2. ** If y  sec tan x , then  dy
dx
3. ** If f ( x)  7 x 3x ( x  0), then find f 1 ( x)
3

4. ** If f ( x)  log  sec x  tan x , then find f 1 ( x)

5. ** If y   Cot 1 x3  , then find
2 dy
dx

  
6. ** If y  log sin 1 e x then find
dy
dx
7. ** If f ( x)  x 2 log x( x  0), then find f '( x)
2 x

8. ** Find dy if y  sin 1 ( x)
dx
ax  b
9. **Find the derivative of f(x) =
cx  d
10.** If y  sec 1  1  find dy
 2   dx
2x  1
Q-8:DERIVATIVES:-

1. **If y  sin 1 
2x  dy
then find
 1  x 2  dx
dy
2. **If x  a cos3 t , y  a sin3 t , then find
dx
3.** If y  log  sin  log x , find
dy
dx
dy
4. If y = xx then find
dx

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 dy
5. If x3+y3-3axy=0, find
dx
6.** If y=aenx  be nx then prove that y n  n2 y
7. If f ( x)  1  x  x 2  .....  x100 then find f 1 (1)
1 dy ay
8. If y  ea sin x
then prove that 
dx 1  x2
9. Find the derivative of 20log(tan x )
dy
10.*** If y=cosec-1(e2x+1), find
dx
Q-9: ERRORS:-

2
1. ***Find and if 3 When

2. Find and if When

2
3. Find and if 6 When

4. ***Find and if

l
5. ***Find the approximate value of ). ( ).

6. Find the approximate value of

7. *** (i) If the increase in the side of a square is 4%. Then find the approximate

percentage of increase in the area of square.

(ii) If the increase in the side of a square is 2%. Then find the approximate percentage of

increase in the area of square.

8. If the radius of a sphere is increased from 7cm to 7.02cm then find the approximate

increase in the volume of the sphere.

9. If show that the approximate relative error in is times the relative

error in where and are constants.

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Q-10:ROLLE’S MEAN’S THEOREM:-

1.*** State Rolle’s Theorem.

2.*** State Lagrange’s theorem
3. *** Find the value of ‘c’ from Rolle’s theorem for the function y=f(x)=x2+4 on [-3,3].
4. It is given that Rolle’s theorem holds for the function f(x)=x3+bx2+ax on [1,3] with c = 2+
1
. Find the values of a and b.
3
5. Verify Rolle’s theorem for the function f(x) = sinx – sin2x on [0,π].
6. Show that there is no real number’k’ for which the equation x2-3x+k=0 has two distinct
roots in [0,1]
7.*** Verify the conditions of the Lagrange’s mean value theorem for the following functions.
In each case find a point ‘c’ in the interval as stated by the theorem.

(i) x2-1 on [2,3]

8. *** Find a point on the graph of the curve y = x3 where the tangent is parallel to chord
joining the points(1,1) and (3,27).

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Q-11:LOCUS:-
1*** A(1,2), B(2,-3) and C(-2,3) are three points. A point ’P’ moves such that
PA2  PB2  2 PC 2 .
Show that the equation to the locus of P is 7 x  7 y  4  0 .
2***Find the equation of locus of P, of the ratio of the distance from P to (5,-4) and (7,6) is 2:3
3***A(5,3) and B(3,-2) are two fixed points. Find the equation of locus of P, so that the area of
triangle PAB is 9 sq.units.
4*** A(2,3) and B(-3,4) are two fixed points. Find the equation of locus of P, so that the area
of triangle PAB is 8.5 sq.units.
5***Find the equation of locus of a point , the difference of whose distances from (-5,0) and
(5,0) is 8.

6** Find the equation of locus of a point P, if A=(4,0) B=(-4,0) and PA  PB  4

7***Find the equation of locus of P, If A=(2,3), B=(2,-3) and PA + PB = 8.

8***Find the equation of locus of P, if the segment joining (2,3) and (-1,5) subtends a right
angle at P.
9***The ends of the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle are (0,6) and (6,0). Find the
equation of locus of its third vertex.
10**Find the equation of the locus of a point P such that the distance of P from the origin is
twice the distance of P from A(1,2).

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Q-12:CHANGE OF AXES:-

1.*** When the origin is shifted to the point(2,3), the transformed equation of a curve is
x2+3xy-2y2+17x-7y-11=0. Find the original equation of the curve.
2.*** When the axes are rotated through an angle π/4, find the transformed equation of
3x2+10xy+3y2=9.
3.*** When the axes are rotated through an angle π/6, find the transformed equation of
x2+2 3xy  y 2  2a 2 .
4.*** When the axes are rotated through an angle 450, the transformed equation of a curve is
17x2-16xy+17y2=225. Find the original equation of the curve.
5.*** Show that the axes are to be rotated through an angle of ½ Tan-1(2h/a-b) so as to
remove the xy term from the equation ax2+2hxy+by2=0, if a ≠ b and through the angle
π/4, if a=b.
6.*** When the axes are rotated through an angle α, find the transformed equation of x cos α
+ y sin α = p.
7.** When the origin is shifted to (-1,2) by the translation of axes, find the transformed
equation of x2+y2+2x-4y+1=0.

Q-13:STRAIGHT LINES:-

1.*** Transform the equation 3x  y  4 into (a) slope – intercept form (b) intercept
form and (c) normal form.
2.*** A straight line through Q  
3, 2 makes an angle  / 6with the negative direction X-

axis.If the straight line intersects the line 3x  4 y  8  0 at P,

find the distance P.
3.*** Find the points on the line 3x  4 y  1  0 which are at a distance of 5 units from the
point (3,2)
4.***Find the value of k, if the angle between the straight lines 4 x  y  7  0 and kx  5 y  9  0 is
450 .
5.***Find the equations of the straight lines passing through the point (3, 2) and making an
angle of 450 with the straight line 3x  y  4  0
6.***Find the point of the line 3x  y  4  0 which is equidistant from the points (5,6) and
(3, 2) .
7.***Find the value of k, if the lines 2 x  3 y  k  0,3x  4 y  13  0 and 8x  11y  33  0 are
concurrent.
8.***If the straight line ax  by  c  0, bx  cy  a  0 ,cx+ay+b=0 are concurrent, then prove
that a3  b3  c3  3abc
9.* Find the equation of the straight line parallel to the line 3x  4 y  7 and passing through
the point of intersection of the lines x  2 y  3  0 and x  3 y  6  0

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Q-14:CONTINUITY:-

 cos ax  cos bx
 if x  0
x2
1.*** Show that f  x   where a and b are real constants, is
 
 1 b2  a 2
 2
if x  0

continuous at x=0.
 sin 2 x
 if x  0
2.***Is ‘f’ defined by f ( x)   x continuous at x=0?

 0 if x  0
( x 2  9) / ( x 2  2 x  3) if 0  x  5 and x  3
3.***Check the continuity of ‘f’ given by f ( x)   at the
 1.5 if x  3

point x=3
1 2
 2 ( x  4) if 0  x  2
4.***Check the continuity of the following function at 2. 
f ( x )  0 if x  2
2  8 x 3 if x  2


k 2 x  k if x  1
5.**If ‘f’ given by f ( x)   is a continuous function on R, then find the values of
 2 if x  1,
k.
sin x if x0
 2
 x  a if 0  x 1
6.* Find real constants a, b so that the function f given by f ( x)   is
bx  3 if 1 x  3
  3 if x3
continuous on R.
x x
7.* Show that f ,given by f ( x)  ( x  0) is continuous on R  0
x

Q-15:DERIVATIVES:-

1.*** Find the derivative of the following functions from the first principles w.r.to x.

i) cos 2 x ii) tan 2x iii) x  1 iv) sec3x v) log x vi) cos  ax  vii) sin 2x viii) x sin x
ix) ax2+bx+c
dy sin  a  y 
2

2.*** If sin y  x sin  a  y  , then show that  (a is not a multiple of  )

dx sin a

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Q-16:RATE OF CHANGE:-

1.*** The distance- time formula for the motion of a particle along a straight line S = t3-
9t2+24t-18 then find when and where the velocity is zero.
2.*** A point P is moving on the curve y=2x2. The x co-ordinate of P is increasing at the rate of
4 units per second. Find the rate at which the y-coordinate is increasing when the point
is at(2,8)
3.*** A container in the shape of an inverted cone has height 12cm and radius 6cm at the
top. If it is filled with water at the rate of 12cm3/sec., what is the rate of change in the
height of water level when the tank is filled 8cm?
4.*** The volume of a cube is increasing at a rate of 9 cubic centimeters per second. How fast
is the surface area increasing when the length of the edge is 10 centimeters?
5.*** The volume of a cube is increasing at the rate of 8cm3/sec. How fast is the surface area
increasing when the length of an edge is 12 cm.
6.*** A stone is dropped into a quiet lake and ripples move in circles at the speed of 5cm/sec.
At the instant when the radius of circular ripple is 8 cm., how fast is the enclosed area
increases?
7.*** A ballon, which always remains spherical on inflation, is being inflated by pumping in
900cubic centimeters of gas per second. Find the rate at which the radius of ballon
increases when the radius is 15cm.
8.** The total cost C(x) in rupees associated with productions of x units of an item is given by
C(x) = 0.005x3-0.02x2+30x+500. Find the marginal cost when 3 units are produced.
9.* Find the average rate of change of s=f(t)=2t2+3 between t=2 and t=4.
10.* A particle is moving along a line according to s=f(t)=4t3-3t2+5t-1 where s is measured in
meters and t is measured in seconds. Find the velocity and acceleration at time. At what
time the acceleration is zero.
Q-17:TANGENT & NORMALS:-
1***.Show that the length of the subnormal at any point on the curve y2=4ax is a constant
a  ax x

2.***.Find the lengths of normal and subnormal at a point on the curve y=  e  e a

2 
3.*** Find the equations of the tangent and normal to the curve y  x2  4 x  2 at (4,2)
x
4*** Show that at any point (x,y) on the curve y=b e a ,the length of the sub tangent is a
2
constant and the length of the subnormal is ya
5.***Find the equations of the tangent and normal to the curve y  5 x 4 at the point (1,5)
6.*** Show that the tangent at any point  on the curve x  C sec  , y  C tan  is
y sin  ,  x  C cos 
7.** Find the equation of tangent and normal to the curve y 4  ax3 at (a,a)
8.* Find the slope of the tangent to the curve y  x3  3x  2 at the point whose x-
coordinate is 3.

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 LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
Q-18:STRAIGHT LINES:-
1.***Find the circumcentre of the triangle with the vertices(-2,3),(2,-1) and (4,0).
2. *** Find the orthocentre of the triangle with the vertices(-5,-7),(13,2) and (-5,6).
3.*** Find the circumcentre of the triangle whose sides are 3x  y  5  0, x  2 y  4  0 and
5x  3 y  1  0 .
4.*** If the equations of the sides of a triangle are 7 x  y  10  0, x  2 y  5  0 and
x  y  2  0 .Find the orthocentre of the triangle.
5.*** If Q(h, k ) is the image of the point P( x1 , y1 ) w.r.t the straight line ax +by +c = 0. Then
(h  x1 ) : a  (k  y1 ) : b  2(ax1  by1  c) : a 2  b 2 (or) h  x1  k  y1  2(ax1  by1  c) and find the
a b a 2  b2
image of (1,-2) w.r.t.The straight line 2 x  3 y  5  0
6.*** If Q(h, k ) is the foot of the perpendicular from P( x1 , y1 ) on the line ax  by  c  0 then
(h  x1 ) : a  (k  y1 ) : b  (ax1  by1  c) : a 2  b 2 (or) h - x1 = k - y1 = - (ax1 + by1 + c ). Also find
a b a 2 + b2
the foot of the perpendicular from (-1,3) on the line 5x  y  18  0
7.***If p and q are the lengths of the perpendiculars from the origin to the straight lines
x sec  y cos ec  a and x cos   y sin   a cos 2 ,prove that
4 p2  q2  a2
8.***Find the equations of the straight lines passing through the point of intersection of the
lines 3x  2 y  4  0,2 x  5 y  1 and whose distance from (2,-1) is 2.
Q-19:PAIR OF STRAIGHT LINES:-
1.*** Let the Equation ax2+2hxy+by2=0 represents a pair of straight lines.Then the angle θ
ab
between the lines is given by cos  
( a  b) 2  4h 2
2.*** Show that the product of the perpendicular distances from a point(α,β) to the pair of
| a 2  2h  b 2 |
straight lines ax2+2hxy+by2 = 0 is
( a  b ) 2  4h 2
3.*** . if the equation ax2+2hxy+by2=0 represents a pair of distinct (i.e intersecting) lines, then
the combined equation of the pair of bisectors of the angles between these lines is
h(x2-y2)=(a-b)xy.

4.*** Show that the area of triangle formed by the lines ax2+2hxy+by2 = 0 and lx+my+n = 0 is
n 2 h 2  ab
sq units.
| am 2  2hlm  bl 2 |
5.*** If the equation S=ax2+2hxy+by2+2gx+2fy+c=0 represents a pair of parallel straight lines
then show that
i) h2 = ab ii) af2 = bg2 and iii) the distance between the parallel lines is
g 2  ac f 2  bc
2 2
a(a  b) b(a  b)

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6.*** Show that the product of the perpendicular distance from the origin to the pair of
c
straight lines represented by ax2  2hxy  by 2  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 is
 a  b  2  4h 2
7.**If the second degree equation S=ax2+2hxy+by2+2gx+2fy+c=0 into variables x and y
represents a pair of straight lines, then
(i) abc  2 fgh  af 2  bg 2  ch2  0 and ii) h2  ab, g 2  ac and f 2  bc .

8.** If the equation  x2  10 xy  12 y 2  5x  16 y  3  0 represents a pair of straight lines then

and also find angle between lines and point of intersection of the lines for this value of 

9.* (i) Show that the pairs of straight lines 6 x 2  5xy  6 y 2  0 and 6 x2  5xy  6 y 2  x  5 y  1  0
forms a square.

10. Show that the straight lines represented by (x+2a)2-3y2=0.and x=a form an equilateral
triangle.
Q-20:PAIR OF STRAIGHT LINES:-
1.*** Find the values of k, if the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the
curve 2 x2  2 xy  3 y 2  2 x  y  1  0 and the line x  2 y  k are mutually perpendicular.
2.***Find the angle between the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the
curve x2  2 xy  y 2  2 x  2 y  5  0 and the line 3x  y  1  0 .
3.***Show that the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve
x2  xy  y 2  3x  3 y  2  0 and the straight line x  y  2  0 are mutually perpendicular.
4.***Find the condition for the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the
circle x 2  y 2  a 2 and the line lx  my  1 to coincide.

5.***(i) Show that the pair of lines joining the origin to the point of intersection of the line
6x-y+8=0 with the pair of lines 3x2+4xy-4y2-11x+2y+6=0 are equally inclined with the co-
ordinate axes.
(ii) Find the angle between the straight line joining the origin to the p.I of the curve
7x2-4xy+8y2+2x-4y-8=0 with the straight line 3x-y=2.

Q-21:DIRECTION COSINES AND DIRECTION RATIOS:-

1.*** If a ray makes the angles α,β,γ and δ with four diagonals of a cube then find cos 2 α+cos2
β+cos2 γ+cos2 δ.

2. *** Find the angle between the lines whose direction cosines satisfy the equations
l+m+n=0,l2+m2-n2=0

3. *** Find the angle between lines whose direction cosines are given by the equations
3l+m+5n=0 and 6mn-2nl+5lm=0.

4.*** Find the direction cosines of two lines which are connected by the relations
l  5m  3n  0 and 7l 2  5m2  3n2  0 .

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5. *** Find the direction cosines of two lines which are connected by the relations
l  m  n  0 and mn  2nl  2lm  0
6. ** Show that direction cosines of two lines which are connected by the relations l+m+n=0
and 2mn+3nl-5lm=0 are perpendicular to each other.

7. ** Find the angle between two diagonals of a cube.

8. * The vertices of triangle are A(1,4,2), B(-2,1,2),C(2,3,-4). Find  A,  B,  C.

Q-22:DIFFERENTIATION:-
dy 1  y2
1. *** If 1  x 2  1  y 2  a  x  y  then show that  .
dx 1  x2
1
 1  x2  1  x2  dy
2. * ** If y  tan   for 0  x  1, find
 1  x  1  x 
2 2 dx
dy
3. ***If y  x tan x   sin x , find
cos x

dx
dy  yx y 1  y x log y 
4.***If x y  y x  ab then show that  y x 1 
.
dx  x log x  xy 

 
5.***If y  x a 2  x 2  a 2 log x  a 2  x 2 then prove that
dy
dx
 2 a2  x2

 a cos x  b 
 
1 2
6.***If a  0, b  0 and 0  x   and f ( x)  a 2  b 2 cos 1   then f 1 ( x)  (a  b cos x)1
 a  b cos x 
x x
7. **If f ( x)  Sin 1 and g  x  Tan1 then show that f ' ( x)  g '( x)    x    .
  x

dy y  x log y  y 
8.**If x y  y x then show that  .
dx x  y log x  x
ax 2  2hxy  by 2  1then prove that d y  h  ab
2 2
9.**If
dx 2 ( hx  by )3
2 3

10.* Find the derivative

dy
of the function y 
1  2 x 3 1  3x 4
5 6
dx
1  6 x 6 1  7 x 7
Q-23:TANGENT & NORMALS:-

1.***If the tangent at any point P on the curve x m y n  a m n  mn  0 meets the coordinate
axes in A and B then show that AP:BP is a constant
2 2 2

2.***.If the tangent at any point on the curve x 3  y 3  a 3 intersects the coordinate axes in A
and B, then show that the length AB is a constant.
3.***Show that the curves y 2  4  x  1 and y 2  36  9  x intersect orthogonally.
4.***Find the angle between the curves y 2  4 x and x2  y 2  5
5.***Find the angle between the curves 2 y 2  9 x  0,3x 2  4 y  0 (in the 4th quadrant )

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6.*** (i) At any point’t’ on the curve x=a(t+sin t),y=a(1-cost),find the lengths of
tangent,normal,subtangent and subnormal.

7.***Show that the equation of the tangent to the curve

n n
 x  y  x y
     =2 (a  0,b≠0)at the point (a,b)is   2 .
a b  a b

8.** Show that the curves 6 x2  5x  2 y  0 and 4 x 2  8 y 2  3 touch each other at  ,  .

1 1
 2 2
9.** Show that the equation of tangent to the curve x  y  a at the point  x1 , y1  is
1 1 1
xx1 2
 yy1
. 2
a 2

10.** Show that the condition for the orthogonality of the curves ax 2  by 2  1 and
1 1 1 1
a1 x 2  b1 y 2  1 is    .
a b a1 b1

Q-24:MAXIMA & MINIMA:-

1.*** If the curved surface of right circular cylinder inscribed in a sphere of radius ‘r’ is
maximum. Show the height of the cylinder is 2r .

2. From a rectangular sheet of dimensions 30cm x 80cm. four equal squares of side x cm. are
removed at the corners, and the sides are then turned up so as to form an open
rectangular box. Find the value of x, so that the volume of the box is the greatest.

3.*** A window is in the shape of a rectangle surmounted by a semicircle. If the perimeter of

the window be 20ft., find the maximum area.
.
4.***A wire of length ‘l’ is cut into two parts which are bent respectively in the form of a
square and a circle. What are the lengths of the pieces of the wire so that the sum of
the areas is the least?
5.** A manufacturer can sell x items at a price of rupees  5  x 100 each. The cost price of x
items is Rs.  x 5  500 , Find the number of items that the manufacturer should sell to
earn maximum profits.
6**. Prove that the radius of the right circular of greatest curved surface area which can be
inscribed in a given cone is half of that of the cone.
7* Find the maximum area of the rectangle that can be formed with fixed perimeter 20.
8.* Find two positive integers x and y such that x + y =60 and xy3 is maximum.

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 MATHS-1B IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS
1. Define Slope of a line.
2. Define Plane.
3. Define Limit.
4. Define Continuity
5. Define Derivative of a function.
6. Define Tangent and Normal to the curve.
7. Define angle between the curves.
8. Define Strictly increasing and strictly decreasing function.
9. Define Critical Point.
10.. Define Stationary Point.
11. Define Turning Point.

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