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CPP-1 Batches - XII
APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES
Single Option Correct Type Questions
1. The tangent to the curve x3 + y3 = 3a xy at the point different from the origin where it meets y2 = ax is :
(A) Parallel to x-axis (B) Parallel to y-axis
(C) Is equally inclined to the axes (D) None of these

 
2. The tangent and normal to curve y = 2 sin x + sin 2x are drawn at P  x   then area of quadricateral termed by the
 
tangent, the normal at P & the coordinate axis is :
 3
(A) /3 (B) 3 (C) (D) None of these
2
3. Let y = f(x) be an even function. If f ' (2) = – 3 then the inclination of the tangent to the curve y = f(x) at x = –2
with positive direction of x-axis is :
  2 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 3 3 6
4. If at each point of the curve y = x3 – ax2 + x + 1 the tangent is inclined at an acute angle with the positive direction
of the x-axis then :
(A) a > 0 (B) a  3 (C) – 3  a  3 (D) None of these
5. The curve y – e xy  x  0 has a vertical tangent at
(A) (1, 1) (B) (0, 1) (C) (1, 0) (D) None of these

6. The tangent to curve x = a cos 2 . cos, y = a cos 2 . sin at the point corresponding to  = is:
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(A) Parallel to the x-axis (B) Parallel to the y-axis (C) Parallel to line y = x (D) None of these

7. The number of points of the curve x2 + y2 – 2x – 3 = 0 at which tangents are parallel to x-axis
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Multi Correct Type Questions

8. On ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 = 1, the points at which the tangents are parallel to the line 8x = 9y are :
 2 1  2 1  2 1  2 1
(A)  5 , 5  (B)   5 , 5  (C)   5 ,  5  (D)  5 ,  5 
9. A point on ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 = 36 where the tangent is equally inclined to the axes is :
 9 4   9 4   9 4 
(A)  , (B)  , (C)  , (D) None of these
 13 13   13 13   13 13 

10. Equation of a tangent to the curve y cot x = y3 tan x at the point where the abscissa is is :
4
(A) 4x + 2y =  + 2 (B) 4x  2y =  + 2 (C) x = 0 (D) y = 0
Integer Type Questions
1
11. The distance between the origin and the tangent to the curve y = e2x + x2 drawn at the point x = 0 is , then a is
a
equals to :
 a a
12. If the sum of squares of the intercepts on the axes cut of by the tangent to the curve 3
x + 3 y = 3
a , a > 0 at  8 , 8 
is 2 then a has the value :
ANSWER KEY
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (C) 6. (A)
7. (B) 8. (B,D) 9. (A,B,C) 10. (A,B,D) 11. (5) 12. (4)

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CPP-2 Batches - XII
APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES
Single Option Correct Type Questions
3
1. The normal to the curve y = f (x) at the point (3, 4) makes an angle with positive x-axis then f '(3) is :
4
3 4
(A) –1 (B) – (C) (D) 1
4 3
2. The tangent to the curve y = e x drawn at the point (c, e c ) intersect the line joining the points
(c – 1, ec–1) and (c + 1, ec+1) :
(A) on the left of x = c (B) on the right of x = c (C) at no point (D) at all points

1 3
3. Tangent drawn at pt P  ,  on the curve y = x – x3 meets the curve at pt. Q mid point of PQ is
2 8
 1 3   1 3  1 3 1 3 
(A)   ,  (B)   ,  (C)  ,   (D)  ,  
 4 16   16 4   16 4   4 16 

4. The number of tangents to x3/2 + y3/2 = 2a3/2 which are equally inclined to the axes, is :
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 4

5. Tangents are drawn from the origin to the curve y = sin x, then, their points of contacts lie on the curve :
1 1 1 1
(A) 2
 2 =1 (B) 2  2 = 1 (C) x2 – y2 = 1 (D) x2 + y2 = 1
y x x y
6. If the portion of the tangent at any point on the curve x = at3, y = at4 between the axes is divided by the abscissa of
the point of contact in the ratio of m : n externally (where m and n are co-prime), then |n+m| is equal to______.
(A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 6 (D) 4
Multi Option Correct Type Questions
7. The normal to the rectangular hyperbola xy = c2 at the point t1 meets the curve again at t2 then :
(A) t13t2 = –1 (B) t2 + t1–3 = 0 (C) t23t1 = –1 (D) None of these

8. The equation of the tangents to the curve y = x4 from the point (2, 0) not on the curve, are given by :
4096 2048  x  8  32 80  x  2 
(A) y = 0 (B) y – 1 – 5 (x – 1) = 0 (C) y – =  3  (D) y – =  3 
81 27  243 81 

9. If the tangent at any point P(4m2, 8m3) of x3 – y2 = 0 is a normal also to the curve x3 – y2 = 0 then the value of m is :
2 2 3 3
(A) (B) – (C) (D) –
3 3 2 2
10. The tangent at a variable point P of the curve y = x2  x3 meets it again at Q. Show that the locus of the middle point
of PQ is y = 1  ax + bx2  cx3.
(A) a = 9 (B) b = 20 (C) c = 28 (D) b = 28
Integer Type Questions
11. The triangle formed by the tangent to the curve f(x) = x2 + bx – b at the point (1, 1) and the co-ordinate axis, lies in the
first quadrant. If it's area is 2, then value of |b| is :
12. The normals are drawn to the parabola y2 = 4x from the point (c, 0) these normals are real and distinct then least
possible integral value of c is:
ANSWER KEY
1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (A) 6. (B)
7. (A,B) 8. (A,C) 9. (A,B) 10. (A,C,D) 11. (3) 12. (3)

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CPP-3 Batches - XII
APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES
Single Option Correct Type Questions
n n
x  y x y
1. The curve   +   = 2 touches the straight line + = 2 at the point (a, b) for :
a
   b  a b
(A) n = 3 (B) n = 2 (C) for any n  0 (D) for no value of n
2. Tangent of acute angle between the curves y = |x2 – 1| and y = 7  x 2 at their points of intersection is
5 3 3 5 5 3 3 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 4 4
3. Find the sum of the intercepts on the axis of coordinates by any tangent to the curve x y 2
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 8 (D) None of these
4. The point of intersection of the tangents drawn to the curve x2y = 1 – y at points where it is intersected by curve
xy = 1 – y, is given by :
(A) (0, 1) (B) (1, 1) (C) (0, –1) (D) None of these

x2 y2
5. The angle between two tangents to the ellipse + = 1 at the points where the line y = 1 cuts the curve is :
16 9
 6 2 
(A) (B) tan–1 (C) (D) None of these
4 7 2
–x
6. Angle between the curves y2 = 4x and y  e 2 is :
   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
 4 6 2
7. The angle at which the curve y = kekx intersects the y-axis is :
(A) tan–1 (k2) (B) cot–1 (k2) (C) sin–1 (1/ 1  k 2 ) (D) sec–1 1  k 2
Multi Option Correct Type Questions
8. If the line ax + by + c = 0 is a normal to the curve xy = 1 then, :
(A) a > 0, b > 0 (B) a > 0, b < 0 (C) a < 0, b > 0 (D) a < 0, b < 0

9. The curve y = ax3 + bx2 + cx + 8 touches x-axis at P(–2, 0) and cuts the y-axis at a point Q where it's gradient is 3.
Then which is the following is/are true
5
(A) a  (B) b = –5 (C) b = –3 (D) a = 2
4
10. Let y = f (x) be equation of a parabola which is touched by the line y = x at the point where x = 1, then
(A) f ' (0) = f ' (1) (B) 2 f (0) + f ' (0) = 1 (C) f ' (1) = 1 (D) f (0) + f ' (0) + f " (0) = 1
Integer Type Questions
11. If the angle of intersection of the curves y = [|sin x|+|cos x|] and x2 + y2 = 5, where [.] denotes the greatest integer
function, is , then the value of tan  is____.
12. The non-zero value of k for which x = k intersects xy2 = (x + y)2 orthogonally is :

ANSWER KEY
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (D)
7. (B) 8. (B, C) 9. (A,C) 10. (B,C) 11. (2) 12. (4)

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APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES
Single Option Correct Type Questions
3
 x  a cos t
1. The portion of the tangent at any point of the curve  , intercepted between the axes is of length, (a > 0):
3
 y  a sin t
(A) a (B) a cos 2t (C) a sin 2t (D) None of these
2. For any curve, which of the following relation is always true :
2 2
length of normal  length of subnormal   length of normal  length of subnormal
(A) =  (B)   = length of subtangent
length of tangent  length of subtangent   length of tangent 
2 2
length of tangent  length of subnormal   length of tangent  length of subnormal
(C) length of normal =   (D)   = length of subtangent
 length of subtangent   length of normal 
3. For any curve, the area of the rectangle contained by the lengths of the subtangent and the subnormal is always equal
to the :
(A) Length of corresponding ordinate (B) Length of corresponding abscissa
(C) Square of the length of the corresponding ordinate (D) Square of the length of the corresponding abscissa
4. The value of n for which the length of subnormal to the curve y = a1–n.xn is of constant length is :
1 1
(A) – (B) (C) 2 (D) –2
2 2
5. The length of subnormal to the parabola y2 = 4px is equal to :
(A) 2 (B) 2 2 p (C) 2p (D) p/ 2
6. The length of the normal at t on the curve x = a (t + sin t), y = a (1 – cos t) is :
(A) a sin t (B) 2a sin3 t/2 sec t/2 (C) 2a sin2 t/2 sec t/2 (D) 2a sin t/2
2
7. All points on the curve y = 4a (x + a sin x/a) at which tangents are parallel to the axis of x lies on
(A) circle (B) parabola (C) line (D) none of these
Multi Option Correct Type Questions
2
x2 y  a b 
8. For the ellipe 2
 2 = 1, which of the following is / are true at the point 
,  :
a b  2 2
1 1
(A) Length of tangent is a 2  b2 (B) Length of normal is b2  a 2
2 2
1 1 2 b2
(C) Length of subtangent 2a (D) Length of subnormal
2 2 a
n n
x y
9. The equation of the tangent to the curve      = 2 (n  N) at the point with abscissa equal to 'a' can be :
a b
x y x y x y x y
(A)      = 2 (B)      = 2 (C)      = 0 (D)      = 0
a b a b a b a b
x/a
10. For the curve y = be , the :
(A) subtangent is constant (B) subnormal is constant
(C) subnormal  (ordinate)2 (D) subtangent  (ordinate)2
Integer Type Questions
11. If the length of the tangent to the curve y = x3 + 3x2 + 4x –1 at the point x = 0 is k, then the value of [k], where [.]
represents the greatest integer function, is_____.
12. Tangent to the curve y = x2 + 6 at a point P (1, 7) touches the circle x2 + y2 + 16x + 12y + c = 0 at a point Q. Then the
coordinates of Q are (–a, –b) then value of b – a is equals to :
ANSWER KEY
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (C) 6. (C)
7. (B) 8. (A,D) 9. (A, B) 10. (A,C) 11. (1) 12. (1)
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APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES
1. A point on the parabola y2 = 18x at which the ordinate increaes at twice the rate of the abscissa is

9 9 9 9
(A) (2, 6) (B) (2, –6) (C)  ,   (D)  , 
8 2 8 2
2. If there is an error of k% in measuring the edge of a cube, then the percent error in estimating its volume is
k
(A) k (B) 3k (C) (D) none of these
3
3. A cube of ice melts without its changing shape at the uniform rate of 4 cm3/min. The rate of change of the surface area
of the cube, in cm2/min, when the volume of the ucbe is 125 cm3, is
(A) –4 (B) –16/5 (C) –16/6 (D) –8/15
4. A man is moving away from a tower 41.6 m high at a rate of 2 m/s. If the eye level of the man is 1.6 m above the ground,
then the rate a twhich the angle of elevation of the top of the tower changes, when he is at a distance of 30 m from the
foot of the tower, is
4 2 1
(A)  radian/s (B)  radian/s (C)  radian/s (D) none of these
125 25 625
5. Consider the function f(x) = 8x2 – 7x + 5 on the interval [–6, 6]. The value of c satisfying the conclusion of Lagrange’s
mean value theorem is ________.
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) –1
6. Let f (x) = 1 + | x – 2 | + | sin x |, then Langrange's mean value theorem is applicable for f (x) in :
  3    
(A) [0, ] (B) [, 2] (C)  2 , 2  (D)   2 , 2 
   
7. In which of the following function Lagrange's mean value theorem is not applicable in [0, 1] :
 x 1 , x  1
 2 2  sin x , x  0

(A) f ( x )   2 (B) f ( x )   x (C) f (x) = x | x | (D) f (x) = | x |
 x  1  , x  1  1 , x  0
 2 2
Multi Option Correct Type Questions
 1 
8. If the function f(x) = ax3 + bx2 + 11x – 6 satisfies condition of Rolles theorem in [1, 3] and f '  2    0 then the
 3
value of a & b respectively are :
(A) a = 1 (B) b = –6 (C) a = 2 (D) b = –1
9. A man 1.6m high walks a the rate of 30m per minute away from a lamp which is 4m above ground. If k is the rate at
which the man’s shadow is lengthening, then the value of k/4 is greater than.
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 6
10. A horse runs along a circle with a speed of 20 km/hr. A lantern is at the centre of the circle. A fence is along the tangent
to the circle at the point at which the horse starts. If k is the speed with which the shadow of the horse moves along
the fence at the moment when it covers 1/8 of the circle in km/hr, then the value of k/5 is not equal to.
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 8
Integer Type Questions

11. The slope of the tangent to the locus y = cos–1 (cos x) at x = – is k, then k + 3:
4
3 2 4
12. Rolle's theorem holds for the function x + bx + cx, 1  x  2 at the point , then value of b + c is :
3
ANSWER KEY
1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (B) 6. (B)
7. (A) 8. (A) (B) 9. (A,B,C) 10. (A,B,C) 11. 2 12. 3

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Single Option Correct Type Questions
1 2
1. If  (1  sin 4 x ) (ax2 + bx + c) dx =  (1  sin 4 x) (ax2 + bx + c) dx = 0 then equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has :
0 0
(A) both roots in (0, 1) (B) both roots in (1, 2)
(C) one roots in (0, 1) and other in (1, 2) (D) both roots in (–1, 1)
8
2. Equation sinx + 2sin 2x + 3sin 3x = has at least one root in :

3     
(A)  , (B)  0,  (C)  ,  (D) None of these
 2   2 2 
1
3. Let f (x) satisfy the requirement of Lagrange's mean value theorem in [0, 2]. If f (0) = 0 and f ' (x)  for all x in
2
[0, 2], then which of the following is correct :
(A) | f (x) |  2 (B) f (x)  1
(C) f (x) = 2x (D) f (x) = 3 for at least one x in [0, 2]

 sin 1 b  sin 1 a 
4. If 0 < a < b < 1, then  
 ba 
 1 1   1 1   1 1 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D) None of these
2 2   2   1  a 1  b2 
2
 1 a 1b   1 a 1  b2 
5. If 2a + 3b + 6c = 0, then equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has at least one root in :
(A) (–1, 1) (B) (1, 2) (C) (–1, 0) (D) (2, 3)
3 2
6. If 3 (a + 2c) = 4 (b + 3d), then the equation ax + bx + cx + d = 0 will have
(A) no real solution (B) at least one real root in (–1, 0)
(C) at least one real root in (0, 1) (D) none of these
7. If f (x) = x3 + 7x –1, then f (x) has a zero between x = 0 and x = 1. The theorem that best describes this is
(A) sqeeze play theorem (B) Mean value theorem
(C) Maximum Minimum value theorem (D) Intermediate value theorem
Multi Option Correct Type Questions
8. Let f(x) = 8x3 – 6x2 – 2x + 1, then
(A) f(x) = 0 has no root in (0,1) (B) f(x) = 0 has at least one root in (0,1)
(C) f (c) vanishes for some c (0,1) (D) none

9. If f (x) = x log x and f (0) = 0, then the value of  for which Rolle's theorem can be applied in [0, 1] is :
(A) 1/3 (B) –1 (C) 0 (D) 1/2

10. Let f (x) = a5x5 + a4x4 + a3x3 + a2x2 + a1x, where a5  0 and ai’ s are real and f (x) = 0 has a positive root 0. Then
(A) f   x  = 0 has a root 1, such that 0 < 1<0 (B) f   x  = 0 has at least one real root
(C) f   x  = 0 has at least one real root (D) f   x  = 0 has at least two real roots

Integer Type Questions

11. Let f (x) and g (x) be differentiable functions for 0  x  1 such that f (0) = 2, g (0) = 0, f (1) = 6. Let there exist a real
number c in (0, 1) such that f ' (c) = 2g' (c), then g (1) = :
12. Let fbe differentiable for all x. If f(1) = –2 and f’(x)  2 for all x [1, 6], then the minimum value of f(6) is
ANSWER KEY
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (B)
7. (D) 8. (B,C) 9. (A,D) 10. (A,B,C,D) 11. (2) 12. (8)

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Single Option Correct Type Questions
x
1. The function y = decreases in the interval :
(1  x 2 )
(A) (– 1, 1) (B) (–, –1)  (1, ) (C) (– , ) (D) None of these
2
2. Let f be a function defined by f (x) = 2x – log | x | x  0, then :
 1  1 
(A) f increases on   , 0    ,   (B) f decreases on (– , 0)
 2  2 
1
(C) f increases on  ,  1  (D) f decreases on  ,  
 2 2 
3. In the interval (1, 2) function f (x) = 2 |x – 1| + 3 |x – 2| is :
(A) Monotonically increasing (B) Monotonically decreasing
(C) Not monotonic (D) Constant

4. Let f (x) = tan–1 (g (x)), where g (x) is monotonically increasing for 0 < x < then, f (x) is :
2

(A) Increasing on  0,   (B) Decreasing on  0,  

 2  2
 
(C) Increasing on  0,   & decreasing on  ,  (D) None of these
 4   4 2
2
5. The interval of increase of function f (x) = x – ex + tan   is :
 7 
(A) (0, ) (B) (– , 0) (C) (1, ) (D) (– , 1)
3
6. f (x) = x – 27x + 5 is monotonically increasing when :
(A) x < – 3 (B) | x | > 3 (C) x  – 3 (D) | x |  3
3 2 2
7. Let f (x) = x + ax + bx + 5 sin x be an increasing function on the set R then, a and b satisfy :
(A) a2 – 3b – 15 > 0 (B) a2 – 3b + 15 > 0 (C) a2 – 3b + 15 < 0 (D) a > 0 and b > 0
8. The function f (x) = sin4x + cos4x increasing it :
(A) 0 < x < /8 (B) 3/8 < x < 5/8 (C) /4 < x < 3 /8 (D) 5/8 < x < 3 /4
x t
9. Let f(x) = 
0
e (t – 1) (t – 2) dt. Then f(x) decreases in the interval :
(A) (–, –2) (B) (–2, –1) (C) (1, 2) (D) (2, )
Multi Option Correct Type Questions
10. The function f (x) = tan–1 x – x decreases in the interval :
(A) (1, ) (B) (– 1, ) (C) (– , ) (D) (0, )
11. Let g(x) = 2 f (x/2) + f (1  x) and f  (x) < 0 in 0  x  1 then g(x) :
(A) decreases in [0, 2/3) (B) decreases in (2/3, 1] (C) increases in [0, 2/3) (D) increases in (2/3, 1]
12. Let h (x) = f (x)  {f (x)}2 + {f (x)}3 for every real number ' x ' , then :
(A) ' h ' is increasing whenever ' f ' is increasing (B) ' h ' is increasing whenever ' f ' is decreasing
(C) ' h ' is decreasing whenever ' f ' is decreasing (D) nothing can be said in general.
Integer Type Questions
Min f ( t ) : 0  t  x ; 0  x  1  1  3  5
13. If f(x) = 4x3  x2  2x + 1 and g(x) = [ then g   + g   + g   has the
3 x ; 1 x  2  4  4  4
a
value equal to then a + b is :
b
 
14. Number of solution of the equation 3tanx + x3 = 2 in  0,  is
 4
ANSWER KEY
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (B) 6. (D)
7. (C) 8. (C) 9. (C) 10. (A,B,C,D) 11. (B,C) 12. (A,C)
13. (7) 14. (1)
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Single Option Correct Type Questions

 x  2, – 1  x  0

1. Let f(x)   1, x 0 Then on [–1, 1], this function has
 x
 , 0  x 1
 2
(A) a minimum (B) a maximum
(C) either a maximum or a minimum (D) neither a maximum nor a minimum
2. The minimum value of the polynomial x(x + 1) (x + 2) (x + 3) is :
(A) 0 (B) 9/16 (C)  1 (D)  3/2
x2
3. If f(x) =  (t  1) dt , 1  x  2, then global maximum value of f(x) is :
x
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 5
x 2
 t 
4. The function S(x) =  sin  2
 dt has two critical points in the interval [1, 2.4]. One of the critical points is a local

0  
minimum and the other is a local maximum. The local minimum occurs at x =

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D)
2
5. The least natural number a for which x + ax–2 > 2, x 0,   is :

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) None of these

6. Every invertible function is :
(A) Monotonic function (B) Constant function
(C) Identity function (D) Not necessarily monotonic function
7. Let  (x) = f (x) + f (2a – x) & f " (x) > 0  x  [0, 2a] then  (x) :
(A) Increases on [0, a] (B) Decreases on [0, a] (C) Increases on [– a, 0] (D) Decreases on [a, 2a]
Multi Option Correct Type Questions
8. Let f(x) = (x2  1)n (x2 + x + 1) then f(x) has local extremum at x = 1 when :
(A) n = 2 (B) n = 3 (C) 4 (D) n = 6
| 1– x |
9. The critical points of the functions f(x) = are
x2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
–1
10. f (x) = tan (sin x + cos x) is :
   
(A) Increasing on  ,  (B) Decreasing on  , 
4 2 4 2
 
(C) Neither increasing nor decreasing on  ,  (D) Increasing on  0,  
4 2  4
Integer Type Questions

11. Let p (x) be a polynoomial of degree 3 satisfying p (–1) = 10, p (1) = 6, and p (x) has a local maximum at x = –1 and p’ (x)
has a local minimum at x = 1. If the value of local minima of p (x) is k, then k is
12. The curve y = ax3 + bx2 + cx + 5 , touches the x - axis at P ( 2 , 0) & cuts the y-axis at a point Q where its gradient is 3,
then value of 2a + 4b + 2c is

ANSWER KEY
1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (D)
7. (B) 8. (A,C,D) 9. (B,C) 10. (B, D) 11. (2) 12. (2)
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Single Option Correct Type Questions

1. The function f (x) = cos | x | – 2ax + b increases along the entire number scale then :
1 1 3
(A) a = b (B) a = b (C) a  – (D) a > –
2 2 2
 sin x  2 cos x
2. The function f (x) = is increasing if :
sin x  cos x
(A)  < 1 (B)  > 1 (C)  < 2 (D)  > 2

3. If y = 2x + cot–1 x + log ( 1  x 2 – x) then y :

(A) Decreases on (– ) (B) Decreases on [0, )
(C) Neither decreases nor increases on [0, ) (D) Increases on (– , )

4. For all a, b  R the function f (x) = 3x4  4x3 + 6x2 + ax + b has :

(A) no extremum (B) exactly one extremum
(C) exactly two extremum (D) three extremum .
 
 4x  x 3  ln a2  3a  3 , 0  x  3
f x  
5.
 x  18, x3
complete the set of values of a such that f (x) as a local minima at x = 3 is
(A) [–1, 2] (B)  ,  1   2,   (C) [1, 2] (D)  , 1   2,  
6. f (x) = (x – 1) | (x – 2) (x – 3)| then f decreases in
 1   1   1 
(A)  2  , 2 (B)  2, 2   (C)  2  , 4  (D) (3,  )
 3   3  3 
7. The number of points of extrema of f (x) = 2x + 3x2/3 is ___
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
Multi Option Correct Type Questions

8. The co-ordinates of the point on the curve (x2 + 1) (y – 3) = x, where a tangent to the curve has the greatest slope are
given by :
 3  3
(A)  3, 3  4  (B)   3, 3  4  (C) (0, 3) (D) None of these
   
9. Let   >0 and   < 0, x  R , then
g  x f  x
(A) g  f  x  1   g  f  x  1  (B*) f  g  x  1   f  g  x  1 
(C*) g  f  x  1   g  f  x  1  (D) g  g  x  1   g  g  x  1 
10. For the cubic function f (x) = 2x3 + 9x2 + 12x + 1 which one of the following statement/s hold good?
(A) f (x) is non-monotonic
(B) f (x) increases in (–  , –2)  (–1,  ) and decreases in (–2, –1)
(C) f : R  R is bijective
(D) Inflection point occurs at x = –3/2
Integer Type Questions
11. For a twice-differentiable function f(x), g(x) is defined as g(x) = (f’(x))2 + f’’(x) f(x) on [a, e]. If for a<b<c<d<e, f(a) = 0,
f(b) = 2, f(c) = –1, f(d) = 2, and f(e) =0, then the minimum number of zero of g(x) is_____.
12. A cubic function f (x) vanishes at x = –2 and has relative minimum/maximum at x = –1 and 1/3
1
If  f  x  dx  14 / 3 . The value of f (0) is ____.
1

ANSWER KEY
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (D) 4. (B) 5. (D) 6. (A)
7. (C) 8. (C) 9. (B,C) 10. (ABD) 11. (6) 12. (2)

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Single Option Correct Type Questions
5
1. The smallest value of m such that |x2 – 3x + 2|  m for all x in [1, ] is :
2
1 1 3
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)
2 4 4
x x
2. If f (x) = & g (x) = . Where 0 < x  1, then in this interval :
sin x tan x
(A) Both f (x) & g (x) are increasing function (B) Both f (x) & g (x) are decreasing function
(C) f (x) is an increasing function (D) g (x) is an increasing function

 a4 
3. The set of values of 'a' for which the function f (x) =  1  a  1 x5 – 3x + log 5 decreases for all x  R is :
 

 5  27   3  21 
(A)  3,   (2, ) (B)  4, 2   (1, ) (C) (– , ) (D) [1, )
 2   
n2
4. {a1, a2, ....., a4, ......} is a progression where an = . The largest term of this progression is :
n 3  200
(A) a6 (B) a7 (C) a8 (D) none

Multi Option Correct Type Questions

1 1
5. The extremum values of the function f(x) =  , where x  R is :
sin x  4 cos x  4

4 2 2 2 2 4 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 2 8 2 4 2 1 8 2

6. Let f(x) = sin x + ax + b, then which of the following is/are true.

(A) f(x) = 0 has only one real root which is positive if a > 1, b < 0,
(B) f(x) = 0 has only one real root which is negative if a > 1, b > 0
(C) f(x) = 0 has only one real root which is nagative if a < –1, b < 0
(D) None of these

Integer Type Questions

7. The least value of 'a' for which the equation,

4 1
 = a has atleast one solution on the interval (0, /2) is :
sin x 1  sin x

t  3x  x 2
8. If the function f (x) = , where 't' is a parameter has a local minimum and a local maximum then the range
x4
of values of 't' is (– , a) then value of a is :
ANSWER KEY
1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (AC) 6. (ABC)
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1. Find the relation between the constants a, b, c & d so that the function,
f(x) = [a sinx + b cosx] @ [c sin x + d cos x] is always increasing.

2. Prove that for 0 < x < 1, the inequality, x < – n (1 – x) < x (1 – x)–1.
 
3. A (0, 1), B  , 1 are two points on the graph given by y = 2 sinx + cos2x. Prove that there exists a
2 
point P on the curve between A & B such that tangent at P is parallel to AB. Find the co-ordinates of P.

4. Using Rolle’s theorem prove that the equation 3x 2 + px – 1 = 0 has at least one real root in the interval
x  (– 1, 1).

 2 
5. Show that, 1 + x n  x  x  1  1 x 2 for all x  0.
 


6. Let f (sinx) < 0 and f (sin x) > 0,  x   0,  and g(x) = f(sin x) + f(cos x), then find the interval in
 2

which g(x) is increasing and decreasing.

7. If a > b > 0, with the aid of Largrange's formula prove the validity of the inequailities
nbn – 1 (a – b) < an – bn < nan – 1 (a – b), if n > 1. Also prove that the inequalities of the opposite sense if
0 < n < 1.
ax 3
8. Find the set of value(s) of 'a' for which the function f (x) = + (a + 2) x 2 + (a  1) x + 2 possess a
3
negative point of inflection.

9. Find the point on the curve, 4 x2 + a2 y2 = 4 a2, 4 < a2 < 8, that is farthest from the point (0, 2).

10. A cone is circumscribed about a sphere of radius ' r '. Show that the volume of the cone is minimum
 1
when its semi  vertical angle is, sin 1   .
 3
1/ x
 f ( x) 
11. Find the polynomial f (x) of degree 6, which satisfies Limit
x0 
1  = e2 and has local maximum
 x3 
at x = 1 and local minimum at x = 0 & 2.

1  1 
12. Discuss the global maxima and minima of f (x) = tan–1 x – ln x on  , 3
2  3 
Answer Key
 3
1. ad > bc 3.  ,  6. Increases when x    4 ,  2  , decreases when x   0,  4  8.  , 2    0,  
6 2
4 12 5 2 6  1  1
9. (0, 2) 11. f  x   2x  x  x 12. Global maxima =  ln3 Global minima =  ln3
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1. If p(x) be a polynomial of degree 3 satisfying p(–1) = 10, p(1) = – 6 and p(x) has maxima at
x = – 1 and p(x) has minima at x = 1. Find the distance between the local maxima and local minima of
the curve.
2. A particle moves along the curve 6 y = x 3 + 2 . Find the points on the curve at which the
y coordinate is changing 8 times as fast as the x coordinate.
3. Show that the normal to any point of the curve x = a (cos t + t sin t), y = a (sin t  t cos t) is at a
constant distance from the origin.

2/3 2/3 2/3

x2 y2
4. Show that the condition, that the curves x +y =c and + 2 = 1 may touch,
a2 b
if c = a + b.
5. Find the possible values of a such that the inequality 3 – x 2 > |x – a| has atleast one negative solution.
6. An inverted cone of height H and radius R is pointed at bottom. It is filled with a volatile liquid completely.
If the rate of evaporation is directly proportional to the surface area of the liquid in contact with air
(constant of proportionality k > 0). Find the time in which whole liquid evaporates.
7. If |f(x 1) – f(x2)|  (x1 – x2)2 , for all x 1, x2  R. Find the equation of tengent to the curve y = f(x) at the point
(1, 2).

8. A variable  ABC in the xy plane has its orthocentre at vertex 'B' , a fixed vertex 'A' at the origin and the third
7x 2
vertex 'C' restricted to lie on the parabola y = 1 + . The point B starts at the point (0, 1) at time t = 0 and
36
moves upward along the y axis at a constant velocity of 2 cm/sec. How fast is the area of the triangle
7
increasing when t = sec.
2
3 x 0
 2
9. For what value of a, m and b does the function f (x) =   x  3x  a 0  x 1
 mx  b 1 x  2
satisfy the hypothesis of the mean value theorem for the interval [0, 2].
10. Suppose that on the interval [–2, 4] the function f is differentiable, f (–2) = 1 and | f ' (x) |  5. Find the
bounding functions of f on [–2, 4], using LMVT.
11. If f, ,  are continuous in [a, b] and derivable in ]a, b[ then show that there is a value of c lying between a &
b such that,
f (a ) f (b) f (c)
(a ) (b) (c) = 0
(a ) (b) (c)
12. Show that exactly two real values of x satisfy the equation x2 = x sinx + cos x.
13. Let a, b, c be three real number such that a < b < c, f (x) is continuous in [a, c] and differentiable
in (a, c). Also f ' (x) is strictly increasing in (a, c). Prove that
(c – b) f (a) + (b – a) f (c) > (c – a) f (b)
ANSWER KEY
 13  H
1. 5 unit 2. (4 , 11) & ( 4,  31/3) 5. a   , 3 6. t= 7. y=2
 4  k
66
8. cm2 / s 9. a = 3, m = 1, b = 4
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