Mathematics I-B Important Questions ( 2 Marks )

By Chandrasekhar NP

Chapter 3 - STRAIGHT LINES ( 1 & 2 Questions )

1. Write the equation of the reflection of the line x  1 in the y-axis
2. Find the angle which the straight line y  3x  4 makes with the y-axis
3. Write the Equation of the straight line parallel to x-axis and at a distance of ‘3’ units above the x-axis.

4. Write the equation of the straight line parallel to y-axis and at a distance of ‘2’ units
from the y-axis to the right of it.
5. Write the equation of the straight line parallel to y-axis and at a distance of ‘5’ units
from the y-axis to the left of it.

6. Find the equation of the straight line making an angle of 1200 with the positive direction of the X-axis
measured counter-clockwise and passing through the point (0,-2).
7. The equation of the straight line which cuts off non-zero intercepts a and b on the X-axis and the Y-
x y
axis respectively is   1.
a b
8. Find the equations of the straight line which make intercepts whose sum is 5 and product is 6.

9. Find the value of x, if the slope of the line passing through  2,5 and  x,3 is 2.
10. Find the slopes of the lines (i) parallel to and (ii) perpendicular to the line passing through (6,3) and
(-4,5).
11. Find the equation of the straight line whose distance from the origin is 4, if the normal ray from the
origin to the straight line makes an angle of 1350 with the positive direction of the X-axis.
12. Find the sum of the squares of the intercepts of the line 4x-3y=12 on the axes of coordinates.
13. If the linear equations ax  by  c  0  abc  0  and lx+my+n=0 represent the same line and
1 n
r  , write the value of r in terms of m and b.
a c
14. Find the angle made by the straight line y   3x  3 with the positive direction of the X-axis
measured in the counter-clockwise direction.
15. If the sum of the reciprocals of the intercepts made by a variable straight line on the axes of
coordinates is a constant, then prove that the line always passes through a fixed point.
x y x y
16. Find the point of intersection of the straight lines   1 and   1 (a  b) .
a b b a
17. State whether (3,2) and (-4,-3) are on the same side or on opposite sides of the straight line 2x-
3y+4=0.
18. Find the ratios in which (i) the X-axis and (ii) the Y-axis divide the line segment AB joining A(2,-
3) and B(3,-6).
19. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the point of intersection of the lines x+y+1=0
and 2x-y+5=0 and containing the point (5,-2).
20. Show that the straight lines  a  b  x   b  c  y  c  a,  b  c  x   c  a  y  a  b and
 c  a  x   a  b y  b  c
are concurrent.
21. A straight line meets the coordinate axes in A and B. Find the equation of the straight line, when (i)
AB is divided in the ratio 2:3 at (-5,2)
(ii) AB is divided in the ratio 1:2 at (-5,4)
22. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the points (-1,2) and (5,-1) and also find the
area of the triangle formed by it with the axes of coordinates.
23. Find the set of values of ‘a’ if the points (1,2) and (3,4) lie to the same side of the straight line 3x-
5y+ a =0.
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24. If non-zero numbers a, b, c are in harmonic progression, then show that the equation   0
a b c
represents a family of concurrent lines and find the point of concurrency.
25. Find the angle between the lines 3x  y  1  0 and x  1  0 .
26. Find the perpendicular distance from the point (-3,4) to the straight line 5 x  12 y  2 .
27. Find the distance between the parallel straight lines 3 x  4 y  3  0 and 6 x  8 y  1  0 .
28. (-4,5) is a vertex of a square and one of its diagonals is 7 x  y  8  0. Find the equation of the other
diagonal.
29. Find the foot of the perpendicular drawn from (4,1) upon the straight line 3 x  4 y  12  0.
30. Find the foot of the perpendicular drawn from (3,0) upon the straight line 5 x  12 y  41  0
31. x  3 y  5  0 is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points A,B. If A=(-1,-3),
find the coordinates of B.
32. Find the image of the point (1,2) in the straight line 3 x  4 y  1  0.
x y
33. Trans form the equation   1 into normal form when a  0, b  0
a b
34. Transform the equation 3 x  4 y  12  0 into normal form

35. The intercepts of a straight line on the axes of coordinates are a and b. If p is the length of the
perpendicular drawn from the origin to this line, write the value of p in terms of a and b.
36. Transform the following equation into a) slope- intercept form b) intercept form and c) normal
form i) 3 x  4 y  5
1
37. Find the equation of straight line in symmetric form given slope m  and point on the line  2,0 
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38. Find the area of the triangle formed by the following straight lines and the coordinate axes.
i) x  4 y  2  0
39. Find the locus of the foot of the perpendicular from the origin to a variable straight line which always
passes through a fixed point (a,b)
40.  
Find the incentre of the triangle whose vertices are 1, 3 ,  2,0  and  0, 0 
41. Find the circumcenter of the triangle whose sides are x=1, y=1 and x+y=1.
42. Find the circumcenter of the triangle formed by the straight lines x+y=0, 2x+y+5=0 and x-y=2
43. Find the equation of the straight line parallel to the line 3x+4y=7 and passing through the point of
intersection of the lines x-2y-3=0 and x+3y-6=0.
44. Find the area of the triangle formed by the line x cos   y sin   p with coordinate axes.
45. A straight line meets the coordinate axes in A and B. Find the equation of the straight line, when (p,
q) bisects AB .
46. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the points  1, 2  and  5, 1 also find the area
of the triangle formed by the line with coordinate axes. 
47. A(10, 4), B(-4, 9), C(-2, -1) are the vertices of ABC find the perpendicular bisector of the side AB

48. Find the ratio in which the line 3 x  4 y  6 divides the line segment joining the points
(2, -1) and (1, 1).
49. Write the equation of the straight line parallel to x-axis and at a distance of ‘4’ units below
the x-axis.
50. Find the equation of the straight line passing through  x1 , y1  and parallel to the straight
line ax  by  c  0
51. Find the equation of the straight line passing through ( x1 , y1 ) and perpendicular to the straight line.
ax  by  c  0
52. Define slope of a straight line.
53. Define intercepts of a straight line.

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 Chapter 5 - 3D-GEOMETRY (3rd Question)
1. If ( x1, y1, z1 ) and ( x2 , y2 , z2 ) are two vertices and ( ,  ,  ) is the centroid of a triangle. find the third
vertex of the triangle.
2. If D ( x1, y1, z1 ) ,E ( x2 , y2 , z2 ) and F ( x3 , y3 , z3 ) are the midpoints of the sides BC,CA and AB respectively
of a triangle. find its vertices A,B and C.
3. If M ( ,  ,  ) is the midpoint of the line segment joining the points A ( x1, y1, z1 ) and B, then find B.
4. Find the incentre of the triangle formed by the points (0,0,0),(3,0,0) and (0, 4,0) .
5. S.T the points A(5,4,2), B(8,-2,-7), C(6,2,-1) are collinear
6. If M  ,  ,   is the mid point of the line segment AB and A   a, b, c  then find the point B.
7. Show that the points A(3,-2,4), B (1,1,1) and C (-1,4,-2) are collinear
8. Find the distance between the midpoint of the line segment AB and the point (3,-1,2) where A= (6,3,-
4), and B=(-2-1,2)
9. Show that the point A (3,2,-4 ) B(5,4,-6) and C(9,8,-10) are collinear and find the ratio in which B
divides AC .
10. Find the locus of the point whose distance from y-axis is thrice its distance from (1, 2, -1)

ADDITIONAL
1. Show that the points A (-4, 9, 6), B (-1, 6, 6) and C (0, 7, 10) form a right angled isosceles triangle.
2. Show that locus of the point whose distance from Y-axis is thrice its distance from (1, 2, -1) is
8x2+9y2+8z2-18x-36y+18z+54=0.
3. Find the distance of P (3, -2, 4) from the origin.
4. Find the distance between the point (3, 4,-2) and (1, 0, 7).
5. P is a variable point which moves such that 3PA = 2PB. If A = (-2, 2, 3) and B= (13,-3, 13), prove that P
satisfies the equation x2+y2+z2+28x-12y+10z-247 = 0.

6. Find the distance between the midpoint of the line segment AB and the point (3, -1, 2) where
A = (6, 3, -4) and B = (-2,-1,2).

Chapter 8 - LIMITS & CONTINUITY (5 & 6 Questions)

1. x3  6 x2  9 x
lim
x 5 x2  9

x3  3 x 2
2. lim
x 3 x2  5x  6

3.  x 1 1 
lim  2  2 
x 1 x  x x  3x  2 x  1 

x 4  81
4. lim 2
x 3 2 x  5 x  3

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5. Compute Ltx0 x 2 cos
x
f ( x )  f (1)
6. If f ( x)   25  x 2 then find Lt
x 0
x 1
1  x if x 1
7. Find the right and left hand limits of the function f ( x )   at a= 1
1  x if x 1

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 Lt a  2 x  3x
8. Compute x a
3a  x  2 x
sec x 1
9. Compute Ltx 0
x2
log(1  x 3 )
10. Compute Ltx0
sin 3 x
x tan 2 x  2 x tan x
11. Compute Ltx0
(1  cos 2 x ) 2
2  cos 2 x
12. compute Ltx
x  2007
Lt
13. If f : R  R is defined f(x)=2x-1 when x<3 and f(x)=5 when x  3 , show that x 3 f ( x)  5
Lt
14. Show that x  2 x 2  4  0  Ltx  2 x2  4
 5x3  4 
15. Compute lim  .
x  4 
 2x 1 
sin( cos 2 x)
16. Compute lim .
x0 x2
6 x 2  cos 3x
17. Compute lim
x  x2  5
 1  x 1/ 8  1  x 1/ 8 
18. Find Lim  
x 0  x 
 
2
x  2 x 1
19. Compute Ltx2 2
x  4x  4
 x2 , x 1 Lt Lt Lt
20. If f ( x)   then find x 1 f ( x ) and x 1 f ( x ) . Does x 1 f ( x) exist ?
 2 x  1, x  1
 x2 x 1

21. Find the right and left limits of the function f ( x )   x 1  x  2 at the point a=2
 x  3 ( x  2)

22. Show that f(x) =  x  is continues at only real numbers that are not integers i.e, on R-Z

23. If f ( x)   x2 x 1
2 x 1 x 1 then find lim f ( x ) and lim1 f ( x ) Does lim f ( x ) exists
x 1 x 1 x 1

Lt 3x2  4 x  5
24. Compute x 
2 x3  3x  7

2  sin x
25. lim
x  x 2  3

2  cos 2 x
26. lim
x  x  2015

cos x  Sin 2 x
27. lim
x  x 1
1 if xo

28. If f  x   2 x  1 if 0  x  1 then find LHL and RHL
3 x if x 1


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29. Compute lim x 2 sin .
x0 x
x2  9
30. lim
x 3 x3  6 x 2  9 x  1
3
31. Compute lim x 3 cos 0
x 0 x
sin x
e 1
32. lim
x 0 x
e  e3
x
33. lim
x 3 x  3
1
34. Show that the function f  x    cos  x  1  , x  R is a continuous function.
10 3

 4  x 2 if x0

 x  5 if 1  x  1
35. Check the continuity of given by f  x    2
4 x  9 if 1  x  2
 3 x  4 if x2
log e x
36. Evaluate lim
x 1 x  1

37. Define limit of a function.

Chapter 9 - DIFFERENTIATION (7 & 8 Questions)
dy
1. If x 2  y 2  3 xy  7 , then find
dx
2 2
2. If y  cos x , then S.T. y1  y2  1
3. If xy  ae x  be x then show that xy2  2 y1  xy  0
4. If y  sin  log x  then Show that x 2 y2  xy1  y  0
dy 1
5. If x  sinh 2 y then show that 
dx 2 x  x 2
dy 1
6. If x  esinh y then show that 
dx x cos y
dy
7. If x  log(1  y) then show that
dx
2 y y  
8. Find the derivative of esinh x w.r.to sin x
dy 1
9. If x  tanh 2 y then show that 
dx 2 x 1  x 
dy ex
10. If x  log 1  sin y  then show that2
 S
dx sin 2 y
11. If f  x   2 x2  3x  5 , then prove that f 1  0  3 f 1  1  0 .
Find the derivatives of the following
12. log a x
13. cos x
x sin 1 x
14.
1  x2
 1
15. x  3x  x  
 x

2 x
16. x .e .sin x
3 5
17. x  2 x 4  3x 6 5
 18. e x  sin x.cos x
px 2  qx  r
19.
ax  b
 a  b  0
20. cos ec 4 x
3
1 
21.   x  .e x
x 
n
22.  ax  b 
3
23.  2 x 2  4 x  3
24. tan  e x 
25. log  tan 2x 
26. sin  cos x 2 
27. e sin 1 x
28. sin  tan 1 e  x 
  x 
29. tan 1  tanh   
  2 
30. x tan 1 x
31. sin x.(tan 1 x )2

32. Is the following function f derivable at 2? Justify

 x if 0  x  2
f  x  
2 if x  2
1  x2
33. If f  x   | x | 1 , then find f '  x  .
1  x2
34. If f  x   2 x2  3x  5 then find f '  0   3 f '  1 .
35. If f ( x)  2 x 2  3 x  5 then prove that f 1 (0)  3 f 1 (1)  0
dx
36. If y  cos ec 1  e 2 x 1  , find
dy
37. Find the derivation of x  sinh 2 y

38. If y  x 4  Tanx then find y11

dx
39. 
If y  Tan 1 cos x find  dy
 2x 
40. Find the second derivation of y  Tan 1  2 
 1 x 
dy
41. If y  tan 1  sec x  tan x  find
dx
dy
42. If y  sin  mx  .cos  nx  then find
dx
m n
43. Find the derivative of y  sin x cos x
x cos x
44. Find the derivative of f ( x ) 
1  x2
45. Find the derivative of following functions
i) x  sinh 2 y ii) x  Tanh 2 y iii) x  Tan(e  x ) vi) x  log(1  sin 2 y )

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 dy
46. If 2 x 2  3 xy  y 2  x  2 y  8  0 find
dx
 2x   2x 
47. Differentiation f ( x) Tan 1  2 
w.r t g ( x )  Sin 1  2 
 1 x  1 x 
dy
48. if x  3cos t  2cos3 t y  3 Sin  3 Sin3 t then find
dx
x x
49. Differentiation f ( x )  log a with respect to g ( x)  a
n
50. Find the derivative of y   ax  b   cx  d m
dy
51. If y  e x  sin x cos x then find
dx
n x
52. Find the derivative of y  x n log  nx 
53. If f ( x)  x 2 2 x log x( x  0), find f 1 ( x)
sin  x  a 
54. Find the derivative of y 
cos x
sin  ax  b 
55. Find the derivative of y 
cos  cx  d 
56. Find the derivative of y  sin cos x 2   
dy
57. If x 4  y 4  a 2 xy  0 find
dx
58. If y  x  Tan x then find y11
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2x  3
59. If y  then find y11
4x  5
2
60. Find the derivative of y  sin x tan 1 x  
ax 
61. Find the derivative of y  tan 1  
 1  ax 
62. 
Find the derivative of y  sin tan 1 e x  
63. Differentiate f  x  with respect to g  x  if f  x   esin x , g  x   sin x
1 x 
64. Find the derivative of y  sinh 1  
 1 x 
x
65. Find the derivative of y  tan 1  tanh 
 2
dy
66. If y  e t  cos t , x  log t  sin t find
dx
67. Find the derivative of the following function. sin Tan 1  e x   
68. Differentiate f  x  with respect to g  x  of the following
 2x 
ii) f  x   esin x , g  x   sin x iii ) f  x   Tan 1, g  x   sin 1  2 
 1 x 
69. Find the derivatives of the following functions.
 3a 2 x  x 3 
i )Tan  1
 ii)Tan1  sec x  tan x 
 a  a  3x  
2 2
 
tan x x x  2 x 1 
iii)  log x  iv )  x x  v) x x  ee vi) sin 1  x 
put 2 x  tan  
 1 4 
70. Find the second order derivatives of the following functions. i) cos3 x ii) sin 4 x
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  ax 
71. Find the derivative of f ( x)  Tan 1  
 1  ax 
dy
72. If y  et  cos t , x  log(t )  S in t find
dx
1
73. Find the derivative of f ( x)  xsin x with respect to f ( x )  Sin 1 x
  dy
74. y  (Tan x)sin x  0  x   Compute
 2 dx
75. Show that f ( x)  x ( x  R) is not differentiation at zero is differentiable at any x  0
76. n
If f  x    ax  b  then find f ' x 
77. If f  x   e 2 x log x then find f ' x 
78. If f  x   e 2 x log  3 x  4  find f ' x 
79. If f  x    4  x2  e2 x find f ' x 
dy
80. If y  cos ec4 x find
dx
dy
81.  
y  tan e x find
dx
dy
82. y  x tan 1 x find
dx
dy
83. y  sin 1  cos x  find
dx
dy
84. y  log  tan5x  find
dx
dy
85. y  tan 1  log x  find
dx
86. 
If f  x   log sin 1 e x   find f ' x 
dy
87. 
y  cos log x  e x find  dx
dy
88. y  cot 1  cos ec 3 x  find
dx
dy
89. 
If y  tan 1 cos x find  dx
90. Show that the function f  x   x  x  1 x  R is differentiable for all real number except for 0
and 1

Chapter 10.1 - ERRORS AND APPROXIMATION (9th Question)

1. Find approximate value of 25.001

2. Find approximate value of Sin(620 )
3. Find approximate value of 3 999
4. The side of a square is increased from 3 cm to3.10 cm find the approximate increase in the area of
the square
5. The radius of a sphere is measured as 14cm later it was found that there is an error 0.02 cm in
measure is the radius. Find the approximate error in surface area of the sphere.
6. If an error of 0.01 cm is made in measuring the perimeter of a circle and the perimeter is measured
as 44 cm then find the approximate error and relative error in its area.
7. Find y and dy for the function y  5 x 2  6 x  6, x  2 and x  0.001
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8. Find the approximate value of sin  62 0 
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9. Find approximate value of 62 .
Chapter 10.4 - ROLLE’S AND LAGRANGES THEOREMS (10th Question)
1. Find a point on the curve y  ( x  3) 2 when the tangent is a parallel to the chord joining (3,0) and
(4,1)
2. Verify Lagranges mean value theorem for the function f  x   x2 in [2,4]
3. On the curve y  x 2 , find a point at which the target is parallel to the chord joining (0,0) and (1,1)
4. in [0,1]
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5. Find the point on the graph of the curve y   x  3  , where the tangent is parallel to the chord
joining (3,0) and (4,1)
6. Verify LMV theorem for f  x   x2 1 on [2, 3] and find ‘c’ in the interval as stated by the theorem.
7. Verify Rolle’s theorem for the function sin x  sin 2 x on  0,  
8. Verify the Lagrange’s mean value theorem for the function f ( x)  log x on 1, 2 

Chapter 10.4 - INCREASING AND DECREASING FUNCTIONS (10th Question)

1. Show that f(x)= 8x+2 is a strictly increasing function on R without using the graph
of y = f(x)
2. Show that f(x)= e x is strictly increasing on R without graph
3. Show that f(x) = -x+2 is strictly decreasing on R with out graph
4. Find the intervals on which f ( x)  x 2  3 x  8 is increasing or decreasing
5. Find the intervals in which the following functions are strictly increasing or strictly
decreasing
a) x 2  2 x  5 b) 6  9x  x2 c) ( x  1)3 ( x  1)3 d) x 3 ( x  2) 2 e) x.e x
f) 25  4x 2 g) ln(ln( x), x  1 h) x3  3x 2  6 x  12
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6. Show that f ( x)  cos2 x is strictly decreasing on (o, )
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7. Show that x  is increasing on 1,  
x
8. Show that f  x   x is strictly decreasing on  ,0  and strictly increasing on  0,  .
9. Find the intervals on which the function f  x   x3  5x2  8x  1 is a strictly increasing function.
10. Find the intervals on which f  x   x x  x  0 is increasing and decreasing.
11. Without using the derivative, show that, the function f  x   3x  7 is strictly increasing on R.
12. Without using the derivative ,the function f  x   5  7 x is strictly decreasing on R.
13. Find the points of local extreme (if any) and local extreme of the following functions each of whose
domain is shown against the function.
x 2
i) f  x   x2 , x  R ii) f  x   sin x,  0,4  iii) f  x   
2 x
14. Define stationary point
15. Define critical point
16. Define increasing and decreasing functions
17. Define strictly increasing & strictly decreasing functions

Chapter 7 - THE PLANE (4th Question)

1. Find the equation of the plane if the foot of the perpendicular from origin to the plane is (2,3,-5).
2. Find the equation to the plane through the points (0,-1,-1), (4,5,1) and (3,9,4).
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3. Find the equation of the plane through the point (α, β, γ) and parallel to the plane
ax + by + cz + k = 0.
4. Find the equation of the plane if the foot of the perpendicular from origin to the plane is (1, 3, -5).
5. Show that 2x + 3y + 7 = 0 represents a plane perpendicular to XY- plane.
6. Find the equation of the plane through (-1, 6, 2) and perpendicular to the join of (1, 2, 3) and (-2, 3, 4).
7. Find the equation of the plane bisecting the line segment joining (2, 0, 6) and (-6, 2, 4) and perpendicular
to it.
8. Find the equation of the plane passing through (0, 0, -4) and perpendicular to the line joining the points
(1, -2, 2) and (-3, 1, -2).
9. Find the equation of the plane through the points (2, 2, -1), (3, 4, 2), (7, 0, 6).
10. Show that the points (0, -1, 0), (2, 1, -1), (1, 1, 1), (3, 3, 0) are coplanar.
11. Reduce the equation of the plane x  2 y  2 z  9  0 in to the normal form.
12. Find the equation to the plane through the points (0, 1, 1),(4,5,1) and (3,9, 4) .
13. Show that the plane through (1,1,1), (1, 1,1) as ( 7, 3, 5) is parallel to y-axis.
14. Find the equation of the plane passing through the points (2, 0 ,1) and (3, -3, 4) and perpendicular
To x-2y+z=6
15. Find the equation of the plane through the point ( ( ,  ,  ) and parallel to the plane ax  by  cz  0
16. Find the equation of the plane if the foot of the perpendicular from origin to the plane is (1,3,-5).
17. Find the equation of the plane bisects the segment joining (2,0,6) and (-6,2,4) and her perpendicular
to it.
18. Find the equation of the plane passing through (4,4,0) and perpendicular to the planes 2x+y+2z+3 =
0 and 3x+3y+3z-8 = 0.
19. Reduce the equation the plane 2x-y+2z-9 = 0 into normal form and intercept form.
20. Find the equation of the plane, which is parallel to x-axis and makes intercepts 5,7 on y-axis and z-
axis respectively.
21. Find the equation of the plane if the foot of the her from origin to the plane is (1,3,-5).

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