APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES

EXERCISE - 1: PREVIOUS YEAR AIEEE/JEE MAINS QUESTIONS

1. The maximum distance from origin of a point on the curve 7. A point on the parabola y2 = 18x at which the ordinate
increases at twice the rate of the abscissa, is (2004)
§ at · (a) (2, 4) (b) (2, –4)
x = a sin t – b sin ¨ ¸
©b¹
§ 9 9· §9 9·
(c) ¨  , ¸ (d) ¨ , ¸
© 8 2¹ ©8 2¹
§ at ·
y = a cos t – b cos ¨ ¸ , both a, b > 0, is (2002)
©b¹ 8. A function y = f (x) has a second order derivative
f ” = 6(x–1). If its graph passes through the point (2, 1) and
(a) a – b (b) a + b at that point the tangent to the graph is y = 3x – 5, then the
function is (2004)
(c) a 2  b2 (d) a 2  b2
(a) (x – 1)2 (b) (x – 1)3
2. If 2a + 3b + 6c = 0 (a, b, c, R), then the quadratic equation (c) (x + 1)3 (d) (x + 1)2
ax2 + bx + c = 0 has (2002) 9. The normal to the curve x = a (1 + cos T), y = a sin Tat T
(a) at least one root in (0, 1) always passes through the fixed point (2004)
(b) at least one root in [2, 3] (a) (a, 0) (b) (0, a)

(c) at least one root in [4, 5] (c) (0, 0) (d) (a, a)

10. Area of the greatest rectangle that can be inscribed in the
(d) none of the above
3. The greatest value of f (x) = (x +1)1/3 – (x – 1)1/3 on [0, 1] is x 2 y2
ellipse  1 is (2005)
a2 b2
(2002)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (a) ab (b) 2 ab

(c) a/b (d) ab

1
(c) 3 (d)
3 11. The normal to the curve x = a (cos T + Tsin T),
y =a (sin T–T cos T) at any point Tis such that (2005)
4. The function f (x) = cot–1 x + x increases in the interval
(2002) S
(a) it makes angle  T with x–axis
2
(a) (1, f) (b) (–1, f)
(b) it passes through the origin
(c) (–f, f) (d) (0, f)
(c) it is a constant distance from the origin
5. If the function f (x) = 2x3 – 9ax2 + 12a2 x + 1, where a > 0,
attains its maximum and minimum at p and q respectively § S ·
such that p2 = q, then a equals (d) it passes through ¨ a , a ¸
(2003) © 2 ¹
(a) 1 (b) 2 12. A spherical iron ball 10 cm in radius is coated with a layer of ice
of uniform thickness that melts at a rate of 50 cm3/min. When
1
(c) (d) 3 the thickness of ice is 5 cm, then the rate at which the thickness
2
of ice decreases, is (2005)
6. The real number x when added to its inverse gives the
1 1
minimum value of the sum at x equal to (2003) (a) cm / min (b) cm / min
18S 36S
(a) 1 (b) – 1
(c) – 2 (d) 2 5 1
(c) cm / min (d) cm / min
6S 54S
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13. Let f be differentiable for all x. 19. A value of c for which conclusion of Mean Value Theorem
If f (1) = – 2 and f ´(x) t2 for x [1, 6], then (2005) holds for the function f (x) = loge x on the interval [1, 3], is
(a) f (6) < 8 (b) f (6) t8 (2007)
(c) f (6) = 5 (d) f (6) < 5 (a) log3 e (b) loge 3
14. A function is matched below against an interval where it is
1
supposed to be increasing. Which of the following pairs (c) 2 log3 e (d) log e 3
is incorrectly matched ? (2005) 2

Interval Function 20. The function f (x) = tan–1 (sin x + cos x) is an increasing
(a) (–f, –4) x3 + 6x2 + 6 function in (2007)

§ 1º § S· § S S·
(b) ¨ f, » 3x2 – 2x + 1 (a) ¨ 0, ¸ (b) ¨  , ¸
© 3¼ © 2¹ © 2 2¹

(c) [2, f) 2x3 – 3x2 – 12x + 6

§S S· § S S·
(d) (–f, f) x3 – 3x2 + 3x + 3 (c) ¨ , ¸ (d) ¨  , ¸
©4 2¹ © 2 4¹
3x 2  9 x  17
15. If x is real, the maximum value of is 21. If p and q are positive real numbers such that p2 + q2 =1,
3x 2  9 x  7
then the maximum value of (p + q) is (2007)
(2006)
1 1
1 (a) (b)
(a) (b) 41 2 2
4
(c) 2 (d) 2
17
(c) 1 (d)
7 22. How many real solutions does the equation

x 2 x7 + 14x5 + 16x3 + 30x – 560 = 0 have ? (2008)

16. The function g (x)  has a local minimum at
2 x (a) 5 (b) 7
(2006) (c) 1 (d) 3
(a) x = 2 (b) x = – 2 23. Suppose the cubic x3 – px + q has three distinct real roots
(c) x = 0 (d) x = 1 where p > 0 and q > 0. Then which one of the following
17. A triangular park is enclosed on two sides by a fence and holds? (2008)
on the third side by a straight river bank. The two sides
having fence are of same length x. The maximum area p p
(a) The cubic has maxima at both and –
enclosed by the park is (2006) 3 3

3 2 x3 p p
(a) x (b)
2 8 (b) The cubic has minima at and maxima at –
3 3

1 2
(c) x (d) Sx2 p p
2 (c) The cubic has minima at – and maxima at
3 3
18. Angle between the tangents to the curve y = x2 – 5x + 6 at
the points (2, 0) and (3, 0) is (2006)
p p
(a) S/2 (b) S/3 (d) The cubic has minima at both and –
3 3
(c) S/6 (d) S/4
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24. Given P (x) = x4 + ax3 + bx2 + cx + d such that x = 0 is the only (a) Statement I is false, Statement II is true.
real root of P’(x) = 0. If P(–1) < P(1), then in the interval (b) Statement I is true, Statement II is true;
[–1, 1] (2009)
Statement II is correct explanation for Statement I.
(a) P (–1) is the minimum and P(1) is the maximum of P
(c) Statement I is true, Statement II is true;
(b) P (–1) is not minimum but P(1) is the maximum of P
Statement II is not a correct explanation for Statement I.
(c) P(–1) is the minimum and P(1) is not the maximum of P
(d) Statement I is true, Statement II is false.
(d) neither P(–1) is the minimum nor P(1) is the maximum of P
29. A spherical balloon is filled with 4500S cu m of helium gas.
4 If a leak in the balloon causes the gas to escape at the rate
25. The equation of the tangent to the curve y x  2 , that of 72S cu m/ min, then the rate (in m/min) at which the
x
radius of the balloon decreases 49 min after the leakage
is parallel to the x-axis, is (2010)
began is (2012)
(a) y = 0 (b) y = 1
9 7
(c) y = 2 (d) y = 3 (a) (b)
7 9
26. Let f : R o R be defined by
2 9
(c) (d)
­ k  2x, if x d  1 9 2
f (x) ®
¯ 2x  3, if x ! 1 30. Let a, b  R be such that the function f given by
f (x) = log |x| + bx2 + ax, x z 0 has extreme values at
If f has a local minimum at x = –1, then a possible value of x = –1 and x = 2.
k is (2010) Statement I f has local maximum at x = –1 and x = 2.
(a) 1 (b) 0 1 1
Statement II a and b . (2012)
2 4
(c)  1 (d) –1
2 (a) Statement I is false, Statement II is true.
(b) Statement I is true, Statement II is true;
§ 5S · x Statement II is a correct explanation for Statement I.
27. For x  ¨ 0,
© 2 ¹
¸ , define f (x) ³ 0
t sin t dt. Then, f has
(c) Statement I is true, Statement II is true;
(2011) Statement II is not a correct explanation for Statement I.
(a) local minimum at S and 2S (d) Statement I is true, Statement II is false.
(b) local minimum at Sand local maximum at 2S 31. A line is drawn through the point (1, 2) to meet the
(c) local maximum at Sand local minimum at 2S coordinate axes at P and Q such that it forms a ' OPQ,
where O is the origin, if the area of the 'OPQ is least, then
(d) local maximum at Sand 2S the slope of the line PQ is (2012)
28. Let f be a function defined by
1
(a)  (b) – 4
­ tan x 4
° , xz0
f (x) ® x
°¯ 1 , 1
x 0 (c) – 2 (d) 
2
Statement I x = 0 is point of minima of f. 32. The intercepts on x-axis made by tangents to the curve,
Statement II f ’ (0) = 0 (2011) x

y
³ 0
| t |dt , xR , which are parallel to the line y = 2x, are

equal to (2013)
(a) ± 1 (b) ± 2
(c) ± 3 (d) ± 4
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ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE - 1: PREVIOUS YEAR AIEEE/JEE MAINS QUESTIONS

1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (b)
11. (a,c) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (b) 16. (a) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (c) 20. (d)
21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (d) 26. (d) 27. (c) 28. (c) 29. (c) 30. (c)
31. (c) 32. (a)

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