METHOD OF DIFFERENTIATION

SOLVED EXAMPLES
dy
Ex. 1 If y = loge (tan 1 1  x2 ) , find .
dx

Sol. y = loge (tan 1 1  x2 )

On differentiating we get,
1 1 1
= . . .2 x
1 2 2 2
tan 1x 1( 1x ) 2 1  x2

x x
= =
 tan 1

1  x2  1   1  x2 
2
 1  x2  tan 1
1x 2
 2  x 2  1  x2

1t 3 2
Ex. 2 Prove that the function represented parametrically by the equations. x  3
; y  2  satisfies the relationship
t 2t t
dy
x(y’)3 = 1 + y’ (where y’ = )
dx
1t 1 1
Sol. Here x =  3  2
t3 t t
Differentiating w.r. to t
dx 3 2 3 2
 4  3 , y 2

dt t t 2t t
Differentiating w.r. to t
dy 3 2 dy dy / dt
 3  2 ,   t  y'
dt t t dx dx / dt

1t 1  y'
Since x =  x or x(y')3 = 1 + y'
t3 (y ')3

dy
Ex. 3 If xy + yx = 2, then find .
dx
Sol. Let u = xy and v = yx
du dv
u+v=2   0
dx dx
Now u = xy and v = yx
 n u = y nx and n v = x n y
1 du y dy 1 dv x dy
  + nx and = n y +
u dx x dx v dx y dx

du y dy  dv  x dy 
 = xy   nx  and  yx   n y 
dx x dx dx  y dx 

 x y y
y dy   x dy  dy  y ny  x . 
x
 xy    n x  + yx  ny  y dx  = 0  
x dx dx  y x x
 x nx  y . y 

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dy  1  x  1 x 
Ex. 4 Find , where y = tan –1   .
dx  1 x  1 x 

Sol. Let x = cos , where  [0, ]

 1  cos   1  cos  
 y = tan –1  
 1  cos   1  cos  

  
 2 cos 2  2 sin 2 
 y = tan –1  
 2 cos   2 sin  
 2 2

      
 1  cos   2 cos
2
but for   0,  ,
2  2
2 cos
2
 2 cos 
2


 
 1  tan 2      
 y = tan –1   
 y= – as   – 
 1  tan 4 2 4 4 2 4
 2

 1 dy 1
 y= – cos–1x  =
4 2 dx 2 1 x2

sin x dy 1  y  cos x  y sin x

Ex. 5 If y = , prove that  .
cos x dx 1  2 y  cos x  sin x
1
sin x
1
1  cos x.....

sin x (1  y)sin x
Sol. Given function is y = =
cos x 1  y  cos x
1
1y

or y + y2 + y cos x = (1 + y) sin x
Differentiate both sides with respect to x,

dy dy dy dy
 2y  cos x  y sin x = (1 + y) cosx + sin x
dx dx dx dx

dy
(1 + 2y + cosx – sinx) = (1 + y) cosx + ysinx
dx

dy 1  y  cos x  y sin x
or 
dx 1  2 y  cos x  sin x

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Ex. 6 y = f(x) and x = g(y) are inverse functions of each other then express g'(y) and g''(y) in terms of derivative of f(x).

dy dx
Sol.  f '(x) and  g '(y)
dx dy

1
 g '(y)  .....(i)
f'(x)
Again differentiating w.r.t. to y
d  1  d  1  dx f ''(x)  1 
g ''(y)   . =  .
dy  f '(x) dx  f '(x) dy
  
(f '(x))2  f '(x) 
f''(x)
 g ''(y)   .....(ii)
(f '(x))3

d2 y
2
d x 2
Which can also be remembered as 2
= – dx 3
dy  dy 
 dx 
 
1/ n
 en 
Ex. 7 Evaluate nlim   .
   

1/ n
 en 
Sol. Here, A = lim   (0 form)
n    

1  en  n log e  log   
 log A = nlim log   = lim
   form 
 n n  n 
log e  0
= nlim {applying L'Hospital's rule}
 1
1/ n
 en 
1
logA = 1  A = e or lim   =e
n    

x
1
Ex. 8 If y =   , then find y(1)
x
Sol. Now taking log e both sides, we get
n y = – x n x when x = 1, then y = 1

n y = – x n x
y
 = – (1 + n x)  y = – y (1 + n x) ......(i)
y
again diff. w.r.t. to x,
1 y
y = – y(1 + n x) – y .  y = y (1 + n x)2 – (using (i))
x x
 y(1) = 0

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d2 y
Ex. 9 If x = a (t + sin t) and y = a(1 – cos t), find .
dx2
Sol. Here x = a (t + sin t) and y = a (1–cos t)
Differentiating both sides w.r.t. t, we get :
dx dy
= a(1 + cos t) and = a (sin t)
dt dt

t t
dy a sin t2 sin . cos
 =  2 2  tan  t 
 
dx a 1  cos t  t 2
2 cos 2
2
Again differentiating both sides, we get,

t
2  
d2 y  t  1 dt 1 1 1 sec  2 
= sec  t / 2  
2 2
= sec     = 
dx2  2  2 dx 2 a 1  cos t  2a  t
2  cos2 
 2

d2 y 1  t
Hence, =  sec 4  
dx 2
4a 2

 2x  1
Ex. 10 If f(x) = sin–1   then find (i) f'(2) (ii) f '   (iii) f'(1)
1  x2  2

 
Sol. x = tan, where    y = sin–1(sin2)
2 2

 
  2  2
 2      2 tan 1 x x 1
 
   1
y = 2   2   f(x) =  2 tan x 1  x  1
 2 2 1
 (  2 tan x) x  1
 
(  2  )   2   
2


 2
 2
x 1
 1x
 2
 f '(x) =  1  x  1
2
 1x
 2
 x  1
 1  x2

2 1 8
(i) f '(2) =  (ii) f '    (iii) f '(1+) = – 1 and f '(1–) = +1  f '(1) does not exist
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Ex. 11 Solve lim logsin x sin 2x.

x 0

Sol. Here lim logsin x sin 2x

x 0

log sin 2 x   
= lim  form 
x 0 log sin x  

1
 2 cos 2 x
= lim sin 2 x {applying L'Hospital's rule}
x 0 1
 cos x
sin x

 2 x  
  cos2 x cos 2 x
sin  2 x  
= lim = lim 1
x0  x  x  0 cos x
  cos x
sin x 

Ex. 12 y = sin (sinx) then prove that y + (tanx) y + y cos2x = 0

Sol. Such expression can be easily proved using implicit differentiation
 y = cos (sin x) cos x
 sec x.y = cos (sin x)
again differentiating w.r.t x, we get
secx y + y secx tanx = – sin(sinx) cosx
 y + y tanx = – y cos2x
 y +(tanx) y + y cos2x = 0

dy 1  y2
Ex. 13 If 1  x 2  1  y2  a (x  y) , then prove that  -
dx 1  x2
Sol. Put x = sin   = sin–1(x)

y = sin   = sin–1(y)

 cos + cos = a(sin – sin)

               
 2 cos   cos    2 a cos   sin 
 2   2   2   2 

   
 cot  a
 2 
  –  = 2 cot–1 (a)
 sin–1x – sin–1y = 2cot–1(a)
differentiating w.r.t. to x.

1 1 dy dy 1  y2
 0   Hence proved
1  x2 1  y2 dx dx 1  x2

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d2 y dy
Ex. 14 If y = (tan–1x)2 then prove that (1 + x2)2 +2x (1 + x2) =2
dx 2 dx
Sol. y = (tan–1x)2
Differentiating w.r.t. x

dy 2 tan 1 x

dx 1  x2
dy
 1  x  dx
2
 2 tan 1
(x)

Again differentiating w.r.t. x

2
d y dy 2 2 d2 y dy
 1  x  dx
2
 2x   1  x 
2
 2 x(1  x2 ) 2
2
dx 1  x 2
dx 2
dx

1  x2  1 1  1  x2
Ex. 15 Obtain differential coefficient of tan–1 with respect to cos–1
x 2 1  x2

1  x2  1 1  1  x2
Sol. Assume u = tan–1 , v = cos–1
x 2 1  x2

The function needs simplification before differentiation Let x = tan

 sec   1   1  cos   –1   
 u = tan–1  = tan–1   = tan  tan  =
 tan   sin   2 2

1  sec  1  cos    
v = cos–1 = cos–1 = cos–1  cos  =  u=v
2 sec  2 2 2

du
 = 1.
dv

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Exercise # 1 [Single Correct Choice Type Questions]

u(x) u '(x)  ' pq

1. Let u(x) and v(x) are differentiable functions such that = 7. If = p and  u(x)  = q, then has the
v(x) v '(x)  v(x)  pq
value equal to
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 7 (D) – 7

 3x  4  2 dy
2. If y = f   & f  (x) = tanx then =
 5x  6  dx
2
 3x  4  1
(A) tan x3 (B)  2 tan   . 2
 5x  6  (5x  6)
 3 tan x 2  4  2
(C) f  2  tan x (D) none
 5 tan x  6 

sec x  tan x dy
3. If y  then equals -
sec x  tan x dx
(A) 2 sec x (sec x – tan x) (B) –2sec x (sec x – tan x)2
(C) 2 sec x (sec x + tan x)2 (D) –2 sec x (sec x + tan x)2

1 1 1 p
dy mn
4. If y = nm p m + mn p n + mp n p then at e is equal to:
1 x x 1 x x 1 x x dx
(A) emnp (B) emn/p (C) enp/m (D) none

5. A differentiable function satisfies 3f 2(x) f '(x) = 2x. Given f (2) = 1 then the value of f (3) is
(A) 3 24 (B) 3 6 (C) 6 (D) 2

x10
6. Let g is the inverse function of f & f  (x) = . If g(2) = a then g  (2) is equal to
1  x 2 
5 1  a2 a10 1  a10
(A) (B) (C) (D)
210 a10 1  a2 a2

7. Let f(x) = x +3 ln(x – 2) & g(x) = x + 5 ln(x - 1), then the set of x satisfying the inequality f'(x) < g'(x) is -

 7 7  7 
(A)  2,  (B) 1, 2    ,  (C) (2, ) (D)  , 
 2 2  2 

f '(x) f (x)
8. Suppose = 0 where f (x) is continuously differentiable function with f '(x)  0 and satisfies f (0) = 1 and
f ''(x) f '(x)
f ' (0) = 2 then f (x) is
(A) x2 + 2x + 1 (B) 2ex – 1 (C) e2x (D) 4ex/2 – 3

9. Suppose that f (0) = 0 and f ' (0) = 2, and let g (x) = f  x  f f (x ) . The value of g ' (0) is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 6 (D) 8

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1 00
n 1 01  n  f 101 
10. If f(x) =  x  n ; then =
n 1 f ' 101 
1 1
(A) 5050 (B) (C) 10010 (D)
5050 10010

 g (x) . cos 1x if x  0
11. Let f(x) =  where g(x) is an even function differentiable at x = 0, passing through the origin.
0 if x  0

Then f  (0)
(A) is equal to 1 (B) is equal to 0 (C) is equal to 2 (D) does not exist

12. If f is twice differentiable such that f  (x)   f (x), f  (x)  g(x)

2 2
h (x)   f (x)   g(x)  and
h (0)  2, h (1)  4

then the equation y = h(x) represents :

(A) a curve of degree 2 (B) a curve passing through the origin
(C) a straight line with slope 2 (D) a straight line with y intercept equal to  2 .

1 1 1
   m  n   m  n    m  n    m n
13. Differential coefficient of  x m  n  .  x n   .  x m  w.r.t. x is -
     

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) –1 (D) xlmn

1 1 1
14. A function y = f (x) satisfies f "(x) = – 2
– 2 sin(x) ; f '(2) = + and f (1)=0. The value of f   is
x 2 2

(A) ln 2 (B) 1 (C) – ln 2 (D) 1 – ln 2
2
15. The derivative of the function,

RS 1 UV RS 1 UV 3
f(x)=cos-1
T 13
(2 cos x  3 sin x) + sin1
W T 13 W
(2 cos x  3 sin x) w.r.t. 1  x 2 at x = is
4

3 5 10
(A) (B) (C) (D) 0
2 2 3

dy
16. If sin (xy) + cos (xy) = 0 then is equal to
dx

y y x x
(A) (B)  (C)  y (D) y
x x

17. A function y = f(x) has second order derivative f"(x) = 6(x – 1). If its graph passes through the point (2, 1) and at that
point the tangent to the graph is y = 3x – 5, then the function is -
(A) (x + 1)3 (B) (x + 1)2 (C) (x – 1)2 (D) (x – 1)3

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18. People living at Mars, instead of the usual definition of derivative D f(x), define a new kind of derivative, D*f(x) by
the formula

f 2 (x  h)  f 2 (x)
D*f(x) = Limit where f(x) means [f(x)]2. If f(x) = x lnx then
h 0 h

D *f (x) x e has the value

(A) e (B) 2e (C) 4e (D) 8e

19. If f(x) is a twice differentiable function, then between two consecutive roots of the equation
f  (x) = 0, there exists :
(A) atleast one root of f(x) = 0 (B) atmost one root of f(x) = 0
(C) exactly one root of f(x) = 0 (D) atmost one root of f  (x) = 0
y.........to  dy
20. If x  e y e , x > 0 then is -
dx

x 1 x 1 x 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
1 x x x x

If f (x) = +
21. x  2 2x  4 + x  2 2x  4 , then the value of 10 f ' (102 )
(A) is – 1 (B) is 0 (C) is 1 (D) does not exist

22. Let f (x) be a polynomial function of second degree. If f (1) = f (–1) and a, b, c are in A.P., then f '(a), f '(b) and
f '(c) are in
(A) G.P. (B) H.P. (C) A.G.P. (D) A.P.

y
23. If x2 + y2 = R2 (R > 0) then k = 3
where k in terms of R alone is equal to
1  y2 
1 1 2 2
(A) – (B) – (C) (D) –
R2 R R R2

x x x x x x dy
24. If y = ......... then -
a  b a  b a  b dx

a b a b
(A) (B) (C) (D)
ab  2ay ab  2 by ab  2 by ab  2ay

25. Let f(x) = xn , n being a non-negative integer. The number of values of n for which f  (p + q) = f  (p) + f  (q) is valid
for all p, q > 0 is :
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) none of these

26. A non zero polynomial with real coefficients has the property that f (x) = f ' (x) · f ''(x). The leading
coefficient of f (x) is
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 9 12 18

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x 1
27. If ƒ (x) = x2  1 , g(x) = and h(x) = 2x – 3, then ƒ '(h'(g'(x)) =
x2  1

1 2 x
(A) 0 (B) 2
(C) (D) 2
x 1 5 x 1

28. The ends A and B of a rod of length 5 are sliding along the curve y = 2x2. Let xA and xB be the x-coordinate of the
dx B
ends. At the moment when A is at (0, 0) and B is at (1, 2) the derivative has the value(s) equal to
dx A
(A) 1/3 (B) 1/5 (C) 1/8 (D) 1/9
3
d 2 x  dy  d2 y
29. If 2   + = K then the value of K is equal to
dy  dx  dx 2
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 2 (D) 0

d3y
30. If y = at2 + 2bt + c and t = ax2 + 2bx + c, then equals
dx 3
(A) 24 a2 (at + b) (B) 24 a (ax + b)2 (C) 24 a (at + b)2 (D) 24 a2 (ax + b)

31. Suppose the function f (x) – f (2x) has the derivative 5 at x = 1 and derivative 7 at x = 2. The derivative of the function
f (x) – f (4x) at x = 1, has the value equal to
(A) 19 (B) 9 (C) 17 (D) 14

32. If ƒ & g are the functions whose graphs are as shown, let u(x) = ƒ (g(x)); w(x) = g(g(x)),
y
then the value of u'(1) + w'(1) is - 5
ƒ (2,4)
4
(6,3)
1 3 3
(A)  (B) 
2 2 2
g
1
5
(C)  (D) does not exist 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
4

33. If y = x – x2 , then the derivative of y2 w.r.t. x2 is

(A) 2x2 + 3x – 1 (B) 2x2 – 3x + 1 (C) 2x2 + 3x + 1 (D) none of these

34. If x + y = 3e2 then D(xy) vanishes when x equals to

(A) e (B) e2 (C) ee (D) 2e2

f '(1) f ''(1) f '''(1) (1)n f '''''''''.......(n times ) (1)

35. If f(x) = xn, then the value of f(1)     ....... 
1! 2! 3! n!
(A) 2n – 1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2n

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Exercise # 2 Part # I [Multiple Correct Choice Type Questions]

1. The slope(s) of common tangent(s) to the curves y = e–x & y = e–x sinx can be -


(A) e  / 2 (B)  e  (C) (D) 1
2
2. If x = cost, y = log e t then
dy 2  dy 4  dy 144  dy 12 
(A) =– at t = (B)  at t = (C)  at t = (D)  at t =
dx  2 dx 2 2 dx 2 6 dx  6
dy
3. If y  x  y  x = c (where c ¹ 0), then has the value equal to
dx

2x x y  y2  x 2 c2
(A) (B) (C) (D) 2 y
c2 y  y2  x 2 x

4. If y + ln(1 + x) = 0, which of the following is true ?

1
(A) ey = xy' + 1 (B) y' =  (C) y' + ey = 0 (D) y' = ey
(x  1)

 y  dy
5. If x 2  y 2 = et where t = sin –1   , then is equal to
 x 2  y2  dx
 
xy xy yx xy
(A) (B) (C) (D)
xy xy yx 2x  y

dy
6. If y = tanx tan2x tan3x then has the value equal to
dx
(A) 3 sec2 3x tan x tan 2x + sec2 x tan 2x tan 3x + 2 sec2 2x tan 3x tan x
(B) 2y (cosec 2x + 2 cosec 4x + 3 cosec 6x)
(C) 3 sec2 3x  2 sec2 2x  sec2 x
(D) sec2 x + 2 sec2 2x + 3 sec2 3x

cos  x  x 2  sin  x  x 2   cos  x  x 2 

7. If f(x) = sin  x  x 2  cos  x  x 2  sin  x  x 2  , then
sin 2x 0 sin 2x 2

(A) f(2) = 0 (B) f  (1/2) = 0 (C) f  (1) = – 2 (D) f  (0) = 4

f ( x) d
8. If fn (x) = e n 1 for all n  N and fo (x) = x, then {f (x)} is equal to
dx n
d
(A) fn (x). {f (x)} (B) fn (x). fn  1 (x)
dx n  1
(C) fn (x). fn  1 (x)........ f2 (x). f1 (x) (D) none of these

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9. If g is inverse of ƒ and ƒ (x) = x2 + 3x – 3 (x > 0) then g'(1) equals-

1 1 ƒ '(1)
(A) (B) –1 (C) (D)
2 g(1)  3 5 (ƒ(1))2

dy
10. If 2x + 2y = 2x + y then has the value equal to
dx
2y 1 2 x 1  2 y 
(A)  (B) (C) 1  2y (D)
2 x
1  2x 2 y  2 x  1
11. The functions u = ex sin x; v = ex cosx satisfy the equation

du dv d2u
(A) v u = u 2 + v2 (B) = 2v
dx dx dx 2

d2v du dv
(C) =  2u (D) + = 2v
dx 2 dx dx

12. For the function y = f (x) = (x2 + bx + c)ex, which of the following holds ?
(A) if f (x) > 0 for all real x 
 f ' (x) > 0 (B) if f (x) > 0 for all real x  f ' (x) > 0

(C) if f ' (x) > 0 for all real x  f (x) > 0 (D) if f ' (x) > 0 for all real x 
 f (x) > 0
dy
13. Let y  x  x  x  ...... then -
dx

1 x 1 y
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2y 1 x  2y 1  4x 2x  y

14. If f is twice differentiable such that f (x) = –f(x) and f (x) = g(x). If h(x) is a twice differentiable function such
that h(x) = (f(x))2 + (g(x))2 . If h(0) = 2, h(1) = 4, then the equation y = h(x) represents
(A) a curve of degree 2 (B) a curve passing through the origin
(C) a straight line with slope 2 (D) a straight line with y intercept equal to 2.

x  2 x 1
15. Let f (x) = . x then
x 1 1

(A) f  (10) = 1 (B) f  (3/2) =  1

(C) domain of f (x) is x  1 (D) none

16. If f(x) = (ax + b) sin x + (cx + d) cos x, then the values of a, b, c and d such that f(x) = x cosx for all x are
(A) a = d = 1 (B) b = 0 (C) c = 0 (D) b = c
1 1
17. Let f  (x) = 3x2 sin  x cos , if x  0 ; f(0) = 0 and f(1/) = 0 then :
x x
(A) f(x) is continuous at x = 0 (B) f(x) is non derivable at x = 0
(C) f  (x) is continuous at x = 0 (D) f  (x) is non derivable at x = 0

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1 x2 1 dy
18. y= cos–1 2
, then is equal to
2 1 x dx

1 1 1 1
(A) , xR (B) , x0 (C) ,x0 (D) ,x0
2(1  x 2 ) 2 (1  x 2 ) 2 (1  x 2 ) 2(1  x 2 )

n ( n x) dy
19. If y = x (n x) , then is equal to :
dx
y y
(A)
x
 n x  n x  1  2 n x n   n x   (B)
x
(ln x)ln (ln x) (2 ln (ln x) + 1)

y y n y
(C) ((ln x)2 + 2 ln (ln x)) (D) (2 ln (ln x) + 1)
x n x x n x

20. Two functions f & g have first & second derivatives at x = 0 & satisfy the relations,

2
f(0 )  , f '(0) = 2 g'(0) = 4g (0), g''(0) = 5 f ''(0) = 6 f(0) = 3 then -
g(0)

f  x 15
(A) if h (x) = then h'(0) = (B) if k(x) = f(x) . g(x) sinx then k'(0) = 2
g  x 4

g '  x 1
(C) Limit  (D) none of these
x 0 f '  x 2

Part # II [Assertion & Reason Type Questions]

These questions contain Statement I (assertion) and Statement II (reason).

(A) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is correct explanation for Statement-I.
(B) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is NOT a correct explanation for statement-I.
(C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false.
(D) Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true.

1. Statement-I Let f(x) is a continuous function defined from R to Q and f(5) = 3 then differential coefficient
of f(x) w.r.t. x will be 0.
Statement-II Differentiation of constant function is always zero.

 d 2y   d2x 
2. Statement-I Let f : [0, ) [0, ) be a function defined by y = f(x) = x2, then  2   2  = 1.
 dx   dy 

3
d2 y d 2 x  dy 
Statement-II 2
 – 2 · 
dx dy  dx 

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x
3. Consider ƒ (x) = 2
& g(x) = ƒ ''(x).
x 1
Statement-I Graph of g(x) is concave up for x > 1.

dn (1)n n !  1 1 
Statement-II (ƒ (x))    , n N
dx n 2  (x  1)
n  1 n
(x  1) 1

4. Consider the following statements

Statement-I f (x) = x ex and g (x) = ex(x + 1) are both aperiodic function.
Statement-II Derivative of a differentiable aperiodic function is an aperiodic function.

d d  
5. Statement - I
dx
{tan– 1 (secx + tanx)} =
dx
{cot – 1 (cosecx + cotx)}, x  0 ,  .
 4
Statement - II sec2 x – tan2 x = 1 = cosec2 x – cot2 x.

 2x   1  x2 
6. Statement - I Derivative of sin 1  2 
with respect to cos 1  is 1 for 0 < x < 1.
1  x   1  x2 
2
 2x  1  1  x 
Statement - II sin 1   cos  1  x2  for –1  x  1.
 1  x2 

d 1
7. Statement - I For x < 0, (n | x |) = .
dx x
d
Statement - II For x < 0, | x | = – x  |x| = – 1
dx

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Exercise # 3 Part # I [Matrix Match Type Questions]

Following question contains statements given in two columns, which have to be matched. The statements in
Column-I are labelled as A, B, C and D while the statements in Column-II are labelled as p, q, r and s. Any given
statement in Column-I can have correct matching with one or more statement(s) in Column-II.
1. Column-I Column-II
Graph of f(x) Graph of f'(x)
y
y

(A) x (p) x
0 0

y y

(B) x (q) x
0 0

y y

(C) x (r) x
0 0

y y

(D) x (s) x
0 0

2. Match the column

Column –  Column – 
(A) If y = cos–1 (cosx), then y at x = 5 is equal to (p) –1
 x
(B) For the function f(x) = n tan    (q) 0
4 2
dy
if = secx + p, then p is equal to
dx

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 1 x  1
(C) The derivative of tan–1   at x = – 1 is (r)
 1 x  2
n x
(D) The derivative of at x = – 1 is (s) 1
x
3. Column-I Column-II
(A) If f(x) = x3 + x + 1, then f'(x2 + 1) at (p) 1
x = 0 is
(B) If f(x) = log x2 (log x) , then f'(ee) is equal to (q) 0

 x
(C) For the function y = n tan    (r) 28
 4 2
dy
if = secx + p, then p is equal to
dx
(D) If f(x) = |x3 – x2 + x – 1| sin x, then (s) 4
4f'(28f(f())) is equal to

4.
Column –  Column – 
dy
(A) If f(x) = 3x 2  6 and y = f(x3), then at x = 1, = (p) –2
dx
(B) If f be a differentiable function such that
f(xy) = f(x) + f(y) ; x, y  R, then f(e) + f(1/e) = (q) –1

(C) If f be a twice differentiable function such that f(x) = –f(x) (r) 0

and f(x) = g(x), If h(x) = (f(x))2 + (g(x))2 & h(5) = 9, then h(10) =

 dy
(D) y = tan–1 (cot x) + cot–1(tan x), < x <  , then = (s) 9
2 dx

Part # II [Comprehension Type Questions]

Comprehension # 1

f(x  y)  f(x) f(y)  1

Let = + xy,, xy R. f(x) is differentiable and f'(0) = 1. Let g(x) be a derivable function
2 2

 xy  g(x)  g(y)

at x = 0 and follows the functional rule g   = (k  R, k  0, 2)
 k  k

Let g'(0) =  0

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On the basis of above information, answer the following questions

1. Domain of n(f(x)) is-

(A) R+ (B) R – {0} (C) R (D) R–
2. Range of y = log3/4 (f(x))

3 
(A) (–, 1] (B)  ,   (C) (–, ) (D) R
4 
3. If the graphs of y = f(x) and y = g(x) intersect in coincident points the  can take values-
(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) 4

Comprehension # 2

f 2 (x  h)  f 2 (x)
Let the derivative of f(x) be defined as D * f(x) = Lim , where f 2 (x) = {f (x)}2.
h0 h

1. If u = f(x), v = g(x), then the value of D* (u . v) is

(A) (D* u) v + (D* v) u (B) u2 D* v + v2 D* u (C) D*u + D* v (D) uvD* (u + v)

u 
2. If u = f(x), v = g(x), then the value of D*   is
v

u 2 D * v  v 2 D* u uD* v  v D *u v2 D * u  u 2 D * v v D* u  u D * v
(A) (B) (C) (D)
v4 v2 v4 v2

3. The value of D* c, where c is constant, is

(A) non-zero constant (B) 2 (C) does not exist (D) zero

Comprehension # 3

Left hand derivative and right hand derivative of a function f(x) at a point x = a are defined as
f(a ) f(a  h ) f(a  h)  f(a )
f'(a–) = lim = lim  and
h  0 h h 0 h

f(a  h)  f(a ) f(a ) f(a  h) f(a )  f(x)

f'(a+) = lim  = lim  = lim  respectively
h 0 h h 0 h x  a a x
Let f be a twice differentiable function. We also know that derivative of an even function is odd function and
derivative of an odd function is even function.
On the basis of above information, answer the following questions
1. If f is odd, which of the following is Left hand derivative of f at x = –a

f(a  h ) f(a ) f(h  a ) f(a )

(A) lim  (B) lim
h 0 h h 0  h

f(a )  f(a  h) f(a)  f(–a  h)

(C) lim  (D) lim 
h 0 h h 0 h

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2. If f is even, which of the following is Right hand derivative of f' at x = a

f '(a )  f '(a  h) f '(a )  f '(–a  h )

(A) lim  (B) lim 
h 0 h h 0 h

–f '(–a )  f '(–a  h) f '(a )  f '(–a  h )

(C) lim (D) lim
h 0  h h 0  h

f( x) f( x  h) f(x) f(x  h)

3. The statement lim = lim implies that for all x  R
h 0 h h 0 h

(A) f is odd (B) f is even

(C) f is neither odd nor even (D) nothing can be concluded

Comprehension # 4

A curve is represented parametrically by the equations x = et cost and y = et sint where t is a parameter. Then The
relation between the parameter 't' and the angle  between the tangent to the given curve and the x-axis is given
by, 't ' equals
   
(A)  (B)  (C)   (D) 
2 4 4 4

d2 y
1. The value of at the point where t = 0 is
dx 2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) – 2 (D) 3


2. If F (t) =  (x  y) dt then the value of F   – F (0) is
2
(A) 1 (B) – 1 (C) e/2 (D) 0

Comprehension # 5

Consider the implicit equation x2 + 5xy + y2 – 2x + y – 6 = 0 ......(i)

dy
1. The value of at (1, 1) is
dx

5 5 8 8
(A) (B) – (C) (D) –
8 8 5 5
d2 y
2. The value of at (1, 1) is
dx 2
111 111 256 256
(A) (B) – (C) (D) –
256 256 111 111

3. The equation of normal to the conic (i) at (1, 1) is

(A) 5x – 8y – 3 = 0 (B) 8y – 5x – 3 = 0 (C) 8x – 5y – 3 = 0 (D) 8x – 5y + 3 = 0

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Comprehension # 6

Limits that lead to the indeterminate forms 1, 00, 0 can sometimes be solved taking logarithm first and then
ˆ
using L' Hopital 's rule
lim g(x) nf (x)
Let Lim(f (x)) g(x) is in the form of 0, it can be written as e xa  eL
x a

nf (x) 
where L = xlim ˆ
 a 1 / g(x) is  form and can be solved using L' Hopital 's rule.

On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :

1. Lim x1 / (1  x ) -
x 1

(A) –1 (B) e–1 (C) –2 (D) e–2

n
2. Lim (nx)1 / 2 x  x1 / x   n  N -
x 

(A) 2 (B) 0 (C) e1/2 (D) e

3. Lim(sin

x)2sin x
x 0

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) does not exist

Comprehension # 7

An operator  is defined to operate on differentiable functions defined as follows.

ƒ 3 x  h   ƒ 3 x
If ƒ (x) is a differentiable function then   ƒ  x    lim
h 0 h
g(x) is a differentiable function such that the slope of the tangent to the curve y = g(x) at any point (a, g(a))
is equal to 2ea (a+1) also g(0)=0.
On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :

1.   g  x   at x=n2 is –
(A) 24 n2 {2 n2+2} (B) n  4 e 2  n 2 2 (C) 96 n  4 e 2  n 2 2 (D) 192n(4e) n22

2.  ( (x + 2))x = 0
(A) 25·39 (B) 29·35 (C) 24·35 (D) 26·34

g  x 
3. lim
x 0 n  cos 2 x 
(A) –12 (B) 12 (C) 24 (D) –24

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Exercise # 4 [Subjective Type Questions]

a  bx 3/2 dy a
1. If y = 5/4 and vanishes at x = 5 then find .
x dx b

1 xn
2. It is known for x  1 that 1 + x + x 2 +....+x n–1 = , hence find the sum of the series
1 x
S = 1 + 2x + 3x2 + ....+ (n + 1) xn.

2 dy
3. If f'(x) = 2 x2  1 and y = f(x ) then find dx at x = 1.

..
..
a x. dy y 2 log e y
x
4. If y = a , then prove that  .
dx x(1  y log e x log e y)

f n 1 (x) d
5. If fn(x) = e for all n  N and f0(x) = x then show that f n (x)  f1 (x).f2 (x).........fn (x) .
dx

d2 y
2
 dy 
6. (i) If ey (x + 1) = 1, show that 2 =  dx  .
dx  

d2 y dy
(ii) If y = sin (2 sin –1 x), show that (1 – x2) 2 =x – 4y..
dx dx

1 d2 f 3 dy d2 y
7. If x = and y = f(x), show that : 2  2 z  z4 2
z dx dz dz

dPn
8. If Pn is the sum of a GP upto n terms. Show that (1 – r) = n . Pn–1 – (n – 1) Pn.
dr
9. Prove that if |a1 sin x + a2 sin 2x +.....+ an sin nx ||sin x| for x R, then|a1 + 2a2 + 3a3 +.....+ nan | 1

f 1 (1) f 2 (1) f n (1)

10. If f(x) = xn , then find the value of f(1) + + +...... + , where f r (x) denotes the r th derivative of
1! 2! n!
f(x) w.r.t. x
c1 c2 x c3 x 2
11. If y = 1 + + + , then show that
x  c1 (x – c1 )(x – c 2 ) (x – c1 )(x – c 2 )(x – c3 )

dy y  c1 c c 
=   2  3 
dx x  c1  x c 2  x c3  x 

1
12. Let f(x) = x +
1
2x 
1
2x 
2 x  ........

Compute the value of f(100).f'(100).

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13. Find a polynomial function f(x) such that f(2x) = f'(x) f''(x).

x dy
14. B–4. If y = , then find
x dx
a
x
b
a  ...............

y
2 2
arcsin
x2  y2
d2 y 2(x2  y2 )
15. If x y e . Prove that  , x > 0.
dx2 (x  y)3

x x x sin x 1 x 1 x 1 x
16. If cos . cos 2 . cos 3 ....  = , then find the value of 2 sec2 + 4 sec2 2 + 6 sec2 3 +...
2 2 2 x 2 2 2 2 2 2
2
 x
17. Show that the substitution z =  n  tan  changes the equation d y  cot x dy  4 y cosec2 x  0 to
 2 dx 2 dx
(d2y/dz2) + 4y = 0
18. Solve using L'Hospital’s rule or series expansion.
x cos x  n(1  x) a x  xa
(i) Lim 2 (ii) If Lim  1 find 'a'.
x0 x xa xx  a a

(iii) Lim log (tan 2 2x)

x 0 tan 2 x

H (x) . g (1)  g (x) . H (1)

19. If H (1) = 1, g  (1) = 2; H(1) = 1, g(1) = 2, then find Limit
x 1 sin (x  1)
20. If Y = sX and Z = tX, where all the letters denotes the function of x and suffixes denotes the differentiation w.r.t. x

X Y Z
s1 t1
then prove that X1 Y1 Z1  X3
s2 t2
X2 Y2 Z2
d3 y 8.b
21. If x = a t 3 and y = b t 2, where t is a parameter, then prove that =
dx 3
27a 3 .t 7
22. Differentiate

1  2x   1  x2 1 
(i) tan 1   w.r.t. 1  4 x 2 (ii) tan –1   with respect to tan –1(x)

1  2x   x 
2
 dy 
23. If x  sec   cos  ; y  sec n   cos n  , then show that (x2  4 )   n 2 (y2  4 )  0 .
 dx 
24. If  be a repeated root of a quadratic equation f(x) = 0 & A(x), B(x), C(x) be the polynomials of degree

A(x) B(x) C(x)

3, 4 & 5 respectively, then show that A( ) B( ) C( ) is divisible by f(x), where dash denotes the derivative.
A '( ) B '( ) C '( )

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d2 y dy
25. If y = A e kt cos (p t + c), then prove that +2k + n 2 y = 0, where n 2 = p2 + k2.
d t2 dt

1 1 1 1 1
26. If y  tan  tan 1 2  tan 1 2  tan 1 2 +......... upto n terms.
x2  x  1 x  3x  3 x  5x  7 x  7x  13
Find dy/dx, expressing your answer in 2 terms.

1  x2
27. (A) Differentiate y  cos 1 w. r. t. tan–1x, stating clearly where function is not differentiable.
1  x2
(B) If y  sin 1 (3 x  4 x 3 ) find dy/dx stating clearly where the function is not derivable in ( –1,1).


d 2 y  y (x 1)  (y 1)
2 2

28. If ex + y = xy, then show that 2 = 2 3 .
dx x (y 1)

x b b
x b d
29. If  1 = a x b and  =
2
are given, then prove that  = 32
a x dx 1
a a x

(x  a )4 (x  a )3 1 (x  a )4 (x  a )2 1
30. If f(x)  (x  b)4 (x  b)3 1 then f '(x)  . (x  b)4 (x  b)2 1 Find the value of  .
4 3 4 2
(x  c) (x  c) 1 (x  c) (x  c) 1

d2 y dy
31. If y = x n ((ax)–1 + a –1), prove that x (x + 1) +x = y  1.
dx 2 dx

f(x  y)  f(x) f(y)  a

32. Let   xy for all real x and y. If f(x) is differentiable and f'(0) exists for all real permissible
2 2
values of 'a' and is equal to 5a  1  a 2 . Prove that f(x) is positive for all real x.

F" f " g" 2c F f  g 

33. If F(x) = f(x). g(x) and f (x). g (x) = c, prove that    and   .
F f g fg F f g

 g(x) , x0
 1/ x
34. Let g(x) be a polynomial, of degree one & f(x) be defined by f(x) =  1  x 
 2  x  , x0

Find the continuous function f(x) satisfying f'(1) = f(–1)

a sin x  bx  cx 2  x 3
35. If Lim exists & is finite, find the value of a, b, c & the limit.
x0 2 x2 .n(1  x)  2 x 3  x 4

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Exercise # 5 Part # I [Previous Year Questions] [AIEEE/JEE-MAIN]

f(x) 1
1. If f(1) = 1, f'(1) = 2, then lim  [AIEEE - 2002]
x 1 x 1

(1) 2 (2) 1 (3) 3 (4) 4

log x n  [x]
2. lim , n N, (where [x] denotes greatest integer less than or equal to x)- [AIEEE - 2002]
x  [x]

(1) Has value -1 (2) Has values 0 (3) Has value 1 (4) Does not exist

dy
3. If y = logy x, then = [AIEEE-2002]
dx

1 1 1 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
x  log y log x(1  y) x(1  log y) y  log x

dy
4. If x = 3cos – 2cos3  and y = 3sin – 2sin3, then = [AIEEE-2002]
dx
(1) sin (2) cos (3) tan (4) cot
n
5. 
If y = x  1  x 2  then (1 + x2)y2 + xy1 = [AIEEE-2002]

(1) ny2 (2) n2y (3) n2y2 (4) None of these

f '(1) f"(1) f '"(1) (1)n fn (1 )

6. If f(x) = xn, then the values of f(1) –    ...  is- [AIEEE-2003]
1! 2! 3! n!

(1) 1 (2) 2n (3) 2n–1 (4) 0

7. Let f(x) be a polynomial function of second degree. If f(1) = f(–1) and a, b, c are in A.P. then f'(a), f'(b) and f'(c)
are in- [AIEEE-2003]
(1) Arithmetic-Geometric Progression (2) Arithmetic progression (A.P.)
(3) Geometric progression (G.P.) (4) Harmonic progression (H.P.)

y  .....to dy
8. If x = e y  e , x > 0, then is - [AIEEE-2004]
dx

x 1 1 x 1x
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1x x x x

dy
9. If xm.yn = (x + y)m+n, then is- [AIEEE-2006]
dx

xy x y
(1) (2) xy (3) (4)
xy y x

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10. Let y be an implicit function of x defined by x2x – 2xx cot y – 1 = 0. Then y'(1) equals :-
[AIEEE-2009]
(1) log 2 (2) –log2 (3) –1 (4) 1
11. Let f : (–1, 1)  R be a differentiable function with f(0) = – 1 and f'(0) = 1. Let g(x) = [f(2f(x) + 2)]2. Then
g'(0) :- [AIEEE-2010]
(1) 4 (2) –4 (3) 0 (4) –2

d2x
12. equals :- [AIEEE-2011]
dy 2
1 1
 d2 y   dy 2  d2 y   dy 3  d2 y   d2 y   dy 
3
(1)  2    
(2)  2    (3)  2  (4)   2   
 dx   dx   dx   dx   dx   dx   dx 
dy
13. If y = sec(tan–1x), then at x = 1 is equal to : [JEE-(Main)-2013]
dx
1 1
(1) (2) (3) 1 (4) 2
2 2
1
14. If g is the inverse of a function f and f' (x) = , then g' (x) is equal to : [Main 2014]
1  x5
1
(1) 1 + x5 (2) 5x4 (3) 5 (4) 1 + {g(x)}5
1  g  x 

Part # II [Previous Year Questions][IIT-JEE ADVANCED]

1. (A) If ln(x + y) = 2xy, then y'(0) = [JEE 2004 (Scr.)]

(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 2 (D) 0

 1  x  c  1
b sin   ,  x0
  2  2
 1
(B) f(x) =  , at x  0
 2
 e ax / 2  1 1
 , 0x
 x 2

If f(x) is differentiable at x = 0 and  c  < 1/2 then find the value of 'a' and prove that 64b2 = 4 – c2. [JEE 2004]

2.(A) If y = y(x) and it follows the relation x cos y + y cos x = , then y"(0) :-
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C)  (D) –

(B) If P(x) is a polynomial of degree less than or equal to 2 and S is the set of all such polynomials so that P(1) =1,
P(0) = 0 and P'(x) > 0  x  [0, 1], then :-
(A) S =  (B) S = (1 – a)x2 + ax, 0 < a < 2
(C) (1 – a)x2 + ax, a  (0, ) (D) S = (1 – a)x2 + ax, 0 < a < 1

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(C) If f(x) is a continuous and differentiable function and f(1/n) = 0,  n  1 and n  I, then :-
(A) f(x) = 0, x  (0, 1] (B) f(0) = 0, f' (0) = 0
(C) f ' (x) = 0 = f" (x), x  (0, 1] (D) f(0) = 0 and f' (0) need not to be zero
[JEE 2005]

(D) If f(x – y) = f(x) · g(y) – f(y) · g(x) and g(x – y) = g(x) · g(y) + f(x) · f(y) for all x, y  R. If right hand derivative
at x = 0 exists for f(x). Find derivative of g(x) at x = 0. [JEE 2004]

3. For x > 0, Lim((sin x)1/x  (1 / x)sin x ) is :- [JEE 2006]

x 0

(A) 0 (B) –1 (C) 1 (D) 2

d2 x
4. equals :- [JEE 2007]
dy2

1 1 3 2 3
 d2 y   d2 y   dy   d 2 y   dy   d 2 y   dy 
(A)  2  (B)   2    (C)  2    (D) –  2   
 dx   dx   dx   dx   dx   dx   dx 

5. (A) Let g(x) = n f(x) where f(x) is a twice differentiable positive function on (0, ) such that f(x + 1) = x f(x). Then for
N = 1, 2, 3

 1 1 
g"  N   – g"   =
 2 2 

 1 1 1   1 1 1 
(A) –4 1    ....... 2 
(B) 4 1    ....... 2 
 9 25 (2 N  1)   9 25 (2 N  1) 

 1 1 1   1 1 1 
(C) –4 1    ....... 2  (D) 4 1    ....... 2 
 9 2 5 (2 N  1)   9 25 (2 N  1) 

(B) Let f and g be real valued functions defined on interval (–1, 1) such that g"(x) is continuous, g(0)  0, g'(0) = 0,
g"(0)  0, and f(x) = g(x) sin x.

Statement-1 : Lim [g(x) cot x – g(0)cosecx] = f "(0)

x 0

Statement-2 : f ' (0) = g(0)

(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation of statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true. [JEE 2008]
x
6. If the function f(x) = x 3  e 2 and g(x) = f –1(x), then the value of g'(1) is [JEE 2009]

  sin      d
7. Let ƒ( )  sin  tan 1    , where     . Then the value of (ƒ()) is [JEE 2011]
1]
  cos 2    4 4 d(tan )

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MOCK TEST

SECTION - I : STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE

n n x dy
1. If y = x (nx) , then is equal to :
dx

yny xnx 2y ny

(A) (2n n x + 1) (B) (2n nx + 1) (C) xn x (nn x + 1) (D) None of these
xnx yny

 d2y   d2 x 
2. Let y = e2x. Then  2   2  is:
 dx   dy 
(A) 1 (B) e  2x (C) 2 e 2x (D)  2 e 2x
2
n  dy 
n
3. If x = cosec – sin ; y = cosec – sin , then (x + 4)   – n2y2 equals to
2
 dx 
(A) n2 (B) 2n2 (C) 3n2 (D) 4n2

 d   d2y 
4. If y2 = P(x), where P(x) is a polynomial of degree 3, then 2    y 3 . 2  equals:
 dx   dx 

(A) P  (x) + P  (x) (B) P  (x). P  (x) (C) P (x). P  (x) (D) constant

5. Let g(x) be the inverse of an invertible function f(x) which is differentiable for all real x, then g(f(x)) equals to

– f ( x ) f (x)f (x) – (f (x))3 f (x)f (x) – (f (x))2

(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
( f ( x ))3 f (x) (f (x))2

2 2
  x    x 
6. If f(x) = – f(x) and g(x) = f(x) and F(x) =  f    +  g    and given that F(5) = 5, then F(10) is equal to
 2
    2 
(A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 0 (D) 15

dy
7. If xy . yx = 1, then equals to
dx

y(xn y –1) y(xn y – y) y(xn y  y) – y(x n y  y)

(A) (B) (C) x(yn x – x) (D) x (yn x  x)
x(yn x – y) x(yn x  x)

x3 sin x cos x
d 3f (x)
8. If f(x) = 6 1 0 (where p is constant), then at x = 0, is equal to–
dx 3
2 3
p p p

(A) p (B) p2 (C) –p (D) 0

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x
 x  d2 y
9. If y = n   , then x3 is equals to
 a  bx  dx 2

2 2 2
 dy   dy   dy 
(A)  x – y (B)  y – x  (C)  x  y (D) None of these
 dx   dx   dx 

d6y 
10. S1 : If y = sin 2x, then 6
at x = is equal to 1
dx 2

y  e y.... dy
S2 : If x = e , then at x = 1 is 0
dx

d2 y 1 1
S3 : If y = 2t2, x = 4t , then at x = is
dx 2 2 2

dy 16
S4 : If x = t2 + 3t – 8, y = 2t2 – 2t – 5, then at (2, –1) is 3
dx 7
(A) FFFT (B) FTFT (C) FTTF (D) TTTF

SECTION - II : MULTIPLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE

dy
11. If y = sec (tan 1 x) , then at x = 1 is equal to :
dx

1  1 
(A) (B) sin –1  sin  (C) 1 (D) none of these
2  2

 2x  dy
12. If y = tan–1  2x  1 
, then at x = 0 is
 1 2  dx

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) ln 2 (D) none of these

x 1 dy
13. If y  1010 and = 10x .  , then value of  is–
y dx
2
(A) n 10 (B) (n 10)2 (C) e n(n10) (D) (log10e)2

 1  1
14. S1 : If f(x) = [x], then f  f    = 0 S2 : If f(x) = , then f(n) = 0
sin x
 2 

 
S3 : If f(x) = log |sin x|, then f(x) < 0  x   ,   S4 : f(x) = e|sinx| is differentiable everywhere
2 
(A) FFFT (B) TFTF (C) FTTF (D) TTTF

x3
15. Given f(x) =  + x2 sin1.5 a  x sina. sin2a  5 sin–1(a2  8a + 17) then:
3
(A) f(x) = – x2 + 2x sin6 – sin4 sin8 (B) f  (sin 8) > 0
(C) f  (x) is not defined at x = sin 8 (D) f  (sin 8) < 0

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SECTION - III : ASSERTION AND REASON TYPE

16. Statement-I : Let f(x) is a continuous function defined from R to Q and f(5) = 3 then differential coefficient
of f(x) w.r.t. x will be 0.
Statement-II : Differentiation of constant function is always zero.
(A) Statement-I is True, Statement-II is True; Statement-II is a correct explanation for Statement-I.
(B) Statement-I is True, Statement-II is True; Statement-II is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-I
(C) Statement-I is True, Statement-II is False
(D) Statement-I is False, Statement-II is True
d 1
17. Statement-I : For x < 0, (n | x |) = .
dx x
d
Statement-II : For x < 0, | x | = – x  |x| = – 1
dx
(A) Statement-I is True, Statement-II is True; Statement-II is a correct explanation for Statement-I.
(B) Statement-I is True, Statement-II is True; Statement-II is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-I
(C) Statement-I is True, Statement-II is False
(D) Statement-I is False, Statement-II is True
x
18. Consider ƒ (x) = 2
& g(x) = ƒ ''(x).
x 1
Statement-I : Graph of g(x) is concave up for x > 1.

dn (1)n n !  1 1 
Statement-II : (ƒ (x))    , n  N
dx n 2  (x  1)
n 1 n
(x  1) 1

(A) Statement-I is True, Statement-II is True; Statement-II is a correct explanation for Statement-I.
(B) Statement-I is True, Statement-II is True; Statement-II is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-I
(C) Statement-I is True, Statement-II is False
(D) Statement-I is False, Statement-II is True
d d  
19. Statement-I : {tan– 1 (sec x + tan x)} = {cot – 1 (cosec x + cot x)}, x   0 ,  .
dx dx  4
Statement-II : sec2 x – tan2 x = 1 = cosec2 x – cot2 x.
(A) Statement-I is True, Statement-II is True; Statement-II is a correct explanation for Statement-I.
(B) Statement-I is True, Statement-II is True; Statement-II is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-I
(C) Statement-I is True, Statement-II is False
(D) Statement-I is False, Statement-II is True
 d 2y   d2x 
20.. Statement-I : Let f : [0, ) [0, ) be a function defined by y = f(x) = x2, then  2   2  = 1.
 dx   dy 
2 2 3
d y d x  dy 
Statement-II :  – 2 · 
dx 2 dy  dx 
(A) Statement-I is True, Statement-II is True; Statement-II is a correct explanation for Statement-I.
(B) Statement-I is True, Statement-II is True; Statement-II is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-I
(C) Statement-I is True, Statement-II is False
(D) Statement-I is False, Statement-II is True

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SECTION - IV : MATRIX - MATCH TYPE

21.
Column –  Column – 
x  cos(sin 1 x)
(A) lim1 is equal to (p) does not exist
x 1  tan(sin 1 x)
2

1 1
(B) If f(x) = log x2 (log x) , then f   is equal to (q) –
 2 2

 x
(C) For the function f(x) = n tan    (r) 28
4 2
dy
if = sec x + p, then p is equal to
dx
1 1  cos 2x
(D) lim is equal to (s) 1
x 0 x 1  cos 2x
(t) 0

22. Column –  Column – 

–1
(A) If y = cos (cos x), then y at x = 5 is equal to (p) does not exist
(B) For the function f(x) = n |tan x| (q) 2
 
f  –  is equal to
 4
 1 x  1
(C) The derivative of tan–1   at x = – 1 is (r)
 1 x  2

log x
(D) The derivative of at x = – 1 is (s) 1
x
(t) –1

SECTION - V : COMPREHENSION TYPE

23. Read the following comprehension carefully and answer the questions.
The graph of y = f(x) is given with six labelled points. Out of these points answer the following questions.

D E
B
A
F
1. The point which has the greatest value of f(x) is
(A) B (B) C (C) D (D) E

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2. The point where f and f are non-zero and of the same sign are
(A) B & D (B) D & E (C) B & E (D) None of these

3. The points where atleast two of f, f and f are zero

(A) C & D (B) A and D (C) A & F (D) None of these

24. Read the following comprehension carefully and answer the questions.
In certain problem the differentiation of {f(x) . g(x)} appears. One student commits mistake and differentiates

df dg 1
as . but he gets correct result if f(x) = x 3 and g(0) = .
dx dx 3
1. The function g(x) is
3 4 9 27
(A) (B) (C) (D)
| x  3 |3 | x  3 |3 | x  3 |3 | x  3 |3

2. Derivative of {f(x – 3) . g(x)} with respect to x at x = 100 is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) – 1 (D) 2

f (x).g(x)
3. lim will be
x 0 x(1  g(x))
(A) 0 (B) – 1 (C) 1 (D) 2

25. Read the following comprehension carefully and answer the questions.
1
Let f(x) = . Let m be the slope, a be the x-intercept and b be the y-intercept of a tangent to y = f(x), then
1  x2
1. Abscissa of the point of contact of the tangent for which m is greatest

1 1
(A) (B) 1 (C) – 1 (D) –
3 3
2. The greatest value of b is-
9 3 1 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 8 8 8

1
3. The abscissa of the point of contact of tangent for which is greatest, is-
a

1 1
(A) (B) 1 (C) – 1 (D) –
3 3

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SECTION - VI : INTEGER TYPE

4x 2  3x 2 dy 
26. If y = tan –1 2 + tan
–1 , where 0 < x < and  , then find 
1  5x 3  2 x 3 dx 1  25x 2

2
  x  x2 – a2  d2 y dy
27. If y =  n    + k n (x  x 2 – a 2 ) , then find the value of (x2 – a2)
 2
x
  a  dx dx

 n (e / x 2 )   3  2nx  d2 y
28. If y = tan–1  n (ex 2 )  + tan–1  1– 6nx  , then find .
    dx 2

2  a–b x dy
29. If y = tan–1  tan  , then find , at a = 1, b = 1, x = 0.

2 dx
 a b
2 2
a –b

30. The function y = f (x) defined by the parametric equations x = et sin t , y = et cos t satisfies the relation
y (x + y)2 = (xy – y), then find 

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ANSWER KEY

EXERCISE - 1

1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. B 11. B 12. C 13. B

14. D 15. C 16. B 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. C 21. C 22. D 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. D
27. C 28. D 29. D 30. D 31. A 32. B 33. B 34. B 35. B

EXERCISE - 2 : PART # I

1. AB, 2. AD 3. ABC 4. ABC 5. BC 6. ABC 7. BCD 8. AC 9. AC

10. ABCD 11. ABCD 12. AC 13. ACD 14. CD 15. AB 16. ABCD 17. ACD 18. BC
19. BD 20. ABC

PART - II

1. A 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. A

EXERCISE - 3 : PART # I
1. Aq Bs Cp Dr 2. Ap Bq Cr Ds 3. A  s B  q C  q,s D  s
4. As Br Cs Dp

PART - II
Comprehension # 1 : 1. C 2. A 3. A, C Comprehension # 2 : 1. B 2. C 3. D
Comprehension # 3 : 1. A 2. A 3. B Comprehension # 4 : 1. C 2. B 3. C
Comprehension # 5 : 1. B 2. A 3. C Comprehension # 6 : 1. B 2. A 3. A
Comprehension # 7 : 1. C 2. D 3. A

EXERCISE - 5 : PART # I

1. 1 2. 1 3. 3 4. 4 5. 2 6. 4 7. 2 8. 3 9. 4 10. 3 11. 2 12. 2 13. 1

14. 4
PART - II

1. (A) A (B) a = 1 2. (A) C (B) B (C) B (D) g' (0) = 0 3. C 4. D 5. (A) A (B) A 6. 2
7. 1
MOCK TEST

1. A 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. A 10. B 11. A, B 12. D 13. B, C

14. B 15. A, D 16. A 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. D
21. A  q B  p C  t D  p 22. A  t B  q C  r D  s 23. 1. B 2. C 3. C 24. 1. C
2. A 3. A 25. 1. D 2. A 3. A 26. 5 27. 2 28. 0 29. 1/2 30. 2

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