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MATHEMATICS 1 B
LOCUS

Short Answer Questions:

1. Find the equations of locus of P, if the line segment joining (2, 3) and (-1, 5) subtends a right angle at P.

2. A(2, 3) and B(-3, 4) be two given points. Find the equation of the locus of P so that the area of the
triangle PAB is 8.5 sq.units.

3. Find the equation of locus of a point P, if A = (2, 3), B = (2, -3) and PA + PB = 8.

4. If the distance from ‘P’ to the points (2, 3) and (2, -3) are in the ratio 2 : 3, then find the equation of
locus of P.

5. Find the equation of locus of p, if the line segment joining (4, 0) and (0, 4) subtends a right angle at p.

6. A(1, 2), B(2, –3), C(–2, 3) are three points. A point p moves such that PA 2  PB2  2PC2 .

TRANSFORMATION OF AXES

1. When the origin is shifted to the point (2, 3) the transformed equation of a curve is x2 + 3xy – 2y2 +
17x – 7y – 11 = 0. Find the original equation of the curve.

2. Prove that the angle of rotation of the axes to eliminate xy term from the equation ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0
1  2h 
is tan1   where a  b and /4 if a = b.
2 ab

3. When the axes are rotated through an angle , find the transformed equation of x cos  + y sin = p.

4. Find the transformed equation of x 2  2 3xy  y 2  2a2 , when the axes are rotated through an angle
/6.

5. When the axes are rotated through an angle 450, the transformed equation of a curve is 17x2 – 16xy +
17y2 = 225. Find the original equation of the curve.

6. When the origin is shifted to (–1, 2) by the translation of axes, find the transformed equation of
x 2  y 2  2x  4y  1  0 .

STRAIGHT LINES

Very Short Answer Questions:

1. Find the value of x, if the slope of the line passing through (2, 5) and (x, 3) is 2.

2. Find the value of y, if the line joining (3, y) and (2, 7) is parallel to the line joining the points (-1, 4) and
(0, 6).

3. Find the value of k, if the straight lines y-3 kx + 4 = 0, (2k-1)x-(8k-1)y-6 = 0 are perpendicular.

4. Find the equation of the straight line passing through A (-1, 3) and (i) parallel (ii) perpendicular to the
straight line passing through B (2, -5) and C (4, 6).

5. Find the equation of the straight line parallel to the line 2x + 3y + 7 = 0 and passing through the point
(5, 4).

6. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the point (2, 3) and making intercepts, whose
sum is zero.

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7. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the point (-2, 4) and making intercepts, whose
sum is zero.

8. Transform the equation x + y + 1 = 0 into (i) slope intercept from (ii) intercept form (iii) normal form.

9. Find the value of p, if the straight lines x + p = 0, y + 2 = 0, 3x + 2y + 5 = 0 are concurrent.

10. Find the distance between the parallel lines 5x – 3y – 4 = 0, 10x – 6y – 9 = 0.

11. Find the ratio in which the straight line 2x + 3y – 20 = 0 divides the line joining the points (2, 3) and
(2, 10)

12. Find the area of the triangle formed by the line 3x – 4y + 12 = 0 with coordinate axes.

Short Answer Questions:

x y
1. Transform the equation   1 into normal form where a > 0, b > 0. If the perpendicular distance
a b
1 1 1
of the straight line from the origin is p then deduce that 2  2  2 .
p a b

2. Find the points on the line 3x – 4y – 1 = 0 which are at a distance of 5 units from the point (3, 2).

3. A straight line through Q(3, 2) makes an angle /6 with the positive direction of the X-axis. If the
straight line intersects the line 3x – 4y + 8 = 0 at P, find the distance PQ.

4. Find the value of k, if the lines 2x – 3y + k = 0, 3x – 4y – 13 = 0, 8x – 11y – 33 = 0 are concurrent.

5. Find the value of k if the angle between the straight lines 4x – y + 7 = 0, kx – 5y – 9 = 0 is 450.

6. Find the incentre of the triangle whose vertices are (1, 3), (2, 0) and (0, 0).

7. Show that the lines 2x + y – 3 = 0, 3x + 2y – 2 = 0 and 2x – 3y – 23 = 0 are concurrent and find the
point of concurrency.

8. Find the equation of the line passing through the point of intersection of 2x + 3y – 1 = 0,
3x + 4y – 6 = 0 and perpendicular to the line 5x – 2y – 7 = 0.

9. 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, x + 3y – 6 = 0.

Long Answer Questions:

1. Find the circumcentre of the triangle whose vertices are (1, 3), (-3, 5) and (5, -1).

2. Find the orthocenter of the triangle whose sides are 7x + y – 10 = 0, x – 2y + 5 = 0, x + y + 2 = 0.

3. If Q(h, k) is the foot of the perpendicular of P(x1, y1) on the line ax + by + c = 0 then prove that (h – x1)
: a = (k – y1): b = 1 (ax1 + by1 + c) : (a2 + b2).

4. Find the foot of the perpendicular drawn from (4, 1) on the line 3x – 4y + 12 = 0.

5. If Q(h, k) is the image of the point P(x1, y1) with respect to the straight line ax + by + c = 0 then prove
that (h – x1) : a = (k – y1): b = –2(ax1 + by1 + c) : (a2 + b2).

6. Find the image of (1, 2) in the straight line 3x + 4y – 1 = 0.

7. Find the equation of the straight lines passing through the point (1, 2) and making an angle of 60 0 with
the line 3x + y + 2 = 0.

8. Find the orthocenter of the triangle whose vertices are (5, -2), (-1, 2), (1, 4).

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PAIR OF LINES

Long Answer Questions:

1. If the equation ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0 represents a pair of lines then prove that the equation of the pair
of angular bisectors is h(x2 – y2) – (a – b) xy = 0.

2. Prove that the area of the triangle formed by the pair of lines ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0 and lx + my + n = 0
a2 h2  ab
is .
| am2  2hlm  bl2 |
a 2  2h  b2
3. Prove that the product of the perpendiculars from (, ) to ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0 is
a  b
2
 4h2

4. Prove that the product of the perpendicular distances from the origin to the pair of straight lines
|c|
represented by ax2 + 2hxy + by2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 is .
 a  b   4h2
2

5. Prove that the equation 3x 2 + 7xy + 2y2 + 5x + 2 = 0 represents a pair of straight lines and find the
coordinates of the point of intersection.

6. Find the value of k, if the equation 2x2 + kxy – 6y2 + 3x + y + 1 = 0 represents a pair of lines. Find the
point of intersection of the lines and the angle between the lines for their value of k.

7. Prove that the line lx + my + n = 0 and the pair of lines (lx + my)2 – 3(mx – ly)2 = 0 form an equilateral
n2
triangle and its area is .
3 l  m2
2
 
8. If ax2 + 2hxy + by2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 represents two parallel lines then prove that (i) h2 = ab (ii) af2 =
g2  ac f 2  bc
bg2 (iii) the distance between the parallel lines is 2 or 2
a a  b b a  b

9. Show that the pair of lines 6x2 – 5xy – 6y2 = 0 and 6x2 – 5xy – 6y2 + x + 5y – 1 = 0 form a square.

PROBLEMS ON HOMOGENISATION MODEL

10. Find the angle between the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve x2 + 2xy +
y2 + 2x + 2y – 5 = 0 and the line 3x – y + 1 = 0.

11. Find the value of k, if the lines joining the origin with the points of intersection of the curve 2x 2 – 2xy +
3y2 + 2x – y – 1 = 0 and the line x + 2y = k are mutually perpendicular.

12. Show that the lines joining the origin with the points of intersection of the curve 7x2 – 4xy + 8y2 + 2x –
4y – 8 = 0 with the line 3x – y = 2 are mutually perpendicular.

13. Find the condition for the chord lx + my = 1 of the circle x 2 + y2 = a2 (whose centre is the origin) to
subtend a right angle at the origin.

THREE DIMENSIONAL CO-ORDINATES

Very Short Answer Questions:

1. Show that the points (1, 2, 3), (2, 3, 1) and (3, 1, 2) form an equilateral triangle.

2. Find the co-ordinates of the vertex ‘C’ of ABC if its centroid is the origin and the vertices A, B are (1,
1, 1) and (-2, 4, 1) respectively.

3. If (3, 2, -1), (4, 1, 1) and (6, 2, 5) are three vertices and (4, 2, 2) is the centroid of a tetrahedron, find
the fourth vertex of that tetrahedron.
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4. Find the fourth vertex of the parallelogram whose consecutive vertices are (2, 4, -1), (3, 6, -1) and (4,
5, 1).

5. Find the ratio in which YZ-plane divides the line joining A (2, 4, 5) and B (3, 5, -4). Also find the point
of intersection.

6. Show that the points (5, 4, 2), (6, 2, -1) and (8, -2, -7) are collinear.

7. Find the incentre of the triangle formed by the points (0, 0, 0), (3, 0, 0) and (0, 4, 0).

DC’s & DR’s

Long Answer Questions:

1. Find the angle between the lines whose d.c’s are related by l + m + n = 0 and l 2 + m2 – n2 = 0.

2. Find the angle between two non-parallel lines whose direction cosines satisfy the equations 3l + m +
5n = 0 and 6mn – 2nl + 5lm = 0.

3. Show that the lines whose direction cosines are given by l + m + n = 0, 2mn + 3nl – 5lm = 0 are
perpendicular to each other.

4. If a ray makes angle ,, ,  with the four diagonals of a cube then show that cos2 + cos2 + cos2 +
cos2 = 4/3.

5. Find the angle between two diagonals of a cube.

THE PLANE

Very Short Answer Questions:

1. Write the equation of the plane 4x – 4y + 2z + 5 = 0 in the intercept form.

2. Find the equation of the plane which makes intercepts 1, 2, 4 on the x, y, z-axes respectively.

3. Find a traid of d.c’s of the normal to the plane x + 2y + 2z – 4 = 0.

4. Find the angle between the planes 2x – y + z = 6 and x+ y + 2z = 7.

5. If the plane meets the co-ordinate axes in A, B, C such that the centroid of the triangle ABC is the
x y z
point (p, q, r) then show that the equation of the plane is    3 .
p q r
6. Reduce the equation x  2y  3z  6  0 of the plane to normal form.

7. Find the equation of the plane passing through (1, 2, –3) and parallel to the plane 2x – 3y + 6z = 0.

8. O is the origin, P(2, 3, 4) and Q(1, k, 1) and points such that OP  OQ . Find k.

LIMITS & CONTINUITY

Very Short Answer Questions:

2x 2  7x  4 3
1 x  3 1 x
1. Evaluate Lt 2. Evaluate Lt
x2
 2x  1  x 2  x 0 x

e7x  1 ax  1
3. Evaluate Lt 4. Find Lt
x 0 x x 0 b x  1

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1 x  1 ex  1
5. Evaluate Lt 6. Evaluate Lt
x 0 x x 0
1 x  1

7. Evaluate Lt
11x 3  3x  4
x  13x 3  5x 2  7
8. Evaluate Lt
x 
 x2  x  x 
8 | x |  3x 3x  1
9. Find Lt 10. Evaluate Lt
x  3 | x |  2x x 0 1 x  1

sin  x  1
11. Find Lt
x 1 x2  1
12. Compute Lt
x 2 
 x   x  and Lt
x 2 
 x   x 

 1
13. Lt x 2 sin  
x 0 x

Short Answer Questions:

cosax  cosbx sin  a  bx   sin  a  bx 

1. Evaluate Lt 2. Find Lt
x 0 x2 x 0 x

 cos ax  cosbx
 if x  0
3. Show that f  x   x2 is continuous at 0.
 1 b 2  a2 if x  0
 
 2

 sin2x
 if x  0
4. Is f defined by f  x   x continuous at 0?
 1 if x  0

k 2 x  k if x  1
5. If f is given by f  x    is a continuous function on R, then find k.
 2 if x  1

 x2  9

6. Is f given by f  x    x 2  2x  3 if 0 < x < 5 and x  3 continuous at the point 3.
1.5 if x  3


 sin x if x  0
 x 2  a if 0  x  1

7. Find the real constants a, b so that the function f given by f  x   
bx  3 if 1  x  3
 3 if x  3

DIFFERENTIATION

Very Short Answer Questions:

Derivatives on ‘uv’ formula:

If f  x   a x .e x then find f’(x).   

If f  x   x 2  3 4x 3  1 find f '  x 
2
1. 10.

dy
2. If y  e 2x .log  3x  4  then find . 11. If f  x   x e x sin x , find f '  x 
dx

ax  b
3. Find the derivative of y  ,| c |  | d |  0 
cx  d
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1 x
4. Find the derivative of log (sec x + tan x). 12. Find the derivative of y  ea sin

dy
5. Find the derivative of log (sin (log x)). 13. If y  tan1 10yx  , find .
dx

6.
 2x 
Find the derivative of sin1  2 
 1 x 
14. If y  sin1  x  then find dy
dx
.

dy dy
 
2
7. If y  cot 1 x 3 then find . 15. Find if 2x 2  3xy  y 2  x  2y  8  0
dx dx

dy
8. Find if x = a cos3t, y = a sin3t. 16. Find the derivative of xx.
dx

dy
9. If x = 3 cos t – 2 cos3 t, y = 3 sin t – 2 sin3 t then find .
dx

Short Answer Questions:

1. Find the derivative of tan2x from the first principle.

2. Find the derivative of sec3x using first principle.

3. Find the derivative of x sin x from the first principle.

4. Find the derivative of x  1 from the first principle.

 1  x2  1
5. Find the derivative of tan1  .
 x 
 

dy log x
6. If x y  e x  y then show that  .
dx 1  log x 2

Long Answer Questions:

dy 1  y2
1. If 1  x 2  1  y 2  a  x  y  then prove that  .
dx 1  x2

 1  x2  1  x2  dy
2. If y  tan1   then find .
 1  x 2  1  x2  dx
 

dy y  xlog y  y 
3. If xy = yx then show that  .
dx x  y log x  x 

4. 
If y  x a2  x 2  a2 log x  a2  x 2 , then show that  dy
dx
 2 a2  x2 .

Find the derivative of x tan x   sin x 

cos x
5. with respect to x.

6. If x y  y x  ab then show that


y 1
dy  yx  y log y

x

.

dx x y log x  xy x 1
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APPLICATIONS OF DERIVATIVES

ERRORS AND APPROXIMATIONS

Very Short Answer Questions:

1. If y = x2 + 3x + 6 then find y and dy when x = 10, x = 0.01.

2. Find y and dy for the function y = x2 + x, when x = 10, x = 0.1.

3. Find the approximate value of 82 .

4. If the increase in the side of a square is 4% then find the approximate percentage of increase in the
area of the square.

Short Answer Questions:

TANGENT AND NORMAL
n n
x y
1. Show that the equation of the tangent to the curve       2  a  0,b  0  at the point (a, b) is
a b
x y
  2.
a b

2. Show that the curves x2 + y2 = 2, 3x2 + y2 = 4x have a common tangent at the point (1, 1).

3. Find the value of k, so that the length of the subnormal at any point on the curve y  a1k x k is a
constant.

Long Answer Questions:

1 1 1
1. Show that the tangent at P(x1, y1) on the curve x  y  a is xx12  yy12  a 2 .

2. If the tangent at a point on the curve x 2 / 3  y 2 / 3  a 2 / 3 intersects the coordinate axes in A, B then
show that the length AB is constant.

3. At any point t on the curve x = a(t + sin t), y = a(1-cos t), find the length of the tangent, normal,
subtangent and subnormal.

4. Find the angle between the curves xy = 2 and x2 + 4y = 0.

5. Show that the curves y2 = 4(x + 1), y2 = 36(9-x) intersect orthogonally.

RATE MEASURE

1. The volume of a cube is increasing at a rate of 9 cubic centimeters per second. How fast is the
surface area increasing when the length of the edge is 10 centimeters.

2. A container in the shape of an inverted cone has height 12 cm and radius 6 cm at the top. If it is filled
with water at the rate of 12 cm3/sec, what is the rate of change in the height of water level when the
tank is filled 8 cm?

3. A point P is moving on the curve y = 2x2. The x-co-ordinate of P is increasing at the rate of 4 units per
second. Find the rate at which the y-co-ordinate is increasing when the point is at (2, 8).

MEAN VALUE THEOREMS

Very Short Answer Questions:

1. Verify Rolle’s theorem for the function y = f(x) = x 2 + 4 on [-3, 3].

2. Let f(x) = (x – 1) (x – 2) (x – 3) then prove that there is more than one ‘c’ in (1, 3) such that f’(c) = 0.

3. Verify Lagrange’s mean value theorem for the function logx on [1, 2].

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MAXIMA AND MINIMA

Long Answer Questions:

1. Find the maximum area of the rectangle that can be formed with fixed perimeter 20.

2. From a rectangular sheet of dimensions 30 cm x 80 cm, four equal squares of sides x cm are
removed at the corners, and the sides are then turned up so as to form an open rectangular box.
What is the value of x, so that the volume of the box is the greatest?
3. A wire of length l is cut into two parts which are bent respectively in the form of a square and a circle.
What is the lengths of pieces of wire so that the sum of area is least?

4. A window is in the shape of a rectangle surmounted by a semi-circle. If the perimeter of the window
be 20 feet then find the maximum area.

5. If the curved surface of right circular cylinder inscribed in a sphere of radius r is maximum, show that
the height of the cylinder is 2r .

6. Prove that the radius of the right circular cylinder of greatest curved surface area which can be
inscribed in a given cone is half of that of the cone.

7. Find two positive integers x and y such that x + y = 60 and xy3 is maximum.

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