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APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES

1. The minimum distance between the curves y2 – xy – 2x2 = 0 and y2 = x – 2 is

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(A) (B) 2
4 2
(C) 2 (D) none of these
2
2. Let f (x) be a differentiable function in the interval (0, 2), then the value of  f(x) dx is
0

(A) f (c) where c  (0, 2) (B) 2f (c) where c  (0, 2)

(C) f (c) where c  (0, 2) (S) none of these

3. P is a point on the curve f (x) = x  x2 such that abscissae of P lies in the interval (0,
1). The maximum area of the triangle POA, where O and A are the points (0, 0) and
(1, 0) is
1 1
(A) sq. units (B) sq. units
8 4
1
(C) sq. units (D) none of these
2

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4. If f(x) > 0,  x  R, f(3) = 0 and g(x) = f (tan2 x –2 tan x + 4), 0 < x < , then g (x) is
2
increasing in
   
(A)  0,  (B)  , 
 4 6 3
 
(C)  0,  (D) none of these
 3

5. The interval of increase of f (x) = xex(1 – x) is

(A) (0, 1) (B) (–, 0)  (1, )
 1   1
(C)   , 1 (D)  ,    (1, )
 2   2

6. Let A be the point where the curve 52x3 + 10x2 + x + 2y – 4 = 0 (  R,   0)

meets y-axis. Then the equation of tangent to the curve at the point where the
normal at A meets the curve again, is
(A) x – y + 2 = 0 (B) x + y – 2 = 0
(C) 2x – y + 2 = 0 (D) x + 2y – 4 = 0
x
x2
7. The number of solutions of x +  ln tdt  , (x  R+) is
0
3
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3
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8. A solid cylinder of height H has a conical portion of same height and radius rd of
3
height removed from it. Rain water is falling in the cylinder with rate equal to  times
the instantanes radius of water surface inside hole, the time after which hole will fill
up with water is
H2
(A) (B) H2
3
H2 H2
(C) (D)
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3 | x  k |, xk

9. If f (x) =  2 sin(x  k) has minimum at x = k, then
a  2  x  k , x k

(A) a  R (B) |a| < 2

(C) |a| > 2 (D) 1 < |a| < 2

10. If the curve y = x2 + bx + c touches the straight line y = x at the point (1, 1), then b
and c are given by
(A) –1, 1 (B) –1, 2
(C) 2, 1 (D) 1, 1

 
11. The tangent and normal to the curve y = 2 sin x + sin 2x are drawn at P  x   ,
3  
then area of the quadrilateral formed by the tangent, the normal at P and the
coordinate axis is

(A) (B) 3
3
 3
(C) (D) none of these
2

12. If a = cos1 x , b = cos–1 x and c = (cos–1 x)2 and a > b > c, then x lies in the interval
(A) (cos 1, 1) (B) (0, cos 1)
(C) (–1, 1) (D) (–1, cos 1)

13. The curve x + y – ln (x + y) = 2x + 5 has a vertical tangent at the point (, ). Then 
+  is equal to
(A) –1 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) –2

ax 2 1  y 2  ax 2 
14. If x2  y2  1and x, y  0 then the least value of    , where a > 0, is
y2 a x2 
2
(A) 2 (B)
a
(C) 3 (D) none of these
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15. x1 and x2 are two solutions of the equation ex cosx = 1. The minimum number of the
solutions of the equation ex sinx = 1, lying between x1 and x2 can be
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 3 (D) none of these
2 
d esin x aesin x
16. Let F(x)  and a be real. The value of , for which dx  F 16   F 1 , is

dx x 1
x
equal to
(A) 4 (B) 2
1
(C) (D) none of these
2

17. The values of the parameter ‘a’ so that the line (3 – a)x + ay + a2 – 1 = 0 is a normal
to the curve xy = 1, is /are ;
(A) (3, ) (B) (-, 3)
(C) (0, 3) (D) none of these

18. f(x) = tan-1(sinx + cosx), then f(x) is increasing in;

   5 
(A)  ,   (B)  ,
4   4 
 5   7 
(C)  , 2  (D)   2,  
 4   4 

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19. If f(x) = ( tan-1x)2 + , then f is decreasing in
x2  1
(A) (0, ) (B) [1, 10]
(C) [3, 5] (D) None of these

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20. Let f (sin x) < 0 and f (sin x ) > 0,  x  (0, ) and g(x) = f (sin x) + f (cos x), then
2
g(x) is decreasing in
    
(A)  ,  (B)  0, 
4 2  4
   
(C)  0,  (D)  , 
 2 6 2

21. For the curves a1x2  b1y2  1 and a2 x2  b2 y2  1 to intersect orthogonally

1 1 b1  b2
(A)  (B) 1
a1a2 b1b2 a1  a2
b1  b2 b1b2
(C)  (D) None of these
a1  a2 a1a2
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22. If the length of sub–normal at any point ‘t’ to the parabola y2  kx is 2 units, the value
of k is
(A) 1 (B)  2
(C) 3 (D)  4

23. The interval in which function f(x) = sin-1(x2 – 3x + 3) is increasing is

3 
(A) [1, 2] (B)  ,  
2 
3 
(C)  , 2 (D) none of these
2 

24. The curve x  y  ln  x  y   2x  5 has a vertical tangent at the point  ,   then   

is equal to
(A) –1 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) –2

 
2
The minimum value of  x2  x1  
2
25. 1  x12  4  x 22 is equal to
(A) 13 (B) 6
(C) 4 (D) 1
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26. If the function f : 0, 8  R is differentiable then for 0  ,   2,  f(t)dt is equal to
0

(A) 3 3 f(2 )  3 f(2 ) (B) 3 3 f()  3 f()

(C) 3 2 f(3 )  2 f(3 ) (D) 3 2 f(2 )  2 f(2 )

27. If f be twice differentiable function such that f (x)  0 x  R , then

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   
h(x)  f sin2 x  f cos2 x where x 
2
, increases in
   
(A) 0, (B)  , 
 4  4 2
  
(C)   , 0  (D) None of these
 2 

x
 f(x) 
28. If f : [0, 3]  R, f (x) = 2x3  9x2 + 12x + 6 and g (x) = f (x) +   , then {where [.]
 20 
denotes G.I.F.}
(A) g (x) = 0 has one real root in (0, 1)
(B) g (x) =0 has one real root in (1, 2)
 3 3 
(C) g (x) = 0 has exactly one real root in 0,  and exactly one in  , 3 
 2 2 
(D) none of these
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29. If P is any point on the curve x2  3y2  3xy  1 whose centre is at O, then minimum
value of OP is
2 2
(A) (B)
2 3 2  13
2
(C) (D) None of these
4  13

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30. Let f(x) = sin3 x +  sin2 x for  <x< and  > 0. The interval in which  should
2 2
lie in order that f(x) has exactly one minimum and one maximum is
3
(A) 0 <  < (B) 0 <  < 1
2
(C) 1 <  < 2 (D) 1 <  < 3/2

31. If the parabola y = f (x), having axis parallel to y-axis, touches the line y = x at (1, 1)
then;
(A) 2f (0) + f (0) = 1 (B) 2f (0) + f (0) = 1
(C) 2f (0) - f (0) = 1 (D) 2f (0) - f (0) = 1

xy  y 
dy 
xy  y
2
dy  2

32. Solution of sin  2
 cos
  cos 2
 sin
 = 0, is
 x  dx  x  dx
y
tan 1
n y
(A) e x n
 (kx ) , n  I+ (B) tan 1 = n ln kx, n  I+
x n
(C) y = nx tan–1 n ln kx, n  I+ (D) none of these

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33. If f (x) = xn sin + xm cos , then
x 2x
1 2
(A) atleast one root of f (x) = 0 will lie in interval  , 
 
1 1
(B) atleast one root of f (x) = 0 will lie in interval  , 
  3 
1 1
(C) atleast one root of f (x) = 0 will lie in interval  , 
  2 
(D) none of these

34. ABCD is a rectangle with AB = 3a, BC = a. P and Q are some points on AB and CD
respectively. Quadrilateral PBCQ is cut and joined with PB coincident with DQ to
form a new hexagon then maximum perimeter of this hexagon is
 1 5  1 5
(A) 2a    (B) 2a   
 3 2   3 2
 1 5
(C)    (D) none of these
 3 2
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35. If y = x lnx + sin ( lnx)  x  [e, e2], then which of the following
lines is always a tangent to y for some x  [e, e2]
(A) e (y  2x) + (x  y) = c (B) e (y + 2x) + (x  y) = c
(C) e (y + 2x)  (x + y) = c (D) nothing can be said

36. Let a, nN such that a  n3 then 3

a 1  3
a is always
1 1
(A) less than (B) less than
3n2 2n3
1 1
(C) more than 3 (D) more than
n 4n2

37. Let x and y be real numbers satisfying the equation x2 –4x + y2 + 3 = 0. If the
maximum and minimum values of x2 + y2 are M and m respectively then M-m is
equal to
(A) 10 (B) 9
(C) 8 (D) 7

38. A function g(x) is defined as g(x) =

1
4
 1
  
f 2x 2  1  f 1  x 2 and f(x) is an increasing
2
function then g(x) is increasing in the interval;
 2 2   2   2 
(A)   , (B)   , 0    ,  
 3 3  3
 3   
(C) (– 1, 1) (D) none of these

39. A function f(x) is defined as f(x) = mx3 – 12x + a, where a is local maximum value
of
(mx3 – 12x) and m > 0, the function f(x) = 0 has a root where

(A) mx3 – 12x is maximum

(B) mx3 – 12x is minimum

(C) mx3 – 12x is neither maximum nor minimum

(D) the function has no any root.

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40. If f (x) > 0,  x  R, f (3) = 0 and g (x) = f (tan2 x –2 tan x + 4), 0 <x < , then g (x)
2
is increasing in
   
(A)  0,  (B)  , 
 4 6 3
 
(C)  0,  (D) none of these
 3
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41. The set of values of ‘a’ for which all the solutions of the equation 4sin4 x + asin2x + 3
= 0 are real and distinct.
(A) (2, 6) (B) (2, 4)
(C) (0, 1) (D) [-7, -4 3 )
x2
42. Given g(x) = and the line 3x + y – 10 = 0, then the line is
x 1
(A) tangent to g(x) (B) normal to g(x)
(C) chord of g(x) (D) none of these

43. The angles at which the curve y = kekx intersect the y-axis is/are
(A) tan-1(k2) (B) cot-1(k2)
1
(C) sin-1 (D) sec 1 1  k 2
1 k 2

 sin t  cos t e 

x
 2 t  1 t  2 dt (0 < x  4). Then no. of points, where f has
t 3 5
44. Let f (x) =
0
local maximum is
(A) one (B) two
(C) three (D) none of these

45.  
If f  x 2  4x  3  0 , x  2, 3; then f(sin x) is increasing on
    
(A)   2n, 4n  1 2 
nI
(B)   (4n  1) 2 ,2n 
nI
(C) R (D) None of these

46. Let f (x) = sin 2x + x –[x] ([.] denotes the greatest integer function). Then number of points
in [0, 10] at which f (x) take its local maximum value is
(A) 0 (B) 10
(C) 20 (D) infinite