Xii Miq Chapter 6 Application of Derivatives

CLASS 12 BOARDS: MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

Chapter 6. APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES

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CLASS 12 BOARDS: MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS Chapter 6. APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES

A window is in the form of a rectangle surmounted by a
semicircle. If the total perimeter of the window is 30\ m,
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find the dimensions of the window so that maximum light is
admitted.

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An open box, with a square base, is to be made out of a
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given quantity of metal sheet of area C 2 . Show that the
3
C
maximum volume of the box is
6√ 3


3 10484 CLASS 12 BOARDS: MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS Chapter 6. APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES

Find the intervals in which the function
f (x) = x
3
− 12x
2
+ 36x + 17 is (a) increasing, (b)
decreasing.



A particle starting with initial velocity of 30 m/sec moves
with a uniform acceleration of 9 m/sec2. Find : (a) the
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velocity of the particle after 6 seconds. (b) how far it will go
in 9 seconds. (c) its velocity when is has traversed 150 m.



A ball projected with a velocity of 28 m/sec has a horizontal
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range 40 m. Find the two angles of projection.



Show that a right circular cone of least curved surface and
given volume has an altitude equal √2 to times the radius
of the base.



Find the point on the curve x2 = 8y which is nearest to
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the point (2, 4).



Prove that the curves x = y
2
and x y=k intersect at
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2
right angles if 8k = 1.



dy
If x√1 + y + y√1 + x = 0, find . To prove
dx
dy 1
= −
2
dx (1 + x)



Find the maximum are of the isosceles triangle inscribed in
2 2
x y
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the ellipse 2
+
2
= 1, with its vertex at one end of
a b
major axis.



Find the equation of tangent to the curve
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π
x = sin 3t, y = cos 2t at t =
4



Show that the height of the cylinder of maximum volume
1
that can be inscribed in a cone of height h is h
3



Show that the rectangle of maximum area that can be
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inscribed in a circle is a square.



A tank with rectangular base and rectangular sides, open
at the top is to be constructed so that its depth is 2m and
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volume is 8 m3 . If building of tank casts Rs. 70 per sq.
metre for the base and Rs. 45 per sq. metre for sides, what
is the cost of least expensive tank?



Find the volume of the larges cylinder that can be inscribed
in a sphere of radius r



A window is in the form of a rectangle surmounted by a
semicircular opening. The total perimeter of the window is
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10 meters. Find the dimensions of the rectangle so as to
admit maximum light through the whole opening.



The lengths of the sides of an isosceles triangle are
9 + x , 9 + x
2 2
and 18 − 2x
2
units. Calculate the area of
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the triangle in terms of x and find the value of x which
makes the area maximum.



Show that the height of a closed right circular cylinder of
given surface and maximum volume, is equal to the
diameter of its base.



Using differentials, find the approximate value of f (2. 01),

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where f (x) = 4x
3
+ 5x
2
+ 2.



Find the equation of the tangent to the curve
y = √4x − 2 which is parallel to the line
4x − 2y + 5 = 0



If the sum of the hypotenuse and a side of a right angled
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triangle is given, show that the area of the triangle is
π
maximum when the angle between them is .
3



π x dy
If y = log tan( + ), show that = sec x. Also
4 2 dx
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d y π
find the value of 2
at x =
dx 4



x
2 + 1 dy
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If y = cos
−1
( x
, find
1 + 4 dx



If y = (tan
−1
x )
2
, show that
2
2 d y dy
2 2
(x + 1) + 2x(x + 1) = 2.
2
dx dx



2x
Show that y = log(1 + x) − , x > 1 is an
2 + x
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increasing function of x throughout its domain.



Find the equation of the normal at the point (am2 , am3 )
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for the curve ay 2 = x
3
.



dy log x
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If xy = e
x−y
, show that =
2
dx {log(xe)}



If
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x = a(cos t + t sin t) and y = a(sin t − t cos t), = 0



A ladder 5 m long is leaning against a wall. The bottom of
the ladder is pulled along the ground, away from the wall,
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at the rate of 2 cm/s. How fast is its height on the wall
decreasing when the foot of the ladder is 4 m away from
the wall?



Show that the altitude of the right circular cone of
maximum volume that can be inscribed in a sphere of
4R
radius R is .
3



A window has the shape of a rectangle surmounted by an
equilateral triangle. If the perimeter of the window is 12 m,
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find the dimensions of the rectangle that will produce the
largest area of the window.



Show that the rightcircular cone of least curved surface
and given volume has an altitude equal to √2 times the
radius of the base.



The length x of a rectangle is decreasing at the rate of 5
cm/minute and the width y is increasing at the rate of 4
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cm/minute. When x = 8 cm and y = 6 , find the rate of
change of (a) the perimeter, (b) the area of the rectangle.



Find the intervals in which the function f given
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f (x) = sin x + cos x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π, is strictly
increasing or strictly decreasing.



Sand is pouring from a pipe at the rate of12 cm3 / s . The
falling sand forms a cone on the ground in such a way that
the height of the cone is always onesixth of the radius of
the base. How fast is the height of the sand cone
increasing when the height is 4 cm?



If the length of three sides of a trapezium other than the
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base is 10cm each, find the area of the trapezium, when it
is maximum,



If the radius of a sphere is measured as 9 cm with an error
of 0.03 cm, then find the approximate error in calculating its
surface area.



4 sin θ
Prove that y = − θ is an increasing function
(2 + cos θ)
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π
in [0, ].
2



Show that the total surface area of a closed cuboid with
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square base and given volume is minimum, when it is a
cube.



Show that the height of the cylinder of maximum volume
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2R
that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius R is
√3



Show that the right circular cylinder, open at the top, and of
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given surface area and maximum volume is such that its
height is equal to the radius of the base.



Find the points on the curve y = x
3
at which the slope of
the tangent is equal to the y coordinate of the point.



2
Find the values of x for which f (x) = [x(x − 2)] is an
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increasing unction. Also, find the points on the curve,
where the tangent is parallel to xaxis.



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



The amount of pollution content added in air in a city due to
x − diesel vehicles is given by
P (x) = 0.005x
3
+ 0.02x
2
+ 30x. Find the arginal
increase in pollution content when 3 diesel vehicles are
added and write which value is indicated in the above
question.



Using integration find the area of the triangular region
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whose sides have equations y = 2x + 1, y = 3x + 1
and x = 4



If C = 0.003x
3
+ 0.02x
2
+ 6x + 250 gives the amount
of carbon pollution in air in an area on the entry of x
number of vehicles, then find the marginal carbon pollution
in the air, when 3 vehicles have entered in the area and
write which value does the question indicate.



Find the point on the curve y = x
3
− 11x + 5 at which
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the equation of tangent is y = x − 11



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Using differentials, find the approximate value of √49. 5



Find the area of the greatest rectangle that can be
2 2
x y
inscribed in an ellipse 2
+
2
= 1
a b



Prove that the volume of the largest cone, that can be
8
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inscribed in a sphere of radius R. is of the volume of
27
the sphere.



Show that the normal at any point θ to the curve
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x = a cos θ + aθ sin θ, y = a sin θ − a θ cos θ is at a
constant distance from the origin.



AB is a diameter of a circle and C is any point on the
circumference of the circle. Then the area of ABC is
maximum when it is isosceles the area of ABC is
minimum when it is isosceles the perimeter of ABC is
minimum when it is isosceles none of these



The sides of an equilateral triangle are increasing at the
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rate of 2 cm/sec. Find the rate at which the area increases,
when the side is 10 cm.



Find the intervals in which the function
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f (x) = 3x
4
− 4x
3
− 12x
2
+ 5 is (a) strictly increasing
(b) strictly decreasing



Find the equations of the tangent and normal to the curve
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π
x = a sin
3
θandy = a cos
3
θ at θ = .
4



Show that the semivertical angle of the cone of the
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cos 1
maximum volume and of given slant height is
√3



The sum of the perimeters of a circle and a square is k ,
where k is some constant. Prove that the sum of their
areas is least when the side of the square is double the
radius of the circle.



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Using differentials, find the approximate value of (3. 968) 2



Show that a cylinder of a given volume which is open at the
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top has minimum total surface area, when its height is
equal to the radius of its base.


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CLASS 12 BOARDS: MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

Using differentials, find the approximate value of f (2. 01),

x = a(cos t + t sin t) and y = a(sin t − t cos t), = 0

cm/minute. When x = 8 cm and y = 6 , find the rate of

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