MATHS-IB

INDEX
S.NO B.I.E SECTIONS CHAPTERS NO.OF
Q.NO QUESTIONS
1 1 VSAQ Straight Lines
27
2 2 VSAQ Straight Lines
3 3 VSAQ 3D-Geometry 8
4 4 VSAQ Planes 9
5 5 VSAQ 26
Limits
6 6 VSAQ
7 7 VSAQ 30
Differentiation
8 8 VSAQ
9 9 VSAQ Errors and approximations 7
10 10 VSAQ Rolle’s and Lagrange’s 7
Theorems
11 Excess VSAQ Increasing & Decreasing
4
funcions
12 11 SAQ Locus 10
13 12 SAQ Tranformation of axes 8
14 13 SAQ Straight lines 11
15 14 SAQ Continuity 5
16 15 SAQ Differentiations 4
17 16 SAQ Tangent and Normals 9
18 17 SAQ Rate Measure 7
19 Excess SAQ Increasing & Decreasing 3
Functions
20 Excess SAQ Error’s and approximations 1
21 18 LAQ Straight lines 14
22 19 LAQ
Pair of Straight lines 14
23 20 LAQ
24 21 LAQ D.C’s & D.R’s 7
25 22 LAQ Differentiation 12
26 23 LAQ Tangent & Normals 11
27 24 LAQ Maxima & Minima 8
 VSAQ-1 & 2
STRAIGHT LINES
1. Find the perpendicular distance from the point (3,4) to the straight line 3x-4y+10=0
(TS-Mar-20) (AP-Mar-16,May-15)
2. Transform the equations into normal form.

(i) x+y+1=0 (AP-Mar-17), Ts-Mar-18 (ii) (AP-Mar-21)

3. 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). (Ts mar-17) (AP-Mar-14-SAQ)
4. Find the equation of the straight line passing through (-4, 5) and cutting off equal nonzero
intercepts on the coordinate axes. (AP-Mar -20,Ts-Mar-15)
5. Find the value of p, if the straight lines 3x + 7y - 1 = 0 and 7x-py + 3 = Oare mutually
perpendicular. (TS-Mar-16,19)
6. Find the value of P, if the straight lines x + p = 0, y +2=0, 3x +2y + 5 = 0 are concurrent.
(TS-Mar-17,20) (AP-May-22)
7. Find the foot of the perpendicular drawn from (4, 1) upon the straight line 3x-4y+12=0.
(TS-May-22, Mar-20)
8. Find the equation of the straight line perpendicular to the line 5x-3y+1=0 and passing
through the point (4,-3). (TS-Mar-15),(AP-Mar-15)
9. Find the value ofx if the slope of the line passing through (2,5) and (x,3) is 2.
(AP-Mar-18, Ts-Mar-18)
10. Find the area of the triangle formed by the straight line x - 4y+2=0 with the coordinate
axes. (AP-Mar-20)

11. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the points and
(AP-Mar-14)
12. Find the length of the perpendicular drawn from the point (-2, -3) to the straight line
5x-2y+4=0. (Ts-May-22)
13. Find the distance between the parallel straight lines 5x-3y 4-0, 10x-6y-9-0 (AP-Mar-21)
14. Find the equation of the straight line passing through (-2, 4) and making non-zero
intercepts on the co-ordinate axes whose sum is zero. (AP-Mar-15)
15. Find the equations of the straight lines passing through the origin and making equal angles
with the co-ordinate axes. (Ts MAR-17)
16. Find the ratio in which the straight line 2x+3y=5 divides the join of the points (0, 0) and
(-2, 1). (AP-Mar-14)
17. Find the value of 'P' if the lines 4x-3y-7=0,2x+ py+2=0 and 6x+5y-1=0 are concurrent.
(AP-May-14)
18. Find the area of the triangle formed by the straight line 3x-4y+12=0 with the coordinate
axes. (AP-May-14)
19. Find the slopes of the lines x+y=0 and x-y=0 (AP-Mar-17)
20. Find the sum of the squares of the intercepts of the line 4x-3y = 12 on the axis of
co-ordinates. (AP-Mar-18)
21. Find the angle which the straight line y = √3x - 4 makes with the y-axis
(TS-Mar-19)
22. Find the distance between the parallel straight lines 3x+4y-3=0 and 6x+8y-1 = 0
(AP-Mar-19)
23. Transform the equation 3x+4y+12=0 in to i)slope intercept form ii)intercept form.
(AP-May-22)

24. Transform the equation in to i)slope intercept form ii)intercept form.

(Ts-16)
25. Find the equation of the line containing the points (2,-3) and (0,-3).
(Ts-May-2022)
26. Transform the equation 3x+4y=5 in to intercept form.
(Ts-May-2022)
27. Find the ratio in which the X-axis divide the line segment AB joining A(2,-3) and B(3,-6).
(Ts-May-2022)

VSAQ-3
3D- GEOMETRY
1. Find the ratio in which XZ plane divides the lines joining A(-2,3,4) and B(1,2,3)
(AP-Mar-21,May-14, TS-Mar-18,19,May-22)
2. 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. (AP-Mar-14,15,17,May-22)
3. Find the coordinates of the vertex 'C' of AABC if its centroid is the origin and the vertices
A, B are (1, 1,1) and (-2,4,1) respectively. (AP-Mar-16,20), (Ts-Mar-15,May-22)
4. Find x, if the distance between (5, -1,7) and (x, 5, 1) is 9 units.
(AP-Mar-19),(TS-May-22)
5. Show that the points A(1, 2, 3), B(7, 0, 1), C (-2, 3, 4) are collinear
(TS-Mar-16,20)
6. Find the fourth vertex of the parallelogram whose consecutive vertices are (2,4,-1),
(3,6,-1) and (4,5,1). (TS MAR-17) ( Mar-17)
7. Show that the points (1,2,3), (2,3,1) and (3,1,2) form an equilateral triangle.
(AP-Mar-18)
8. Show that the points A(3,-2,4), B(1,1,1), C(-1,4,-2) are collinear.
(Ts May-22)

VSAQ-4
THE PLANE
1. Reduce the equation x+2y-3z-6=0 of the plane in to the normal form.
(TS-Mar-16,19)(AP-Mar-14,16)
2. Find the intercepts of the plane 4x+3y-2z+2=0 on the coordinate axes.
(AP-Mar-18,19,Ts-Mar-18)
3. Find the angle between the planes x +2y+2z-5= 0 and 3x + 3y + 2z-8=0.
( TS-Mar-15,17)
4. Find the angle between the planes 2x -y +z = 6 and x+y+2z = 7.
(AP-Mar-15,17)
5. Transform the equation 4x - 4y+2z+5=0 into intercept form.
(AP-Mar-19,Ts-Mar-18)
6. Find the direction cosines of the normal to the plane x+2y+2z-4=0.
(TS-Mar-20,May-22)
7. Find the equation of the plane whose intercepts on X, Y, Z-axes are 1, 2,4 respectively.
(AP-May-22)
8. Find the equation of the plane passing through the point (1,1,1) and parallel to the plane
x+2y+3z-7 =0. (AP-Mar-21)
9. Find the equation of the plane passing through the point (-2,1,3) and having (3,-5,4)as
direction ratios of its normal. (AP-Mar-20)
 VSAQ-5 & 6
LIMITS

1. Find (AP-Mar-14,18,20,21)

2. Compute ( May-14,Mar-17, TS May-22)

3. Find (Ts may-22, Mar-14)

4. (AP-May-22, Ts-Mar-15)

5. Compute (Ts-Mar-19,Mar-15)

6. Compute ( Mar-16,Ts-Mar-16)

7. Compute (AP-Mar-16,19-LAQ)

8. Find ( May-22)

9. Find (Ts-Mar-18)

10. Show that . (Ts-May-22)

11. Show that (AP-Mar-15)

12. Compute . (AP-Mar-19)

13. Compute . (TS Mar-19)

14. Compute . (AP-Mar-18)

15. Compute (TS Mar-15)

16. Compute (AP-Mar-20)

17. Compute (TS Mar-18)

18. Compute ( May-14)

19. Compute (TS Mar-17)

20. Compute ( Mar-17)

21. Compute ( Mar-19)

22. Compute ( TS Mar-20)

23. Compute ( TS May-22)

24. Compute ( Mar-21)

25. Compute ( Mar-16)

26. Compute ( Ts-Mar-16)

VSAQ-7 & 8
DIFFERENTIATION
dy
1. If y=log ⁡( AP−sin ⁡(log ⁡x)), find dx . (AP-Mar-21,Ts may-22)

2. If y=a e nn+b e−n then prove that y n=n2 y . (TS-Mar-20)(AP-Mar-15)

dy
3. If y=sin ⁡(log ⁡x ), then find dx (AP-Mar-18,May-22)

4. Find the derivative of the function tan−1 ( log x ) (AP-Mar-19) (TS-May-15)

5. If f ( x)=log ⁡( AP−Sec ⁡x + tan ⁡x), then find f ' ( x ). (AP-Mar-14)
2 dy
6. If y=( cot−1 ⁡x 3 ) , then find dx . (Ts-Mar-18)
−1
7. If y=sec ⁡ ( )
1
2
2 x −1
dy
find dx (AP-Mar-17)

8. If y=sin
−1
( 1+ x )
⁡
2x
2 then find
dy
dx
( Ts-Mar-15)

9. If f (x)=1+ x + x 2 +…+ x m 0 then find f ' (1).(TS-Mar-19)

10. Find the derivative of f (x)=e x ( x 2 +1 ) w.x.t x (Ts may-22)
a−x
11. If f ( x)= a+ x then find f ' ( x )(Ts-Mar-18)
1−cos ⁡2 x dy
12. If y= 1+cos ⁡2 x then find dx (AP-Mar-20)
 dy
13. If y= √2 x−3+ √ 7−3 x then find dx (TS-Mar-15)
−1
14. If y=tan ⁡
2x
( 1−x )
2
( ¿ x∨¿1) then find dy (AP-Mar-15)
dx
2 x +3 dy
15. If y= 4 x+5 then find dx (AP-Mar-19) (AP-May-15)

16. Find the derivative of the function f (x)= ( x2 −3 ) ( 4 x 3 +1 ) (AP-May-15)

dy
17. If y=sin−1 ⁡(cos ⁡x) then find dx (TS-May-16)
18. Find the derivative of 5 sin ⁡x +e x log ⁡x (AP-Mar-17)
19. If y=x 4 + tan ⁡x then find y ' '(AP-Mar-18)
20. If f ( x)=log ⁡( tan ⁡e x ) then find f 1 ( x ) ¿TS-Mar-19),
21. Define the derivative of a function (AP-Mar-20)
22. If f ( x)= x tan−1 ⁡x then find f 1 ( x )(TS-Mar-20)
23. Find the derivative of cos ( log x +e x ) (AP-May-22)

24. If , then find (AP-Mar-16)

25. Find the derivative of the function (AP-Mar-21)

26. If then show that (AP-Mar-16)

27. If then find (Ts-Mar-16)

28. If find (Ts-Mar-16)

29. If , then find (Ts-Mar-17)

30. If then show that (Ts-Mar-17)

VSAQ-9
ERRORS AND APPROXIMATIONS
1. Find Δ y and dy if y=x 2 +3 x+ 6. When x=10 , Δ x=0.01 .
(AP-Mar-14,20,Ts-Mar-15,May-22)
2. Find Δ y and dy if y=x 2 + x , at x=10 , Δ x=0.1 (AP-Mar-15,17,Ts-Mar-16,17)
3. Find Δ y and dy if y=5 x 2 +6 x+ 6. When x=2 , Δ x=0.001 (AP-Mar-16)(TS-Mar-20)
4. Find Δ y and dy if y=cos ⁡x , x=60 ∘ and Δ x=1∘ (TS-Mar-19)
 5. (i) If the increase in the side of a square is 4 %. Then find the approximate percentage of
increase in the area of square. (AP-Mar-18)
(ii) If the increase in the side of a square is 2 %. Then find the approximate percentage of
increase in the area of square. (Ts-Mar-18)
6. Find relative error and percentage error of the variable y (AP-Mar-19)
7. Find the approximate value of √3 999 (AP-Mar-19-SAQ)

VSAQ- 10
ROLLE’S AND LAGRANGE’S THEOREMS
1. Find the value of 'e' in Rolle's theorem for the function y = f(x)=x²+4 on [-3, 3],
(AP-Mar-17),Ts-Mar-15
2. Find the value of 'e' from Rolle's theorem for the function /(x)=x²-1 on [-1,1]
(AP-Mar-14)
3. Verify Rolle's theroem for the function f(x)= x(x+3)x¹² on [-3,0]
(AP-Mar-18)
4. Verify Rolle's theorem for the function f(x) = log(x² +2)-log3 on [-1,1]
(AP-Mar-15)
5. Verify Rolle's theorem for the function f(x)=x²-5x+6 on [-3,8]
(Ts-Mar-17)
6. Verify the conditions of the Lagrange's mean value theorem for the functions x² -1 on
[2,3]. find a point 'c' in the interval as stated by the theorem. (AP-Mar-16), (Ts-Mar-18)
7. State Lagrange’s Mean value theorem
(AP-Mar-20)

EXCESS VSAQ FROM INCREASING & DECREASING FUNCTIONS

1. Define strictly increasing and strictly decreasing function on an interval I .
(AP-May-14, TS Mar-20)
2. Find the intervals on which is increasing or decreasing?
(AP-May-22)
3. Find the absolute extremum of defined on
(AP-Mar-19)

4. Show that the function defined on R is neither increasing nor decreasing

on (AP-Mar-21)
SAQ-11
LOCUS
1. A(5,3) and B(3,-2) are two fixed points. Find the equation of locus of P, so that the area of
triangle PAB is 9 sq. units. [AP-May-2019,2022] [TS-Mar-2015,2017 & May-2022]
2. If the distance from P to the points (2,3),(2,-3) are in the ratio 2:3 then find the equation of
locus of P. [AP-May-2014,2022 & Mar-2016]

3. are three points. A point ‘P’ moves such that Show

that the equation to the locus of P is [TS-Mar-2019] [AP-Mar-2017] [AP-Sep-
2021]
4. Find the locus of the third vertex of a right angle triangle, the ends of whose hypotenuse are
(4,0) and (0,4) [TS-Mar-2018 & May-2022]

5. Find equation of locus of P, if [AP-Mar-2015,2018]

6. Find the equation of the locus of P, if the ratio of the distance from P to (5,-4) and (7,6) is 2:3.
[AP-Mar-14]
7. Find the equation of locus of a point, the sum of whose distances from (0,2) and (0,-2) is 6
units. [TS-Mar-2016]
8. A(2,3) and B(-3,4) are two given points. Find the equation of locus of P so that the area of
is 8.5 sq. units. [TS-Mar-2020] [AP-Sep-2021]
9. Find the equation of locus of a point, the difference of whose distances from (-5,0) and (5,0) is
[AP-Mar-2020]
10. Find the equation of locus of a point which is equidistance from the points A(3,-2) and B(0,4)
[TS-May-2022]
SAQ-12
TRANSFORMATION OF AXES

1. When the axes are rotated through an angle , find the transformed equation of

[TS-Mar-2018 & May-2022] [AP-Mar-2015]

2. When the axes are rotated through an angle , find the transformed equation of

[TS-Mar-2017] [AP-Mar-2017]
3. When the axes are rotated through an angle , the transformed equation of a curve is

Find the original equation of the curve. [TS-Mar-2015,2020]

4. When the axes are rotated through an angle find the transformed equation of
[AP-Mar-2014,2020]
5. When the origin is shifted to (-1,2) by the translation of axes, find the transformed equation of

[TS-May-2022] [AP-Mar-2018]
6. When the origin is shifted to the point (-1,2), the transformed equation of a curve is

Find original equation. [AP-Mar-2016]

7. When the origin is shifted to the point (3,4) and transformed equation is . Find
original equation. [AP-Mar-2019]
8. When the origin is shifted to the point (2,3), the transformed equation of a curve is

Find the original equation of the curve. [AP-Mar-2016]

SAQ-13
STRAIGHT LINES
1. Transform the equation into i) slope intercept from ii) intercept form iii) normal
form [AP-May-2014,16,20]
2. i) Find the value of k, If the lines are concurrent.
[TS-Mar-2018]
ii) Find the value of P, if the lines are concurrent.
[TS-May-2022] [AP-Mar-2017]
3. Find the points on the line which are at a distance of 5 units from the point (3,2)
[AP-Mar-2015,16]
4. A straight line with slope 1 passes through Q(-3,5) and meets the straight line at P.
Find the distance PQ. [AP-May-2022] [TS-Mar-2015]

5. A straight line through makes an angle with the positive direction of the X-axes. If

the straight line intersects the line at P, find the distance PQ. [TS-Mar-2019]
6. If the straight lines are concurrent, then prove that
[AP-Mar-2019]
7. Show that the lines are concurrent, and find the
point of concurrency. [AP-Mar-2018]
8. Find the equations of the straight lines passing through (1,3) and (i) parallel (ii) perpendicular
to the line passing through the points (3,-5) and (-6,1) [TS-May-2022]
9. is perpendicular bisector of the line joining the points A & B. If A=(-1,-3), Find the
coordinates of B. [TS-Mar-2017]
10. Find the image of the point (1,2) in the straight line [TS-Mar-2020]
11. A triangle of area 24 sq. units is formed by a straight and the coordinate axes in the first
quadrant. Find the equation of straight line if it passes through (3,4) [AP-Sep-2021]
SAQ-14
CONTINUITY
1. Check the continuity of ‘f’ given by
at the point x=3 [AP-Mar-2014,15,20]

2. Show that where a and b are real constants is continuous at

. [TS-Mar-2017,20]
3. Check the continuity of the following function at 2.

[TS-Mar-2019] [AP-Mar-2017 & Sep-2021]

4. If ‘f’ given is a continuous function on R, then find the values of k.

[AP-May-2022] [TS-Mar-2015]
5. Find real constants a,b so that the function given by

is continuous on R. [AP-Mar-2018] [TS-Mar-2018]

SAQ-15
DIFFERENTIATION
1. Find the derivative of the following functions from the first principles w.r.to x.
i) [TS-Mar-2019]
ii) [AP-Mar-2016]

iii) [TS-May-2022]
iv) [AP-May-2018,20] [TS-Mar-2020]
v) [AP-Mar-2015] [TS-Mar-2018]
vi) [TS-Mar-2015]
vii) [AP-Mar-2017,19]
viii) [AP-Sep-2021]
2. Find for the functions, [TS-Mar-2016]

3. Find for the functions [AP-May-2022]

4. If then show that [TS-Mar-2017]

SAQ-16
TANGENT & NORMAL

1. Find the equations of tangent and normal to the curve

[TS-May-2022] [AP-Mar-2017]

2. Show that at any point (x,y) on the curve the length of the sub-tangent is a constant

and the length of the sub normal is [TS-Mar-2018]

3. Show that the tangent at any point on the curve
[TS-Mar-2019]

4. Find the angle between the curves [AP-Mar-2014]

5. Find the equations of tangent and normal to the curve [AP-Mar-2020]

6. Find the slope of the normal to the curve [AP-May-2022]

7. Find the value of ‘K’ so that the length of the sub-normal of any point on the curve is
a constant [AP-May-2016]

8. Find the angle between the curve and Y-axis. [AP-May-2022]

9. Find the length of the subtangent and sub-normal at a point on the curve
[AP-Mar-2016]

SAQ-17
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?
[AP-Mar-2016] [TS-Mar-2017,20]
2. A particle is moving along a line according to where s is measured in
meters and t is measured in seconds. Find the velocity and acceleration at time t. At what time
the acceleration is zero. [AP-Mar-2018] [TS-Mar-2015,18]
3. A particle is moving in a straight line so that after t seconds its distance is s (in cms) from a

fixed point on the line is given by Find

i) the velocity at time t =2sce ii) the initial velocity iii) acceleration at t =2sce
[AP-Mar-2015,17]
4. A container in the shape of an inverted cone has height 4m and 8 radius 6m at the top. If it is
filled with water at the rate of 2m3/min., how fast is the height of the water changing when the
level is 4m. [AP-Mar-2020] [TS-Mar-2019]
5. The volume of a cube is increasing at the rate of 8cm3/sec. How fast is the surface area
increasing when the length of an edge is 12cm. [AP-Mar-2014,15]
6. The distance – time formula for the motion of a particle along a straight line
then find when and where the velocity is zero. [AP-Mar-2019]

7. A point P is moving on the curve 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). [TS-Mar-16]
EXCESS QUESTIONS
INCREASING & DECREASING FUNCTIONS

1. Determine the intervals in which is strictly increasing and

decreasing. [TS-Mar-2015]

2. Show that [AP-May-2022]

3. Find the interval in which the function is strictly increasing or strictly decreasing
[AP-Sep-2021]
ERRORS & APPROXIMATIONS

1. Find the approximate value of [AP-Mar-2019]

LAQ-18
STRAIGHT LINES
1. Find the circumcentre of the triangle with the vertices(-2, 3), (2, -1) and (4, 0).
(AP-Mar-17,21)
2. Find the circumcentre of the triangle whose vertices are (1, 3), (0, -2) and (-3, 1).
(AP-Mar-18,Ts-Mar-18)
3. Find the orthocentre of the triangle with the vertices(-2,-1), (6,-1) and (2,5)
(TS-May-22 ,Mar-15)
4. Find the orthocentre of the triangle with the vertices (5,-2) (-1,2) (TS-Mar-17,19)
5. If p and q are the lengths of the perpendiculars from the origin to the straight lines
and , prove that 4p² +q² = a²
(TS-Mar-20,May-22)
6. IfQ(h,k) is the image of the point P (x₁, y₁) w.r.t. the straight line ax+by+c= 0. Then

(h− x₁): a = (k − y₁): b= −2(ax₁ +by₁ +c): a² +b² (or) and

find the image of w.r.t. The straight line 2x-3y+5=0 (AP-Mar-19,20)
7. If p and q are the lengths of the perpendiculars from the origin to the straight lines
and , prove that 4p² +q² = a²
(TS-Mar-20,May-22)
8. Find the circumcentre of the triangle whose vertices are (1, 3), (-3, 5) and (5, -1).
(Ts-Mar-18)
9. Find the circumcentre of the triangle whose sides are x+y+2=0,5x-y-2=0, and x-2y+5=0.
(AP-Mar-14)
10. If the equations of the sides of a triangle are 7x+y-10=0, x-2y+5 = 0 and x+y+2=0. Find
the orthocentre of the triangle. ( TS-Mar-15)
11. IfQ(h,k) is the foot of the point P (x₁, y₁) w.r.t. the straight line ax+by+c= 0. Then

(h− x₁): a = (k − y₁): b= −(ax₁ +by₁ +c): a² +b² (or) Also find
the foot of the perpendicular from on the line 5x-y-18=0. (AP-May-20)

12. The base of an equilateral triangle is and the opposite vertex is . Find the
equations of the remaining sides (Ts-2016)
13. Find the circumcentre of the triangle whose vertices are (1, 0), (-1, 2) and (3, 2).
(Ts-May-22)
14. Find the orthocentre of the triangle with the vertices(-5,-7), (13, 2) and (-5, 6). (AP-Mar-
16)
 LAQ-19 & 20
PAIR OF STRAIGHT LINES
1. Find the values of k, if the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve
2x² − 2xy+3y² + 2x−y−1 = 0 and the line x + 2y = k are mutually perpendicular.
(Jun-22,Mar-17,19,Ts-Mar-15,19,21)
2. Show that the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve

x² − xy + y² + 3x + 3y - 2 = 0 and the straight line are mutually

perpendicular.
(AP-Mar-15,20,Ts-Mar-18,20)
3. If the equation S = ax² +2hxy+by² +2gx+2 fy+c= 0 represents a pair of parallel straight
lines, then show that
(i)h² = ab (ii) af² = bg² and (iii) the distance between the parallel lines is

(AP-Mar-15,19),(Ts Mar-20)
4. If the second degree equation S = ax² + 2hxy+by² + 2gx+2 fy+ c = 0 in two variables x
and y represents a pair of straight lines, then
i) abc +2 fgh-af² − bg² − ch² = 0 and ii) h² ≥ ab, g² ≥ ac and f² ≥ bc
(AP-Mar-14,16,Ts-Mar-16)
5. Show that the area of the triangle formed by the lines ax² +2hxy + by² = 0 and lx+my+n=0

is sq.units. (AP-Mar-17,TS MAR-17,19)

6. Find the condition for the chord lx + my =1 of the circle x² + y² = a² (whose center is the
origin) to subtend a right angle at the origin. (TS-May-22, Mar-14)
7. a) Let the equation ax² + 2hxy+by² = 0 represents a pair of straight lines. Then the angle

between the lines is given by (AP-Mar-20,Ts Mar-18)

8. Find the angle between the straight lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of
the curve
7x² − 4xy+8y² + 2x - 4y-8=0 with the straight line 3x - y = 2 (AP-Mar-18,Ts-Mar-16)
9. Show that the pairs of straight lines 6x² -5xy-6y² = 0 and 6x² -5xy-6y² + x + 5y-1=0 forms
a square. (AP-Mar-21,May-22)
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. ( Mar-16)
11. Find the condition for the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the circle
x² + y² = a² and the line 1x + my =1 to coincide. (TS-Mar-17)
b) Find the angle between the pair of lines represented by the equation
x² - 7 xy + 12 y² = 0 (AP-Mar-20)

12. Show that the product of the perpendicular distances from a point to the pair of

straight lines is TS-May-22

13. If the equation ax² + 2hxy+by² = 0 represents a pair of distinct (i.e., intersecting) lines,
then the combined equation of the pair of bisectors of the angles between these lines is
h(x² - y²)=(a−b)xy (AP-Mar-18)
14. Show that the lines represented by (lx + my)² − 3 (AP-Mx − ly)² = 0 and lx + my + n = 0

forms an equilateral triangle with area square units. (TS-MAR-15)

LAQ-21
DIRECTION COSINES AND DIRECTION RATIOS
1. Find the angle between two diagonals of a cube. (AP-Mar-15,20) (TS- Mar -18, May- 22)
2. Find the angle between the lines whose direction cosines satisfy the equations
l+m+n=0, 1² + m² -n² = 0 (TS-MAR-19) (AP-Mar-17,19)
3. Find the direction cosines of two lines which are connected by the relations 1+m+n=0 and
mn-2nl-2lm= 0 (AP-Mar-16,May-22), (Ts-Mar-17)
4. Find the direction cosines of two lines which are connected by the relations 1-5m+3n=0
and 71² +5m² -3n² = 0. (AP-Mar-18,21, Ts-Mar-16)
5. Find the angle between the lines whose direction 31+ m + 5n = 0 and 6mn - 2nl + 5lm=0
(Ts-Mar-15,20)
6. Show that direction cosines of two lines which are connected by the relations l + m + n = 0
and 2mn+3nl -5lm = 0 are perpendicular to each other. (AP-Mar-16)

7. The vertices of triangle are A(1,4,2),B(-2,1,2).C(2,3-4)).Find (AP-Mar-14)

LAQ-22
DIFFERENTIATION

1. If for find (AP-Mar-16,20,Ts-Mar-18)

2. If find (AP-Mar-14,18,21)

3. If then prove that ( Mar-15,19)

4. Find the derivative of with respective x. (AP-Mar-17,Ts-Mar-15)

5. If then show that (Ts-Mar-17)

6. If then show that (Ts-Mar-16)

7. If then show that (Ts-Mar-20)

8. If then show that . (AP-May-22)

9. If then show that (Ts-May-22)

10. Find the derivative of the functions i) ii) (Ts-May-22)

11. Find the derivative of (TS-May-22)

12. Find the derivative of the functions i) ii) . (Ts-May-22)

LAQ-23
TANGENTS AND NORMALS

1. If the tangent at any point on the curve intersects the coordinate axes A and B,
then show that the length AB is a constant. (AP-Mar-14, Ts-Mar-15,19,21)
2. Find the angle between the curves y² = 4x and x² + y² = 5 (AP-Mar-16,20)
3. Find the lengths of sub tangent,sub normal at a point t on the curve x=a(cost+tsint),
y = a (AP-Sint-t cost) (Ts mar2017,20-SAQ)
4. Show that the condition for the orthogonality of the curves ax² + by² = 1 and

a₁x² + b₁y² = 1is (AP-May-19,Ts-Mar-16)

5. Find the angle between the curves 2y²-9x=0,3x² +4y=0 (in the 4th quadrant).
 (TS-Mar-20)

6. At a point on the curve show that the tangent is

(Ts-Mar-17)
7. (i) Define the angle between two curves
(ii) Find the angle between the curves xy = 2 and x² +4y= 0 (AP-Mar-17)

8. Show that the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point

is (Ts-Mar-18)
9. Find the angle between the curves y² = 8x, 4x² + y² = 32
(AP-Mar-18)

. Show that the curves 6x² -5x+2y=0 and 4x² +8y² =3 touch each other at
10
(AP-Mar-15)

11. Show that the equation of tangent at the point on the curve is
(AP-May-22)

LAQ-24
MAXIMA AND MINIMA
1. From a rectangular sheet of dimensions 30cm x 80cm. four equal squares of side x cm. are
removed at the corners, and the sides are then turned up so as to form an open rectangular
box. Find the value of x, so that the volume of the box is the greatest.
(AP-Mar-14,16, Ts-Mar-18,20)
2. The profit function f(x) of a company selling x items per day is given by
p(x)= x(150-x)-1600. Find the number of items that the company should sell to get
maximum profit. Also find the maximum, profit. (AP-Mar-20,May-22) (Ts-Mar-16)
3. A window is in the shape of a rectangle surmounted by a semicircle. If the perimeter of the
window is 20ft., find the maximum area. (Ts mar- 15,17)
4. A wire of length l is cut into two parts which are bent respectively in the form of a square
and a circle. What are the lengths of the pieces of the wire respectively so that the sum of
the areas is the least. (AP-Mar-17,21)
5. Find two positive integers whose sum is 16 and the sum of whose square is minimum.
(AP-Mar-18) Ts-May-22
6. Find two positive integers x and y such that x + y = 60 and xy³ is maximum.
 (AP-May-14, Mar-15)
7. If the curved surface of right circular cylinder inscribed in a sphere of radius 'r' is
maximum, show the height of the cylinder is . (Ts-Mar-16)

8. Find the points of local extrema and local extrema for the function f(x) = cos 4x defined on

(AP-Mar-19)