NUCLEUS

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION & AREA UNDER CURVE

There are 70 questions in this question bank.

Q.12/AUC Area common to the curve y = 9  x 2 & x² + y² = 6 x is :

 3  3  3  3 3
(A) (B) (C) 3     (D*) 3    
4 4  4   4 
[Hint: x2 + y2 = 9 ....(1) ; x2 + y2 – 6x = 0 ....(2)
On solving x=3/2 ; y2 = 9 –9/4 = 27/4
3

 y=
3 3
 A= 2  9  x 2 dx
2 3/ 2

Q.22/DE Spherical rain drop evaporates at a rate proportional to its surface area. The differential equation
corresponding to the rate of change of the radius of the rain drop if the constant of proportionality is
K > 0, is
dr dr dr
(A*) K = 0 (B) K= 0 (C)  Kr (D) none
dt dt dt
dV
[Hint: = – k4r2 ....(1)
dt
4 3 dV dV
but V= r  = 4r2 ....(2)
3 dt dt
dr
hence =–K  (A) ]
dt
Q.33/AUC If y = 2 sin x + sin 2x for 0  x  2, then the area enclosed by the curve and the x-axis is
(A) 9/2 (B*) 8 (C) 9 (D) 4
  
[Hint: A = 2 2 sin x  sin 2x  dx = 4 sin x dx  2  sin 2x dx
0 0 0
=8+0=8

Q.45/DEThe general solution of the differential equation, y  + y  (x)  (x) . (x) = 0 where  (x) is a known
function is :
(A*) y = ce(x) + (x)  1 (B) y = ce+(x) + (x)  1
(C) y = ce(x) (x) + 1 (D) y = ce(x) + (x) + 1
where c is an arbitrary constant .
dy
[Sol. + y '(x) =  (x).'(x)
dx
( x ) dx
I.F. = e   e ( x )
hence y.e(x) =  e(x).(x).'(x) dx =  et.t dt where  (x) = t
= tet – et + C = (x).e(x) – e(x) + C
 y = ce–(x) + (x) – 1  A ]
Q.54/AUC The area bounded by the curve y = x2 + 4x + 5 , the axes of co-ordinates & the minimum ordinate
is:
2 2 2
(A) 3 (B*) 4 (C) 5 (D) none
3 3 3
[ Hint: y = x2 + 4x + 5 = (x+2)2 + 1
0 0
x3 
A=  x  4x  2
5 dx =
3

 2x 2  5
2   2

 8  8 14 2
=    8  10  2   4
 3  3 3 3

  y  y
Q.620/DE A curve passes through the point 1 ,  & its slope at any point is given by  cos2   . Then the
 4 x x
curve has the equation
e 1 –1 e
(A*) y=x tan–1(ln ) (B) y=x tan–1(ln + 2) (C) y = tan (ln ) (D) none
x x x
dy y y
[Sol.   cos 2
dx x x
y = vx
dv
V+x = v – cos2v
dx
dv dx
 cos v2 +  x
=C
tan v + ln x = C
y
tan + ln x = C
x

if x = 1, y =  C=1
4
y e
tan = 1 – ln x = ln
x x
 y
y = x tan–1  ln   A]
 x

Q.729/AUC The ratio in which the x-axis divides the area of the region bounded by the curves
y = x2  4 x & y = 2 x  x2 is :
4 4 4
(A*) (B) (C) (D) none
23 27 19
 2
dy 1 y
Q.824/DE The solution of the differential equation, xy = (1 + x + x2) given that when x = 1, y = 0 is
dx 1 x 2
 1  y2 
(A) ln 1  y 2 = ln x + tan1 x  (B*) ln 2 = 2 tan1 x 
2 x 2
 1  y2  
(C) ln  2
 =  2 tan1 x (D) none
 x  4

y dy 1 x  x2
[Hint:  1  y2 = 
x (1  x )
dx

1
ln (1 + y2) = tan–1x + ln x + C
2

1 y 2
ln = 2 tan–1x + C ]
x2
Q.96/AUC The area of the figure bounded by the curves y = ex , y = e-x & the straight line x = 1 is
1 1 1
(A) e + (B) e  (C*) e + 2 (D) none
e e e
Q.1035/DE A curve is such that the area of the region bounded by the co-ordinate axes, the curve & the ordinate
of any point on it is equal to the cube of that ordinate . The curve represents
(A) a pair of straight lines (B) a circle
(C*) a parabola (D) an ellipse
x

[Sol.  f ( x) dx = y3
0
Differentiating
dy
f (x) = 3y2.
dx
dy
y = 3y2  y = 0 (rejected)
dx
or 3y dy = dx
3y 2
= x + c  parabola  C]
2
Q.117/AUC The area bounded by the curve y = x²  1 & the straight line x + y = 3 is :
9 7 17 17 17
(A) (B) 4 (C) (D*)
2 2 6
[ Hint: 3 – x = x2 – 1  x2 + x – 4 = 0
x1 + x2 = –1
x1 x2 = – 4 ....(1)
x2 x2

 (3  x )  x   4  x  x  dx use(1)]
2 2
A=  1 dx =
x1 x1
Q.1211/AUC The area bounded by the curve y = ex & the lines y = x 1 , x = 2 is given by :
(A) e² + 1 (B) e² 1 (C*) e²  2 (D) none
2
dy  dy 
Q.1344/DE Number of straight lines which satisfy the differential equation +x    y = 0 is:
dx  dx 
(A) 1 (B*) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
dy
[ Hint : y = kx + b ; =k  kx + b  k + xk2  k = k2 & b = k
dx
k = 0 or k = 1  result ]

Q.1414/AUC The area of the figure bounded by the curves y = ln x & y = (lnx)² is :
(A) e + 1 (B) e  1 (C*) 3  e (D) 1
d 2y
Q.1545/DE Given, y = 1 + cos x & y = 1 + sin x are solutions of the differential equation, + y = 1, then its
dx 2
solution will be also :
(A) y = 2 (1 + cos x) (B) y = 2 + cos x + sin x
(C) y = cos x  sin x (D*) y = 1 + cos x + sin x
d2 y
[Sol. Since, y1 = 1 + cos x and y2 = 1 + sin x are the solution of the DE  y 1
dx 2
d 2 y1 d2 y2
hence  y1  1 and  y2  1 ;
dx 2 dx 2
on adding, we get
d2 d2
( y1  y 2 )  ( y1  y 2 )  2 or ( y1  y 2  1)  ( y1  y 2  1)  1 ....(1)
dx 2 dx 2

d2 y
conparing this with 2  y  1 , we have
dx
y1 + y2 – 1 = 0 also satisfies the DE
 1 + cos x + sin x = 0  (D) ]

Q.1616/AUC The area of the figure bounded by the curves y = x + 1 , y = cos x & x-axis is :
1 2 5 3
(A) (B) (C) (D*)
2 3 6 2

Q.1749/DE The differential equation representing all lines at a distance p from the origin is :
2 2 2
dy   dy    dy    dy  
(A) (x2 + y2) = 2y  x  p    (B*)  x  y  p2  1     =0
dx   dx    dx    dx  
 

 dy   dy  x dy   dy dx 
(C)  x  y  p  =0 (D) (x  y)    =0
 dx   dx dx   dx dy 
[Hint : All lines at a constant distance p from the origin are tangent to the circle, x2 + y2 = p2  Equation to
the family of such lines are, y = mx ± p 1  m 2 .
dy
Put m = and get the result. ]
dx
Q.1823/AUC The area common to y  x & x >  y and the curve x² + y² = 2 is :
 3 
(A) (B) (C)  (D*)
4 2 2
0 1
 2 
[ Hint: A    2  x  x  dx + A    2  x  x  dx =
2 2
    2
1 0
note that the area is equal to the sector AOB with central angle 900
 1/4 (the area of the circle) ]

Q.1952/DE The real value of m for which the substitution, y = um will transform the differential equation,
dy
2x4y + y4 = 4x6 into a homogeneous equation is :
dx
(A) m = 0 (B) m = 1 (C*) m = 3/2 (D) no value of m
dy du
[Hint : y = um  = m um  1 . Hence 2 x4 . um . m um  1 . + u4m = 4 x6 .
dx dx
du 4 x6  u 4 m 3 3
=  4m= 6  m= and 2m – 1 = 2  m =  (C) ]
dx 2 m x 4 u 2 m 1 2 2

Q.2024/AUC The area enclosed by x + y = 1 & the axis of x is :

1
(A*) 1 (B) (C) 2 (D) none
2
x
Q.2127/AUC The area bounded by x² + y²  2 x = 0 & y = sin in the upper half of the circle is :
2
 4  2 8  2
(A*)  (B)  (C)   (D) 
2  4   2 
dy 1 1
Q.2254/DE The solution of the differential equation, x2 .cos  y sin =  1, where y  1 as x  is
dx x x
1 1 x1
(A*) y = sin – cos (B) y =
x x x sin x1

1 1 x1
(C) y = cos  sin (D) y =
x x x cos x1

dy y 1 1 1   x12 tan 1x dx 1
[Hint :  2 tan =  sec . 2 . IF = e = sec
dx x x x x x

1 2 1 1 1
 y . sec
x
=  sec   2 dx = tan + c
x x x
1 1
if y  1 then x  c =  1  y = sin  cos ]
x x
Q.2330/AUC The area of the closed figure bounded by y = x , y =  x & the tangent to the curve y = x 2  5
at the point (3 , 2) is :
5
(A*) 5 (B) 2 5 (C) 10 (D)
2

[Sol : Note that the given curve is a rectangular hyperbola. The area between
the two asymptotes and a tangent is = ab (independent of P)
= 5. 5 ]

Q.2455/DE The equation of a curve passing through (1, 0) for which the product of the abscissa of a point P & the
intercept made by a normal at P on the x-axis equals twice the square of the radius vector of the point P,
is
(A*) x2 + y2 = x4 (B) x2 + y2 = 2 x4 (C) x2 + y2 = 4 x4 (D) none
1
[Sol. Y–y=– (X – x)
m
dy
when m =
dx
take, let Y = 0
X = my + x
hence x (my + x) = 2 (x2 + y2)
dy
xy = x2 + 2y2
dx
Now put y = vx
dv x 2 (1  2v 2 ) 1  2 v 2
v+x = =
dx x2v v
dv 1  2v 2 1  v2
x = –v=
dx v v
v dv dx
 1  v2 =  x
1
ln (1 + v2) = ln x + c
2
 1  v2 
ln  2  = c
 x 
x2 + y2 = cx4  A]

Q.2533/AUC The area enclosed by the curve y = (x  1) (x  2) (x  3) between the co-ordinate axes and the
ordinate at x = 3 is :
9 11 11
(A) (B) (C*) (D) none
2 3 4
Q.2657/DE The latus rectum of the conic passing through the origin and having the property that normal at each
point (x, y) intersects the x  axis at ((x + 1), 0) is :
(A) 1 (B*) 2 (C) 4 (D) none
dy
[Sol. Given y +x=x+1
dx
y2
 xc
2
x = 0, y = 0  c = 0
 y2 = 2x  latus rectum= 2  B ]

Q.2735/AUC The line y = mx bisects the area enclosed by the curve y = 1 + 4x  x2 & the lines x = 0 ,
3
x= & y = 0 . Then the value of m is :
2
13 6 3
(A*) (B) (C) (D) 4
6 13 2
dy 
Q.2859/DE The solution of the differential equation, 2 x2y = tan (x2y2)  2xy2 given y(1) = is
dx 2
(A*) sinx2y2 = ex–1 (B) sin(x2y2) = x (C) cosx2y2 + x = 0 (D) sin(x2y2) = e.ex
[Sol. put x2y2 = z
dy 2
Given x 2.2y  y .2x  tan (x 2 y2 )
dx
d 2 2
(x y )  tan(x 2 y2 ) put x2 y2 = z
dx
now given expression transforms to
dz
= tan z
dx
  dx =  cot z dz
x = ln (sin z) + c
 
when x = 1 , y =  z=  c=1
2 2
 x = ln sin (x2y2) + 1
 ln sin(x2y2) = x – 1
sin (x2 y2) = ex–1]

Q.29 36/AUC The area bounded by the curve y = f (x), the x-axis & the ordinates x =1 &
x = b is (b  1)sin (3b + 4). Then f (x) is :
(A) (x  1) cos (3x + 4) (B) sin (3x + 4)
(C*) sin (3x + 4) + 3 (x  1) . cos (3x + 4) (D) none
b

[Sol :  f ( x ) dx = (b – 1) sin (3b + 4)

1
 Area function
x

 f ( x) dx = (x – 1) sin (3x + 4)
1
differentiating
 f (x) = sin (3x + 4) + 3(x – 1) . cos (3x + 4)  C]

dy 1  2 y  4 x
Q.3060/DE Solution of the differential equation, = is
dx 1  y  2 x
(A*) 4x2 + 4xy + y2  2x  2y + c = 0 (B) 4x2 – 4xy – y2  2x  2y + c = 0
(C) 4x2 + 4xy + y2  2x  2y + c = 0 (D) 4x2 + 4xy – y2  2x  2y + c = 0
dy  4 x  2 y  1
[Hint: Note that  ; (b1  a 2  0)  simplify cross multiply ]
dx 2x  y  1

3
Q.3141/AUC The area bounded by y = 2 2  x & y = is :
x

4  3 n 3 4  3 n 3 3 1
(A) (B*) (C) + ln3 (D) + ln3
2 2 2 2

[Hint : y = ;

2 3
 3  3
A =   x   dx +   ( 4  x )  x  dx
3 2
x 2 
Now compute ]

Q.3262/DE A wet porous substance in the open air loses its moisture at a rate proportional to the moisture
content. If a sheet hung in the wind loses half its moisture during the first hour, then the time when it would
have lost 99.9 % of its moisture is : (weather conditions remaining same)
(A) more than 100 hours (B) more than 10 hours
(C*) approximately 10 hours (D) approximately 9 hours.
dM
[Hint : =  KM M = c ekt
dt
when t = 0 ; M = M0  c = M0  M = M0 e k t

M0
when t = 1 , M =  k = l n 2, hence M = M0 e  t l n 2
2
M0
when M = then t = log2 1000 ]
1000
 1
Q.3344/AUC The area of the region of the plane bounded by max  x , y   1 & xy  is :
2
1 31
(A) + ln 2 (B) (C) 1 + 2 ln 2 (D*) 3 + ln 2
2 4
[Hint : shaded area in 1st quadrant
1 1
 1  1 
1
=   2x  dx = x  lnx 
1/ 2   2 1/ 2

1 1 1 1 1 1
=  ln =  ln
2 2 2 2 2 2
 2 times the shaded area = 1 – ln2
 Required area = 2 – (1–ln2) + 2 = 3 + ln2  D ]

x
Q.3474/DE If y = ln | c x | (where c is an arbitrary constant) is the general solution of the differential equation

dy y x x
 =  +   then the function   is :
dx x  y  y

x2 x2 y2 y2
(A) 2 (B) – 2 (C) 2 (D*) – 2
y y x x
x
[Hint : ln c + ln |x| =
y

1 y  x y1
diff. w.r.t. x, =
x y2

y2 dy
 yx
x dx

dy y y2 x
  = – y
2
=  2   D]
dx x x  y x2

Q.3545/AUC The area of the region for which 0 < y < 3  2x  x2 & x > 0 is :
3 3

 3  2 x  x  dx  3  2 x  x  dx
2 2
(A) (B)
1 0

1 3

 
3  2 x  x 2 dx  3  2 x  x  dx
2
(C*) (D)
0 1

d3 y dy
3
 13
Q.3677/DE If the function y = e4x + 2e–x is a solution of the differential equation, dx
dx  K then the value
y
of K is :
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D*) 12
[Sol. y = e4x + 2e–x ; y1 = 4e4x – 2e–x ; y2 = 16e4x + 2e–x ; y3 = 64e4x – 2e–x
Now, y3 – 13y1 = (64e4x – 2e–x) – 13(4e4x – 2e–x) = 12e4x + 24e–x
= 12(e4x + 2e–x) = 12y
y 3  13y1
 = 12  D]
y

Q.3746/AUC The area bounded by the curve y = f(x) , the co-ordinate axes & the line x = x1 is given by x1 . e x1 .
Therefore f (x) equals :
(A) ex (B) x ex (C) xex  ex (D*) x ex + ex

Q.3849/AUC In the circle x2 + y2 = 9, the area contained between x = 1 & x = 2 is :

9  1 2 1 9  1 2 1
(A)  5 2   2
 sin
3
 sin 1 
3
(B)  
5 2 
2
 sin
3
 sin 1 
3

2 1 2 1
(C) 2 5  2 2   9 sin 1
   2 sin 1  (D*) 2 5  2 2  9  sin 1
   sin 1 
 3 3  3 3
2
ex
Q.3978/DE A function y = f (x) satisfies (x + 1) . f  (x) – 2 (x2 + x) f (x) = ,  x  1
( x  1)
If f (0) = 5 , then f (x) is

 3x  5  x 2  6x  5  x 2  6x  5  x 2  5  6x  x2
(A)   .e (B*)  .e (C)  .e
2 (D)  .e
 x 1   x 1   ( x  1)   x 1 
2
2x ( x  1) ex
[Sol. f  (x) – f ( x ) =
x 1 ( x  1) 2
2
I. F. = e   2 x dx  e  x

x 2 dx 2 1
 f (x). e  2  f ( x ). e  x   C
( x  1) x 1
at x = 0 , f (0) = 5  C = 6
 6x  5  x 2
 f (x) =   . e Ans ]
 x 1 
1 1 
Q.4062/AUC The graphs of f (x) = x2 & g(x) = cx3 (c > 0) intersect at the points (a, 0) &  , 2  . If the region
c c 
which lies between these graphs & over the interval [0, 1/c] has the area equal to 2/3 then the value of
c is
(A) 1 (B) 1/3 (C*) 1/2 (D) 2

Q.4179/DE The differential equation whose general solution is given by, y=c1cos(x + c2) – (c3 e  x  c4 )+(c5sin x),
where c1, c2, c3, c4, c5 are arbitrary constants, is
d4 y d 2y d 3 y d 2 y dy
(A)   y0 (B*)    y0
dx 4 dx 2 dx 3 dx 2 dx

d5 y d 3 y d 2 y dy
(C)  y0 (D) 3  2   y0
dx 5 dx dx dx
[Sol. y = c1cos(x + c2) – (c3 e  x  c4 ) + (c5sin x)
 y = c1 (cos x cos c2 – sin x sin c2) – (c3 e c4 e–x)+ (c5 sin x)
 y = (c1 cos c2 ) cosx – (c1 sin c2 – c5) sinx – (c3 e c4 ) e–x
 y = l cosx + m sinx – n e –x ....(i) where l, m, n are arbitrary constant
dy
 = – l sinx + m cosx + n e–x ....(ii)
dx
d2 y
 2 = – l cosx – m sinx – n e–x ....(iii)
dx
d3 y
 3 = l sinx – m cosx + n e–x ....(iv)
dx
d2 y –x
(i) + (iii) gives 2 + y = – 2n e ....(v)
dx
d 3 y dy
(ii) + (iv) gives 3  = 2n e–x ....(vi)
dx dx
d 3 y dy  d2 y



From (v) and (vi) we get 3 dx    dx 2  y 
dx  
d 3 y d 2 y dy
or    y  0 is the required differential equation ]
dx 3 dx 2 dx

Q.4263/AUC Let f(x) = x  x2 & g(x) = ax . If the region above the graph of g and below the graph of f has
an area equal to 9/2 then 'a' is equal to :
(A) 2 (B*) 4 (C*)  2 (D) 3

Q.4380/DE The curve, with the property that the projection of the ordinate on the normal is constant 'a', is
 2 2 
(A*) x  a ln  y  a  y   c (B) x  a 2  y 2  c
 
(C) (y – a)2 = cx (D) ay = tan–1 (x + c)
[Sol. Ordinate = PM. Let P  (x, y)
Projection of ordinate on normal = PN
 PN = PM cos = a (given)
y
  a  y = a 1  ( y )2
1  tan 2  1

y2  a2
a dy
dy   dx
     a ln | y  y 2  a 2 |  x  c ]
dx a y2  a 2

Q.4464/AUC The area bounded by the curves y =   x and x =   y where x, y  0

(A) cannot be determined
(B*) is 1/3
(C) is 2/3
(D) is same as that of the figure bounded by the curves y =  x ; x  0 and x =  y ; y  0
 2
[Sol : y=–  x  y = – x where x & y both (+) ve
x=–  y  x2 = – y where x & y both (–) ve
16ab
Hence A =
3
1
where a = b =
4
1
 A=  B]
3

dy
Q.4587/DE Consider the differential equation + y tan x = x tan x + 1. Then
dx
(A) The integral curves satisfying the differential equation and given by y = x + c sin x.

(B) The angle at which the integral curves cut the y-axis is .
2
(C*) Tangents to all the integral curves at their point of intersection with y-axis are parallel.
(D) none of these
tan x dx
[Hint: I.F. = e   eln sec x dx = sec x ;
y · sec x =  ( x tan x  1) sec x dx =  ( x sec x tan x  sec x ) dx = x sec x + c
y = x + c cos x
dy
now y = x + c cos x  = 1 – c sin x
dx
dy
 dx x 0 = 1  (B) ]

Q.4667/AUC The positive values of the parameter 'a' for which the area of the figure bounded by the curve
 5
y = cos ax, y = 0, x = , x= is greater than 3 are :
6a 6a
(A)  (B*) (0, 1/3) (C) (3, ) (D) none of these

dy
Q.4788/DE If   (0, 1) then the number of solutions of the differential equation = y with initial conditions
dx
y (0) = 0 is
(A) exactly one (B*) exactly two (C) more than two (D) infinite

[Hint: y dy   dx

y   1
=x
1 
y1 –  = (1 – )(x + c)
other solution is y = 0
identical solution ]
Q.4868/AUC Consider the graph of continuous function y = f(x) for x  [a  b, a + b] a, b  R+ and b > a. If
the origin is shifted to (a + b, 0) such that new axes are parallel to the old axes, then the area bounded
by the given curve, the X-axis and the new ordinates X =  a, X =  b can be written as :
ab
2 b b ab
1
(A)  f(x) dx (B)  f(x) dx (C*)  f(a + b  x)dx (D)
2  f(x) dx
ba a a ab
2

[ Hint: Required area = Area of the region ABB'PA'

a b

=  f (X) dX =  f ( x ) dx
b a

b
=  f (a  b  x ) dx  (C) ]
a
x – (a + b) = X
if X = – a then x = b
X = – b then x = a ]

Q.4971/AUC The curvilinear trapezoid is bounded by the curve y = x2 + 1 and the straight lines x=1 and x=2. The
co-ordinates of the point ( on the given curve) with abscissa x [1,2] where tangent drawn cut off from
the curvilinear trapezoid an ordinary trapezium of the greatest area, is
 3 13 
(A) (1,2) (B) (2,5) (C*)  ,  (D) none
2 4 
dy 
[Hint : dx  x1y1 = 2x1
T : y – y1 = 2x1 (x–x1) ....(1)
For co-ordinates of the point P put x = 1 in (1)
y = y1 + 2x1 (1–x1)
= 1 + x12 +2x1 + 2 x12 = 1 + 2x1 – x12

Hence P(1, 1 + 2x1 – x12 )

For Q put x= 2 in (1)
y = y1 + 2x1 (2 – x1) = 1 + x12 + 4x1 – 2 x12 = 1 + 4x1 – x12

 A = (1 + 2x1 – x12 ) + (1+ 4x1 – x12 ) = 1 + 3x1 – x12

dA
dx1 = 3 – 2x1  x1 = 3/2 ]
x
Q.5089/DE If  t y( t )dt = x2 + y (x) then y as a function of x is
a

x 2 a 2 x 2 a 2
(A*) y = 2 – (2 + a2) e 2 (B) y = 1 – (2 + a2) e 2
x 2 a 2
(C) y = 2 – (1 + a2) e 2 (D) none
[Sol. diff. both sides
x y (x) = 2x – y' (x)
dy
hence – xy = – 2x
dx
 x2
I.F = e   x dx e 2
 x2  x2
ye 2   2x e 2 dx

 x2  x2
ye 2  2 x e 2 c
 x2
y=2+ ce 2
if x = a  a2 + y = 0  y = – a2
 a2
hence – a2 = 2 + ce 2
 a2
ce 2 = – (2 + a2)
 a2
c = – (2 + a2) e 2
x 2 a 2
y = 2 – (2 + a2) e 2 ]

x 1
Q.5172/AUC The value of 'a' (a>0) for which the area bounded by the curves y =  , y = 0, x = a and
6 x2
x = 2a has the least value, is
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 21/ 3 (D*) 1

2a 2a
x 1  x2 1   a2 1   a 2 1 
[Hint : A =   6  2  dx =   
=    
a x  12 x   3 2a   12 a 
a

a2 1
f(a) = 
4 2a
a 1
now f '(a) =  2 = 0  a3 = 1  a = 1]
2 2a

Q.5283/AUC If (a, 0) ; a > 0 is the point where the curve y = sin2x – 3 sinx cuts the X-axis first, A is the area
bounded by this part of the curve , the origin and the positive X-axis, then
(A*) 4A + 8 cosa = 7 (B) 4A + 8 sina = 7
(C) 4A – 8 sina = 7 (D) 4A – 8 cosa = 7
[Sol. (a, 0) lies on the given curve
 0 = sin2a – 3 sina  sina = 0 or cosa = 3 /2

 a= (as a > 0 and the first point of intersection with positive X-axis)
6
/6 /6
 cos 2 x 
and A =  (sin 2 x  3 sin x ) dx =    3 cos x 
0  2 0

 1 3  1  7
=       3   3
 4 2  2  4
 4A + 8 cosa = 7 ]
y
Q.5390/DE General solution of the differential equation 2y' ln x + = y–1cos x is
x
(A*) y2 ln x = c + sin x (B) y2 ln x = c – sin x
(C) y2 ln x = c + cos x (D) y2 ln x = c – cos x
[Hint: put y2 = t ]

Q.5473/AUC Area of the region enclosed between the curves x = y2 – 1 and x = |y| 1 y 2 is
(A) 1 (B) 4/3 (C) 2/3 (D*) 2
1
[Hint : A  2  y 1  y  ( y  1) dy
2 2
 
0
=2]
1
Q.5591/DE Solution of the equation  y ( x t ) dt = n y(x) is
0

1n 1
1
(A) y = c x1/n (B*) y = cx n (C) y = c x n (D) y = c x– 1/n
[Hint: start x t = y ]

Q.5677/AUC Let y = g (x) be the inverse of a bijective mapping f : R  R f (x) = 3x3 + 2x. The area bounded by
the graph of g (x), the x-axis and the ordinate at x = 5 is :
5 7 9 13
(A) (B) (C) (D*)
4 4 4 4
[Hint : note for inverse function y axis will be the x axis and x axis will be the y axis
1
required area = Area of rectangle – 0 f ( x ) dx
1 3
= 5– 0 (3x  2 x ) dx

3
=5–( + 1)
4
1 13
=3 = Ans ]
4 4
Q.5780/AUC Area enclosed by the curves y = lnx ; y = ln | x | ; y = | ln x | and y = | ln | x | | is equal to
(A) 2 (B*) 4 (C) 8 (D) cannot be determined
1 1
[Hint: 4 | ln x | dx = – 4 ln x dx = 4 ]
0 0

Q.583/DE Number of values of m  N for which y = emx is a solution of the differential equation
D3y – 3D2y – 4Dy + 12y = 0, is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C*) 2 (D) more than 2
3 2
[Hint: m – 3m – 4m + 12 = 0  m = ± 2, 3
m  N hence m  {2, 3}  (C) ]

Q.5981/AUC If the tangent to the curve y = 1 – x2 at x = , where 0 <  < 1, meets the axes at P and Q, as 
varies, the minimum value of the area of the triangle OPQ is k times the area bounded by the axes and the
part of the curve for which 0 < x < 1 , then k is equal to
2 75 25 2
(A*) (B) (C) (D)
3 16 18 3
[Sol. A1 = area under the curve and axes
1 1
2  x3  2
=  (1  x ) dx  x    ....(i)
0  3 0 3
Now y = 1 – x2  y ' = – 2x
 2
y ' ( , 1 –  ) = – 2
Equation of tangent to the curve y = 1 – x2
(y – (1 – 2) ) = – 2 (x – )
2x + y = 2 + 1
 2 1 
 P   2 , 0  ; Q  (0, 2 + 1)
 

1 1 ( 2  1) 2
A = Area of triangle POQ = (OP) (OQ) =
2 4 
1  2 ( 2  1) 2  ( 2  1) 2 1 3 4  2 2  1
 A' = 
4 2 4 2
1 1
For maximum / minimum , A' = 0  34 + 22 – 1 = 0  2 = – 1 ,  = 
3 3
1
 0<<1  = , A '' = 0 (Verify)
3
2
1 
  1
1 3  4
A =  ....(ii)
4 1 3 3
3
since A = kA1 (given)
4 2 2
From (i) and (ii)  k.  k  ]
3 3 3 3
Q.609/DE Equation of a curve passing through the origin if the slope of the tangent drawn at any of its point (x, y)
is cos(x + y) + sin(x + y), is
(A) y = 2 tan–1(ex – 1) + x (B*) y = 2 tan–1(ex – 1) – x
(C) y = 2 tan–1(ex) – x (D) y = 2 tan–1(ex) + x

dy dy du
[Sol. = cos(x + y) + sin(x + y) ; put x + y = u ; 1+ 
dx dx dx
du du u u u u u
– 1 = cos u + sin u  = (1 + cos u) + sin u = 2cos2 + 2sin cos = 2cos2 (1 + tan )
dx dx 2 2 2 2 2
u
sec 2
2 u dt
 du = dx ;  tan =t ;  1  t   dx
 u 2
21  tan 
 2
x = ln (1 + t) + C t = 0 ; C = 0
xy xy
1 + t = ex  t = ex – 1 ; tan  = ex – 1  = tan–1(ex – 1)
 2  2
y = 2 tan–1(ex – 1) – x ]

Q.6165/auc The area bounded by the curves y = x (1  ln x) ; x = e1 and positive X-axis between x = e1 and
x = e  is :
 e 2  4 e 2   e 2  5 e 2   4 e 2  e 2   5 e 2  e 2 
(A)   (B*)   (C)   (D)  
 5   4   5   4 
[Hint: y = x (1 – lnx) = 0  x = e (as x > 0)
dy
= – lnx  in (0,1) and  in (1, )
dx

also Lim x (1 – lnx) = 0

x 0

e
A=  x(1  lnx ) dx ]
1/ e

Q.6279/auc Which one of the following DOES NOT represent the area enclosed by the curves
y = sec–1x , y = cosec–1x and the line x – 1 = 0 ?
/2 / 4

(A*)  (cos ec x  1) dx (B) 2  (sec x  1) dx

0 0

/2 2
1
(C) 2  (cos ec x  1) dx (D)  (cos ec x  sec 1 x ) dx
/4 1
Q.6314/DE Which one of the following functions is not homogeneous?
1 2
xy  x
(A) f (x, y) = 2 (B) f (x, y) = x ·y 3
3 tan 1
x  y2 y
 2x 2  y 2  x  2y
2
(C) f (x, y) = x (ln x  y 2 – ln y) + yex/y (D*) f (x, y) = x ln  ln ( x  y)  + y2tan
 x  3x  y
 ( x  y)
[Sol. (A) f (x, y) = = –1 f (x, y)  homogeneous of degree 1.
 (x 3  y2 )
2

x x
(B) f (x, y) = (x )1 3 (y)  2 3 tan 1 = 1 3 x1 3 y  2 3 tan 1
y y
1

= 3 f (x, y)  homogeneous
1 2 2 2 
(C) f (x, y) = x  ln  ( x  y )  ln y  + ye x y
2 

 ln ( x 2  y 2 ) 
  x y
= x  y  + ye
 

  2 2  x y
=   x  ln x  y  ln y   ye 
   
= f (x, y)  homogeneous.
 22 x 2  2 y 2  x  2y
(D) f (x, y) = x ln  + 2x2 tan 3x  y
  x · ( x  y ) 

 2x 2  y 2  x  2y
= x ln x ( x  y)  + 2x2 tan  non homogeneous]
  3x  y

dy
Q.6485/auc A function y = f (x) satisfies the differential equation
– y = cos x – sin x with initial condition that
dx
y is bounded when x  . The area enclosed by y = f (x), y = cos x and the y-axis is
1
(A*) 2 1 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D)
2
[Hint: I.F. = e–x
 ye–x =  e  x (cos x  sin x ) dx put –x=t

= –  e t (cos t  sin t ) dt
= – et sin t + c
y e–x = e–x sin x + c
since y is bounded when x    c = 0
 y = sin x
4
Area =  (cos x  sin x ) dx = 2  1  (A) ]
0
Q.6586/auc Area bounded by the curve y = min {sin2x, cos2x} and x-axis between the ordinates x = 0 and
5
x =  is
4
5 5(   2)
(A) square units (B) square units
2 4
5(   2)  1
(C*) square units (D)    square units
8  8 2
4 3 4 5 4
2 2 2
[Hint: A =  sin x dx   cos x dx   sin x dx ]
0 4 3 4

Q.6615/DE Water is drained from a vertical cylindrical tank by opening a valve at the base of the tank. It is known
that the rate at which the water level drops is proportional to the square root of water depth y, where the
constant of proportionality k > 0 depends on the acceleration due to gravity and the geometry of the
1
hole. If t is measured in minutes and k = then the time to drain the tank if the water is 4 meter deep
15
to start with is
(A) 30 min (B) 45 min (C*) 60 min (D) 80 min
dy
[Hint: =–k y
dt
0 t
dy
 y
= –  dt
k
4 0

0 t
2 y = – kt = –
4 15
t
0–4 =–  t = 60 minutes  (C) ]
15

Q.6787/auc If the area bounded between x-axis and the graph of y = 6x – 3x2 between the ordinates x = 1 and
x = a is 19 square units then 'a' can take the value
(A) 4 or – 2
(B) two values are in (2, 3) and one in (–1, 0)
(C*) two values one in (3,4) and one in (–2,–1)
(D) none of these
6x 2 3x 3
[Hint: I =  (6 x  3x 2 )dx =  = 3x2 – x3 = x2(3 – x)
2 3
A1 = I(2) – I(1) = 4 – 2 = 2 units
A2 = I(2) – I(3) = 4 – 0 = 4 units
A3 = I(3) – I(4) = 0 – (–16) = 16 units
 one value of a will lie in (3, 4) using symmetric other will lie in (– 2, –1) ]
 Direction for Q.68 to Q.70.
Consider the curve y = xn where n > 1 in the 1st quadrant.
Q.6889(i)/auc The tangent drawn to this curve at the point 'P' with abscissa 1 has its x intercept equal to
n 1 n 1 1 n
(A*) (B) (C) (D)
n n n n 1
Q.6989(ii)/auc The area A(n) bounded by the curve, the x-axis and the tangent line to the graph of y = xn at the
point (1, 1) expressed as a function of n is given by
2(n  1) n 1 2(n  1) n 1
(A) (B*) (C) (D)
n (n  1) 2n (n  1) n (n  1) 2n (n  1)
Q.7089(iii)/auc If the area as stated above in Q.47 is maximum then the value of n is
(A) 2 2 (B) 2 (C) 2 2  1 (D*) 1 + 2

[Sol. y = xn
dy
= nxn–1
dx
y ' (1) = n
equation of tangent at P
y – 1 = n (x – 1)
n 1
y = nx + 1 – n ......(1)  x intercept = Ans.
n
1
1  
 y  n 1 1 n  2 (1 n ) 1
 y
 y  dy =     n  1  y  1 n 1 n
A(n) =   n  y  =  
0  1 2n n n 1
 2n  n  1 
 n 0

1 1 1 1 1
= 1  1  A(n) =  Ans.
2n n n 1 n  1 2n
1 1
 A'(n) = 2
 0
2n (n  1) 2
 2 n = ± (n + 1)
+ ve sign  2  1 n =1   n=  
2  1 Ans.
1
– ve sign  2  1 n = –1  n=–
2 1
(rejected) ]