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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 Limits 26
6 6 VSAQ
7 7 VSAQ Differentiation 30
8 8 VSAQ
9 9 VSAQ Errors and 7
10 10 VSAQ approximations 7
Rolle’s and Lagrange’s
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 1
approximations
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) 3x  y  4 (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 at , 2at and
 1
2
1

at , 2 at (AP-Mar-14)
2
2 2

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 3x  y  4 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 lxim 1 3x 3 53xx247 牋 (AP-Mar-14,18,20,21)

1 1 x 3

2. Compute limx 2 x 255xx21 ( May-14,Mar-17, TS May-22)

x

2

3. Find lim 

x 0
1  x 1 .
x  (Ts may-22, Mar-14)
4. lim  e x 1 
x 0  1  x  1 

. (AP-May-22, Ts-Mar-15)
5. Compute lim ba 11 ( a  0, b  0, b  0) (Ts-Mar-19,Mar-15)
x 0 x
x

6. Compute lim  x x 8x 9 1 5  ( Mar-16,Ts-Mar-16)

x 3
2
2

7. Compute lim  xsin ax  aa sin x  (AP-Mar-16,19-LAQ)

x a

8. Find lim 83|| xx || 23xx . ( May-22)

x 

9. Find lim  cosx  (Ts-Mar-18)

x 
2  x 2
 

10. Show that lim | xx  22 |  1 . (Ts-May-22)

x 2 

11. Show that lim  2 |xx |  x  1   3. (AP-Mar-15)

x  0

12. Compute lim

x 0
e

3 x
 e3
x . (AP-Mar-19)
 log e 1  5 x 
13. Compute lim
x 0
 x . (TS Mar-19)
14. Compute limx 0 e3xx1 . (AP-Mar-18)


15. Compute limx a tanx 2 x a 2a  (TS Mar-15)



16. Compute limx 0 xsincosaxx (AP-Mar-20)



17. Compute limx 0 sinsin bxax , b  0, a  0 (TS Mar-18)



x  e x 1 
18. Compute limx 0 1  cos x ( May-14)


19. Compute limx 0 x 2 sin 1x (TS Mar-17)



20. Compute limx 0 e7 xx1 ( Mar-17)



21. Compute limx 3  xx 22  36xx  29  ( Mar-19)



22. Compute lim e x ( TS Mar-20)

x 0
sin x 1

23. Compute lim 3x 2x 4x1  5 ( TS May-22)

x 1 2

24. Compute lim x x 53xx 6 ( Mar-21)

x 3 2
3 2

25. Compute lim x x sin2 x ( Mar-16)

x 
2
2

26. Compute lim e  sinx x 1 ( Ts-Mar-16)

x 0
x

VSAQ-7 & 8
DIFFERENTIATION
1. If y = log (AP - Sin (log x)), find dydx . (AP-Mar-21,Ts may-22)
2. If y = aenn + be-n then prove that yn = n2y. (TS-Mar-20)(AP-Mar-15)
3. If y = sin (log x), then find dy
dx (AP-Mar-18,May-22)
4. Find the derivative of the function tan-1 (logx) (AP-Mar-19) (TS-May-15)
5. If f(x) = log (AP - Sec x + tan x), then find f'(x). (AP-Mar-14)
6. If y = (cot-1 x3)2, then find dy dx . (Ts-Mar-18)
( )
7. If y = sec-1 2x12-1 find dy dx (AP-Mar-17)
8. If y = sin-1 1+x ()
2x2 then find dy ( Ts-Mar-15)
dx
9. If f(x) = 1 + x + x2 + … + xm0 then find f'(1).(TS-Mar-19)
10. Find the derivative of f(x) = ex(x2+1) w.x.t x (Ts may-22)
a-x then find f'(x) (Ts-Mar-18)
11. If f(x) = a+x
1-cos 2x then find dy (AP-Mar-20)
12. If y = 1+cos 2x dx
13. If y = 2x-3 + 7-3x then find dy dx (TS-Mar-15)
14. If y = Tan-1 1-x ()
2x2 (|x| < 1) then find dy (AP-Mar-15)
dx
2x+3 then find dy (AP-Mar-19) (AP-May-15)
15. If y = 4x+5 dx
16. Find the derivative of the function f(x) = (x2-3)(4x3+1) (AP-May-15)
17. If y = sin-1 (cos x) then find dy dx (TS-May-16)
18. Find the derivative of 5sin x + exlog x (AP-Mar-17)
19. If y = x4 + tan x then find y' (AP-Mar-18)
20. If f(x) = log (tan ex) then find f1(x)( TS-Mar-19),
21. Define the derivative of a function (AP-Mar-20)
22. If f(x) = xTan-1 x then find f1(x) (TS-Mar-20)
23. Find the derivative of cos (logx+ex) (AP-May-22)
24. If x  a cos t, y  a sin t , then find dydx (AP-Mar-16)
3 3

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

sin 1 x

26. If f x  2 x  3x  5 then show that f 0  3 f 1  0 (AP-Mar-16)

 
2 1
 
1
 

27. If y  sin 3x  4 x then find dydx (Ts-Mar-16)

1

3


28. If 2 x  3xy  y  x  2 y  8  0 find dydx (Ts-Mar-16)

2 2
 29. If f x  7 x  0 , then find f x . (Ts-Mar-17)
 
x 3 3 x
 
1
 

30. If x  tan e , then show that dydx   1 e x (Ts-Mar-17)


y

y
2

VSAQ-9
ERRORS AND APPROXIMATIONS
1. Find Δy and dy if y = x2 + 3x + 6. When x = 10,Δx = 0.01.
(AP-Mar-14,20,Ts-Mar-15,May-22)
2. Find Δy and dy if y = x2 + x, at x = 10,Δx = 0.1 (AP-Mar-15,17,Ts-Mar-16,17)
3. Find Δy and dy if y = 5x2 + 6x + 6. When x = 2,Δx = 0.001 (AP-Mar-16)(TS-Mar-
20)
4. Find Δy and dy if y = cos x,x = 60 and Δx = 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 f x  x  3x  8 is increasing or decreasing?
 
2

(AP-May-22)
3. Find the absolute extremum of f x  x defined on 2, 2
 
2
 

(AP-Mar-19)
4. Show that the function f x  sin x x  R defined on R is neither increasing nor
   

decreasing on 0,  (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. A 1, 2 , B 2, 3 and C 2, 3 are three points. A point ‘P’ moves such that PA  PB  2 PC .
     
2 2 2

Show that the equation to the locus of P is 7 x  7 y  4  0. [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 A  2, 3 , B  2, 3 and PA  PB  8. [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 PAB 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 6 , find the transformed equation of
x  2 3 xy  y  2 a . [TS-Mar-2018 & May-2022] [AP-Mar-2015]
2 2 2

2. When the axes are rotated through an angle 4 , find the transformed equation of
3 x  1 0 xy  3 y  9. [TS-Mar-2017] [AP-Mar-2017]
2 2

3. When the axes are rotated through an angle 45 , the transformed equation of a
0

curve is 1 7 x 1 6 xy  1 7 y  225. Find the original equation of the curve. [TS-Mar-

2 2

2015,2020]
4. When the axes are rotated through an angle  , find the transformed equation of
x cos   y sin   p. [AP-Mar-2014,2020]
5. When the origin is shifted to (-1,2) by the translation of axes, find the transformed
equation of x  y  2 x  4 y  1  0. [TS-May-2022] [AP-Mar-2018]
2 2

6. When the origin is shifted to the point (-1,2), the transformed equation of a curve is
2 x  y  4 x  4 y  0. Find original equation. [AP-Mar-2016]
2 2

7. When the origin is shifted to the point (3,4) and transformed equation is x  y  4 .2 2

Find original equation. [AP-Mar-2019]

8. When the origin is shifted to the point (2,3), the transformed equation of a curve is
x  3 xy  2 y  1 7 x  7 y  1 1  0. Find the original equation of the curve. [AP-Mar-2016]
2 2

SAQ-13
STRAIGHT LINES
1. Transform the equation 4 x  3 y  1 2  0 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 2 x  3 y  k  0, 3x  4 y 1 3  0 and 8x 1 1 y  33  0 are
concurrent. [TS-Mar-2018]
ii) Find the value of P, if the lines 3x  4 y  5, 2 x  3 y  4 and px  4 y  6 are concurrent.
[TS-May-2022] [AP-Mar-2017]
3. Find the points on the line 3x  4 y 1  0 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
x  y  6  0 at P. Find the distance PQ. [AP-May-2022] [TS-Mar-2015]
5. A straight line through Q 3, 2 makes an angle 6 with the positive direction of the X
 

-axes. If the straight line intersects the line 3x  4 y  8  0 at P, find the distance PQ.
[TS-Mar-2019]
6. If the straight lines ax  by  c  0, bx  cy  a  0 and cx  ay  b  0 are concurrent, then prove
that a  b  c  3abc. [AP-Mar-2019]
3 3 3

7. Show that the lines 2 x  y  3  0, 3x  2 y  2  0 and 2 x  3 y  23  0 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. x  3 y  5  0 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 3x  4 y 1  0. [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 f x  1 .5x  9 / x  2 x  3 , if, if0 x x 3 5 and x  3
2 2
   
 


at the point x=3 [AP-Mar-2014,15,20]

 cos ax  cos bx
, if x  0
2. Show that f x 
  
 x 2

1  b2  a 2 
where a and b are real constants is
 2
, if x  0
continuous at x  0 . [TS-Mar-2017,20]
3. Check the continuity of the following function at 2.
1 2
 2  x  4 , if 0  x  2
f 
 x   0
2  8 x 3
, if x  2 [TS-Mar-2019] [AP-Mar-2017 & Sep-2021]
 , if x  2


4. If ‘f’ given f x
 
k 2 x  k

2
, if x  1 ,
, if x  1
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 f given by
sin x , if x 0
 2
f x  a
 x  
bx  3
, if
, if
0  x 1
1  x 3
is continuous on R. [AP-Mar-2018] [TS-Mar-2018]
3 , if x 3
SAQ-15
DIFFERENTIATION
1. Find the derivative of the following functions from the first principles w.r.to x.
i) cos x [TS-Mar-2019]
2

ii) sec3x [AP-Mar-2016]

iii) cos ax [TS-May-2022]
 

iv) sin 2 x [AP-May-2018,20] [TS-Mar-2020]

v) x sin x [AP-Mar-2015] [TS-Mar-2018]
vi) x [TS-Mar-2015]
3

vii) cot x [AP-Mar-2017,19]

viii) tan 2 x [AP-Sep-2021]
2. Find dydx for the functions, x  a cos t  t sin t , y  a sin t  t cos t . [TS-Mar-2016]
   

3. Find dydx for the functions x  a  11  tt  , y  1 2btt [AP-May-2022]

2
2 2

4. If ay  x  b then show that 5 yy  y [TS-Mar-2017]

4
 
5 11

1 2


SAQ-16
TANGENT & NORMAL
1. Find the equations of tangent and normal to the curve xy  1 0 at 2, 5  

[TS-May-2022] [AP-Mar-2017]
2. Show that at any point (x,y) on the curve y  be , the length of the sub-tangent is a x
a

constant and the length of the sub normal is ya [TS-Mar-2018] 2

3. Show that the tangent at any point  on the curve

x  C sec  , y  C tan  is y sin   x  C cos 
[TS-Mar-2019]
4. Find the angle between the curves x  y  2  0, x  y 1 0 y  0 [AP-Mar-2014]
2 2

5. Find the equations of tangent and normal to the curve y  x  4 x at 1, 3 . [AP-Mar-
3 2
 

2020]
6. Find the slope of the normal to the curve x  acos  , y  a sin  at   4 . [AP-May-2022]
3 3

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

8. Find the angle between the curve 2 y  e and Y-axis. [AP-May-2022]

 x /2

9. Find the length of the subtangent and sub-normal at a point on the curve y  b sin  ax 
[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 s  f t  4t  3t  5t 1 where s is
 
3 2

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 s  f t  8t  t . Find
 
3

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
S  t  9t  24t  1 8 then find when and where the velocity is zero. [AP-Mar-2019]
3 2

7. A point P is moving on the curve y  2 x . The x co-ordinate of P is increasing at the

2
 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 f x  x 21  1 8xx  R \{0} is strictly increasing and
 
 

decreasing. [TS-Mar-2015]
2. Show that 1 x x  in 1  x  x , x  0 [AP-May-2022]
 

3. Find the interval in which the function 6  9 x  x is strictly increasing or strictly

2

decreasing
[AP-Sep-2021]
ERRORS & APPROXIMATIONS
1. Find the approximate value of 999 [AP-Mar-2019]
3

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 x sec   y cos ec  a and x cos   y sin   a cos2 , 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) h a x  k b y  2 axa byb  c and
1 1  1
2 2
1 

find the image of 1, 2 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 x sec   y cos ec  a and x cos   y sin   a cos2 , 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) h a x  k b y   axa byb  c Also
1 1  1
2
1
2


find the foot of the perpendicular from 1, 3 on the line 5x-y-18=0. (AP-May-
 

20)
12. The base of an equilateral triangle is x  y  2  0 and the opposite vertex is 2, 1 .  

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 x  y  2  0 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
 2 g  ac  2 f  bc
2 2

a a b b a b
(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 amn  2hhlm ab bl sq.units. (AP-Mar-17,TS MAR-17,19)
2
2 2
2

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 cos  a ab b 4h (AP-Mar-20,Ts
2 2
 

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 ax  2hxy  by  0 is a a2bh4bh TS-May-22

2 2
2 2
2 2
 

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 n2
3 l 2  m2 
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 A, B , C . (AP-Mar-
14)
LAQ-22
DIFFERENTIATION
1. If y  Tan 1



1  x 2  1  x 2  for 0  x  1, find dy .
1  x 2  1  x 2  dx (AP-Mar-16,20,Ts-Mar-18)
2. If y  x  sin x , find dydx (AP-Mar-14,18,21)
tan x
 
cos x

3. If y  x a  x  a log x  a  x then prove that dydx  2 a  x ( Mar-15,19)

2 2 2

2 2

2 2

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

 
log x sin x

5. If 1  x  1  y  a x  y then show that dydx  11  xy . (Ts-Mar-17)

2 2
  2
2

6. If x y  y x  a b then show that dy    yxy  y logx y1 

y 1 x

dx  x log x  xy 



(Ts-Mar-16)
7. If y  Tan 1  2x 

1  x 
1  3 x  x 
2   Tan 
3
then show that dydx  1 1 x (Ts-Mar-
1  4 x  4 x
2   Tan 
 1  3x 
3 

1  6x  x 
2 4 2

20)
8. If x  y then show that dydx  yx xy loglog yx  xy . (AP-May-22)
y x 




9. If x  log x then show that dydx  xy 1  loglogx log y (Ts-May-22)

log y 
2
x


10. Find the derivative of the functions i) log Tan 5 x ii) Tan e (Ts-May-22)   
x


11. Find the derivative of f x  log  xx  xx  22  (TS-May-22)

2
  2
 

12. Find the derivative of the functions i) 11  cos 2x

cos 2 x ii) cot n x . (Ts-May-22)

LAQ-23
TANGENTS AND NORMALS
1. If the tangent at any point on the curve x y a intersects the coordinate 2 2 2
3 3  3

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 1a  b1  a1  b1 (AP-May-19,Ts-Mar-16)
1 1

5. Find the angle between the curves 2y²-9x=0,3x² +4y=0 (in the 4th quadrant).
(TS-Mar-20)
6. At a point x , y on the curve x  y  3axy show that the tangent is
 1 1
3 3

x  ay x  y  ax y  ax y (Ts-Mar-17)
2
 1 1  1
2
1 1 1

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  ax    by   2 a  0, b  0 at
n n
 
 the point a , b is ax  by  2 (Ts-Mar-18)
 

9. Find the angle between the curves y² = 8x, 4x² + y² = 32

(AP-Mar-18)
10. Show that the curves 6x² -5x+2y=0 and 4x² +8y² =3 touch each other at  12 , 12 
(AP-Mar-15)
11. Show that the equation of tangent at the point x , y on the curve x  y  a is
 1 1
xx  yy  a (AP-May-22)
1 /2
1
1 /2
1
1 /2

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 2r . (Ts-Mar-16)
8. Find the points of local extrema and local extrema for the function f(x) = cos 4x
defined on  0, 2  (AP-Mar-19)