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Prayas 2023
DPP-06
Application of Derivatives
1. The function x2 log x in the interval (1, e) has: 1 1
7. Let f (x) = x 2 + 2
and g (x) = x − ,
(1) A point of maximum x x
(2) A point of minimum
(3) Point of maximum as well as of minimum x  R – {–1, 0, 1}. If h(x) = f ( x) , then the local
g ( x)
(4) Neither a point of maximum nor minimum
minimum value of h(x) is:

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(1) −2 2 (2) 2 2
2. The minimum value of x + x + + x−3 + x− (3) 3 (4) –3
2 2
is:
8. Number of critical points of the function
(1) 0 (2) 2
(3) 4 (4) 6 x2 − 2
f(x) =
x
3. One maximum point of sinp x cosq x is: (1) 0 (2) 1
(1) x = tan −1 ( p / q ) (2) x = tan −1 (q / p) (3) 2 (4) None of these

(3) x = tan −1 ( p / q ) (4) x = tan −1 ( q / p ) 9. The number of critical points for the function
2
f ( x) = 10 xe3− x is
 x ,0  x  2
4. Let f(x) =  , then at x =0 f has: (1) 0 (2) 1
 1 , x = 0 (3) 2 (4) 3
(1) A local maximum (2) No local maximum
(3) A local minimum (4) No extremum 10. Find the interval for
x 4 5 x3
5  f ( x) = − + 3x 2 + 7 in which it is concave
For x   0,
x
5.

 , define f (x) =
2  0 t sin t dt. 12 6
upward.
Then, f has: (1) (–, 0)  (3, ) (2) (–, 2)  (3, )
(1) Local maximum at π and 2π
(3) (–, –1)  (1, ) (4) None of these
(2) Local minimum at π and 2π
(3) Local minimum at π and local maximum at 2π
11. The number of critical points for the function
(4) Local maximum at π and local minimum at 2π y = f(x) = 6x – 4 cos(3x) in x [0, ] is
(1) 1 (2) 2
6. If x = –1 and x = 2 are extreme points of (3) 3 (4) 4
f (x) = a log x + x 2 + x then:
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(1)  = 2,  = − (2)  = 2,  =
2 2
1 1
(3)  = −6,  = (4)  = −6,  = −
2 2
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Revision Questions
Matrices Determinants
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1. If A is an orthogonal matrix, then A equals A
a cot 
(1) A (2) AT 2
(3) A2 (4) None of these B
1. If b cot  = 0 a,b,c A,B and C are elements
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2. By elementary transformation method, the inverse of C
c cot 
1 2 3 2
 2 3 4 is
  of a ABC with usual meaning. Then, the value of
 3 4 6  a( – ) + b( – ) + c( – ) is
 −2 0 1   2 0 −1 (1) 0 (2) abc
(1)  0 3 −2  (2)  0 −3 2  (3) ab + bc + ca (4) 2abc
   
 1 −2 1   −1 2 −1
bc ca ab
1 2 3 2. The value of the determinant p q r ,
(3)  2 3 4 (4) None of these
  1 1 1
 3 4 6 
where a,b,c are the pth, qth and rth terms of a H.P., is
(1) p + q + r (2) (a + b + c)
Statistics (3) 1 (4) None of these
1. For the given data, the calculation corresponding to
all values of variates (x, y) is following
 ( x − x )2 = 36,  ( y − y )2 = 25,
 ( x − x )( y − y ) = 20.
The Karl Pearson’s correlation coefficient is
(1) 0.2 (2) 0.5
(3) 0.66 (4) 0.33

2. The correlation coefficient between x and y from the

following data  x = 40,  y = 50,  xy = 220,

 x2 = 200,  y 2 = 262, n = 10 is
(1) 0.89 (2) 0.76
(3) 0.91 (4) 0.98
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Answer Key
1. (4) Matrices
2. (4) 1. (2)
3. (1) 2. (1)
4. (1)
Statistics
5. (4) 1. (3)
6. (1) 2. (3)
7. (2)
Determinants
8. (2) 1. (1)
9. (3) 2. (4)
10. (2)
11. (2)

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