CPP FIITJEE Application of Derivatives

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1. The rate of change of volume of a sphere with respect to its surface area when the radius is
4 cm is
(A) 2 cm3/ cm2 (B) 4 cm3/cm2
3 2
(C) 8 cm /cm (D) 6 cm3/cm2

2. Two sides of a triangle are 8 m and 5 m in length. The angle between them is increasing at

the rate 0.08 rad/sec. When the angle between the sides of fixed length is , the rate at
3
which the area of the triangle is increasing is.
(A) 0.4 m2/sec (B) 0.8 m2/sec
2
(C) 0.6 m /sec (D) 0.04 m2/sec
2
(E) 0.08 m /sec

3. The points of the ellipse 16x 2  9y 2  400 at which the ordinate decreases at the same rate
at which the abscissa increases is/are given by
 16   16   16   16 
(A)  3,  and  3, 3  (B)  3,  and  3, 3 
 3     3   
 1 1  1 1  1 1  1 1
(C)  ,  and   ,   (D)  ,   and   , 
 16 9   16 9  16 9  16 9 

4. The volume of a sphere is increasing at the rate of 1200 c.cm/sec. The rate of increase in its
surface area when the radius is 10 cm is
(A) 120 sq. cm/sec (B) 240 sq. cm/sec
(C) 200 sq. cm/sec (D) 100 sq. cm/sec

5. A stone is dropped into a quiet lake and waves move in circle at the speed of 5 cm/s. At that
instant, when the radius of circular wave is 8 cm, how fast is the enclosed area increasing?
(A) 6 cm2 / s (B) 8 cm2 / s
(C) 5 cm/min (D) 80 cm2 / s

6. A spherical balloon is filled with 4500 cubic metres of helium gas. If a leak in the balloon
causes the gas to escape at the rate of 72 cubic metres per minute, then the rate (in
metres per minute) at which the radius of the balloon decreases 49 minutes after the
leakage began is
2 9
(A) (B)
9 2
9 7
(C) (D)
7 9

7. The function f defined by f  x   x 3  3x 2  5x  7 is

(A) decreasing in R.
(B) increasing in R.
(C) decreasing in  0,   and increasing in  , 0  (D)
(D) increasing in  0,   and decreasing in  , 0 
8. Let f  x   x13  x11  x 9  x 7  x 5  x 3  x  19 . Then f  x   0 has
(A) 13 real roots
(B) only one positive and only two negative real roots
(C) not more than one real root
(D) has two positive and one negative real roots

9. The value of K in order that f  x   sin x  cos x  Kx  5 decreases for all positive real values
of x is given by
(A) K  1 (B) K  1
(C) K  2 (D) K  2

10. The number of real roots of the equation x5  3x3  4x  30  0 is

(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 5

11. Let f  x   sin4 x  cos4 x . Then f is an increasing function in the interval

 5 3    5 
(A)  ,  (B)  , 
 8 4 2 8 
    
(C)  ,  (D)  0, 
 4 2  4

2
12. If f  x  is a function such that f '  x    x  1  4  x  , then
(A) f  0   0 (B) f  x  is increasing in  0, 3 
(C) x  4 is a critical point of f  x  (D) f  x  is decreasing in  3, 5 

13. The function f  x   sin x  kx  c, where k and c are constants, decreases always when
(A) k  1 (B) k  1
(C) k  1 (D) k  1
(E) k  1

a sin x  2cos x
14. If the function f  x   is increasing for all values of x, then
sin x  cos x
(A) a  1 (B) a  1
(C) a  2 (D) a  2

15. The number of points in  ,   , for which x 2  x sin x  cos x  0 , is

(A) 6 (B) 4
(C) 2 (D) 0

   
16. For all real x, the function f  x   cos2 x  cos2   x   cos x cos   x  is
 2   3 
(A) increasing (B) decreasing
(C) constant (D) none of these

2
17. If f  x   e x  x  2  then
(A) f is increasing in  , 0  and  2,   and decreasing in  0, 2 
(B) f is increasing in  , 0  and decreasing in  0,  
(C) f is increasing in  2,   and decreasing in  , 0 
 (D) f is increasing in (0, 2) and decreasing in  , 0  and  2,  

18. The function f  x   x 3  6x 2   9  2k  x  1 is strictly increasing for

3 3
(A) k  (B) k 
2 2
3 3
(C) k  (D) k 
2 2

19. If f is a real – valued differentiable function such that f  x  f '  x   0 for all real x, then
(A) f  x  must be an increasing function (B) f  x  must be a decreasing function
(C) f  x  must be an increasing function (D) f  x  must be a decreasing function

f  3x  f  2x 
20. Let f :R  R be a positive increasing function with lim  1 . Then lim 
x  f  x x  f  x
2
(A) 1 (B)
3
3
(C) (D) 3
2

x
21. The set of real values of x for which f  x   is increasing, is
log x
(A) empty (B) x : x  e
(C) 1 (D) x : x  e
22. On which of the following intervals is the function f  x   2x 2  log x , x  0 is increasing?
 1   1  1 
(A)   ,   (B)  ,     ,  
 2   2 2 
 1  1  1  1 
(C)  ,     0,  (D)   ,0    ,  
 2   2  2   2 

 
23. f  x   tan1  sin x  cos x  ,   x  , is increasing in
2 2
    
(A)   , (B) 0, 
 4 2   2
    
(C)   , (D)  , 
 2 4  4 2

2x
24. The function f  x   log 1  x   is increasing on
2x
(A)  1,   (B)  , 0 
(C)  ,   (D) None of these

25. How many real solutions does the equation x 7  14x 5  16x 3  30x  560  0 have?
(A) 5 (B) 7
(C) 1 (D) 3
    
26. Let the function g :  ,      ,  be given by g  u   2 tan 1  eu   . Then, g is
 2 2 2
(A) even and is strictly increasing in  0, 
(B) odd and is strictly decreasing in  ,  
(C) odd and is strictly increasing in  ,  
(D) neither even nor odd, but is strictly increasing ins  ,  

27. The function f  x   x 2 e  x increases in

(A) (0, 2) (B) (2, 3)
(C) (3, 4) (D) (4, 5)

28. The normal to the curve y  x  2  x  3   x  6 at the point where the curve intersects the y
– axis passes through the point
 1 1 1 1
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  
 2 2   2 3 
 1 1  1 1
(C)  ,  (D)   ,  
2 3  2 2

29. The tangent at the point (2, –2) to the curve x 2 y 2  2x  4 1  y  does not pass through the
point
(A)  2,  7  (B)  4,  9 
 1
(C)  4,  (D) (8, 5)
 3

30. A tangent to the curve y  f  x  at P  x, y  meets x – axis at A and y – axis at B. If AP : BP =

1 : 3 and f (1) = 1, then the curve also passes through the point
1  1 
(A)  , 4  (B)  , 24 
2  3 
 1   1 
(C)  2,  (D)  3, 
 8  28 

31. The chord of the curve y  x 2  2ax  b, joining the points where x   and x   , is parallel
to the tangent to the curve at abscissa x =
ab 2a  b
(A) (B)
2 3
2   
(C) (D)
3 2

32.  
If the tangent to y 2  4ax at the point at 2 , 2at where t  1 is a normal to x 2  y 2  a2 at
the point  a sec ,a tan   , then
(A) t   cos ec  (B) t   sec 
(C) t  2 tan  (D) t  2 cot 

33. If the line ax  by  c  0, ab  0 , is a tangent to the curve xy  1  2x, then

(A) a  0, b  0 (B) a  0, b  0
(C) a  0, b  0 (D) a  0, b  0
34. If the tangent at a point P, with parameter t, on the curve x  4t 2  3, y  8t 3  1, t  R , meets
the curve again at a point Q, then the co – ordinates of Q are

(A) 16t 2  3,  64t 3  1  
(B) 4t 2  3,  8t 3  1 
(C)  t 2 3

 3, t  1 (D)  t 2 3

 3,  t  1

35. The slope of the tangent to the curve x  t 2  3t  8, y  2t 2  2t  5 at the point (2, –1) is
22 6
(A) (B)
7 7
7 6
(C) (D)
6 7

36. The two curves x 3  3xy 2  2  0 and 3x 2 y  y 3  2

(A) Touch each other (B) Cut each other at right angle
 
(C) Cut an angle (D) Cut at an angle
3 4

37. The normal to the curve x 2  2xy  3y 2 at (1, 1)

(A) meets the curve again in the first quadrant.
(B) meets the curve again in the fourth quadrant.
(C) does not meet the curve again
(D) meets the curve again in the second quadrant

38. The distance, from the origin, of the normal to the curve, x  2 cos t  2t sin t,

y  2 sin t  2t cos t at t  is
4
(A) 4 (B) 2 2
(C) 2 (D) 2

 
39. The equation of a normal to the curve, sin y  x sin   y  at x  0, is
3 
(A) 2x  3y  0 (B) 2y  3x  0
(C) 2y  3x  0 (D) 2x  3y  0

40. If the straight line  a  1 x  by  4  0 is normal to the hyperbola xy  1 then which of the
following does not hold?
(A) a  1, b  0 (B) a  1, b  0
(C) a  1, b  0 (D) a  1, b  0

41. The angle of intersection between the curves y   sin x  cos x  and x 2  y 2  10 , where
 x  denotes the greatest integer  x , is
(A) tan1  3  (B) tan1  3 
 1 
(C) tan1  3 (D) tan1 
 3


x2 y2
42. If   1 a  b  and x 2  y 2  c 2 cut at right angles, then
a2 b2
(A) a2  b2  2c 2 (B) b2  a2  2c 2
2 2 2
(C) a  b  2c (D) a2b2  2c 2
43. If for the curve y  1  bx  x 2 , the tangent at (1, –2) is parallel to x – axis, then b =
(A) 2 (B) –2
(C) 1 (D) –1
44. The curve y  exy  x  0 has a vertical tangent at the point
(A) (1, 1) (B) (1, 0)
(C) (0, 1) (D) none of these


45. The length of the normal to the curve x  a    sin   , y  a 1  cos   at   is
2
a
(A) 2a (B)
2
a
(C) (D) 2a
2

46. If the curve x 2  9A  9  y  and x 2  A  y  1 intersect orthogonally, then the value of A is

(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 7 (D) 9

47. The approximate value of f  x   x 3  5x 2  7x  9 at x  1.1 is

(A) 8.6 (B) 8.5
(C) 8.4 (D) 8.3

48. If there is a an error of 0.04 cm in the measurement of the diameter of a sphere then the
approximate percentage error in its volume, when the radius is 10 cm, is
(A) 0.06 (B) 0.006
(C) 0.6 (D) 1.2

49. If there is an error of k% in measuring the edge of a cube, then the percent error in
estimating its volume is
(A) k (B) 3k
k
(C) (D) None of these
3

5
50. The approximate value of 33 correct to 4 decimal places is
(A) 2.0000 (B) 2.1001
(C) 2.0125 (D) 2.0500

51. Twenty meters of wire is available for fencing off a flower – bed in the form of a circular
sector. Then the maximum area (in sq. m) of the flower – bed is
(A) 10 (B) 25
(C) 30 (D) 12.5

52. Let f  x   2x 3  9ax 2  12a2 x  1, where a  0 . The minimum of f is attained at a point q and
the maximum is attained at a point p. If p3  q, then a is equal to
(A) 1 (B) 3
(C) 2 (D) 2
1
(E)
2
53. If a and b are the non zero distinct roots of x 2  ax  b  0, then the minimum value of
x 2  ax  b is
2 9
(A) (B)
3 4
9 2
(C) (D)
4 3
(E) 1

log x
54. The maximum value of f  x    x  0, x  1 is
x
1
(A) e (B)
e
1
(C) e2 (D) 2
e
55. Two particles move in the same straight line starting at the same moment from the same
point in the same direction. The first moves with constant velocity u and the second starts
from rest with constant acceleration f. Then.
u
(A) they will be at the greatest distance at the end of time from the start
2f
u
(B) they will be at the greatest distance at the end of time from the start
f
u2
(C) their greatest distance is
2f
u2
(D) their greatest distance is
f
56. A wire of length 2 units is cut into two parts which are bent respectively to form a square of
side = x units and a circle of radius = r units. If the sum of the area of the square and the
circle so formed is minimum, then
(A) 2x     4  r (B)  4    x  r
(C) x  2r (D) 2x  r

57. The minimum distance of a point on the curve y  x 2  4 from the origin is
15 19
(A) (B)
2 2
15 19
(C) (D)
2 2
1
58. The least value of a  R for which 4ax 2   1 , for all x  0, is
x
1 1
(A) (B)
64 32
1 1
(C) (D)
27 25
59. Let f :R   0,   f and g :RE   0,   and g :R  R be twice differentiable functions such
that f " and g" are continuous functions on R. Suppose f '  2   g  2   0, f "  2   0 and
f x g x
g'  2   0 . If lim  1, then
x2 f '  x  g'  x 
(A) f has a local minimum at x = 2 (B) f has a local maximum at x = 2
(C) f "  2  f  2  (D) f  x   f "  x   0 for at least one x  R
 x
 1
60. The maximum value of   is
x
(A) e (B) ee
e
1/e  1
(C) e (D)  
e
61. If y  alog x  bx 2  x has its extremum values at x  1 and x  2 , then
1
(A) a  2, b  1 (B) a  2, b 
2
1 1
(C) a  2, b  (D) a  2, b 
2 2

x2 y2
62. The maximum area in square units of an isosceles triangle inscribed in an ellipse  1
a2 b2
with its vertex at one end of the major axis is
3 3
(A) 3 ab (B) ab
4
5 3
(C) ab (D) None of these
4

0.6

63. Let k and K be the minimum and the maximum values of the function f  x  
1  x  in
1  x 0.6
[0, 1] respectively, then the ordered pair (k, K) is equal to

(A) 1.20.6  (B) 20.4 , 20.6 
(C)  2 0.6
,1 (D)  2 0.4

,1

2 3
64. Let function f  x    x  1  x  1 . Then which of the following is false?
(A) There exists a point where f  x  has a maximum value
(B) There exists a point where f (x) has a minimum value
(C) There exists a point where f (x) has neither maximum nor minimum value
(D) All of the above

2 2 2
65. Let f  x    x  p    x  q    x  r  . Then f  x  has a minimum at x   , where  is equal
to
pqr
(A) (B) 3 pqr
3
3
(C) (D) none of these
1 1 1
 
p q r

66. Let f :0, 1  R (the set of all real numbers) be a function. Suppose the function f is twice
differentiable, f  0   f 1  0 and satisfies f "  x   2f '  x   f  x   e x , e  0, 1 . If the function
1
e x f  x  assumes its minimum in the interval 0,1 at x  , which of the following is true?
4
1 3 1
(A) f '  x   f  x  , x (B) f '  x   f  x  ,0  x 
4 4 4
1 3
(C) f '  x   f  x  , 0  x  (D) f '  x   f  x  ,  x  1
4 4
67. Let a  R and let f :R R be given by f  x   x 5  5x  a . Then
(A) f (x) has three real roots if a  4 (B) f  x  has only one real roots if a  4
(C) f  x  has three real roots if a  4 (D) f  x  has three real roots if 4  a  4

68. The function f  x   2 x  x  2  x  2  2 x has a local minimum or a local maximum at

x=
2
(A) –2 (B)
3
2
(C) 1 (D)
3

69. A rectangular sheet of fixed perimeter with sides having their lengths in the ratio 8 : 15 is
converted into an open rectangular box by folding after removing squares of equal area from
all four corners. If the total area of the removed squares is 100, the resulting box has
maximum volume. The lengths of the sides of the rectangular sheet are
(A) 24 (B) 32
(C) 45 (D) 60

70. The minimum value of the function f  x   2 x  1  x  2 is

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3

 3
71. Let f  x   sin x  2 cos2 x, x . Then f attains its
4 4
 
(A) minimum at x  (B) maximum at x 
4 2
  1
(C) minimum at x  (D) maximum at x  sin1  
2 4
1  
72. The minimum value of the function f  x   in the interval 0,  is
sin x  cos x  2
2 2
(A) (B) 
2 2
2 2
(C) (D) 
3 1 3 1
(E) 1

4 3
73. For the function f  x   x  8x 2  16x  5, x = 2 is a point of
3
(A) local maxima (B) local minima
(C) point of inflection (D) none of these

k  2x, if x  1
74. Let f :R  R be defined by f  x    . If f has a local minimum at x = –1, then
2x  3, if x  1
a possible value of k is
(A) 1 (B) 0
1
(C) (D) –1
2
75. Let f, g and h be real valued functions defined on the interval 0, 1 by
2 2 2 2 2 2
f  x   e  x  e x , g  x   xe x  e x and h  x   x 2e x  e  x . If a, b and c denote,
respectively, the absolute maximum of f, g and h on [0, 1], then
(A) a = b and c  b (B) a  c and a  b
(C) a  b and c  b (D) a  b  c

x 4
 x3  x 2 
76. The minimum value of  x   e f is
(A) e (B) –e
(C) 1 (D) –1

77. Given P  x   x 4  ax 3  bx 2  cx  d such that x  0 is the only real root of P '  x   0 . If

P  1  P 1 , then in the interval  1, 1
(A) P (–1) is not minimum but P 1 is the maximum of P
(B) P (–1) is the minimum but P (1) is not the maximum of P
(C) neither P (–1) is the minimum nor P (1) is the maximum of P
(D) P (–1) is the minimum and P (1) is the maximum of P

sin  x  a 
78. If y  , a  b , then y is
sin  x  b 
(A) min. at x  0 (B) max. at x = 0
(C) neither min. nor max. at x = 0 (D) None of these

79. Suppose the cubic x 3  px  q has three distinct real roots where p  0 and q  0 . Then
which one of the following holds?
p p
(A) The cubic has maxima at both and 
3 3
p p
(B) The cubic has minima at and maxima at 
3 3
p p
(C) The cubic has minima at  and maxima at
3 3
p p
(D) The cubic has minima at both and 
3 3

80. The total number of local maxima and local minima of the function
 2  x 3 , 3  x  1
f  x    2/3  is
 x , 1  x  2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

5
2
81. The function f  x     x  k  assumes minimum value for x given by
k 1

5
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) (D) 5
2

82. Let y  a 1  cos   , x  a    sin   , then y regarded as a function of x is maximum when 

equals to
  
(A) (B) (C)  (D)
2 2 3
 ANSWERS

1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B

5. D 6. A 7. B 8. C

9. C 10. A 11. C 12. BC

13. B 14. D 15. C 16. C

17. A 18. A 19. D 20. A

21. B 22. D 23. C 24. A

25. C 26. C 27. A 28. A

29. A 30. C 31. D 32. AC

33. BD 34. D 35. B 36. B

37. B 38. C 39. A 40. BD

41. AB 42. C 43. A 44. B

45. D 46. B 47. A 48. C

49. B 50. C 51. B 52. D

53. C 54. B 55. BC 56. C

57. A 58. C 59. AD 60. C

61. D 62. B 63. D 64. D

65. A 66. C 67. BD 68. AB

69. AC 70. B 71. C 72. A

73. C 74. D 75. D 76. C

77. A 78. D 79. B 80. C

81. A 82. C