Application of Derivatives

2025 Q1 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the tangent of the curve $4 y^3=3 a x^2+x^3$ drawn at the point $(a, a)$ forms a triangle of area $\frac{25}{24}$ sq. units with the coordinates axes, then $a=$

A.

$\pm 10$

B.

$\pm 5$

C.

$\pm 6$

D.

$\pm 3$

2025 Q2 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the function $f(x)=\sin x-\cos ^2 x$ is defined on the interval $[-\pi, \pi]$, then $f$ is strictly increasing in the interval

A.

$\left(\frac{-5 \pi}{6}, \frac{-\pi}{6}\right) \cup\left(\frac{-\pi}{6}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$

B.

$\left(\frac{-\pi}{2}, \frac{-\pi}{6}\right)$

C.

$\left(\frac{-5 \pi}{6}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$

D.

$\left(\frac{-5 \pi}{6}, \frac{-\pi}{2}\right) \cup\left(\frac{-\pi}{6}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$

2025 Q3 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the Lagrange' mean value theorem is applied to the function $f(x)=e^x$ defined on the interval $[1,2]$ and the value of $c \in(1,2)$ is $k$, then $e^{k-1}=$

A.

2

B.

$e-1$

C.

$e+1$

D.

1

2025 Q4 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Consider the quadratic equation $a x^2+b x+c=0$, where $2 a+3 b+6 c=0$ and let $g(x)=\frac{a x^3}{3}+\frac{b x^2}{2}+c x$

Statement I The given quadratic equation $a x^2+b x+c=0$ has atleast one root in $(0,1)$.

Statement II Rolle's theorem is applicable to $g(x){\text {on }}$ [0, 1].

Then

A.

Statement I is false, Statement II is true

B.

Statement I is true, Statement II is false

C.

Statement I is true, Statement II is true but Statement IIs not a correct explanation of Statement I

D.

Statement I is true, Statement II is true and Statement I is a correct explanation of Statement I

2025 Q5 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The difference between the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of the function $f(x)=2 x^3-15 x^2+36 x-30$ on $[-1,4]$ is

A.

80

B.

1

C.

85

D.

4

2025 Q6 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $f(x)=x e^{x(1-x)}, x \in R$, then $f(x)$ is

A.

increasing on $\left[-\frac{1}{2}, 1\right]$

B.

decreasing on $R$

C.

increasing on $R$

D.

decreasing on $\left[-\frac{1}{2}, 1\right]$

2025 Q7 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The angle between the curves $y^2=x$ and $x^2=y$ at the point $(1,1)$ is

A.

$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{4}{3}\right)$

B.

$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)$

C.

$90^{\circ}$

D.

$45^{\circ}$

2025 Q8 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the tangent of the curve $x y+a x+b y=0$ at $(1,1)$ makes an angle $\tan ^{-1} 2$ with $X$-axis, then $\frac{a b}{a+b}=$

A.

1

B.

2

C.

3

D.

4

2025 Q9 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the displacement $S$ of a particle travelling along a straight line in $t$ seconds is given by $S=2 t^3+2 t^2-2 t-3$, then the time taken (in second) by the particle to change its direction is

A.

$\frac{1}{3}$

B.

2

C.

3

D.

$\frac{1}{2}$

2025 Q10 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the function $f(x)=x^3+b x^2+c x-6$ satisfies all the conditions of Rolle's theorem in $[1,3]$ and $f^{\prime}\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{3}+1}{\sqrt{3}}\right)=0$, then $b c=$

A.

18

B.

-66

C.

38

D.

-46

2025 Q11 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the surface area of a spherical bubble is increasing at the rate of $4 \mathrm{sq} . \mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{sec}$, then the rate of change in its volume (in cubic $\mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{sec}$ ) when its radius is 8 cms is

A.

8

B.

12

C.

15

D.

16

2025 Q12 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The number of turning points of the curve $f(x)=2 \cos x-\sin 2 x$ in the interval $[-\pi, \pi]$ is

A.

4

B.

3

C.

1

D.

2

2025 Q13 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The radius and the height of a right circular solid cone are measured as 7 feet each. If there is an error of 0.002 ft for every feet in measuring them, then the error in the total surface area of the cone (in sq. ft ) is

A.

$(0.088)(\sqrt{2}+1)$

B.

$(0.616)(\sqrt{2}+1)$

C.

$(0.616)(\sqrt{2})$

D.

$(0.088)(\sqrt{2})$

2025 Q14 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The slope of a tangent drawn at the point $P(\alpha, \beta)$ lying on the curve $y=\frac{1}{2 x-5}$ is -2 . If $P$ lies in the fourth quadrant, then $\alpha-\beta=$
A.

4

B.

3

C.

2

D.

1

2025 Q15 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The function $f(x)=x e^{-x} \forall x \in R$ attains a maximum value at $x=k$, then $k=$

A.

1

B.

2

C.

$\frac{1}{e}$

D.

3

2025 Q16 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $m$ and $M$ are the absolute minimum and absolute maximum values of the function $f(x)=2 \sqrt{2} \sin x-\tan x$ in the interval $[0, \pi / 3]$, then $m+M=$

A.

-1

B.

0

C.

1

D.

2

2025 Q17 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $\frac{1}{2} \leq \frac{x^2+x+a}{x^2-x+a} \leq 2 \forall x \in R$, then $a=$

A.

$\frac{3}{4}$

B.

$\frac{-3}{4}$

C.

$\frac{9}{4}$

D.

$\frac{-9}{4}$

2025 Q18 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
$P$ and $Q$ are the ends of a diameter of the circle $x^2+y^2=a^2\left(a>\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right) . s$ and $t$ are the lengths of the perpendiculars drawn from $P$ and $Q$ onto the line $x+y=1$ respectively. When the product st is maximum, the greater value among $s, t$ is
A.

$a+\sqrt{2}$

B.

$a+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$

C.

$a-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$

D.

$a-\sqrt{2}$

2025 Q19 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
Let $P(x)=x^4+a x^3+b x^2+c x+d$ be such that $x=0$ is the only real root of $P^1(x)=0$. If $P(-1)
A.

$P(-1)$ is not minimum of $P(x)$, but $P(1)$ is the maximum of $P(x)$

B.

$P(-1)$ is minimum of $P(x)$, but $P(1)$ is not the maximum of $P(x)$

C.

Neither $P(-1)$ is the minimum nor $P(1)$ is the maximum of $P(x)$

D.

$P(-1)$ is the minimum and $P(1)$ is the maximum of $P(x)$

2025 Q20 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the volume of a sphere is increasing at the rate of 12 c.c. $/ \mathrm{sec}$, then the rate (in $\mathrm{sq} . \mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{sec}$ ) at which its surface area is increasing, when the diameter of the sphere is 12 cm is

A.

2

B.

3

C.

4

D.

6

2025 Q21 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the lengths of the tangent, subtangent, normal and subnormal for the curve $y=x^2+x-1$ at the point $(1,1)$ are $a, b, c$ and $d$ respectively, then their increasing order is

A.

$b, d, a, c$

B.

b, a, c, d

C.

$a, b, c, d$

D.

$b, a, d, c$

2025 Q22 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the tangent drawn at the point $\left(x_1, y_1\right), x_1, y_1 \in N$ on the curve $y=x^4-2 x^3+x^2+5 x$ passes through origin, then $x_1+y_1=$

A.

5

B.

4

C.

7

D.

6

2025 Q23 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Which one of the following functions is monotonically increasing in its domain?

A.

$f(x)=\log (1+x)-x+\frac{x^2}{2}$

B.

$g(x)=2 \tan ^{-1} x-x-1$

C.

$h(x)=4 \cos x+x$

D.

$u(x)=\log (1+x)-\frac{x}{x+1}$

2025 Q24 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $\beta$ is an angle between the normals drawn to the curve $x^2+3 y^2=9$ at the points $(3 \cos \theta, \sqrt{3} \sin \theta)$ and $(-3 \sin \theta, \sqrt{3} \cos \theta), \theta \in\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$, then

A.

$\tan \beta=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \sec 2 \theta$

B.

$\cot \beta=\sqrt{3} \operatorname{cosec} 2 \theta$

C.

$\sqrt{3} \cot \beta=\sin 2 \theta$

D.

$\cot \beta=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \sec 2 \theta$

2025 Q25 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the area of a right-angle triangle with hypotenuse 5 is maximum, then its perimeter is

A.

12

B.

$2 \sqrt{3}+\sqrt{13}+5$

C.

$7+\sqrt{21}$

D.

$5(\sqrt{2}+1)$

2025 Q26 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

    If $y=|\cos x-\sin x|+|\tan x-\cot x|$, then

    $ \left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)_{x=\frac{\pi}{3}}+\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)_{x=\frac{\pi}{6}}= $

A.

1

B.

-1

C.

2

D.

0

2025 Q27 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

    If the tangent drawn at the point $(\alpha, \beta)$ on the curve $x^{\frac{2}{3}}+y^{\frac{2}{3}}=4$ is parallel to the line $\sqrt{3 x}+y=1$, then $\alpha^2+\beta^2=$

A.

10

B.

9

C.

28

D.

19

2025 Q28 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The displacement $S$ of a particle measured from a fixed point $O$ on a line is given by $S=t^3-16 t^2+64 t-16$. Then, the time at which displacement of the particle is maximum is

A.

8

B.

4

C.

$\frac{8}{3}$

D.

$\frac{4}{3}$

2025 Q29 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the extreme value of the function $f(x)=\frac{4}{\sin x}+\frac{1}{1-\sin x}$ in $\left[0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right]$ is $m$ and it exists at $x=k$, then $\cos k=$

A.

$\frac{\sqrt{m}}{4}$

B.

$\frac{\sqrt{m+1}}{\sqrt{2}}$

C.

$\frac{\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{m}}$

D.

$\frac{1}{m}$

2025 Q30 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the normal drawn at the point $P$ on the curve $y=x \log x$ is parallel to the line $2 x-2 y=3$, then $P=$

A.

$(e, e)$

B.

$\left(\frac{1}{e}, \frac{-1}{e}\right)$

C.

$\left(\frac{1}{e^2}, \frac{-2}{e^2}\right)$

D.

$\left(e^3, 3 e^3\right)$

2025 Q31 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the curves $y^2=16 x$ and $9 x^2+\alpha y^2=25$ intersect at right angles, then $\alpha=$

A.

6

B.

9

C.

$\frac{9}{2}$

D.

3

2025 Q32 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the function $y=\sin x(1+\cos x)$ is defined in the interval $[-\pi, \pi]$, then $y$ is strictly increasing in the interval

A.

$\left(-\pi,-\frac{\pi}{3}\right) \cup\left(\frac{\pi}{3}, \pi\right)$

B.

$\left(\frac{\pi}{6}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$

C.

$\left(-\frac{\pi}{3}, \frac{\pi}{3}\right)$

D.

$\left(-\pi,-\frac{\pi}{6}\right) \cup\left(\frac{\pi}{6}, \pi\right)$

2025 Q33 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the velocity of a particle moving on a straight line is proportional to the cube root of its displacement, then its acceleration is

A.

constant

B.

inversely proportional to its velocity

C.

proportional to its velocity

D.

proportional to its displacement

2025 Q34 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $\alpha$ and $\beta(\alpha>\beta)$ are the multiple roots of the equation $4 x^4+4 x^3-23 x^2-12 x+36=0$, then $2 \alpha-\beta=$

A.

-1

B.

3

C.

5

D.

-7

2025 Q35 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The area (in square units) of the triangle formed by the $X$-axis, the tangent and the normal drawn at $(1,1)$ to the curve $x^3+y^3=2 x y$ is

A.

$1 / 2$

B.

1

C.

2

D.

$3 / 2$

2025 Q36 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The value of the Rolle's theorem for the function $f(x)=2 \sin x+\sin 2 x$ in the interval $[0, \pi]$ is

A.

$\frac{\pi}{2}$

B.

$\frac{\pi}{6}$

C.

$\frac{\pi}{4}$

D.

$\frac{\pi}{3}$

2025 Q37 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the function $y=g(x)$ representing the slopes of the tangents drawn to the curve $y=3 x^4-5 x^3-12 x^2+18 x+3$ is strictly increasing, then the domain of $g(x)$ is

A.

$\left[-\frac{1}{2}, \frac{4}{3}\right]$

B.

$\left(\frac{-1}{2}, \frac{4}{3}\right)$

C.

$R-\left(\frac{-1}{2}, \frac{3}{4}\right)$

D.

$R-\left[\frac{-1}{2}, \frac{4}{3}\right]$

2024 Q38 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
$A$ is a point on the circle with radius 8 and centre at $O$. A particle $P$ is moving on the circumference of the circle starting from $A . M$ is the foot of the perpendicular from $P$ on $O A$ and $\angle P O M=\theta$. When $O M$ $=4$ and $\frac{d \theta}{d t}=6$ radians $/ \mathrm{sec}$, then the rate of change of $P M$ is (in units/sec)
A.
$24 \sqrt{3}$
B.
24
C.
$15 \sqrt{3}$
D.
$48 \sqrt{3}$
2024 Q39 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If the length of the sub-tangent at any $P$ on a curve is proportional to the abscissa of the point $P$, then the equation of that curve is ( $C$ is an arbitrary constant)
A.
$y^k+x^k=C$
B.
$x^{\frac{1}{k}} C=y^k$
C.
$(x+y)^k=C$
D.
$y=x^{\frac{1}{k}} C$
2024 Q40 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The semi-vertical angle of a right circular cone is $45^{\circ} \%$ If the radius of the base of the cone is measured as 14 cm with an error of $\left(\frac{\sqrt{2}-1}{11}\right) \mathrm{cm}$, then the approximate error in measuring its total surface area is (in sq cm)

A.
14
B.
8
C.
5
D.
3
2024 Q41 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If a man of height 1.8 mt , is walking away from the foot of a light pole of height 6 mt , with a speed of 7 km per hour on a straight horizontal road opposite to the pole, then the rate of change of the length of his shadow is (in kmph )

A.
7
B.
5
C.
3
D.
2
2024 Q42 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the curves $2 x^2+k y^2=30$ and $3 y^2=28 x$ cut each other orthogonally, then $k$ is equal to

A.
5
B.
3
C.
2
D.
1
2024 Q43 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The interval containing all the real values of $x$ such that the real valued function $f(x)=\sqrt{x}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}$ is strictly increasing is
A.
$(1, \infty)$
B.
$(0,1)$
C.
$(-\infty, 0) \cup(1, \infty)$
D.
$(-\infty, 0)$
2024 Q44 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The value of Lagrange's mean value theorem for $f(x)=e^x+24$ in $[0,1]$ is
A.
$\log (e-1)$
B.
$\log (e+1)$
C.
$\log (e+24)$
D.
$\log (e-24)$
2024 Q45 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
Equation of the normal to the curve $y=x^2+x$ at the point $(1,2)$ is
A.
$x-3 y+5=0$
B.
$x+3 y+5=0$
C.
$x+3 y+7=0$
D.
$x+3 y-7=0$
2024 Q46 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
Displacement $s$ of a particle at time $t$ is expressed as $s=2 t^3-9 t$. Find the acceleration at the time when $b^{t 5}$ velocity vanishes.
A.
6
B.
$6 \sqrt{3}$
C.
$6 \sqrt{6}$
D.
$3 \sqrt{6}$
2024 Q47 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If a running track of 500 ft is to be laid out enclosing a playground the shape of which is a rectangle with a semi-circle at each end, then the length of the rectangular portion such that the area of the rectangular portion is to be maximum is (in feet)
A.
100
B.
150
C.
125
D.
200
2024 Q48 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $x$ is real and $\alpha, \beta$ are maximum and minimum values of $\frac{x^2-x+1}{x^2+x+1}$ respectively, then $\alpha+\beta=$
A.
$\frac{10}{3}$
B.
$\frac{8}{3}$
C.
$\frac{4}{3}$
D.
$\frac{2}{3}$
2024 Q49 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The value of $c$ such that the straight line joining the points $(0,3)$ and $(5,-2)$ is tangent to the curve $y=\frac{c}{x+1}$ is
A.
3
B.
4
C.
5
D.
2
2024 Q50 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If the percentage error in the radius of circle is 3 , then the percentage error in its area is
A.
6
B.
$3 / 2$
C.
2
D.
4