Application of Derivatives
A ladder of length 13 m has one end resting against a vertical wall and the other on the ground. If the lower end moves away from the wall at a speed of $2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{min}$ then the speed (in $\mathrm{m} / \mathrm{min}$ ) at which upper end falls when the bottom is 5 m away from the wall is
$6 / 5$
$12 / 5$
$5 / 6$
$5 / 12$
An angle between the curves $x^2-y^2=4$ and $x^2+y^2=4 \sqrt{2}$ is
$\pi / 6$
$\pi / 4$
$\pi / 3$
$\pi / 2$
The maximum volume (in cu. units) of the cylinder which can be inscribed in a sphere of radius 12 units is
$384 \sqrt{3} \pi$
$768 \sqrt{3} \pi$
$\frac{768 \pi}{\sqrt{3}}$
$\frac{1152 \pi}{\sqrt{3}}$
If a line having slope 2 is a tangent to the curve $y=x^4-6 x^3+13 x^2-12 x+5$ at points $P\left(x_1, y_1\right)$ and $Q\left(x_2, y_2\right), x_1, x_2 \in N$, then $x_1 x_2-y_1 y_2=$
17
3
-17
-13
Let $m$ be the slope of the normal $L$ drawn at $(1,2)$ to the curve $x=t^2-7 t+7, y=t^2-4 t-10$ and $a x+b y+c=0$ be the equation of the normal $L$. If GCD of $(a, b, c)$ is 1 , then $m(a+b+c)=$
8
$-64 / 5$
-8
5
If the function $f(x)=x e^{-x}, x \in R$ attains its maximum value $\beta$ at $x=\alpha$, then $(\alpha, \beta)=$
$\left(2, \frac{1}{e}\right)$
$\left(1, \frac{1}{e}\right)$
$\left(1, \frac{-1}{e}\right)$
$\left(\frac{1}{e}, 1\right)$
The diameter of a sphere is measured as 42 cm . If there is an error of $1 / 77 \mathrm{~cm}$ in measuring it, then the error involved in the volume of that sphere (in cubic centimeters) is
33
$\frac{24}{7}$
36
$\frac{36}{7}$
For $h, k \in N$, let $P(h, k)$ be the point of intersection of the curves $x^2 y-x^3=8$ and $y^3-x y^2=32$. If $\theta$ is the acute angle between these two curves at $P$, then $\tan \theta=$
$\frac{27}{11}$
$\frac{1}{3}$
$\frac{\pi}{2}$
3
If the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of the function $f(x)=x^3-2 x^2+x-3$ defined on $[0,2]$ are $M$ and $m$ respectively, then $M+m=$
-4
$\frac{-104}{27}$
2
-2
If the slope of the tangent drawn at any point $(x, y)$ to the curve $y=f(x)$ is $3 x^2-5$ and $f(1)=2$, then the tangent at $(1,2)$ to the curve $y=f(x)$ intersects the curve at the point
$(2,0)$
$(-2,8)$
$(3,-2)$
$(-1,6)$
The nearest approximate value of $\sqrt{2023}$ is (let $\Delta x=87$ ).
$(6.6)^2$
44.9778
$(6.8)^2$
44.7777
The slope of the normal drawn at a point $P$ to the curve $y=x^3-10 x^2+31 x-30$ is $-\frac{1}{14}$. If the co-ordinates of $P$ are integers, then the $X$-intercept of the tangent drawn at $P$ to the given curve is
$\frac{-11}{7}$
22
$\frac{11}{7}$
-22
$x$ and $y$ are two positive integers such that $2 x+3 y=50$. If $x^2 y^3$ is maximum for $x=\alpha$ and $y=\beta$, then $\frac{\alpha}{2}+\frac{\beta}{5}=$
10
$10 / 3$
5
7
For all real values of $x$, the minimum value of $\frac{1-x+\lambda^2}{1+x+x^2}$ is
Electric current $(I)$ is measured by galvanometer, the current being proportional to the tangent of the angle ( $\theta$ ) of deflection. If the deflection is read as $45^{\circ}$ and an error of $1 \%$ is made in reading it, the percentage error in the current is
If the equation of a tangent drawn to the curve $y=\cos (x+y),-1 \leq x \leq 1+\pi$ is $x+2 y=k$, then $k=$
$f: R \rightarrow R$ is a function defined by $f(x)=\frac{1}{e^x+2 e^{-x}}$
Assertion (A) : $f(c)=\frac{1}{3}$ for some values of $c \in R$
Reason (R) : $0 < f(x) \leq \frac{1}{2 \sqrt{2}}$ for all $x \in R$
Then, which of the following options is correct?
The equation of the tangent to the curve $x^2+y-7=4 x$ at the point $(1,10)$ is
$y=2 x+8$
$y=x+8$
$y=-2 x-14$
$y=x-4$
If $\theta$ is the angle between the curves $x^2-y^2=4$ and $y^2=3 x$, then $\tan \theta=$
$\frac{5}{3 \sqrt{3}}$
$\frac{5}{6 \sqrt{3}}$
$\frac{5}{18}$
$\frac{5}{6}$
The absolute maximum value of the function $f(x)=2 x^3-3 x^2-36 x+9$ defined on $[-3,3]$ is
36
53
63
72
The approximate value of $\sqrt[3]{28}$ rounded up to 3 decimal places is
3.012
3.037
3.025
3.033
$y=x^2$ is the given curve. Imagine that this curve is dragged along the positive $X$-axis to a distance of ' $a$ ' units. If the acute angle between the curves at two positions is $\theta$, then
$\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}$
$\tan \theta=\frac{2|a|}{\left|1-a^2\right|}$
$\cos \theta=\frac{2|a|}{\left|1-a^2\right|}$
$\theta=0$
If $x$ and $y$ are two positive integers such that $x+2 y=10$ and $x^2 y^3$ is maximum, then $x^2+2 y^3=$
34
137
43
70
The equation of the normal to the curve $\sin y=\sqrt{3} x \sin \left(\frac{\pi}{6}+y\right)$ at $x=0$, is
$2 x+\sqrt{3} y=0$
$2 x+y=0$
$x+2 y=0$
$\sqrt{3} x+2 y=0$
Assertion (A) The curves $y^2=4 x$ and $x^2=-2 y$ intersect at $(1,2)$ orthogonally.
Reason (R) If the product of the slopes of the tangents drawn to two curves at their point of intersection is -1 , then the curves are said to cut each other orthogonally.
(A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
(A) is true, (R) is true, but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).
(A) is true but (R) is false.
(A) is false but (R) is true.
Let $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc}1+6 x-3 x^2 & x \leq 1 \\ x+\log _2\left(b^2+7\right) & x>1\end{array}\right.$. Then, the set of all possible values of $b$ such that $f(1)$ is the maximum value of $f(x)$ is
$[-1,1]$
$[0,1]$
$[0,2]$
$[-1,0]$
If $\theta$ is the acute angle between the curves $x^2+y^2=4$ and $y^2=3 x$, then $\tan \theta=$
$\frac{5}{\sqrt{3}}$
$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}$
$\frac{4}{\sqrt{3}}$
$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{5}$
Let $\sqrt{3}$ be the radius and $\frac{\pi}{3}$ be the semi-vertical angle of the given cone. Then, the height of the right circular cylinder of maximum volume that can be inscribed in the given cone is
3
$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
$\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}$
$\frac{1}{3}$
If an error of $0.02 \mathrm{sq} . \mathrm{cm}$ is found in the surface area of a sphere when its radius is measured as 10 cm , then the approximate error that occurs in the volume of the sphere, in cubic centimeters, is
0.2
0.01
0.3
0.1
If $\theta$ is the angle between the curves $y^2=4 x$ and $x^2+y^2=5$, then $|\tan \theta|=$
5
4
3
2
The local maximum value of the function $f(x)=-(x-2)^3(x+2)^2$ is
0
$\frac{12^3 \cdot 8^2}{5^5}$
125
$\frac{2^9 \cdot 3^2}{5^6}$
The area of the triangle formed by the tangent and the normal drawn to the curve $y^2=4 x$ at $(1,2)$ with $Y$-axis is (in square units)
4
3
2
1
Consider two families of curves $y^2=4 a x$ ( $a$ is a parameter) and $x^2+\frac{y^2}{2}=c^2(c$ is parameter). If one curve from each family is chosen, then the angle between those two curves is
$\pi$
$\frac{\pi}{4}$
$\frac{3 \pi}{4}$
$\frac{\pi}{2}$
Let a function $f(x)$ be continuous in an interval $[a, b]$. Let $\delta>0$ be a very small real number. Let $c \in(a, b)$ be such that $f(c-\delta)
$f(x)$ has a local maximum at $c$ and a local minimum at $\alpha$
$f(x)$ has a local maximum at $\alpha$ and a local minimum at $c$
$f(x)$ has only one local maximum at $c$
$f(x)$ has only one local minimum at $c$
The radius of a sphere is changing. At an instant of time the rate of change in its volume and its surface area are equal. Then the value of radius at that instant is?
1
2
$3 / 2$
3
The volume of a sphere is increasing at the rate of $4 \pi \mathrm{cc} / \mathrm{sec}$. When its volume is $288 \pi \mathrm{cc}$, the rate of increase (in $\mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{sec}$ ) in its radius is
$1 / 36$
$1 / 6$
$1 / 7$
$1 / 49$
Assertion (A) The function $f(x)=x-\log \left(\frac{1+x}{x}\right), x>0$ has no maximum.
Reason (R) If a function $f(x)$ is strictly increasing in an interval $(a, b)$, then at any point in $(a, b) f^{\prime}(x) \neq 0$
The correct option among the following is
(A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation for $A$.
(A) is true, (R) is true but (R) is the not the correct explanation for A .
(A) is true but (R) is false.
(A) is false but (R) is true.
If $\alpha$ is a root of multiplicity 3 of the equation $x^5-8 x^4+25 x^3-38 x^2+28 x-8=0$, then $\alpha^2-5 \alpha+6=$
0
1
2
3
The angle $A$ of $\triangle A B C$ is found by measurement to be $67 \frac{1^{\circ}}{2}$ and the area of $\triangle A B C$ is calculated from the measurements of $b, c, A$. In measuring $A$, an error of 9 min is made then the percentage error in the area of the triangle is
$\frac{\pi}{6}(2-\sqrt{3})$
$\frac{\pi}{6}(2+\sqrt{3})$
$\frac{\pi}{12}(\sqrt{2}+1)$
$\frac{\pi}{12}(\sqrt{2}-1)$
Let $f: R \rightarrow R$ be a bijection. A curve represented by $y=f(x)$ is such that $f^{\prime}(x)>0 \forall x \in \mathbf{R}$. The tangent and normal drawn at $P(\alpha, 1)$ on the curve cuts the $X$-axis at $A, B$ respectively and $C$ is the foot of the perpendicular from $P$ onto the $X$-axis. If $P(\alpha, 1)$ is such a point that $A C+C B$ is minimum, then the tangent at $P$ is parallel to the line
$x-y=0$
$a x+y-1=0$
$j$
$\frac{2 x}{\alpha}-y=\alpha^2$
The $x$-coordinate changes on the curve $y=3 x^5+15 x-8$ at the rate of $\frac{1}{5}$ units/sec. $A\left(x_1, y_1\right), B\left(x_2, y_2\right)$ are the points on the curve at which the $y$-coordinate changes at the rate of 6 units/sec, then the slope of $A B=$
10
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)$
18
$\tan ^{-1} 2$
In $\triangle A B C, \angle B=90^{\circ}$ and $(b+a)$ is always a constant. In order that $\triangle A B C$ encloses the maximum area, $\angle C=$
$\frac{\pi}{4}$
$\frac{\pi}{6}$
$\frac{\pi}{3}$
$\frac{2 \pi}{3}$


$ \therefore \quad y^2=3 \times 4 \Rightarrow y= \pm 2 \sqrt{3} $



$ \begin{aligned} A & =\frac{1}{2} b c \sin \theta \Rightarrow \frac{d A}{d \theta}=\frac{1}{2} b c \cos \theta \\ \Rightarrow \quad d A & =\frac{1}{2} b c \cos \theta d \theta \\ \frac{d A}{A} \times 100 & =\frac{\frac{1}{2} b c \cos \theta d \theta}{\frac{1}{2} b c \sin \theta} \times 100 \\ & =\cot \theta d \theta \times 100 \\ & =\cot \frac{3 \pi}{8} \times \frac{\pi}{1200} \times 100 \\&\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, {\left[\because \theta=67^{\circ}=\frac{3 \pi}{8}\right] } & \\ & =(\sqrt{2}-1) \frac{\pi}{12}\left[\because \cos \frac{3 \pi}{8}=\sqrt{2}-1\right] \end{aligned} $