Application of Derivatives
Consider the following three statements for the function $f:(0, \infty) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ defined by $f(x)=\left|\log _e x\right|-|x-1|$ :
(I) $f$ is differentiable at all $x>0$.
(II) $f$ is increasing in $(0,1)$.
(III) $f$ is decreasing in $(1, \infty)$.
Then.
Only (I) is TRUE.
Only (I) and (III) are TRUE.
Only (II) and (III) are TRUE.
All (I), (II) and (III) are TRUE.
The least value of $\left(\cos ^2 \theta-6 \sin \theta \cos \theta+3 \sin ^2 \theta+2\right)$ is
$4-\sqrt{10}$
-1
$4+\sqrt{10}$
1
Let $\alpha$ and $\beta$ respectively be the maximum and the minimum values of the function $f(\theta)=4\left(\sin ^4\left(\frac{7 \pi}{2}-\theta\right)+\sin ^4(11 \pi+\theta)\right)-2\left(\sin ^6\left(\frac{3 \pi}{2}-\theta\right)+\sin ^6(9 \pi-\theta)\right), \theta \in \mathbf{R}$.
Then $\alpha+2 \beta$ is equal to :
6
5
4
3
Let $f(x)=x^{2025}-x^{2000}, x \in[0,1]$ and the minimum value of the function $f(x)$ in the interval $[0,1]$ be $(80)^{80}(n)^{-81}$. Then $n$ is equal to
-40
-41
-80
-81
Let $f : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a twice differentiable function such that $f''(x) > 0$ for all $x \in \mathbb{R}$ and $f'(a-1) = 0$, where $a$ is a real number.
Let $g(x) = f(\tan^2 x - 2 \tan x + a),\ 0 < x < \frac{\pi}{2}$.
Consider the following two statements:
(I) g is increasing in $\left(0, \frac{\pi}{4}\right)$
(II) g is decreasing in $\left(\frac{\pi}{4}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$
Then,
Both (I) and (II) are True
Neither (I) nor (II) is True
Only (I) is True
Only (II) is True
Let $(2 \alpha, \alpha)$ be the largest interval in which the function $f(t)=\frac{|t+1|}{t^2}, t<0$, is strictly decreasing. Then the local maximum value of the function $g(x)=2 \log _{\mathrm{e}}(x-2)+\alpha x^2+4 x-\alpha, x>2$, is $\_\_\_\_$
Explanation:
$\begin{aligned} & f(t)=\frac{|t+1|}{t^2}, t<0 \\ & \text { critical point } t+1=0 \Rightarrow t=-1\end{aligned}$
$f(t)= \begin{cases}-\left(\frac{t+1}{t^2}\right), & t \leq-1 \\ \frac{t+1}{t^2}, & -1 < t < 0\end{cases}$
$f^{\prime}(t)= \begin{cases}\frac{t+2}{t^3}, & t < -1 \\ -\left(\frac{t+2}{t^3}\right), & -1 < t <0\end{cases}$
If $t<-1, f^{\prime}(t)=\left(\frac{t+2}{t^3}\right)$
roots is $t=-2$
for $t \in(-2,-1), f^{\prime}(t)<0$, decreasing interval
$t \in(-\infty,-2), f^{\prime}(t)>0$, Increasing interval
If $t \in(-1,0), f^{\prime}(t)=-\left(\frac{t+2}{t^3}\right)$
$f^{\prime}(t)>0$
so $t \in(-1,0)$ is increasing interval.
It is given that $(2 \alpha, \alpha)$ is the largest interval in which $f(t)$ is decreasing matches with $t \in (-2,-1)$.
so, $\alpha=-1$.
now, $g(x)=2 \log _e(x-2)+\alpha x^2+4 x-\alpha, x>2$
substitute $\alpha=-1$
$ g(x)=2 \log _e(x-2)-x^2+4 x+1, x>2 $
$\Rightarrow $ $g^{\prime}(x)=2 \cdot \frac{1}{x-2}-2 x+4$
$=\frac{2-2 x(x-2)+4(x-2)}{(x-2)}=\frac{-2 x^2+8 x-6}{x-2}$
$ =\frac{-2\left(x^2-4 x+3\right)}{x-2}=\frac{-2(x-3)(x-1)}{(x-2)} $
roots of $g^{\prime}(x)$ for $x>2$ is 3
$ g^{\prime}\left(3^{-}\right)=\text {positive, } g^{\prime}\left(3^{+}\right)=- \text {ve } $
so sign of $g^{\prime}(x)$ changing positive to negative about $x=3$. so $x=3$ is point of local maxima calculating local maximum value
$ g(3)=2 \log _e(3-2)-(3)^2+4(3)+1 $
$ \begin{aligned} & =2 \times \log _e 1-9+12+1 \\\\ & =2 \times 0+4=4 \end{aligned} $
The local maximum value is 4 .
Let $f: \mathbf{R} \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$ be a twice differentiable function such that the quadratic equation $f(x) \mathrm{m}^2-2 f^{\prime}(x) \mathrm{m}+f^{\prime \prime}(x)=0$ in m , has two equal roots for every $x \in \mathbf{R}$. If $f(0)=1, f^{\prime}(0)=2$, and ( $\alpha, \beta$ ) is the largest interval in which the function $f\left(\log _{\mathrm{e}} x-x\right)$ is increasing, then $\alpha+\beta$ is equal to
$\_\_\_\_$ .
Explanation:
For equal roots, discriminant is 0 .
$ 4\left(f^{\prime}(x)\right)^2-4(f(x))\left(f^{\prime \prime}(x)\right)=0 $
Let $y=f(x)$
$ \begin{aligned} & \left(y^{\prime}\right)^2=y y^{\prime \prime} \\ & \Rightarrow \frac{y^{\prime}}{y}=\frac{y^{\prime \prime}}{y^{\prime}} \end{aligned} $
$ \begin{array}{r} \Rightarrow \ln |y|=\ln \left|y^{\prime}\right|+\ln K \\ \ln (1)=\ln |2|+\ln (K) \Rightarrow \\ \ln K=-\ln 2 \end{array} $
$ \begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow \quad \ln |y|=\ln \left|y^{\prime}\right|-\ln 2 \\ & \Rightarrow \quad \ln \left|\frac{y}{y^{\prime}}\right|=-\ln 2=\ln \left(\frac{1}{2}\right) \\ & \Rightarrow \quad 2 y=y^{\prime} \\ & \Rightarrow \quad 2=\left|\frac{y^{\prime}}{y}\right| \Rightarrow 2 x=\ln |y|+\ln \lambda \\ & \quad 0=\ln |1|+\ln \lambda \\ & \Rightarrow \quad \ln \lambda=0 \\ & \Rightarrow \quad \ln |y|=2 x \\ & y=e^{2 x} \end{aligned} $
$ \begin{aligned} &\begin{aligned} & f^{(\ln x-x)}=e^{2(\ln x-x)}=e^{2\left(\ln x^2-2 x\right)} \\ & =\frac{x^2}{e^{2 x}} \end{aligned}\\ &\text { The function } \frac{x^2}{e^{2 x}} \text { is increasing in }(0,1)\\ &\Rightarrow \alpha+\beta=1 \end{aligned} $
Consider the function $f : (0, \infty) \to (-\infty, \infty)$ given by
$f(x) = \sqrt{x} \log_e(x) - x + 1$.
Then which one of the following statements is TRUE?
The derivative of the function $f$ is decreasing in the interval $(0, 1)$
The function $f$ has a local maximum at some point $a \in (0, \infty)$
The function $f$ has a local minimum at some point $b \in (0, \infty)$
The function $f$ has NEITHER a point of local maximum NOR a point of local minimum in the interval $(0, \infty)$
Let the function $ f(x) = \frac{x}{3} + \frac{3}{x} + 3, x \neq 0 $ be strictly increasing in $(-\infty, \alpha_1) \cup (\alpha_2, \infty)$ and strictly decreasing in $(\alpha_3, \alpha_4) \cup (\alpha_4, \alpha_5)$. Then $ \sum\limits_{i=1}^{5} \alpha_i^2 $ is equal to
48
40
36
28
Let f : ℝ $ \to $ ℝ be a polynomial function of degree four having extreme values at x = 4 and x = 5. If $ \lim\limits_{x \to 0} \frac{f(x)}{x^2} = 5 $, then f(2) is equal to :
8
10
12
14
Let $x=-1$ and $x=2$ be the critical points of the function $f(x)=x^3+a x^2+b \log _{\mathrm{e}}|x|+1, x \neq 0$. Let $m$ and M respectively be the absolute minimum and the absolute maximum values of $f$ in the interval $\left[-2,-\frac{1}{2}\right]$. Then $|\mathrm{M}+m|$ is equal to $\left(\right.$ Take $\left.\log _{\mathrm{e}} 2=0.7\right):$
Let $\mathrm{a}>0$. If the function $f(x)=6 x^3-45 \mathrm{a} x^2+108 \mathrm{a}^2 x+1$ attains its local maximum and minimum values at the points $x_1$ and $x_2$ respectively such that $x_1 x_2=54$, then $\mathrm{a}+x_1+x_2$ is equal to :
Let $f: \mathrm{R} \rightarrow \mathrm{R}$ be a function defined by $f(x)=||x+2|-2| x \|$. If $m$ is the number of points of local minima and $n$ is the number of points of local maxima of $f$, then $m+n$ is
If the function $f(x)=2 x^3-9 a x^2+12 \mathrm{a}^2 x+1$, where $\mathrm{a}>0$, attains its local maximum and local minimum values at p and q , respectively, such that $\mathrm{p}^2=\mathrm{q}$, then $f(3)$ is equal to :
The sum of all local minimum values of the function
$\mathrm{f}(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{lr} 1-2 x, & x<-1 \\ \frac{1}{3}(7+2|x|), & -1 \leq x \leq 2 \\ \frac{11}{18}(x-4)(x-5), & x>2 \end{array}\right.$
is
Let $(2,3)$ be the largest open interval in which the function $f(x)=2 \log _{\mathrm{e}}(x-2)-x^2+a x+1$ is strictly increasing and (b, c) be the largest open interval, in which the function $\mathrm{g}(x)=(x-1)^3(x+2-\mathrm{a})^2$ is strictly decreasing. Then $100(\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{b}-\mathrm{c})$ is equal to :
Consider the region $R=\left\{(x, y): x \leq y \leq 9-\frac{11}{3} x^2, x \geq 0\right\}$. The area, of the largest rectangle of sides parallel to the coordinate axes and inscribed in R , is:
A spherical chocolate ball has a layer of ice-cream of uniform thickness around it. When the thickness of the ice-cream layer is 1 cm , the ice-cream melts at the rate of $81 \mathrm{~cm}^3 / \mathrm{min}$ and the thickness of the ice-cream layer decreases at the rate of $\frac{1}{4 \pi} \mathrm{~cm} / \mathrm{min}$. The surface area (in $\mathrm{cm}^2$ ) of the chocolate ball (without the ice-cream layer) is :
Let $f(x)=\int_0^{x^2} \frac{\mathrm{t}^2-8 \mathrm{t}+15}{\mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{t}}} \mathrm{dt}, x \in \mathbf{R}$. Then the numbers of local maximum and local minimum points of $f$, respectively, are :
Explanation:
The maximum area of such a parallelogram $A F D E$, with one vertex fixed at $A$ and the other three points lying on the sides of triangle $A B C$, is half the area of triangle $A B C$.

Using the determinant formula for area of triangle with vertices $A\left(x_1, y_1\right), B\left(x_2, y_2\right), C\left(x_3, y_3\right)$ :
Area $\triangle A B C$
$=\frac{1}{2}\left|x_1\left(y_2-y_3^2\right)+x_2\left(y_3-y_1\right)+x_3\left(y_1-y_2\right)\right|$
Substitute the coordinates:
$\begin{aligned} & =\frac{1}{2}|4(1-(-3))+1((-3)-(-2))+9((-2)-1)| \\ & =\frac{1}{2}|4(4)+1(-1)+9(-3)| \\ & =\frac{1}{2}|16-1-27|=\frac{1}{2}|-12|=\frac{12}{2}=6 \end{aligned}$
Maximum area of parallelogram $A F D E$ $=\frac{1}{2} \times$ area of triangle $=\frac{1}{2} \times 6=3$
If the set of all values of $a$, for which the equation $5 x^3-15 x-a=0$ has three distinct real roots, is the interval $(\alpha, \beta)$, then $\beta-2 \alpha$ is equal to _________.
Explanation:
$\begin{aligned} & 5 x^3-15 x-a=0 \\ & f(x)=5 x^3-15 x \\ & f'(x)=15 x^2-15=15(x-1)(x+1) \end{aligned}$

$\begin{aligned} &\mathrm{a} \in(-10,10)\\ &\alpha=-10, \beta=10\\ &\beta-2 \alpha=10+20=30 \end{aligned}$
Let ℝ denote the set of all real numbers. Let f: ℝ → ℝ be defined by
$f(x) = \begin{cases} \dfrac{6x + \sin x}{2x + \sin x}, & \text{if } x \neq 0, \\ \dfrac{7}{3}, & \text{if } x = 0. \end{cases}$
Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?
The point $x = 0$ is a point of local maxima of $f$
The point $x = 0$ is a point of local minima of $f$
Number of points of local maxima of $f$ in the interval $[\pi, 6\pi]$ is 3
Number of points of local minima of $f$ in the interval $[2\pi, 4\pi]$ is 1
$f(x)=x^2-2(4 k-1) x+g(k)>0, \forall x \in R$ and for $k \in(a, b)$. If $g(k)=15 k^2-2 k-7$, then
$g(K)$ attains its maximum at the mid-point of $(a, b)$
$g(K)$ attains its minimum at two points in $(a, b)$
$g(K)$ attains its both maximum and minimum in $(a, b)$
$g(K)$ attain no maximum and no minimum in $(a, b)$
If local maximum of $f(x)=\frac{a x+b}{(x-1)(x-4)}$ exists at $(2,-1)$, then $a+b=$
0
-1
1
2
For the curve $\frac{x^n}{a^n}+\frac{y^n}{b^n}=2,(n \in N$ and $n>1)$ the line $\frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}=2$ is
A normal for all values of $n$
A normal for only values of $n$ more than Max $\{a, b\}$
A tangent for all values of $n$
A tangent for only values of $n$ more than Min $\{a, b\}$
The height of a cone with semi-vertical angle $\frac{\pi}{3}$ is increasing at the rate of 2 units $/ \mathrm{min}$. The rate at which the radius of the cone is to be decreased so as to have a fixed volume always is
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
$\sqrt{3}$
$\sqrt{2}$
The function $f(x)=2 x^3-9 a x^2+12 a^2 x+1$ where $a>0$ attains its local maximum and local minimum at $p$ and $q$ respectively. If $p^2=q$, then $a=$
1
2
3
$\frac{1}{2}$
Consider all functions given in List I in the interval [1,3]. The list II has the value of ' $c$ ' obtained by applying Lagrange's mean value theorem on the function of List I . Match the function and values of ' c '
$ \begin{array}{llll} \hline & \text { List I } & & \text { List II } \\ \hline \text { A } & |x-1| & \text { I } & 2 \log \left(e^3+e^2\right) \\ \hline \text { B } & \log x & \text { II } & 2 \\ \hline \text { C } & x^2+x+1 & \text { III } & \log _3 e^2 \\ \hline \text { D } & e^x & \text { IV } & \sqrt{2} \\ \hline & & \text { V } & \log \left(\frac{e^3-e}{2}\right) \\ \hline \end{array} $
A-II, B-V, C-IV, D-III
A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
A-IV, B-V, C-II, D-I
A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-V
If the percentage error in the radius of a circle is 3 , then the percentage error in its area is
6
$\frac{3}{2}$
2
4
If the extreme values of the function $f(x)=(2 \sqrt{6}+1) \cos x+(2 \sqrt{2}-\sqrt{3}) \sin x-6$ are $m$ and $M$ then $\sqrt{\left|M^2-m^2\right|}=$
6
12
$6 \sqrt{2}$
$12 \sqrt{3}$
If $x=2 \sqrt{2} \sqrt{\cos 2 \theta}$ and $y=2 \sqrt{2} \sqrt{\sin 2 \theta}, 0<\theta<\frac{\pi}{4}$, then the value of $\frac{d y}{d x}$ at $\theta=22 \frac{1}{2}^{\circ}$ is
1
-1
0
$\sqrt{3}$
If the curves $y^2=12 x-3$ and $y^2=12-k x$ cut each other orthogonally, then the length of the sub-tangent at $(1, b)$ on the curve $y^2=12-k x$ is
4
6
5
12
A rod of length 41 m with an end $A$ on the floor and another end $B$ on the wall perpendicular to the floor is sliding away horizontally from the wall at the rate of $3 \mathrm{fit} / \mathrm{min}$. When the end $B$ is at the height of 9 ft from the floor, then the rate at which the area of the triangle formed by the rod with wall and floor changes at that instant is (in $\mathrm{ft} / \mathrm{min}$ )
$-\frac{1519}{6}$
$\frac{1618}{3}$
$-\frac{1600}{3}$
$\frac{1509}{6}$
There is a possible error of 0.02 cm in measuring the base diameter of a right circular cone as 14 cm . If the semi-vertical angle of the cone is $45^{\circ}$, then the approximate error in its volume is (in $\mathrm{cu} . \mathrm{cm}$ )
1.078
3.08
1.54
6.16
The real valued function $f(x)=\frac{x^2}{2}-\log \left(x^2+x+1\right)$ is
Strictly decreasing in $(1, \infty)$
Strictly increasing in $(1, \infty)$
Strictly increasing in $(-\infty, 0)$
Strictly decreasing in $(0, \infty)$
If $x$ and $y$ are two positive real numbers such that $x y=4$, then the minimum value of $\left(\sqrt{x}+\frac{y^2}{2}\right)$ is
4
$5 / 2$
$2 \sqrt{2}$
$\sqrt{2}$
If the tangent and the normal drawn to the curve $x y^2+x^2 y=12$ at the point $(1,3)$ meet the X -axis in $T$ and $N$ respectively, then $T N=$
$\frac{7}{5}$
$\frac{45}{7}$
$\frac{3 \sqrt{274}}{7}$
$\frac{274}{35}$
A man of 5 feet height is walking away from a light fixed at a height of 15 feet at the rate of of $K$ miles/hour. If the rate of increase of his shadow is $\frac{11}{5}$ feet $/ \mathrm{sec}$, then $K=($ Take 1 mile $=5280$ feet $)$
2
3
4
5
There is a possible error of 0.03 cm in a scale of length 1 foot with which the height of a closed right circular cylinder and the diameter of a sphere are measured as 3.5 feet each. If the radii of both cylinder and sphere are same, then the approximate error in the sum of the surface areas of both cylinder and sphere is (in square feet)
0.385
0.0962
0.77
0.1925
If the point $P\left(x_1, y_1\right)$ lying on the curve $y=x^2-x+1$ is the closest point to the line $y=x-3$, then the perpendicular distance from $P$ to the line $3 x+4 y-2=0$ is
$16 / 5$
4
1
$7 / 5$
If the normal drawn at the point $P$ on the curve $y^2=x^3-x+1$ makes equal intercepts on the coordinate axes, then the equation of the tangent drawn to the curve at $P$ is
$x-y=0$
$x-y=4$
$x-y=1$
$x-y=2$
If a balloon lying at an altitude of 30 m from an observed at a particular instant is moving horizontally. At the rate of $1 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ away from him, then the rate at which the balloon is moving away directly from the observer at the 40 th second is (in m/s) .
1.2
0.9
0.6
0.8
The approximate value of $\sqrt{6560}$ is
80.9939
80.9838
78.9939
78.9838
The radius of a cone of height 9 units is changed from 2 units to 2.12 units. The exact change and approximate change in the volume of the cone are respectively
$(1.4437) \pi,(1.44) \pi$
$(1.4832) \pi,(1.479) \pi$
$(1.4842) \pi,(1.48) \pi$
$(1.4832) \pi,(1.44) \pi$
The local maximum value $l$ and local minimum value $m$ of $f(x)=\frac{x^2+2 x+2}{x+1}$ in $R-\{-1\}$ exist at $\alpha, \beta$ respectively, then $\frac{l+m}{\alpha+\beta}=$
0
-4
-2
2
$P(5,2)$ is a point on the curve $y=f(x)$ and $\frac{7}{2}$ is the slope of the tangent to the curve at $P$. The area of the triangle (in sq. units) formed by the tangent and the normal to the curve at $P$ with $X$-axis is
35
$\frac{35}{2}$
$\frac{53}{7}$
$\frac{53}{14}$
If a particle is moving in a straight line so that after $t$ seconds its distance $S$ (in cms) from a fixed point on the line is given by $S=f(t)=t^3-5 t^2+8 t$, then the acceleration of the particle at $t=5 \mathrm{sec}$ is (in $\mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{sec}^2$ )
10
30
20
40
If $f:[a, b] \rightarrow[c, d]$ is a continuous and strictly increasing function, then $\frac{d-c}{b-a}$ is
value of the function at a point $t \in(a, b)$
value of the function at $t \in(a, b)$ such that $f^{\prime}(t)=0$
Slope of the tangent drawn to the curve $y=f(t)$ at a point $t \in(c, d)$
Slope of the tangent drawn to the curve $y=f(t)$ at a point $t \in(a, b)$
The acute angle between the curves $y=3 x^2-2 x-1$ and $y=x^3-1$ at their point of intersection which lies in the first quadrant is
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{121}\right)$
$\tan ^{-1}(2)$
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{13}\right)$
$\frac{\pi}{2}$















