Application of Derivatives

2012 Q451 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $f\left( x \right) = {\left( {1 - x} \right)^2}\,\,{\sin ^2}\,\,x + {x^2}$ for all $x \in IR$ and let
$g\left( x \right) = \int\limits_1^x {\left( {{{2\left( {t - 1} \right)} \over {t + 1}} - In\,t} \right)f\left( t \right)dt} $ for all $x \in \left( {1,\,\infty } \right)$.

Which of the following is true?

A.
$g$ is increasing on $\left( {1,\infty } \right)$
B.
$g$ is decreasing on $\left( {1,\infty } \right)$
C.
$g$ is increasing on $(1, 2)$ and decreasing on $\left( {2,\infty } \right)$
D.
$g$ is decreasing on $(1, 2)$ and increasing on $\left( {2,\infty } \right)$
2012 Q452 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $f\left( x \right) = {\left( {1 - x} \right)^2}\,\,{\sin ^2}\,\,x + {x^2}$ for all $x \in IR$ and let
$g\left( x \right) = \int\limits_1^x {\left( {{{2\left( {t - 1} \right)} \over {t + 1}} - In\,t} \right)f\left( t \right)dt} $ for all $x \in \left( {1,\,\infty } \right)$.

Consider the statements:
$P:$ There exists some $x \in R$ such that $f\left( x \right) + 2x = 2\left( {1 + {x^2}} \right)$
$Q:\,\,$ There exists some $x \in R$ such that $2\,f\left( x \right) + 1 = 2x\left( {1 + x} \right)$
Then

A.
both $P$ and $Q$ are true
B.
$P$ is true and $Q$ is false
C.
$P$ is false and $Q$ is true
D.
both $P$ and $Q$ are false
2012 Q453 JEE Advanced MSQ
14 Mar 2026
If $f\left( x \right) = \int_0^x {{e^{{t^2}}}} \left( {t - 2} \right)\left( {t - 3} \right)dt$ for all $x \in \left( {0,\infty } \right),$ then
A.
$f$ has a local maximum at $x=2$
B.
$f$ is decreasing on $(2, 3)$
C.
there exists some $c \in \left( {0,\infty } \right),$ such that $f'(c)=0$
D.
$f$ has a local minimum at $x=3$
2012 Q454 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let $f:IR \to IR$ be defined as $f\left( x \right) = \left| x \right| + \left| {{x^2} - 1} \right|.$ The total number of points at which $f$ attains either a local maximum or a local minimum is
2012 Q455 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let $p(x)$ be a real polynomial of least degree which has a local maximum at $x=1$ and a local minimum at $x=3$. If $p(1)=6$ and $p(3)=2$, then $p'(0)$ is
2011 Q456 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
For $x \in \left( {0,{{5\pi } \over 2}} \right),$ define $f\left( x \right) = \int\limits_0^x {\sqrt t \sin t\,dt.} $ Then $f$ has
A.
local minimum at $\pi $ and $2\pi $
B.
local minimum at $\pi $ and local maximum at $2\pi $
C.
local maximum at $\pi $ and local minimum at $2\pi $
D.
local maximum at $\pi $ and $2\pi $
2011 Q457 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The shortest distance between line $y-x=1$ and curve $x = {y^2}$ is
A.
${{3\sqrt 2 } \over 8}$
B.
${8 \over {3\sqrt 2 }}$
C.
${4 \over {\sqrt 3 }}$
D.
${{\sqrt 3 } \over 4}$
2010 Q458 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $f:R \to R$ be a continuous function defined by $$f\left( x \right) = {1 \over {{e^x} + 2{e^{ - x}}}}$$

Statement - 1 : $f\left( c \right) = {1 \over 3},$ for some $c \in R$.

Statement - 2 : $0 < f\left( x \right) \le {1 \over {2\sqrt 2 }},$ for all $x \in R$

A.
Statement - 1 is true, Statement -2 is true; Statement - 2 is not a correct explanation for Statement - 1.
B.
Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is false.
C.
Statement - 1 is false, Statement - 2 is true.
D.
Statement - 1 is true, Statement -2 is true; Statement -2 is a correct explanation for Statement - 1.
2010 Q459 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The equation of the tangent to the curve $y = x + {4 \over {{x^2}}}$, that
is parallel to the $x$-axis, is
A.
$y=1$
B.
$y=2$
C.
$y=3$
D.
$y=0$
2010 Q460 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $f:R \to R$ be defined by $$f\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {k - 2x,\,\,if} & {x \le - 1} \cr {2x + 3,\,\,if} & {x > - 1} \cr } } \right.$$

If $f$has a local minimum at $x=-1$, then a possible value of $k$ is

A.
$0$
B.
$ - {1 \over 2}$
C.
$-1$
D.
$1$
2010 Q461 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let $f$ be a real-valued differentiable function on $R$ (the set of all real numbers) such that $f(1)=1$. If the $y$-intercept of the tangent at any point $P(x,y)$ on the curve $y=f(x)$ is equal to the cube of the abscissa of $P$, then find the value of $f(-3)$
2010 Q462 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let $f$ be a function defined on $R$ (the set of all real numbers)
such that $f'\left( x \right) = 2010\left( {x - 2009} \right){\left( {x - 2010} \right)^2}{\left( {x - 2011} \right)^3}{\left( {x - 2012} \right)^4}$ for all $x \in $$R$

If $g$ is a function defined on $R$ with values in the interval $\left( {0,\infty } \right)$ such that $$f\left( x \right) = ln\,\left( {g\left( x \right)} \right),\,\,for\,\,all\,\,x \in R$$
then the number of points in $R$ at which $g$ has a local maximum is ___________.

2009 Q463 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Given $P\left( x \right) = {x^4} + a{x^3} + b{x^2} + cx + d$ such that $x=0$ is the only
real root of $P'\,\left( x \right) = 0.$ If $P\left( { - 1} \right) < P\left( 1 \right),$ then in the interval $\left[ { - 1,1} \right]:$
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 $P$
2009 Q464 JEE Advanced MSQ
14 Mar 2026
For the function $$f\left( x \right) = x\cos \,{1 \over x},x \ge 1,$$
A.
for at least one $x$ in the interval $\left[ {1,\infty } \right)$, $f\left( {x + 2} \right) - f\left( x \right) < 2$
B.
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } f'\left( x \right) = 1$
C.
for all $x$ in the interval $\left[ {1,\infty } \right)f\left( {x + 2} \right) - f\left( x \right) > 2$
D.
$f'(x)$ is strictly decreasing in the interval $\left[ {1,\infty } \right)$
2009 Q465 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026

The maximum value of the function $f(x) = 2{x^3} - 15{x^2} + 36x - 48$ on the set $A = \{ x|{x^2} + 20 \le 9x|\} $ is __________.

2009 Q466 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let $p(x)$ be a polynomial of degree $4$ having extremum at

$x = 1,2$ and $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} \left( {1 + {{p\left( x \right)} \over {{x^2}}}} \right) = 2$.

Then the value of $p (2)$ is

2008 Q467 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
How many real solutions does the equation
${x^7} + 14{x^5} + 16{x^3} + 30x - 560 = 0$ have?
A.
$7$
B.
$1$
C.
$3$
D.
$5$
2008 Q468 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
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?
A.
The cubic has minima at $\sqrt {{p \over 3}} $ and maxima at $-\sqrt {{p \over 3}} $
B.
The cubic has minima at $-\sqrt {{p \over 3}} $ and maxima at $\sqrt {{p \over 3}} $
C.
The cubic has minima at both $\sqrt {{p \over 3}} $ and $-\sqrt {{p \over 3}} $
D.
The cubic has maxima at both $\sqrt {{p \over 3}} $ and $-\sqrt {{p \over 3}} $
2008 Q469 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The total number of local maxima and local minima of the function

$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{{(2 + x)}^3},} & { - 3 < x \le - 1} \cr {{x^{2/3}},} & { - 1 < x < 2} \cr } } \right.$ is

A.
0
B.
1
C.
2
D.
3
2007 Q470 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The function $f\left( x \right) = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\sin x + \cos x} \right)$ is an incresing function in
A.
$\left( {0,{\pi \over 2}} \right)$
B.
$\left( { - {\pi \over 2},{\pi \over 2}} \right)$
C.
$\left( { {\pi \over 4},{\pi \over 2}} \right)$
D.
$\left( { - {\pi \over 2},{\pi \over 4}} \right)$
2007 Q471 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
A value of $c$ for which conclusion of Mean Value Theorem holds for the function $f\left( x \right) = {\log _e}x$ on the interval $\left[ {1,3} \right]$ is
A.
${\log _3}e$
B.
${\log _e}3$
C.
$2\,\,{\log _3}e$
D.
${1 \over 2}{\log _3}e$
2007 Q472 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If $p$ and $q$ are positive real numbers such that ${p^2} + {q^2} = 1$, then the maximum value of $(p+q)$ is
A.
${1 \over 2}$
B.
${1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}$
C.
${\sqrt 2 }$
D.
$2$
2007 Q473 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The tangent to the curve $y = {e^x}$ drawn at the point $\left( {c,{e^c}} \right)$ intersects the line joining the points $\left( {c - 1,{e^{c - 1}}} \right)$ and $\left( {c + 1,{e^{c + 1}}} \right)$
A.
on the left of $x=c$
B.
on the right of $x=c$
C.
at no point
D.
at all points
2007 Q474 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If a continuous function $f$ defined on the real line $R$, assumes positive and negative values in $R$ then the equation $f(x)=0$ has a root in $R$. For example, if it is known that a continuous function $f$ on $R$ is positive at some point and its minimum value is negative then the equation $f(x)=0$ has a root in $R$.
Consider $f\left( x \right) = k{e^x} - x$ for all real $x$ where $k$ is real constant.

The positive value of $k$ for which $k{e^x} - x = 0$ has only one root is

A.
${1 \over e}$
B.
$1$
C.
$e$
D.
${\log _e}2$
2007 Q475 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If a continuous function $f$ defined on the real line $R$, assumes positive and negative values in $R$ then the equation $f(x)=0$ has a root in $R$. For example, if it is known that a continuous function $f$ on $R$ is positive at some point and its minimum value is negative then the equation $f(x)=0$ has a root in $R$.
Consider $f\left( x \right) = k{e^x} - x$ for all real $x$ where $k$ is real constant.

The line $y=x$ meets $y = k{e^x}$ for $k \le 0$ at

A.
no point
B.
one point
C.
two points
D.
more than two points
2007 Q476 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If a continuous function $f$ defined on the real line $R$, assumes positive and negative values in $R$ then the equation $f(x)=0$ has a root in $R$. For example, if it is known that a continuous function $f$ on $R$ is positive at some point and its minimum value is negative then the equation $f(x)=0$ has a root in $R$.
Consider $f\left( x \right) = k{e^x} - x$ for all real $x$ where $k$ is real constant.

For $k>0$, the set of all values of $k$ for which $k{e^x} - x = 0$ has two distinct roots is

A.
$\left( {0,{1 \over e}} \right)$
B.
$\left( {{1 \over e},1} \right)$
C.
$\left( {{1 \over e},\infty } \right)$
D.
$\left( {0,1} \right)$
2007 Q477 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $f(x)$ be differentiable on the interval (0, $\infty$) such that $f(1)=1$, and $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{t \to x} {{{t^2}f(x) - {x^2}f(t)} \over {t - x}} = 1$ for each $x > 0$. Then $f(x)$ is

A.
${1 \over {3x}} + {{2{x^2}} \over 3}$
B.
$ - {1 \over {3x}} + {{4{x^2}} \over 3}$
C.
$ - {1 \over x} + {2 \over {{x^2}}}$
D.
${1 \over x}$
2006 Q478 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The function $f\left( x \right) = {x \over 2} + {2 \over x}$ has a local minimum at
A.
$x=2$
B.
$x=-2$
C.
$x=0$
D.
$x=1$
2006 Q479 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Angle between the tangents to the curve $y = {x^2} - 5x + 6$ at the points $(2,0)$ and $(3,0)$ is
A.
$\pi $
B.
${\pi \over 2}$
C.
${\pi \over 6}$
D.
${\pi \over 4}$
2006 Q480 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
A triangular park is enclosed on two sides by a fence and on the third side by a straight river bank. The two sides having fence are of same length $x$. The maximum area enclosed by the park is
A.
${3 \over 2}{x^2}$
B.
$\sqrt {{{{x^3}} \over 8}} $
C.
${1 \over 2}{x^2}$
D.
$\pi {x^2}$
2006 Q481 JEE Advanced MSQ
14 Mar 2026

A tangent drawn to the curve $y=f(x)$ at $\mathrm{P}(x, y)$ cuts the X -axis and Y -axis at A and B respectively such that $\mathrm{BP}: \mathrm{AP}=3: 1$, given that $f(1)=1$, then

A.

equation of curve is $x \frac{d y}{d x}-3 y=0$

B.

normal at $(1,1)$ is $x+3 y=4$

C.

curve passes through $(2,1 / 8)$

D.

equation of curve is $x \frac{d y}{d x}+3 y=0$

2006 Q482 JEE Advanced MSQ
14 Mar 2026

$f(x)$ is cubic polynomial which has local maximum at $x=-1$. If $f(2)=18, f(1)=-1$ and $f(x)$ has local minima at $x=0$, then

A.

the distance between $(-1,2)$ and $(a, f(A)$, where $x=a$ is the point of local minima is $2 \sqrt{5}$

B.

$f(x)$ is increasing for $x \in[1,2 \sqrt{5}]$

C.

$f(x)$ has local minima at $x=1$

D.

the value of $f(0)=5$

2006 Q483 JEE Advanced MSQ
14 Mar 2026

$ \begin{aligned} & f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc} e^x, & 0 \leq x \leq 1 \\ 2-e^{x-1}, & 1 < x \leq 2 \\ x-e, & 2 < x \leq 3 \end{array} \quad\right. \text { and } \\ & g(x)=\int_0^x f(t) d t, x \in[1,3] \text { then } g(x) \text { has } \end{aligned} $

A.

local maxima at $x=1+\ln 2$ and local $\operatorname{minima}$ at $x=e$

B.

local maxima at $x=1$ and local minima at $x=2$

C.

no local maxima

D.

no local minima

2006 Q484 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026

If $f(x)$ is a twice differentiable function such that $f(A)=0, f(B)=2, f(C)=-1, f(D)=2$, $f(e)=0$, where $a < b < c < d < e$, then the minimum number of zeroes of $g(x)=\left(f^{\prime}(x)\right)^2 +f^{\prime \prime}(x) f(x)$ in the interval $[a, e]$ is :

2006 Q485 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026

If $f(x)$ is a twice differentiable function such that $f(A)=0, f(B)=2, f(C)=-1, f(D)=2$, $f(e)=0$, where $a < b < c < d < e$, then the minimum number of zeroes of $g(x)=\left(f'(x)\right)^{2}+f''(x) f(x)$ in the interval $[a, e]$ is :

2005 Q486 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let f be differentiable for all x. If f(1) = -2 and f'(x) $ \ge $ 2 for
x $ \in \left[ {1,6} \right]$, then
A.
f(6) $ \ge $ 8
B.
f(6) < 8
C.
f(6) < 5
D.
f(6) = 5
2005 Q487 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
A function is matched below against an interval where it is supposed to be increasing. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
A.
Interval Function
(- $\infty $, $\infty $) x3 - 3x2 + 3x + 3
B.
Interval Function
[2, $\infty $) 2x3 - 3x2 - 12x + 6
C.
Interval Function
$\left( { - \infty ,{1 \over 3}} \right]$ 3x2 - 2x + 1
D.
Interval Function
($ - \infty $, - 4 ) x3 + 6x2 + 6
2005 Q488 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The normal to the curve
$x = a\left( {\cos \theta + \theta \sin \theta } \right),y = a\left( {\sin \theta - \theta \cos \theta } \right)$ at any point
$\theta\, '$ is such that
A.
it passes through the origin
B.
it makes an angle ${\pi \over 2} + \theta $ with the $x$-axis
C.
it passes through $\left( {a{\pi \over 2}, - a} \right)$
D.
it is at a constant distance from the origin
2005 Q489 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
A spherical iron ball $10$ cm in radius is coated with a layer of ice of uniform thickness that melts at a rate of $50$ cm$^3$ /min. When the thickness of ice is $5$ cm, then the rate at which the thickness of ice decreases is
A.
${1 \over {36\pi }}$ cm/min
B.
${1 \over {18\pi }}$ cm/min
C.
${1 \over {54\pi }}$ cm/min
D.
${5 \over {6\pi }}$ cm/min
2005 Q490 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If the equation ${a_n}{x^n} + {a_{n - 1}}{x^{n - 1}} + ........... + {a_1}x = 0$
${a_1} \ne 0,n \ge 2,$ has a positive root $x = \alpha $, then the equation
$n{a_n}{x^{n - 1}} + \left( {n - 1} \right){a_{n - 1}}{x^{n - 2}} + ........... + {a_1} = 0$ has a positive root, which is
A.
greater than $\alpha $
B.
smaller than $\alpha $
C.
greater than or equal to smaller than $\alpha $
D.
equal to smaller than $\alpha $
2005 Q491 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Area of the greatest rectangle that can be inscribed in the
ellipse ${{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} + {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$
A.
$2ab$
B.
$ab$
C.
$\sqrt {ab} $
D.
${a \over b}$
2005 Q492 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
A lizard, at an initial distance of 21 cm behind an insect moves from rest with an acceleration of $2 \mathrm{~cm} / \mathrm{s}^2$ and pursues the insect which is crawling uniformly along a straight line at a speed of $20 \mathrm{~cm} / \mathrm{s}$. Then the lizard will catch the insect after :
A.
20 s
B.
1 s
C.
21 s
D.
24 s
2005 Q493 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If $P(x)$ is a polynomial of degree less than or equal to $2$ and $S$ is the set of all such polynomials so that $P(0)=0$, $P(1)=1$ and $P'\left( x \right) > 0\,\,\forall x \in \left[ {0,1} \right],$ then
A.
$S = \phi $
B.
$S = ax + \left( {1 - a} \right){x^2}\,\,\forall \,a \in \left( {0,2} \right)$
C.
$S = ax + \left( {1 - a} \right){x^2}\,\,\forall \,a \in \left( {0,\infty } \right)$
D.
$S = ax + \left( {1 - a} \right){x^2}\,\,\forall \,a \in \left( {0,1} \right)$
2005 Q494 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $\left|f\left(x_{1}\right)-f\left(x_{2}\right)\right| \leq\left(x_{1}-x_{2}\right)^{2}$, for all $x_{1}, x_{2} \in$ $\mathbb{R}$. Find the equation of tangent to the curve $y=f(x)$ at the point $(1,2)$.

A.
$y-2=0$
B.
$3y-2=0$
C.
$3y-5=0$
D.
$5y-3=0$
2005 Q495 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $p(x)$ be a polynomial of degree 3 satisfying $p(-1)=10, p(1)=-6$ and $p(x)$ has maximum at $x=-1$ and $p'(x)$ has minima at $x=1$. Find the distance between the local maximum and local minimum of the curve.

A.
$2\sqrt{65}$
B.
$\sqrt{65}$
C.
$4\sqrt{65}$
D.
$4\sqrt{75}$
2005 Q496 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
If $\left| {f\left( {{x_1}} \right) - f\left( {{x_2}} \right)} \right| < {\left( {{x_1} - {x_2}} \right)^2},$ for all ${x_1},{x_2} \in R$. Find the equation of tangent to the cuve $y = f\left( x \right)$ at the point $(1, 2)$.
2005 Q497 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
If $p(x)$ be a polynomial of degree $3$ satisfying $p(-1)=10, p(1)=-6$ and $p(x)$ has maxima at $x=-1$ and $p'(x)$ has minima at $x=1$. Find the distance between the local maxima and local minima of the curve.
2004 Q498 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The normal to the curve x = a(1 + cos $\theta $), $y = a\sin \theta $ at $'\theta '$ always passes through the fixed point
A.
$(a, a)$
B.
$(0, a)$
C.
$(0, 0)$
D.
$(a, 0)$
2004 Q499 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
A function $y=f(x)$ has a second order derivative $f''\left( x \right) = 6\left( {x - 1} \right).$ If its graph passes through the point $(2, 1)$ and at that point the tangent to the graph is $y = 3x - 5$, then the function is :
A.
${\left( {x + 1} \right)^2}$
B.
${\left( {x - 1} \right)^3}$
C.
${\left( {x + 1} \right)^3}$
D.
${\left( {x - 1} \right)^2}$
2004 Q500 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If $2a+3b+6c=0$, then at least one root of the equation
$a{x^2} + bx + c = 0$ lies in the interval
A.
$(1, 3)$
B.
$(1, 2)$
C.
$(2, 3)$
D.
$(0, 1)$