Application of Derivatives

2024 Q151 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 Q152 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 Q153 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 Q154 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 Q155 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 Q156 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 Q157 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 Q158 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 Q159 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 Q160 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
2024 Q161 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The equation of the tangent to the curve $y=x^3-2 x+7$ at the point $(1,6)$ is
A.
$y=x+5$
B.
$x+y=7$
C.
$2 x+y=8$
D.
$x+2 y=13$
2024 Q162 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The distance ( s ) travelled by a particle in time $t$ is given by $S=4 t^2+2 t+3$. The velocity of the particle, when $t=3 \mathrm{sec}$ is
A.
26 unit/sec
B.
20 unit/sec
C.
24 unit $/ \mathrm{sec}$
D.
30 unit/sec
2024 Q163 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $a^2 x^4+b^2 y^4=c^6$, then maximum value of $x y$ is equal to
A.
$\frac{c^3}{2 a b}$
B.
$\frac{c^3}{\sqrt{2 a b}}$
C.
$\frac{c^3}{a b}$
D.
$\frac{c^3}{\sqrt{a b}}$
2024 Q164 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If a number is drawn at random from the set $\{1,3,5,7, \ldots . .59\}$, then the probability that it lies in the interval in which the function $f(x)=x^3-16 x^2+20 x-5$ is stricly decreasing is
A.
$\frac{1}{5}$
B.
$\frac{1}{3}$
C.
$\frac{1}{2}$
D.
$\frac{1}{6}$
2024 Q165 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The equation of the normal drawn to the parabola $y^2=6 x$ at the point $(24,12)$ is
A.
$3 x-y=60$
B.
$4 x+y=108$
C.
$2 x+y=60$
D.
$x-2 y=0$
2024 Q166 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The point which lies on the tangent drawn to the curve $x^4 e^y+2 \sqrt{y+1}=3$ at the point $(1,0)$ is
A.
$(2,6)$
B.
$(2,-6)$
C.
$(-2,-6)$
D.
$(-2,6)$
2024 Q167 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $f(x)=x^x$, then the interval in which $f(x)$ decrease is
A.
$\left[0, \frac{1}{e}\right]$
B.
$[0, \mathrm{e}]$
C.
$\left[\frac{1}{\theta}, \infty\right]$
D.
$\left[0, e^e\right]$
2024 Q168 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If the Rolle's theorem is applicable for the function $f(x)$ defined by $f(x)=x^3+P x-12$ on $[0,1]$ then the value of $C$ of the Rolle's theorem is
A.
$\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$
B.
$-\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$
C.
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$
D.
$\frac{1}{3}$
2024 Q169 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The number of all the value of $x$ for which the function $f(x)=\sin x+\frac{1-\tan ^2 x}{1+\tan ^2 x}$ attains it maximum value on [ $0.2 \pi$ ] is
A.
4
B.
1
C.
2
D.
infinite
2024 Q170 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
Equation of a tagent line of the parabola $y^2=8 x$, which passes through the point $(1,3)$ is
A.
$y=2 x+1$
B.
$2 y=x+5$
C.
$y=-2 x+5$
D.
$2 y=3 x+3$
2024 Q171 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
$p_1$ and $p_2$ are the perpendicular distances from the origin to the tangent and normal drawn at any point on the curve $x^{\frac{2}{3}}+y^{\frac{2}{3}}=a^{\frac{2}{3}}$ respectively. If $k_1 p_1^2+k_2 p_2^2=a^2$, then $k_1+k_2=$
A.
7
B.
6
C.
5
D.
4
2024 Q172 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The length of the subnormal at any point on the curve $y=\left(\frac{x}{2024}\right)^k$ is constant, if the value of $k$ is
A.
1
B.
$\frac{1}{3}$
C.
$\frac{1}{2}$
D.
0
2024 Q173 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The acute angle between the curves $x^2+y^2=x+y$ and $x^2+y^2=2 y$ is
A.
$\frac{2 \pi}{3}$
B.
$\frac{\pi}{2}$
C.
$\frac{\pi}{3}$
D.
$\frac{\pi}{4}$
2024 Q174 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
A' value of $C$ according to the Lagrange's mean value theorem for $f(x)=(x-1)(x-2)(x-3)$ in $[0,4]$ is
A.
$2+\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}$
B.
$2-\sqrt{\frac{16}{3}}$
C.
$1+\sqrt{\frac{5}{4}}$
D.
$2+\sqrt{\frac{8}{3}}$
2024 Q175 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $T=2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{L}{g}}, \mathrm{~g}$ is a constant and the relative error in $T$ is $k$ times to the percentage error in $l$, then $\frac{1}{K}=$
A.
2
B.
$\frac{1}{200}$
C.
200
D.
$\frac{1}{2}$
2024 Q176 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The angle between the curves $y^2=2 x$ and $x^2+y^2=8$ is
A.
$\tan ^{-1}(1)$
B.
$\tan ^{-1}(2)$
C.
$\tan ^{-1}(3)$
D.
$\tan ^{-1}\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)$(d) $\tan ^{-1}\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)$
2024 Q177 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If the function $f(x)=\sqrt{x^2-4}$ satisfies the Lagrange's mean value theorem on $[2,4]$, then the value of $C$ is
A.
$2 \sqrt{3}$
B.
$-2 \sqrt{3}$
C.
$\sqrt{6}$
D.
$-\sqrt{6}$
2024 Q178 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $x, y$ are two positive integers such that $x+y=20$ and the maximum value of $x^3 y$ is $k$ at $x=\alpha$ and $y=\beta$, then $\frac{k}{\alpha^2 \beta^2}=$
A.
$\frac{\alpha}{\beta}+\frac{\beta}{\alpha}$
B.
$\frac{\alpha}{\beta}-\frac{\beta}{\alpha}$
C.
$\frac{\alpha}{\beta}$
D.
$\frac{\alpha+\beta}{\alpha \beta}$
2024 Q179 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $y=\left(1+\alpha+\alpha^2+\ldots\right) e^{\eta x}$, where $\alpha$ and $n$ are constants, then the relative error in $y$ is
A.
error in $x$
B.
percentage error in $x$
C.
$n$, (error in $x$ )
D.
$n$, (relative error in $x$ )
2024 Q180 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If the equation of tangent at $(2,3)$ on $y^2=a x^3+b$ is $y=4 x-5$, then the value of $a^2+b^2=$
A.
51
B.
53
C.
58
D.
25
2024 Q181 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If Rolle's theorem is applicable for the function $f(x)=x(x+3) e^{-x / 2}$ on $[3,0]$, then the value of $c$ is
A.
3
B.
3 and -2
C.
-2
D.
-1
2024 Q182 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
For all $x \in[0,2024]$ assume that $f(x)$ is differentiable, $f(0)=-2$ and $f^{\prime}(x) \geq 5$. Then, the least possible value of $f(2024)$ is
A.
10120
B.
10118
C.
10122
D.
2024
2024 Q183 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
A point is moving on the curve $y=x^3-3 x^2+2 x-1$ and the $y$-coordinate of the point is increasing at the rate d 6 units per second. When the point is at $(2,-1)$, the rate of change of $x$-coordinate of the point is
A.
3
B.
$\frac{1}{2}$
C.
$-\frac{1}{2}$
D.
-3
2024 Q184 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The set of all real values of a such that the real valued function $f(x)=x^3+2 a x^2+3(a+1) x+5$ is strictly increasing in its entire domain is
A.
$\left(-\infty-\frac{3}{4}\right) \cup(3, \infty)$
B.
$\left(-\frac{3}{4}, 3\right)$
C.
( 13
D.
$(-\infty, 1) \cup(3-=)$
2024 Q185 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026
The maximum area of rectangle inscribed in a circle of diameter $ R $ is
A.
$ R^{2} $
B.
$ \frac{R^{2}}{2} $
C.
$ \frac{R^{2}}{4} $
D.
$ \frac{R^{2}}{8} $
2024 Q186 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026
Consider the function $ f(x)=\frac{|x-1|}{x^{2}} $, then $ f(x) $ is
A.
increasing in $ (0,1) \cup(2, \infty) $
B.
increasing in $ (-\infty, 0) \cup(0,1) $
C.
decreasing in $ (-\infty, 0) \cup(2, \infty) $
D.
decreasing in $ (0,1) \cup(2, \infty) $
2023 Q187 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

$\max _\limits{0 \leq x \leq \pi}\left\{x-2 \sin x \cos x+\frac{1}{3} \sin 3 x\right\}=$

A.
$\frac{5 \pi+2+3 \sqrt{3}}{6}$
B.
0
C.
$\frac{\pi+2-3 \sqrt{3}}{6}$
D.
$\pi$
2023 Q188 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If the local maximum value of the function $f(x)=\left(\frac{\sqrt{3 e}}{2 \sin x}\right)^{\sin ^{2} x}, x \in\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ , is $\frac{k}{e}$, then $\left(\frac{k}{e}\right)^{8}+\frac{k^{8}}{e^{5}}+k^{8}$ is equal to

A.
$e^{3}+e^{6}+e^{10}$
B.
$e^{3}+e^{5}+e^{11}$
C.
$e^{3}+e^{6}+e^{11}$
D.
$e^{5}+e^{6}+e^{11}$
2023 Q189 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $f:[2,4] \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a differentiable function such that $\left(x \log _{e} x\right) f^{\prime}(x)+\left(\log _{e} x\right) f(x)+f(x) \geq 1, x \in[2,4]$ with $f(2)=\frac{1}{2}$ and $f(4)=\frac{1}{4}$.

Consider the following two statements :

(A) : $f(x) \leq 1$, for all $x \in[2,4]$

(B) : $f(x) \geq \frac{1}{8}$, for all $x \in[2,4]$

Then,

A.
Neither statement (A) nor statement (B) is true
B.
Only statement (A) is true
C.
Only statement (B) is true
D.
Both the statements $(\mathrm{A})$ and (B) are true
2023 Q190 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $\mathrm{g}(x)=f(x)+f(1-x)$ and $f^{\prime \prime}(x) > 0, x \in(0,1)$. If $\mathrm{g}$ is decreasing in the interval $(0, a)$ and increasing in the interval $(\alpha, 1)$, then $\tan ^{-1}(2 \alpha)+\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{\alpha}\right)+\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{\alpha+1}{\alpha}\right)$ is equal to :

A.
$\frac{3 \pi}{4}$
B.
$\pi$
C.
$\frac{5 \pi}{4}$
D.
$\frac{3 \pi}{2}$
2023 Q191 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The slope of tangent at any point (x, y) on a curve $y=y(x)$ is ${{{x^2} + {y^2}} \over {2xy}},x > 0$. If $y(2) = 0$, then a value of $y(8)$ is :

A.
$ - 4\sqrt 2 $
B.
$2\sqrt 3 $
C.
$4\sqrt 3 $
D.
$ - 2\sqrt 3 $
2023 Q192 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

A square piece of tin of side 30 cm is to be made into a box without top by cutting a square from each corner and folding up the flaps to form a box. If the volume of the box is maximum, then its surface area (in cm$^2$) is equal to :

A.
1025
B.
900
C.
800
D.
675
2023 Q193 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The sum of the absolute maximum and minimum values of the function $f(x)=\left|x^{2}-5 x+6\right|-3 x+2$ in the interval $[-1,3]$ is equal to :

A.
13
B.
24
C.
10
D.
12
2023 Q194 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

A wire of length $20 \mathrm{~m}$ is to be cut into two pieces. A piece of length $l_{1}$ is bent to make a square of area $A_{1}$ and the other piece of length $l_{2}$ is made into a circle of area $A_{2}$. If $2 A_{1}+3 A_{2}$ is minimum then $\left(\pi l_{1}\right): l_{2}$ is equal to :

A.
6 : 1
B.
1 : 6
C.
4 : 1
D.
3 : 1
2023 Q195 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If the functions $f(x)=\frac{x^3}{3}+2 b x+\frac{a x^2}{2}$

and $g(x)=\frac{x^3}{3}+a x+b x^2, a \neq 2 b$

have a common extreme point, then $a+2 b+7$ is equal to :
A.
6
B.
$\frac{3}{2}$
C.
3
D.
4
2023 Q196 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The number of points on the curve $y=54 x^{5}-135 x^{4}-70 x^{3}+180 x^{2}+210 x$ at which the normal lines are parallel to $x+90 y+2=0$ is :

A.
2
B.
3
C.
4
D.
0
2023 Q197 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let the function $f(x) = 2{x^3} + (2p - 7){x^2} + 3(2p - 9)x - 6$ have a maxima for some value of $x < 0$ and a minima for some value of $x > 0$. Then, the set of all values of p is

A.
$\left( { - {9 \over 2},{9 \over 2}} \right)$
B.
$\left( {{9 \over 2},\infty } \right)$
C.
$\left( {0,{9 \over 2}} \right)$
D.
$\left( { - \infty ,{9 \over 2}} \right)$
2023 Q198 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $x=2$ be a local minima of the function $f(x)=2x^4-18x^2+8x+12,x\in(-4,4)$. If M is local maximum value of the function $f$ in ($-4,4)$, then M =

A.
$18\sqrt6-\frac{33}{2}$
B.
$18\sqrt6-\frac{31}{2}$
C.
$12\sqrt6-\frac{33}{2}$
D.
$12\sqrt6-\frac{31}{2}$
2023 Q199 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $f:(0,1)\to\mathbb{R}$ be a function defined $f(x) = {1 \over {1 - {e^{ - x}}}}$, and $g(x) = \left( {f( - x) - f(x)} \right)$. Consider two statements

(I) g is an increasing function in (0, 1)

(II) g is one-one in (0, 1)

Then,

A.
Both (I) and (II) are true
B.
Neither (I) nor (II) is true
C.
Only (II) is true
D.
Only (I) is true
2023 Q200 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Consider the triangles with vertices $A(2,1), B(0,0)$ and $C(t, 4), t \in[0,4]$.

If the maximum and the minimum perimeters of such triangles are obtained at

$t=\alpha$ and $t=\beta$ respectively, then $6 \alpha+21 \beta$ is equal to ___________.