Application of Derivatives
Let the quadratic curve passing through the point $(-1,0)$ and touching the line $y=x$ at $(1,1)$ be $y=f(x)$. Then the $x$-intercept of the normal to the curve at the point $(\alpha, \alpha+1)$ in the first quadrant is __________.
Explanation:
The curve passes through $(-1,0)$
$0=a-b+c \Rightarrow a+c=b$ ..........(i)
The curve also passes through $(1,1)$
$ \begin{gathered} a+b+c=1 .........(ii)\\\\ 2 b=1 \Rightarrow b=\frac{1}{2} \end{gathered} $
$ f^{\prime}(x)=2 a x+b $
Slope tangent of curve $=f^{\prime}(x)$ at $(1,1)=2 a+b$
Slope of line $y=x$ is 1
$ \begin{aligned} &\therefore 2 a+b =1 \\\\ &2 a+\frac{1}{2} =1 \Rightarrow a=\frac{1}{4} \\\\ &c =1-a-b \Rightarrow c=\frac{1}{4} \end{aligned} $
$ \begin{aligned} & f(x)=\frac{1}{4} x^2+\frac{1}{2} x+\frac{1}{4} = \frac{(x+1)^2}{4} \\\\ & f^{\prime}(x)=\frac{2(x+1)}{4}=\frac{x+1}{2} \end{aligned} $
$ \begin{aligned} & f(x) \text { passes through }(\alpha, \alpha+1) \\\\ & \begin{array}{l} \therefore \alpha+1=\frac{(\alpha+1)^2}{4} \\\\ \Rightarrow \alpha+1=4 \text { or } \alpha=3 \end{array} \end{aligned} $
Equation of normal at $(3,4)$ is
$ y-4=-\frac{1}{2}(x-3) $
For $x$, intercept, $y=0$
$ x-3=8 \text { or } x=11 $
Hence, the required $x$ intercept is 11 .
If $a_{\alpha}$ is the greatest term in the sequence $\alpha_{n}=\frac{n^{3}}{n^{4}+147}, n=1,2,3, \ldots$, then $\alpha$ is equal to _____________.
Explanation:
For maxima/minima, put $\frac{d y}{d x}=0$
$ \begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow 441 x^2-x^6=0 \Rightarrow x^4=441 \\\\ & \Rightarrow x= \pm \sqrt{21}, \pm \sqrt{21} i \end{aligned} $
Now, by descrates rule on number line we have
Since sign changes from negative to positive at 0 .
$\therefore$ Maximum value of is at $x=\sqrt{21}=4.58$
Now, $4<4.5<5$
$ \begin{aligned} & \therefore \text { yat } x=4=\frac{64}{403}=0.159 \\\\ & y \text { at } x=5=\frac{125}{772}=0.162 \end{aligned} $
So, $y$ is maximum at $x=5$
$ \therefore \alpha=5 $
Let a curve $y=f(x), x \in(0, \infty)$ pass through the points $P\left(1, \frac{3}{2}\right)$ and $Q\left(a, \frac{1}{2}\right)$. If the tangent at any point $R(b, f(b))$ to the given curve cuts the $\mathrm{y}$-axis at the point $S(0, c)$ such that $b c=3$, then $(P Q)^{2}$ is equal to __________.
Explanation:
$ y-f(b)=f^{\prime}(b)(x-b) $
which passes through $S(0, c)$
$ \begin{aligned} & \therefore c-f(b)=f^{\prime}(b)(0-b) \\\\ & b f^{\prime}(b)-f(b)=-c \\\\ & \Rightarrow b f^{\prime}(b)-f(b)=\frac{-3}{b} (\because b c=3) \\\\ & \Rightarrow \frac{b f^{\prime}(b)-f(b)}{b^2}=\frac{-3}{b^3} \\\\ & \Rightarrow d\left(\frac{f(b)}{b}\right)=\frac{-3}{b^3} \\\\ & \Rightarrow \frac{f(b)}{b}=\frac{3}{2 b^2}+c \end{aligned} $
which passes through $P\left(1, \frac{3}{2}\right)$
$ \begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow \frac{3 / 2}{1}=\frac{3}{2}+c \\\\ & \Rightarrow c=0 \\\\ & \therefore f(b)=\frac{3}{2 b^2} \times b \\\\ & \Rightarrow f(b)=\frac{3}{2 b} \end{aligned} $
$\because$ It passes through $Q\left(a, \frac{1}{2}\right)$
$ \begin{aligned} & \therefore \frac{1}{2}=\frac{3}{2 a} \\\\ & \Rightarrow a=3 \\\\ & \therefore P \equiv\left(1, \frac{3}{2}\right) \text { and } Q \equiv\left(3, \frac{1}{2}\right)\\\\ & \therefore (P Q)^2=(3-1)^2+\left(\frac{1}{2}-\frac{3}{2}\right)^2=4+1=5 \end{aligned} $
The number of points, where the curve $y=x^{5}-20 x^{3}+50 x+2$ crosses the $\mathrm{x}$-axis, is ____________.
Explanation:
$ \begin{aligned} & y=x^5-20 x^3+50 x+2 \\\\ & \Rightarrow \frac{d y}{d x}=5 x^4-60 x^2+50 \end{aligned} $
On putting $\frac{d y}{d x}=0$
$ \begin{array}{ll} \Rightarrow & 5\left(x^4-12 x^2+10\right)=0 \\\\ \Rightarrow & x^2=\frac{12 \pm \sqrt{144-40}}{2}=6 \pm \sqrt{26} \\\\ \Rightarrow & x^2=6-\sqrt{26}, 6+\sqrt{26} \\\\ \Rightarrow & x^2=6-5.10,6+5.10 \\\\ \Rightarrow & x^2=09,11.1 \\\\ \Rightarrow & x= \pm \sqrt{0.9}, \pm \sqrt{11.1} \\\\ \Rightarrow & x=-0.95,0.95,-3.33,3.33 \end{array} $
Now,
$ \begin{aligned} y(0) & =2(+\mathrm{ve}) \Rightarrow y(1)=+\mathrm{ve} \\\\ y(2) & =-\mathrm{ve} \Rightarrow y(3.3)=-\mathrm{ve} \\\\ y(-1) & =-\mathrm{ve} \Rightarrow y(-2)=+\mathrm{ve} \\\\ y(-3.3) & =-\mathrm{ve} \end{aligned} $
$ \because \text { Required number of points }=5 $
If the equation of the normal to the curve $y = {{x - a} \over {(x + b)(x - 2)}}$ at the point (1, $-$3) is $x - 4y = 13$, then the value of $a + b$ is equal to ___________.
Explanation:
Given curve : $y = {{x - a} \over {(x + b)(x - 2)}}$ at $(1, - 3)$
$\therefore$ $ - 3 = {{1 - a} \over {(1 + b)( - 1)}} \Rightarrow 3 + 3b = 1 - a$
$\beta \Rightarrow a + 3b + 2 = 0$
$y = {{x - a} \over {(x + b)(x - 2)}}$
${{dy} \over {dx}} = {{(x + b)(x - 2) - (x - a)[(x + b) + (x - 2)]} \over {{{[(x + b)(x - 2)]}^2}}}$
at $(1, - 3)\,{m_T} = {{ - (1 + b) - (1 - a)(b)} \over {{{(1 + b)}^2}}} = - 4$
$\therefore$ $1 + b + b - ab = 4{(1 + b)^2}$
$ \Rightarrow 1 + 2b + b(3b + 2) = 4{b^2} + 4 + 8b$
$ \Rightarrow {b^2} + 4b + 3 = 0$
$(b + 1)(b + 3) = 0$
$b = - 1,a = 1$ but $1 + b \ne 0$
$b = - 3,a = 7$ $\therefore$ $b \ne - 1$
$\therefore$ $a + b = 04$
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?
A cylindrical tank of radius $10 \mathrm{~m}$ is being filled with wheat at the rate of $200 \pi$ cubic metre per hour. Then, the depth of the wheat is increasing at the rate of
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Let $f(x)=3^{\left(x^{2}-2\right)^{3}+4}, x \in \mathrm{R}$. Then which of the following statements are true?
$\mathrm{P}: x=0$ is a point of local minima of $f$
$\mathrm{Q}: x=\sqrt{2}$ is a point of inflection of $f$
$R: f^{\prime}$ is increasing for $x>\sqrt{2}$
The function $f(x)=x \mathrm{e}^{x(1-x)}, x \in \mathbb{R}$, is :
If the minimum value of $f(x)=\frac{5 x^{2}}{2}+\frac{\alpha}{x^{5}}, x>0$, is 14 , then the value of $\alpha$ is equal to :
If the maximum value of $a$, for which the function $f_{a}(x)=\tan ^{-1} 2 x-3 a x+7$ is non-decreasing in $\left(-\frac{\pi}{6}, \frac{\pi}{6}\right)$, is $\bar{a}$, then $f_{\bar{a}}\left(\frac{\pi}{8}\right)$ is equal to :
If the absolute maximum value of the function $f(x)=\left(x^{2}-2 x+7\right) \mathrm{e}^{\left(4 x^{3}-12 x^{2}-180 x+31\right)}$ in the interval $[-3,0]$ is $f(\alpha)$, then :
The curve $y(x)=a x^{3}+b x^{2}+c x+5$ touches the $x$-axis at the point $\mathrm{P}(-2,0)$ and cuts the $y$-axis at the point $Q$, where $y^{\prime}$ is equal to 3 . Then the local maximum value of $y(x)$ is:
If xy4 attains maximum value at the point (x, y) on the line passing through the points (50 + $\alpha$, 0) and (0, 50 + $\alpha$), $\alpha$ > 0, then (x, y) also lies on the line :
Let $f(x) = 4{x^3} - 11{x^2} + 8x - 5,\,x \in R$. Then f :
Let f : R $\to$ R be a function defined by f(x) = (x $-$ 3)n1 (x $-$ 5)n2, n1, n2 $\in$ N. Then, which of the following is NOT true?
A wire of length 22 m is to be cut into two pieces. One of the pieces is to be made into a square and the other into an equilateral triangle. Then, the length of the side of the equilateral triangle, so that the combined area of the square and the equilateral triangle is minimum, is :
The number of real solutions of
${x^7} + 5{x^3} + 3x + 1 = 0$ is equal to ____________.
Consider a cuboid of sides 2x, 4x and 5x and a closed hemisphere of radius r. If the sum of their surface areas is a constant k, then the ratio x : r, for which the sum of their volumes is maximum, is :
The sum of the absolute minimum and the absolute maximum values of the
function f(x) = |3x $-$ x2 + 2| $-$ x in the interval [$-$1, 2] is :
Let S be the set of all the natural numbers, for which the line ${x \over a} + {y \over b} = 2$ is a tangent to the curve ${\left( {{x \over a}} \right)^n} + {\left( {{y \over b}} \right)^n} = 2$ at the point (a, b), ab $\ne$ 0. Then :
Let $f(x) = 2{\cos ^{ - 1}}x + 4{\cot ^{ - 1}}x - 3{x^2} - 2x + 10$, $x \in [ - 1,1]$. If [a, b] is the range of the function f, then 4a $-$ b is equal to :
Water is being filled at the rate of 1 cm3 / sec in a right circular conical vessel (vertex downwards) of height 35 cm and diameter 14 cm. When the height of the water level is 10 cm, the rate (in cm2 / sec) at which the wet conical surface area of the vessel increases is
If the angle made by the tangent at the point (x0, y0) on the curve $x = 12(t + \sin t\cos t)$, $y = 12{(1 + \sin t)^2}$, $0 < t < {\pi \over 2}$, with the positive x-axis is ${\pi \over 3}$, then y0 is equal to:
The slope of normal at any point (x, y), x > 0, y > 0 on the curve y = y(x) is given by ${{{x^2}} \over {xy - {x^2}{y^2} - 1}}$. If the curve passes through the point (1, 1), then e . y(e) is equal to
Let $\lambda$$^ * $ be the largest value of $\lambda$ for which the function ${f_\lambda }(x) = 4\lambda {x^3} - 36\lambda {x^2} + 36x + 48$ is increasing for all x $\in$ R. Then ${f_{{\lambda ^ * }}}(1) + {f_{{\lambda ^ * }}}( - 1)$ is equal to :
The surface area of a balloon of spherical shape being inflated, increases at a constant rate. If initially, the radius of balloon is 3 units and after 5 seconds, it becomes 7 units, then its radius after 9 seconds is :
For the function
$f(x) = 4{\log _e}(x - 1) - 2{x^2} + 4x + 5,\,x > 1$, which one of the following is NOT correct?
If the tangent at the point (x1, y1) on the curve $y = {x^3} + 3{x^2} + 5$ passes through the origin, then (x1, y1) does NOT lie on the curve :
















