Application of Derivatives

2022 Q251 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The sum of absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of the function $f(x) = |2{x^2} + 3x - 2| + \sin x\cos x$ in the interval [0, 1] is :

A.
$3 + {{\sin (1){{\cos }^2}\left( {{1 \over 2}} \right)} \over 2}$
B.
$3 + {1 \over 2}(1 + 2\cos (1))\sin (1)$
C.
$5 + {1 \over 2}(\sin (1) + \sin (2))$
D.
$2 + \sin \left( {{1 \over 2}} \right)\cos \left( {{1 \over 2}} \right)$
2022 Q252 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $\lambda x - 2y = \mu $ be a tangent to the hyperbola ${a^2}{x^2} - {y^2} = {b^2}$. Then ${\left( {{\lambda \over a}} \right)^2} - {\left( {{\mu \over b}} \right)^2}$ is equal to :

A.
$-$2
B.
$-$4
C.
2
D.
4
2022 Q253 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

If the tangent to the curve $y=x^{3}-x^{2}+x$ at the point $(a, b)$ is also tangent to the curve $y = 5{x^2} + 2x - 25$ at the point (2, $-$1), then $|2a + 9b|$ is equal to __________.

2022 Q254 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

A water tank has the shape of a right circular cone with axis vertical and vertex downwards. Its semi-vertical angle is $\tan ^{-1} \frac{3}{4}$. Water is poured in it at a constant rate of 6 cubic meter per hour. The rate (in square meter per hour), at which the wet curved surface area of the tank is increasing, when the depth of water in the tank is 4 meters, is ______________.

2022 Q255 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let $M$ and $N$ be the number of points on the curve $y^{5}-9 x y+2 x=0$, where the tangents to the curve are parallel to $x$-axis and $y$-axis, respectively. Then the value of $M+N$ equals ___________.

2022 Q256 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let the function $f(x)=2 x^{2}-\log _{\mathrm{e}} x, x>0$, be decreasing in $(0, \mathrm{a})$ and increasing in $(\mathrm{a}, 4)$. A tangent to the parabola $y^{2}=4 a x$ at a point $\mathrm{P}$ on it passes through the point $(8 \mathrm{a}, 8 \mathrm{a}-1)$ but does not pass through the point $\left(-\frac{1}{a}, 0\right)$. If the equation of the normal at $P$ is : $\frac{x}{\alpha}+\frac{y}{\beta}=1$, then $\alpha+\beta$ is equal to ________________.

2022 Q257 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

The sum of the maximum and minimum values of the function $f(x)=|5 x-7|+\left[x^{2}+2 x\right]$ in the interval $\left[\frac{5}{4}, 2\right]$, where $[t]$ is the greatest integer $\leq t$, is ______________.

2022 Q258 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

A hostel has 100 students. On a certain day (consider it day zero) it was found that two students are infected with some virus. Assume that the rate at which the virus spreads is directly proportional to the product of the number of infected students and the number of non-infected students. If the number of infected students on 4th day is 30, then number of infected students on 8th day will be __________.

2022 Q259 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let l be a line which is normal to the curve y = 2x2 + x + 2 at a point P on the curve. If the point Q(6, 4) lies on the line l and O is origin, then the area of the triangle OPQ is equal to ___________.

2022 Q260 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let $f(x) = |(x - 1)({x^2} - 2x - 3)| + x - 3,\,x \in R$. If m and M are respectively the number of points of local minimum and local maximum of f in the interval (0, 4), then m + M is equal to ____________.

2022 Q261 JEE Advanced MSQ
14 Mar 2026
Let

$ \alpha=\sum\limits_{k = 1}^\infty {{{\sin }^{2k}}\left( {{\pi \over 6}} \right)} $

Let $g:[0,1] \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be the function defined by

$ g(x)=2^{\alpha x}+2^{\alpha(1-x)} . $

Then, which of the following statements is/are TRUE ?
A.
The minimum value of $g(x)$ is $2^{\frac{7}{6}}$
B.
The maximum value of $g(x)$ is $1+2^{\frac{1}{3}}$
C.
The function $g(x)$ attains its maximum at more than one point
D.
The function $g(x)$ attains its minimum at more than one point
2022 Q262 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The equation of the tangent to the curve $x^2+y-7=4 x$ at the point $(1,10)$ is

A.

$y=2 x+8$

B.

$y=x+8$

C.

$y=-2 x-14$

D.

$y=x-4$

2022 Q263 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $\theta$ is the angle between the curves $x^2-y^2=4$ and $y^2=3 x$, then $\tan \theta=$

A.

$\frac{5}{3 \sqrt{3}}$

B.

$\frac{5}{6 \sqrt{3}}$

C.

$\frac{5}{18}$

D.

$\frac{5}{6}$

2022 Q264 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The absolute maximum value of the function $f(x)=2 x^3-3 x^2-36 x+9$ defined on $[-3,3]$ is

A.

36

B.

53

C.

63

D.

72

2022 Q265 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The approximate value of $\sqrt[3]{28}$ rounded up to 3 decimal places is

A.

3.012

B.

3.037

C.

3.025

D.

3.033

2022 Q266 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

$y=x^2$ 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

A.

$\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}$

B.

$\tan \theta=\frac{2|a|}{\left|1-a^2\right|}$

C.

$\cos \theta=\frac{2|a|}{\left|1-a^2\right|}$

D.

$\theta=0$

2022 Q267 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $x$ and $y$ are two positive integers such that $x+2 y=10$ and $x^2 y^3$ is maximum, then $x^2+2 y^3=$

A.

34

B.

137

C.

43

D.

70

2022 Q268 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The equation of the normal to the curve $\sin y=\sqrt{3} x \sin \left(\frac{\pi}{6}+y\right)$ at $x=0$, is

A.

$2 x+\sqrt{3} y=0$

B.

$2 x+y=0$

C.

$x+2 y=0$

D.

$\sqrt{3} x+2 y=0$

2022 Q269 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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.

(A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).

B.

(A) is true, (R) is true, but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).

C.

(A) is true but (R) is false.

D.

(A) is false but (R) is true.

2022 Q270 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

$[-1,1]$

B.

$[0,1]$

C.

$[0,2]$

D.

$[-1,0]$

2022 Q271 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $\theta$ is the acute angle between the curves $x^2+y^2=4$ and $y^2=3 x$, then $\tan \theta=$

A.

$\frac{5}{\sqrt{3}}$

B.

$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}$

C.

$\frac{4}{\sqrt{3}}$

D.

$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{5}$

2022 Q272 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

3

B.

$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

C.

$\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}$

D.

$\frac{1}{3}$

2022 Q273 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

0.2

B.

0.01

C.

0.3

D.

0.1

2022 Q274 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $\theta$ is the angle between the curves $y^2=4 x$ and $x^2+y^2=5$, then $|\tan \theta|=$

A.

5

B.

4

C.

3

D.

2

2022 Q275 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The local maximum value of the function $f(x)=-(x-2)^3(x+2)^2$ is

A.

0

B.

$\frac{12^3 \cdot 8^2}{5^5}$

C.

125

D.

$\frac{2^9 \cdot 3^2}{5^6}$

2022 Q276 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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)

A.

4

B.

3

C.

2

D.

1

2022 Q277 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

$\pi$

B.

$\frac{\pi}{4}$

C.

$\frac{3 \pi}{4}$

D.

$\frac{\pi}{2}$

2022 Q278 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 $f(c-\delta)0$. Let $(f(\alpha-\delta)-f(\alpha))(f(\alpha+\delta))<0 \forall \alpha \in(a, b)$ and $\alpha \neq c$. Then,

A.

$f(x)$ has a local maximum at $c$ and a local minimum at $\alpha$

B.

$f(x)$ has a local maximum at $\alpha$ and a local minimum at $c$

C.

$f(x)$ has only one local maximum at $c$

D.

$f(x)$ has only one local minimum at $c$

2022 Q279 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $3 f(\cos x)+2 f(\sin x)=5 x$, then $f^{\prime}(\cos x)+f^{\prime}(\sin x)=$

A.
$-5(\sin x+\cos x)$
B.
$-5 \sin x \cos x$
C.
$\frac{-5}{\sin x}-\frac{5}{\cos x}$
D.
$\frac{5}{\sin x}+\frac{5}{\cos x}$
2022 Q280 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the normal drawn at a point $P$ on the curve $3 y=6 x-5 x^3$ passes through $(0,0)$, then the positive integral value of the abscissa of the point $P$ is

A.
1
B.
$\frac{2}{3}$
C.
$\frac{1}{3}$
D.
$-\frac{2}{3}$
2022 Q281 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The line joining the points $(0,3)$ and $(5,-2)$ is a tangent to the curve $y=\frac{c}{x+1}$, then $c=$

A.
1
B.
$-$2
C.
4
D.
5
2022 Q282 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $a, b>0$, then minimum value of $y=\frac{b^2}{a-x}+\frac{a^2}{x}, 0< x< a$ is

A.
4a
B.
4b
C.
2a
D.
2b
2022 Q283 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The point on the curve $y=x^2+4 x+3$ which is closest to the line $y=3 x+2$ is

A.
$\left(\frac{1}{2}, \frac{5}{4}\right)$
B.
$\left(\frac{-1}{2}, \frac{5}{4}\right)$
C.
$\left(2, \frac{-5}{3}\right)$
D.
$\left(2, \frac{5}{3}\right)$
2022 Q284 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The number of those tangents to the curve $y^2-2 x^3-4 y+8=0$ which pass through the point $(1,2)$ is

A.
0
B.
2
C.
1
D.
3
2022 Q285 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the straight line $x \cos \alpha+y \sin \alpha=p$ touches the curve $\left(\frac{x}{a}\right)^n+\left(\frac{y}{b}\right)^n=2$ at the point $(a, b)$ on it and $\frac{1}{a^2}+\frac{1}{b^2}=\frac{k}{p^2}$, then $k=$

A.
4
B.
5
C.
6
D.
7
2022 Q286 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Condition that 2 curves $y^2=4 a x, x y=c^2$ cut orthogonally is

A.
$c^2=16 a^2$
B.
$c^2=32 a^2$
C.
$c^4=16 a^4$
D.
$c^4=32 a^4$
2022 Q287 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

A closed cylinder of given volume will have least surface area when the ratio of its height and base radius is

A.
$2: 1$
B.
$1: 2$
C.
$2: 3$
D.
$3: 2$
2022 Q288 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Two particles $P$ and $Q$ located at the points $P\left(t, t^3-16 t-3\right), Q\left(t+1, t^3-6 t-6\right)$ are moving in a plane, the minimum distance between the points in their motion is

A.
1
B.
5
C.
169
D.
49
2022 Q289 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $x^3-2 x^2 y^2+5 x+y-5=0$, then at $(\mathrm{l}, \mathrm{l}), y^{\prime \prime}(\mathrm{l})=$

A.
$\frac{-197}{27}$
B.
$\frac{125}{31}$
C.
12
D.
$\frac{-238}{27}$
2022 Q290 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the curves $y=x^3-3 x^2-8 x-4$ and $y=3 x^2+7 x+4$ touch each other at a point $P$, then the equation of common tangent at $P$ is

A.
$x-y+1=0$
B.
$2 x-y+1=0$
C.
$x+y+1=0$
D.
$2 x+y+1=0$
2022 Q291 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The maximum value of $f(x)=\frac{x}{1+4 x+x^2}$ is

A.
$1 / 4$
B.
$1 / 5$
C.
$1 / 6$
D.
$1 / 7$
2022 Q292 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The minimum value of $f(x)=x+\frac{4}{x+2}$ is

A.
$-$1
B.
$-$2
C.
1
D.
2
2022 Q293 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The condition that $f(x)=a x^3+b x^2+c x+d$ has no extreme value is

A.
$b^2-4 a c$
B.
$b^2=3 a c$
C.
$b^2<3 a c$
D.
$b^2>3 a c$
2022 Q294 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

At any point $(x, y)$ on a curve if the length of the subnormal is $(x-1)$ and the curve passes through $(1,2)$, then the curve is a conic. A vertex of the curve is

A.
$(1,0)$
B.
$(0,1)$
C.
$(\sqrt{5}, 0)$
D.
$(0, \sqrt{5})$
2022 Q295 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

A running track of 440 ft is to be laid out enclosing a football field, the shape of which is a rectangle with a semi-circle at each end. If the area of the rectangular portion is to be maximum, then the lengths of its side are

A.
70 ft and 110 ft
B.
80 ft and 120 ft
C.
35 ft and 110 ft
D.
35 ft and 120 ft
2022 Q296 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

A spherical balloon is filled with 4500$\pi$ cubic meters of helium gas. If a leak in the balloon causes the gas to escape at the rate of 72$\pi$ cubic meters per minute then the rate (in meters per minute) at which the radius of the balloon decreases 49 min after the leakage began is

A.
$\frac{9}{7}$
B.
$\frac{7}{9}$
C.
$\frac{2}{9}$
D.
9
2021 Q297 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The function $f(x) = {x^3} - 6{x^2} + ax + b$ is such that $f(2) = f(4) = 0$. Consider two statements :

Statement 1 : there exists x1, x2 $\in$(2, 4), x1 < x2, such that f'(x1) = $-$1 and f'(x2) = 0.

Statement 2 : there exists x3, x4 $\in$ (2, 4), x3 < x4, such that f is decreasing in (2, x4), increasing in (x4, 4) and $2f'({x_3}) = \sqrt 3 f({x_4})$.

Then
A.
both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true
B.
Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
C.
both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false
D.
Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
2021 Q298 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The number of real roots of the equation

${e^{4x}} + 2{e^{3x}} - {e^x} - 6 = 0$ is :
A.
2
B.
4
C.
1
D.
0
2021 Q299 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
A box open from top is made from a rectangular sheet of dimension a $\times$ b by cutting squares each of side x from each of the four corners and folding up the flaps. If the volume of the box is maximum, then x is equal to :
A.
${{a + b - \sqrt {{a^2} + {b^2} - ab} } \over {12}}$
B.
${{a + b - \sqrt {{a^2} + {b^2} + ab} } \over 6}$
C.
${{a + b - \sqrt {{a^2} + {b^2} - ab} } \over 6}$
D.
${{a + b + \sqrt {{a^2} + {b^2} + ab} } \over 6}$
2021 Q300 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
A wire of length 20 m is to be cut into two pieces. One of the pieces is to be made into a square and the other into a regular hexagon. Then the length of the side (in meters) of the hexagon, so that the combined area of the square and the hexagon is minimum, is :
A.
${5 \over {2 + \sqrt 3 }}$
B.
${{10} \over {2 + 3\sqrt 3 }}$
C.
${5 \over {3 + \sqrt 3 }}$
D.
${{10} \over {3 + 2\sqrt 3 }}$