Application of Derivatives

93 Questions Numerical
2026 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

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 $\_\_\_\_$

2026 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Morning Shift

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

$\_\_\_\_$ .

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 2nd April Evening Shift
Let $\mathrm{A}(4,-2), \mathrm{B}(1,1)$ and $\mathrm{C}(9,-3)$ be the vertices of a triangle ABC . Then the maximum area of the parallelogram AFDE, formed with vertices D, E and F on the sides BC, CA and $A B$ of the triangle $A B C$ respectively, is___________
2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift

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 _________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Evening Shift

Let the set of all values of $p$, for which $f(x)=\left(p^2-6 p+8\right)\left(\sin ^2 2 x-\cos ^2 2 x\right)+2(2-p) x+7$ does not have any critical point, be the interval $(a, b)$. Then $16 a b$ is equal to _________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Morning Shift

Let the set of all positive values of $\lambda$, for which the point of local minimum of the function $(1+x(\lambda^2-x^2))$ satisfies $\frac{x^2+x+2}{x^2+5 x+6}<0$, be $(\alpha, \beta)$. Then $\alpha^2+\beta^2$ is equal to _________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

Let $\mathrm{A}$ be the region enclosed by the parabola $y^2=2 x$ and the line $x=24$. Then the maximum area of the rectangle inscribed in the region $\mathrm{A}$ is ________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Evening Shift

Let the maximum and minimum values of $\left(\sqrt{8 x-x^2-12}-4\right)^2+(x-7)^2, x \in \mathbf{R}$ be $\mathrm{M}$ and $\mathrm{m}$, respectively. Then $\mathrm{M}^2-\mathrm{m}^2$ is equal to _________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift

Let $f(x)=2^x-x^2, x \in \mathbb{R}$. If $m$ and $n$ are respectively the number of points at which the curves $y=f(x)$ and $y=f^{\prime}(x)$ intersect the $x$-axis, then the value of $\mathrm{m}+\mathrm{n}$ is ___________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 27th January Morning Shift
Let for a differentiable function $f:(0, \infty) \rightarrow \mathbf{R}, f(x)-f(y) \geqslant \log _{\mathrm{e}}\left(\frac{x}{y}\right)+x-y, \forall x, y \in(0, \infty)$. Then $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{20} f^{\prime}\left(\frac{1}{n^2}\right)$ is equal to ____________.
2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 15th April Morning Shift
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 ___________.
2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 10th April Evening Shift

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 __________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 8th April Morning Shift

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 _____________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift

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 __________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift

The number of points, where the curve $y=x^{5}-20 x^{3}+50 x+2$ crosses the $\mathrm{x}$-axis, is ____________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 29th January Evening Shift

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 ___________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th July Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th July Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th July Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th July Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th July Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 30th June Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th June Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th June Evening Shift

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 ____________.

2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 31st August Evening Shift
Let f(x) be a cubic polynomial with f(1) = $-$10, f($-$1) = 6, and has a local minima at x = 1, and f'(x) has a local minima at x = $-$1. Then f(3) is equal to ____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 31st August Morning Shift
If 'R' is the least value of 'a' such that the function f(x) = x2 + ax + 1 is increasing on [1, 2] and 'S' is the greatest value of 'a' such that the function f(x) = x2 + ax + 1 is decreasing on [1, 2], then
the value of |R $-$ S| is ___________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th August Morning Shift
The number of distinct real roots of the equation 3x4 + 4x3 $-$ 12x2 + 4 = 0 is _____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th August Morning Shift
A wire of length 36 m is cut into two pieces, one of the pieces is bent to form a square and the other is bent to form a circle. If the sum of the areas of the two figures is minimum, and the circumference of the circle is k (meter), then $\left( {{4 \over \pi } + 1} \right)k$ is equal to _____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 17th March Evening Shift
Let f : [$-$1, 1] $ \to $ R be defined as f(x) = ax2 + bx + c for all x$\in$[$-$1, 1], where a, b, c$\in$R such that f($-$1) = 2, f'($-$1) = 1 for x$\in$($-$1, 1) the maximum value of f ''(x) is ${{1 \over 2}}$. If f(x) $ \le $ $\alpha$, x$\in$[$-$1, 1], then the least value of $\alpha$ is equal to _________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th February Evening Shift
Let the normals at all the points on a given curve pass through a fixed point (a, b). If the curve passes through (3, $-$3) and (4, $-$2$\sqrt 2 $), and given that a $-$ 2$\sqrt 2 $ b = 3,
then (a2 + b2 + ab) is equal to __________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th February Evening Shift
Let a be an integer such that all the real roots of the polynomial
2x5 + 5x4 + 10x3 + 10x2 + 10x + 10 lie in the interval (a, a + 1). Then, |a| is equal to ___________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th February Evening Shift
If the curves x = y4 and xy = k cut at right angles, then (4k)6 is equal to __________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th February Morning Shift
Let f(x) be a polynomial of degree 6 in x, in which the coefficient of x6 is unity and it has extrema at x = $-$1 and x = 1. If $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{f(x)} \over {{x^3}}} = 1$, then $5.f(2)$ is equal to _________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 24th February Morning Shift
The minimum value of $\alpha $ for which the
equation ${4 \over {\sin x}} + {1 \over {1 - \sin x}} = \alpha $ has at least one solution in $\left( {0,{\pi \over 2}} \right)$ is .......
2020 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Evening Slot
If the lines x + y = a and x – y = b touch the
curve y = x2 – 3x + 2 at the points where the curve intersects the x-axis, then ${a \over b}$ is equal to _______.
2020 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Evening Slot
Let ƒ(x) be a polynomial of degree 3 such that ƒ(–1) = 10, ƒ(1) = –6, ƒ(x) has a critical point at x = –1 and ƒ'(x) has a critical point at x = 1. Then ƒ(x) has a local minima at x = _______.
2020 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot
Let the normal at a point P on the curve
y2 – 3x2 + y + 10 = 0 intersect the y-axis at $\left( {0,{3 \over 2}} \right)$ .
If m is the slope of the tangent at P to the curve, then |m| is equal to
2018 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 1 Offline
For each positive integer n, let

${y_n} = {1 \over n}(n + 1)(n + 2)...{(n + n)^{{1 \over n}}}$.

For x$ \in $R, let [x] be the greatest integer less than or equal to x. If $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } {y_n} = L$, then the value of [L] is ..............
2015 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2015 Paper 1 Offline
A cylindrical container is to be made from certain solid material with the following constraints: It has a fixed inner volume of $V$ $m{m^3}$, has a $2$ mm thick solid wall and is open at the top. The bottom of the container is a solid circular disc of thickness $2$ mm and is of radius equal to the outer radius of the container.

If the volume of the material used to make the container is minimum when the inner radius of the container is $10 $ mm,
then the value of ${V \over {250\pi }}$ is

2014 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 1 Offline
The slope of the tangent to the curve ${\left( {y - {x^5}} \right)^2} = x{\left( {1 + {x^2}} \right)^2}$ at the point $(1, 3)$ is
2012 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 1 Offline
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 1 Offline
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
2010 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2010 Paper 1 Offline
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2010 Paper 2 Offline
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 2 Offline

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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 2 Offline
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

2006 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2006

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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2006

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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2005
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2005
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.