ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS

LT-23 CBSE SPECIAL - ENGG. 25-08-2022

MATHEMATICS: APPLICATION OF DIFFERENCIATION

1. f  x   sin 4 x  cos4 x increases int he intervel

  3   3 5
A) 0  x  B) x C) x D) x
8 4 4 4 2 8 8
2. The straight line parallel to 2x – y + 5 = 0 is also a tangent to the curve y 2  4x  5 . The point of contact is

A)  2 1 B)  1 1 C) 1 3 D)  3 4 
3. f(x) = (x –1)ex +1 is a strictly increasing function. Then
A) x > 0 B) x  0 C) x < 0 D) x  0
4. f(x) = 4x3 + 3x2 + 2x + 1. Then which of the following is/are true
A) f(x) strictly increases B) f(x) strictly decreases
C) f(x) = 0 has exactly one root D) A and C

19 3 57 34
5. f x  x  x is increasing in the intervel
4 4 4
A)   x   B) x  1 or x  1 C) x  1 and x  1 D) 0  x  
6. f and g are differentiable functions in [0 1] such that

f(0) = 2 = g(1) and g(0) = 0 and f(1) = 6 Then for some ‘c’   0 1

A) 2f   c   3g  c  B) f   c   g  c 

C) f   c   2g  c  D) 2f   c   g  c 
7. The intervel in which

f  x   2x 3  15x 2  36x  6 is strictly decreasing

A)  2 3 B)   2  C)  3 4  D)   3   4  
8. The minimum value of f(x) = sin x + cos x is

1 1
A) 2 B)  2 C) D) 
2 2

 
9. f  x   cos   is increasing in the intervel
x

 1 1   1 1 
A)   ,n  N B)   ,n  R
 2n  1 2n   2n  1 2n 

 1 1   n
C)  , n  N D)  n  ,n  N
 2n  2 2n 1   2

10. The interval in which f (x)  | x | 1 is increasing :

A) (1 0)  (1 ) B) (  1)  (0 1) C) ( 1 0)  (0 1) D) (  1)  (1 )

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11. The values of ‘x’ at which f (x)  Mini | x |, | x  1|, | x  1| has local Maximum points :
1 1 1 1 1
A) -1, 0, 1 B)  , C) 1,  , 0 D) 1,  , 0, , 1
2 2 2 2 2
12. The line ax + by + c = 0 is a normal to the curve xy = 1. Then

A) a > 0, b > 0 B) a > 0, b < 0 C) a < 0, b > 0 D) B and C

13. 2 is an approximate root of x4 – 12 x + 7 = 0. Then which of the following is a better approximate root:
A) 2.05 B) 1.95 C) 2.07 D) 2.75

14. A particle moves according to the law S  at 2  2bt  c . Then the acceleration varies as:

A) directly proportional to S3 B) inversely proportional to S2

C) directly proportional to S2 D) inversely proportional to S3
15. The equation of tangent to the curve y = be-x/a where it crosses the y - axis is:

x y x y
A) ax + by = 1 B)  1 C)  1 D) ax - by = 1
a b b a

FG x IJ  FG y IJ
n n
16. The equation of tangent to the curve
H a K H bK  2 at (a, b) is:

x y x y
A) ax - by = 2 B) ax + by = 2 C)  2 D)  2
b a a b
17. If x + y = 12, then the minimum value of x2 + y2 is:
A) 144 B) 49 C) 72 D) 36

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18. The area of the triangle formed by the tangent to the curve y  at x = 2 and the co-ordinates axes is:
4  x2

A) 2 sq. units B) 7/2 sq. units C) 4 squ. units D) 8 sq. units

19. bg e j e
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An extreme value of f x  sin 1 x  cos1 x j 3
where -1 < x < 1 is:

3 3 3 7 3
A) B) C) D)
16 32 8 8

20. Find the value of ‘C’ in the mean value theorem when f(x) = x3 +x, defined in [1 2]:

7 7 7
A)  B) C)  D) 0
3 3 3

21. A jet of an enemy is flying along the curve y = x2 + 2. A soldier is placed at the point (3 2). The nearest
distance between the soldier and the jet is:
A) Ö5 B) 2 C) 5 D) 4
22. f(x) is a differentiable function for all ‘x’. f(1) = -2, f’(x) = 2 for all x in (1, 6). Then f(6) =
A) 0 B) 8 C) -8 D) -1

23. f(x) = sin x. Then f ( x)  f ( x1 ) (given x1 Î df)

A) < x - x1 B) x - x1 C) > x - x1 D) = x + x1

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24. Y = ax and Y = bx are two curves. What is the slope of the tangent to the first curve drawn at the point of
intersection of the curves:
A) log x B) log a C) log ab D) log ba
x
t
25. f (x) =  t(e  1)(t  1)(t  2)3 (t  5)5 dt the values of ‘x’ at which f(x) is minimum
1

A) 1, 5 B) 2, 3 C) 0, 2 D) 0, 3

26.  and  are the roots of the equation x2 – (a – 2) x – ( a + 1) = 0. Then the minimum value of 2   2 is
A) 5 B) 7 C) 4 D) 6

27. Which of the following is a value of x at which f(x) has a critical point.
x
1 
f(x) = x - log x +    2  2cos 4t  dt
0 t 
  
A) B) C) D) 0
3 6 2

28. f(x) = Maxi [|6 - x2 |, |x|], 3  x  3. Which of the following statement is true for f(x).

A) Local Maximum at x = 2 B) Local Minimum at x = 2

C) Local Minimum at x = -2 D) A and B

x
2
t
29. f (x) =  e (t  2)(t  3)dt . Then which of the following is/are true for f(x)
0

A) Local maximum at x = 2 B) Local minimum at x = 3

C) Local maximum at x = 4 D) A and B

a0 a a
30. Let  1  ..........  n 1  a n  0. Then f(x) = a0 xn + a1 xn-1 + .......... + an = 0 has in the intervel
n 1 n 2
(0, 1)

A) At least one zero B) At most one zero C) Exactly one zero D) Exactly 3 zeros

31. f(x) = ax 2  8x  b . Given that 3 log 3 7 and 7 log 7 3 are roots of f(x)=0. The maximum value of f(1) exists for (a,
b) where ‘a’ and ‘b’ are positive integers. Then (a, b) =

A) (4, 14) B) (1, 16) C) (8, 12) D) (16, 1)

 2x 2  1 if 1  x  4
32. The function f  x  is not suitable for Rolle’s Therem since
 151  30x if 4  x  5

A) f(x) is not continuous is [1, 5] B) f  x   f  5 

C) f(x) is continuous only at x = 4 D) f(x) is not differentiable in (4 5)

33. The slope of the tangent tot he curve y 2 e xy  9e3 x 2 at (–1 3) is

15 9 15
A) B) C) 15 D)
2 2 2

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34. If x=1 and x = 2 are extreme poits of f (x)   log x   x 2  x The which of the following is true

1 1
A)   6    B)   2   
2 2

1 1
C)   2   D)   6  
2 2

35. In a cube the percentage increase in sides is 2. Then the percentage increase in volume is

A) 6 B) 3 C) 4 D) 20

36. The point at which a vertical tangent can be drawn to the curve of y – exy + x = 0

A) (1,1) B) (0,1) C) (0,–1) D) (1,0)

37. The function f(x) = [x (x–2)]2 is increasing in the interval

A)  , 0 B)  ,1 C) (0,1)   2,  D) (1,2)

38. The tangent at P(x1, y1) to the curve xm yn = am+n meets the x - axis at A and y axis at B. Then the x - co-
ordinate of point A is

mn mn mn mn

A) x1 B) y1 C) x1 D) y1
m m n n
39. f(x) = x1/3 has at origin

A) vertical tangent B) horizontal tangent

C) no tangent D) a tangent which is neither vertical nor horizontal

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 ANSWER KEY

MATHEMATICS: APPLICATION OF DIFFERENCIATION

1. C 21. A
2. B 22. B
3. B 23. A
4. D 24. B
5. B 25. A
6. C 26. A
7. A 27. D
8. B 28. A
9. A 29. D
10. A 30. A
11. B 31. D
12. D 32. D
13. D 33. C
14. D 34. C
15. B 35. A
16. D 36. D
17. C 37. C
18. C 38. A
19. B 39. A
20. B