DPP (MATHEMATICS)

Application of Derivatives
 b  2 x , if x  1
Q.1 Let f : R  R be defined by f(x) = 
2 x  3 , if x  1
If f has a local minimum at x = – 1, then a possible value of b is equal to
1
(A) 0 (B) (C) – 1 (D) 1
2

x2
Q.2 A line L is perpendicular to the curve y =  2 at its point P and passes through (10, –1). The
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coordinates of the point P are
(A) (2, –1) (B) (6, 7) (C) (0, –2) (D) (4, 2)

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Q.3 The angle between the tangent lines to the graph of the function f (x) =  ( 2 t  5) dt at the points where
2
the graph cuts the x-axis is
   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 4 3 2

Q.4 The equation sin x + x cos x = 0 has at least one root in

    3   
(A)   , 0  (B) (0, ) (C)  ,  (D)  0, 
 2   2   2

Q.5 The difference between the greatest and the least values of the function
  
f(x) = sin2x – x on  , 
 2 2
3  3 2
(A)  (B) 0 (C)  (D)  
2 3 2 3

Q.6 If a < b < c < d & x  R then the least value of the function,
f(x) = x  a + x  b + x  c + x  d is
(A) c – d + b – a (B) c + d – b – a (C) c + d – b + a (D) c – d + b + a

x2 2
t 1
Q.7 The function f (x) =  e t  1 dt has
0
(A) x = 0 as its point of inflection (B) one maxima and one minima
(C) one maximum and two minimum (D) two maximum and one minimum

Q.8 If a variable tangent to the curve x2y = c3 makes intercepts a, b on x and y axis respectively, then the
value of a2b is
4 3 27 3 4 3
(A) 27 c3 (B) c (C) c (D) c
27 4 9

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Q.9 Let C be the curve y = x3 (where x takes all real values). The tangent at A meets the curve again at B. If
the gradient at B is K times the gradient at A then K is equal to
1
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) – 2 (D)
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Q.10 Which one of the following statements does not hold good for the function
f (x) = cos–1(2x2 – 1)?
(A) f is not differentiable at x = 0 (B) f is monotonic
(C) f is even (D) f has an extremum
x
dt
Q.11 A function f is defined by f (x) =  1  t 2 . The normal line to y = f (x) at x = 1, has x-intercept equal
0
to X and y-intercept equal to Y , then
(A) X = 2Y (B) Y = 2X (C) Y + 2X = 0 (D) X + Y = 0

f ( t ) : 0  t  x
Q.12 If f(x) = 4x3  x2  2x + 1 and g(x) = [ Min
3 x
; 0 x1
; 1 x  2
then

 1  3  5
g   + g   + g   has the value equal to :
 4  4  4
7 9 13 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 4 4 2

Q.13 The set of values of p for which the points of extremum of the function,
f(x) = x3  3 px2 + 3(p2  1)x + 1 lie in the interval ( 2, 4) is
(A) ( 3, 5) (B) ( 3, 3) (C) ( 1, 3) (D) ( 1, 5)
 1 1 
Q.14 f (x) =   2  2

2 
dx then f is
 1  x 1  x 
(A) increasing in (0, ) and decreasing in (– , 0) (B) increasing in (– , 0) and decreasing in (0, 
(C) increasing in (–  ,  (D) decreasing in (–  , 

Q.15 The lower corner of a leaf in a book is folded over so as to just reach the inner edge of the page. The
fraction of width folded over if the area of the folded part is minimum is :
(A) 5/8 (B) 2/3 (C) 3/4 (D) 4/5

x x 1


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Q.16 Which of the following statement is true for the function f ( x)   x 0 x 1

 3
 x  4x x  0
3
(A) It is monotonic increasing  x  R
(B) f  (x) fails to exist for 3 distinct real values of x
(C) f  (x) changes its sign twice as x varies from (– , )
(D) function attains its extreme values at x1 & x2 , such that x1, x2 > 0

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Q.17 The true set of real values of x for which the function, f(x) = x ln x  x + 1 is positive is
(A) (1, ) (B) (1/e, ) (C) [e, ) (D) (0, 1)  (1, )

Q.18 Let a, b, c, d are non-zero real numbers such that 6a + 4b + 3c + 3d = 0, then the equation
ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0 has
(A) atleast one root in [ –2, 0] (B) atleast one root in [ 0, 2]
(C) atleast two roots in [ –2, 2] (D) no root in [ –2, 2]

Q.19 Give the correct order of initials T or F for following statements. Use T if statement is true and F if it is
false.
Statement-1: If f : R  R and c  R is such that f is increasing in (c – , c) and f is decreasing in
(c, c + ) then f has a local maximum at c. Where  is a sufficiently small positive quantity.
Statement-2 : Let f : (a, b)  R, c  (a, b). Then f can not have both a local maximum and a point of
inflection at x = c.
Statement-3 : The function f (x) = x2 | x | is twice differentiable at x = 0.
Statement-4 : Let f : [c – 1, c + 1]  [a, b] be bijective map such that f is differentiable at c then f–1 is
also differentiable at f (c).
(A) FFTF (B) TTFT (C) FTTF (D) TTTF

Q.20 Let f : [–1, 2]  R be differentiable such that 0  f ' (t)  1 for t  [–1, 0] and – 1  f ' (t)  0 for
t  [0, 2]. Then
(A) – 2  f (2) – f (–1)  1 (B) 1  f (2) – f (–1)  2
(C) – 3  f (2) – f (–1)  0 (D) – 2  f (2) – f (–1)  0

Q.21 For all a, b  R the function f (x) = 3x4  4x3 + 6x2 + ax + b has :
(A) no extremum (B) exactly one extremum
(C) exactly two extremum (D) three extremum.

Q.22 The set of values of p for which the equation ln x px = 0 possess three distinct roots is
 1
(A)  0,  (B) (0, 1) (C) (1,e) (D) (0,e)
 e

Q.23 If the function f(x) = cos | – x | – 2ax + b is strictly increasing  x  R, then

1 3 1 3
(A) a  (B) a  (C) a  (D) a 
2 2 2 2
Q.24 Number of integers in the range of 'c' so that the equation x3 – 3x + c = 0
has all its roots real and distinct, is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

a  3x ;  2  x  0
Q.25 Let f ( x )   .
4 x  3 ; 0  x  1
If f(x) has smallest value at x = 0, then range of a, is
(A) (– , 3) (B) (– , 3] (C) (3, ) (D) [3, )

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Q.26 The point(s) of minimum of the function, f(x) = 4x3  x x  2 , x  [0, 3] is :
(A) x = 0 (B) x = 1/3 (C) x = 1/2 (D) x = 2

Q.27 Let f (x) = x3 – 3x2 + 2x. If the equation f (x) = k has exactly one positive and one negative solution then
the value of k equals
2 3 2 2 1
(A) – (B) – (C) (D)
9 9 3 3 3 3

a b
Q.28 The x-intercept of the tangent at any arbitrary point of the curve 2
 2 = 1 is proportional to:
x y
(A) square of the abscissa of the point of tangency
(B) square root of the abscissa of the point of tangency
(C) cube of the abscissa of the point of tangency
(D) cube root of the abscissa of the point of tangency .

 
Q.29 The values of p for which the function f(x) =  p  4  1 x5  3x + ln 5 decreases for all real x is:
 1 p 
 

 3  21 
(A) (, ) (B)   4 ,   (1, )
 2 

 5  27 
(C)   3 ,   (2, ) (D) [1, )
 2 

Q.30 Let h be a twice continuously differentiable positive function on an open interval J. Let
g(x) = ln h ( x )  for each x  J
Suppose h ' ( x )2 > h''(x) h(x) for each x  J. Then
(A) g is increasing on J (B) g is decreasing on J
(C) g is concave up on J (D) g is concave down on J

( x  1)(6 x  1) 1
if x 
 2x  1 2 1
Q.31 Let f (x) =  then at x =
 1 2
0 if x 
2
(A) f has a local maxima (B) f has a local minima
(C) f has an inflection point (D) f has a non removable discontinuity

Q.32 Let f (x) and g (x) be two continuous functions defined from R  R, such that f (x1) > f (x2) and g (x1)
 
< g (x2),  x1 > x2 , then solution set of f g ( 2  2) > f  g(3  4)  is
(A) R (B)  (C) (1, 4) (D) R – [1, 4]

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Q.33 Let f (x) = x – then which one of the following statement is true
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(A) Function is invertible if defined from R – { 0}  R.
(B) f (x1) > f (x2),  x1 > x2 and x1 ,x2  0.
(C) Graph of the function has exactly one asymptote.
(D) Function is one-one in every continuous interval [a, b] defined on one side of origin.
 1 
Q.34 If P(x) = (2013)x2012 – (2012)x2011– 16x + 8, then P(x) = 0 for x  0, 8 2011  has
 
(A) exactly one real root. (B) no real root.
(C) atleast one and at most two real roots. (D) atleast two real roots.

t  3x  x 2
Q.35 If the function f (x) = , where 't' is a parameter has a minimum and a maximum then the
x4
range of values of 't' is
(A) (0, 4) (B) (0, ) (C) (– , 4) (D) (4, )

Q.36 P and Q are two points on a circle of centre C and radius , the angle PCQ being 2 then the radius of
the circle inscribed in the triangle CPQ is maximum when
3 1 5 1 5 1 5 1
(A) sin   (B) sin   (C) sin   (D) sin  
2 2 2 2 4

2  x 3 if x  1
Q.37 Consider the function f (x) =  , then

3x if x  1
(A) f is continuous on [–1, 2] but is not differentiable on (–1, 2)
(B) Mean value theorem is not applicable for the function on [–1, 2]
(C) Mean value theorem is applicable on [–1, 2] and the value of c = 1
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(D) Mean value theorem is applicable on [–1, 2] and the value of c is ±
3

Q.38 Read the following mathematical statements carefully:

I. Adifferentiable function ' f ' with maximum at x = c  f ''(c) < 0.
II. Antiderivative of a periodic function is also a periodic function.
T T
III. If f has a period T then for any a  R.  f ( x) dx =  f ( x  a ) dx
0 0
IV. If f (x) has a maxima at x = c , then 'f ' is increasing in (c – h, c) and decreasing in (c, c + h)
as h  0 for h > 0.
Now indicate the correct alternative.
(A) exactly one statement is correct. (B) exactly two statements are correct.
(C) exactly three statements are correct. (D) All the four statements are correct.

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Q.39 If the point of minima of the function, f(x) = 1 + a2x – x3 satisfy the inequality
x2  x  2
< 0, then 'a' must lie in the interval:
x 2  5x  6


(A) 3 3, 3 3  
(B) 2 3,  3 3 
(C) 2 3, 3 3  (D)  3 3,  2 3   2 3, 3 3 
Q.40 Two sides of a triangle are to have lengths 'a' cm & 'b' cm. If the triangle is to have the maximum area,
then the length of the median from the vertex containing the sides 'a' and 'b' is
1 2 2a  b a 2  b2 a  2b
(A) a  b2 (B) (C) (D)
2 3 2 3

Q.41 The coordinates of the points on the curve, 5x2 – 6xy + 5y2 = 4 which are the nearest to the origin are:
 2   2  1 1  1 1   2   2 
(A)  0,  ,  0,   (B)  ,   ,   ,  (C)  , 0 ,   , 0 (D) none
 5  5 2 2  2 2   5   5 

2
| x 4 x 3 |
Q.42 Let f(x) = e then
(A) f(x) decreases in the interval (1, 2)  (3, ).
(B) f(x) increases in the interval (– , 1) (2, 3).
(C) f(x) has one local maximum point and two local minimum points.
(D) f(x) has one local minimum point and two local maximum points.

Q.43 A rectangle has one side on the positive y-axis and one side on the positive x - axis. The upper right hand
nx
vertex of the rectangle lies on the curve y = . The maximum area of the rectangle is
x2
(A) e–1 (B) e – ½ (C) 1 (D) e½

Q.44 A particle moves along the curve y = x3/2 in the first quadrant in such a way that its distance from the
dx
origin increases at the rate of 11 units per second. The value of when x = 3 is
dt
9 3 3
(A) 4 (B) (C) (D) none
2 2

 
Q.45 Number of solution of the equation 3tanx + x3 = 2 in  0,  is
 4
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

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Q.46 Consider the function for x  [–2, 3]

x 3  2 x 2  5x  6
 if x  1
x 1

f(x) =  then :
 6 if x  1
(A) f is discontinuous at x = 1  Rolle's theorem is not applicable in [–2, 3]
(B) f(–2)  f(3)  Rolle's theorem is not applicable in [–2, 3]
(C) f is not derivable in (–2, 3)  Rolle's theorem is not applicable
(D) Rolles' theorem is applicable as f satisfies all the conditions and C of Rolle's theorem is 1/2

Q.47 Let f (x) = ax2 – b | x |, where a and b are constants. Then at x = 0, f (x) has
(A) a maxima whenever a > 0, b > 0
(B) a maxima whenever a > 0, b < 0
(C) minima whenever a > 0, b > 0
(D) neither a maxima nor minima whenever a > 0, b < 0

Q.48 Consider f (x) = | 1 – x | 1  x  2 and


g (x) = f (x) + b sin x, 1<x<2
2
then which of the following is correct?
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(A) Rolles theorem is applicable to both f, g and b =
2
1
(B) LMVT is not applicable to f and Rolles theorem if applicable to g with b =
2
(C) LMVT is applicable to f and Rolles theorem is applicable to g with b = 1
(D) Rolles theorem is not applicable to both f, g for any real b.

x
 1 1 
Q.49 Consider f (x) =   t   dt and g (x) = f  (x) for x   , 3
1
t 2 
If P is a point on the curve y = g(x) such that the tangent to this curve at P is parallel to a chord joining

1  1 
the points  , g   and (3, g(3) ) of the curve, then the coordinates of the point P
2  2 

 7 65   3 5 
(A) can't be found out (B)  ,  (C) (1, 2) (D)  2 , 

 4 28   6 

  ln 
2
Q.50 If f (x) = 1 + x + t  2lnt dt , then f (x) increases in
1

(A) (0, ) (B) (0, e–2)  (1, ) (C) no value (D) (1, )

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Q.51 Minimum distance between the curves f(x) = ex and g(x) = ln x is
1
(A) 2 (B)
2
(C) 1 
(D) 2 2  1 
2  | x 2  5x  6 | , x  2
Q.52 Let f(x) =  2 .
b  1 , x  2
If f(x) has relative maximum at x = – 2, then the range of the b , is
(A) | b | 1 (B) | b | < 1 (C) b > 1 (D) b < 1
Q.53 Given that f (x) is continuously differentiable on a  x  b where a < b, f (a) < 0 and f (b) > 0, which of
the following are always true?
(i) f (x) is bounded on a  x  b.
(ii) The equation f (x) = 0 has at least one solution in a < x < b.
(iii) The maximum and minimum values of f (x) on a  x  b occur at points where f ' (c) = 0.
(iv) There is at least one point c with a < c < b where f ' (c) > 0.
(v) There is at least one point d with a < d < b where f ' (c) < 0.
(A) only (ii) and (iv) are true (B) all but (iii) are true
(C) all but (v) are true (D) only (i), (ii) and (iv) are true

Q.54 Carefully read the following five statements

  
(a) The function f (x) = sec x attains a maximum on the interval   ,  .
 2 2
(b) If a function is differentiable at x = c then it is continuous at x = c.
(c) The equation x5 – 10x + sin5x = 0 has at least one non zero solution.
(d) If f is a polynomial such that f ' (3) = 0 and f "(3)  0 then f has a critical point at x = 3 which
is either a local minimum or a local maximum.
(e) If f is a polynomial such that f ' (2) = 0 and f ''(2) = 0 then f has a critical point at x = 2 which
is neither a local minimum nor a local maximum.
Out of these 5 statements
(A) Exactly 1 is true and 4 are false (B) Exactly 2 are true and 3 are false
(C) Exactly 3 are true and 2 are false (D) Exactly 4 are true and 1 is false

Q.55 At the point P(a, an) on the graph of y = xn (n  N) in the first quadrant a normal is drawn. The normal
1
intersects the y-axis at the point (0, b). If Lim b  , then n equals
a 0 2
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 4

Q.56 Suppose that f is a polynomial of degree 3 and that f ''(x)  0 at any of the stationary point. Then
(A) f has exactly one stationary point. (B) f must have no stationary point.
(C) f must have exactly 2 stationary points. (D) f has either 0 or 2 stationary points.

Q.57 P is a point on positive x-axis, Q is a point on the positive y-axis and 'O' is the origin. If the line passing
through P and Q is tangent to the curve y = 3 – x2 then the minimum area of the triangle OPQ, is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 9

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Q.58 Range of the function f(x) = is
x

 2  1
(A) (–, e) (B) (–, e2) (C)  , (D)  , 
 e   e

Q.59 If M (x 0 , y0) is the point on the curve 3x 2 – 4y2 = 72, which is nearest to the line
3x + 2y + 1 = 0, then the value of (x0 + y0) is equal to
(A) 3 (B) – 3 (C) 9 (D) – 9

sin x

Q.60 f (x) =  (1  t + 2 t3) d t has in [ 0, 2  ]

cos x

 3 3 7
(A) a maximum at & a minimum at (B) a maximum at & a minimum at
4 4 4 4
5 7
(C) a maximum at & a minimum at (D) neither a maxima nor minima
4 4

Q.61 The curve y = x3 + x2 – x has two horizontal tangents. The distance between these two horizontal lines,
is
13 11 22 32
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 9 27 27

x 2
d d  
Q.62 The minimum value of the function f(x) =    where x   0,  , is
0
cos  x
sin   2

(A) 2 ln  
2 1 
(B) ln 2 2  2  
(C) ln 2  3  
(D) ln 3  2 
Q.63 Let f : [1, 2]  [1, 4] and g : [1, 2]  [2, 7] be two continuous bijective functions such that
f (1) = 4 and g (2) = 7. Number of solution of the equation f (x) = g (x) in (1, 2) is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

Q.64 If  is the root (having least absolute value) of the equation x2 – ax – 1 = 0 (a  R+), then which
one of the following relation is correct ?
(A)  < – 1 (B) – 1 <  < 0 (C) 0 <  < 1 (D)  > 1

Q.65 The equation of normal to the curve x + y = xy, where it cuts the x-axis is equal to
(A) y = – 2x + 2 (B) y = 3x – 3 (C) y = x – 1 (D) 2y = x – 1

Q.66 If f(x) = x3 + ax2 + bx + 5 sin2x is a strictly increasing function on the set of real numbers then
a and b must satisfy the relation
(A) a2 – 3b + 15  0 (B) a2 – 3b + 20  0
(C) a2 – 3b + 25  0 (D) a2 – 3b + 30  0

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Q.67 The range of values of a for which the function f(x) =  x  cos a, 0  x  1
 x, 1 x  3
has the smallest value at x = 1, is
(A) [cos 2, 0] (B) [–1, cos 2] (C) [0, 1] (D) [–1, 1]

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Q.68 If f (x) =  e|t  x | dt where (0  x  1), then maximum value of f (x) is
0

(A) e – 2 (B) e – 3 (C) e – 1 

(D) 2 e  1 
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Q.69 In which one of the following intervals Rolle's theorem hold(s) good for y = x2 sin + x3 cos .
x 2x
1 2  1 1  1 1 1 3
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D)  , 
   3    2    

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Q.70 Number of critical points of the function f(x) = x  2  (2x + 1) is equal to
3

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

Q.71 The values of  for which the points of extremum of the function
f(x) = x3 – 3x2 + 3(2 – 1) x + 1 lie in the interval (– 2, 4) will be equal to
(A) (– 1, 3) (B) (3, 4) (C) (– 4, – 2) (D) (– 2, – 1)

  1
x sin   sin x ; x  0
Q.72 Let f ( x )   x .
0 ; x0
If Rolle's theorem is applicable to f(x) on [0, 1] then range of  is
(A) –  <  < – 1 (B)  = 1 (C) – 1 <  <  (D)  0

Q.73 Let f(x) = cos–1 x2 + cos–1x, then which one of the following is true?
(A) f (x) is strictly decreasing.
(B) f (x) is decreasing in [0, 1] and increasing in [– 1, 0].
(C) f (x) has only one local maxima.
(D) f(x) has only one local minima.

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Q.74 If ,   ,   and  < , then which one of the following is true?
2 
 
(A) e cos  – cos  (B) e cos  – cos 
 
 
(C) e cos  – cos < (D) e cos  – cos <
 

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Q.75 The lateral edge of a regular hexagonal pyramid is 1 cm. If the volume is maximum, then its height must
be equal to :
1 2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1
3 3 3

ANSWER KEY
Q.1 C Q.2 D Q.3 D Q.4 B Q.5 A
Q.6 B Q.7 C Q.8 C Q.9 A Q.10 B
Q.11 B Q.12 D Q.13 C Q.14 C Q.15 B
Q.16 C Q.17 D Q.18 B Q.19 C Q.20 A
Q.21 B Q.22 A Q.23 A Q.24 B Q.25 D
Q.26 B Q.27 A Q.28 C Q.29 B Q.30 D
Q.31 D Q.32 C Q.33 D Q.34 D Q.35 C
Q.36 B Q.37 D Q.38 A Q.39 D Q.40 A
Q.41 B Q.42 C Q.43 A Q.44 A Q.45 B
Q.46 D Q.47 A Q.48 C Q.49 D Q.50 A
Q.51 A Q.52 A Q.53 D Q.54 C Q.55 C
Q.56 D Q.57 B Q.58 C Q.59 B Q.60 B
Q.61 D Q.62 A Q.63 B Q.64 B Q.65 C
Q.66 A Q.67 B Q.68 C Q.69 B Q.70 C
Q.71 A Q.72 C Q.73 C Q.74 B Q.75 C

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