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CHAPTER 7- IMPORTANT 2 MARKS, 3 MARKS, 5 MARKS
12th Standard
Maths

TOP 19 VERY IMPORTANT 2 Marks 19 x 2 = 38

1) The temperature T in celsius in a long rod of length 10 m, insulated at both ends, is a function of
length x given by T = x(10 − x). Prove that the rate of change of temperature at the midpoint of the
rod is zero.
2) A particle is fired straight up from the ground to reach a height of s feet in t seconds, where s(t) =
128t −16t2.
(1) Compute the maximum height of the particle reached.
(2) What is the velocity when the particle hits the ground?
3) If the volume of a cube of side length x is v = x3. Find the rate of change of the volume
with respect to x when x = 5 units.
4) A stone is dropped into a pond causing ripples in the form of concentric circles. The radius r of the
outer ripple is increasing at a constant rate at 2 cm per second. When the radius is 5 cm find the
rate of changing of the total area of the disturbed water?
5) Find the slope of the tangent to the following curves at the respective given points
y = x4 + 2x2 − x at x = 1
6) Explain why Rolle’s theorem is not applicable to the following functions in the respective intervals.
1
f (x) = | |, x ∈ [−1, 1]
x

7) Explain why Rolle’s theorem is not applicable to the following functions in the respective intervals.
f (x) = tanx, x ∈ [0, π]

8) Explain why Rolle’s theorem is not applicable to the following functions in the respective intervals.
f (x) = x − 2logx, x ∈ [2, 7]

9) Explain why Lagrange’s mean value theorem is not applicable to the following functions in the
respective intervals:
f(x) =x+1

x
, x ∈ [-1, 2]
10) Explain why Lagrange’s mean value theorem is not applicable to the following functions in the
respective intervals
f(x) = |3x + 1|, x ∈ |-1, 3|
11) 2

Find the asymptotes of the following curve f (x) =

x
2
x −1

12) 2

Evaluate .
x −3x+2
lim ( )
2
x −4x+3
x→1

13) Compute the limit lim (

x −a
n n

)
x−a
x→a

14) 2

Find the asymptotes of the following curves :f (x) =

x +6x−4

3x−6

15) Evaluate the limit lim (

sin mx
)
x
x→0

16) Evaluate the limit lim (

sin x
)
2
+ x
x→0

17) Prove that the function f (x) = x2 − 2x − 3 is strictly increasing in (2, ∞)

18) Find the asymptotes of the function f(x) = 1

19) 2

Find the slant (oblique) asymptote for the function f (x) =

x −6x+7

x+5

TOP 30 VERY IMPORTANT 3 Marks 30 x 3 = 90

20) A person learnt 100 words for an English test. The number of words the person remembers in t
days after learning is given by W(t) = 100 × (1− 0.1t)2, 0 ≤ t ≤ 10. What is the rate at which
the person forgets the words 2 days after learning?
21) A point moves along a straight line in such a way that after t seconds its distance from the origin
is s = 2t2 + 3t metres.
(i) Find the average velocity of the points between t = 3 and t = 6 seconds.
(ii) Find the instantaneous velocities at t = 3 and t = 6 seconds.
22) Find the equations of tangent and normal to the curve y = x2 + 3x − 2 at the point (1, 2)
23) Find the points of x the curve y = x3 − 3x2 + x − 2 at which the tangent is parallel to the line y = x
24) Find the angle of intersection of the curve y = sin x with the positive x -axis.
25) Find the points on the curve y2 - 4xy = x2 + 5 for which the tangent is horizontal.
26) Find the tangent and normal to the following curves at the given points on the curve
y = x2 − x4 at (1, 0)
27) Find the tangent and normal to the following curves at the given points on the curve
y = x4 + 2ex at (0, 2)
28) Find the tangent and normal to the following curves at the given points on the curve
y = x sin x at ( , )
π

2
π

29) Compute the value of 'c' satisfied by the Rolle’s theorem for the function f (x) = x2 (1 - x)2, x ∈
[0,1]
30) 2

Compute the value of 'c' satisfied by Rolle’s theorem for the function f (x) = log(
x +6

5x
) in
the interval [2, 3]
31) Find the absolute extrem of the following function on the given closed interval
f(x) = x2 -12x + 10; [1, 2]
32) Find the absolute extrema of the following functions on the given closed interval.
3 1

f (x) = 6x 4 − 3x 3 ; [−1, 1]

33) A truck travels on a toll road with a speed limit of 80 km/hr. The truck completes a 164 km
journey in 2 hours. At the end of the toll road the trucker is issued with a speed violation ticket.
Justify this using the Mean Value Theorem.
34) Suppose f(x) is a differentiable function for all x with f'(x) ≤ 29 and f(2) = 17. What is
the maximum value of f(7)?
35) A thermometer was taken from a freezer and placed in a boiling water. It took 22 seconds for the
thermometer to raise from −10°C to 100°C. Show that the rate of change of temperature at some
time t is 5°C per second.
36) Using the Lagrange’s mean value theorem determine the values of x at which the tangent
is parallel to the secant line at the end points of the given interval:
f(x) = x3 − 3x + 2, x ∈ [-2, 2]
37) Show that the value in the conclusion of the mean value theorem for
−−
f (x) =
1

x
on a closed interval of positive numbers [a, b] is √ab
38) Show that the value in the conclusion of the mean value theorem for
f(x) = Ax2 + Bx + c on any interval [a, b] isa+b

2
39) Find two positive numbers whose product is 20 and their sum is minimum.
40) Write the Maclaurin series expansion of the following function
sin x
41) Write the Maclaurin series expansion of the following function
cos x
42) Write the Maclaurin series expansion of the following function
log(1 - x); -1 ≤ x < 1
43) Expand the polynomial f (x) = x2 - 3x + 2 in powers of x - 1
44) Evaluate: : lim x log x.
+
x→0

45) Evaluate: lim (

e
x

), m ∈ N
m
x
x→∞

46) Evaluate the following limit, if necessary use l ’Hôpital Rule

x
lim
logx
x→∞

47) Evaluate the following limit, if necessary use l ’Hôpital Rule

1 1
lim ( − )
sinx x
x→0

48) Find the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of the function f (x) = 2x3 + 3x2
−12x on [−3, 2]
49) 2

Find the asymptotes of the curve f (x) =

2x −8
2
x −16

TOP 41 VERY IMPORTANT 5 Marks 41 x 5 = 205

50) A particle moves along a horizontal line such that its position at any time t ≥ 0 is given by s(t) = t3
− 6t2 +9 t +1, where s is measured in metres and t in seconds?
(1) At what time the particle is at rest?
(2) At what time the particle changes its direction?
(3) Find the total distance travelled by the particle in the first 2 seconds.
51) Salt is poured from a conveyer belt at a rate of 30 cubic metre per minute forming a conical pile
with a circular base whose height and diameter of base are always equal. How fast is the height
of the pile increasing when the pile is 10 metre high?
52) A road running north to south crosses a road going east to west at the point P. Car A is driving
north along the first road, and car B is driving east along the second road. At a particular time car
A 10 kilometres to the north of P and traveling at 80 km/hr, while car B is 15 kilometres to the
east of P and traveling at 100 km/hr. How fast is the distance between the two cars changing?
53) A camera is accidentally knocked off an edge of a cliff 400 ft high. The camera falls a distance of
s = 16t2 in t seconds.
(i) How long does the camera fall before it hits the ground?
(ii) What is the average velocity with which the camera falls during the last 2 seconds?
(iii) What is the instantaneous velocity of the camera when it hits the ground?
54) A beacon makes one revolution every 10 seconds. It is located on a ship which is anchored 5 km
from a straight shore line. How fast is the beam moving along the shore line when it makes an
angle of 45° with the shore?
55) A conical water tank with vertex down of 12 metres height has a radius of 5 metres at the top. If
water flows into the tank at a rate 10 cubic m/min, how fast is the depth of the water increases
when the water is 8 metres deep?
56) A police jeep, approaching an orthogonal intersection from the northern direction, is chasing a
speeding car that has turned and moving straight east. When the jeep is 0.6 km north of the
intersection and the car is 0.8 km to the east. The police determine with a radar that the distance
between them and the car is increasing at 20 km/hr. If the jeep is moving at 60 km/hr at the
instant of measurement, what is the speed of the car?
57) Find the angle between y = x2 and y = (x − 3)2.
58) Find the angle between the curves y = x2 and x = y2 at their points of intersection (0,0) and (1,1).
59) Prove that the ellipse x2 + 4y2 = 8 and the hyperbola x2-2y2 = 4 intersect orthogonally.
60) Find the angle between the rectangular hyperbola xy = 2 and the parabola x2 + 4y = 0
61) Find the intervals of monotonicities and hence find the local extremum for the following function:
f(x) = 2x3+ 3x2-12x
62) Find the intervals of monotonicities and hence find the local extremum for the following function:
x
f (x) =
x−5

63) Find the intervals of monotonicities and hence find the local extremum for the following function:
x
e
f (x) = x
1−e

64) Find the intervals of monotonicities and hence find the local extremum for the following function:
3
x
f (x) = − logx
3

65) Find intervals of concavity and points of inflexion for the following function:
f(x) = sin x + cos x, 0 < x < 2
66) Find intervals of concavity and points of inflexion for the following function:
1 x −x
f (x) = (e − e )
2

67) Find the smallest possible value x2+y2 given that x +y = 10.
68) A garden is to be laid out in a rectangular area and protected by wire fence. What is the largest
possible area of the fenced garden with 40 metres of wire.
69) A rectangular page is to contain 24 cm2 of print. The margins at the top and bottom of the page
are 1.5 cm and the margins at other sides of the page is 1 cm. What should be the dimensions of
the page so that the area of the paper used is minimum.
70) A farmer plans to fence a rectangular pasture adjacent to a river. The pasture must
contain1,80,000 sq. mtrs in order to provide enough grass for herds. No fencing is needed along
the river. What is the length of the minimum needed fencing material
71) Expand tan x in ascending powers of x upto 5th power for − π
< x <
π

2 2

72) Find the dimensions of the rectangle with maximum area that can be inscribed in a circle of
radius 10 cm.
73) Prove that among all the rectangles of the given perimeter, the square has the maximum area.
74) Find the dimensions of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in a semi circle of radius r cm.
75) A manufacturer wants to design an open box having a square base and a surface area of 108 sq.
cm. Determine the dimensions of the box for the maximum volume.
76) The volume of a cylinder is given by the formula V = πr2 h. Find the greatest and least values of
V if r + h = 6.
77) A hollow cone with base radius a cm and, height b em is placed on a table. Show that the volume
of the largest cylinder that can be hidden underneath is times volume of the cone.
4

78) Write the Maclaurin series expansion of the following function

tan-1(x); -1 ≤ x ≤ 1
79) 1

Evaluate: ( lim (1 + 2x) 2log x

x→∞

80) 1

Evaluate: lim x 1−x

x→1

81) Evaluate the following limit, if necessary use l’Hôpital Rule

​​​​​​ lim x x

+
x→0

82) Evaluate the following limit, if necessary use l ’Hôpital Rule

​​​​​​ lim (1 + )
x
1

x
x→∞

83) Evaluate the following limit, if necessary use l ’Hôpital Rule

tanx
lim (sinx)
π
x→
2

84) Evaluate the following limit, if necessary use l’Hôpital Rule

1

2
lim (cosx) x

+
x→0

85) If an initial amount A0 of money is invested at an interest rate r compounded n times a year, the
nt
value of the investment after t years is A = A (1 + ) . If the interest is
0
r

compounded continuously, (that is as n ➝∞), show that the amount after t years is A = Aoert.
86) We have a 12 square unit piece of thin material and want to make an open box by cutting small
squares from the corners of our material and folding the sides up. The question is, which cut
produces the box of maximum volume?
87) Find the local maximum and minimum of the function x2 y2 on the line x + y = 10
88) Prove that among all the rectangles of the given area square has the least perimeter.
89) missle fired from ground level rises x metres vertically upwards in t seconds and
t . Find the
25 2
x = 100t −
2

(i) initial velocity of the missile

(ii) the time when the height of the missile is maximum
(iii) the maximum height reached
(iv) the velocity which the missile strikes the ground.
90) Prove that the volume of the largest cone that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius R is 8
the
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volume of the sphere.

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