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LEVEL - I
SOLUTION:
2. The tangent to the curve x = a (θ – sin θ), y = a (1 + cos θ) at the points θ = (2n + 1)π,
n I Z are parallel to
(C) y = x (D) x + y = 0.
SOLUTION:
3. The critical points of the function f ' (x), where f(x) |x–2|/x3 are
(A) –1 (B) 0
(C) 1 (D) 3
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SOLUTION:
SOLUTION:
f ' (x) does not change sign while passing through x = a. Hence 'a' is neither a point of
maximum nor a point of minimum.
(A) parallel
SOLUTION:
(A) x + y =0 (B) x + y + 1 = 0
(C) x – y + 1 = 0 (D) x – y = 0
SOLUTION:
8. If the rate of increase of x2/2 – 2x + 5 is twice the rate of decrease of it, then x is
(A) 2 (B) 3
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(C) 4 (D) 1
SOLUTION:
x – 2 = –2 2 (x – 2) Þ x = 2.
SOLUTION:
(A) dx/dt = 2t
10. The point on the curve y2 = x, the tangent at which makes an angle of 45° with x-axis
will be given by
SOLUTION:
11. If tangent to the curve x = at2, y = 2 at is perpendicular to x-axis then its point of
contact is
12. The number of values of k for which the equation x3 – 3x + k = 0 has two different
roots lying in the interval (0, 1) are
(A) 3
(B) 2
SOLUTION:
13. For the function f(x) = x2 – 6x + 8, 2 < x < 4 , the value of x for which f'(x) vanishes
is
SOLUTION:
f (2) = 0 = f (4)
=> 2c – 6 = 0 => c = 3.
(A) 1, - 6 (B) – 2, 1
(C) – 1, (D) – 1, 6.
SOLUTION:
a + b + 11 – 6 = 27a + 9b + 27
=> 26a + 8b + 22 = 0
=> 13a + 4b + 11 = 0
Also f'(2+1/√3) = 0
=> 3a (2+1/√3)2 + 2b (2+1/√3) + 11 = 0
=> a = 1, b = –6
(A) 5 (B) 3
SOLUTION:
∴ f'(x) = 0 => x = 3
(C) x = 1 (D) x = √e
SOLUTION:
(A) 4 (B) 6
(C) 2 (D) 0
SOLUTION:
∴ x/0 1 2 y / 204
∴ absolute maximum is 4.
18. The sum of two numbers is 3, then max value of the product of the first and the square
of the second is
(A) 1 (B) 3
(C) 2 (D) 4
SOLUTION:
dP/ dx = 0 => x = 3, 1
SOLUTION:
20. If the parametric equation of a curve is given by x = e' cot t, y = e', then the tangent to
the curve at the point t = π/4 makes with the axis of x-axis the angle
SOLUTION:
(D)
SOLUTION:
(A) dy/dx = 2x + 3
SOLUTION:
(D)
f ' (x) does not exist as f '' (0–) = –1 and f ' (0+) = 1.
23. If f(x) = x2–1 / x2+1, for every real x, then the minimum value of f
(C) is equal to 1
(D) is equal to –1
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SOLUTION:
LEVEL - II
24. The angle formed by the abscissa and the tangent to the parabola y=x2 + 4x – 17 at the
point 5/2, –3/4 is
SOLUTION:
y = x2 + 4x – 17 => dy/dx = 2x + 4
=2(5/2) + 4 = 9
If q is the angle between x-axis and the tangent at P then tan θ = 9 => tan–1 9.
(A) touches x-axis (B) bisects the angle between the axes
26. If f and g are two increasing functions such that gof is defined, then
SOLUTION:
(A) α – β ≠ nπ (B) β – α = nπ
SOLUTION:
28. Let f(x) satisfy the requirements of Lagrange’s mean value theorem in [0, 2]. If f(0) =
0 and f'(x) < 1/2 for all x in [0, 2], then
SOLUTION:
29. A ladder 5 m in length is resting against vertical wall. The bottom of the ladder is pulled
along the ground away from the wall at the rate of 1.5 m/sec. The length of the highest
point of the ladder when the foot of the ladder is 4.0 m away from the wall decreases at the
rate of
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(A) 2 m/sec (B) 3 m/sec
SOLUTION:
but
When x = 4, y = 3
30. A rod of length 13 metres has one end P on the x-axis and the other end Q on the
y-axis. If P moves on the x-axis with the speed of 12 m/sec, then the speed of the other
end Q when it is 12 m from the origin is
dx/dt = 12 (given)
dy/dt|y=12 = –12(5)/12 = –5
∴ speed of Q = –5 m/sec.
31. Equation of the tangent at the point P (t), where t is any parameter, to the parabola is
∴ equation of tangent is
SOLUTION:
33. Let f (x) and g (x) be differentiable for 0 < × < 1 such that f (0) = 0, g (0) = 0, f (1) =
6. Let there exist a real number c in (0, 1) such that f ' (c) = 2g ' (c), then the value of g
(1) must be
(A) 1 (B) 3
(C) –2 (D) –1
SOLUTION:
(B) Applying Rolle's theorem to F (x) = f (x) – 2g (x), F (0) = 0, F (1) – 2g (1)
SOLUTION:
=> f'(x) = x2 [1 + logx] = xx (loge + log x) = xx (logex) for 0 < x < 1/e => ex < 1 =>
logex < 0
SOLUTION:
(B) f''(x) = 8x + 24x3 + 48x5 and f"(x) = 8 + 72x2 + 240x4 0 for all x ∈ R f'(x) = 0 => x(8
+ 24x2 + 49x4) = 0
∴ f has a local minima at x = 0. There is no other critical point and f'(x) exists for all x ∈ R.
(C) 1 (D) 3
SOLUTION:
(B)
where t = 1/x + 1 + x
37. The least perimeter of an isosceles triangle in which a circle of radius r can be inscribed
is
SOLUTION:
=> 2s = 6r √3.
38. The triangle formed by the tangent to the curve f(x) = x2 + bx – b at the point (1, 1)
and the coordinate axes, lies in the first quadrant. If its area is 2, then the value of b is
(A) –1 (B) 3
(C) –3 (D) 1
SOLUTION:
2
(C) f(x) = x + bx – b => f'(x) = 2x + b
=> f'(1) = 2 + b
Length of y-intercept = – (b + 1)
∴ Area of (given)
40. If y = alog |x| + bx2 + x has its extremum values at x = – 1 and x = 2, then
SOLUTION:
Now, dx/dy = 0 at x = – 1, 2
=. a + 2b = 1, a + 8b = –2
Solving, a = 2, b = –1/2.
41. The number of values of x where the function f(x) = cos x + cos (√2x) attains its
maximum is
(A) 0 (B) 1
SOLUTION:
(B) cos(√2x) has period 2π/√2 = √2x and cos x has period 2π.