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CBSE 12th Mathematics

Chapter 6 (Application of Derivatives)
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 CBSE 12th Mathematics
Chapter 6 (Application of Derivatives)
Important Questions Unsolved

SECTION - A
Question number 1 to 3 carry 2 mark each.
Q.1: The total cost C(x) associated with the production of x units of an item is given
by 𝐂(𝐱) = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟓𝐱 𝟑 − 𝟎. 𝟎𝟐𝐱 𝟐 + 𝟑𝟎𝐱 + 𝟓𝟎𝟎𝟎. Find the marginal cost when 3 units
are produced, where by marginal cost we mean the instantaneous rate of change
of total cost at any level of output.

Q.2. The money to be spent for the welfare of the employees of a firm is proportional
to the rate of change of its total revenue (marginal revenue). If the total revenue
(in rupees) received from the sale of x units of a product is given by 𝑹 (𝒙) =
𝟑𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝟔𝒙 + 𝟓, find the marginal revenue, when x = 5, and write which value
does the question indicate.

Q. 3. The amount of pollution content added in air in a city due to 𝒙- diesel vehicles is
given by P (𝒙) = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟓𝒙𝟑 + 𝟎. 𝟎𝟐𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝟎𝒙. Find the marginal increase in
pollution content when 3 diesel vehicles are added and write which value is
indicated in the above question.

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 SECTION - B
Question number 4 to 21 carry 4 mark each.

Q.4. Find the value of 𝒑 for which the curves 𝒙𝟐 = 𝟗𝒑(𝟗 − 𝒚) 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒙𝟐 = 𝒑(𝒚 + 𝟏) cut
each other at right angles.

Q.5: Find the equations of the tangent and the normal, to the curve 𝟏𝟔𝒙𝟐 + 𝟗𝒚𝟐 =
𝟏𝟒𝟓 at the point (𝒙𝟏 , 𝒚𝟏 ), where 𝒙𝟏 = 𝟐 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝒚𝟏 > 𝟎.

Q.6. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝒙𝟒
𝒇(𝒙) = − 𝒙𝟑 − 𝟓𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝟒𝒙 + 𝟏𝟐 𝒊𝒔
𝟒
(𝐚) 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, (𝐛) 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠.

Q.7: An open tank with a square base and vertical sides is to be constructed from a
metal sheet so as to hold a given quantity of water. Show that the cost of material
will be least when depth of the tank is half of its width. If the cost is to be borne
by nearby settled lower income families, for whom water will be provided, what
kind of value is hidden in this question?

Q.8: The volume of a sphere is increasing at the rate of 3 cubic centimeter per second.
Find the rate of increase of its surface area, when the radius is 2cm.

Q.9: Show that the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟒𝒙𝟑 − 𝟏𝟖𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝟕𝒙 − 𝟕 is always increasing on R.

Q. 10. Find the equation of tangent to the curve

𝝅
𝒙 = 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝟑𝒕, 𝒚 = 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝟐𝒕, 𝒂𝒕 𝒕 = .
𝟒
Q. 11. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve 𝒚 = √𝟑𝒙 − 𝟐 which is parallel to
the line 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟐𝒚 + 𝟓 = 𝟎.

𝟏
Q.12. Find the intervals in which the function 𝒇 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟑 + 𝒙𝟑 , 𝒙 ≠ 𝟎 𝒊𝒔

(𝒊)𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 (𝒊𝒊)𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈.

Q.13. Find the points on the curve 𝒚 = 𝒙𝟑 at which the slope of the tangent is equal to
the y - coordinate of the point.
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 Q. 14. Sand is pouring from a pipe at the rate of 12 𝒄𝒎𝟑 /𝒔. The falling sand forms a
cone on the ground in such a way that the height of the cone is always one-sixth
of the radius of the base. How fast is the height of the sand cone increasing when
the height is 4 cm?

Q.15. Find the points on the curve 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 − 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟑 = 𝟎 at which the tangents are
parallel to 𝒙 − 𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒔.

Q. 16. Find the point on the curve

𝒚 = 𝒙𝟑 − 𝟏𝟏𝒙 + 𝟓 𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒚 = 𝒙 − 𝟏𝟏.

Q.17. Using differentials, find the approximate value of √𝟒𝟗. 𝟓 .

Q.18. Find the intervals in which the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟑𝒙𝟒 − 𝟒𝒙𝟑 − 𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟐 + 𝟓 𝒊𝒔
(a) strictly increasing
(b) strictly decreasing

Q.19. Find the equations of the tangent and normal to the curve
𝝅
𝒙 = 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟑 𝜽 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟑 𝜽 𝒂𝒕 𝜽 = .
𝟒

Q. 20. The side of an equilateral triangle is increasing at the rate of 2cm/s. At what rate
is its area increasing when the side of the triangle is 20 cm?

Q.21. Show the equation of normal at any point t on the curve 𝒙 = 𝟑 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝒕 − 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟑 𝒕
and 𝒚 = 𝟑𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝒕 − 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟑 𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝟒(𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝟑 𝒕 − 𝒙 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟑 𝒕) = 𝟑𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝟒𝒕.

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 SECTION - C
Question number 22 to 37 carry 6 mark each.

Q.22. Show that the altitude of the right circular cone of maximum volume that can be
Inscribed in a sphere of radius 𝐫 𝒊𝒔 𝟒𝒓/𝟑. Also find maximum volume in terms
of volume of the sphere.

Q.23. Find the intervals in which 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟑𝒙 − 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟑𝒙, 𝟎 < 𝑥 < 𝜋, is strictly
increasing or strictly decreasing.

Q.24. Find the local maxima and local minima, of the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝒙 − 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝒙, 𝟎
< 𝑥 < 2𝝅. Also find the local maximum and local minimum values.

Q.25. Show that the semi-vertical angle of the cone of the maximum volume and of
𝟏
given slant height is 𝒄𝒐𝒔−𝟏 .
√𝟑

Q.26. Find the equation of the normal at a point on the curve 𝒙𝟐 = 𝟒𝒚 which passes
through the point (1,2). Also find the equation of the corresponding tangent.

Q.27. Show that the right circular cylinder, open at the top, and of given surface area
and maximum volume is such that its height is equal to the radius of the base.

Q.28. Find the values of 𝒙 for which 𝒇(𝒙) = [𝒙(𝒙 − 𝟐)]𝟐 is an increasing function. Also,
find the points on the curve, where the tangent is parallel to 𝒙 − 𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒔.

Q. 29. Find the volume of the largest cylinder that can be inscribed in a sphere of
radius 𝒓.

Q.30 A tank with rectangular base and rectangular sides, open at the top is to be
constructed so that its depth is 𝟐𝒎 and volume is 𝟖𝒎𝟑 . If building of tank costs
Rs70 per sq. metre for the base and Rs45 per sq. metre for sides, what is the cost
of least expensive tank?

Q.31. Show that the rectangle of maximum area that can be inscribed in a circle is a
square.

Q.32. Show that the height of the cylinder of maximum volume that can be inscribed in
𝟏
s cone of height h is 𝟑 h.

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 Q.33. A window has the shape of a rectangle surmounted by an equilateral triangle if
the perimeter of the window is 12 m, find the dimensions of the rectangle that
will produce the largest area of the window.

Q.34: If the sum of lengths of the hypotenuse and a side of a right angled triangle is
given show that the area of the triangle is maximum, when the angle between
𝛑
them is 𝟑

Q.35. Show that of all the rectangles inscribed in a given fixed circle, the square has
the maximum area.

Q.36. If the sum of the lengths of the hypotenuse and a side of a right- angled triangles
is given, show that the area of the triangle is given, show that the area of the
𝝅
triangle is maximum when the angle between them is 𝟑 .
𝒙
Q.37. A manufacturer can sell 𝒙 items at a price of 𝑹𝒔 (𝟓 − 𝟏𝟎𝟎) each. The cost price of
𝒙
𝒙 item is 𝑹𝒔 (𝟓 + 𝟓𝟎𝟎). Find the number of items he should sell to earn
maximum profit.

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