Marks: 50

12 ISC Time: 90 minutes

Subject: Maths
Derivatives and Applications

Section A

1. The sides of an equilateral triangle are increasing at the rate of The rate at which the
area increases, when side is 10 cm is:
a. √ c. √ d.
2. The maximum value of is _________
3. The value of in Rolle’s theorem for the function in the interval √ is
a. 1 b. c. d.
4. The point on the curve , where the tangent makes an angle of with -axis is
a. ( ) b. ( ) c. d.
5. The derivative of w.r.t is
a. 2 b. c. d.
√
6. The two curves and
a. Touch each other c. cut at right angle
b. Cut at an angle d. cut at an angle
7. If | | then ( ) ___________.
8. decreases for the values of given by:
a. b. c. d.
9. Evaluate:
10. The function has
a. two points of local maximum c. two points of local minimum
b. one maxima and one minima d. no maxima or minima

Section B

11. Find if
12. At what points on the curve , the tangents are parallel to -axis?
13. Find , if ( )
√ √
14. Prove that the function is strictly decreasing on ( )
15. Differentiate √ √ with respect to

Section C
16. If , prove that ( )
OR
A ladder, 5 meter long, standing on a horizontal floor, leans against a vertical wall. If the top of
the ladder slides downwards at the rate of 10 cm/sec, then find the rate at which the angle
between the floor and the ladder is decreasing when lower end of ladder is 2 metres from the
wall.
17. Show that (√ ) is increasing in
18. Find the points of local maxima, local minima and the points of inflection of the function
. Also find the corresponding local maximum and local minimum
values.
OR
Find the equation of the normal to curve which passes through the point

Section D

19. If , prove that

a. b.
20. The sum of the surface areas of a rectangular parallelopiped with sides and a sphere
is given to be constant. Prove that the sum of their volumes is minimum, if is equal to three
times the radius of the sphere. Also find the minimum value of the sum of their volumes.
21. Show that the normal at any point θ to the curve ,
is at a constant distance from origin.
OR
Show that of all the rectangles inscribed in a given fixed circle, the square has the maximum
area.