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MCQ Questions on Application of Derivatives
Question 1.
The curve y – x1/5 at (0, 0) has
(a) a vertical tangent (parallel to y-axis)
(b) a horizontal tangent (parallel to x-axis)
(c) an oblique tangent
(d) no tangent
Answer
Answer: (b) a horizontal tangent (parallel to x-axis)
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Question 2.
The equation of normal to the curve 3x² – y² = 8 which is parallel to the line ,x + 3y =
8 is
(a) 3x – y = 8
(b) 3x + y + 8 = 0
(c) x + 3y ± 8 = 0
(d) x + 3y = 0
Answer
Answer: (c) x + 3y ± 8 = 0
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Question 3.
If the curve ay + x² = 7 and x³ = y, cut orthogonally at (1, 1) then the value of a is
(a) 1
(b) 0
(c) -6
(d) 6
Answer
Answer: (d) 6
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Question 4.
The equation of tangent to the curve y (1 + x²) = 2 – x, w here it crosses x-axis is:
(a) x + 5y = 2
(b) x – 5y = 2
(c) 5x – y = 2
(d) 5x + y = 2
Answer
Answer: (a) x + 5y = 2
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Question 5.
The points at which the tangents to the curve y = x² – 12x +18 are parallel to x-axis
are
(a) (2, – 2), (- 2, -34)
(b) (2, 34), (- 2, 0)
(c) (0, 34), (-2, 0)
(d) (2, 2),(-2, 34).
Answer
Answer: (d) (2, 2),(-2, 34).
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Question 6.
The tangent to the curve y = e2x at the point (0, 1) meets x-axis at
(a) (0, 1)
(b) (-1/2, 0)
(c) (2, 0)
(d) (0, 2)
Answer
Answer: (b) (-1/2, 0)
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Question 7.
The slope of tangent to the curve x = t² + 3t – 8, y = 2t² – 2t – 5 at the point (2, -1) is
(a) 22/7
(b) 6/7
(c) -6/7
(d) -6
Answer
Answer: (c) -6/7
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Question 8.
The two curves; x³ – 3xy² + 2 = 0 and 3x²y – y³ – 2 = 0 intersect at an angle of
(a) π/4
(b) π/3
(c) π/2
(d) π/6
Answer
Answer: (a) π/4
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Question 9.
The interval on which the function f (x) = 2x³ + 9x² + 12x – 1 is decreasing is
(a) [-1, ∞]
(b) [-2, -1]
(c) [-∞, -2]
(d) [-1, 1]
Answer
Answer: (b) [-2, -1]
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Question 10.
Let the f: R → R be defined by f (x) = 2x + cos x, then f
(a) has a minimum at x = 3t
(b) has a maximum, at x = 0
(c) is a decreasing function
(d) is an increasing function
Answer
Answer: (d) is an increasing function
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Question 11.
y = x (x – 3)² decreases for the values of x given by
(a) 1 < x < 3
(b) x < 0
(c) x > 0
(d) 0 < x <3/2
Answer
Answer: (a) 1 < x < 3
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Question 12.
The function f(x) = 4 sin³ x – 6 sin²x + 12 sin x + 100 is strictly
(a) increasing in (π, 3π/2)
(b) decreasing in (π/2, π)
(c) decreasing in [-π/2,π/2]
(d) decreasing in [0, π/2]
Answer
Answer: (c) decreasing in [-π/2,π/2]
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Question 13.
Which of the following functions is decreasing on(0, π/2)?
(a) sin 2x
(b) tan x
(c) cos x
(d) cos 3x
Answer
Answer: (c) cos x
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Question 14.
The function f(x) = tan x – x
(a) always increases
(b) always decreases
(c) sometimes increases and sometimes decreases
(d) never increases
Answer
Answer: (a) always increases
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Question 15.
If x is real, the minimum value of x² – 8x + 17 is
(a) -1
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) 2
Answer
Answer: (d) 2
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Question 16.
The smallest value of the polynomial x³ – 18x² + 96x in [0, 9] is
(a) 126
(b) 0
(c) 135
(d) 160
Answer
Answer: (b) 0
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Question 17.
The function f(x) = 2x³ – 3x² – 12x + 4 has
(a) two points of local maximum
(b) two points of local minimum
(c) one maxima and one minima
(d) no maxima or minima
Answer
Answer: (c) one maxima and one minima
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Question 18.
The maximum value of sin x . cos x is
(a) 1/4
(b) 1/2
(c) √2
(d) 2√2
Answer
Answer: (b) 1/2
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Question 19.
At x = 5π/6, f (x) = 2 sin 3x + 3 cos 3x is
(a) maximum
(b) minimum
(c) zero
(d) neither maximum nor minimum
Answer
Answer: (d) neither maximum nor minimum
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Question 20.
Maximum slope of the curve y = -x³ + 3x² + 9x – 27 is
(a) 0
(b) 12
(c) 16
(d) 32
Answer
Answer: (a) 0
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Question 21.
f(x) = xx has a stationary point at
(a) x = e
(b) x = 1/e
(c) x = 1
(d) x = √e
Answer
Answer: (b) x =1/e
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Question 22.
The maximum value of (1/x)x is
(a) e
(b) e²
(c) e1/x
1/e
(d) (1/e)
Answer
1/e
Answer: (d) (1/e)
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Question 23.
If the volume of a sphere is increasing at a constant rate, then the rate at which its
radius is increasing is
(a) a constant
(b) proportional to the radius
(c) inversely proportional to the radius
(d) inversely proportional to the surface area
Answer
Answer: (d) inversely proportional to the surface area
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Question 24.
A particle is moving along the curve x = at² + bt + c. If ac = b², then particle would be
moving with uniform
(a) rotation
(b) velocity
(c) acceleration
(d) retardation
Answer
Answer: (c) acceleration
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Question 25.
The distance Y metres covered by a body in t seconds, is given by s = 3t² – 8t + 5.
The body will stop after
(a) 1 s
(b) 3/4 s
(c) 4/3 s
(d) 4 s
Answer
Answer: (c) 4/3 s
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Question 26.
The position of a point in time Y is given by x = a + bt + ct², y = at + bt². Its
acceleration at time Y is
(a) b – c
(b) b + c
(c) 2b – 2c
(d) 2
Answer
Answer: (d) 2
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Question 27.
The function f(x) = log (1 + x) – 2x/(2+x) is increasing on
(a) (-1, ∞)
(b) (-∞, 0)
(b) (-∞, ∞)
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) (-1, ∞)
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Question 28.
f(x) = is
(a) an increasing function
(b) a decreasing function
(c) an even function
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) an increasing function
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Question 29.
If f (x) = x/sin x and g (x) = x/tan x, 0 < x ≤ 1, then in the interval
(a) both f (x) and g (x) are increasing functions
(b) both f (x) and g (x) are decreasing functions
(c) f(x) is an increasing function
(d) g (x) is an increasing function
Answer
Answer: (c) f(x) is an increasing function
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Question 30.
The function f(x) = cot-1 x + x increases in the interval
(a) (1, ∞)
(b) (-1, ∞)
(c) (0, ∞)
(d) (-∞, ∞)
Answer
Answer: (d) (-∞, ∞)
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Question 31.
The function f(x) = x/log x increases on the interval
(a) (0, ∞)
(b) (0, e)
(c) (e, ∞)
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (c) (e, ∞)
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Question 32.
The value of b for which the function f (x) = sin x – bx + c is decreasing for x ∈ R is
given by
(a) b < 1
(b) b ≥ 1
(c) b > 1
(d) b ≤ 1
Answer
Answer: (c) b > 1
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Question 33.
If f (x) = x³ – 6x² + 9x + 3 be a decreasing function, then x lies in
(a) (-∞, -1) ∩ (3, ∞)
(b) (1, 3)
(c) (3, ∞)
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (b) (1, 3)
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Question 34.
The function f (x) = 1 – x³ – x5 is decreasing for
(a) 1 < x < 5
(b) x < 1
(c) x > 1
(d) all values of x
Answer
Answer: (d) all values of x
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Question 35.
Function, f (x) = (λ sin x+ 6 cos x)/(2 sin x + 3 cos x) is monotonic increasing, if
(a) λ > 1
(b) λ < 1
(c) λ < 4
(d) λ > 4
Answer
Answer: (d) λ > 4
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Question 36.
The length of the longest interval, in which the function 3 sin x – 4 sin³ x is increasing
is
(a) π/3
(b) π/2
(c) 3π/2
(d) π
Answer
Answer: (d) π
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Question 37.
2x³ – 6x + 5 is an increasing function, if
(a) 0 < x < 1
(b) -1 < x < 1
(c) x < -1 or x > 1
(d) -1 < x < –1/2
Answer
Answer: (c) x < -1 or x > 1
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Question 38.
The function f(x) = x + cos x is
(a) always increasing
(b) always decreasing
(c) increasing for certain range of x
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) always increasing
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Question 39.
The function which is neither decreasing nor increasing in (π/2, 3π/2) is
(a) cosec x
(b) tan x
(c) x²
(d) |x – 1|
Answer
Answer: (b) tan x
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Question 40.
The function /’defined by f(x) = 44 – 2x + 1 is increasing for
(a) x < 1
(b) x > 0
(c) x < 1/2
(d) x > ½
Answer
Answer: (d) x > 1/2
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Question 41.
The interval in which the function y = x³ + 5x² – 1 is decreasing, is
(a) (0, 1/3)
(b) (0, 10)
(c) (-10/3, 0)
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (c) (-10/3, 0)
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