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UNIT--2 Assignment (Differential Calculus)
 sin x  x   f ( x)  3 
1. lim   equals 7. If f(9) =9 , f ' (9) = 4, then lim 
x 9 

x 0
 x3   x  3 
a. 1/3 b. 1/6 equals
c. -1/3 d. -1/6 a. 1 b. 4
 35 x  5 3 x  c. 9 d. None of these
2. lim   equals
x 0
 x  8. lim (tan x) tan 2 x equals
x  /4

a. -1 b. 0
 243 
a. 0 b. In   c. e-1 d. e
 125  x
 xa
3  9  9. lim 
x  x  a
  e if a equals
c. In   d. In    
5  25 
a. 1 b. -1
3. If α is a repeated root of ax 2  bx  c  0
1 1
c. d. 
 sin( ax  bx  c ) 
2
2 2
then lim   is equals to
x α
 ( x  α )2  x
 x 1 
a. 0 b. a 10. lim   equals
x  x  1
 
c. b d. c
a. e b. e-1
 ax 2  bx  c  c. e 2
d. e-2
4. If lim   = 2, then (a; b; c) is
 ( x  1) 
x 1 2 m
  x 
11. lim cos    is equal to
a. (2; -2; 2) m  
  m 
b. (2; -4; 2)
a. 0 b. e
c. (2; 2; 2)
c. 1/e d. 1
d. (2; 4; -2)
x
 sin(π cos x) 
2  x5
12. lim In   equals
5. lim   is equal to x 
 x 
x 0
 x2 
a. 5 b. log5
a. 1 b. -1 c. e 5
d. none of these
c. π d. -π
cosec x
 1  tan x 
x a a x
13. lim   equals
lim  x x  0 1  tan x
6. x a x  a a
 is equal to  
 
a. 1 b. e
 1  ln a   1  ln a  c. e -1
d. e-2
a.   b.  
 1  ln a   1  ln a 
lim  sin x 
tan x
14. equals
 1  ln a   1  ln a  x  / 2
c.   d.   a. 1 b. 0
 1  ln a   2  ln a 
c. e d. 1/e

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15. The number of points at which the function 21. Let f ( x)  x1/( x 1) for all positive x  1 . If f
f ( x)   log | x | is discontinuous, is
1
is continuous at x = 1 then f(1) to be equals
a. one to
b. two a. 0 b. 1
c. three c. e d. 1/e
d. infinitely many 22. Let f :R  R be defined by
Let f ( x )   x  1 /  x  1 be continuous
3 2
16. 1 if x is irrational
f ( x)   . Then, f is
at x = - 1, then f( - 1) must be taken as 0 if x is rational
a. - 2 b. - 3/2 continuous at
c. - 1 d. - 1/2 a. all rational points
17. The value of b for which the function b. all irrational points
 x  1, if x  1 c. all real points
f ( x)   is continuous d. no real points
3  bx , if x  1
2

at x = 1, is  1
a. - 3 b. -1 0, 0  x  2
f ( x)  
c. 0 d. 1 23. If 1, 1  x  1 and
18. The value of b for which the function  2
 5x  4, if x  1
f ( x)   2 is  1
4 x  3bx, if 1  x  2 1, 0  x  2
continuous at every point of its domain, is g ( x)  
a. - 1 b. 0 0, 1  x  1
c. 1 d. 13/3  2
19. If the function then the functions that is continuous on
[0, 1] is
 1, for x  0
 a. f b. g
f ( x)  ax  b, for 0  x  1 c. f - g d. f+g
is
 1, for x  1

1
continuous X  R then a and b are  2 x  1, 0  x  1
given by f ( x)  
24. Let  1, and g(x)
a. a = - 1 and b = 1 1 x  
 2
b. a = 1 and b = 1
c. a = - 2 and b = - 1 = (2x + 1) (x - k) + 3, -  < x <  , then
d. a = 2 and b = - 1 g{f(x)} is continuous at x = 1, if k equals
a. 1/2 b. 1/3
 1 c. 11/6 d. 13/6
sin , x0
f ( x)    x 
20. The function is 25. Let f ( x)  x  | x  x 2 |, x  [1,1]. The
 k, x0
 number of points of discontinuities of this
continous at x = 0 for function on [-1, 1] is
a. k = 0 b. k=1 a. nil b. one
c. k = - 1 d. no value of k c. two d. three

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26. If [.] denotes the greatest integer function, then 32. Let f : R  R be any function. Define a
the function f ( x )  [ x ]  [ x  1] is continuous funciton
for g : R  R by g ( x )  | f ( x ) |,  x  R .
a. x = 0 and x = 1 only Then, g is
b. all integral values of x a. one-one if f is one-one
c. all real values of x b. onto if f is onto
d. no real values of x c. continuous if f is continuous
 cos2 (πx) d. differentiable if f is differentiable.
1
 2 x ; x
f ( x)   e  2 xe 2
27. Let 1 The value 33. If f(x) = min {1, x 2 , x3 }, then f '(1) is
 k ; x
 2 a. 0 b. 2
c. 3 d. non-existent
of k for which f(x) is continuous at
1
x , is  x 2 ; if x  1
2 34. Let f ( x )   where a, b are
 ax  b; if x  1,
π π
a. b. constants. The value of a and b for which
2e 2e 2
this function is differentiable at all real points
π2 π2 are given by
c. d. a. a = 1 and b = - 1
2e 2e2
28. The function f(x) = |sin x| is continuous for all b. a = 1 and b = 1
real x but not differentiable at c. a = 2 and b = - 1
a. x = 0 only d. a = - 2 and b = 1
b. x = π only
c. all integral points only 1  x, x  2
d. all real points of the type 35. The function f ( x)  
 5  x, x  2
x  nπ, n  N
is
29. The number of points at which the fuction f(x) a. discontinuous at x = 2
= |x - 0.5| + |x - 1| + tan x does not have a b. differentiable at x = 2
derivative in the interval (0, 2) is c. continuous but not differentiable at x
a. 1 b. 2 =2
c. 3 d. 4 d. none of these
 px 2  1, x  1
30. If the function f ( x)   is 36. The correct statement of the function
 x  p, x  1
f ( x)  e| x| is:
differentiable x  R then p equals
a. It is continuous and differentiable at x
a. 1/2 b. 1
=0
c. 3/2 d. 2
b. It is neither continuous nor
31. Of the following functions, the only one that
differentiable at x = 0
is differentiable at x = 0, is
c. It is continuous but not differentiable
a. cos x  x b. sin x  x at x = 0
d. It is discontinuous but differentiable
c. cos x  x d. sin x  x at x = 0

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37. Let
44. If f(x) = logx (In x), the f '  e  equals
  1  a. 0 b. e
( x  1)sin  , if x  1
c. 1/e d. 2/e
f ( x)    x 1 
 0, if x  1

45. Let f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, a  0. If a, b, c are
Then, the correct statement about f is:
a. f is differentiable at x = 1 but not at x = 0 in A.P., then f '  a  , f '  b  , f '  c  are in
a. A.P.
b. f is differentiable at x = 0 but not at x = b. G.P.
1 c. H.P.
c. f differentiable at x = 0 and at x = 1 d. no defintie space
d. f is differentiable neither at x = 0 nor
at x = 1 46. Let S be a set of P(x), where P(x) is a
38. The set of all points at which the function polynomial of degree < 2 such that P(0) = 0,
f ( x ) || x | 1| is not differentiable, is P(1) = 1 and P '  x  > 0, x  [0,1], then
a. {0} b. {1} the correct statement is
c. {1, -1} d. {0, 1, - 1}
a. S   ;
39. If f ( x) | x 2  x |, then f '  2  is equal to
b. S  ax  (1  a) x 2 ;0  a  1
a. 0 b. 3
c. -3 d. non-existent c. S  ax  (1  a) x 2 ; 0  a  2
x d. S  ax  (1  a) x 2 ;   a  
40. If f ( x)  , x  R then f '  0  is
(1 | x |)
a. 0 b. 1 47. Let f : R  R be a function satisfying
1 | f ( x)  f ( y ) | ( x  y)2 and f (0) = 0, then
c. d. non-existent
2 f (1) equals
41. The derivative of a. -1 b. 0
f ( x ) | x  1|  | x  3 | at x  2 is c. 1 d. 2
a. 0 b. 1 1 2  3  4  5  6  .........  2n
c. 2 d. non-existent 48. if xn  .
(n2 1)  (4n2 1)
42. Let f : R  R be a function defined by
then lim xn equals
f ( x )  max{ x , x 3}. Then the set of all n

points where f(x) is not differentiable, is 1 1

a. {-1, 1} b. {-1, 0} a. b.
2 3
c. {0, 1} d {-1, 0, 1}
1 1
dy c. d.
43. If sin (x + y) = In (x + y), then is equal 2 3
dx
49. {x} denotes the fractional part of a real
to
a. tan (x + y)  In(1  {x}) 
b. (x + y) cos (x + y) number x, then lim
x0   is
 {x} 
c. -1
a. 0 b. -1
d. 1
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50. If α, β are the roots of the equation  2x  dy
56. if y f 2 
and f '( x)  sin x, then
ax  bx  c  0
2 then  1 x  dx
1/( x  ) equals
lim 1  ax 2  bx  c  equals
x  a. sin x
a. a (α - β)  2x 
b.  2 
sin x
b. In | a (α - β) |  1 x 
c. e a (α - β) 2  2x 
d. aα - β c. sin  2 
e 1 x 2
1 x 
2x
 a b   (1  x 2 )   2x 
51. If lim  1  2   e 2 then a and b are 2 sin 
d. 2 2  2 
x 
 x x   (1  x )  1 x 
given by
57. If x{ f ( x)}3  x{ f ( x )}  6,
a. a = 1, b = 2
b. a = 2, b = 1 f (3)}  1, then f '(3) is equal to
c. a  R , b  2 a. -1 b. -1/2
c. -1/4 d. -1/6
d. a  1, b  R

sin x  sin2 x ..... sinn x  58. Let f and g be two differentiable functions
limlim
52. x0 n   is
 x  satisfying g '( a )  2, g ( a )  b and
a. 0 b. 1 ( fog )  I , where I is the identity function.
c. -1 d. non-existent Then, f '  b  is equal to
a. 0 b. 1/2
  1  
sin x
c. 2/3 d. 2
(cos x)     is
1/ x
53. For x > 0, lim 59. If g(x) is a differentiable funciton such that
x 0
  x  
g (0)  g (1)  0, g '(1)  1
a. 0 b. -1
c. 1 d. 2 and y ( x)  g (e x ).e g ( x ) then y '(0) equals
a. 0 b. 1
54. If [x] denotes the greatest integer less then or c. 2 d. e
equal to x, and f ( x )  [ x ]  [  x ], then 60. If f ( x ) | x  2 |, and g ( x )  f { f ( x)}, then
lim f ( x ) is for x  2, g '(4) equals
x 0

a. 0 b. -1 a. 0 b. 1
c. -2 d. non-existent c. -1 d. does not exist
61. The derivative of F  f  ( x) is
  2009 x  
   i   2008  a. F '  f ' '( x)
lim   i  2  
55. x 0  x  equals
  b. F '  f ' ( x) f ' ( x )
 
c. F '  f  '( x) f ' ( x )
a. In (2009) b. 2009!
c. In 2009! d. none of these d. F '  f  ( x )  f '  ( x)  '( x )

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62. If f ( x)  x 2  | x  2 |, then f '( 2) is  x y
a. equal to 0 68. For a constant a, if sec    a then,
 x y
b. equal to 3
c. equal to 4 dy
equals
d. non-existent dx
1, for x  0  x  y
63. If f ( x)   a.   b.  
1  sin x, for 0  x   / 2  y  x
then f '  0  is x
c.   d. 1
a. 0 b. 1 a
c. -1 d. non-existent
1  f (t ) dy
64. The derivative of sin[sin(sinx)] w.r.t. x is 69. If x  1  f (t ), y  , then in
1  f (t ) dx
a. 3sin 2 x cos x
b. cos[cos(sinx)]  cosx terms of f and f ' is equal to
c. cos[cos(sin x )]  cos(sin x) a. (1 f )2 / 2 f '
d. cos[sin(sin x)]  cos(sin x)  cos x b. (1  f ) 2 / 2
65. If f (1)  3, f '(1)  2, then at the point x c. 2 / (1  f ) 2
d d. 2 f '/ (1  f ) 2
= 0, {In f (e x  2 x)} is equal to
dx
 x  et cos t
2 3 70. A curve is defined by  . The angle
a. b.  y  e sin t
t
3 2
c. 2 d. 3 that the tangent to the curve at the point
t   / 4 makes with the x-axis, is
 a  bx3/2 
66. For y   5/ 4  ,if y'  0 
 x  a. 0 b.
2
at x = 5, then a : b is equal to
a. 3 : 5  
c. d.
b. 5 : 2 3 4
c. 5 :1 71. The rate of change of
d. 6:5 x
( x 2  16) w.r.t. at x = 3, is
d ( x  1)
67. If f '( x )  f ( x ), then the relationship
dx 1
a. 2 b. 2
f '( a  b)  f '( a )  f '(b ) is valid if f(x) is 5
equal to 12
a. x c.  d. -3
5
b. x 2
72. The derivative of sin 2 x w.r.t.cos 2 x is
c. x 3
a. tan 2 x b. tan x
d. x 4
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73. The derivative of log10 x w.r.t.log x 10 is 80. Let f ( x  y )  f ( x )  f ( y ), x, y  R. If
1 In 10 f (6)  3, f '(0)  10, then f '(6) is equal to
a. b. 
x (In10) x(In x) 2 a. 6 b. 10
c. 30 d. 36
(In x) 2 (In x) 2 81. Let f : R  R be a diferentiable function
c.  d.
(In10) 2 (In10) 2 satisfying
74. If f ( x)  max{(1  x), (1  x), 2},  x  R, f ( y )  f ( x  y )  f ( x ), x, y  R.
then f '(2) equals If f '(0)  p, f '(5)  q then f '( 5)
a. -1 b. 0 equals
c. 1 d. 2 a. -q/p b. p/q
75. If f ( x)  log x 2 (In x ), then f '(e) is equal to c. p /q 2
d. q2/p
82. Let f :R  R be defined by
a. 0 b. 1/2e
c. e/2 d. none of above f ( x  y  z)  f ( x)  f ( y )  f ( z )
76. If  ( x)  log 5 (log 3 x), then  '(e) equals  x, y, z  R.
a. 1 b. (log 5 e) If f (0)  0, f (2)  4, f '(0)  5, then
f '(2) equals
1
c. (log 5 e) d. e(log 5 e) a. 2 0 b. 30
e
c. 8 0 d. 100
77. If f ( x )  ( x  2)( x  4)( x  6)
83. If f ( x )  1  x  e x , then ( f 1 ) '(2) equals
..........( x  2n), then f '(2) is
1 1
a. (1)n  2n1 (n 1)! a. b.
4 2
b. (1)n  2n (n 1)! c. 1 d. 2
n1 n1
c. (1)  2 (n 1)!
84. Suppose g is the inverse funciton of a
d. non-existent
78. Let F ( x )  f ( x ) g ( x ) h ( x )x  R , where 1
differentiable funciton f and G ( x)  .
f(x),g(x) and h(x) are differentiable g ( x)
functions at some point x0 . 1
If f (3)  2 and f '(3)  , then G '(2)
F'(x 0 )  21F ( x0 ); 9
equals.
f '( x0 )  4 f ( x0 ); g '( x0 )  7 g ( x0 ); a. -1 b. 1
and h '( x0 )  kh( x0 ), then k equals c. 3 d. 9
85. If f is a one-to-one twice differentiable
a. 18 b. 24
function with the inverse function g, then
c. 51 d. 63
g "( x ) equals
79.If 5 f ( x)  3 f (1 / x )  x  2 and y  xf ( x ),
1 1
 dy  a. b.  f "( g ( x)) 2
then   is equal to
 dx  x 1
f "( g ( x))  
a. -1 b. 1 f " g ( x) f "( g ( x))
c.  d. 
 f '( g ( x))  f '( g ( x))
2 3
8 7
c. d.
7 8
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86. Let f : (1,1)  R such that 90. For what value of k, the function
x 3 xy, ( x, y )  (2,3)
e f ( x )  2   (t  1)dt , x  ( 1,1)
x 4 f ( x, y )  
 k, (x,y) = (2, 3)
0
is continuous?
Let f 1 be the inverse function of f, then (a) 6 (b) 9
( f 1 ) '(2) is equal to (c) 16 (d) 18

1  x  y ,( x, y)  (0,0)
a. 1 b. 91. Let f ( x, y )  
2  0 ,(x, y) = (0,0)
1 1 Then,
c. d.
3 e (a) f ( x, y ) is contiuous at (0,0)
87. If f '( x ) denotes the derivative of (b) f ( x, y ) is discontiuous at (0, 0)
differentiable funciton f ( x ) , then
(c) f ( x, y ) is differentiable at (0, 0)
[ f (x  h)]2  [ f (x)]2 
lim   equals (d) None of these
h0
 h  92. Let
f ( x, y )  x3  y 3  63( x  y )  12 xy
a. 2
[ f '( x )]
then
1 (a) the function has three stationary points
b. [ f '( x )]2
2 (b) the function is minimum at (-7, -7)
c. f ( x )  f '( x ) (c) the function is maximum at (3, 3)
(d) the function has neither minimum nor a
d. 2 f ( x )  f '( x )
maximum at (5, -1)
88. The set of points where the function
f ( x )  x | x | is twice differentiable, is
 xy
a.   , ( x, y)  (0, 0)
f ( x, y )   x 2  y 2
R  0 93. Let
b.  0 , (x, y )  (0, 0)

c. R  1, 0,1 Then,
d. R (a) f ( x, y) is discontinuous at (0, 0)
89. Let f : R  R be a positive increasing (b) continuous at (0, 0)
(c) differentiable at (0, 0)
 f (3x )  (d) None of these
funciton such that lim    1, then
x 
 f ( x)  94. For the function
 f (2 x)  f ( x, y )  x3  y 3  3x  12 y  20 , has
lim   equals (a) maximum at (1, 2)
x 
 f ( x) 
(b) minimum at (-1, -2)
2 3 (c) maximum at (1, 2) and minimum at
a. b. (-1, -2)
3 2
(d) the saddle points are (-1,2) and (1,-2).
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95. The real number ‘c’ guaranteed by the Rolle’s (c) f ( 1)  f (1)
Theorem for the function f ( x)  e  x sin x (d) f ( 1)  f (1)  0
102. The failure of the conclusion of Rolle’s Theorem
in the inerval [0,  ] is equal to
arises from the fact that the function
(a)  / 6 (b)  / 4
 x, 0  x 1
(c)  / 3 (d)  / 2 f ( x)   is
 2  x, 1  x  2
96. Let f ( x)  ax 2  bx  c be a real-valued
(a) not continuous on [0, 2]
function defined on [ p, q ], where (b) not differentiable on (0, 2)
p, q  R, p  q and f ( p )  f ( q ), then (c) vanishing at the end points
(d) non-differentiable at the end points.
 pq
f '  is equal to 103. Let f ( x ) be defined on [0, 3] by
 2 
(a) 0 (b) -b/a  x 1 
f ( x)    , then a value of ‘c’ lying
(c) -b/2a (d) none of these  x3
97. The value of ‘c’ guaranteed by the Rolle’s between 0 and 3 such that
theorem for the function f ( x)  4sin x on  f (3)  f (0) 
f '(c )    is equal to
[0,  ] is  30 
(a)  / 6 (b)  / 4 (a) 1/2 (b) 1
(c)  / 3 (d)  / 2 (c) 3/2 (d) none of above
98. Rolle’s theorem is not applicable to the function
f ( x)  1  x 2/3 defined on [-1, 1] because 104. If the tangent to the curve f ( x)  x 2 at any
(a) f is not differentiable on (-1, 1) point (c, f (c)) is parallel to the line joining the
(b) f is not continuous on [-1, 1] points ( a, f ( a )) and (b, f (b)) lying on the
curve, then a, b and c are in
(c) f ' (-1) and f ' (1) do not exist
(a) A.P (b) G.P
(d) f ( 1)  f (1). (c) H.P (d) no definite sequence
99. If f ( x)  x 2  2 x  4 on [1, 5], then the value
105. Let f be a quadratic function defined on [ a , b]
f (5)  f (1)
of c for which f '(c)  , is by: f ( x)   x 2   x   ,  0 then the real
5 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 number ‘c’ guaranteed by the L.M.V. Theorem
(c) 2 (d) 3 is equal to
100. Let f ( x)  x log x, x  0 and f (0)  0. If the (a) ( a  b) / 2 (b) (ab)
Rolle’s Theorem is applicable to this function
a b
on [0, 1] then a possible value of  is (c) 2ab / (a  b) (d)   
(a) -2 (b) -1 b a
(c) 0 (d) 1/2
101. Rolle’s Theorem is not applicable to the function 106. The real munber ‘c’ guaranteed by the L.M.V.
f ( x)  x defined on [-1, 1] because theorem for f ( x)  x( x  1) 2 on [0, 2] is
(a) 1/3 (b) 2/3
(a) f is not continuous on [-1, 1]
(c) 1 (d) 4/3
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107. The abscissa of the point where the tangent to 113. The point on the curve y  2 x  x 2 at which the
the curve y  x 2  x  1 is parallel to the tangent is parallel to the line joining the points
chord joining the points for which (1, 1) and (3, -3) is
(a) (1/2, 3/4) (b) (3/2, 3/4)
x  1 and x  1 is
(a) 0 (b) 1/2
(c) (2, 0) (d) (-5/4, 5/2)
(c) 1 (d) 2
114. The real number c guaranteed by the L.M.V.
108.The abscissa of the point where the tangent to Theorem for f ( x ) =log(x) on [1, 3] is
the curve y  log x is parallel to the chord joining (a) log3 (b) 2log3
the points P(1, 0) and Q(e, 1) is (c) log 3 e (d) 2 log 3 e.
(a) 1 (b) e 115. In the interval [0, 1], the L.M.V. Theorem is
(c) e-1 (d) e + 1 not applicable to the function

109. The abscissa of the point where the tangent to  1  1

 2  x  , x  2
the curve y  e x is parallel to the chord jointing f ( x)   
(a)  1 (1  x )2 , x  1
the points P (0,1) and Q(1, e), is
 2 2
(a) 1 (b) e
(c) e-1 (d) In (e-1)
 sin x
110.If f ( x )  cos x, 0  x   / 2, then the real  , x0
number ‘c’ of the Mean Value Theorem, is equal (b) f ( x)   x
1, x0
to
(a)  / 6 (b)  / 4 (c) f ( x)  x
(c) sin (2 /  ) (d) cos (2 /  )
1 1
(d) f ( x)  x x .
111. If a  b  c  0, then the equation
116. The real number c guaranteed by L.M.V.
3ax 2  2bx  c  0 has Theorem for f ( x)  e x on [0, 1] is
(a) at least one real root in (0, 1)
(a) In(e -1) (b) In (e + 1)
(b) one root in (-1, 0) and the other in (1, 2)
(c) both imaginary roots (c) log10 (e  1) (d) log10 (e  1)
(d) two coincident roots 117. The function f ( x)  2 x3  9 x 2  12 x is strictly
1 1 decreasing on the interval
112. Let f ( x )  a0 x  a1 x  a2 x be defined
2 3

2 3 (a) (1, 2) (b) (2, 12)

on [0, 1]. The condition under which the (c) ( ,1) (d) (12, )
equation: 118. The interval on which the function
a0  a1 x  a2 x 2  0 has at least one real root f ( x)  x / ( x 2  9) is strictly increasing, is
between 0 and 1, is (a) (0, 9) (b) (0,  )
(a) a0  a1  a2  0 (c) (-3, 3) (d) ( , )
(b) a0  2a1  a2  0 119. The largest interval on which the function
(c) a0  2a1 x  3a2  0 f ( x)  x (In x  1) is strictly decreasing, is
(a) (0, 1) (b) (0, e)
1 1
(d) a0  a1    a2  0
2  3 (c) (0, e 1 ) (d) (0, e 2 )
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120. For any function y  f ( x ) if f '( a )  0; and
 x  2 -1  x <0
in passing through the point x  a from left 
f ( x)  1 x =0
to right, if the derivative f '( x ) changes sign 126. Let
 x / 2 0 <x  1
from -ve to +ve, then at the point x  a, the 
function has Then on [-1, 1], this function has
(a) value zero (a) a minimum (b) a maximum
(b) a local maximum (c) either a maximum or a minimum
(c) a local minimum (d) neither a max. nor a minimum
(d) no extremum 127. If y  x 2  bx  c, then if the least possible
121. For any function
value of y is zero, c is equal to
y  f ( x ), if f '(a)  f ''(a )  ...... f ( n 1) ( a)  0 (a) 0 (b) b/2
but f ( n ) (a )  0, then at x  a the function f has (c) b/ 3 (d) b 2 / 4
a minimum if 128. If the function f ( x)  x 2  (k / x) has a local
(a) n is even and f ( n ) (a )  0 minimum at x  1, then k equal
(b) n is odd and f ( n)
(a )  0 (a) -1 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) 2
(c) n is even and f ( n ) (a )  0
129. The largest value of the function
(d) n is odd and f ( n ) (a )  0 f ( x )  sin x  cos x, on [0,  ] is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 2
122. If (4, 8) is the stationary point of the curve
(c) 3 (d) 2.
y  ax 2  bx, then the values of a and b are
130. The smallest value of the function
(a) a = 2 and b = -4
(b) a =-2 and b = 4 f ( x )  sin x  cos x, on [0,  ] is
(c) a =1/2 and b = -4 (a) 0 (b) -1
(d) a = -1/2 and b = 4 (c)  2 (d) -2
131. The function y  xe x has a minimum when x
123. The function f ( x)  x (1  x) , 0  x  1,
25 75
equals
takes its maximum value at the point (a) -1 (b) 0
(a) 0 (b) 1/2 (c) 1 (d) 1/e
(c) 1/3 (d) 1/4 132. If x  1 and x  2 are the stationary points of
the curve y  a In x  bx 2  x, then the values
124. The function f ( x)  x m (1  x) n , m, n, N has
of a and b are
a maximum at
(a) a  2 / 3 and b = 1/6
(a) x  m / (m  n ) (b) x  n / ( m  n )
(b) a  2 / 3 and b = -1/6
(c) x  m / (m  n) (d) x  n / ( m  n)
(c) a  2 / 3 and b = -1/6
125. The maximum value of the function (d) a  2 / 3 and b = 1/6
133. The maximum value of xy subject to x + y = 8
y  ( x  2) 2/3 (2 x  1), is
is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (a) 8 (b) 16
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134. The largest fraction whose denominator x

141. The function f ( x )   e

2
t / 2
exceeds the square of its numerator by 16, is (1  t 2 ) dt has a
0
(a) 1/8 (b) 1/10
(c) 1/17 (d) 3/25 maximum at
(a) x =1 (b) x = -1
135. For the equation (x  1)( x  3)  m ( x  1)  0,
(c) x = 2 (d) x = -2
the sum of the square of the roots is minimum
10
when m equals
142. Let f ( x )   2 x be a polynomial in real
n 2n

(a) -3 (b) -5 n0

(c)3 (d) 5
variable x. then f ( x ) has
136. The point on the straight line y  x such that
(a) exactly one minimum
the sum of the square of its distances from
(b) more than one minimum
the points ( a, 0), ( a, 0) and (0, b) is (c) at least one maximum
minimum, is (d) neither a maximum nor a minimum.
(a) (0, 0) (b) ( a , a ) 143. The minimum value of
(c) ( a / 6, a / 6) (d) (b/ 6, b/ 6) f ( )  cos   cos 2 is
137. The critical points and the extrema, if any, of (a) -2 (b) 2
the 9 9
(c)  (d) 
function f ( x)  x  x  1 are 8 18
144. The correct statement about the behaviour of
(a) Critical points x  0, x  1; Maximum
value = 1; Minimum value=0 the function f ( x )  x  sin x, x  [0, 2 ] is
(b) No critical points; Maximum value = 1; (a) f has a minimum but no maximum
Minimum value = 0. (b) f has a maximum but no minimum
(c) Critical points x  0, x  1; Minimum (c) f has neither a maximum nor a minimum
value = 1 No maximum value.
(d) f has both maximum and minimum
(d) No critical points; Minimum value =1; No
maximum value.
145. The total number of local maxima and local
 x for 0< x  2 minima value of the function
138. Let f ( x)  
1 for x  0 ( x  2)3 , -3<x  1
f ( x)   2/3 is
Then at x  0, f has  x , -1<x  2
(a) a local maximum (a) nil (b) 1
(b) a local minimum (c) 2 (d) 3
(c) no local maximum 2
(d) no local minimum 146. The maximum value of f ( x)  x 4 e x , is
139. The function f ( x)  (2 x3  3x 2  12 x  4) has (a) e 2 (b) 4 e 2
(a) two maxima (b) two minima (c) 12 e 2 (d)16 e 2
(c) one maximum and one minimum
147. The function f ( x)  ax 3  bx 2  cx  d has a
(d) no extrema
140. If y  4 x3  3 px 2  48 x  3 has stationary local extremum somewhere in ( , ) if
points then p must not lie on the interval. (a) b 2  ac (b) b 2  2 ac
(a) (-8, 8) (b) (8,  ) (c) b 2  3ac (d) b 2  4ac
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148. Which of the following statements is/are 153. The perimeter of a given rectangle is x,its area
correct? will be maximum, if its sides are
(i) For a function f , conditions f '  0 for (a) x/4;x/4 (b) x/6;x/3
(c) x/7;5x/4 (d) 3x/10;x/5
increasing and f '  0 for decreasing are
154. The sum of two non-zero numbers is 8. The
always necessary. minimum value of the sum of their reciprocals is
(ii) If f and g be two funcions having the equal to
same domain D and f  g be (a) 1/8 (b) 1/4
differentiable at a point c  D , then (c) 1/2 (d) 1.
155. The maximum slope of the curve,
f and g are necessrily differentiable at c.
y   x 3  3 x 2  9 x  27 is
(a) (i) only (b) (ii) only
(c) Both (i) and (ii) (d) None of these (a) 0 (b) 12
(c) 16 (d) 32
149.For a  0, if the function
156.A particle is moving along a straight line and its
f ( x)  2 x3  9ax 2  12a 2 x  1 attains its distance x from a fixed point 0 on the line at
maximum and minimum at p and q respectively, time t is given by x  a (1  cos 2 t ), a being a
p < q such that p 2  q, then a equals constant. The velocity of the particle is minimum
(a) 1 (b) 2 when x equals
(c) 3 (d) 4 (a) a/2 (b) a
(c) 3a/2 (d) 2a.
150. Let f ( x)  (1  b 2 ) x 2  2bx  1 and let m(b) 157. For any function y  f ( x ), if
be the minimum value of f ( x ) . As b varies, the dy
 6( x  1)( x  2) 2 ( x  3)3 ( x  4) 4 , then this
range of m(b) is dx
function has one maximum and one minimum at
 1 (a) 2 and 1 (b) 3 and 1
(a) [0, 1] (b)  0,  (c) 2 and 3 (d) 4 and 2.
 2
158. The value of x for which the function
1 
(c)  ,1 (d)  0,1 f ( x)  ( x  a1 ) 2  ( x  a2 ) 2  ....  ( x  an ) 2 has
2 
a minimum, which is___ of numbers a1 , a2 ,....an .
151. Let f : R  R be a function defined by:
(a) A.M. (b) G.M.
 ( k  2 x ) i f x  1 (c) H.M. (d) none of these
f ( x)  
(2 x  3) if x  1
159. Let y  f ( x ) be a real-valued function defined
If f has a local minimum at x  1 then a
on [1, 6] such that
possible value of k is
(a) 0 (b) -1/2 (i) f is continuous on [1, 6]
(c) -1 (d) 1 (ii) f is differentiable on (1, 6),
152. Let p ( x ) be a polynomial of degree 4 having (iii) f (1) = -2 and
 p( x)  (iv) f '(c )  2 for 1< c < 6, then the minimum
extrema at x  1, 2 and lim  2   1, then
x 0
 x  value of f (6) is
p(2) equals (a) -2 (b) 2
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 8 (d) 10
(c) 1/4 (d) -1/4
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160. If g ( x)  1  x1/3 and 166 . A particle starts from rest and moves in a straight

( fog )( x )  2  5 x1/3  x 2/3  x, then the dx

line with a velocity given by  ( x  1),
dt
maximum value of f ( x ) is
where x is the distance transversed in time t
(a) 0 (b) 1 seconds the time taken by the particle to traverse
(c) 5 (d) 7 a distance of 999 metres is
161. The positive value of k for which the equation
(a) log1000 e (b) log e 100
ke x  x  0 has only one root, is
(a) k  1/ e (b) k = 1 (c) 3log e 10 (d) 4 log e 10
(c) k = e (d) k = In2.
162. For k > 0 the set of all value of k for which 167. If f ( x, y ) is differentiable at (a, b), then the
ke x  x =0 has two distinct roots is partial derivatives f x and f y at (a, b)
(a) 0  k  1/ e (b) 1/ e  k  1
(a) f x exists but f y does not exists
(c)1/ e  k   (d) 0  k  1
163. Let f ( x ) and g(x) be two functions such that (b) f x does not exists but f y exists
g(x) = f ( x ) +Ax, where x  [ a, b] and A is a (c) f x and f y both are exists
constant. It g(x) satisfies the conditions of the
(d) f x and f y both are not exists
Rolle’s Theorem, then the correct relationship is
f (b)  f (a )
(a) A 
(b  a) 168. Let f ( x, y )  xy ,
f (b)  f (a ) Then the value of f x (0, 0) and f y (0, 0) is
(b) A 
( a  b) (a) 0, 0 (b) 0, 1
f (b)  f (a ) (c) 1, 0 (d) 1, 1
(c) A  169. Let
(b  a)
f (b)  f (a )  xy
 2 ; x2  y 2  0
(d) A  f ( x, y)   x  y 2
(b  a)
 0 ,x y0
164. Given the function 
f ( x, y )  x 2  2 xy  y 2  x 3  y 3  x 5 (a) f ( x, y) is continuous at origin
(a) has maximum value at origin (b) f ( x, y) is differentiable at origin
(b) has minimum value at origin
(c) has neither maximum nor minimum value (c) f x (0, 0)  0
at origin (d) f y (0, 0)  0
(d) none of above.
 x2  1  170. Given the function
165. If f ( x )   2  , x  R , then the
 x 1 f ( x, y )  x 2  2 xy  y 2  x 3  y 3  x5
minimum value of f is (a) has maximum value at origin
(a) -1 (b) 0 (b) has minimum value at origin
(c) 1 (d) non-existent (c) has neither maximum nor minimum value
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171. Let f : R  R be defined as 177. The value of ‘C’ in Rolle’s theorem, where
2  / 2  C   / 2 and f ( x )  cos x is equal to
f ( x )  x  x  1 . The total number of points
(a)  / 4 (b)  / 3
at which f attains a local maximum or local (c)  (d) 0
minimum, is
(a) nil (b) 3 178. Let f ( x)  x n x for real x. Then f ( x ) is
(c) 5 (d) 6 differentiable at origin, if n is equal to which one
172. Let p(x) be a real polynomial of least degree of the following?
which has a local maximum at x = 1, a local (a) 1
minima at x = 3, If p(1) =6 and p(3) = 2, (b) 0
then p ' (0) equals (c) Any real number
(d) Any positive integer
(a) 2
(b) 3 179. If f ( x ) is real valued function defined on
(c) 6 [0, ) such that f (0)  0 and f ''( x)  0, x,
(d)9
f ( x)
173. Let f : R  R be defined as then the function h( x )  is
x
2
f ( x )  x  1 . The total number of points (a) increasing in [0, )
at which f attains a local maximum or local (b) decreasing in [0, )
minimum, is
(c) increasing in [0,1] and decreasing in [1, ]
(a) nil (b) 3
(c) 5 (d) none of above. (d) decreasing in [0,1] and increasing in [1, ]
174. If f ( x  y )  f ( x). f ( y ) for all x and y.. 
 x , 1  x  0
1/3

Suppose that f (3)  3 and f '(0)  11 then, 180. If f ( x )   1/3 , then

 x , 0  x  1
f '(3) is equal to (a) Rolle’s theorem does not apply to f in
(a) 22 [-1, 1]
(b) 33 (b) Rolle’s theorem apply to f in [-1, 1]
(c) 28 (c) f is not continuous at x = 0
(d) None of these
(d) f ' (0) = 0
175. If  is repeated root of the polynomial equation 181. let f (x)  sin  x  x  R. then
f ( x )  0, then (a) f is continuous nowhere
(a) f ( )  0 but f '( )  0 (b) f is continuous everywhere and
(b) f ( )  0 but f '( )  0 differentiable nowhere.
(c) f is continuous everywhere and
(c) f '( )  0 but f '( )  0 differentiable every where except at
(d) f ( )  0 and f '( )  0 integral values of x.
(d) f is differentiable everywhere.
176. If f ( x ) = x5  20 x 3  240 x, then f ( x) is f ( a  h)  f ( a  h )
182. If f ' (a) exists, then lim
(a) monotonically decreasing ererywhere h 0 h
(b) monotonically decreasing on (0, ) is equal to
(c) monotonically increasing everywhere (a) f '(a ) / 2 (b) f '(a )
(d) monotonically increasing only in ( ,0) (c) 2 f '( a ) (d) None of these

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183. If f ( x ), g ( x ) are differentiable on (a, b) and 188. The function f ( x)  x  2 is not
are continuous on [a, b] and differentiable at a point
f ( a )  g (b)  0, then a point c  (a, b) (a) x = 2 (b) x = -2
such that (c) x = -1 (d) x = 1
(a) f (c )  f '(c) g'(c)  0 189. A function f : R  R statisfies the eq.
(b) g(c) f '(c )  f (c) g'(c)  0 f ( x  y )  f ( x ). f ( y ), x, y  R and f ( x )
(c) f '(c ) g (c)  f (c)  0 is differentiable at 0 and f '(0)  2 then f '( x )
(d) f (c ) f '(c)  g (c)  0 is equal to . where f (x)  0 x  R.
(a) 2 f ( x ), x  R (b) 4 f ( x ), x  R
184. The continuous function f : R  R defined by (c) 0, x  R  0 (d) None of the above
f ( x)  ( x 2  1) 2011 is 190. If f is a differentiable function on the real line
(a) Onto but not one-one such that f (0)  5 and f ( x )<5, x  0 then
(b) One-one but not onto
(c) Both one-one and onto (a) f '(0)  5 (b) f '(0)  5
(d) Neither one-one nor onto (c) f '(0)  0 (d) f '(0)  25
cos x, x  0
185. Let f ( x  y )  f ( x) f ( y ) for all x and y and 191. The function f ( x)   has
 cos x, x  0
f (5) = -2 and f ' (0) = 3. What is the
(a) continuity at x  0
value f ' (5)? (b) removeable discontinuity at x  0
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) irremovable discontinuity at x  0
(c) -6 (d) 6 (d) none of the above
x when 0  x  1/ 2 192. Consider the function f ( x )  x where x is
3

f ( x)  1 when x  1/ 2
186. Let real, then the function f ( x ) at x  0 is
1  x when 1/2<x  1
 (a) continuous but not differentiable
then f ( x ) is (b) once differentiable but not twice
(c) twice differentiable but not thrice`
(a) continuous at x  1/ 2
(d) thrice differentiable
(b) not defined at x  1/ 2
 x, x is rational
(c) discontinuous at x  1/ 2 193. If f ( x)   then which of
(d) continuous for all x, 0  x  1 1-x, x is irrational
the following is incorrect?
1 when 0  x  1/ 2 (a) fof ( x ) is monotonic

f ( x)  2 when x  1/ 2 (b) f ( x )  f (1  x ) is constant
187. Let
1  x when 1/2<x  1
 (c) both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
then f ( x ) is
1
(a) continuous at x  1/ 2 194. lim is
x2 ( x  2) 2
(b) not defined at x  1/ 2
(a)  (b) 
(c) discontinuous at x  1/ 2
(c) exists finitely (d) does not exist
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198. Let
195. For ( x, y )  R , let
2

 xy
 , ( x, y)  (0, 0)
 2 xy f ( x, y )   x 2  y 2 .
 ; if (x, y )  (0, 0)
f ( x, y )   x 2  y 2 0 ,(x,y) = (0,0)

0 ;(x, y )  (0, 0)
 Then,
Then, (a) f ( x, y ) is discontinuous at (0, 0)
(a) f x and f y exists at (0, 0) and f is (b) f ( x, y ) is continuous at (0, 0)
continuous at (0, 0) (c) f x (0, 0)  1
(b) f x and f y exists at (0, 0) and f is (d) f y (0, 0)  1
discontinuous at (0, 0)
f f
199. Let f : R 2  R be such that and
(c) f x and f y does not exists at (0, 0) and x y
f is continuous at (0,0) exist at all points. Then,
(d) f x and f y does not exists at (0, 0) and (a) The total derivative of f exists at all
f is discontinuous at (0, 0) points of R 2
(b) f is continuous on R 2
 xy
 ; if (x, y )  (0, 0) (c) The function f ( x, y ) as a function of x
f ( x, y )   x 2  y 2
196.
0 ;(x, y )  (0, 0) for every fixed y and f ( x, y ) as a function

of y for every fixed x are continuous
Then,
(d) all directional dervative of f exist at all
(a) f is continuous at (0, 0) and the partial
points of R 2
derivatives f x , f y exists at every point of 200. Let if possible,
R2 sin( x 2  y 2 )
 lim ,
(b) f is discontinuous at (0, 0) and f x , f y ( x , y ) (0,0) x2  y 2
does not exists at every point of R 2
x2  y2
(c) f is discontinuous at (0, 0) and f x , f y  lim .then
( x , y ) (0,0) x 2  y 2

exists at (0, 0)
(a)  exist but  does not exists
(d) None of the above
(b)  does not exists  exists
197. Let f : R 2  R be defined by
(c)  ,  do not exists
 x 2  y 2 , if x and y are rational (d) Both  ,  exists
f ( x, y )  
0 , otherwise
Then,
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