CHAPTER 17

Applicationof Derivatives
PYQ Trend of the Chapter 2023 2022 2021 2020
2019
Topics E M M T M M

Tangent Normal 2 1 2 5 6 1 1 9 7 3

Rate Measure Error and Approximation 1 1 1 3 1

|Monotonicity 3 4 1 6 5 12 14 2 5 1
12
Maxima Minima 10 5 15 5 10 16 2 7 7 211
Mean Value Theorem 1 1 2o3
Total Questions 6 9 231o 1612 3812 22 842 10 14 5 29 10 13 3 26

E: Easy. M: Moderate, T: Tough, Ooer

Recent Trend in PYQ's

Weightage of AOD (Application of Derivatives) increased in 2021 & 2022 and then decreased in 2023
Multiple mixed questions with other chapters involving AOD were asked in 2023
Tough questions on Monotonicity of functions involving Modulus function and Composite function in 2022
and 2023 were asked.
Questions based on finding roots of equation using AOD are common in recent years.
Tough questions involving maxima minima involving modulus function are asked in last two years
High number of questions from tangent and normal arc asked. It is a scoring topic
" Very low weightage of Rate Measure in last 3 years.

Expert Suggestion
Difficulty of this chapter has increased to great level in recent years. Questions are calculative and becoming trickier
Practice PYQ questions to understand the change in the level of questions asked. If you are not good at this chapter.
you can plan to do at least Tangent Normal as the questions there are still easy and haven't changed much.

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