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1. The slopes of the tangents at the points where the curve y x 2 4x intersects the x-axis is
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
2. The inclination of the tangent at on the curve x a sin , y a 1 cos is
3
2 5
A) B) C) D)
3 6 3 6
3. The point on the curve x 2 y 2 2x 3 0 at which the tangent is parallel to x-axis is
A) 1,0 , 1, 4 B) 0, 1 , 2,3 C) 2,13 , 2, 3 D) 1,2 , 1, 2
4. Find the slope of the normal to the curve 2x 2 xy 3y 2 18 at 3,1
11 3 11 3
A) B) C) D)
3 11 3 11
5. The equation of the tangent to the curve y 2sin x sin 2x at x on it is
3
A) y 3 0 B) y 3 0 C) 2y 3 0 D) 2y 3 3 0
6. The equation to the normal to the curve y 4 ax 3 at (a, a) is
A) x 2y 3a B) 3x 4y a 0 C) 4x 3y 7a D) 4x 3y 0
7. Equation of the tangent at (1,-1) to the curve x 3 xy 2 4x 2 xy 5x 3y 1 0 is
A) x 1 0 B) x 1 0 C) y 1 0 D) y 1 0
x
8. Equation of the tangent to the curve y 2
at the point where the curve cuts y-axis is
1 e
A) x y 0 B) x 2y 0 C) 2x y 0 D) 2x y 0
9. If the slope of the tangent to the curve y x 3 at a point on it is equal to the ordinate of the
point then the point is
A) (27, 3) B) (3, 27) C) (3, 3) D) (1,1)
10. The slope of the tangent to the curve x t2 3t 8, y 2t2 2t 5 at the point (2,-1) on it is
22 7
A) B) -6 C) D)
7 7 22
11. The point on the curve y 3x 2 2x 5 at which the tangent is perpendicular to the line
x 2y 3 0
A) (0, -5) B) (0, 5) C) (-5, 0) D) (5, 0)
12. The points on the curve y x 3 2x 2 x at which the tangent line parallel to y 3x 2 is
2 14 2 14 2 14
A) 2, 2 B) , C) 2, 2 , D) 2,2 13 , 27
3 27 3 27
x
13. Equation of the tangent line to y be a where it crosses y-axis is
x y x y
A) ax by 1 B) 1 C) 1 D) ax by 1
a b b a
14. The point on the curve y 3 3x 2 12y where the tangent is vertical are
4 4 11
A) ,2 B) , 2 C) ,1 D) 0,0
3 3 3
15. The curve y ax 3 bx 2 cx 8 touches x-axis at P 2,0 and cuts the y-axis at a point Q
where its gradient is 3. The values of a, b, c are respectively
5 1 1 1 1
A) , 3,3 B) 0, ,3 C) ,0,3 D) , ,3
4 4 4 4 4
x2 y2
16. The coordinates of the point P x, y lying in the first quadrant on the ellipse 1 so
8 18
that the area of the triangle formed by the tangent at P and coordinate axes is the smallest,
are given by
A) 8,0 B) 18,0 C) 2,3 D) 3,2
17. If the tangent at any point on the curve x 4 y 4 a 4 cuts off intercepts 'p ' and 'q ' on the
4 4
coordinate axes, then the value of p 3 q 3 is
4 1 1
A) a 3 B) a 2 C) a2 D) None
18. The sum of the squares of the intercepts on the axes of the tangent at any point on the curve
2 2 2
x3 y3 a 3 is
2
a 3a
A) B) a 2 C) 2a D)
2 2
19. If the line ax by c 0 is normal to the curve xy 1 then
A) a 0, b 0 B) a 0, b 0 C) a 0,b 0 D) a 0,b 0
20. The tangent at the point P x, y on the curve x m .y n a m n meets the axes at A and B. The
ratio in which P divides AB is
A) m :1 B) 1: n C) n : m D) m : n
21. The tangent at point P x, y on the curve xy c 2 meets the axes at A and B. The ratio in
which P divides AB is
A) 1: 2 B) 2 :1 C)1:1 D) 2 : 3
22. If the tangent at to the curve x a cos 3 , y a sin3 meets the x and y axes in A and B
4
then the area of the triangle OAB is
a2 a2 3a 2 5a 2
A) sq.units B) sq.units C) sq.units D) sq.units
4 2 4 4
23. The area of the triangle formed by the tangent to the curve xy a 2 at x1, y1 on it and the
axes is
A) a 2 sq. units B) 3a 2 / 2 sq. units C) 2a 2 sq. units D) 4a 2 sq. units
24. If the area of the triangle formed by a tangent to the curve x n y a n1 and the coordinate axes
is constant, then n
A) 2 B) 2 C) 1 D) 1
a b
25. Area of the triangle formed by the tangent, normal at the point , on the curve
2 2
x2 y2
1 and the x-axis is
a 2 b2
ab b(a 2 b2 )
A) a 2 b2 B) 4ab C) D) 1
4 4a
26. Area of the triangle formed by the tangent and normal at (a, a) on the curve y 2a x x 2
and the x-axis is
A) a 2 / 3 sq. units B) 5a 2 sq. units
C) 5a 2 / 3 sq. units D) a 2 sq. units
27. The equation of the tangent to the curve y 9 2x 2 at the point where the ordinate and
abscissa are equal is
A) 2x y 3 3 0 B) 2x y 3 3 0
C) 2x y 3 3 0 D) 2x y 3 3 0
2
28. The angle made by the tangent at any point on the curve x a t sin t cos t , y a 1 sin t
with x -axis is
t t
A) B) C) D)
2 4 2 4 2
29. The slope of the tangent to the curve at a point (x, y) on it is proportional to x 2 . If the
slope of the tangent to the curve at 10, 9 on it is 3. The equation of the curve is
3
x 22 1
2
A) y k x 2 B) y
16
3 2
C) y x 22 3 D) y K x 2
16
30. The distance of the origin from the normal to the curve y e2x x 2 at x 0 is
2 2
A) B) C) 2 5 D) 5 2
5 5
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ANSWER KEY
1. D 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. D
8. B 9. B 10. A 11. B 12. C 13. B 14. A
15. A 16. C 17. A 18. B 19. B 20. C 21. C
22. A 23. C 24. D 25. C 26. C 27. A 28. D
29. C 30. B
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1. If the normal line at (1, -2) on the curve y 2 5x 1 is ax 5y b 0 then the values of a and
b are
A) –14, 4 B) 4, – 14 C) 4, 6 D) 4, 10
y
2.
The equation of the normal to the curve y 1 x sin1 sin2 x at x 0 is
A) x y 1 B) x y 1 0 C) 2x y 2 D) 2x y 1 0
3. The length of sub-normal to the curve xy a 2 at x, y on it varies as
A) x 2 B) y 2 C) x 3 D) y 3
4. The length of sub-tangent to the curve y n a n1.x at x, y on it is
n n2
A) B) nx C) n2 x D)
x x
5. If the subnormal to the curve x 2 .y n a 2 is a constant then n
A) 4 B) 3 C) 2 D) 1
6. The length of subnormal to the curve y be x/a at any point (x, y) is proportional to
A) x B) y C) x 2 D) y 2
7. The tangent at A 2,4 on the curve y x 3 2x 2 4 cuts the x-axis at T then the length of
AT
A) 10 B) 12 C) 15 D) 17
8. The length of normal at (2, 1) on the curve xy 2x y 5 is
5 10
A) 5 B) C) D) 10
3 3
9. If the length of the sub tangent is 9 and the length of the subnormal is 4 at x, y on y f x
then y
A) 36 B) 9 C) 4 D) 6
10. Length of the normal to the curve at any point on the curve y
a e x/a e x/a varies as
2
A) x B) x 2 C) y D) y 2
11. If the length of the subnormal is equal to the length of the sub tangent at any point (x, y) on
the curve y f x and the tangent at (3, 4) to y f x meets the coordinate axes A and B the
maximum area of the OAB is
45 49 25 81
A) B) C) D)
2 2 2 2
12. The sum of the lengths of sub tangent and tangent to the curve
x c 2cos log cos ec cot , y c sin 2 at is
3
c 3c 5c
A) B) 2c C) D)
2 2 2
13. The length of normal at on the curve given by x a cos3 , y a sin3 is
A) a sin2 B) a sin2 cos C) a sin2 tan D) a cos
14.
The sub normal at (x, y) on the curve y 2 x 2 a 2 x 2 a 2 varies as
1 1
A) x 2 B) C) y 3 D)
x2 x3
15. An angle between the curves y x 3 3x 2 8x 4, y 3x 2 7x 4 at 1,0 is
A) B) C) 0 D)
2 4 6
16. The angle between the curves x2 8y and y 2 8x at 8,8 is
3 4
A) 0 B) tan1 3 C) tan1 D) tan1
4 3
17.
The angle between the curves x 2 y 2 12 and y 2 x 2 4 at the point 2, 2 2
1 2
A)
2
B) tan1
2
C) tan1 2 2 D) tan1
3
18. If is the angle between the curves y 2 x and x 2 y 2 2 then tan is
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
x2 y2
19. The curves x 2 y 2 8 and 1 cut each other at the common point at an angle
18 2
A) B) C) D)
4 3 2
x2 y2 x2 y2
20. If the curves 1 and 2 1 cut each other orthogonally then 2
16 9 4
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
x2 y2
21. If the curves 1 and y 2 16x intersect at right angles then value of a 2 is
a2 4
8 16
A) 2 B) 4 C) D)
3 3
22. The curves x 2 py 2 1 and qx 2 y 2 1 are orthogonal to each other then
1 1 1 1 1 1
A) p q 2 B) 2 C) 2 D) 2
p q p q p q
23. The two curves y x 2 1 and y 8x x 2 9 at the point 2,3
A) have common tangent 4x y 5 0 B) have common tangent x 4y 14 0
C) have common normal 4x y 11 D) have common normal x 4y 10
24. The area of the triangle formed by the positive x-axis, the normal and the tangent to the
curve x 2 y 2 4 at 1, 3 in sq. units is
A) 2 3 B) 3 C) 4 3 D) 6
x2 y2 x2 y2
25. If the curves 2
2
1 and 1 cut each other orthogonally then a 2 b2
a b 25 16
A) 9 B) 400 C) 75 D) 41
26. If the tangent to the curve 2y 3 ax 2 x 3 at the point a,a cuts off intercepts and on the
coordinate axes such that 2 2 61 then a
A) 30 B) 5 C) 6 D) 61
27. If the chord joining the points where x p, x q on the curve y ax 2 bx c is parallel to the
tangent drawn to the curve at , then
pq pq
A) 2pq B) pq C) D)
2 2
28. Assertion (A): The curve y 2 x 3 1 is tangent to a circle centered at 4, 0 at the point with
3
abscissa .
4
2 dy
Reason (R): Let the circle be x 4 y 2 c 2 : for tangency, must be equal for both the
dx
dy
curves 2y 3x 2 2x 8
dx
A) Both A and R are true R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true
29. A function y f x has a second derivative f " x 6 x 1 If its graph passes through the
point 2,1 and at that point the tangent to the graph is y 3x 5 then the function is
2 2 3 3
A) x 1 B) x 1 C) x 1 D) x 1
x
30. The intercepts on x-axis made by tangents to the curve, y t dt, x R, which are parallel to
0
the line y 2x, are equal to
A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D) 3
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ANSWER KEY
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. D
8. D 9. D 10. D 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. D
15. C 16. C 17. C 18. C 19. C 20. C 21. A
22. D 23. A 24. A 25. A 26. A 27. C 28. D
29. D 30. A
