1.

The normal to the curve ) cos (sin a y ), sin (cos a x + at any point
' ' is such that
(a) It passes thorugh
,
_

a ,
2
a (b) It is at a constant distance from the origin
(c) It passes through the origin (d) It makes an angle +

2
with the x-axis
2. The tangents to the curve y = e
2x
at the point (0, 1) meets the x-axis at
(a) (0, 0) (b) (2, 0) (c)

,
_

0 ,
2
1
(d) none of these
3. Tangents to the curve y = x
3
at x = -1 and x = 1 are
(a) parallel (b) intrersecting obliquely but not at an angle of 45
0
(c) perpendicular to each other (d) intersecting at an angle of 45
0
4. The slope of the normal to the curve x
3
= 8a
2
y, a > 0, at a point in the first quadrant is
3
2

, then the point is

(a) (2a, -a) (b) (2a, a) (c) (a, 2a) (d) (a, a)
5. The point on the curve y = (x - 3)
2
, where the tangent is parallel to the chord joining (3, 0) and (4, 1) is
(a)

,
_

4
1
,
2
7
(b)

,
_

4
1
,
2
5
(c)

,
_

4
1
,
2
5
(d)

,
_

4
1
,
2
7
6. The normal at the point (1, 1) on the curve 2y = 3 - x
2
is
(a) x + y = 0 (b) x + y + 1 = 0 (c) x - y + 1 = 0 (d) x - y = 0
7. For the curve

0 , sin e x , cos sin 3 y ; the tangent is parallel to x-axis when

is
(a) 0 (b)
2

(c)
4

(d)
6

8. If the rate of increase of 5 x 2

2
x
2
+ is twice the rate of decrease of it, then x is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
9. The curve
2
b
y
a
x
n n

,
_

+
,
_

touches the straight line 2

b
y
a
x
+ at the point (a, b) for
(a) n = 3 (b) n = 2 (c) any value of n (d) no value of n
10. The point on the curve y = 6x - x
2
where the tangent is parallel to x-axis is
(a) (0, 0) (b) (2, 8) (c) (6, 0) (d) (3, 9)
LEVEL - 1 (Objective)
Application of
Darivatives
11. If the curve y = ax
2
- 6x + b passes through (0, 2) and has its tangent parallel to x-axis at
2
3
x , then the values
of a and b are respectively
(a) 2, 2 (b) -2, -2 (c) -2, 2 (d) 2, -2
12. For the curve x = t
2
- 1, y = t
2
- t, the tangent line is perpendicular to x-axis, where
(a) t = 0 (b) t (c)
3
1
t (d)
3
1
t
13. The line 1
b
y
a
x
+ touches the curve y = be
-x/a
at the point
(a)
,
_

a
b
, a
(b)
,
_

a
b
, a
(c)
,
_

b
a
, a (d) none of these
14. The slope of tangent to the curve x = t
2
+ 3t - 8, y = 2t
2
- 2t - 5 at the point (2, -1) is
(a)
7
22
(b)
7
6
(c) -6 (d) none of these
15. Equation of the tangent at the point P(t), where t is any parameter, to the parabola y
2
= 4ax is
(a) yt = x + at
2
(b) y = xt + at
2
(c) y = tx (d)
t
a
tx y +
16. The point on the curve y
2
= x, the tangent at which makes an angle of 45
0
with x-axis will be given by
(a)

,
_

4
1
,
2
1
(b)

,
_

2
1
,
2
1
(c) (2, 4) (d)

,
_

2
1
,
4
1
17. The straight line x + y = a will be a tangent to the ellipse 1
16
y
9
x
2 2
+ if 'a' =
(a) 8 (b)
5 t
(c)
10 t
(d)
6 t
18. The equation to the normal to the curve y = sin x at (0, 0) is
(a) x = 0 (b) y = 0 (c) x + y = 0 (d) x - y = 0
19. If tangent to the curve x = at
2
, y = 2at is perpendicular to x-axis then its point of contact is
(a) (a, a) (b) (0, a) (c) (a, 0) (d) (0, 0)
20. Equation of tangent to the curve x = a cos
3
t , y = a sin
3
t at 't' is
(a) x sec t - y cosec t = a (b) x sec t + y cosec t = a (c) x cosec t + y cosec t = a (d) none of these
21. The angle of intersection of the curves y = x
2
and 6y = 7 - x
3
at (1, 1) is
(a)
4

(b)
3

(c)
2

(d) none of these

22. The angle of intersection of the curves y = 4 - x
2
and y = x
2
is
(a)
2

(b)
,
_

3
4
tan
1
(c)
7
2 4
tan
1
(d) none of these
23. Each curve of the system x
2
- y
2
= p cuts each curve of the system xy = q at an angle
(a)
6

(b)
4

(c)
3

(d)
2

24. Two curves x

3
- 3xy
2
+ 2 = 0 and 3x
2
y - y
3
- 2 = 0
(a) cut at right angle (b) touch each other
(c) cut at an angle
3

(d) cut at an angle

4

25. The normal at the point (bt

1
2
, 2bt
1
) on a parabola meets the parabola again in the point (bt
2
2
, 2bt
2
) then
(a)
1
1 2
t
2
t t + (b)
1
1 2
t
2
t t
(c)
1
1 2
t
2
t t + (d)
1
1 2
t
2
t t
26. A point on the parabola y
2
= 18x at which the ordinate increases at twice the rate of the abscissa is
(a) (2, 4) (b) (2, -4) (c)
,
_

2
9
,
8
9
(d)

,
_

2
9
,
8
9
27. A function y = f(x) has a second order derivative ) 1 x ( 6 ) x ( f . 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
(a) (x - 1)
2
(b) (x - 1)
3
(c) (x + 1)
3
(d) (x + 1)
2
28. The normal to the curve + sin a y ), cos 1 ( a x at '0' always passes through the fixed point
(a) (a, 0) (b) (0, a) (c) (0, 0) (d) (a, a)
29. If 2a + 3b + 6c = 0, then at least one root of the equation ax
2
+ bx + c = 0 lies in the interval
(a) (0, 1) (b) (1, 2) (c) (2, 3) (d) (1, 3)
30. Let f be differentiable for all x. If f(1) = -2 and 2 ) x ( f for ] 6 , 1 [ x , then
(a) f(1) < 5 (b) f(6) = 5 (c) 8 ) 6 ( f (d) f(6) < 8
31. If the function f(x) = ax
3
+ bx
2
+ 11x - 6 satisfies condition of Rolle's theorem in [1, 3] and 0
3
1
2 f
,
_

+ , then
values of 'a' and 'b' are respectively
(a) 1, -6 (b) -2, 1 (c)
2
1
, 1
(d) -1, 6
32. Rolle's theorem holds for the function x
3
+ bx
2
+ cx, 2 x 1 at the point
3
4
, the value of b and c are:
(a) b = 8, c = -5 (b) b = -5, c = 8 (c) b = 5, c = -8 (d) b = -5, c = -8
33. Let f(x) and g(x) be differentiable for
1 x 0
such that f(0) = 0, g(0) = 0, f(1) = 6. Let there exist a real
number 'c' in (0, 1) such that ) c ( g 2 ) c ( f , then the value of g(1) must be
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) -2 (d) -1
34. If the function f(x) = x
3
- 6x
2
+ ax + b defined on [1, 3] satisfies Rolle's theorem for
,
_

+
3
1
2 c , then
(a) a = 11, b = 6 (b) a = -11, b = 6 (c) a = 11,
R b
(d) none of these
35. If 'f ' is strictly increasing function, then

) 0 ( f ) x ( f
) x ( f ) x ( f
lim
2
0 x
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) 2
36. For the function f(x) = x
2
- 6x + 8, , 4 x 2 the value of 'x' for which ) x ( f vanishes is
(a) 3 (b)
2
5
(c)
4
9
(d)
2
7
37. The function f(x) = x
3
- 3x is
(a) increasing in ) , 1 ( ) 1 , ( and decreasing in (-1, 1)
(b) decreasing in ) , 1 ( ) 1 , ( and increasing in (-1, 1)
(c) increasing in ) , 0 ( and decreasing in ) 0 , (
(d) decreasing in ) , 0 ( and increasing in ) 0 , (
38. The function y = x
3
+ 5x
2
- 1 is decreasing in the interval
(a) 0 x
3
10
< < (b) -3 < x < 3 (c)
< < x 0
(d)
3
10
x < <
39. If y = 8x
3
- 60x
2
+ 144x + 27 is a decreasing function in the interval (a, b), then (a, b) is
(a) (-3, 2) (b) (2, 3) (c) (5, 6) (d) (3, 2)
40. The interval on which f(x) = 2x
3
+ 9x
2
+ 12x - 1 is decreasing is
(a) ) , 1 ( (b) (-2, -1) (c) ) 2 , ( (d) (-1, 1)
41. Let f(x) = x
3
+ 6x
2
+ px + 2. If the largest possible interval, in which f(x) is a decreasing function, is
(-3, -1), then 'p' equals:
(a) 9 (b) 3 (c) -2 (d) none of these
42. The function f(x) = cot
-1
x + x increases in the interval
(a) ) , 1 ( (b) ) , 1 ( (c) ) , ( (d) ) , 0 (
43. The function f(x) = a cos x + b tan x + x has extreme values at x = 0 and
6
x

, then
(a) 1 b ,
3
2
a (b) 1 b ,
3
2
a (c) 1 b ,
3
2
a (d) 1 b ,
3
2
a
44. The maximum value of
x
x log
is
(a) 1 (b)
e
2
(c) e (d)
e
1
45. The point (0, 5) is closest to the curve x
2
= 2y at
(a)
) 0 , 2 2 (
(b) (0, 0) (c) (2, 2) (d) none of these
46. Divide 64 into two parts such that the sum of cubes of two parts is minimum. The two parts are
(a) 44, 20 (b) 16, 48 (c) 32, 32 (d) 50, 14
47. x
x
has a stationary point at
(a) x = e (b)
e
1
x (c) x = 1 (d) e x
48. If f(x) = x
5
- 5x
4
+ 5x
3
- 10 has local max. and min. at x = a and x = b respectively, then (a, b) is
(a) (0, 1) (b) (1, 3)
(c) (1, 0) (d) none of these
49. The point of the hyperbola 1
18
y
24
x
2 2
which is nearest to the line 3x + 2y + 1 = 0 is
(a) (6, -3) (b) (-6, 3) (c) (3, 6) (d) (6, 3)
50. Given: f(x) = x
1/x
, (x > 0) has the maximum value at x = e, then
(a)
e
e >

(b)
e
e >

(c)
e
e

(e)
e
e

1. For a certain curve

d y
dx
2
2
= 6x - 4 and y has a local minimum value 5 when x = 1 .
Find the equation and the global maximum and minimum values of y, given that 0

2 .
2. Suppose f(x) is real valued polynomial function of degree 6 satisfying the following conditions ;
(a) f has minimum value at x = 0 and 2
(b) f has maximum value at x = 1
(c) for all x, Limit
x 0

1
x
ln
f x
x
x
x
( )
1 0
0
1
1
1 0
1
= 2 . Determine f(x).
3. If x > 0, let f(x) = 5

x
2
+ A

x
-5
, where A is a positive constant . Find the smallest A such that f(x) 24 for all
x > 0 .
4. Let x sin x sin ) x ( f
2 3
+ where
2
x
2

< <

. Find the intervals in which should lie in order that f(x) has
exactly one minimum and exactly one maximum
5. Find the points of maxima and minima of the function, 0 b when 0 x , x bx x log
8
1
) x ( f
2
> + is a constant
6. A cubic f(x) vanishes at x = -2 and has a relative min./max. at x = -1 and x = 1/3. If

1
1
, 3 / 14 dx ) x ( f then find
the cubic function f(x)
7. Let

'

<
+ +
+
+

3 x 1 , 3 x 2
1 x 0 ,
2 b 3 b
1 b b b
x
) x ( f
2
2 3
3
Find all possible real values of b such that f(x) has the smallest value at x = 1.
8. Find the equation of tangent and normal to the curve y
2
(a + x) = x
2
(3a - x) at the points where x = a.
9. Investigate for maximum and minimum values the function given by y = sin x + cos 2x in ] 2 , 0 [
10. If P(x) = 51x
101
- 2323x
100
- 45x + 1035, using Rolle's theorem, prove that atleast one root lies between
(45
1/100
,46).
11. Let f(x) = 4x
2
- 4ax + a
2
- 2a + 2. Find all possible values of parameter a such that global minimum value of
f(x) for ] 2 , 0 [ x is equal to 3.
12. Find all possible values of the parameter '

b

' for each of which the function,
f (x) = sin 2x

-

8 (b + 2) cos x

-

(4 b
2


+

16 b

+

6)x is monotonic decreasing throughout the number line and
has no critical points .
LEVEL - 2 (Subjective)
13. Determine the condition so that the function f(x) = x
3
+ px
2
+ qx + r is an increasing function for all real x.
14. Let
x
1
ln t
f (x) dt, x R f (x) and g(x) f (x) f (1/ x) x R .
1 t
+ +
+
+

Find ) (x g in terms of x and discuss its

monotonicity.
15. Let ) 2 , 0 ( x 0 ) x ( f and ) x 2 ( f
2
x
f 2 ) x ( g < +
,
_

. Find the intervals of increase and decrease of g(x).

16. Find the set of all values of a for which the function 5 log x 3 x 1
a 1
4 a
) x ( f
5
+

,
_

+
decreases for all real x.
17. Let

,
_

> <
2
, 0 x 0 ) x (sin f and 0 ) x (sin f and g(x) = f(sin x) + f(cos x), then find the interval of increase
and decrease of g(x).
18. Let f(x) be given by

'

> +

0 x , x ax x
0 x , xe
) x ( f
3 2
ax
where a is a positive constant. Then find the interval in
which ) x ( f is increasing.
19. Show that the curve y = be
x/a
, the subtangent is of constant length and subnormal varies as the square of
ordinate?
20. Find the equation of tangent and normal, the length of subtangent and subnormal of the circle x
2
+ y
2
= a
2
at the
point (x
1
, y
1
).
21. Find the equation of normal to the curve x + y = x
y
, where it cuts x-axis.
22. Let P be any point on the curve x
2/3
+ y
2/3
= a
2/3
. Then find the length of the segment of the tangent between the
coordinate axes.
23. If the relation between sub-normal SN and subtangent ST at any point S on the curve; by
2
= (x + a)
3
is
p(SN) = q(ST)
2
, then find the value of
q
p
.
24. Find the equation of normal to the curve y = (1 + x)
y
+ sin
-1
(sin
2
x) at x = 0.
25. Find all tangents to the curve y = cos (x + y), 2 x 2 that are parallel to the line x + 2y = 0.
26. Determine the parameters a, b, c in the equation of the curve y = ax
2
+ bx + c so that y = x is a tangent to the
curve at x = 1 and the curve passes through the point (-1, 0).
27. If two variables x and y are such that x > 0 and xy = 1, find the minimum value of x + y.
28. Find the maximum slope of the curve y = -x
3
+ 3x
2
+ 9x - 27 and at what point is it?
29. Show that the curves ax
2
+ by
2
= 1 and a
1
x
2
+ b
1
y
2
= 1 cut each other orthogonally if
b
1
b
1
a
1
a
1
1 1

.
30. Use the function
1
x
f (x) x , x 0 > to show that
e
e >

.
31. Show that
1 x
x
1
1 ) x ( f
+

'

+ is a decreasing function for x > 0.

32. Show that ( )
2 1
x 1 x log x tan x 2 + +

for x > 0.
1. The minimum value of the function y = 2x
3
- 21x
2
+ 36x - 20 is
(a) -128 (b) -126 (c) -120 (d) none of these
2. The maximum value of the function sin x (1 + cos x) is
(a) 3 (b)
4
3 3
(c) 4 (d) 3 3
3. f(x) = sin x + cos 2x (x > 0) has minima for x =
(a)
2
n
(b)
+
3
) 1 n (
2
(c)
+ ) 1 n 2 (
2
1
(d) none of these
4. The difference between the greatest and the least value of dt ) t 1 ( e ) x ( f
x
0
t

+ in the interval [1, 2] is

(a) 2e
2
- e (b) 3e
2
- 2e (c) 2e (d) none of these
5. If the function f(x) = 2x
3
- 9ax
2
+ 12a
2
x + 1, where a > 0, attains its maximum and minimum at p and q
respectively such that p
2
= q, then a equals
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c)
2
1
(d) 3
6. The real number x when added to its inverse gives the minimum value of the sum at x equal to
(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) -2 (d) 2
7. The length of subnormal to the parabola y
2
= 4ax at any point is equal to
(a)
a 2
(b)
a 2 2
(c)
2
a
(d) 2a
8. Sum of squares of intercepts made on coordinate axes by the tangent to the curve x
2/3
+ y
2/3
= a
2/3
is
(a) a
2
(b) 2a
2
(c) 3a
2
(d) 4a
2
9. The length of normal at 't' on the curve x = a(t + sin t), y = a(1 - cos t) is
(a) a sin t (b)
2
t
sec
2
t
sin a 2
3

,
_

(c)
2
t
tan
2
t
sin a 2
(d)
2
t
sin a 2
10. The length of the subtangent to the curve x
2
+ xy + y
2
= 7 at (1, -3) is
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d)
5
3
11. For the parabola y
2
= 4ax, the ratio of the subtangent to the abscissa is
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 1
(c) x : y (d) x
2
: y
LEVEL - 3
(Questions asked from previous Engineering Exams)
12. The abscissae of the points where the tangent to curve y = x
3
- 3x
2
- 9x + 5 is parallel to x-axis are
(a) x = -1, 3 (b) x = -3, 1
(c) x = 1, -1 (d) x = 0
13. The equation of the tangent ot eh curve y = be
-x/a
at the point where it crosses the y-axis is
(a)
1
b
y
a
x

(b) ax + by = 1 (c) ax - by = 1 (d)
1
b
y
a
x
+
14. If a < 0, the function f(x) = e
ax
+ e
-ax
is monotonically decreasing for all values of x, where
(a) x < 0 (b) x > 0 (c) x < 1 (d) x > 1
15. The maximum value of
x
x log
in ) , 2 [ is
(a)
2
2 log
(b) 0 (c)
e
1
(d) 1
16. For what value of x, the function x
3
+ 3x
2
+ 3x + 7 is increasing
(a) for all x (b) for x < 0 (c) for x > 0 (d) for x = 0
17. Let x, y be two variables and x > 0, xy = 1, then minimum value of x + y is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c)
2
1
2
(d)
3
1
3
18. If f(x) = e
x
, ] 1 , 0 [ x , then a number 'c' of Lagrange's mean value theorem is
(a) log (e - 1) (b) log (e + 1) (c) log e (d) none of these
19. The equation of the tangent to the curve (1 + x
2
)y = 2 - x where it crosses X-axis is
(a) x + 5y = 2 (b) x - 5y = 2 (c) 5x - y = 2 (d) 5x + y - 2 = 0
20. The sides of an equilateral triangle are increasing at the rate of 2 cm/sec. The rate at which the area increases,
when the side is 10 cm is
(a) 3 sq. units/sec (b) 10 sq. units/sec (c) 3 10 sq. units/sec (d)
3
10
sq. units/sec
21. Angle between y
2
= x and x
2
= y at origin is
(a) 2 tan
-1
(3/4) (b) tan
-1
(4/3) (c)
2

(d)
4

22. If x + y = 60; x, y > 0 then maximum value of xy

3
is
(a) 30 (b) 60 (c) 15(45)
3
(d) 45(15)
3
23. On [1, e], the greatest value of x
2
log x is
(a) e
2
(b)

,
_

e
1
log
e
1
(c)
e log e
2
(d) none of these
24. The function f(x) = x
1/x
is
(a) increasing in ) , 1 (
(b) decreasing in ) , 1 (
(c) increasing in (1, e) and decreasing in ) , e (
(d) decreasing in (1, e) and increasing in ) , e (
25. If , 0 x ), x 1 log(
1 x
1
) x ( f > +
+
then f is
(a) an increasing function (b) a decreasing function
(c) both increasing and decreasing (d) none of these
26. The point on the curve a y x + , the normal at which is parallel to the x-axis is
(a) (0, 0) (b) (0, a) (c) (a, 0) (d) (a, a)
27. If the line ax + by + c = 0 is a normal to the curve xy = 1, then
(a) a > 0, b > 0 (b) a > 0, b < 0 (c) a < 0, b < 0 (d) none of these
28. The normal to the curve ) cos (sin a y ), sin (cos a x + at any

is such that
(a) it makes a constant angle with x-axis (b) it passes through origin
(c) it is at a constant distance from the origin (d) none of these
29. The triangle formed by the tangent to the curve f(x) = x
2
+ bx - b at the point (1, 1) and the coordinate axes lies
in the first quadrant. If its area is 2, then the value of b is
(a) -1 (b) 3 (c) -3 (d) 1
30. If the parametric equation of a curve is given by x = e
t
cos t, y = e
t
sin t, then the tangent to the curve at the point
4
t

makes with the axis of x-axis the angle
(a) 0 (b) 4 / (c)
3 / (d) 2 /
31. The curve y - e
xy
+ x = 0 has a vertical tangent at the point
(a) (1, 1) (b) at no point (c) (0, 1) (d) (1, 0)
32. The equation of the tangent to the curve y = 2 sin x + sin 2x at
3
x

is equal to
(a)
3 3 y 2
(b) 3 3 y (c)
0 3 3 y 2 +
(d) 0 3 3 y +
33. The points on the curve
2
x 1
x
y

where the tangent is inclined at angle

4

to x-axis are
(a)
) 2 / 3 , 3 ( ), 0 , 0 (
(b)
) 2 / 3 , 3 ( ), 0 , 0 (
(c)
) 2 / 3 , 3 ( ), 0 , 0 (
(d) none of these
34. The coordiantes of the point on the curve y = x
2
+ 3x + 4 the tangent at which passes through the origin is equal to
(a) (2, 14), (-2, 2) (b) (2, 14), (-2, -2)
(c) (2, 14), (2, 2) (d) none of these
35. If y = 4x - 5 is a tangent to the curve y
2
= ax
3
+ b at (2, 3), then
(a) a = 2, b = -7 (b) a = -2, b = 7
(c) a = -2, b = -7 (d) a = 2, b = 7
36. If the normal to the curve y = f(x) at the point (3, 4) makes an angle
4
3
with the positive x-axis, then ) 3 ( f
(a) -1 (b)
4
3
(c)
3
4
(d) 1
37. If x + y = k is normal to y
2
= 12x, then k is
(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) -9 (d) -3
38. The points on the curve y
3
+ 3x
2
= 12y where the tangent is vertical, is (are)
(a)
,
_

t 2 ,
3
4
(b)

,
_

t 1 ,
3
(c) (0, 0) (d)
,
_

t 2 ,
3
4
39. Let

'

>

0 x , 0
0 x , x ln x
) x ( f Rolle's theorem is applicable to f for if ], 1 , 0 [ x
(a) -2 (b) -1 (c) 0 (d)
2
1
40. If f(x) = xe
x(1 - x)
, then f(x) is
(a) increasing on

,
_

1 ,
2
1
(b) decreasing on R (c) increasing on R (d) decreasing on

,
_

1 ,
2
1
41. Let h(x) = f(x) - (f(x))
2
+ (f(x))
3
for every real x, then
(a) h is increasing whenever f is increasing (b) h is increasing whenever f is decreasing
(c) h is decreasing whenever f is increasing (d) nothing can be said in general
42. The function f(x) = sin
4
x + cos
4
x increases if
(a)
8
x 0

< < (b)
8
3
x
4

< <

(c)
8
5
x
8
3
< <

(d)
4
3
x
8
5
< <

43. For all ) 1 , 0 ( x

(a) e
x
< 1 + x (b) log
e
(1 + x) < x (c) sin x > x (d) log
e
x > x
44. Let

dx ) 2 x )( 1 x ( e ) x ( f
x
. Then f decreases in the interval
(a) ) 2 , ( (b) (-2, -1) (c) (1, 2) (d) ) , 2 (
45. The length of a longest interval in which the function 3 sin x - 4 sin
3
x is increasing is
(a)
3

(b)
2

(c)
2
3
(d)
46. If , dt e ) x ( f
1 x
x
t
2
2
2

then f(x) increases in

(a) (2, 2) (b) no value of x (c) ) , 0 ( (d) ) 0 , (
47. If y = a log |x| + bx
2
+ x has its extremum values at x = -1 and x = 2, then
(a) a = 2, b = -1 (b)
2
1
b , 2 a
(c)
2
1
b , 2 a
(d) none of these
48. The function,

x
1
5 3 t
dt ) 3 t ( ) 2 t )( 1 t )( 1 e ( t ) x ( f has a local minimum at x =
(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
49. Let

'

<

0 x for 1
2 | x | 0 for | x |
) x ( f . Then at x = 0, f has
(a) a local maximum (b) no local maximum (c) a local minimum (d) no extremum
50. If A > 0, B > 0 and
3
B A

+ , then the maximum value of tan A . tan B is
(a)
3
1
(b)
3
1
(c) 3 (d)
3
51. Let

'

<

< +

1 x 0 ,
2
x
0 x , 1
0 x 1 , 2 x
) x ( f . Then on [-1, 1], this function has:
(a) a minimum (b) a maximum
(c) either a maximum or a minimum (d) neither a maximum nor a minimum
52. The maximum value of + cos b sin a ) ( f is
(a)
b
a
(b)
2 2
b a
a
+
(c) ab (d)
2 2
b a +
53. If
1 x
1 x
) x ( f
2
2
+

, for every real x, then the minimum value of 'f '

(a) does not exist because f is unbounded (b) is not attained even through f is bounded
(c) is equal to 1 (d) is equal to -1
ANSWER KEY
1. b
2. c
3. a
4. b
5 . d
6 . d
7 . c
8 . a
9 . c
10 . d
11 . a
12 . a
13 . d
15 . a
16 . d
17 . b
18 . c
19 . d
20 . b
22 . c
23 . d
24 . a
25 . d
26 . d
27 . b
28. a
29 . a
30 . c
31 . a
32 . b
33 . b
34 . c
36 . a
37 . a
38 . a
39 . b
40 . b
41 . a
43 . a
44 . d
45 . d
46 . c
47 . b
48 . b
49. b
50 . a
LEVEL - 1 (Objective)
ANSWER KEY
1. y = x
3
- 2x
2
+ x + 5,
Global Maximum Value = 7;
Global Minimum Value = 5
2. f(x) =
2
3

x
6
-
12
5

x
5
+ 2

x
4
3. A = 2
24
7
7 2

_
,

/
4.

,
_

,
_

2
3
, 0 0 ,
2
3
5. f(x)
max
when
4
1 b b
x
2

and b > 1
f(x)
min
when
4
1 b b
x
2
+
and b > 1
f(x) neither max nor min when b = 1.
6. (x + 2)(x
2
- x + 1) = 0
7. (-2, -1)

[1,

)
8. Equation of tangent x + 2y + 3a = 0
Equation of normal 2x - y - 3a = 0
9.
8
9
,
8
9
are its two max. values and 0, -2 are
its two min. values.
10.
11.
10 5 and 2 1 +
12.
( )
+ , ( ) 3 3

( )
3 1 ,
13. p
2
- 3q < 0.
14.
2
) (ln
2
1
) ( x x g and its increasing in ) , 1 (
and decreasing in (0, 1)
15. g(x) is increasing in

,
_

3
4
, 0 and decreasing
in

,
_

2 ,
3
4
LEVEL -2 (Subjective)
16.
) , 1 (
2
21 3
, 4 a
1
]
1

17.
,
_

>
2

,
4

x if 0 (x) g and

,
_

<
4

, 0 x if 0 (x) g
18.

,
_

3
a
,
a
2
19.
20. Eqn. of tangent is xx
1
+ yy
1
= a
2
.
Eqn. of normal is xy
1
- x
1
y = 0.
Length of subtangent is
1
2
1
x
y
Length of subnormal is |x
1
|
21. y = x - 1
22. Length of intercept on coordinates axis = a.
23.
27
b 8
q
p

24. x + y = 1
25. x + 2y =
2

, x + 2y =
2
3

26. a =
4
1
, b =
2
1
, c =
4
1
27. 2
28. Maximum slope = 12 and it occurs
at (1, -16).
29.
30.
31.
32.
1. a
2. b
3. c
4. a
5. b
6. a
7. d
8. a
9. c
10. c
11. b
12. a
13. d
14. a
15. c
16. a
17. b
18. a
19. a
20. c
21. c
22. c
23. a
24. c
25. b
26. b
27. b
28. c
29. c
30. d
31. d
32. a
33. a
34. a
35. a
36. d
37. b
38. d
39. d
40. a
41. a
42. b
43. b
44. c
45. a
46. d
47. b
48. b
49. d
50. b
51. d
52. d
53. d
LEVEL - 3 (Questions asked from previous Engineering Exams)
ANSWER KEY