TOPIC: BASIC CALCULUS

1. The charge flowing through a conductor begining with time t = 0 is given by the formula
dq
q = 2 t2 + 3t + 1 (coulombs) . Find the current i = at the end of the 5th second.
dt

2. The angle  through which a pulley turns with time t is specified by the function
d
 = t2 + 3t - 5. Find the angular velocity w = dt at t = 5 sec .

3. A particle moves along a straight line such that at time t its displacement from a fixed point O on the
line is 3t2 – 2. The velocity of the particle when t = 2 is:
(A) 8 ms –1
(B) 4 ms–1 (C) 12 ms–1 (D) 0
dy
4. If y = 3x2 - 2x + 1, find the value of x for which =0
dx
3
5. For what values of x is the derivatives of the function 2 x  equal to 14 ?
x
6. For what values of x is the derivative of x3 equal to the derivative of x2 + x ?

dy 1 5
7. Find for (i) y= (ii) y = x–1/3 (iii) y=  4x
dx x x
4 2

1 x3 1
(iv) y=7+  (v) y= x (vi) y= 3
x x2 x x 1
8. An automobile is moving forward with speed dx/dt.
(a) If d3x/dt3 is negative, what can you conclude about the change in magnitude of acceleration of
the automobile for (i) d2x/dt2 > 0 (ii) d2x/dt2 < 0?
(b) A particle moves along the x axis with constant acceleration. What is the third derivative of its
position coordinate with respect to time, d3x/dt3?

9. The position of a particle moving along the y-axis is given as y=3t2-t3 where y is in metres and t is in
sec. The time when the particle attains maximum positive y position will be
(A) 1.5 sec (B) 4 sec (C) 2 sec (D) 3 sec

10. The velocity of a body moving in a straight line is given by V = (3x2 + x) m/s. Find acceleration at
x = 2m.
(A) 182 m/s2 (B) 172 m/s2 (C) 192 m/s2 (D) 162 m/s2

a
11. If the distance 's' travelled by a body in time 't' is given by s = + bt2 then the acceleration equals
t
2a 2s 2a s
(A) + 2b (B) (C) 2b – (D) 2
t3 t2 t3 t
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12. The angle rotated by a disc is given by q = t – t + 77t + 5, where q is in rad. and t in seconds.
3 2
(a) Find the times at which the angular velocity of the disc is zero.
(b) Its angular acceleration at these times.

13. The slope of the velocity diaplacement graph of a particle moving along a staight line is 10 units at a
position where velocity is 5 units. The acceleration of the particle at that position is ________ units.

14. The displacement-time graph of a particle moving in a straight line is shown in the figure. The velocity-
time graph is best given by

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

15. A body starts from origin and moves along x axis such that at any instant velocity is vt = 4t3 – 2t where t is
in second and vt is in ms–1. The acceleration of the particle when it is 2 m from the origin is
(A) 28 ms–2 (B) 22 ms–2 (C) 12 ms–2 (D) 10 ms–2

16. Force acting on a body of mass 1 kg is related to its position x as F = x 3 – 3x N. It is at rest at

x = 1. Its velocity at x = 3 can be :
(A) 4 m/s (B) 3 m/s (C) 2 m/s (D) 5 m/s

17. Each of the three graphs represents acceleration versus time for an object that already has a positive
velocity at time t1. Which graphs show an object whose speed is increasing for the entire time interval
between t1 and t2?

(A) graph I, only (B) graphs I and II, only

(C) graphs I and III, only (D) graphs I, II, and III

18. The temperature gradient in a piece of material is given by dT/dx = A + Bx2; at x = x0, the temperature
1
is known to be T = T0. Show that the temperature must be given by T = T0 + A(x – x0) + B(x3 – x 30 )
3

19. The acceleration of the particle moving in straight line is given by a = 4t-30 where a is in m/s = and t is
in sec. Determine the velocity and displacement as function of time. The initial displacement at
t = 0 is s0 = - 5m and the initial velocity is v0=3m/s.

20. The position–time (x–t) graphs for two children A and B returning from their school O to their homes P
and Q respectively along straight line path (taken as x axis) are shown in figure below.
Choose the correct statement (s):
(A) A lives closer to the school than B
(B) A starts from the school earlier than B
(C) A and B have equal average velocities from 0 to t0.
(D) B overtakes A on the way
21. Particle is observed to move along x axis according to relation x = t 2 – 5t + 6 { x in m & t in sec}. Find
(a) Times when particle is at origin.
(b) Distance travelled between t = 0 & t = 3 sec.

22. Acceleration versus time graphs for four objects are shown below. All axes have the same scale.
Which object had the greatest change in velocity during the interval?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

23. Initially car A is 10.5 m ahead of car B. Both start moving at time t = 0 in the same direction along a
straight line. The velocity time graph of two cars is shown in figure. The time when the car B will catch
the car A, will be

(A) t = 21 sec (B) t = 2 5 sec (C) 20 sec (D) none

24. The area ‘A’ of a blot of ink is growing such that after t sec. its area is given by A = 3t2+7cm2. Calculate
the rate of increase of area at t = 5 sec.
1
25. A point moves in a straight line so that its distance from the start in time t is equal to s =
4
t4 - 4 t3 + 16 t2.

26. A body whose mass is 3 kg performs rectilinear motion according to the formula s = 1 + t + t2, where
1
s is measured in centimeters & t in seconds. Determine the kinetic energy mv2 of the body in 5 sec
2
after its start .

27. A wheel rotates so that the angle of rotation (in rad) is proportional to the square of time. The first
revolution was performed by the wheel in 8 sec. Find the angular velocity w, 32 sec after the wheel
started.
2 25 2
28. The angle rotated by a disc is given by q = t3 – t + 77t + 5, where q is in rad. and t in seconds.
3 2
(a) Find the times at which the angular velocity of the disc is zero.
(b) Its angular acceleration at these times.

29. Acceleration of particle moving in straight line can be written as

dv dx dv
a= Χ =v .From the given graph find acceleration at x = 20 m.
dx dt dx
30. Displacement-time curve of a particle in one dimensional motion is shown below. Speed of the particle
is maximum at :
X
B
A

t
C

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

 31. An edge of a variable cube is increasing at the rate of 3cm per second. How fast in cm 3/s is the
volume of the cube increasing when the edge is 10 cm long ?

32. The velocity of a point moving in straight line changes according to the equation V = (3t2 + 2t + 1) m/s. Find
the path covered by the point during 10 seconds from the start.

33. The acceleration of the particle moving in straight line is given by a = 4t-30 where a is in m/s2 = and t is
in sec. Determine the velocity and displacement as function of time. The initial displacement at
t = 0 is s0 = - 5m and the initial velocity is v0=3m/s.
KEY

1. 23A
2 13rad/s
3 C
4 1/3
1
5 
2
1
6 1,
3
1 1 5
7 (i) – (ii) – x–4/3 (iii) – +4
x2 3 x2
2
4 4 1 1  x 
iv) – 2  3 (v)  3/2 (vi) – 6  3 
x x 2 x 2x  x 1 
8 a) i) decreasing, ii) increasing, b) 0
9 C
10 A
11 B
11
12 a) 7, b) 3, –3
2
13 50
14 A
15 B
16 A
17 D
18

2t 3
19 v = 2t2 – 30t + 3, x = – 15t2 + 3t – 5
3
20 A,B & D
21 a) t = 2, 3 sec. b) 6.5 m
22 D
23 A
24 30 cm2/sec
25 a) 0, 8 sec b) 0, 4, 8 sec
26 1.815 Χ 105 ergs
27 2  rad/sec
11
28 a) 7, ; b) 3, –3
2
29 100 m/s2
dx
30 V= = tan 
dt
31 0900.00
32 1110 m

2t 3
33 v= 2t2 – 30t + 3, x = – 15t2 + 3t – 5