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DERIVATIVES & THEIR APPLICATION

1) The curve y = x
5 / 1
has at (0,0) :
A) a vertical tangent
B) a horizontal tangent
C) an oblique tangent
D) no tangent.

2) If , y = a log x + bx
2
+ x has its extreme value at x = -1 and x =2, then
A) a = 2, b = -1
B) a = 2, b = 1/2
C) a = 2, b = -1/2
D) none of these.


3) The line
a
x
+
b
y
= 1 touches the curve y = b
a x
e
/
at the point
A) (a, b)
B) (-a, -b)
C) (a, 0 )
D) None of these

4) A cone of maximum volume is inscribed in a given sphere. Then the ratio of the
height of the cone to the diameter of the sphere is
A) 2 : 3
B) 3 : 4
C) 1 : 3
D) 1 : 4

5) The maximum value of
x
x log
is
A) 1
B) e
2

C) e
D)
e
1


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) The tangent to the curve y = e
2 X
at the point (0.1) meets x-axis at
A) (0,0)
B) (2,0)
C) |
.
|

\
|
o ,
2
1

D) None of these

8) If 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) (a , -a )
B) ( 2 a , a )
C) ( a, 2 a)
D) ( -a , a )

9) The function f(x) = x
3
- 3x is
A) increasing in ( ) 1 , U (1, ) decreasing in (-1,1)
B) decreasing in (- ) 1 , U | ) , 1 and increasing in (-1, 1)
C) increasing in( 0, ) and decreasing in (-0, )
D) increasing in( 0, ) and decreasing in (-0, )

10) Tangents to the curve y = x
3
+3x at x = -1 and x = 1 are:
A) Parallel
B) intersecting obliquely but not at an angle of 45
0

C) intersecting at right angles
D) intersecting at an angle of 45
0


11) A stone is projected vertically upwards moves under the action of gravity alone and
its motion is described by x = 49t - 4.9t
2
. It is at a maximum height when:
A) t = 0
B) t = 5
C) t = 10
D) none of these

12) The function f(x) = ax + b, is strictly decreasing for all x eR if and only if :
A) a = 0
B) a < 0
C) a > 0
D) none of these

13) Tangents to the curve y = x
3
at points (1,1) and (-1, -1) are
A) intersecting but not at right angles
B) parallel
C) perpendicular
D) none of these

14) The slope of the tangent to the cruve: x = a sin t, y = a |
.
|

\
|
+
2
tan log cos
t
t
at the point t is:
A) tan t
B)
t tan
1

C) tan t
D) none of these

15) Let f(x) = x
3
- 6x
2
+ 9x + 18, then f ( x) is strictly decreasing in:
A) (1, 3)
B) (- , 1] [3, )
C) [3, )
D) (- , 1)

16) The equation of the tangent at the point t to the curve y= 4 ax at ( at
2
, 2at ) is
A) tx + y = 2at + at
3

B) tx + y = 2at
C) ty + x = at
2

D) None of these
17. Let f (x) = x
3
+
2
3
x
2
+ 3x +3, then f (x) is:
A) a decreasing function
B) an increasing function
C) an odd function
D) an even function


18) The normal to a given curve is parallel to x - axis if:
A) 1 =
dy
dx

B) 0 =
dy
dx

C) 0 =
dx
dy

D) 1 =
dx
dy


19) The point on the curve y = x
2
, where slope of the tangent is equal
to the x coordinate of the point is
A) (-1,1)
B) (0,0)
C) (1, 0)
D) (0,1)

20) The curve y - e
xy
+ x = 0 has a vertical tangent at the point

A) (1,0)
B) (1,1)
C) ( 0,0)
D) none of these


21) The maximum value of f (x) = sin x + cos x is
A) 1
B) 2
C)
2
1

D) 2

22) If sum of two numbers is 3, then maximum value of the product of first and square
of second is:
A) 4
B) 3
C) 2
D) 1
23) The maximum value of the function f (x) =
x
x
|
.
|

\
| 1
is
A) e
B) (e)
1/e

C) (1/ e) e
D) none of these

24) If x>0 , xy = 1, minimum value of x + y is
A) 2
B) -2
C) 1
D) None of these

25) On uniform heating the side of a square sheet of metal is increasing at the rate of
0-02 cm/sec. The rate at which the area is increasing when the side 10 cm long .
A) 0.4 cm
2
/cm
B) 0.2 cm
2
/sec
C) 4.0 cm
2
/sec
D) 40 cm
2
/sec







26) Let f (x) = (x
2
-4)
3 1
, then f has a
A) local maxima at x = 0
B) local minima at x = 0
C) point of inflexion at x = 0
D) None of these

27) The function f (x) = 2 + 4x
2
+ 6x
4
+ 8x
6
has
A) only one maxima
B) only one minima
C) no maxima and minima
D) many maxima and minima

28) Let f (x) have second derivative at c such that f ' ( c) = 0
and f " (c) > 0, then c is a point of
A) inflexion
B) Local maxima
C) local minima
D) None of these

29) The function f (x) = 2x
3
- 3x
2
-12x + 4 has
A) no maxima and minima
B) two minima
C) two maxima
D) one maxima and one minima

30) The sum of two non- zero numbers is 4. The minimum value of the sum of
their reciprocals is
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3

31) On the interval | | 1 . 0 , the function x ( )
75
1
25
x takes its maximum
value at the point
A) 0
B)
3
1

C)
4
1

D)
2
1







32) The function f (x) = e
x
(x-1) (x-2) decreases in the interval
A) (- , -2)
B) (-2, -1)
C) (1, 2)
D) (D)(2, + )

33) If the normal to the curve y = f (x) at the point (3,4) makes an angle 3 /4 with the
positive x-axis, then f ' (3) is
A) -1
B) -2
C) 2
D) 1

34) The tangent to the curve y = x
3
6x
2
+ 9x + 4 , for 0 s

x s

5

has maximum slope at x = ,
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 4

35) A stone thrown vertically upwards satisfies the equation s = 80t -16t
2
. The time
required to reach the maximum height is
A) 2
B) 4
C) 3
D) none of these

36) If the function f (x) = x
3
+
x
k
is maximum at x = 2 then k is :
A) 8
B) 16
C) 24
D) 32

37) The minimum value of x log
e
x is equal to
A) e
B) -
e
1

C) e
D)
e
2








38) The velocity m/sec of particles is proportional to the cube of the time.
If the velocity after 2 sec is 4 m/sec then is equal to:
A) t
3

B)
2
3
t

C)
3
3
t

D)
4
3
t


39) The maximum value of f (x) =
2
4 1 x x
x
+ +
on | | 1 , 1 is
A)
4
1

B) -
3
1

C)
6
1

D)
5
1


40) The maximum value of sin x (1 + cos x) will be at
A) x = 2 /
B) x = 6 /
C) x = /3
D) x = /4

41 ) The abscissae of the points of the curve y = x (x-2) (x -4), where tangents are
parallel to x-axis, is obtained as
A) x = 2
3
2

B) x = 1
3
1

C) x = 2
3
1

D) x = 1

42 ) If the function f (x) = 2x ax 9
3
1 12
2 2
+ + x a , where a > 0 attains its
maximum and minimum at p and q respectively such their p q =
2
then a equals:
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 3


43) A point an the parabola y
2
= 18 x at which the oridinate increases at twice the
rate of the abscissa is:
A) (2,4)
B) (2, -4)
C) (9,9)
D) None of these

44) The function f(x) = x
x
decreases on the interval
A) (0, e)
B) 0.1)
C) (0, e 1 )
D) None of these

45) The interval of increase of the function y = x e
x
+ tan ( 7 / ) is
A) (- ) 1 ,
B) (0, )
C) (- 0 , )
D) (1, )

46) The number of points extremum of the function f (x) = 3x b x x + +
2 3 4
6 4 for any
value of b is
A) 4
B) 3
C) 1
D) 2

47) The area of the triangle formed byt eh positive x- axis and the normal and the
tangent to the circle x
2 2
y + = 4 at (1, 3 ) is
A) 2 3
B) 3
C) 4 3
D) 3

48) The critical points of the function f (x) = (x -2)
3 2
(2x + 1) are
A) -1 and 2
B) 1
C) 1 and -1/2
D) 1 and 2


49 ) Let f (x) = x
x
e
2
then
A) max f (x) = e
1

B) max f (x) = 4
2
e
C) min f (x) = e
1

D) min f (x)> 0

50) A rectangle with perimeter 32 cm has greatest area if its length is
A) 12
B) 10
C) 8
D) 14

51 ) A particle is moving along the parabola y
2
= 4 (x + 2). As it is passes through the
point (7, 6) its y coordinate is increasing at the rate of 3 units per second. The
rate at which x coordinate change at this instant is (in units/sec)
A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
D) 9
52 ) Let f(x) =

+ b ax
x
2
1

1
1
<
>
x for
x for


The coefficients a and b so that f is continuous and differentiable at any point,
are equal to
A) a = -1/2, b = 3/2
B) a = 1/2, b = -3/2
C) a = 1, b = -1
D) None of these

53 ) If y = log
x
e
(x-2)
2
= x 0, 2, then y' (3) is equal to
A) 1/3
B) 2/3
C) 4/3
D) None of these

54 ) The function of f defined by
F(x) =

x
x
2
sin

0
0
=
=
x for
x for
is
A) continuous and derivable at x = 0
B) neither continuous nor desirable at x = 0
C) continuous but not desirable at x = 0
D) None of these

55 ) . The derivative of tan
1

|
|
.
|

\
|
+
x
x 1 1
2
w.r.t tan
1

|
|
.
|

\
|

2
2
2 1
1 2
x
x x
at x = 0 is
A) 1/4.
B) 1/8
C) 1/2.
D) 1

56 ) If y = sin
1
|
.
|

\
|
x
x
sin cos 1
sin sin

, then y (0) is
A) 1
B) tan
C) (1/2) tan
D) sin 66.

57 ) If x = log t and y = t
2
-1, then y ' ' (1) at t = 1 is
A) 2
B) 4
C) 3
D) None of these

58 ) If x = log t and y = t
2
-1, then y" (1) at t = 1 is
A) 2
B) 4
C) 3
D) none of these

59 ) If x = sin
1
t and y = log (1 - t
2
); then
2
2
dx
y d
2 / 1 = t
is
A) -8/3
B) 8/3
C) 3/4.
D) -3/4

60 ) The function y = sin
1
x satisfies
A) (1 - x
2
) y "' = xy"
B) (1 - x
2
) y" = xy'
C) (1 - x
2
) y" = x
2
y'
D) (1 - x
2
) y' = 2xy'

61 ) If y = cos
1
(x
1
) then y (-2) is equal to
A)
3 2
1

B) -
3 2
1

C)
5 2
1

D)
5 2
1


62 ) . If x = sin
1
(t
2
) 1 , y = cos
1
(2t) then
dx
dy
at t = 0 is
A) - 2
B) -
2
1

C) 2
D)
2
1

63 ) If tan
1
y y + x = 0 then
2
2
dx
y d
is equal to
A)
5
2
) 1 ( 2
y
y +

B)
5
2
1
y
y +

C)
4
2
) 1 ( 2
y
y +

D)
5
2
) 1 ( 2
y
y +


64 ) If F (x) =
x
x
x
x
x x
6
3
2
2
0
1
2
3 2
then F' (x) is equal to
A) 6x
3

B) x
2 3
6x +
C) 3x
D) 6x
2


65 ) If y =
x
x
cot 1
sin
2
+
+
x
x
tan 1
cos
2
+
then y (x) is equal to
A) cos 2x
B) cos 2x
C) cos x
2

D) cos x
3






66 ) The derivative of sin
|
|
.
|

\
|
+

n
n
x
x
2
2
1
1
1
with respect to x
n 2
is
A) -
n n
x x
3
1
+

B)
n n
x x
3
1
+

C)
n n
x x
2
1
+

D) -
n n
x x
2
1
+


67 ) If y = cos
1
|
.
|

\
|
41
sin 5 cos 4 x x
, then
dx
dy
is equal to
A) 0
B) 1
C) -1
D) None of these

68 ) If y = log cos
|
|
.
|

\
|

2
tan
1
x x
e e
then y (0) is equal to
A) e + e
1

B) e - e
1

C)
2
1
+ e e

D) None of these

69 ) If the function y = log
x + 1
1
satisfies the relation x y' + 1 = f (y) then f (y) is equal
to
A) y
B) y 1
2
+
C) e
y

D) e
y


70 ) If y =
2
1
1
sin
x
x

satisfies the relation (1-x

2
) y' xy = k then the value of k is
A) 1
B) 0
C) -1
D) 2

71 ) If sin y = x sin (a + y) and
dx
dy
=
a x x
A
cos 2 1
2
+
then the value of A is
A) 2
B) cos a
C) sin a
D) None of these
72 ) If x = a cos 2t, y = b sin
2
t then
2
2
dx
y d
is equal to
A) t
b
a
2 cos
B) 0
C) 1
D) t
a
b
2 sin

73 ) If f(x) = tan
1
) sin 1 /( ) sin 1 ( x x + , 0 , 2 / < s x then f ( ) 6 / is
A) 1/4.
B) -1/2
C) 1/4
D) 1/2

74 ) If 2
x
+ 2
y
= 2
y x+
, then the value of
dx
dy
at x = y = 1 is
A) 0
B) -1
C) 1
D) 2


75 ) (
dx
d
cos
-1
x + sin
-1
x) is
A)
2

B) 0
C)
2
1
2
x

D) none of these.







76 ) The derivatives of e
logx
is
A) (log x) e
logx
B) e
logx
C) (log x) e
logx-x
D) 1.

77 ) If f(x) = log(x+ 1
2
+ x ), then f ' (x) equals
A) 1
2
+ x
B)
1
2
+ x
x

C) 1+
1
2
+ x
x

D)
1
1
2
+ x



78 ) If y = sec
-1

dx
dy
then
x
x
x
x
,
1
1
1
sin
1
1
|
.
|

\
|
+

+ |
.
|

\
|

+

A) 1
B) 0
C)
1
1
+

x
x

D)
1
1

+
x
x



79 ) If f(x) =
x
x
2
4
then f' (0) is
A) 0
B) 1
C) does not exist
D) none of these.










80 ) The differential co-efficient of f(x) = log (log x) is

A)
x
x
log

B) (x log x)
-1

C)
x
x log


D) x log x


81 ) If is
dx
dy
then y x a y x ), ( 1 1
2 2
= +
A)
2
2
1
1
x
y

B)
2
2
1
1
y
x

C)
2
1 x
D)
2
1 y

82 ) If y =
a c
a
c
c b
c
b
b a
b
a
x
x
x
x
x
x
+ + +
|
|
.
|

\
|
|
|
.
|

\
|
|
|
.
|

\
|
, then =
dx
dy

A) 0
B) 1
C) a + b + c
D) none of these


83 ) If y = tan
-1
dx
dy
then
x
x
,
1
1
|
.
|

\
|

+

is equal to
A)
2
1
1
x +

B) -
2
1
1
x +

C) x
1
tan
4

+

D) tan
-1
x




84 )
2
1
1
1
) (cos
x
x
dx
d

where
A) -1< x <1
B) -1 x s < 1
C) -1 1 s s x
D) -1< x 1 s

85 ) If y = sin
-1
(cos x), then =
dx
dy
is equal to
A) -1
B) sin x
C) sin
2
x
D) none of these.

86 ) If y = tan
-1
(cot x), then
dx
dy
is equal to
A) -cosec
2
x
B) sin
2
x
C) -cot x cosec x
D) -1

87 ) if y = cos
-1
(4x
3
-3x), then
dx
dy
is equal to
A)
2
1
3
x

B) -
2
1
3
x

C)
2
1 x
D) none of these


88 ) If y = x
x
, x>0, then
dx
dy
is
A) log x
B) + log x
C) x
x
log x
D) x
x
(1+logx)

89 ) If x = at
2
, y = 2 at, then
dx
dy
is equal to
A) at
B) a
C) t
D)
t
1


90 ) If y x + = 4, then
dy
dx
at y =1 is
A) 3
B) -1
C) -3
D) none of these.

91 ) Differential co-efficient of log
10
x w.r.t log
x
10 is
A)
2
2
) 10 (log
) (log x

B)
2
2
10
) 10 (log
) (log x

C)
2
2
) 10 (log
) 10 (log
x

D)
2
2
) (log
) 10 (log
x


92 ) If x = at 2y = 2at, then =
2
2
dx
y d

A) -
2
1
t

B)
3
2
1
at

C)
3
1
t

D) -
3
2
1
at

93 ) If y = ax
n+1
+bx
-n
, then x
2
=
2
2
dx
y d

A) n (n-1) y
B) n(n+1) y
C) ny
D) n
2
y











94 ) If y = a+bx
2
, a, b arbitrary constants, then
A) =
2
2
dx
y d
2xy
B) x =
2
2
dx
y d
dx
dy

C) x 0
2
2
= + y
dx
dy
dx
y d

D) x =
2
2
dx
y d
2 xy

95 ) If (x) = ax
2
+b, b 0, x s 1
= bx
2
+ ax + c, x > 1, Then (x) is continuous and differentiable at x = 1 if :
A) c = 0, a = 2b
B) a = b, c arbitrary
C) a = b, c = 0
D) a = b, c 0.

96 ) The function (x) = 1x 3 | , x > 1
=
4
2 x
+
2
3x
4
13
, x < 1 is :
A) not continuous at x = 1
B) not derivable at x = 1
C) continuous and derivable at x = 1
D) continuous at x =1 but not derivable at x =1.

97) Let (x) = x (x - 1 + x ).
A) (x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = 0
B) (x) is differentiable at x = 0
C) (x) is not differentiable at x = 0
D) None of these.

98) If (x) = x | x | , x e R, then :
A) is derivable at x = 0 and (0) = 1
B) is discontinuous at x = 0
C) is derivable at x = 0 but (0) 0
D) none of these.

99) Every continuous function is :
A) differentiable
B) increasing
C) decreasing
D) Not differentiable.

100 ) If y =

<
=
>
0 ,
, 0 , 0
0 ,
x x
x
x x
then at x = 0, y is:
A) not continuous
B) continuous but not differentiable
C) differentiable
D) None of these.

101 ) If (x) is a polynomial of degree m ( >1), then which of the following is the not true
A)
n
n
dx
y d
= 0, for all n > m
B) is a derivable at all x e R
C) is continuous at all x e R
D) none of these.


102 ) Let (x) =

<
>
0 ,
0 ,
2
2
x x
x x
then:
A) (x) is not derivable at x = 0
B) (x) is derivable at x = 0
C) (x) is not continuous at x = 0
D) (x) is continuous but not derivable at x = 0.

103 ) The function (x) = (x a) sin
a x
1
for x a and (a) = 0 is :
A) derivable at x = a
B) not continuous at x =a
C) continuous but not derivable at x = a
D) none of these.

104 ) The derivative of an even function is :
A) an even function
B) an odd function
C) non- negative
D) none of these.

105 ) Derivative of tan
-1
( )
x
x 1
2
1 +
with respect to tan
-1
x is :
A)
2
1
1
x +

B)
2
1
2
1
x
x +

C) 1
D)
2
1
.
106 ) If y = sin -1
|
|
.
|

\
|
+

2
2
1
1
x
x
, then
dx
dy
equals :
A)
2
1
2
x +

B)
2
1
2
x +


C)
2
2
1
x +


D)
2
2
2
x
.
107 ) If x = sec - cos ,y = sec
n
- cos
n
, then
2
|
.
|

\
|
dx
dy
is:
A)
4
) 4 (
2
2 2
+
+
x
y n

B)
( )
2
2 2
4
x
y n

C) n
4
4
2
2

x
y

D)
2
|
.
|

\
|
x
ny

4.


108 ) If (x) = e
x
g(x) , g (0) = 2, g (0) = 1, then (0) is:
A) 1
B) 3
C) 2
D) 0.

109 ) If (x) = x tan
-1
x, then (1) is:
A)
4 2
1
+
B)
4 2
1

C)
4 2
1

D) none of these.




110 ) If x
y
= e
x

y
, then
dx
dy
is equal to:
A)
( )
2
log 1 x
y
+


B)
( )
2
log 1 x
x
+


C)
( )
2
log 1
log
x
x
+


D) none of these.

111 ) .If y = sec
-1 |
.
|

\
|

+
1
1
x
x
+ sin
-1 |
.
|

\
|
+

1
1
x
x
,then
dx
dy
is:
A) 1
B)
1
1
+

x
x

C)
1
1

+
x
x

D) 0.

112 ) .The differential coefficient of tan
-1 |
.
|

\
|

+
x x
x x
sin cos
cos sin
w.r.t. x is:
A) 0
B)
2
1

C) 1
D) none of these.


113 ) The differential coefficient of log tan x is :
A) sec 2x
B) 2 cosec 2x
C) 2 sec
3
x
D) 2 cosec
3
x.

114 ) The differential coefficient of (x) =log (log x) is:
A)
x
x
log

B) ( ) x x log
-1
C)
x
x log

D) x log x.

115 ) The derivative of sin
-1
x w.r.t. cos
-1

2
1 x is:
A)
2
1
1
x

B) 1
C) cos
-1
x
D) tan
-1
2
1 x
x

.

116 ) If 2
x
2
y
= 2
x+y
, then
dn
dy
is equal to:
A)
y x
y x
2 2
2 2

+

B)
y x
y x
+
+
+
2 1
2 2

C)
x-y

|
|
.
|

\
|

x
y
2 1
1 2

D)
y
x y x
2
2 2
+


117 )
dx
d
(tan
-1
(sec x +tan x )) is equal to :
A) 0
B) sec x- tan x
C)
2
1

D) 2.

118 ) If y = ....... + + + x x x to, then
dx
dy
is equal to :
A) 1
B)
xy
1

C)
x y 2
1

D)
1 2
1
y
.





119 ) If y = .... sin sin sin x x x + + to , then the value of
dx
dy
is equal
A)
1
sin
+ Y
x

B)
1
sin
+ Y
x

C)
1 2
cos
+ y
x

D)
1 2
cos
y
x
.
120 ) .The derivative of sec
-1
|
.
|

\
|
1 2
1
2
x
w.r.t.
2
1 x at x =
2
1
is:
A) 2
B) 4
C) 1
D) -2

121 ) If y = log , tan x the value of
dx
dy
at x = /4, is given by :
A) 1
B) 0
C)
2
1

D) .

122 ) The differentiable coefficient of x
6
w.r.t. x
3
is:
A) 6x
5

B) 3x
2

C) 2x
3

D) X
3
.

123 ) If (x) = log
e2
(log x), then (e) is :
A) 0
B)
e 2
1


C)
2
e


D)
e
2
.





124 ) If (x) = cot
-1
(cos 2x)
1/2
, then ' ( 6 / ) is :
A)
3
1

B)
3
2

C)
3
2

D) -
3
2
.

125 ) If y = a (1 + cos t) and x = a (t sin t ), then
dx
dy
is equal to :
A) tan
2
t

B) -tan
2
t

C) -cot
2
t

D) none of these.

126 ) Let (x) =
2
2
1 x
x

, x 0, then the derivative of (x) w.r.t. x is :

A)
( )
2
2
1
2
x
x

B)
( )
2
2
1
1
x

C)
2
2
2
1
|
.
|

\
|
+ x

D)
( )
2
2
2
1
x
.


127 )
dx
d
(

|
|
.
|

\
| +

x
x
ec
2
1
cos
2
1
is :
A) -
2
1
2
x +
, x 0
B)
2
1
2
x +
,x 0
C)
( )
( )
2 2
2
1 1
1 2
x x
x
+

, x 1, 0.
D) None of these.


128 ) If y = log ( ) a x x + , then
dx
dy
is :

A)
a x x +
1

B)
a x x 2
1


C)
a x x
1


D) None of these.


129 )
dx
d
|
|
.
|
+ + + +
\
|
)
2 2
log(
2
2
2 2
2
a x x
a
a x
x
is:
A)
a x x + +
2
1

B)
2 2
a x +
C)
2 2
1
a x +

D) None of these.

130 ) If y = .... cos cos cos
2 2 2
+ + + x x x to , then
dx
dy
is :
A)
( ) 1 2
sin
2

y x
x

B)
1 2
sin 2
2

y
x x

C)
1 2
sin

y
x

D) None of these.









131 ) If y = tan
-1
|
.
|

\
|

2
5 1
4
x
x
+ tan
-1
|
.
|

\
|

+
x
x
3 8
8 3
,then
dx
dy
is:
A)
2
1
5
x +

B)
2
1
1
x +

C)
2
) 5 ( 1
5
x +

D) None of these.


132 ) If sin y = x sin (a + y), then
dx
dy
is:
A)
) ( sin sin
sin
2
y a a
a
+

B)
a
y a
sin
) ( sin
2
+

C) Sin a sin
2
(a + y)
D)
a
y a
sin
) ( sin
2
+
.

133 ) Let
2

< x < and Y = tan

-1
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
+ +
x x
x x
sin 1 sin 1
sin 1 sin 1
,then
dx
dy
is :
A) -1/2
B) x/2
C) 1/2
D) None of these.

134 ) If y = sin
-1
|
|
.
|

\
|
+

1
1
x
x
+ sec
-1
|
|
.
|

\
|

+
1
1
x
x
, x > 0, then
dx
dy
is:
A) /2
B) 1
C) 0
D) None of these.










135 ) If y = x
x
x ...
, then x
dx
dy
equals:
A)
2
) log 1 (
y
x y x


B)
) log 1 (
2
x y x
y

C)
x y
y
log 1
2

D) None of these.

136 ) If y = (sin x)
tan x
,then
dx
dy
is equal to:
A) tan x (sin x)
tan x 1

B) (sin x)
tan x
(1 + sec
2
x log sin x)
C) tan x(sin x)
tan x - 1
cos x
D) (sin x)
tan x
sec
2
x. log sin x.

137 ) If x = a ( ) sin + ,y = a (1 + sin ), then
dx
dy
at =
3

is :
A)
3
1

B) 3
C)
3 2
3
+


D)
3
3 2 +
.

138 ) If y =
X
x
|
.
|

\
|
+
1
1 , then
dx
dy
equals:
A)
X
x
x |
.
|

\
|
+
1

|
|
.
|
+
+

\
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
x x 1
1 1
1 log
B)
X
x
|
.
|

\
|
+
1
1


|
|
.
|
+

\
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
x x 1
1 1
1 log
C)
X
x
|
.
|

\
|
+
1
1
(

|
.
|

\
|
+
x
1
1 log
D)
X
x
x |
.
|

\
|
+
1

|
|
.
|

\
|
+
+
1
) 1 log(
x
x
x .
139 ) If y = ce
x

/ (x - a),
then
y
1

dx
dy
is equal to :
A) a (x-a)
2


B) -
2
) ( a x
ay

C) a
2
(x- a)
2

D) None of these.


140 ) If (x) =3
e
2
x
, then (x) -2x (x) +
3
1
(0) (0)is equal to:
A) 0

B) 1

C)
2
3
7
x
e
D) None of these.

141 ) If x = 2 cos t cos 2t, y = 2 sin t sin 2t, then the value of
2
2
dx
y d
at t = /2 is:
A) 3/2
B) -3/2
C) 5/2
D) -5/2.


142 ) If y = e
-x
(A cos x + B sin x),then y satisfies:
A)
2
2
dx
y d
+
dx
dy 2
= 0

B)
2
2
dx
y d
-
dx
dy 2
+ 2y =0

C)
2
2
dx
y d
+
dx
dy 2
+ 2y = 0

D)
2
2
dx
y d
+2y = 0.



143 ) If y = log (sin x),then
2
2
dx
y d
is:
A) -cosec
2
x
B) Sec
2
x
C) cosec x x cot x
D) Sec x tan x..

144 ) If y = a sin mx + b cos mx,,then
2
2
dx
y d
is :
A) -m
2
y
B) my
C) m
2
y
D) None of these.


145 ) If y = a e
mx
+ b e
-mx
, then y
2
is:
A) -m
2
y
B) -my
1

C) m
2
y
D) None of these.

146 ) If y
2
= ax
2
+ b, then
2
2
dx
y d
is:
A)
3
y
ab

B)
3
x
ab

C)
2
y
ab

D) None of these.


147 ) If x =
2
2
1
1
t
t
+

and y =
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
t t
t t
+ +
+
,then the value of
2
2
dx
y d
at t = 0 is given by:
A) -1
B) 1
C) 0
D)
2
1
.





148 ) If y x + + x y = c, then
2
2
dx
y d
is equal to:
A)
2
2
c

B)
c
2

C) -
2
2
c

D) None of these.

149 ) If y = x + e
x
, then
2
2
dx
y d
is:
A)
( )
2
1
1
x
e +

B) -
( )
2
1
x
x
e
e
+

C) -
( )
3
1
x
x
e
e
+

D) e
x
.

150 ) If y = ae
x
+ be
2x
, then:
A)
2
2
dx
y d
+ 3
dx
dy
+ 2y = 0
B)
2
2
dx
y d
+ 3
dx
dy
- 2y = 0
C)
2
2
dx
y d
- 3
dx
dy
-2y = 0
D)
2
2
dx
y d
- 3
dx
dy
+ 2y = 0 .

151 ) If y = (x +
2
1 x + )
n
, then (1 +x
2
)
2
2
dx
y d
+ x
dx
dy
is :
A) n
2
y
B) n
2
y
C) y
D) 2x
2
y.






152 ) If x = e
y+e
+...... y
, x > 0, then
dx
dy
is:
A)
x
x
+ 1

B)
x
1

C)
x
x 1

D)
x
x + 1
.

153 ) If y is a function of x and log (x + y ) 2xy = 0, then y (0) is equal to :
A) 1
B) -1
C) 2
D) 0.

154) If 3 sin ( xy) & 4 cos (xy) = 5 then
dx
dy
is

A)
2
2
x
y

B)
) sin( 4 cos 3
) cos( 4 sin 3
xy xy
xy xy

+

C) 3 cos xy 4 sin xy
D)
x
y



155) If xy = e
x y
then
A)
dx
dy
doesnt exist at x = 1
B)
dx
dy
= 0 when x = 1
C)
dx
dy
=
2
1
when x = e
D) None of these.


156 ) The derivative of the sin x
3
with respect to cos x
2

A) Co + x
3

B) co + x
3

C) tan x
3

D) tan x
3



157 ) If y = sec
-1
|
|
.
|

\
|

+
1
1
x
x
+ sin
-1

|
|
.
|

\
|
+

2
1
x
x
then
dx
dy
is equal to
A) 0
B) x + 1
C) 1
D) -1

158 ) The function y = cos
-1
x satisfies
A) ( 1- x2 ) y" = xy"
B) ( 1- x2 ) y" = - 2xy'
C) ( 1- x2 ) y" = x2 y'
D) ( 1- x2 ) y" = 2 xy'

159 ) If y = tan
-1

( )
)
|
|
.
|

\
|
2
log(
2
/ log
ex
x e
+ tan
-1

|
|
.
|

\
|

+ +
x
x
log 6 1
log 2 3
, then
2
2
dx
y d
is
A) ( A ) 2
B) ( b ) 1
C) ( c ) 0
D) ( d ) -1

160 ) The derivative of tan
-1
( )
x
x 1
2
1 +
w.r.t.tan
-1

|
|
.
|

\
|

+
2
2
2 1
1 2
x
x x
at x = 0 is
A) 1/4
B) 1/8
C) 1/2
D) 1

161 ) If A = 4 r
2
, the value of
dr
dA
when r = 3 is
A) 8
B) 24
C) 36
D) 16

162 ) If x = sin
-1
t and y = log (1 t
2
);then
2
1
= t
dx
dy
is
A) -
3
2

B)
3
4

C)
3
2

D)
3
4




163) If x = a ( ) sin , y = a ( ) cos 1 then
2
2
dx
y d
at =
3

is
A) 2/a
B) 2/a
C) 4/a
D) 4/

164) The maximum value of
F(x) = < < x
x
x
0 ,
log
is
A)
e
2

B)
e
1

C) e
D) e

165) For f (x)= 3 sin x+3 cos x, the point
6

= x is
A) local minimum
B) local maximum
C) point of inflexion
D) none of these

166) The maximum value of sin x + cos x is
A) 2
B) - 2
C) 3
D) 2

167) The maximum value of f(x) = x
1/x
is
A)
e
2

B) e
C) e
1/e

D)
e
1


168) The point on the curve y
2
= 4x which is nearest to the point (2,1) is
A) (1, -2)
B) (-2,1)
C) (1, 2 ) 2
D) (1,2)

169) The volume of a ball is increasing at the rate of 4 c.c/sec. The rate of increase of
the radius when the volume is 288 c.c is
A)
6
1
cm/sec
B)
36
1
cm/sec
C)
9
1
cm/sec
D)
24
1
cm/sec

170) The speed v of the particle moving along a straight line is given by a + bv
2
=x
2
,
where x is its distance from the origin. The acceleration of the particle is
A)
b
x

B)
ab
x

C) ab x
D) ax

171) If the area of an expanding circular region increases at a constant rate with respect
to time, then the rate of increase of the perimeter with respect to time
A) varies inversely as the radius
B) varies directly at the radius
C) remains constant
D) varies directly as square of the radius

172) The point at which the tangent to the curve y = 2x
2
x +1 is parallel to y =
3x+9 is
A) (-2,1)
B) (3,9)
C) (1,2)
D) (2,1)


173) The height of the cylinder of maximum volume increasing in a sphere of radius a is
A)
3
2a

B)
2
3a

C)
3
2a

D)
3
a



174 ) If y = x x , then
dx
dy
is equal to

A ) x
4 / 1

B ) x
4 / 1

C )
4 / 1
4
3
x
D )
4 / 1
4
3

x

175 ) If y = (sin x)
x
then

dx
dy
=
A ) x sin x
x 1

B ) x log sin x
C ) sin
x
x ) cot sin (log x x x +
D ) x x
x
sin log

176 ) . If y = tan ) tan (sec
1
x x +

then.
dx
dy
=
A ) 1
B )
2
1

C )
2

D ) 0

177 ) If x
y
= 7
y x
.then
dx
dy
=

A )
x x
y x
7 log
7 log

B )
x x
xy
7 log
7 log

C )
x
y x
7 log
) 7 (log


D )
x x
y x
7 log
7 log
+
+



178 ) Differentiating log ( sec x + tan x ) w.r.t. sec x we get,

A ) sec x ( sec x + tan x)
B ) cot x
C ) tan x
D ) sec x tan x

179 ) The derivative of sin
-1
|
.
|

\
|
+
2
1
2
x
x
w. r. t cos
|
|
.
|

\
|
+

2
2
1
1
1
x
x
is ,
A ) 1
B ) 0
C ) -1
D ) 2

180 ) . If y = sec x + tan x then.
2
2
dx
y d
=

A ) y sec x
B ) x y sec
2

C ) y cos x
D ) x y cos
2


181 ) y = log x sin ,
5
dx
dy
=

A )
x
x
sin
cos

B )
2
1
cot x
C )
2
1
tan x
D ) x x cos sin

182 ) . If sin (x + y) = log (x + y) then
dx
dy
=

A ) 0
B ) -2
C ) 1
D ) -1




183 ) The perimeter of a rectangle is 100 cm. The lengths of its sides to give maximum
Area are :

A ) 25 25
B ) 30 20
C ) 22 28
D ) 24 26


184 ) The length seg AB is 12 cm. The point P on seg AB such that AP
2
+ BP
2

is minimum
A ) AP = 5 , BP = 7
B ) AP = 6 , BP = 6
C ) AP = 8 , BP = 4
D ) AP = 9 , BP = 3





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159 C
160 A
161 B
162 A
163 C
164 B
165 A
166 A
167 C
168 D
169 C
170 A
171 A
172 C
173 C
174 D
175 C
176 B
177 A
178 B
179 A
180 B
181 B
182 D
183 A
184 C