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CBSE BOARD PRACTICE QUESTIONS - CLASS XII (2018-19)

TOPICS: CONTINUITY , DIFFERENTIABLITY , DIFFERENTIATION & APPLICATIONS OF DERIVATIVES

3𝑥 − 2 0 < 𝑥 ≤ 1
1. Show that 𝑓(𝑥) = {2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 1 < 𝑥 ≤ 2 is continuous at x=2 but not differentiable at x=2.
5𝑥 − 4 𝑥 >2
𝑑𝑦
2. If 𝑦√𝑥 + 1 = log(√𝑥 + 1 − 𝑥) , 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 (𝑥 2 + 1) + 𝑥𝑦 + 1 = 0
2 2
𝑑𝑥

3. If 𝑦 = log(𝑥 + √𝑥 2 + 1) , 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 (𝑥 2 + 1)𝑦2 + 𝑥𝑦1 = 0

𝜋 𝑥 𝑑𝑦
4. If 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑡𝑎𝑛( + ), show that − 𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑥 = 0.
4 2 𝑑𝑥

𝑥∞ 𝑑𝑦 𝑦2
5. If 𝑦 = 𝑥 𝑥 , then prove that = .
𝑑𝑥 𝑥 ( 1−𝑦𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥 )

1 x  1  x  2 
6. Find the derivative of tan 1    tan   w.r.t. x.
1 x   1  2x 

d2y 8 
7. If x  3S int  Sin3t , y  3Cost  Cos3t , find 2
  at t  .
dx 9 3

1 1 1 1
8. If the curves ax 2  by 2  1 and cx 2  dy 2  1 intersects orthogonally, then show that    .
a b c d

 ax  b 
9. If y    has a turning point at A(2, -1), find the values of a and b so that y has
 ( x  1)( x  4) 
maxima at the point A.

10. Show that the area of the triangle formed by the tangent and the normal at the point (a, a) on curve
5𝑎2
𝑦 2 (2𝑎 − 𝑥) = 𝑥 3 and the line x = 2a is 𝑠𝑞. 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠.
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11. Find the equation of the tangent and normal to the curve 𝑥 2/3 + 𝑦 2/3 = 2 at the point (1,1).

12. Two equal sides of an isosceles triangle with fixed base b are decreasing at the rate 3cm/sec. How
fast is the area decreasing when two equal sides are equal to base?

13. Find the area of the isosceles triangle of max. area which can be inscribed in an ellipse with
𝑥2 𝑦2
equation 2
+ = 1 with one vertex at the vertex of the ellipse.
𝑎 𝑏2

3𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏, 𝑥 < 1
14. If the function f(x) given by 𝑓(𝑥) = { 11 , 𝑥 = 1 is continuous at x = 1, find the values of a and b.
5𝑎𝑥 − 2𝑏, 𝑥 > 1
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15. Prove that the volume of the largest cone, that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius R is of the
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volume of the sphere.

16. Sand is pouring from a pipe at the rate of 12cm3/s. The falling sand forms a cone on the ground in such a
way that the height of the cone is always one-sixth of the radius of the base. How fast is the height of
the sand cone increasing when the height is 4 cm?

17. Find the intervals in which the function f given by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥, 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2𝜋 is strictly increasing
or strictly decreasing.

18. A tank with rectangular base and rectangular sides, open at the top is to be constructed so that its depth
is 2 m and volume is 8 m3. If building of tank costs Rs. 70 per sq. metre for the base and Rs. 45 per sq.
metre for sides, what is the cost of least expensive tank?

19. Show that the semi-vertical angle of the right circular cone of given total surface area and maximum
1
volume is sin −1 .
3

𝑥 −7
20. Find the equation of tangent to the curve 𝑦 = ( , at the point, where it cuts the x-axis.
𝑥−2)(𝑥−3)

21. Using differentials, find the approximate value of √49.5

22. Find the approximate value of f(3.02), up to two places of decimal, where f(x) = 3x 2 + 5x + 3.

23. Find the intervals in which the function f(x) = 3𝑥 4 − 4𝑥 3 − 12𝑥 2 + 5 is (a) strictly increasing,
(b) strictly decreasing.
24. A ladder 5 m long is leaning against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is pulled along the ground, away
from the wall, at the rate of 2 cm/s. How fast is its height on the wall decreasing when the foot of the
ladder is 4 m away from the wall?

25. The length x of a rectangle is decreasing at the rate of 5 cm/minute and the width y is increasing at the
rate of 4 cm/minute. When x = 8 cm and y = 6cm, find the rate of change of (a) the perimeter, (b) the
area of the rectangle.

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