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Application of Derivatives (a)
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(b)

(c)
(d)
Ans: (b)
6.

(a)
(b) (a) (a, a)
(b) (0, a)
(c) (c) (0, 0)
(d) (a, 0)
(d) Ans: (d)
Ans: (b) 7.
2.

(a) at least one root in [0, 1] (a) (1, 3)

(b) at least one root in [2, 3] (b) (1, 2)
(c) at least one root in [4, 5] (c) (2, 3)
(d) none of these (d) (0, 1)
Ans: (a) Ans: (d)
3. 8.

(a) ½
(b) 3 (a)
(c) 1
(b)
(d) 2
Ans: (d)
4. (c)

(d)
Ans: (a)
9.

(a)

(b)
(a)

(c) (b)

(d) (c)
Ans: (a)
5. (d)
Ans: (d)
10.
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(a)

(b)

(c)

(a)
(d)
Ans: (c)
(b)

(c)

(d)
Ans: (b) 15.
11.

(a)

(a) greater than a

(b)
(b) smaller than a
(c) greater than or equal to a
(d) equal to a (c)
Ans: (b)
12.
(d)
Ans: (d)
(a) x = 2 16.
(b) x = – 2
(c) x = 0
(d) x = 1
Ans: (a)
13. A triangular πark is enclosed on two sides by a fence
(a)
and on the third side by a straight river bank. The two sides
having fence are of same length x. The maximum area
enclosed by the πark is (b)

(c)
(a)
(d)
Ans: (c)
17.
(b)

(c)

(d)
Ans: (c) (a)
14.

(b)
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(b) –1/2
(c) –1
(c) (d) 1
Ans: (c)
23.

(d)
Ans: (a)
18.

(a) 7
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) 5
Ans: (b)
19. (a) Statement -1 is true, Statement -2 is true; Statement -2 is
not a correct explanation for Statement -1.
(b) Statement -1 is true, Statement -2 is false.
(c) Statement -1 is false, Statement -2 is true.
(d) Statement - 1 is true, Statement 2 is true; Statement -2 is
a correct explanation for Statement -1.
Ans: (d)
(a) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is 24.
not a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(b) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false.
(c) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.
(d) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is
a correct explanation for Statement-1.
Ans: (b) (a)
20.
(b)

(a) P(–1) is not minimum but P(1) is the maximum of P (c)

(b) P(–1) is the minimum but P(1) is not the maximum of P
(c) Neither P(–1) is the minimum nor P(1) is the maximum
of P (d)
(d) P(–1) is the minimum and P(1) is the maximum of P Ans: (a)
Ans: (a) 25.
21.

(a) local minimum at π and 2π

(b) local minimum at π and local maximum at 2π
(a) y = 1 (c) local maximum at π and local minimum at 2π
(b) y = 2 (d) local maximum at π and 2π
(c) y = 3 Ans: (c)
(d) y = 0 26. The curve that passes through the point (2, 3), and has
Ans: (c) the property that the segment of any tangent to it lying
22. between the coordinate axes is bisected by the point of
contact is given by:

(a)

(b)

(a) 0 (c)
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(d)
Ans: (b)
27.

(a) ± 1
(b) ± 2
(c) ± 3
(d) ± 4
Ans: (a)
1.

(a) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; statement-2 is a

correct explanation for statement-1.
(b) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; statement-2 is
NOT a correct explanation for statement-1.
(c) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(d) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
Ans: (b)
28. A spherical balloon is filled with 4500π cubic meters of
helium gas. If a leak in the balloon causes the gas to escape
at the rate of 72π cubic meters per minute, then the rate (in 2.
meters per minute) at which the radius of the balloon
decreases 49 minutes after the leakage began is:
(a) 9/7
(b) 7/9
(c) 2/9
(d) 9/2
Ans: (c)
29.

3.

(a) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.

(b) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; statement-2 is a
correct explanation for Statement-1.
(c) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; statement-2 is
not a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(d) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
Ans: (b)
30. A line is drawn through the point (1,2) to meet the
coordinate axes at P and Q such that it forms a triangle OPQ,
where O is the origin. If the area of the triangle OPQ is least,
then the slope of the line PQ is: 4.
(a) –1/4
(b) – 4
(c) – 2
(d) –1/2
Ans: (c)
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