CBSE Test Paper 03

Chapter 6 Application of Derivatives

1. Find the approximate value of f(2.01) where f(x) = 4x2 + 5x +2.

a. 29.21
b. none of these
c. 27.21
d. 28.21

2. Tangents to the curve y= x3 + 3x at x = -1 and x = 1 are

a. intersecting at right angles

b. intersecting at an angle of
c. intersecting obliquely but not at an angle of
d. parallel

3. If f (x) = then

a. relative maximum does not exist

b. relative maximum > relative minimum
c. relative minimum does not exist
d. relative minimum > relative maximum

4. Maximum value of x + cos x in is

a. none of these
b.
c. -1 +
d.

5. The maximum value of is

a. none of these
b.
c. e

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 d.

6. The slope of tangent to the curve x = t2 + 3t - 8, y = 2t2 - 2t - 5 at the point (2, -1) is
________.

7. The equation of tangent to curve y(1 + x2) = 2 - x, where it crosses x-axis is ________.

8. The tangent to the curve y = e2x at the point (0, 1) meets x-axis at ________.

9. Find the minimum value of the function

f(x) = 2|x - 2| +5|x - 3|,

10. Find the point at which the tangent to the curve is equally inclined to
the axes.

11. Find the slope of tangent to the curve y = 3x2 - 6 at the point on it whose x-coordinate
is 2.

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

13. Find the approximate value of f (3.02) where .

14. Prove that the function f given by f(x) = log sinx is strictly increasing on and
strictly decreasing on .

15. The side of an equilateral triangle is increasing at the rate of 2 cm/s. At what rate is its
area increasing, when the side of the triangle is 20 cm?

16. Find the equations of the tangent and normal to the curves x = a sin3 and y = a cos3
at .

17. Prove that is an increasing function of in . (4)

18. Find the minimum value of (ax+by), where xy = c2.

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 CBSE Test Paper 03
Chapter 6 Application of Derivatives

Solution

1. (d) 28.21

Explanation: f(x) = 4x2 + 5x +2

Let x = 2 and = 0.01

Then, f(2.01) = f(x + ) = 4( x + )2 + 5(x + )+2

Now,

a.

2. (d) parallel

Explanation: Given y =x3 + 3x

Slope of tangent at x = 1 = 6 and

Slope of tangent at x = -1 = 6
Hence, the two tangents are parallel.
3. (d) relative minimum > relative maximum
Explanation: f(x) = x +
Then, f'(x) = 1 -
For, relative maximum and minimum values of x, we have f'(x) =0
1- =0

x2 = 1
x=
Now, f''(x) =
When , x = 1, we get f''(x) = 2>0 and when x= -1, we get f''(x) = -2 <0

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 f(x) = x + has a local maximum at x = -1 and a local minimum at x= 1.
Now, the maximum value = f(-1) =-2 and minimum value = f(1) =2
4. (d)
Explanation: f(x) = x + cosx
f'(x) = 1 - sinx
For maximum and minimum values of f(x) , we have f'(x) = 0
Now, f'(x) = 0
Hence, maximum value of f(x) is
5. (d)
Explanation: Let y = f(x) =
Then, log y = log = xlog = -xlogx

a.

The maximum value of f(x) =

6.
7. x + 5y = 2
8.
9. we have,
f(x) = 2|x - 2| + 5|x - 3|
= 2(2 - x) + 5(3 - x) = 19 - 7x, if x < 2
= 5, if x = 2
= 2(x - 2) + 5(3 - x) = 11 - 3x, if 2 < x < 3
= 2(3 - 2) = 2, if x = 3
= 2(x - 2) + 5(x - 3) = 7x - 19, if x > 3
Thus, we find that f(x) has a minimum value 2 at x = 3.
10. we have, ........(1)
since the tangent is equally inclined to the axes,

or tan 135o i.e 1 or -1. Thus,

. This gives y = x

From (1), . Also, y = x = 4.

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 The required point is (4,4).

11. We have to find the slope of tangent to the curve y = 3x2 - 6 at the point on it whose x-
coordinate is 2.

Given, y = 3x2 - 6
On differentiating both sides w.r.t. x, we get

Now, slope of tangent= = 6(2) = 12

Hence, required slope is 12.

12.
Let A be area of

Area is decreasing at the rate of

13.

Put

f(3.02) = 77.66
14. Given: f(x) = log sin x

On the interval i.e., in first quadrant,

f'(x) = cotx > 0

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 Therefore, f(x) is strictly increasing on .
On the interval i.e., in second quadrant,
f'(x) = cot x < 0
Therefore, f(x) is strictly decreasing on .
15. Let 'a' be the side of an equilateral triangle and 'A' be the area of an equilateral
triangle. Then, = 2 cm/s

We know that, area of an equilateral triangle, A =

On differentiating both sides w.r.t. t, we get

[given, a = 20]

cm2/s

Thus, the rate of area increasing is 20 cm2/s

16. Given, x = a sin3

Differentiating both sides w.r.t.

Given, y = a cos3
Differentiating both sides w.r.t. ,

Then,

Also, at ,

Now, the equations of the tangent to the curves x = a sin3 and y = a cos3 , at the

point is

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 slope of normal =

Slope of normal = =1

the equations of the normal to the curves x = a sin3 and y = a cos3 at the point

x-y=0
17. Given:

Since and we have , therefore .

for
Hence, y is an increasing function of in
18. Let f(x)=ax+by

Then,

Therefore,on differentiating both sides w.r.t. x, we get,

For maxima or minima, put f'(x)=0

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Now,

At

Hence, f(x) has minimum value at

At

Hence, f(x) has maximum value at

When , then

Minimum value of

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