MATHEMATICS –CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY

1 Mark Questions

dy
1. If y= cos-1(4x3-3x), then find .
dx
dy 1 1
2. If √ x + √ y =1 , then find at ( , ) .
dx 4 4
3. Find the derivative of sin (logx), w.r.t x.
dy π
4. If y= log√ tanx , then find at x= .
dx 4

4 Marks Questions
dy y
1. If xp yq = (x +y)p+q , prove that = .
dx x
2
Differentiate xtanx + x +1 w.r.t. x
2.
√ x

d2 y π
3. If x = a cos3θ , y= asin3θ , find at θ = .
2
d x 4
2
5 x +12 √ 1−x } , find dy .
4. If y = sin-1{
13 dx

dy 1 1
5. If y = sin-1 [x√ 1−x - √ x √ 1−x 2 ], show that = 2 - .
dx √ 1−x 2 √ x−x 2
π
6. Verify Rolle’s Theorem for sin4x + cos4x in [0, ].
2
2
sin −1 x 2 d y dy
7. If y= , show that (1-x ) 2 -3x -y=0 .
√1−x 2
dx dx

dy ny
8. If y= (x +√ x 2+ a2 )n , prove that
= 2 2.
dx √ x +a
2 2
d y −b4
2
x y
9. If 2 + 2 =1 , show that = .
a b d x 2 a2 y 3

dy
10. If y√ x 2+1 = log [√ x 2+1 - x ] , show that (x2 +1) + xy +1 =0.
dx

11. If the function f(x) = 3ax +b , if x > 1

t d2 y π
12. If x= a (cost +log tan ) , y= a sint , find 2 at t = .
2 dx 4
 dy sin2 (a+ y )
13. If sin y = x sin(a +y), prove that = .
dx sin a

d2 y π
14. If x= 2cost –cos2t and y=2sint –sin2t ,find 2 at t=
.
dx 2
dy
15. If y = √ sinx + √ sinx+ √ sinx+… ∞ , prove that ( 2y-1 ) = cos x .
dx

−1 y dy
16. If y = b = tan−1 ¿ ¿ + tan ) , find .
x dx

MATHEMATICS –APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVE

1. The volume of a cube is increasing at the rate of 7cm 3/s. How fast is the surface area
increasing when the length of an edge of cube is 12 cm ?
2. Find the equations of tangent lines to the curve y= 4x 3-3x +5 which are perpendicular
to the line 9y +x+3=0.
3. For the function f(x)=2x3-6x2-48x +17,find the interval in which f(x) is increasing
and decreasing.
4. Prove that the curve y2 =4ax and xy= c2 cut each other at right angles if c4=32a4.
5. Using differentials, find the approximate value of √ 0.037 , correct upto three
decimal places.
6. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y= √ 3 x−2 which is parallel to the
line 4x-2y+5=0 .
7. Find the intervals in which the function f given by f(x)= sin x + cos x, 0 ≤x≤2 π , is
strictly increasing or decreasing.

6 Marks Questions

1. Show that a closed right circular cylinder of given total surface area and maximum volume is
such that its height is equal to the diameter of its base.
2. A wire of length 25m is to be cut into two pieces. One of two pieces is to be made into
square and other into a circle. What should be the lengths of the pieces so that combined
area of square and circle is minimum.
3. Show that the volume of greatest cylinder which can be inscribed in a cone of height h and
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semi - vertical angle α is π h3 tan2 α .
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4. Show that the semi - vertical angle of a right circular cone of maximum volume and given
slant height is tan-1√ 2 .
5. Show that the rectangle of maximum area that can be inscribed in a circle of radius r is
square of side √ 2 r.
6. Prove that the volume of the largest cone that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius R
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is of the volume of the sphere.
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7. Show that the right circular cone of least curved surface and given volume has an
 altitude equal to √ 2 times the radius of the base.
8. An open box with a square base is to be made out of a given iron sheet of area 27 sq.m.
Show that the maximum volume of the box is 13.5 cu.m .
9. A helicopter is flying along the curve y= x 2 +2. A soldier is placed at the point (3,2). Find the
nearest distance between the soldier and the helicopter.
10. A window is the shape of a rectangle surmounted by a semi circle. If its perimeter is 30m,
then find the dimensions of the window so that it may admit maximum light.