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Calculus Practice Questions and Solutions

The document contains a series of practice questions related to calculus and geometry, including finding slopes, rates of change, and proving relationships between various mathematical concepts. Each question is numbered and includes an answer for reference. Topics covered include tangents, normals, volumes, areas, and limits.

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Calculus Practice Questions and Solutions

The document contains a series of practice questions related to calculus and geometry, including finding slopes, rates of change, and proving relationships between various mathematical concepts. Each question is numbered and includes an answer for reference. Topics covered include tangents, normals, volumes, areas, and limits.

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PRACTICE QUESTIONS
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1. Find the slope of normal to y = 3x2 - x drawn from (-1, 1). Ans: 7
2. Find the rate of change of vol. of a sphere write its surface area when radius is 7 cm.
𝑑𝑦 2 5
3. Let 𝑑𝑥 = − 5. Find the slope of normal at (1, 1) for y = f(x). Ans: 2
4. Find the point on the curve y = 2x2 - 4x - 3 at which the tangent is parallel to the line 4x - y + 2 = 0.
Ans: (2, -3)
5. What is the relation between continuity and defensibility of a function at a point? Ans: [1]
6. What is the first principle of differentiation? Ans: [1]
7. Write any one condition where we can use the derivative to find the limit of a function. Ans: [1]
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8. The rate of change of vol. of a sphere equals the rate of its radius. Find the radius. Ans:
2√𝑥
9. The are of an expanding circular region increases at a const. rate. Prove that the rate of increase of
perimeter varies inversely as radius.
10. Find the angle at which the curves 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 and 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 intersect in [0,𝜋). Ans: 𝜃 =
𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (±2√2)
11. Prove: curves x3 - 3xy2 = a and 3x2y - y3 = b cut each other at rt. angle.
12. Rate of change of area of a circle equals the rate of change of its diameter. Find the radius.
𝑑𝑟
13. Prove: rate of change of vol. of a sphere is proportional to the square of its diameter it is const..
𝑑𝑡
14. Interpret dy and ∆𝑦 geometrically.
15. Find the coordinates of the point(s) on the ellipse 16x2 + 9y2 = 400 where the ordinate decreases at
16 −16
the same rate at which the abscissa increases. Ans: (3, ) (−3 )
3 3
𝑙𝑖𝑚 3
16. Find √𝑥 lnx. Ans: 0
𝑥 → 0+
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17. Vol. of sphere is inc. at 2𝜋𝑐𝑚3 /𝑠. The rate of change of its radius when the radius is 2 cm is ……....
Ans: 2
4
18. Equation of tangent to y = x + 𝑥 2 that is parallel to X - axis is… Ans: y = 3
19. What is the surface area of the sphere when its vol. is increasing at the same rate as its radius?
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Ans: 2√𝑥
20. Write the equation of tangent to y = f(x) at (𝑥1 , 𝑦1 ).
21. Write the equation of normal to y = g(x) at (𝑥0 , 𝑦0 ).
22. Write the equation of hor. tangent to y = f(x) at (𝑥1 , 𝑦1 ).
23. _____________ ver. tangent ____________.
24. Vol. of cube is inc. at 24 cm3/min. How fast is its surface area inc. when the surface area is 216 cm2?
Ans: 16cm2/s
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25. At what point the tangent to the curve y = e2x at (0, 1) meets X - axis? Ans: (− 2 , 0)
26. If the tangent at (1, 1) to y2 = x(2 - x)2 meets the curve again at P, find the coordinates of P.
𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
27. Find .
𝑥 → 0 𝑥2
𝑙𝑖𝑚 ln (1−𝑥)
28. Find . Ans: 0
𝑥 → 1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜋𝑥
29. Water is leaking from a conical funnel at 5cm3/s. The radius of the top of the funnel is 5 cm and the
−16
height is 10 cm. How fast is the water level dropping when it is 2.5 cm from the top? Ans: 𝑐𝑚/𝑠
4𝑠𝜋

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