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### CBSE Class 12 Maths - MCQ and Online Tests - Unit 6 - Application of Derivatives

#### CBSE Class 12 Maths – MCQ and Online Tests – Unit 6 – Application of Derivatives

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#### CBSE Class 12 Maths – MCQ and Online Tests – Unit 6 – Application of Derivatives

Question 1.
The points at which the tangents to the curve y = x² – 12x +18 are parallel to x-axis are
(a) (2, – 2), (- 2, -34)
(b) (2, 34), (- 2, 0)
(c) (0, 34), (-2, 0)
(d) (2, 2),(-2, 34).

Question 2.
The tangent to the curve y = e2x at the point (0, 1) meets x-axis at
(a) (0, 1)
(b) (-$$\frac{1}{2}$$, 0)
(c) (2, 0)
(d) (0, 2)

Answer: (b) (-$$\frac{1}{2}$$, 0)

Question 3.
The slope of tangent to the curve x = t² + 3t – 8, y = 2t² – 2t – 5 at the point (2, -1) is
(a) $$\frac{22}{7}$$
(b) $$\frac{6}{7}$$
(c) $$\frac{-6}{7}$$
(d) -6

Answer: (c) $$\frac{-6}{7}$$

Question 4.
The two curves; x³ – 3xy² + 2 = 0 and 3x²y – y³ – 2 = 0 intersect at an angle of
(a) $$\frac{π}{4}$$
(b) $$\frac{π}{3}$$
(c) $$\frac{π}{2}$$
(d) $$\frac{π}{6}$$

Answer: (a) $$\frac{π}{4}$$

Question 5.
The interval on which the function f (x) = 2x³ + 9x² + 12x – 1 is decreasing is
(a) [-1, ∞]
(b) [-2, -1]
(c) [-∞, -2]
(d) [-1, 1]

Question 6.
Let the f: R → R be defined by f (x) = 2x + cos x, then f
(a) has a minimum at x = 3t
(b) has a maximum, at x = 0
(c) is a decreasing function
(d) is an increasing function

Answer: (d) is an increasing function

Question 7.
The sides of an equilateral triangle are increasing at the rate of 2cm/sec. The rate at which the are increases, when side is 10 cm is
(a) 10 cm²/s
(b) √3 cm²/s
(c) 10√3 cm²/s
(d) $$\frac{10}{3}$$ cm²/s

Question 8.
y = x (x – 3)² decreases for the values of x given by
(a) 1 < x < 3
(b) x < 0
(c) x > 0
(d) 0 < x <$$\frac{3}{2}$$

Answer: (a) 1 < x < 3

Question 9.
The function f(x) = 4 sin³ x – 6 sin²x + 12 sin x + 100 is strictly
(a) increasing in (π, $$\frac{3π}{2}$$)
(b) decreasing in ($$\frac{π}{2}$$, π)
(c) decreasing in [$$\frac{-π}{2}$$,$$\frac{π}{2}$$]
(d) decreasing in [0, $$\frac{π}{2}$$]

Answer: (c) decreasing in [$$\frac{-π}{2}$$,$$\frac{π}{2}$$]

Question 10.
Which of the following functions is decreasing on(0, $$\frac{π}{2}$$)?
(a) sin 2x
(b) tan x
(c) cos x
(d) cos 3x

Question 11.
The curve y – x1/5 at (0, 0) has
(a) a vertical tangent (parallel to y-axis)
(b) a horizontal tangent (parallel to x-axis)
(c) an oblique tangent
(d) no tangent

Answer: (b) a horizontal tangent (parallel to x-axis)

Question 12.
The function f(x) = tan x – x
(a) always increases
(b) always decreases
(c) sometimes increases and sometimes decreases
(d) never increases

Question 13.
If x is real, the minimum value of x² – 8x + 17 is
(a) -1
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) 2

Question 14.
The equation of normal to the curve 3x² – y² = 8 which is parallel to the line ,x + 3y = 8 is
(a) 3x – y = 8
(b) 3x + y + 8 = 0
(c) x + 3y ± 8 = 0
(d) x + 3y = 0

Answer: (c) x + 3y ± 8 = 0

Question 15.
If the volume of a sphere is increasing at a constant rate, then the rate at which its radius is increasing is
(a) a constant
(c) inversely proportional to the radius
(d) inversely proportional to the surface area

Answer: (d) inversely proportional to the surface area

Question 16.
The smallest value of the polynomial x³ – 18x² + 96x in [0, 9] is
(a) 126
(b) 0
(c) 135
(d) 160

Question 17.
The function f(x) = 2x³ – 3x² – 12x + 4 has
(a) two points of local maximum
(b) two points of local minimum
(c) one maxima and one minima
(d) no maxima or minima

Answer: (c) one maxima and one minima

Question 18.
If the curve ay + x² = 7 and x³ = y, cut orthogonally at (1, 1) then the value of a is
(a) 1
(b) 0
(c) -6
(d) 6

Question 19.
The maximum value of sin x . cos x is
(a) $$\frac{1}{4}$$
(b) $$\frac{1}{2}$$
(c) √2
(d) 2√2

Answer: (b) $$\frac{1}{2}$$

Question 20.
At x = $$\frac{5π}{6}$$, f (x) = 2 sin 3x + 3 cos 3x is
(a) maximum
(b) minimum
(c) zero
(d) neither maximum nor minimum

Answer: (d) neither maximum nor minimum

Question 21.
If y = x4 – 10 and if x changes from 2 to 1.99 what is the change in y
(a) 0.32
(b) 0.032
(c) 5.68
(d) 5.968

Question 22.
The equation of tangent to the curve y (1 + x²) = 2 – x, w here it crosses x-axis is:
(a) x + 5y = 2
(b) x – 5y = 2
(c) 5x – y = 2
(d) 5x + y = 2

Answer: (a) x + 5y = 2

Question 23.
Maximum slope of the curve y = -x³ + 3x² + 9x – 27 is
(a) 0
(b) 12
(c) 16
(d) 32

Question 24.
f(x) = xx has a stationary point at
(a) x = e
(b) x = $$\frac{1}{e}$$
(c) x = 1
(d) x = √e

Answer: (b) x = $$\frac{1}{e}$$

Question 25.
The maximum value of ($$\frac{1}{x}$$)x is
(a) e
(b) e²
(c) e1/x
(d) ($$\frac{1}{e}$$)1/e

Answer: (d) ($$\frac{1}{e}$$)1/e

Question 26.
A particle is moving along the curve x = at² + bt + c. If ac = b², then particle would be moving with uniform
(a) rotation
(b) velocity
(c) acceleration
(d) retardation

Question 27.
The distance Y metres covered by a body in t seconds, is given by s = 3t² – 8t + 5. The body will stop after
(a) 1 s
(b) $$\frac{3}{4}$$ s
(c) $$\frac{4}{3}$$ s
(d) 4 s

Answer: (c) $$\frac{4}{3}$$ s

Question 28.
The position of a point in time Y is given by x = a + bt + ct², y = at + bt². Its acceleration at timet Y is
(a) b – c
(b) b + c
(c) 2b – 2c
(d) 2$$\sqrt{b^2+c^2}$$

Answer: (d) 2$$\sqrt{b^2+c^2}$$

Question 29.
The function f(x) = log (1 + x) – $$\frac{2x}{2+x}$$ is increasing on
(a) (-1, ∞)
(b) (-∞, 0)
(b) (-∞, ∞)
(d) None of these