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(1)
Which of the following functions is decreasing on(0, π/2)?
[A]
sin 2x
[B]
tan x
[C]
cos x
[D]
cos 3x
(2)
If x is real, the minimum value of x² – 8x + 17 is
(3)
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 < 3/2
(4)
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]
(5)
The maximum value of sin x . cos x is
[A]
1/4
[B]
1/2
[C]
√2
[D]
2√2
(6)
The function f(x) = 4 sin³ x – 6 sin²x + 12 sin x + 100 is strictly
[A]
increasing in (π, 3π/2)
[B]
decreasing in (π/2, π)
[C]
decreasing in [−π/2,π/2]
[D]
decreasing in [0, π/2]
Answer: decreasing in [−π/2,π/2]
(7)
The slope of tangent to the curve x = t² + 3t – 8, y = 2t² – 2t – 5 at the point (2, -1) is
[A]
22/7
[B]
6/7
[C]
−6/7
[D]
-6
(8)
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
(9)
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: a horizontal tangent (parallel to x-axis)
(10)
If the curve ay + x² = 7 and x³ = y, cut orthogonally at (1, 1) then the value of a is
(11)
A ladder, 5 meter long, standing oh a horizontal floor, leans against a vertical wall. If the top of the ladder slides downwards at the rate of 10 cm/sec, then the rate at which the angle between the floor and the ladder is decreasing when lower end of ladder is 2 metres from the wall is
[A]
1/10 radian/sec
[B]
1/20 radian/sec
[C]
20 radiah/sec
[D]
10 radiah/sec
(12)
The tangent to the curve y = e2x at the point (0, 1) meets x-axis at
[A]
(0, 1)
[B]
(-1/2, 0)
[C]
(2, 0)
[D]
(0, 2
(13)
At x = 5π/6, f (x) = 2 sin 3x + 3 cos 3x is
[A]
maximum
[B]
minimum
[C]
zero
[D]
neither maximum nor minimum
Answer: neither maximum nor minimum
(14)
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]
3/4 s
[C]
4/3 s
[D]
4 s
[A]
an increasing function
[B]
a decreasing function
[C]
an even function
[D]
None of these
Answer: an increasing function
(16)
The maximum value of (1/x)x is
[A]
e
[B]
e²
[C]
e1/x
[D]
(1/e)1/e
(17)
The function which is neither decreasing nor increasing in (π/2, 3π/2) is
[A]
cosec x
[B]
tan x
[C]
x²
[D]
|x – 1|
(18)
The interval in which the function y = x³ + 5x² – 1 is decreasing, is
[A]
(0, 1/3)
[B]
(0, 10)
[C]
(−10/3, 0)
[D]
None of these
(19)
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]
10/3 cm²/s
(20)
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
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