Chapter 2 DIFFERENTIATION 7) If a particle moves according to the law x = et then

1) Let f be a real value function and x  Df then the limit velocity at time t = 0 is
f ( x  h)  f ( x )
Lim h0 when it exists is called A) 0
h B) 1
C) e
A) The derivative of f at a D) none of these
B) The derivative of f at h Answer: B
C) The derivative of f at x
D) The derivative of f at x = h
dy
Answer: C 8) If x = 2t, y = t2 then is equal to
dx
x7  a7
2) The value of the limit Lim x a is equal to A) 4t
xa B) 2
C) t
A) 0 D) 4
B) 0/0 Answer: C
C) 7a7
D) 7a6 4. Differentiation of Trigonometric,
Answer: D
Logarithmic and Exponential Function
1) The derivative of sin (a + b) w.r.t x is
ax  b ax  b
3) The derivative of w.r.t is
cx  d cx  d A)cos (a + b)
B)– cos (a + b)
b C)cos (a – b)
A) D)0
(cx  d ) 2 Answer: D
a 2) The derivative of x sina w.r.t x is
B) A) cos a
(cx  d ) 2 B) x cos a + sin a
C) 1 C) – x cos a + sin a
D) 0 D) sin a
Answer: C Answer: D
xa
4) The slope of the tangent to the curve y = x3 + 5 at the point 3) The derivative of w.r.t x is
(1, 2) is sin a

A) 6 sin a  ( x  a ) cos a
B) 2 A)
(sin a ) 2
C) 5
D) 3 sin a  cos a
B)
Answer: D sin 2 a
5) If a particle thrown vertically upward move according to the
sin a  x  a
C)
law, x = 32t – 16 t2 (x in ft, t in sec) then the height attained sin 2 a
by the particle when the velocity is zero is 1
D)
A) 0 sin a
B) 32t Answer: D
C) 16ft sin a
4) The derivative of w.r.t xis
D) 2ft cos a
Answer: C

6) If a particle moves according to the law x = 16 t – 4 then A) sec2 (ax + b)

acceleration at time t = 20 is cos a
B)
sin a
A) 6
B) 0  cos a
C)
C) 116 sin a
D) 4 D) 0
Answer: B Answer: D
5) The derivative of tan (ax + b) w.r.t tan (ax + b) is Answer: C
11) The natural exponential function is defined by the
A) sec2 (ax + b) equation
B) a sec2 (ax + b)
C) b sec2 (ax + b) A) y = ax
D) 1 B) y = 2x
Answer: D C) y = ex
6) If x = 2cos7, y = 4sin7 then dy/dx is equal to D) y = 3x
Answer: C
A) 4tan7
B) – 4tan7 12) The derivative of sin (sin a) w.r.t x is
C) 4tan5
D) – 2tan5 A) cos (sina)
Answer: D B) cos (sina) cosa
C) cos (cosa)
7) The derivative of (sec –1 x + cosec –1x) is equal to D) 0
Answer: D
1 13) If ay = x then the value of y is
A)
2 A) ax
x x 1
B) logax
1
B) C) x/a
1  a2 D) a/x
C) 0 Answer: B
1 1 y x dy
D)
2

2
14) If  Tan 1 then is
x 1 x 1 x y dx
Answer: C A) xy
1
8) The derivative of Sin-1a + Tan –1 a w.r.t x is equal to B)
x  y2 2

1 1
A) C)
1  a2 1  y2
1 y
B) D)
1  a2 x
Answer: D
1 1
C)  15) The derivative of exp (sinx) is
1 a2 1  a2
D) 0 A) exp (cosx)
Answer: D B) sinx exp(cosx)
C) (cosx) exp (sinx)
D) cosx exp (cosx)
9) The value of e as sum of the series is Answer: C

1 1 16) The derivative of e2 w.r.to x is

A) 1    ......
2 3 A) 2e
1 B) 2
B) 1  2   ...... C) 1
3 D) 0
1 1 1 Answer: D
C) 1    ......
1! 2! 3!
17) The derivative of Xx is
1 1 1
D) 1    ......
2 3 4 A) X x–1
Answer: C B) X.X x – 1
C) Xx (1+ln x)
10) The base of the natural logarithmic function is D) Xx ln x
Answer: C
A) 10
B) 2 18) If x or dx is quite small then the difference between dy
C) e and y will be
D) none of these
 A) 4.5
A) very large B) 3.5
B) large C) 3
C) small D) 2.5
D) negligible Answer: C
Answer: D

19) If radius of a circular disc is unity then its area will be

Higher order Derivatives Maxima and Minima
2
A) 
1) If y = e2x the y9 is
B) 2
A) e2x
C)  B) 29
D) 2 C) 29 e2x
Answer: C D) 28 e2x
2) In the interval (- , ) the function defined by the
20) the derivative of the function f(x) = sinx + sinx + …. Up to equation y = x3 is
9 times, is A) increasing
B) decreasing
A) cosx + cosx + cosx C) constant
B) 9 cosx D) even
C) 9 sin x 3) The origin for the function y = x3 is a point of
D) 3 cos x A) Maxima
Answer: B B) Minima
dy C) Inflexion
21) If x = cos2, y = 4sin2 then is equal to
dx D) Absolute Maxima
4) If f ( c ) exists then f ( c) is a maximum or minimum
A) –2 value of f, only if
B) 2 A) f( c) > 0
C) –4 B) f( c) < 0
D) 4 C) f( c) = 0
Answer: A D) f( c) = 1
1 5) If f( c) < 0 for every c  (a, b) then in (a, b) f is
22) The derivative of the function f ( x)  is A) increasing
cos ecx B) decreasing
C) constant
A) Sec2 45o Cosx D) zero
B) Sec245o Sinx 6) A function f will have a minimum value at x = a, if
C) – Cosec2 45o Cotx
f (a) = 0 and f (a) is
D) Cosx
A) + ve
Answer: D
B) – ve
C) 0
23) The derivative of the function y = tanx is
D) 
7) The function f(x) = x2 increases in the interval
A) tanx sec2 45o + sec2 x tan 45o
A) [1, 5]
B) sec2x sec245o
B) [- 1, 5]
C) Sec2 45o
C) [- 5, 1]
D) Sec2x
D) [-5, - 1]
Answer: D
8) The function f(x) = 1 – x2 increases in the interval
24) A particle thrown vertically upward, moves according to the A) (- 5, 1)
B) (-5, 2)
law, x = 32 – 16t2 (x in ft, t in sec) then the maximum height
C) (–5, 3)
attained by the particle is
D) (-5, -1)
9) The function f(x) = 1 – x3 decreases in the interval
A) 32ft
A) (-1, 1)
B) 16ft
B) (-2, 2)
C) 48ft
C) (-3, 3)
D) 2ft
D) All A, B and C are true
Answer: B
10) In the interval (-2, 3) the function f(x) = x2 is
A) increasing
B) decreasing
25) If in a function y = x2 – 2x, x = 4, increment in x = 0.5 then
C) neither increasing nor decreasing
the value of differential of the dependent variable is
D) maximum
 2 C) x = 0
11) The function f(x) = is decreasing in the interval D) x = /4
x 22) The function f(x) = sin x decreases in the interval
A) (0, 2)
B) (0, 3)  
A)  0, 
C) (0, 4)  2
D) All A, B, C are true
12) The function f(x) = x3 – 1 is increasing in the interval  3 
B)   , 
A) (-5, -1)  2 
B) (-5, 1)
C) (-5, 5)  3 
C)  , 2 
D) All A, B, C are true  2 
13) The function f(x) = 1 – x3 has a point of inflexion at
 
A) origin D)  0,

B) x = 2  2
C) x = - 1 23) The function f(x) = cos x increases in the interval
D) x = 1
 
14) The function f(x) = x2 – 3x + 2 has a minima at A)  0, 
A) x = 1  2
B) x = 3/2  
C) x = 3 B)  ,  
D) x = 2  2 
x 3 3x 2   2 
15) The function f ( x )    2 x has minima at C)  , 
3 2  2 3 
A) x=0  3 
B) x=1 D)  ,2 
C) x = -1  2 
D) x=2 24) The function f(x) = tan x increases in the interval
  
16) In the interval (0, ) the function f(x) = cosx is A)  0, 
2  2
A) increasing
 
B) decreasing B)  ,  
C) neither increasing nor decreasing  2 
D) constant
The function f(x) = 3x2 – 4x + 5 has a minima at
 3 
17) C)   , 
A) x = 2/3  2 
B) x = 2 D) All A, B, C is true
C) x = 3 25) The function f(x) = cot x decreases in the interval
D) x = - 2
18) The function f(x) = 5x2 – 6x + 2 has a minima at  
A) x = 3 A)  0, 
B) x = 5  2
C) x = 3/5  
D) x = - 3/5 B)  ,  
19) In the interval (0, ) the function sinx has a maxima at the  2 
point  3 
A) x = 0 C)   , 
B) x = /2  2 
C) x =  D) All A, B, C are true
D) x = /4
20) In the interval (0, ) the function f(x) = sin x has a minimum
value at the point
A) x = 0
B) x = /2
C) x = /4
D) x =  26) The function f(x) = sec x increases in the interval
   
21) In the interval [  , ] the function f(x) = cos x has a A)  , 
2 2  2 
maxima at
A) x = /2  3 
B)   , 
B) x = - /2  2 
  3 
C)  ,2 
 2 
 5 
D)   , 
 4 

27) The function f(x) = sec x decreases in the interval

 
A)  0, 
 2
 
B)  ,  
 2 
 3 
C)   , 
 2 
 
D)  0,

 3
28) The function cosec x increases in the interval
 
A)  0, 
 2
 3 
B)   , 
 2 
 3 
C)  ,2 
 2 
 
D)  0, 
 4
29) The function cosec x decreases in the interval
 
A)  , 
 2 
 3 
B)   , 
 2 
 3 
C)  ,2 
 2 
  2 
D)  , 
 2 3 
30) Two positive real numbers, whose sum is 40 and whose
product is a maximum are
A) 30, 10
B) 25, 15
C) 20, 20
D) 19, 21