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QUESTION BANK ON
AREA UNDER THE CURVE
&
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION
3 3 3 3 3
(A) (B) (C) 3 (D) 3
4 4 4 4
Q.2 Spherical rain drop evaporates at a rate proportional to its surface area. The differential equation
corresponding to the rate of change of the radius of the rain drop if the constant of proportionality is
K > 0, is
dr dr dr
(A) K = 0 (B) K = 0 (C) Kr (D) none
dt dt dt
Q.4 Number of values of m N for which y = emx is a solution of the differential equation
D3y – 3D2y – 4Dy + 12y = 0, is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) more than 2
Q.5 The area bounded by the curve y = x2 + 4x + 5, the axes of co-ordinates & the minimum ordinate is:
2 2 2
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) none
3 3 3
Q.9 The area enclosed by the curve y2 + x4 = x2 is :
2 4 8 10
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3
Q.10 Equation of a curve passing through the origin if the slope of the tangent drawn at any of its point (x, y)
is cos(x + y) + sin(x + y), is
(A) y = 2 tan–1(ex – 1) + x (B) y = 2 tan–1(ex – 1) – x
–1 x
(C) y = 2 tan (e ) – x (D) y = 2 tan–1(ex) + x
Q.14 Which one of the following functions is not homogeneous?
1 2
xy x
(A) f (x, y) = 2 (B) f (x, y) = x ·y 3
3 tan 1
x y2 y
2x 2 y 2 x 2y
2
(C) f (x, y) = x (ln x y 2 – ln y)+yex/y (D) f(x,y)=x ln x
ln ( x y) +y2tan
3x y
Q.16 Water is drained from a vertical cylindrical tank by opening a valve at the base of the tank. It is known
that the rate at which the water level drops is proportional to the square root of water depth y, where the
constant of proportionality k > 0 depends on the acceleration due to gravity and the geometry of the
1
hole. If t is measured in minutes and k = then the time to drain the tank if the water is 4 meter deep
15
to start with is
(A) 30 min (B) 45 min (C) 60 min (D) 80 min
x
Q.17 The area bounded by x² + y² 2 x = 0 & y = sin in the upper half of the circle is :
2
4 2 8 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 4 2
Q.18 The solution to the differential equation y lny + xy' = 0, where y (1) = e, is
x2
(A) x (ln y) = 1 (B) xy (ln y) = 1 (C) (ln y)2 = 2 (D) ln y + y = 1
2
Q.19 The ratio in which the x-axis divides the area of the region bounded by the curves y = x2 4 x &
y = 2 x x2 is :
4 4 4
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
23 27 19
Q.22 The x-intercept of the tangent to a curve is equal to the ordinate of the point of contact. The equation of
the curve through the point (1, 1) is
x x y y
y y x x
(A) y e e (B) x e e (C) xe e (D) ye e
3
Q.23 The line y = mx bisects the area enclosed by the curve y = 1 + 4x x2 & the lines x = 0, x = &
2
y = 0. Then the value of m is:
13 6 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) 4
6 13 2
Q.24 The differential equation of all parabolas each of which has a latus rectum '4a' & whose axes are parallel
to x-axis is :
(A) of order 1 & degree 2 (B) of order 2 & degree 3
(C) of order 2 and degree 1 (D) of order 2 and degree 2
Q.25 The area bounded by the curve y = f (x), the x-axis & the ordinates x =1 & x = b is
(b 1)sin(3b + 4). Then f (x) is:
(A) (x 1) cos (3x + 4) (B) sin (3x + 4)
(C) sin (3x + 4) + 3 (x 1) . cos (3x + 4) (D) none
Q.26 The foci of the curve which satisfies the differential equation (1 + y2) dx xy dy = 0 and passes through
the point (1 , 0) are :
(A) 2 , 0
(B) 0, 2 (C) (0, ± 1) (D) (± 2, 0)
Q.27 The area of the region for which 0 < y < 3 2x x2 & x > 0 is :
3 3
(A) 3 2 x x 2 dx
1
(B) 3 2 x x 2 dx
0
1 3
(C) 3 2 x x 2 dx
0
(D) 3 2 x x 2 dx
1
2 2
(A) < I < (B) < I < (C) 1 < I < (D) 0 < I < 1
2 4 4 2 2
Q.30 A curve is such that the area of the region bounded by the co-ordinate axes, the curve & the ordinate of
any point on it is equal to the cube of that ordinate. The curve represents
(A) a pair of straight lines (B) a circle
(C) a parabola (D) an ellipse
Q.31 The limit of the area under the curve y = ex from x = 0 to x = h as h is :
1
(A) 2 (B) e (C) (D) 1
e
Q.32
Degree of the differential equation y = a 1 e x a , a being the parameter is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) not applicables
dy
Q.34 A curve satisfying the initial condition, y(1) = 0, satisfies the differential equation, x = y – x2. The area
dx
bounded by the curve and the x-axis is
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 4 6
1 1
Q.35 The graphs of f (x) = x2 & g(x) = cx3 (c > 0) intersect at the points (0, 0) & , 2 . If the region which
c c
lies between these graphs & over the interval [0, 1/c] has the area equal to 2/3 then the value of c is
(A) 1 (B) 1/3 (C) 1/2 (D) 2
2
dy dy
Q.36 Number of straight lines which satisfy the differential equation + x y = 0 is:
dx dx
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
dy
Q.38 The solution of the differential equation, (x + 2y3) = y is :
dx
x x x2 y
(A) = y + c (B) = y2 + c (C) = y2 + c (D) = x2 + c
y2 y y x
Q.40 The real value of m for which the substitution, y = um will transform the differential equation,
dy
2x4y + y4 = 4x6 into a homogeneous equation is :
dx
(A) m = 0 (B) m = 1 (C) m = 3/2 (D) no value of m
Q.41 The area bounded by the curves y = x (x 3)2 and y = x is (in sq. units) :
(A) 28 (B) 32 (C) 4 (D) 8
dy 1 1
Q.42 The solution of the differential equation, x2 .cos y sin = 1, where y 1 as x is
dx x x
1 1 x1
(A) y = sin – cos (B) y =
x x x sin x1
1 1 x1
(C) y = cos sin (D) y =
x x x cos x1
Q.43 The positive values of the parameter 'a' for which the area of the figure bounded by the curve
5
y = cos ax, y = 0, x = , x = is greater than 3 are :
6a 6a
(A) (B) (0, 1/3) (C) (3, ) (D) none of these
Q.44 The equation of a curve passing through (1, 0) for which the product of the abscissa of a point P & the
intercept made by a normal at P on the x-axis equals twice the square of the radius vector of the point P, is
(A) x2 + y2 = x4 (B) x2 + y2 = 2 x4 (C) x2 + y2 = 4 x4 (D) none
Q.45 The curvilinear trapezoid is bounded by the curve y = x2 + 1 and the straight lines x=1 and x=2. The
co-ordinates of the point ( on the given curve) with abscissa x [1,2] where tangent drawn cut off from
the curvilinear trapezoid an ordinary trapezium of the greatest area, is
3 13
(A) (1,2) (B) (2,5) (C) , (D) none
2 4
x 1
Q.47 The value of 'a' (a>0) for which the area bounded by the curves y = , y = 0, x = a and
6 x2
x = 2a has the least value, is
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 21/ 3 (D) 1
dy
Q.48 The solution of the differential equation, 2 x2y = tan (x2y2) 2xy2 given y(1) = is
dx 2
(A) sinx2y2 = ex–1 (B) sin(x2y2) = x (C) cosx2y2 + x = 0 (D) sin(x2y2) = e.ex
dy 1 2 y 4 x
Q.50 Solution of the differential equation,
= is
dx 1 y 2 x
(A) 4x2 + 4xy + y2 2x 2y + c = 0 (B) 4x2 – 4xy – y2 2x 2y + c = 0
2 2
(C) 4x + 4xy + y 2x 2y + c = 0 (D) 4x2 + 4xy – y2 2x 2y + c = 0
Q.51 Let y = g (x) be the inverse of a bijective mapping f : R R f (x) = 3x3 + 2x. The area bounded by the
graph of g (x), the x-axis and the ordinate at x = 5 is :
5 7 9 13
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 4 4 4
dy yx
Q.52 The solution of the differential equation, = , given y( 5) = 5 represents
dx y x 1
(A) a pair of straight lines (B) a circle
(C) parabola (D) hyperbola
Q.53 Area enclosed by the curves y = lnx ; y = ln | x | ; y = | ln x | and y = | ln | x | | is equal to
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) cannot be determined
x
Q.54 If y = ln | c x | (where c is an arbitrary constant) is the general solution of the differential equation
dy y x x
= + then the function is :
dx x y y
x2 x2 y2 y2
(A) (B) – (C) (D) –
y2 y2 x2 x2
Q.55 If the tangent to the curve y = 1 – x2 at x = , where 0 < < 1, meets the axes at P and Q. Also
varies, the minimum value of the area of the triangle OPQ is k times the area bounded by the axes and the
part of the curve for which 0 < x < 1 , then k is equal to
2 75 25 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 16 18 3
3x 5 x 2 6x 5 x 2 6x 5 x 2 5 6x x2
(A) .e (B) .e (C) .e
2 (D) .e
x 1 x 1 ( x 1) x 1
Q.59 The curve y = ax2 + bx + c passes through the point (1, 2) and its tangent at origin is the line y = x. The
area bounded by the curve, the ordinate of the curve at minima and the tangent line is
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
24 12 8 6
Q.60 The differential equation whose general solution is given by,
y = c1 cos( x c 2 ) (c 3e
( x c4 )
) (c5 sin x ) , where c1, c2, c3, c4, c5 are arbitrary constants, is
d4 y d2 y d 3 y d 2 y dy
(A) y0 (B) y0
dx 4 dx 2 dx 3 dx 2 dx
d5 y d 3 y d 2 y dy
(C) 5 y 0 (D) 3 2 y0
dx dx dx dx
dy
Q.61 A function y = f (x) satisfies the differential equation
– y = cos x – sin x with initial condition that y is
dx
bounded when x . The area enclosed by y = f (x), y = cos x and the y-axis is
1
(A) 2 1 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D)
2
Q.62 The curve, with the property that the projection of the ordinate on the normal is constant and has a length
equal to 'a', is
2 2
(A) x a ln y a y c (B) x a 2 y 2 c
2
(C) (y – a) = cx (D) ay = tan–1 (x + c)
9 x 2 y2
(A) x2 + y2 = 13 (B) y2 = x (C) 1 (D) xy = 6
2 8 18
Q.69 Which one of the following curves represents the solution of the initial value problem
Dy = 100 – y, where y (0) = 50
Q.70 Solution of the differential equation
e x 2 e y 2 y dy e x 2 ( xy 2 x )
+ = 0, is
dx
2 2 2 2
(A) e x (y2 – 1) + e y = C (B) e y (x2 – 1) + e x = C
2 2 2 2
(C) e y (y2 – 1) + e x = C (D) e x (y – 1) + e y = C
Q.72 The function f (x) defined for R R
(A) is one one onto
(B) is many one onto
(C) has 3 real roots
(D) is such that f (x1) · f(x2) < 0 where x1 and x2 are the roots of f ' (x) = 0
Q.73 Area enclosed by y = f (x) and the co-ordinate axes is
65 13 71
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
12 12 12
3
Q.74 The area enclosed by the curves y = cos x, y = 1 + sin 2x and x = equals
2
3 3 3 3
(A) – 2 (B) (C) 2 + (D) 1 +
2 2 2 2
Q.75 The area of the region under the graph of y = xe–ax as x varies from 0 to , where 'a' is a positive
constant, is
1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) (B) 2 (C) (D)
a a a a a2 a2
Q.76 The polynomial f (x) satisfies the condition f (x + 1) = x2 + 4x. The area enclosed by y = f (x – 1) and the
curve x2 + y = 0, is
16 2 16 8 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
3 3 3
dy y
Q.78 The general solution of the differential equation, x = y. ln is :
dx x
(A) y = xe1 cx (B) y = xe1 + cx (C) y = ex . ecx (D) y = xecx
where c is an arbitrary constant.
(A) f(x) = c . e
2- 3 x
(B) f(x) = c . e
2+ 3 x
(C) f(x) = c . e 32 x
(D) f(x) = c . e
2+ 3 x
where c is an arbitrary constant.
Q.81 The equation of the curve passing through (3 , 4) & satisfying the differential equation,
2
dy dy
y + (x y) – x = 0 can be
dx dx
(A) x y + 1 = 0 (B) x2 + y2 = 25 (C) x2 + y2 5x 10 = 0 (D) x + y 7 = 0
Q.82 The area bounded by a curve, the axis of co-ordinates & the ordinate of some point of the curve is equal
to the length of the corresponding arc of the curve. If the curve passes through the point P(0, 1) then the
equation of this curve can be
1 1
(A) y = (ex e – x + 2) (B) y = (ex + ex)
2 2
2
(C) y = 1 (D) y =
e ex
x
Q.83 Identify the statement(s) which is/are True.
y
(A) f(x , y) = ey/x + tan is homogeneous of degree zero
x
y y2 y
(B) x . ln dx + sin1 dy = 0 is homogeneous of degree one
x x x
(C) f(x , y) = x2 + sin x . cos y is not homogeneous
(D) (x2 + y2) dx - (xy2 y3) dy = 0 is a homegeneous differential equation .
Q.84 The graph of the function y = f (x) passing through the point (0 , 1) and satisfying the differential equation
dy
+ y cos x = cos x is such that
dx
(A) it is a constant function (B) it is periodic
(C) it is neither an even nor an odd function (D) it is continuous & differentiable for all x .
dy sin 2 x
Q.85 A function y = f (x) satisfying the differential equation ·sin x – y cos x + 2 = 0 is such that,
dx x
y 0 as x then the statement which is correct is
/ 2
(A) Lim f(x) = 1 (B) f(x) dx is less than 2
x 0 0
/ 2
(C) f(x) dx is greater than unity (D) f(x) is an odd function
0