JEE-MAIN SERIES Mathematics
Application Of Derivatives
43 previous year questions.
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2013 Chapter Questions 43 MCQs
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PYQ 2013
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the surface area of a sphere of radius is increasing uniformly at the rate , then the rate of change of its volume is :
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constant
2
proportional to
3
proportional to
4
proportional to
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PYQ 2016
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
A wire of length units is cut into two parts which are bent respectively to form a square of side units and a circle of radius units. If the sum of the areas of the square and the circle so formed is minimum, then :
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4
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PYQ 2016
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the tangent at a point , with parameter , on the curve , meets the curve again at a point , then the coordinates of are :
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04
PYQ 2017
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Twenty meters of wire is available for fencing off a flower-bed in the form of a circular sector. Then the maximum area (in ) of the flower-bed, is :
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10
2
25
3
30
4
12.5
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PYQ 2017
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The normal to the curve at the point where the curve intersects the y-axis passes through the point :
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06
PYQ 2018
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the tangents drawn to the hyperbola intersect the co-ordinate axes at the distinct points and , then the locus of the mid point of is :
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3
4
07
PYQ 2019
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
A helicopter is flying along the curve given by . A soldier positioned at the point wants to shoot down the helicopter when it is nearest to him. Then this nearest distance is :
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08
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let M and m respectively be the maximum and minimum values of the function in . Then the value of is equal to :
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3
4
09
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The local maximum value of the function , is :
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3
4
1
10
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
A wire of length 20 m is to be cut into two pieces. One of the pieces is to be made into a square and the other into a regular hexagon. Then the length of the side (in meters) of the hexagon, so that the combined area of the square and the hexagon is minimum, is :
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2
3
4
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PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
A box open from top is made from a rectangular sheet of dimension a b by cutting squares each of side x from each of the four corners and folding up the flaps. If the volume of the box is maximum, then x is equal to:
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4
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PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If 'R' is the least value of 'a' such that the function is increasing on and 'S' is the greatest value of 'a' such that the function is decreasing on , then the value of is \dots\dots.
13
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be a cubic polynomial with , , and has a local minima at , and has a local minima at . Then is equal to _________.
14
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be twice differentiable function such that for a differentiable function . If has exactly five distinct roots in , then has at least :
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three roots in (a, b)
2
five roots in (a, b)
3
seven roots in (a, b)
4
twelve roots in (a, b)
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PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If P is a point on the parabola y = x² + 4 which is closest to the straight line y = 4x - 1, then the co-ordinates of P are :
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(3, 13)
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(2, 8)
3
(-2, 8)
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(1, 5)
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PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let f(x) = -55x (x<-5), 2x³ - 3x² - 120x (-5 ≤ x ≤ 4), 2x³ - 3x² - 36x - 336 (x>4). Let A = {x ∈ ℝ : f is increasing}. Then A is equal to :
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(-∞, -5) ∪ (4, ∞)
2
(-5, -4) ∪ (4, ∞)
3
(-∞, -5) ∪ (-4, ∞)
4
(-5, ∞)
17
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The shortest distance between the line and the curve is:
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2
3
0
4
18
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the curves and cut at right angles, then is equal to ________ .
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PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The tangent to the curve at the point meets the curve again at Q, then the ordinate of the point which divides PQ internally in the ratio 1:2 is :
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0
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3
4
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PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let Then the set of all values of , for which has maximum value at , is :
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3
4
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PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The area of the region given by is :
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3
4
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PYQ 2022
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
If , then is equal to:
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2
3
4
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PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The minimum value of the twice differentiable function , is :
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2
3
4
24
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The curve y(x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + 5 touches the x-axis at the point P (–2, 0) and cuts the y-axis at the point Q, where y is equal to 3. Then the local maximum value of y(x) is :
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2
3
4
25
PYQ 2022
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the absolute maximum value of the function
f(x)=(x2–2x+7)e(4x3−12x2−180x+31) in the interval [–3, 0] is f(α), then
f(x)=(x2–2x+7)e(4x3−12x2−180x+31) in the interval [–3, 0] is f(α), then
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α = 0
2
α = –3
3
α∈ (–1, 0)
4
α∈ (–3, –1]
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PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be three mutually exclusive events such that , and If the maximum and minimum values of are and , then is equal to :
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2
3
4
1
27
PYQ 2022
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let M and N be the number of points on the curve y5 – 9xy + 2x = 0, where the tangents to the curve are parallel to x-axis and y-axis, respectively. Then the value of M + N equals ________.
28
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The function ,x∈R is
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increasing in
2
increasing in
3
increasing in
4
decreasing in
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PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let
a ∈ R. Then the sum of the square of all the values of a, for which 2f′(10) –f′(5) + 100 = 0, is
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117
2
106
3
125
4
136
30
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of real roots of the equation , is:
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2
2
3
3
1
4
0
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PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let Then, at
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3
4
32
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If , then the number of solution(s) of y=1 is/are____?
33
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be a local minima of the function , If is local maximum value of the function in , then
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2
3
4
34
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be a local minima of the function , If is local maximum value of the function in , then
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2
3
4
35
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
is a quadratic function passing through (–1, 0) and tangent to it at (1, 1) is . Find x intercept by normal at point (𝛂, 𝛂 + 1), (𝛂 > 0)
1
7
2
-7
3
5
4
-5
36
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the quadratic curve passing through the point and touching the line at be . Then the x-intercept of the normal to the curve at the point in the first quadrant is:
37
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
The area of the region enclosed by the curve and its tangent at the point (−1,−1) is
38
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the set of all values of , for which does not have any critical point, be the interval . Then is equal to _____ .
39
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be the region enclosed by the parabola and the line . Then the maximum area of the rectangle inscribed in the region is ________.
40
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
For the function consider the following two statements:
1. is increasing in .
2. is decreasing in .
Between the above two statements
1. is increasing in .
2. is decreasing in .
Between the above two statements
1
only (I) is true.
2
only (II) is true.
3
neither (I) nor (II) is true.
4
both (I) and (II) are true.
41
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
f(x) = x - x , x [0, 1], then minimum value of f(x) is :
1
(80) . (81) ((80) – (81) )
2
(80) . (81) ((80) – (81) )
3
(80) . (81) ((80) – (81) )
4
(80) . (81) ((80) – (81) )
42
PYQ 2026
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Consider the following three statements for the function defined by
(I) is differentiable at all .
(II) is increasing in .
(III) is decreasing in .
Then,
(I) is differentiable at all .
(II) is increasing in .
(III) is decreasing in .
Then,
1
All (I), (II) and (III) are TRUE.
2
Only (II) and (III) are TRUE.
3
Only (I) and (III) are TRUE.
4
Only (I) is TRUE.
43
PYQ 2026
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let
and the minimum value of the function in the interval be
Then is equal to
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