MCQ on Class 12 Maths Chapter 6 Application of Derivatives with Answers

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Q.1 The area of a right-angled triangle of the given hypotenuse is maximum when the triangle is

(a) scalene
(b) equilateral
(c) isosceles
(d) None of these

Q.2 The function f(x) = x + cos x is

(a) always increasing
(b) always decreasing
(c) increasing for certain range of x
(d) None of these

Q.3 Find the area of the largest isosceles triangle having perimeter 18 metres.

(a) 9√3
(b) 8√3
(c) 4√3
(d) 7√3

Q.4 The equation of the normal to the curves y = sin x at (0, 0) is

(a) x = 0
(b) x + y = 0
(c) y = 0
(d) x – y = 0

Q.5 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

Q.6 The radius of a cylinder is increasing at the rate of 3 m/s and its height is decreasing at the rate of 4 m/s. The rate of change of volume when the radius is 4 m and height is 6 m, is

(a) 80π cu m/s
(b) 144π cu m/s
(c) 80 cu m/s
(d) 64 cu m/s

Q.7 The rate of change of the area of a circle with respect to its radius r at r = 6 cm is:

(a) 10π
(b) 12π
(c) 8π
(d) 11π

Q.8 A cylindrical tank of radius 10 mis being filled with wheat at the rate of 314 cubic m per minute. Then the depth of the wheat is increasing at the rate of:

(a) 1 m/minute
(b) 0 × 1 m/minute
(c) 1 × 1 m/minute
(d) 0 × 5 m/minute

Q.9 The function f(x) = tan x – x

(a) always increases
(b) always decreases
(c) sometimes increases and sometimes decreases
(d) never increases

Q.10 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
(b) proportional to the radius
(c) inversely proportional to the radius
(d) inversely proportional to the surface area

Q.11 The point(s) on the curve y = x², at which y-coordinate is changing six times as fast as x-coordinate is/are

(a) (2, 4)
(b) (3, 9)
(c) (3, 9), (9, 3)
(d) (6, 2)

Q.12 The equation of the normal to the curve y = sin x at (0, 0) is

(a) x = 0
(b) y = 0
(c) x + y = 0
(d) x – y = 0

Q.13 The side of an equilateral triangle is increasing at the rate of 2 cm/s. The rate at which area increases when the side is 10 is

(a) 10 cm²/s
(b) √3 cm²/s
(c) 10√3 cm²/s
(d) 103cm²/s

Q.14 The real number k for which the equation 2x³ + 3x + k = 0 has two distinct real roots in [0,1]:

(a) lies between 2 and 3
(b) lies between -1 and 0
(c) does not exist
(d) lies between 1 and 2

Q.15 If there is an error of 2% in measuring the length of a simple pendulum, then percentage error in its period is

(a) 1%
(b) 2%
(c) 3%
(d) 4%

Q.16 The total revenue in ₹ received from the sale of x units of an article is given by R(x) = 3x² + 36x + 5. The marginal revenue when x = 15 is (in ₹ )

(a) 126
(b) 116
(c) 96
(d) 90

Q.17 If f and g are differentiable functions on [0, 1] satisfying f(0) = 2 = g(l), g(0) = 0 and f(1) = 6, then for some c ∈ ] 0, 1 [:

(a) 2f'(c) = 3g'(c)
(b) f'(c) = g'(c)
(c) f'(c) = 2g'(c)
(d) 2f'(c) = g'(c)

Q.18 The equation of the normal to the curve y = sin x at (0, 0) is