AHLCON PUBLIC SCHOOL, MAYUR VIHAR PH 1 DELHI 110091

CLASS XII MATHEMATICS

TOPIC : APPLICATIONS OF DERIVATIVES
ASSIGNMENT 6
Q.1

The volume of a cube is increasing at a constant rate. Prove that the

increase in surface area varies inversely as the length of the edge of the
cube.

Q.2

A man is walking at the rate of 6.5 Km/hr towards the foot of a tower 120m
high. At what rate is he approaching the top of the tower when he is 50m
away from the tower? [Ans. 2.5 km/hr]

Q.3

Water is dripping out from a conical funnel of semi vertical angle

at the
uniform rate of 2cm2/sec. in its surface area through a tiny hole at the vertex
in the bottom. When the slant height of the water is 4cm, find the rate of
decrease of the slant height of the water.
[Ans.

2
cm / sec
4

Q.4

]
The time T of a complete oscillation of a simple pendulum of length l is given

l
g

by the equation T =
where g is a constant. What is the percentage
error in T when l is increased by 1.1?

[Ans.

1
.1
2

y x 4 10
Q.5

If
and if x changes from 2 to 1.99. What is the approximate
change in y?
[Ans. 5.68]

y x2 5x 6
Q.6

Prove that the tangents to the curve

0) are at right angles.

at the points (2, 0) and (3,

4x2 9 y2 1
Q.7

Find the points on the curve

, where the tangents are

2y x 0

perpendicular to the line

3
1
2 10 , 3 10

Ans

3
1
2 10 , 3 10

and

y 2x2 6x 4
Q.8

Find the point on the curve

the x axis.

at which the tangent is parallel to

Ans.

3 2 , 17 2

xy 4 0
Q.9

Find the points on the curve

angle of 45o with the x axis.
2)

at which the tangents are inclined at an

Ans. (2, -2) & (-2,

x 1 cos , y sin
Q.10 Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve

at

Ans.

2 1 x y 2 2 1 4

y
Q.11 Find the equation of the tangent and the normal to the curve
at the point, where it cuts x axis.
Ans.

x7
x 2 x 3

x 20 y 7 0(1)
20 x y 140 0(2)

Q.12 Find the intervals in which the following functions are increasing or
decreasing.

f ( x) x 4
a)

f ( x)
b)

x3
3

Ans. (-

4x 1
x

, 0)

(0,

1
4

, 1 2 1 2,
Ans.

1
1
,0 0,

2
2
f ( x)
c)

d)

x2
x 1

Ans. [Increasing on R (-1)]

x 2
f ( x)
2 x

,2 2, & 2 2
Ans.

x
f ( x)
log x

(0, e) 1

(e, )

e)

Ans.

and

f ( x 2 log( x 2) x 4 x 1
2

f)

Ans. (2, 3 and (3, )

Q.13 Find the points of local maxima and local minima, if any, of each of the
following functions. Find also the local maximum and local minimum values,
as the case may be.

f ( x) sin 2 x x,
1.

x
2
2

2.

x
[Ans. Point of local minimum value is

and value is

f ( x) sin x cos 2 x, 0 x
2
2

3
2 6

point of local maximum =

and Maximum value

x &3
4

2 6

x
2

&

1
2

f ( x) sin x cos x,
4

0 x

3.

x 4
local minimum

12
value =

Q.14 Show that all the rectangles with a given perimeter, the square has the
largest area.
Q.15 If the sum of the lengths of the hypotenuse and a side of a right angled
triangle is given , show that the area of the triangle is maximum when the

angle between them is

Q.16 Show that the triangle of maximum area that can be inscribed in given circle
is an equilateral triangle.
Q.17 Show that the height of a cylinder, which is open at the top, having a given
surface area and greatest volume, is equal to the radius of the box.
Q.18 Prove that the radius of the right circular cylinder of greatest curved surface
which can be inscribed in a given cone is half of that of the cone.
Q.19 An open tank with a square base and vertical sides is to be constructed from
a metal sheet so as to hold a given quantity of water. Show that the cost of
the material will be least when depth of the tank is half of its width.