Assignment on continuity, differentiability and differentiation.

log(1 ax) log(1 bx)

x0
1. f ( x)
is continuous at x=0. Find K.(Ans. K=a+b)
x
k
x0
2. Determine the values of a,b,c if the function

Sin(a 1) x Sinx
x0
x
f ( x)
c
x 0 is continuous at x=0.(Ans. a=
x bx 2 x
x 0
3
bx 2

3 ,c 1 ,b R )
2
2

1
tan 1 x
w.r.t. tan 1 x (Ans.
)
1
(1 tan 1 x) 2
1 tan x
dy
1

4. If y 2 tan 1 Co sec(tan 1 x) tan(cot 1 x) ,show that

.
dx 1 x 2
xa
dy
2a 3
1 a
y

tan

log
5. If
,prove that

xa
x
dx x 4 a 4

3. Differentiate

x
2

6. Given that Cos .Cos

x
x
Sinx
Cos .....
,prove that
4
8
x

1
x 1
x
1
Sec 2 4 Sec 2 ....... Co sec 2 x 2
2
2 2
2
2
x
a bCosx
,
b aCosx

1
7. If y Cos

b a

b a prove that dy
dx b aCosx
2

8. Find the point on the parabola y 2 8 x for which the abscissa and ordinate
changes at the same rate. (Ans. (2,4))
9. Find , which increases twice as fast as its sine.( 6o )
10. Rice is being poured on the ground in such a way that the rice on the ground
forms a cone of altitude equal to radius of the base. Rice is being poured at
the rate of 20cu.cm/sec. Find the rate at which the altitude of the rice cone is
increasing when it is 50 cm. (Ans. 1

125

cm / sec)

11. Water is running out of conical funnel at the rate 5cu.cm/sec. If the radius of
the base of the funnel is 10cm and the altitude 20c.m, find the rate at which
the water level is dropping when it is 5cm from the top.(Ans.

4
cm / sec)
45

12. If in a triangle ABC the side a and the angle A remain constant, while the
remaining four elements are changed slightly, using differentials show that
db
dc

0
CosB CosC

13. Prove that (i)

x
Sinxx log(1 x)x
1 x
(ii)

14. For the function f ( x) ( x 3) log x ,prove that there is at least one value of x
in (1,3) which satisfies x log x 3 x
15. Prove that the sum of the intercepts on the co-ordinate axes of an tangent to
x y a is constant.
x
16. Tangent at any point of the curve
a

x1

y1

y1 on the axes. Show that

x
17. Show that the curve 1
a

y
1
b

y

b

1 makes intercepts x1 and

2 touches the line

x y
2 at the point
a b

(a,b) for all values of n.

2

x
18. If the straight line xCosA+ySinB=p touches the curve 1
a

y
1
b

1 , prove

that a 2 Cos 2 A b 2 Sin 2 B p 2

19. If p,q are the lengths of the perpendiculars drawn from the origin to the
x
tangent and normal drawn at any point on the curve
a

y

b

respectively, then show that 4 p 2 q 2 a 2

20. If the curves y 2 4ax and xy c 2 cut each other orthogonally, then
c 4 32a 4

21. Show that the curves xy a 2 and x 2 y 2 2a 2 touch each other.

22. A straight line through the point (3,4) in the first quadrant meets the axes at
A and B. Show that the minimum area of triangle OBC is 24 sq. units.
23. Through the point (2,3) a straight line is drawn making positive intercepts on
the coordinate axes. Show that the area of the triangle thus formed is least
when the ratio of the intercepts on the x and y axes is 2:3.
24. Two sides of triangle have lengths a and b and the angle between them is .
What value of will maximize the area of the triangle?(Ans. = / 2)
25. One corner of a long rectangular sheet of paper of width a cm is folded over
so as to reach the opposite edge of the sheet. Find the minimum length of the
crease.(Ans

3 3
a units)
4

26. Find the coordinates of the point on the curve y

x
where the tangent to
1 x2

the curve has the greatest slope. (Ans. Pt. is (0, 0))
27. An open box with a square base is to be made out of a given quantity of sheet
of area a 2 . Show that the maximum volume of the box is

a3
6 3

cu. Units.

5ax
3a
2a
dy
2
. (Ans. 2
)
2 find
2
dx
a 9x
a 4x 2
a 6x
4 5 y1
1 3 5Cosx
then prove that Cosx
29. If y Cos
.
3 y1
5 3Cosx
1
28. If y tan

30. If a bx e

d2y

3
x ,prove that x dx 2 x dx y

31. If y log

bx

32. If

dy

,then show that x 3 y 2 xy1 y 2

y 1 x2 x 1 y2 K

. Show that y1

1 y2
1 x2

4x
5
2 3x
tan 1
. Show that y1
2
1 25 x 2
1 5x
3 2x

1
33. Let y tan

ax b

has a turning point at A(2, -1), find the values of a and

34. If y
( x 1)( x 4)
b so that y has maxima at the point A. (a=1, b=0)
35. A given quantity of metal is to be cast in to a half cylinder with a rectangular
base and semicircular ends. Show that in order that the TSA is minimum the
ratio of length of cylinder to the diameter of its semi-circular ends is
: 2 .
36. An open tank with a square base and vertical sides is to be constructed from
the metal sheet so as to hold the given quantity of water. Show that the cost of
the material will be the least when the depth of the tank is half of its width.

3ax b x 0
11
x 1 is continuous at x=1, find the value
37. If the function f ( x )
5ax 2b x0
of a and b.(a=3, b=2)
x
38. Show that the function f x x 2 x 2
k

x0
x0

remains discontinuous at x=0,

regardless of the choice of k.

39. For what value of k, the function f ( x)

continuous at x=2(Ans. k=

1
4 3

5x 2 4 x 4
x2
k

x2
x2

is

40. Determine the values of a,b,c if the funcion

Sin(a 1) x Sinx
x0
x
f ( x)
c
x 0 .is continuous .(Ans. a=
x bx 2 x
x 0
3
bx 2

3
1
, c , b R)
2
2

41. Given that

f ( x)

1 Cos 4 x
x2
a
x

x0
x0

16 x 4

if f(x) is continuous at x=0.

x 0

Find the value of a. (a=8)

2x 1
and f 1 x Sinx 2 then find
2
x 1

42. If y f

2
2
dy
2 x 1 1 x x
...( Ans.2 Sin 2
.

2
dx
x 1 x 2 1

43. If y

dy
1 x
show that (1 x 2 ) y 0
dx
1 x

dy

n
44. If y x x 2 a 2 , show that dx

ny
x a2
2

x a 2Sinx 0 x
4

f
(
x
)

2
xCotx

b
x is continuous for
45. Find values of a,b such that
4 2

aCos2 x bSinx x
2
0 x .( Ans..a , b )
6
2

x2
dy
1 x
1
0)
tan
w.r.t. x.(Ans.
dx
1 x
1 2x

1
46. Find the derivative of tan

1 x2

dy

2x

47. Differentiate tan

)
2 (Ans
dx 1 x 4
1 x

dy
3Cosx 4 Sinx
1)
.(Ans.
5
dx

1
48. Differentiate Cos

dy

2x

49. If y Sin 1 x 2 1 x 2 x 1 x 4 ,show that dx

1 x4
1 x2
1
50. If y Sin

x
1 x

Cos 1

1
1 x

show that

51. If 1 x 6 1 y 6 a( x 3 y 3 ), showthat

dy
2

.
dx 1 x 2

dy x 2

dx y 2

52. If y x 2 1 log x 2 1 x show that x 2 1

1 y6
.
1 x6

dy
xy 1 0
dx

d2y
8
53. If x 3S int Sin3t , y 3Cost Cos3t , find
at t .
2
3
9
dx

54. Tangents are drawn from the origin to the curve y Sinx. Prove that their
points of contact lie on the curve x 2 y 2 x 2 y 2 .

55. Find the angle between the parabolas y 2 4ax and x 2 4by at their point of

3a 13 b 13
1
)
intersection other than the origin. ( tan
2 a 2 3 b 2 3


56. Show that

x y
1 is a tangent to the curve
a b

y be

at the point where the

curve crosses y-axis.

57. If the curves ax 2 by 2 1 and cx 2 dy 2 1 intersects orthogonally, then show
that

1 1 1 1
.
a b c d

58. A cylinder is such that sum of its height and circumference of its base is 10
cm. Find the max. volume of the cylinder.( Ans.

1000
cm 3 )
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59. Prove that the least perimeter of an isosceles triangle in which a circle of
radius r can be inscribed is 6 3r units.
d2y
dy
60. If y Sin(log x ) , prove that x 2 2 x y 0
dx
dx

x 2 3x 2
2
61. Find k so that f x x 1
2k
3

x 1
x 1

is continuous at x=1. (k=-3/4)

62. A wire of length 28c.m is to be cut in to two pieces. One of the two pieces is
bent in to a square and other is bent to an equilateral triangle. What should
be the length of the two pieces so that the combined area of the square and
the triangle is minimum?
63. If f x x 3 6 x 2 px q on 1,3, Rolles Theorem holds with c 2

1
.
3

Find the value of p and q. (p=11,q any real number)

64. A closed right cylinder of maximum volume is to be constructed so that the
sum of its radius and height is constant. Show that the ratio of its radius and
height is 2:1.