THOUGHT PROVOKING PROBLEMS#6

By: Anirudh Krishana

(B.Tech, M.Sc.)

Tangents & Normals

Q.1 The normal of the curve given by the equation x = a (sin + cos), y = a (sin – cos) at the point  is-
(A) (x + y) cos + (x – y) sin  = 0 (B) (x + y) cos + (x – y) sin = a
(C) (x + y) cos – (x – y) sin  = 0 (D) (x + y) cos – (x – y) sin = a C
Q.2 The normal to the curve x = 3 cos  – cos3, y = 3 sin  – sin3 at the point  = /4 passes through the point-
(A) (2, –2) (B) (0, 0) (C) (–1, 1) (D) None of these B
Q.3 The normals to the curve x = a ( + sin ), y = a (1 – cos ) at the points  = (2n + 1) , n  I are all - 
(A) parallel to x-axis (B) parallel to y-axis
(C) parallel to the line y = x (D) None of these A
x4
Q.4 The number of values of c such that the straight line 3x + 4y = c touches the curve  x  y is
2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4 B
Q.5 2 2 2
If the curves y = 6x, 9x + by = 16, cut each other at right angles then the value of b is -
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 9/2 (D) None of these C
2 3
Q.6 If the tangent at P of the curve y = x intersect the curve again at Q and the straight lines
OP, OQ makes angles  with the x-axis where ‘O’ is the origin then tan /tan  has the value equal to-
(A) –1 (B) –2 (C) 2 (D) 2 B
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Q.7 Tangent and normal to the curve y = 2 sinx + sin2x are drawn at p  x   . The area of the quadrilateral formed by
 3
the tangent the normal and coordinate axes is
 3  3
(A) sq. units (B) sq. units (C) sq. units (D) None of these A
2 2 2

Passage I (Question 15 to 17)

Consider the function
f(x) = x2 f(1) – xf  (2) + f (3) such that f(0) = 2

Q.8 The values of f (1) is-

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) –1
Q.9 Equation of tangent to y= f(x) at x = 3 is-
x
(A) y = x – 7 (B) y   7 (C) y = 4x – 7 (D) none of these
4
Q.10 The angle of intersection of y = f(x) and
y = 2e2x is-
3 4
(A) tan 1  (B) tan 1  (C) 0 (D) none of these
4 3

Answers: 1) C 2) B 3) A 4) B 5) C 6) B 7) A 8) A 9) C 10) D