Chapter 14
A Complete Resource Book in Mathematics for JEE Main · 150 exercises
Problem 1
The set of values of \(x\) for which log \((1+x)
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Problem 2
Let \(f(x)=\cos 2 \pi x+x-[x]\), where \([\cdot]\) denotes the greatest integer function. Then the number of points in \([0,10]\) at which \(f(x)\) assumes its local maximum value, is (A) 10 (B) 9 (C) 0 (D) infinite
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Problem 3
The function \(f(x)=\frac{\sin x}{x}\) is decreasing in the interval (A) \(\left(-\frac{\pi}{2}, 0\right)\) (B) \(\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)\) (C) \((0, \pi)\) (D) None of these
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Problem 4
If \(a x+\frac{b}{x} \geq c\) for all positive \(x\), where \(a, b>0\), then (A) \(a b<\frac{c^{2}}{4}\) (B) \(a b \geq \frac{c^{2}}{4}\) (C) \(a b \geq \frac{c}{4}\) (D) None of these
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Problem 5
\(\mathrm{f} 0<\alpha<\beta<\frac{\pi}{2}\) then (A) \(\frac{\tan \beta}{\tan \alpha}<\frac{\alpha}{\beta}\) (B) \(\frac{\tan \beta}{\tan \alpha}>\frac{\alpha}{\beta}\) (C) \(\frac{\tan \alpha}{\tan \beta}<\frac{\alpha}{\beta}\) (D) \(\frac{\tan \alpha}{\tan \beta}>\frac{\alpha}{\beta}\)
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Problem 6
If \(a<0\), the function \(\left(e^{a x}+e^{-a x}\right)\) is a monotonic decreasing function for all values of \(x\), where (A) \(x>0\) (B) \(x<0\) (C) \(x>1\) (D) \(x<1\)
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Problem 8
The values of \(k\) for which the function \(f(x)=k x^{3}-9 x^{2}+9 x+3\) may be increasing on \(R\) are (A) \(k>3\) (B) \(k<3\) (C) \(k \leq 3\) (D) None of these
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Problem 9
The least possible value of \(k\) for which the function \(f(x)=x^{2}+k x+1\) may be increasing on \([1,2]\) is (A) 2 (B) \(-2\) (C) 0 (D) None of these
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Problem 10
If \(f(x)=2 x^{3}+9 x^{2}+\lambda x+20\) is a decreasing function of \(x\) in the largest possible interval \((-2,-1)\) then \(\lambda\) is equal to (A) 12 (B) \(-12\) (C) 6 (D) None of these
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Problem 11
Let \(f^{\prime}(x)>0\) and \(g^{\prime}(x)<0\) for all \(x \in R\). Then,
(A) \(f[g(x)]>f[g(x-1)]\)
(B) \(f[g(x)]>f^{\prime}[g(x+1)]\)
(C) \(g[f(x)]>g[f(x-1)]\)
(D) \(g[f(x)]
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Problem 12
If the function \(f(x)=3 \cos |x|-6 a x+b\) increases for all \(x \in R\), then the range of values of \(a\) is given by (A) \(a>-\frac{1}{2}\) (B) \(a<-\frac{1}{2}\) (C) \(a \leq b\) (D) \(a \geq b\)
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Problem 13
The equation \(x+e^{x}=0\) has (A) only one real root (B) only two real roots (C) no real root (D) None of these
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Problem 14
The value of \(a\) in order that \(f(x)=\sin x-\cos x-a x+b\) decreases for all real values is given by (A) \(a \geq \sqrt{2}\) (B) \(a<\sqrt{2}\) (C) \(a \geq 1\) (D) \(a<1\)
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Problem 15
Let \(f\) and \(g\) be increasing and decreasing functions respectively from \([0, \infty)\) to \([0, \infty)\). Let \(h(x)=f[g(x)]\). If \(h(0)=0\), then \(h(x)\) is (A) always zero (B) always negative (C) always positive (D) strictly increasing
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Problem 17
The two tangents to the curve \(a x^{2}+2 h x y+b y^{2}=1\), \(a>0\) at the points where it crosses \(x\)-axis, are (A) parallel (B) perpendicular (C) inclined at an angle \(\frac{\pi}{4}\) (D) None of these
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Problem 18
The curve \(y-e^{x y}+x=0\) has a vertical tangent at the point (A) \((1,1)\) (B) at no point (C) \((0,1)\) (D) \((1,0)\)
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Problem 19
The set of all values of \(a\) for which the function \(f(x)=\) \(\left(a^{2}-3 a+2\right)\left(\cos ^{2} x / 4-\sin ^{2} x / 4\right)+(a-1) x+\sin 1\) does not possess critical points is (A) \([1, \infty)\) (B) \((0,1) \cup(1,4)\) (C) \((-2,4)\) (D) \((1,3) \cup(3,5)\)
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Problem 21
If at any point on a curve the sub-tangent and sub-normal are equal, then the length of the normal is equal to (A) \(\sqrt{2}\) ordinate (B) ordinate (C) \(\sqrt{2 \text { ordinate }}\) (D) None of these
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Problem 22
Tangent is drawn to the ellipse \(\frac{x^{2}}{27}+y^{2}=1\) at \((3 \sqrt{3} \cos \theta, \sin \theta)\), where \(\theta \in(0, \theta / 2)\). Then, the value of \(\theta\) such that sum of intercepts on axes made by this tangent is minimum, is (A) \(\frac{\pi}{3}\) (B) \(\frac{\pi}{6}\) (C) \(\frac{\pi}{8}\) (D) \(\frac{\pi}{4}\)
7 step solution
Problem 26
If the area of the triangle included between the axes and any tangent to the curve \(x^{n} y=a^{n}\) is constant, then \(n\) is equal to (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) \(\frac{3}{2}\) (D) \(\frac{1}{2}\)
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Problem 27
If \(f(x)\) and \(g(x)\) are differentiable functions for \(0 \leq x \leq\) 1 such that \(f(0)=2, g(0)=0, f(1)=6, g(1)=2\), then in the interval \((0,1)\), (A) \(f^{\prime}(x)=0\) for all \(x\) (B) \(f^{\prime}(x)=2 g^{\prime}(x)\) for atleast one \(x\) (C) \(f^{\prime}(x)=2 g^{\prime}(x)\) for atmost one \(x\) (D) None of these
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Problem 29
For a differentiable curve \(y=f(x)\) having atleast two extremum in the interval \([a, b]\), (A) two of its maximum values occur successively (B) two of its minimum values occur successively (C) maximum and minimum values occuralternatively (D) None of the above
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Problem 30
The points on the curve \(x y^{2}=1\) which are nearest to the origin are (A) \(\left[\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{1 / 3}, \pm\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{-1 / 6}\right]\) (B) \(\left[\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{1 / 3}, 2^{-1 / 6}\right]\) (C) \(\left(2^{1 / 3}, \pm\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{-1 / 6}\right)\) (D) None of these
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Problem 31
N characters of information are held on magnetic tape, in batches of \(x\) characters each; the batch processing time is \(\alpha+\beta x^{2}\) seconds; \(\alpha, \beta\) are constants. The optimum value of \(x\) for fast processing is (A) \(\frac{\alpha}{\beta}\) (B) \(\frac{\beta}{\alpha}\) (C) \(\sqrt{\frac{\alpha}{\beta}}\) (D) \(\sqrt{\frac{\beta}{\alpha}}\)
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Problem 32
\(A B\) is a diameter of a circle and \(C\) is any point on the circumference of the circle, then (A) area of \(\triangle A B C\) is maximum when it is an isosceles (B) area of \(\Delta A B C\) is minimum when it is an isosceles(C) the perimeter of \(\Delta A B C\) is minimum when it is isosceles (D) the perimeter of \(\Delta A B C\) is maximum when it is isosceles
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Problem 33
Let \(f(x)=1+3 x^{2}+3^{2} x^{4}+\ldots+3^{30} \cdot x^{60} .\) Then \(f(x)\) has (A) atleast one maximum (B) exactly one maximum (C) atleast one minimum (D) exactly one minimum
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Problem 34
A function \(f\) is such that \(f^{\prime}(4)=f^{\prime \prime}(4)=0\) and \(f\) has minimum value 10 at \(x=4\). Then \(f(x)=\) (A) \(4+(x-4)^{4}\) (B) \(10+(x-4)^{4}\) (C) \((x-4)^{4}\) (D) None of these
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Problem 35
The range of values of \(k\) for which the function \(f(x)=\left(k^{2}-7 k+12\right) \cos x+2(k-4) x+\log 2\) does not possess critical points, is (A) \((1,5)\) (B) \((1,5)-\\{4\\}\) (C) \((1,4)\) (D) None of these
8 step solution
Problem 36
The minimum value of the function \(f(x)=\frac{x^{p}}{p}+\frac{x^{-q}}{q}\), where \(\frac{1}{p}+\frac{1}{q}=1, p>1\) is (A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) None of these
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Problem 38
If a differentiable function \(f(x)\) has a relative minimum at \(x=0\), then the function \(y=f(x)+a x+b\) has a relative minimum at \(x=0\) for (A) all \(a>0\) (B) all \(b>0\) (C) all \(a\) and \(b\) (D) all \(b\) if \(a=0\)
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Problem 39
On the curve \(x^{3}=12 y\), the abscissa changes at a faster rate than the ordinate. Then, \(x\) belongs to the interval (A) \((-4,4)\) (B) \((-3,3)\) (C) \((-2,2)\) (D) None of these
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Problem 40
The maximum value of radius vector where \(\frac{c^{4}}{r^{2}}=\frac{a^{2}}{\sin ^{2} t}+\frac{b^{2}}{\cos ^{2} t} ;(a, b>0)\) is (A) \((a+b)^{2}\) (B) \(\frac{c^{4}}{(a+b)^{2}}\) (C) \(\frac{c^{2}}{a+b}\) (D) \(c^{2}(a+b)\)
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Problem 41
Let \(f(x)\) and \(g(x)\) be defined and differentiable for \(x \geq x_{0}\) and
\(f\left(x_{0}\right)=g\left(x_{0}\right), f^{\prime}(x)>g^{\prime}(x)\) for
\(x>x_{0}\), then
(A) \(f(x)
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Problem 42
If \(\alpha\) and \(\beta(\alpha<\beta)\) be two different real roots of the equation \(a x^{2}+b x+c=0\), then (A) \(\alpha>-\frac{b}{2 a}\) (B) \(\beta<-\frac{b}{2 a}\) (C) \(\alpha<-\frac{b}{2 a}<\beta\) (D) \(\beta<-\frac{b}{2 a}<\alpha\)
4 step solution
Problem 43
If \(f^{\prime}(x)=\frac{1}{1+x^{2}}\) for all \(x\) and \(f(0)=0\), then
(A) \(f(2)<0.4\)
(B) \(f(2)>2\)
(C) \(0.4
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Problem 44
The interval in which \(\lambda\) should be if \(f(x)=\sin ^{3} x+\lambda\) \(\sin
^{2} x(-\pi / 2
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Problem 45
Twenty metre of wire is available to fence off a flower bed in the form of a sector. If the flower bed has the maximum surface then radius is (A) 10 (B) \(5 / 2\) (C) 5 (D) \(15 / 2\)
8 step solution
Problem 46
If \(f^{\prime \prime}(x)>0, \forall x \in R, f^{\prime}(3)=0\) and
\(g(x)=f\left(\tan ^{2} x-2\right.\)
\(\tan x+4), 0
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Problem 47
The normal to the curve \(x=a(1+\cos \theta), y=a \sin \theta\) at \(\theta\) always passes through the fixed point (A) \((a, a)\) (B) \((a, 0)\) (C) \((0, a)\) (D) None of these
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Problem 48
If the tangent to the curve \(2 y^{3}=a x^{2}+x^{3}\) at the point \((a, a)\) cuts off intercepts \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) on the coordinate axes such that \(\alpha^{2}+\beta^{2}=61\), then \(a=\) (A) \(\pm 30\) (B) \(\pm 5\) (C) \(\pm 6\) (D) \(\pm 61\)
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Problem 49
If \(x \in[0,2]\) and \(g(x)=f(x)+f(2-x)\). Also, \(f^{\prime \prime}(x)<0\) then \(g(x)\) (A) increases in \([0,2]\) (B) decreases in \([0,2]\)(C) decreases in \([0,1)\) and increases in \((1,2]\) (D) increases in \([0,1)\) and decreases in \((1,2]\)
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Problem 50
A spherical balloon is filled with \(4500 \pi\) cubic meters of helium gas. If a leak in the balloon causes the gas to escape at the rate of \(72 \pi\) cubic meters per minute, then the rate (in meters per minute) at which the radius of the balloon decreases 40 minutes after the leakage began is (A) \(9 / 7\) (B) \(7 / 9\) (C) \(2 / 9\) (D) \(9 / 2\)
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Problem 52
Each side of a square is increasing at the uniform rate of \(1 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec}\). If after some time the area of the square is increasing at the rate of \(8 \mathrm{~m}^{2} / \mathrm{sec}\), then the area of square at that time in sq. meters is: (A) 4 (B) 9 (C) 16 (D) 25
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Problem 53
Let \(a, b, c \in R, a>0\) and function \(f: R \rightarrow R\) be defined by \(f(x)=a x^{2}+b x+c\) Statement 1: \(b^{2}<4 a c \Rightarrow f(x)>0\), for every value of \(x\). Statement 2: \(f\) is strictly decreasing in the interval \(\left(-\infty, \frac{-b}{2 a}\right)\) and strictly increasing in the interval \(\left(\frac{-b}{2 a}, \infty\right) .\) (A) Statement- 1 istrue, Statement- 2 is true, Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1. (B) Statement- 1 is true, Statement- 2 is true, Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for Statement-1. (C) Statement- 1 is true, Statement- 2 is false. (D) Statement- 1 is false, Statement- 2 is true.
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Problem 59
Let \(f(x)=\left\\{\begin{array}{ll}|x|, & 0<|x| \leq 2 \\ 1, & x=0\end{array}\right.\). Then, at \(x=0, f\) has (A) a local maximum (B) nolocal maximum (C) a local minimum (D) no extremum
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Problem 60
Let \(f(x)=\int_{0}^{x} \frac{\cos t}{t} d t(x>0)\); then for \(x=(2 n+1) \frac{\pi}{2}\), \(f(x)\) has (A) minima when \(n=0,2,4, \ldots\) (B) maxima when \(n=0,2,4,6, \ldots\) (C) neither max. nor min. when \(n=-1,-3,-5, \ldots\) (D) None of these
4 step solution
Problem 61
If the equation \(a_{n} x^{n}+a_{n-1} x^{n-1}+\ldots+a_{1} x=0\) has a positive root \(x=\alpha\), then the equation \(n a_{n} x^{n-1}+(n-1) a_{n-1} x^{n-2}+\ldots+a_{1}=0\) has a positive root, which is (A) smaller than \(\alpha\) (B) greater than \(\alpha\)(C) equal to \(\alpha\) (D) greater than or equal to \(\alpha\)
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Problem 62
If \(a, b, c\) be non-zero real numbers such that $$ \begin{aligned} & \int_{0}^{1}\left(1+\cos ^{8} x\right)\left(a x^{2}+b x+c\right) d x \\ =& \int_{0}^{2}\left(1+\cos ^{8} x\right)\left(a x^{2}+b x+c\right) d x=0, \end{aligned} $$ then the equation \(a x^{2}+b x+c=0\) will have (A) one root between 0 and 1 and other root between 1 and 2 (B) both the roots between 0 and 1 (C) both the roots between 1 and 2 (D) None of these
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Problem 63
Let \(f\) be a function which is continuous and differentiable for all real \(x\). If \(f(2)=-4\) and \(f^{\prime}(x) \geq 6\) for all \(x \in[2,4]\), then (A) \(f(4)<8\) (B) \(f(4) \geq 8\) (C) \(f(4) \geq 12\) (D) None of these
5 step solution
Problem 64
If \(a x+\frac{b}{x} \geq c\) for all positive \(x\), where \(a, b>0\), then (A) \(a b<\frac{c^{2}}{4}\) (B) \(a b \geq \frac{c^{2}}{4}\) (C) \(a b \geq \frac{c}{4}\) (D) None of these
6 step solution