Math 12

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MVT, Tangent and Normal, Rate of Measure
1. Verify Rolle's Theorem for the following function:
( ) ( ) 3 0 , 3
2
x x x x f [Ans. C = 1]
2. Usin Rolle's theorem, find the points on the curve [ ] 2 , 2 ,
2
x x y where the
tangent is parallel to the axis x [Ans. (0, 0)]
3. Verify Lagrange's mean value theorem for the following function:
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) [ ] 4 , 0 3 2 1 in x x x x f
[Ans.
3
2
2 t C
]
4. Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve
4
sin 0 , cos 1

at y x .
[Ans.
( ) ]
2
1
1 1 2
2
1
4
1
]
1

,
_

,
_

x y

5. Find a point on the parabola ( )
2
2 x y where the tangent is parallel to the choral
joining the points (2, 0) and (4, 4). [Ans. (3, 1)]
6. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve.
,
_

+ +
4
35
,
2
1
int 7 6 5
2
po the at x x y
.
[ ] 0 33 4 4 . + y x Ans
7. Show that the curves k xy and y x
2
at right angles if 1 8
2
K
8. Using differentials, find the approximate value of . 26 [Ans. (5.1)
9. Find the point on the curve x y 8
2
for which the abscissa and ordinate change at
the some rate.
[Ans. (2, 4)]
10. Using differentials, find the approximate value of 37 . 0 . [Ans. 0.608]
11. Using differentials, find the approximate value of . 48 . 0 [Ans. 0.693]
12. A balloon which always remains spherical is being inflated by pumping in gas at
the rate of 900 cubic cm/ sec. Find the rate at which the radius of the balloon is
increasing when the radius of the balloon is 15 cm.
[Ans. . sec /
1
cm

]
13. If the tangent to the curve ( ) 6 1
1
3
+ + P at b ax x y is parallel to the line
, 5 x y
find
the value of a and b. [Ans.
5 , 2 b a
]
14. A point source of light along a straight road is at a height of 'a' metres. A boy 'b'
metres in height is walking along the road. How fast is his shadow increasing if he
is walking away from the light at the rate of 'C' metres per minute?
[Ans. ] min / ute m
b a
bc

15. Find the equation of tangent to the curve .

4
2 cos , 3 sin

at t y t x
[Ans. ] 0 2 2 2 3 + x y
16. At what points will the tangent to the curve 21 36 15 2
2 3
+ x x x y be parallel to
? axis x Also, find the equations of tangents to the curve at those points.
( )
( )
1
]
1

0 6 ; 6 , 3
, 0 7 ; 7 , 2 .
y
y Ans
17. Find the points on the curve
3
x y at which the slope of the tangent is equal to y
coordinate of the point.
( )
1
]
1

,
_

27
1
,
3
1
; 0 , 0 . Ans
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