Mathematics I (B) 2000 - 2001 1 Questions Bank

Chapter 2M 4M 7M Total
Locus - 1 - 04
Transformation Of Axes - 1 - 04
Straight Line 2 1 1 15
Pair Of Straight Lines - - 2 14
Three Dimensional Coordinates 1 - - 02
Direction Cosines And Direction Ratios - - 1 07
Plane 1 - - 02
Limits 2 - - 04
Continuity 1 - - 02
Differentiation 1 2 1 17
Application Of Differentiation
Errors And Approximations 1 - - 02
Tangents And Normals 1 - 1 09
Rate measure - 1 - 04
Maxima and Minima - - 1 07
Partial Differentiation - 1 - 04
Total 10 7 7 97
Very Short Answer Questions (2M)
Straight Line
01. Find the values of t if the points (t, 2t), (2t, 6t) and (3, 8) are collinear.
02. Find condition for points (a, 0), (h, k) and (0, b), ab 0 to be collinear.
03. Find the value of k, if the straight lines y -3kx +4 =0 and (2k -1)x (8k -1)y -6 =0
are perpendicular.
04. Find distance between the parallel lines 5x -3y -4 =0 and 10x-6y -9 =0.
05. If the area of the triangle formed by the straight lines x =0, y =0 and
3x +4y =a (a>0) is 6. Find value of a.
06. Find the equation of straight line passing through the point (3, -4) and making
X and Y intercepts which are in the ratio 2 : 3.

07. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the points ( at 12 , 2at 1 )

and ( at 22 , 2at 2 ) .
08. Find the equation of the straight line passing through (-4, 5) and cutting off
equal non -zero intercepts on the coordinate axes.
09. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the point (-2,4) and making
intercepts whose sum is zero.
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10. Find the length of the perpendicular drawn from the point (-2, -3) to the straight
line 5x -2y +4 =0.
11. Find value of k if the lines 6x -10y +3 =0 and kx -5y +8 =0 are parallel.
12. Find the value of p if the straight lines 3x +7y -1 =0 and 7x py +3 =0 are
mutually perpendicular.
13. Find the angle between the straight lines 3x-y +5 = 0 and x+3y-2 = 0.
14. Find the area of the triangle formed by the straight line x -4y +2 =0 with the
coordinate axes.
15. If a,b,c are in arithmetic progression. Then show that equation ax +by +c =0
represents a family of concurrent lines and find the point of concurrency .
16. Transform the equation (2+5k)x -3(1+2k)y +(2-k) =0 into the form L1 +L2 =0
and find point of concurrency of the family of straight lines.
17. Find the equation of the straight line passing through (x 1, y1) and parallel and
perpendicular to ax +by +c =0.
18. The slope of a line through A (2, 3) is 3/4. Find the points on the line that are
5 units away from A.
19. Find the equation of the straight line passing through (1, 1) and at a distance of
3 units from (-2, 3).
20. Find area of the triangle formed by the straight line x cos y sin p and the
coordinate axes.
21. Find the ratio in which the straight line 2x +3y -20 =0 divides the line segment
joining the points (2, 3) and (2, 10).
22. A straight line meets the coordinate axes in A and B. Find the equation of the

straight line, when (p, q) bisects AB .

23. Transform the equation x +y +1 =0 into normal form.
24. If 2x -3y -5 =0 is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining (3, -4)
and ( , ) , find .

25. Find the value of y, if the line joining (3, y) and (2,7) is parallel to the line
joining the points (-1, 4) and (0, 6).
26. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the origin and making
equal angles with the coordinate axes.
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3D Geometry
01. Find Centroid of the triangle whose vertices are (5, 4, 6), (1, -1, 3) and (4, 3, 2).
02. If (3, 2, -1), (4, 1, 1) and (6, 2, 5) are three vertices and (4, 2, 2) is the centroid of a
tetrahedron, find the fourth vertex.
03. Find fourth vertex of the parallelogram whose consecutive vertices are (2, 4, -1),
(3, 6, -1) and (4, 5, 1).
04. Find the ratio in which the point C(6, -17, -4) divides the line segment joining the
points A(2, 3, 4) and B(3, -2, 2).
05. Find the ratio in which YZ plane divides the line joining A(2, 4, 5) and
B (3, 5, -4). Also find the point of intersection.
06. Find x if the distance between (5, -1, 7) and (x, 5, 1) is 9 units.
07. Find the coordinates of the vertex C of triangle ABC if its centroid is the origin
and the vertices A, B are (1, 1, 1) and (-2, 4, 1) respectively.
08. For what value of t the points (2, -1, 3), (3, -5, t) and (-1, 11, 9) are collinear.
The Plane
01. Find the angle between the planes x +2y + 2z =0 and 3x +3y +2z -8 =0.
02. Reduce the equation x +2y -3z -6 =0 of the plane into the normal form.
03. Find intercepts of the plane 4x +3y -2z +2 =0 on the coordinate axes.
04. Find the direction cosines of the normal to the plane x +2y +2z -4 =0.
05. Find the equation of the plane passing through the point (1, 1, 1) and parallel to
the plane x +2y +3z -7 =0.
06. Find the equation of the plane passing through the point (-2, 1, 3) and having
(3, -5, 4) as direction ratios of its normal.
07. Find equation to the plane parallel to ZX plane and passing through (0, 4, 4).
08. Find constant k so that planes x -2y +kz =0 and 2x +5y z =0 are at right angles.
09. Find equation of Plane whose intercepts on X, Y, Z axes are 1, 2, 4 respectively.
Limits
1 x 1
01. Compute Lim

x 0 x

3x 1
02. Compute L lim

x 0 1 x 1

sin( a bx ) sin( a bx )
03. Evaluate Lim
x0 x
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ax 1
04. Compute Lim x ( a 0, b 0, b 1 )
b 1
x 0

ex 1
05. Compute L lim

x 0 1 x 1
cos ax cos bx
06. Evaluate Lim
x0 x2

07. Compute Lim ( x 2 x x )

x
cos x
08. Find Lim

x x
2 2

11x 3 3 x 4
09. Evaluate Lim
13 x 3 5 x 7
x
1 cos 2 mx
10. Compute Lim 2
, ( m, n Z )
x 0 sin nx

sin( x 1 )
11. Evaluate Lim 2

x 1 x 1

3 1 x 3 1 x
12. Find Lim
x 0 x

sin( x a ) tan 2 ( x a )
13. Find Lim
( x 2 a2 )2
xa
x2
14. Show that Lim 1
x 2 x2

2x
15. Show that Lim x1 3
x 0 x

8 x 3x
16. Find Lim

x 3 x 2x

2x 2 7 x 4
17. Evaluate Lim

x 2 ( 2 x 1 )( x 2 )

18. Compute Lim ([ x ] x ) and Lim ([ x ] x )

x 2 x 2
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2x 3
19. Find Lim
x x 1
2

x2
20. Evaluate Lim 3
x 2 x 8

1 4
21. Evaluate Lim 2
x 2 x 2 x 4

22. Evaluate Lim ( x 1 x )

x

x3
23. Find Lim

x 3 x 9
2

x
24. Find Lim
x 0 1 x 1 x

Continuity
cos ax cos bx
if x 0
x 2
01. Show that f ( x ) where a and b are constants, is
1
(b2 a2 ) if x 0
2
continuous at x =0.
sin2x if x 0

02. Is f defined by f ( x ) x is continuous at x=0?
0 if x 0
03. Check the continuity of f given by
(x 2 9) (x 2 2 x 3) if 0 x 5 and x 3
f (x) is continuous at 3.
1.5 if x 3

ax 3 if x 3
04. Find a so that f ( x ) 2
is continuous at x= 3.
3 x 2x if x 3

( kx 2 k ) if x 1
05. If f is given by f ( x ) is continuous function on R, then find
2 if x 1

value of k.
Differentiation
01. Find the derivative of the function y 5 sin x e x log x

cos x dy
02. If y find .
cos x sin x dx
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03. If y ax n 1 bx n then prove that x 2 y n ( n 1 )y

dy
04. If x 3 y 3 3axy 0 find .
dx
05. Find the derivatives of the following functions w.r.t x.

1 cox
i) cos l ( 4 x 3 3 x ) ii) Tan l
1 cox

06. Differentiate f(x) w.r.t. g(x) if f(x) e x , g(x) x .

07. Find the derivatives of the following functions w.r.t. x.
1 x2 1
i) Tan l ii) (log x )tan x
x

3 3x
08. If f ( x ) 7 x ( x 0 ) , then find f ( x ) .

dy
09. If y cos log(cot x ) , then find .
dx
dy
10. If y log(sin l ( e x )) , then find .
dx
dy
11. If y sec( tan x ) , then find .
dx
2
12. Find the derivative of the function f ( x ) a 2 e x .

dy e y
13. If x tan( e y ) , then show that .
dx 1 x 2

14. If f ( x ) xe x sin x , then find f ( x ) .

dy
15. If x a cos 3 t , y a sin 3 t , find .
dx

16. If y ae nx be nx then prove that y n 2 y .

dy
17. If y x x ( x 0 ), then find .
dx
dy
18. If y sin(log x ), find .
dx
19. If y 1 x x 2 .......... x 100 then find f ( 1 ) .

20. If f ( x ) log(sec x tan x ), find f ( x ) .

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dy
21. If y (cot 1 x 3 ) 2 , find .
dx
Errors and Approximations
01. Find dy and y if y x 2 3 x 6 , when x =10, x =0.01.

1
02. Find dy and y if y , when x =2, x =0.002.
x
03. Find dy and y if y x 2 2 x , when x =5, x = -0.1.

04. Find dy and y if y e x , when x =0, x = 0.1.

05. Find dy and y if y x 2 , when x =20, x = 0.1.

06. If the increase in the side is 1%, find percentage of change in area of the square.
07. If an error of 3% occurs in measuring the side of a cube, find the percentage
error in its volume.

08. Find the approximate value of sin 60 0 1 , 0.0175
180
3
09. Find the approximate value of 123

10. The radius of a circular plate is increasing in length at 0.01 cm/sec. what is the
rate at which the area is increasing, when radius is 12 cm.
11. The diameter of a sphere is measured to be 20 cm. If an error of 0.02cm. occurs
in this, find the errors in volume and surface area of the sphere.
Tangents and Normals
01. Show that length of sub normal at any point on the curve y 2 4ax is constant.

02. Find equations of normal to the curve y x 2 4 x 2 x at (4, 2).

03. Find equations of tangent and normal to the curve y x 3 4 x 2 at (-1, 3).

04. Find equations of tangent and normal to the curve x a cos 3 , y a sin 3

at .
4
1 1
05. Find the slope of the tangent to the curve y at 3 , .
x1 2
06. Find the slope of the tangent to the curve y x 3 3 x 2 at the point whose
x coordinate is 3.

07. Find the points at which the tangent to the curve y x 3 3 x 2 9 x 7 is parallel
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to the x axis.
x
08. Show that at any point on the curve y be a , length of sub tangent is constant.

09. Show that at any point on the curve y 2 4ax , length of sub normal is constant.

Short Answer Questions (4M)

Locus
01. Find the equation of locus of a point, the difference of whose distances
from (-5, 0) and (5, 0) is 8.
02. A (-9, 0) and B (-1,0) are two points. P(x, y) is a point such that PA 3 PB . Show
that the locus of P is x 2 y 2 3.
03. Find the equation of locus of a point, the sum of whose distances from (0, 2) and
(0, -2) is 6 units.
04. Find equation of locus of P, if A (4, 0), B (-4, 0) and PA - PB 4

05. Find equation of locus of P, if A (2, 3) and B (2,-3) such that PA +PB =8.
06. Find the equation of locus of P, if the line segment joining (2, 3) and (-1, 5)
subtends a right angle at P.
07. Find the equation of locus of P, if the ratio of the distance from P to (5, -4) and
(7, 6) is 2 : 3.
08. A (5, 3) and B (3, -2) are two fixed points. Find the equation of locus of P, so that
the area of triangle PAB is 9 sq. units.
09. A (1, 2), B (2, -3) and C (-2, 3) are three points. A point P moves such that

PA 2 PB 2 2 PC 2 . Show that equation to the locus of P is 7x -7y +4.

10. Find the equation of locus of a point P, if the distance of P from A (3, 0) is twice
the distance of P from B (-3, 0).
11. Find equation of locus of a point P, if A (4, 0), B (-4, 0) and PA PB 4

12. An iron rod of length 2l is sliding on two mutually perpendicular lines. Find the
equation of locus of the mid point of the rod.
Transformation of axes

01. when the axes are rotated through an angle , find the transformed equation of
4
3 x 2 10 xy 3y 2 9.

02. when the axes are rotated through an angle , find the transformed equation of
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x 2 2 3 xy y 2 2a 2 .

03. When origin is shifted to the point (2, 3), the transformed equation of a curve is
x 2 3 xy 2y 2 17 x 7 y 11 0. Find the original equation.

04. When the axes are rotated through an angle 45, transformed equation of a curve
is 17 x 2 16 xy 17 y 2 225. Find the original equation.

1 2h
05. Show that the axes are to be rotated through an angle of Tan l , so as to
2 ab
remove the xy term from the equation ax 2 2hxy by 2 0 , if a b and through

the angle if a b .
4
06. When the axes are rotated through an angle , find the transformed equation of
x cos y sin p .

07. When the origin is shifted to (-1, 2) by the translation of axes, find the
transformed equation of x 2 y 2 2 x 4y 1 0.

08. Find the point to which the origin is to be shifted by translation of axes so as to
remove first degree terms from the equation ax 2 2hxy by 2 2 gx 2 fy c 0

where h 2 ab.

09. Find the transformed equation of 5 x 2 4 xy 8y 2 12 x 12y 0. When the

1
origin is shifted to 1, . by translation of axes.
2

10. Find the transformed equation of 3 x 2 4 xy 5 y 2 0. When the origin is shifted

to (3, 4) by translation of axes.

Straight Line
x y
01. Transform the equation 1 into the normal form when a 0 and b 0 ,
a b
if the perpendicular distance of straight line from the origin is p, deduce that
1 1 1
2
2 2.
p a b
02. Transform the equation 3 x y 4 into (a) slope -intercept form (b) intercept
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form and (c) normal form.

03. Find the value of k, if the limes 2x -3y +k =0, 3x -4y +8 =0 and 8x -11y -13 =0 are
concurrent.

04. A straight line through Q ( 3 ,2 ) makes an angle with the positive direction of
6
X axis. If the line intersects the line at 3 x 4y 8 0 at p, find distance PQ.

05. Find equation of straight line making non zero equal intercepts on coordinate
axes passing through the point of intersection of lines 2x -5y +1 =0 & x -3y -4 =0
06. Find the equations if the straight lines passing through the point (-3, 2) and
making an angle of 45 with the straight line 3x y +4 =0.
07. Find the equation of the straight line parallel to the line 3x +4y =7 and passing
through the point of intersection of the lines x -2y -3 =0 and x+ 3y -6 =0.
08. Find the equation of the straight line perpendicular to the line 2x +3y =0 and
passing through the point of intersection of the lines x +3y -1 =0 and x -2y +4 =0.
09. Find equations of the straight lines passing through point of intersection of the
lines x +y +1 =0, 2x -y =1 and whose perpendicular distance from (1, 1) is 2 units.
10. Find the points on the line 4x -3y -10 =0 which are at a distance of 5 units from
the point (1, -2).
11. Find the length of the perpendicular drawn from the point of intersection of the
lines 3x +2y +4 =0 and 2x +5y -1 =0 to the line 7x +24y -15 =0.
12. Find value of k, if the angle between the lines 4x y +7 =0 and kx -5y -9 =0 is 45.
13. A straight line forms a triangle of area 24 sq. units with the coordinate axes. Find
the equation of that straight line if it pass through (3, 4).
14. The base of equilateral triangle is x +y -2 =0 and the opposite vertex is (2, -1).
Find the equations of the remaining sides.
15. Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the line 3x +4y +6 =0 and making
an intercept -4 on the X axis.

16. If (-2, 6) is the image of the point (4, 2) w.r.t. the line L. Find the equation of L.
And also find the image of (1,2) w.r.t. the line 3x +4y -1 =0.
17. Find the angles of triangle whose sides are x +y -4 =0, 2x +y -6 and 5x +3y -15 =0.

18. A straight line is parallel to the line y 3 x , passes through Q(2, 3) and cuts the

line 2x +4y -27 =0 at P. Find the length PQ.

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x y
19. A variable straight line drawn through the point of intersection of lines 1.
a b
x y
and 1 meets the coordinate axes at A and B. Show that the locus of the
b a
mid point of AB is 2( a b ) xy ab( x y ) .
20. If the straight lines ax +by +c =0, bx +cy +a =0 and cx +ay +b=0 are concurrent,

then prove that a 3 b 3 c 3 3abc .

Differentiation
01. Find the derivative of the function f(x) sinx from first principle.
02. Find the derivative of the function f(x) sin2x from first principle.
03. Find the derivative of the function f(x) cos 2 x from first principle.
04. Find the derivative of the function f(x) tan2x from first principle.
05. Find the derivative of the function f(x) sec3x from first principle.
06. Find the derivative of the function f(x) x 1 from first principle.
07. Find the derivative of the function f(x) logx from first principle.
08. Find the derivative of the function f(x) cosax from first principle.
09. Find the derivative of the function f(x) tan(ax b) from first principle.
dy log x
10. If x y e x y , then show that .
dx ( 1 log x ) 2
dy y2 y2
11. If y x y , then show that .
dx x ( 1 log y ) x ( 1 y log y )
dy
12. If x a(cos t t sin t ), y a(sin t t cos t ), then find .
dx
13.
14. Differentiate e sin x w.r.t. sinx.
dy sin 2 ( a y )
15. If sin y x sin( a y ), then show that . (a is not a multiple of .)
dx sin a
1 x dy
16. If y Tan l ( x 1 ) , then find .
1 x dx
1 x2 1 x2
17. If y Tan l for 0 x 1 , find dy .
2 2 dx
1 x 1 x
x sin l x dy
18. If y , then find .
1 x2 dx
dy
19. If x 3 cos t 2 cos 3 t , y 3 sin t 2 sin 3 t . Then find .
dx
dy
20. If x a cos 3 t , y a sin 3 t . Then find .
dx
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dy
21. If y x tan x (sin x ) cos x , find .
dx
dy
22. If y sin l ( 3 x 4 x 3 ), then find .
dx
1 cos x dy
23. If y Tan l , then find .
1 cos x dx
b a sin x dy
24. If y sin l , ( a 0 , b 0 ) . Then find .
a b sin x dx
d 2y
25. If x a( t sin t ), y a( 1 cos t ) then find .
dx 2
d 2y h 2 ab
26. If ax 2 2hxy by 2 1 , then prove that .
dx 2 ( hx by ) 3
27. If y a cos x ( b 2 x ) sin x , then show that y y 4 cos x .

Rate measure
01. A man 6 ft. high walks at a uniform rate of 4 miles per hour away from a lamp 20
ft. high. Find the rate at which length of his shadow increases. (1 mile=5280 ft.).
02. A man 180 cm. high walks at a uniform rate of 12 km. per hour away from a lamp
post of 450 cm. Find the rate at which the length of his shadow increases.
03. Sand is poured from a pipe at the rate of 12 Cc/sec. The falling sand forms a cone
on the ground in such a way that the height of the cone is always One sixth of
the radius of the base. How fast is the height of the sand cone increasing when
the height is 4 cm.
04. Water is dripping out from conical funnel, at a uniform rate of 2 cm3/sec.
through a tiny hole at the vertex at the bottom. When the slant height of the
water is 4 cm. find the rate of decrease of the slant height if the water given that
the vertical angle of the funnel is 120 .

05. The displacement s of a particle traveling in a straight line in t seconds is given

by s 45 t 11t 2 t 3 . Find the time when the particle comes to rest.

06. A balloon is in the shape of an inverted cone surmounted by hemisphere.
Diameter of the sphere is equal to the height of the cone. If h is the total height of
the balloon, then how does the volume of the balloon changes with h? What is the
rate of change in volume when h=9 units.

07. A point P is moving on the curve y 2 x 2 . The x -coordinate of P is increasing at

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the rate of 4 units per second. Find the rate at which the y -coordinate is
increasing when the point is at (2, 8).
08. The distance time formula for the motion of a article along the straight line is

s t 3 9t 2 24t 18 . Find when and where the velocity is zero.

09. A ship starts moving from a point at 10 a.m. and heading due east at 10 km/hr.
another ship starts moving from the same point at 11 a.m. and heading due south
at 12 km/hr. How fast is the distance between the ships increasing at 12 noon.
1 1
10. Show that curves 6 x 2 5 x 2y 0 and 4 x 2 8 y 2 3 touch each other at , .
2 2
Partial Differentiation
1
01. Using Eulers theorem show xu x yu y Tanu for the function
2
xy
u sin l .
x y

x 3 y3
02. If u Tan l , show that xu x yu y sin 2u .
xy

x 3 y3
03. If u Tan l 3 , show that xu x yu y 0 .
x y3

1
04. If u sin l ( x y ) , then show that xu x yu y Tanu .
2
05. If z log(tan x tan y ) , show that (sin 2 x ) z x (sin 2y ) z y 2.

y
06. If the function f Tan l , show that f xx f yy 0 .
x

07. Show that for the function f log( x 2 y 2 ) , f xx f yy 0 .

08. If z e x y f ( x ) g( y ) , show that z xy e x y .

09. If r 2 ( x a ) 2 ( y b ) 2 , find rxx ryy .

10. State and prove Eulers theorem.

x 2y
11. Verify Eulers theorem for the function f .
x 3 y3
12. If f(x, y) is a homogeneous function of degree n', whose first and second order
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2 f 2 f 2 f
derivatives exist, then show that x y 2 xy n( n 1 ) f .
x 2 y 2 xy

Long Answer Questions (7M)

Straight Line
01. Find the Orthocentre of the triangle with the vertices (-2, -1), (6, -1) and (2, 5).
02. Find the Orthocentre of the triangle formed by the lines x +2y =0, 4x +3y -5 =0
and 3x +y =0.
03. If the equations of sides of a triangle are 7x +y -10 =0, x -2y +5 =0 and x + y +2 =0.
Find the Orthocentre of the triangle.
04. Find the Circumcentre of the triangle whose sides are 3x y -5 =0, x +2y -4 =0
and 5x +3y +1 =0.
05. Find the Circumcentre of the triangle whose vertices are (1, 3), (-3, 5) and (5, -1).

06. Find the In centre of the triangle formed by the lines y 3 x , y 3 x and y=3.

07. If p and q are lengths of the perpendiculars from the origin to the straight lines

x sec y cos ec a and x cos y sin a cos 2 , prove that 4 p 2 q 2 a 2 .

08. Find the equation of the straight line passing through (1, 2) and making an angle

60 with the line 3 x y 2 0.

09. Find the equations of the straight lines passing through the point of intersection
of the lines 3x +2y +4 =0, 2x +5y =1 and whose distance from (2, -1) is 2 units.
10. Find the equations of the straight lines passing through the point (5, -3) and
5
having intercepts whose sum is .
6
11. If Q (h, k) is the foot of the perpendicular from P(x1, y1) on the line ax +by +c = 0

then prove that ( h x 1 ) : a ( k y 1 ) : b ( ax 1 by 1 c ) : a 2 b 2 , also find the

foot of the perpendicular from (-1, 3) on the straight line 5x -y -18 =0.
12. If Q (h, k) is the image of the point P(x1, y1) w.r.t. the straight line ax +by +c = 0

then prove that ( h x 1 ) : a ( k y 1 ) : b 2( ax 1 by 1 c ) : a 2 b 2 , also find the

image of (1, 2) w.r.t. the straight line 3x +4y -1 =0.
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Pair of Straight Lines

01. Show that the product of the perpendicular distances from a point ( , ) to

a 2 2h b 2
the pair of lines ax 2 2hxy by 2 0 is .
( a b ) 2 4h 2

02. Show that the area of the triangle formed by the lines ax 2 2hxy by 2 0 and

n2 h 2 ab
Lx +my +n=0 is sq. units.
am 2 2hlm bl 2

03. If S ax 2 2hxy by 2 2 gx 2 fy c 0 represents a pair of parallel lines,

2
then show that (i) h 2 ab (ii) bg af 2
and (iii) the distance between the two

g 2 ac 2
parallel lines is 2 or 2 f bc .
a( a b ) b( a b )

04. If the equation S ax 2 2hxy by 2 2 gx 2 fy c 0 represents a pair of

straight lines then show that (i) abc 2fgh-af 2 bg 2 ch 2 0 and

(ii) h 2 ab, g 2 ac and f 2 bc .
05. Show that the equation of the pair of bisectors of the angles between the pair of

lines ax 2 2hxy by 2 0 is h ( x 2 y 2 ) xy( a b ) 0 .

06. Show that the area of the equilateral triangle formed by pair of lines

n2
( lx my ) 2 3( mx ly ) 2 0 and the line lx +my +n=0 is sq. units.
3(l 2 m 2 )

07. An angle between the pair of lines ax 2 2hxy by 2 0 is then show that

ab
cos
( a b ) 2 4h 2

08. If ( , ) is the Centroid of the triangle formed by the lines ax 2 2hxy by 2 0

2
and lx +my =1, prove that
bl hm am hl 3( bl 2 2hlm am 2 )

09. Find the value of k, if the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of

the curve S 2x 2 2 xy 3y 2 2 x y 1 0 and the line x +2y =k are mutually

perpendicular.
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10. If the straight lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve

3x 2 xy 3y 2 2 x 3y 4 0 and the line 2x +3y =k are perpendicular, prove

that 6k 2 5 k 52 0 .
11. Find the angle between the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of

the curve S x 2 2 xy y 2 2 x 2y 5 0 and the line 3x y +1 =0.

12. Show that the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve

x 2 xy y 2 3 x 3y 2 0 and the straight line x y 2 0 are mutually

perpendicular.

13. Find Centroid and area of triangle formed by the lines S 12x 2 20 xy 7 y 2 0
and 2x -3y +4 =0.
14. Find the condition for the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of

the circle x 2 y 2 a 2 and the line lx +my =1 to coincide.

15. Show that the pairs of straight lines 6x 2 5 xy 6y 2 0 and

6x 2 5 xy 6y 2 x 5 y 1 0 form a square.

16. Show that the straight lines represented by 3x 2 48 xy 23y 2 0 and

13
3x -2y +13 =0 form an equilateral triangle of area sq. units.
3

17. Show that the equation 2 x 2 13 xy 7 y 2 x 23y 6 0 represents a pair of

straight lines. Also find the angle between them and the coordinates of the point
of intersection of the lines.
Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios
01. Find the angle between the lines whose direction cosines are given by the
equations 3l +m +5n =0 and 6mn -2nl +5lm =0.
02. If a ray makes the angles , , and with four diagonals of a cube then find

cos 2 cos 2 cos 2 cos 2 .

03. Find the angle between the lines whose direction cosines satisfy the equations l

+m +n =0, l 2 m 2 n 2 0.
04. Find the direction cosines of two lines which are connected by the relations
2l -m +2n =0 and lm +mn +nl =0.
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05. Find the direction cosines of two lines which are connected by the relations
l +m +n =0 and mn -2nl -2lm =0.
06. Find the angle between two diagonals if a cube.
Differentiation
dy 1 y2
01. If 1 x 2 1 y 2 a( x y ) , then show that .
dx 1 x2
dy
02. If y x a 2 x 2 a 2 log x a 2 x 2 , then prove that 2 a2 x2 .
dx
1 x2 1 x2 dy
03. If y Tan l , for 0 x 1 , find .
1 x2 1 x2 dx

dy
04. If y x tan x (sin x ) cos x , then find .
dx
05. Differentiate Tan l 1 x 2 1 w.r.t. Tan l x .

2x 2x
06. Find the derivative of f ( x ) Tan l 2
w.r.t. g( x ) sin l .
1 x 1 x2
2x 3
l 3 x x

l 4 x 4 x
3
07. If y Tan l Tan Tan , then
1 x2 1 3x 2 1 6x 2 x 4

dy 1
show that .
dx 1 x 2
dy yx y 1 y x log y
08. If x y y x a b , then show that y x1
.
dx x log x xy
dy y( x log y y )
09. If x y y x then show that .
dx x ( y log x x )
dy
10. If x cos ( 1 cos ), y sin ( 1 cos ) , then find at .
dx 2
dy
11. If x a(cos sin ), y a(sin cos ) , then find .
dx
dy
12. If y x x sin y , then find .
dx
dy log x
13. If x y e x y , then find .
dx ( 1 log x ) 2
dy y( 1 log x . log y )
14. If x log y log x , then prove that .
dx x (log x ) 2
logx
15. Find the derivative of (sin x ) x sin x w.r.t. x.
x x
16. If f ( x ) sin l and g( x ) Tan l then show that
x
f ( x ) g ( x ) ( x ) .
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Tangents and Normals

01. Show that the curves y 2 4( x 1 ) and y 2 36( 9 x ) intersect orthogonally.

02. If the tangent at any point P on the curve x m y n a m n ( mn 0 ) meets the

coordinate axes in A and B, then show that AP : BP is a constant.
2 2 2
3 3 3
03. If the tangent at any point on the curve x y a intersects the coordinate
axes in A and B, then show that the length AB is a constant.

04. Show that the equation of tangent to the curve x y a at the point (x1, y1) is
1 1 1
2 2 2
xx 1 yy 1 a .
05. Find the equations of (i) tangent (ii) normal and (iii) lengths of sub tangent and

sub normal to the curve y 3 x 2 4 x 6 at (1, 1).

06. At any point t on the curve x=a(t +sint), y=a(1 -cost), find the lengths of tangent,
normal, sub tangent and sub normal.

07. show tat the condition for the orthogonality of the curves ax 2 by 2 1 and

1 1 1 1
a 1 x 2 b 1 y 2 1 is .
a b a 1 b1

x
08. The tangent to the curve y 2 4a x a sin ( a 0 ) at a point P on it is parallel
a

to X axis. Prove that all such points P lie on the curve y 2 4ax .
09. If p, q denote the lengths of perpendiculars drawn from the origin in the tangent
2 2 2
3 3 3
and normal at a point respectively on the curve x y a , then show that

4 p2 q2 a2 .

10. Find the angle between the curves y 2 4 x and x 2 y 2 5 .

11. Find the angle between the curves x 2 3y 3 and x 2 y 2 25 0 .

12. show that the curves y 2 4ax and xy c 2 cut orthogonally if c 4 32a 4 .
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Maxima and Minima

01. Find the rectangle of maximum perimeter that can be inscribed in a circle.
02. Show that the semi vertical angle of the right circular cone of maximum volume

and of given slant height is Tan l 2 .

03. Show that when the curved surface of right circular cylinder inscribed in a

sphere of radius R is maximum, then the height of the cylinder is 2R .

04. Show that the area of a rectangle inscribed in a circle is maximum when it is a
square.
05. From a rectangular sheet of dimensions 30 cm. X 80 cm. four equal squares of
side x cm. are removed at the corners, and the sides are then turned up so as to
form an open rectangular box. Find the value of x, so that the volume of the box
is the greatest.
06. A window is in the shape of a rectangle surmounted by a semicircle. If the
perimeter of the window be 20 ft., find the maximum area.
07. A wire of length l is cut into two parts which are bent respectively in the form of a
square and a circle. What are the lengths of pieces of so that the sum of the areas
is least.
08. The sum of the height and diameter of the base of a right circular cylinder is
given as 3 units. Find the radius of the base and height of the cylinder so that the
volume is maximum.
09. Find the maximum and minimum values of 2 sin x sin 2 x over 0 , 2 .
10. Find the absolute maximum value and the absolute minimum value of the
function f ( x ) x sin 2 x in 0 , 2 .

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