Question 1.

The total cost C(x) associated with the production of x units of an item is given by C(x) = 0.005x 3 –
0.02x2 + 30x + 5000. Find the marginal cost when 3 units are produced, where by marginal cost we mean
the instantaneous rate of change of total cost at any level of output.

Question 2.
The total revenue received from the sale of x units of a product is given by R(x) = 3x 2 + 36x + 5 in rupees.
Find the marginal revenue when x = 5, where by marginal revenue we mean the rate of change of total
revenue with respect to the number of items sold at an instant.

Question 3.
The volume of a sphere is increasing at the rate of 8 cm3/s. Find the rate at which its surface area is
increasing when the radius of the sphere is 12 cm.

Question 4.
Show that the function f(x) = x3 – 3x2 + 6x – 100 is increasing on R.

Question 5.
The volume of a sphere is increasing at the rate of 3 cubic centimeter per second. Find the rate of increase
of its surface area, when the radius is 2 cm.

Question 6.
Show that the function f(x) = 4x3 – 18x2 + 27x – 7 is always increasing on R.

Question 7.
The volume of a cube is increasing at the rate of 8 cm3/s. How fast is the surface area increasing when the
length of its edge is 12 cm?

Question 8.
Find the intervals in which the function
f(x) = x2/4 – x3 – 5x2 + 24x + 12 is
(i) strictly increasing
(ii) strictly decreasing.

Question 9.
Find the intervals in which the function f(x) = -2x3 – 9x2 – 12x + 1 is
(i) strictly increasing
(ii) strictly decreasing,

Question 10.
The length x of a rectangle is decreasing at the rate of 5 cm/min and the width y is increasing at the rate
of 4 cm/min. When x = 8 cm and y = 6 cm, find the rate of change of
(i) the perimeter.
(ii) area of rectangle.

Question 11.
The side of an equilateral triangle is increasing at the rate of 2 cm/s. At what rate is its area increasing,
when the side 22. of the triangle is 20 cm?
Question 12.
Find the intervals in which the function f(x) = 3x4 – 4x3 – 12x2 + 5 is
(i) strictly increasing.
(ii) strictly decreasing

Question 13.
The sides of an equilateral triangle are increasing at the rate of 2 cm/s. Find the rate at which the area
increases, when the side is 10 cm?

Question 14.
Find the value(s) of x for which y = [x(x – 2)]2 is an increasing function.

Question 15.
A ladder 5 m long is leaning against a wall. Bottom of ladder is pulled along the ground away from wall at
the rate of 2 m/s. How fast is the height on the wall decreasing, when the foot of ladder is 4 m away from
the wall?

Question 16.
Show that y = log(1 + x) – 2x/2+x, x > – 1 is an increasing function of x, throughout its domain.

Question 17.
Find the intervals in which the function given by f(x) = sin x + cos x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π is
(i) increasing
(ii)decreasing

Question 18.
Sand is pouring from the pipe at the rate of 12 cm3/s. The falling sand forms a cone on a ground in such a
way that the height of cone is always one-sixth of radius of the base. How fast is the height of sand 5 cone
increasing when the height is 4 cm?

Question 19.
Find the intervals in which the function
f(x) = sin x + cos x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π is strictly l increasing and strictly decreasing.

Question 20.
Find the intervals in which the function
f(x) = (x – 1 )3 (x – 2)2 is
(i) increasing,
(ii) decreasing.

Question 21.
Prove that y = 4sinθ/2+cosθ – θ is an increasing function in (0, π/2).

Question 22.
Prove that the function f defined by f(x) = x2 – x + 1 is neither increasing nor decreasing in (-1, 1). Hence,
find the intervals in which f(x) is
(i) strictly increasing.
(ii) strictly decreasing.
Question 23.
An open tank with a square base and vertical sides is to be constructed from a metal sheet so as to hold a
given quantity of water. Show that the cost of material will be least when depth of the tank is half of its
width. If the cost is to he borne by nearby settled lower income families, for whom water will be
provided.

Question 24.
The sum of the perimeters of a circle and square is k, where k is some constant. Prove that the sum of
their areas is least, when the side of the square is double the radius of the circle.

Question 25.
A tank with rectangular base and rectangular sides, open at the top is to be constructed, so that its depth
is 2 m and volume is 8 m3. If building of tank cost ₹ 70 per sq m for the base and ₹ 45 per sq m for sides.
What is the cost of least expensive tank?

Question 26.
Prove that the height of the cylinder of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius R
is 2R/√3. Also, find the maximum volume.

Question 27.
Find the point on the curve y2 = 4x, which is nearest to the point (2, – 8).

Question 28.
Show that the altitude of the right circular cone of maximum volume that can he inscribed in a sphere of
radius r is 4r/3

OR

Show that the altitude of the right circular cone of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a sphere of
radius r is 4r/3. Also, show that the maximum volume of the cone is 8/27 of the volume of the sphere.

Question 29.
A window is of the form of a semi-circle with a rectangle on its diameter. The total perimeter of the
window is 10 m. Find the dimensions of the window to admit maximum light through the whole opening.

Question 30.
AB is the diameter of a circle and C is any point on the circle. Show that the area of AABC is maximum,
when it is an isosceles triangle.

Question 31.
If the sum of lengths of the hypotenuse and a side of a right angled triangle is given, show that the area of
the triangle is maximum, when the angle between them is π/3

Question 32.
Show that the semi-vertical angle of the cone of the maximum volume and of given slant height is cos -
1
1/√3

Question 33.
Prove that the least perimeter of an isosceles triangle in which a circle of radius r can be inscribed, is
6√3r.
Question 34.
The sum of the surface areas of a cuboid with sides x, 2x and x/3 and a sphere is given to be constant.
Prove that the sum of their volumes is minimum, if x is equal to three times the radius of sphere. Also,
find the minimum value of the sum of their volumes.
Or
The sum of surface areas of a sphere and a cuboid with sides x/3, x and 2x, is constant. Show that the sum
of their volumes is minimum, if x is equal to three times the radius of sphere.

Question 35.
Find the minimum value of (ax + by), where xy = c2

Question 36.
A point on the hypotenuse of a right triangle is at distances a and b from the sides of the triangle. Show
that the minimum length of the hypotenuse is (a2/3 + b2/3)3/2.

Question 37.
If the length of three sides of a trapezium other than the base are each equal to 10 cm, then find the area
of the trapezium, when it is maximum.

Question 38
Prove that the semi-vertical angle of the right circular cone of given volume and least curved surface area
is cot-1 √2

Question 39.
Show that a cylinder of a given volume which is open at the top has minimum total surface area, when its
height is equal to the radius of its base

Question 40.
Prove that radius of right circular cylinder of greatest curved surface area which can be inscribed in a
given cone is half of that of the cone