IIT QUESTION BANK

1. Sketch the region bounded by the curves y = 5  x2 and y = |x –1| and find its area.
[IIT-1985]

2. Find the area bounded by the curves: x2 + y2 = 4, x2 = – 2 y and x = y.

[IIT 1986]

3. Find the area bounded by the curves x2 + y2 = 25, 4y = |4 – x2 | and x = 0 above the x-axis.
[IIT 1987]

4. Find the area of the region bounded by the curve C : y = tan x, tangent drawn to C at
x = /4 and the x-axis.
[IIT-1988]

5. The area of the triangle formed by the positive x-axis and the normal and the tangent to the
circle x2 + y2 = 4 at (1, 3 ) is_______________.
[IIT 1989]

6. Find all maxima and minima of the function y = x(x –1)2, 0  x  2. Also determine the area
bounded by the curve y = x (x –1)2, the x-axis and the line x = 2.
[IIT-1989]

nx
7. Compute the area of the region bounded by the curves y = ex n x and y = , where n e = 1.
ex

[IIT 1990]

8. Sketch the curves and identify the region bounded by x = 1/2, x = 2, y = n x and y = 2x . Find
the area of this region.
[IIT- 1991]

2
9. Sketch the region bounded by the curves y = x2 and y = , Find its area.
1  x2

[IIT-1992]

10. The area of the region bounded by y = |x –1| and y = 1 is:

[IIT -1993]
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 1/2 (D) None of these
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11. In what ratio does the x-axis divide the area of the region bounded by the parabolas
y = 4x – x2 and y = x2 – x?
[IIT- 1994]

12. Consider a square with vertices at (1, 1), (–1, 1), (–1, –1) and (1, –1). Let S be the region
consisting of all points inside the square which are nearer to the origin than to any edge. Sketch
the region S and find its area.
[IIT- 1995]

13. The slope of the tangent to the curve y = f(x) at a point (x, y) is 2x + 1 and the curve passes
through (1, 2). The area of the region bounded by the curve, the x-axis and the line x = 1 is-
[IIT-1995]
(A) 5/3 units (B) 5/6 units (C) 6/5 units (D) 6 units

14. Let An be the area bounded by the curve y = (tan x)n and the lines x = 0, y = 0 and x = /4. Prove
1 1 1
that for n  2, An + An–2 = and deduce < An < .
n 1 2n  2 2n  2
[IIT- 1996]

 1 
15. Let O(0, 0), A(2, 0) and B  1,  be the vertices of a triangle. Let R be the region consisting of all
 3 
those points P inside OAB which satisfy d(P, OA) ≤ min {d(P, OB), d(P, AB)}, where d denotes the
distance from the point to the corresponding line. Sketch the region R and find its area.
[IIT 1997]

16. Find all possible values of b > 0, so that the area of the bounded region enclosed between the
x2
parabola y = x – bx and y =
2 is maximum.
b
[IIT- 1997]

17. Let f(x) = maximum {x2, (1 – x)2, 2x (1 – x)} where 0 ≤ x ≤ 1. Determine the area of the region
bounded by the curves y = f(x), x-axis, x = 0 and x = 1.
[IIT- 1997]

18. Let C1 and C2 be the graphs of the functions y = x2 and (½,1)

y = 2x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 respectively. Let C3 be the graph of (0,1) (1,1)
C2 C1
a function y = f(x), 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, f(0) = 0. For a point P
on C1, let the lines through P, parallel to the axes meet Q P
C2 and C3 at Q and R respectively (see in figure). If for
every position of P(on C1), the areas of the shaded
regions OPQ and ORP are equal, determine the O
(0,0) (1,0)
function f(x). C3 R
[IIT- 1998]
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19. Let f(x) be a continuous function given by

 2x, | x | 1
f(x) =  2 .
x  ax  b, | x |  1

Find the area of the region in the third quadrant bounded by the curves x = –2y 2 and y = f (x)
lying on the left of the line 8x + 1 = 0.
[IIT- 1999]

20. For which of the following values of m, is the area of the region bounded by the curve
y = x – x2 and the line y = mx equals 9/2.
[IIT- 1999]
(A) –4 (B) –2 (C) 2, –4 (D) 4, – 2

21. The triangle formed by the tangent to the curve f(x) = x2 + bx – b at the point (1, 1) and the
coordinates axes, lies in the first quadrant. If its area is 2, then the value of b is –
[IIT Scr. 2001]
(A) – 1 (B) 3 (C) – 3 (D) 1

22. Let b ≠ 0 and for j = 0, 1, 2 ....n, let Sj be the area of the region bounded by the y-axis and the
j (j  1) 
curve xeay = sin by, ≤y≤ . Show that S0, S1, S2, ....... Sn are in geometric progression.
b b
Also, find their sum for a = –1 and b = π .

[IIT-2001]

23. The area bounded by the curves y = |x| – 1 and y = – |x| + 1 is:
[IIT Scr.2002]
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 2 2 (D) 4

24. Find the area of the region bounded by the curves y = x2, y = |2 – x2| and y = 2, which lies to the
right of the line x = 1.
[IIT-2002]

25. Area of the region bounded by y = x , x = 2y + 3 & x-axis lying in 1st quadrant is-
[IIT Scr.2003]
(A) 2 3 (B) 18 (C) 9 (D) 34/3

26. If area bounded by the curve x = ay2 & y = ax2 is 1, then a is equal to –
[IIT Scr.2004]
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 3
3 3 2
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27. The area between the curves y = (x  1)2 , y = (x + 1)2 and y = 1/4 is:
[IIT Scr. 2005]
(A) 1/3 (B) 2/3 (C) 4/3 (D) 1/6

28. f(x) be a quadratic polynomial & a, b, c are three distinct real numbers, such that:
 4a 2 4a 1   f (1)   3a 2  3a 
 2     2 
 4b 4b 1   f (1)  =  3b  3b 
 4 c 2 4 c 1   f ( 2)   3c 2  3c 
     
V is the point where f(x) attains maximum. A & B are the points on f(x) such that f(x) cuts x-axis
at A in the first quadrant and chord AB subtends right angle at V. Find the area bounded by curve
y = f(x) and chord AB.
[IIT-2005]

29. Find the area bounded by the curves x2 = y, x2 = – y & y2 = 4x – 3.

[IIT-2005]

Passage: (Q.30 to 32)

Consider the functions defined implicitly by the equation y3 – 3y + x = 0 on various intervals in
the real line. If x ∊ (–∞, –2) ⋃ (2, ∞), the equation implicitly defines a unique real valued
differentiable function y = f(x). If x ∊ (–2, 2), the equation implicitly defines a unique real valued
differentiable function y = g(x) satisfying g(0) = 0.
[IIT-2008]

30. If f(–10 2 ) = 2 2 , then f (–10 2 ) =

4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2
(A) (B) – (C) (D) –
7332 7332 733 733

31. The area of the region bounded by the curve y = f(x), the x- axis, and the lines x = a and
x = b, where –∞ < a < b < –2, is:

b b
x x
(A)  3(f(x))
a
2
1 
dx + bf(b) – af (a) (B)  
a 
3 (f(x))2  1 
dx + bf(b) – af (a)

b b
x x
(C)  3(f(x))
a
2
1 
dx – bf(b) + af (a) (D)  
a 
3 (f(x))2  1 
dx – bf(b) + af (a)

32. 1

 g(x) dx =
1

(A) 2g (–1) (B) 0 (C) –2g (1) (D) 2g(1)

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 1  sin x 1  sin x
33. The area of the region between the curves y = and y = bounded by the lines
cos x cos x

x = 0 and x = is-
4
[IIT 2008]
2 1 2 1
t 4t
(A)  dt (B)  dt
0  1  t2  1  t2 0  1  t2  1  t2
2 1 2 1
4t t
(C)  dt (D)  dt
0  1  t2  1  t2 0  1  t2  1  t2

34. Area of the region bounded by the curve y = e and lines x = 0 and y = e is
x

MCQ [IIT 2009]

e 1 e

(A) e – 1 (B)  n(e  1  y) dy (C) e –  ex dx (D)  ny dy

1 0 1

Passage: (Q.35 to 37)

Consider the polynomial f(x) = 1 + 2x + 3x2 + 4x3. Let s be the sum of all distinct real roots of
f(x) and let t = |s|.
[IIT-2010]

35. The real number s lies in the interval

 1   3  3 1  1
(A)   , 0  (B)  11,   (C)   ,   (D)  0, 
 4   4  4 2  4

36. The area bounded by the curve y = f(x) and the lines x = 0, y = 0 and x = t, lies in the interval:

3   21 11   21 
(A)  , 3 (B)  ,  (C) (9, 10) (D)  0, 
4   64 16   16 

37. The function f ′(x) is:

 1  1 
(A) increasing in   t,   and decreasing in  , t
 4  4 
 1  1 
(B) decreasing in   t,   and increasing in  , t
 4  4 
(C) increasing in (–t, t)
(D) decreasing in (–t, t)
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38. Let the straight line x = b divide the area enclosed by y = (1 – x)2, y = 0, and x = 0 into two
1
parts R1(0 ≤ x ≤ b) and R2(b ≤ x ≤ 1) such that R1 – R2 = . Then b equals:
4
[IIT 2011]
3 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 2 3 4

39. Let f : [–1, 2] → [0, ∞) be a continuous function such that f(x) = f(1 – x) for all x ∊ [–1, 2]. Let
2
R 1   x f(x) dx , and R2 be the area of the region bounded by y = f(x), x = – 1, x = 2, and the
1
x-axis. Then:
[IIT 2011]
(A) R1 = 2R2 (B) R1 = 3R2 (C) 2R1 = R2 (D) 3R1 = R2
2
40. Let S be the area of the region enclosed by y = e  x , y = 0, x = 0, and x = 1. Then:
MCQ [IIT 2012]
1 1
(A) S ≥ (B) S ≥ 1 –
e e
1 1  1 1  1 
(C) S ≤  1   (D) S ≤ + 1  
4 e 2 e  2

 
41. The area enclosed by the curves y = sin x + cos x and y = | cos x – sin x | over the interval 0, 
 2
is -
[JEE - Advance 2013]
(A) 4( 2  1) (B) 2 2( 2  1) (C) 2( 2  1) (D) 2 2( 2  1)

42. For a point in the plane, let d1 (P) and d2 (P) be the distance of the point P from the lines
x – y = 0 and x + y = 0 respectively. The area of the region R consisting of all points P lying in
the first quadrant of the plane and satisfying 2 ≤ d1 (P) + d2 (P) ≤ 4, is___________________.
[JEE - Advance 2014]


x2 
6
 1
43. Let F(x ) = 
x
2cos2 t dt for all x ∊ R and f : 0,  → [0, ∞) be a continuous function. For
 2
 1
a ∊ 0,  , if F ′(a) + 2 is the area of the region bounded by x = 0, y = 0, y = f(x) and x = a, then
 2
f(0) is_____________________.
[JEE - Advance 2015]
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44. Match the column :
Column-I Column-II
(A) In a triangle ∆XYZ, let a, b and c be the lengths of the sides opposite to the (P) 1
sin(X  Y)
 
angles X, Y and Z, respectively. If 2 a2  b2  c2 and  
sinZ
, then
possible values of n for which cos(nπλ) is (are)
(B) In a triangle ∆XYZ, let a, b and c be the lengths of the sides opposite to the (Q) 2
angles X, Y and Z, respectively. If 1 + cos 2X – 2 cos 2Y = 2 sin X sin Y, then
a
possible value(s) of is (are)
b

(C) In R 2 , let 3 ˆi + ˆj , ˆi + 3 ˆj and  ˆi + (1 ) ˆj be the position vectors of (R) 3

X, Y and Z with respect to origin O, respectively. If the distance of Z from the
  3
bisector of the acute angle of OX with OY is , then possible value(s) of |β|
2
is (are)

(D) Suppose that F(α) denotes the area of the region bounded by x = 0, x = 2, (S) 5
y2 = 4x and y = |αx – 1| + |αx – 2| + αx, where α ∊ {0, 1}. Then the value(s) of
8
F(α) + 2 , when α = 0 and α = 1, is (are)
3
(T) 6
[JEE - Advance 2015]

45. 
Area of the region (x, y)  R 2 : y  
| x  3| , 5y  x + 9  15 is equal to:
[JEE - Advance 2016]
1 4 3 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 3 2 3

46. 
If the line x = α divides the area of region R = (x, y)  R 2 : x3  y  x , 0  x  1 into two 
equals parts, then
MCQ [JEE - Advance 2017]
1 1
(A) 2 4  42  1  0 (B)  4  42  1  0 (C) < <0 (D) 0 <  
2 2

47. A farmer F1 has a land in the shape of a triangle with vertices at P(0, 0), Q(1, 1) and R(2, 0). From
this land, a neighbouring farmer F2 takes away the region which lies between the side PQ and a
curve of the form y = xn (n > 1). If the area of the region taken away by the farmer F 2 is exactly
30% of the area of ΔPQR, then the value of n is ______________.
[JEE - Advance 2018]
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 x
48. Let f : [0, ∞) → R be a continuous function such that f(x)  1  2x   e xt f(t) dt for all x ∈ [0, ∞).
0
Then, which of the following statements(s) is (are) TRUE?
MCQ [JEE - Advance 2018]
(A) The curve y = f(x) passes through the point (1, 2)
(B) The curve y = f(x) passes through the point (2, –1)
2
(C) The area of the region {(x, y) ∈ [0, 1] × R : f(x)  y  1  x2 } is
4
 1
(D) The area of the region {(x, y) ∈ [0, 1] × R : f(x)  y  1  x2 } is
4

1
49. Consider two straight lines, each of which is tangent to both the circle x 2  y 2  and the
2
parabola y = 4x. Let these lines intersect at the point Q. Consider the ellipse whose center is at
2

the origin O(0, 0) and whose semi-major axis is OQ. If the length of the minor axis of this ellipse
is 2 , then which of the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE ?
MCQ [JEE - Advance 2018]
1
(A) For the ellipse, the eccentricity is and the length of the latus rectum is 1
2
1 1
(B) For the ellipse, the eccentricity is and the length of the latus rectum is
2 2
1
(C) The area of the region bounded by the ellipse between the lines x = and
2
1
x = 1 is (   2)
4 2
1
(D) The area of the region bounded by the ellipse between the lines x = and
2
1
x = 1 is (   2)
16

50. The area of the region {(x, y) : xy ≤ 8, 1 ≤ y ≤ x2} is:

[JEE - Advance 2019]
14 14 7
(A) 16 log e 2 – 6 (B) 8 log e 2 – (C) 16 log e 2 – (D) 8 log e 2 –
3 3 3
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51.
1 x1 1x
Let the function f : R → R and g : R → R be defined by f(x)  e x1  e|x1| and g(x) 
2
e e  . 
Then the area of the region in the first quadrant bounded by the curves y = f(x), y = g(x) and
x = 0 is-
[JEE - Advance 2020]

  
1
(A) 2  3  e  e1
2
  1
 
(B) 2  3  e  e 1
2

  
1
(C) 2  3  e  e 1
2
  1
 
(D) 2  3  e  e1
2


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 ANSWERS
(1). 5 1 (2). 1  (3). 25 1 4
–    6+ sin 4
4 2 3  2 5
(4). 2  1 (5). 2 3 (6). 2
– – log 2 sq. units
16 4 2 3
(7).  e2  5  (8). 4 2 5 3 (9). 2
  sq. units – log 2 + –
 4e  log2 2 2 3
(10). A (11). 121 : 4 (12). 1
(16 2 – 20)
3
(13). B (15). 2– 3 (16). maximum at b = 1
(17). 17 (18). f(x) = x3 – x2, 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 (19). 761
sq. units sq. units
27 192
(20). C (21). C 
(22). (e  1) en1  1  sq. units
   1(e  1)
2

(23). B (24).  20  12 2  (25). C

  sq. units
 3 
 
(26). A (27). A (28). 125
sq. units
3
(29). 1 (30). B (31). A
sq. units
3
(32). D (33). B (34). BCD
(35). C (36). A (37). B
(38). B (39). C (40). ABD
(41). B (42). 6 (43). 3
(44). A → P, R, S; (45). C (46). AC
B → P;
C → P, Q;
D → S, T
(47). 4.00 (48). BC (49). AC
(50). C (51). A

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