D.A.V.

INSTITUTIONS, WEST BENGAL ZONE

SESSION: 2025 – 2026
CLASS: XII CHAPTER: APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVE

SYNOPSIS/KEYPOINTS/MIND MAP
 MLL:
Q. No. Questions Marks
1. An edge of a variable cube is increasing at the rate of 5 cm per second. How fast is 1
the volume increasing when the side is 15 cm?
𝒄𝒎𝟑 𝒄𝒎𝟑 𝒄𝒎𝟑 𝒄𝒎𝟑
(a) 2544 (b) 3375 (c) 3365 (d) 3265
𝒔 𝒔 𝒔 𝒔

2. The function f(x) = 𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝒙 − 𝒙 1

(a) always increases
(b) always decreases
(c) never increases
(d) sometimes increases
3. The function f(x) = 𝒙𝒙 has a stationary point at 1
𝟏
(a) 𝒙 =e (b) 𝒙 = (c) 𝒙 =1 (d) 𝒙 = √𝒆
𝒆

4. Directions: Each of these questions contains two statements, Assertion and Reason. 1
Each of these questions also has four alternative choices, only one of which is the
correct answer. You have to select one of the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below.
(a) Assertion is correct, Reason is correct; Reason is a correct explanation for
assertion.
(b) Assertion is correct, Reason is correct; Reason is not a correct explanation for
Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct, Reason is incorrect
(d) Assertion is incorrect, Reason is correct.

Assertion: The minimum value of the function y = 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙 in [0,2π] is at 𝒙 = π.

Reason: The first derivative of the function is zero at x = π and the second derivative
is negative at x = π.

5. A balloon, which always remains spherical has a variable radius. Find the rate at 2
which its volume is increasing with the radius when the latter is 10 cm.

6. Show that y=log(1+x)− 𝟐𝒙 , x > −1 is an increasing function of x throughout its 2

𝟐+𝒙
domain.
7. The bottom of a rectangular swimming tank is 25 m × 40 m. Water is pumped into 2
the tank at the rate of 500 m3/h. Find the rate at which the level of water in the tank
is rising.
8. Find the values of x for which y=[x(x−2)]2 is an increasing function. 3
9. Find the maximum value of the function : f(x) = secx+logcos2x. 3
 10. A rectangular visiting card is to contain 24sq.cm of the printed matter. The margins 4
at the top and the bottom of the card are to be 1 cm and the margin on the left and
right are to be 1.5 cm as shown below:

Based on the provided information, answer the following questions:

(i) Write the expression for the area of the visiting card in terms of x.
(ii) Obtain the dimensions of the visiting card of minimum area

11. Show that a right circular cylinder of the given volume, open at the top has 5
minimum total surface area, provided its height is equal to the radius of the base.

HOTS:

Q.No. Questions Marks

1. A person whose height is 2 m, walks at a uniform speed of 6 metre per minute away 2
from a lamp post, of height 5 metre. Find the rate at which the length of his shadow
increases.

2. Sand is pouring from a pipe at the rate of 12cm 3/sec. The falling sand forms a cone 2
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 4cm?

3. A kite is 120m high and 130m of string is out. If the kite is moving away horizontally 3
at the rate of 52m/sec, find the rate at which the string is being paid out.

4. Find the least value of 'a' such that the function f(x)=x2+ax+1 is increasing on [1,2]. 3

5. A straight line is drawn through a given point P(1,4). Determine the least value of 5
the sum of the intercepts on the coordinate axes.

ASSESSMENT:
Q.No. Questions Marks
1. The rate of change of area of a square is 40 cm2/s. What will be the rate of change 1
of side if the side is 10 cm.
a) 2 cm/s
b) 4 cm/s
c) 8 cm/s
d) 6 cm/s

2. The total cost N(x) in rupees, associated with the production of x units of an item 1
is given by N(x)=0.06x3-0.01x2+10x-43. Find the marginal cost when 5 units are
produced.
a) Rs. 1.44
b) Rs. 144.00
c) Rs. 14.4
d) Rs. 56.2

3. The interval in which function f(x) = x2 – 4x + 5 is increasing. 1

a) (2, ∞)
b) (-∞, 2)
c) (3, ∞)
d) (-∞, ∞)

4. Directions: Each of these questions contains two statements, Assertion and 1

Reason. Each of these questions also has four alternative choices, only one of
which is the correct answer. You have to select one of the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d)
given below.
(a) Assertion is correct, Reason is correct; Reason is a correct explanation for
assertion. (b) Assertion is correct, Reason is correct; Reason is not a correct
explanation for Assertion. (c) Assertion is correct, Reason is incorrect (d) Assertion
is incorrect, Reason is correct.

Assertion: f(x)=2x3−9x2+12x−3 is increasing outside the interval (1,2).

Reason: f′(x) < 0 for x ∈ (=1,2)

5. Find two positive numbers x and y such that x + y = 60 and xy3 is maximum. 2

6. If y=7x−x3 and x increases at the rate of 4 units per second, how fast is the slope of 2
the curve changing when x=2?

7. Show that the function f(x)= x + 7 is decreasing for x ∈ R−{0}. 2

8. Amongst all pairs of positive numbers with product 256, find those whose sum is 3
the least.

9. Water is dripping out from a conical funnel at a uniform rate of 4 cm 2/sec through 3
a tiny hole at the vertex in the bottom. When the slant height of the water is 3 cm,
find the rate of decrease of the
slant height of the water-cone. Given that the vertical angle of the funnel is 120o
10. The use of electric vehicles will curb air pollution in the long run. 4
The use of electric vehicles is increasing every year and estimated electric vehicles
in use at any time t is given by the function :
𝟏 𝟓
V(t)= t3 - t2+ 25t − 2
𝟓 𝟐
where t represents the time and t=1,2,3,…corresponds to year 2001, 2002, 2003,
..., respectively.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions :
1. Can the above function be used to estimate number of vehicles in the year
2000? Justify.
2. Prove the function V(t) is an increasing function.

11. Prove that a conical tent of given capacity will require the least amount of canvas 5
when the height is √𝟐 times the radius of the base.