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Let P and Q be any points on the curves x-12+y+12=1 and y=x2, respectively. The distance between P and Q is minimum for some value of the abscissa of P in the interval

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Important Questions on Application of Derivatives

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The maximum value of fx=x4+x+x2 on [-1, 1] is
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Directions: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Every rash driver becomes a ____ killer.

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If the function f given by fx=x3-3a-2x2+3ax+7, for some aR is increasing in 0, 1 and decreasing in 1, 5, then a root of the equation, fx-14x-12=0, x1 is :
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If x=-1 and x=2 are extreme points of fx=αlogx+βx2+x, then 
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If fx=xx2+1 is an increasing function then the value of x lies in
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Let k and K be the minimum and the maximum values of the function fx=1+x0.61+x0.6 in 0, 1, respectively, then the ordered pair (k, K) is equal to:
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The maximum area (in sq. units) of a rectangle having its base on the x- axis and its other two vertices on the parabola, y=12-x2 such that the rectangle lies inside the parabola, is :
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Twenty meters of wire is available for fencing off a flower-bed in the form of a circular sector. Then the maximum area (in sq. m) of the flower-bed, is:
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Two sentences are given below and you are required to find the correct sentence which combines both the sentences.

Which is the correct combination of the given two sentences?

He is too tired. He could not stand.

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The maximum volume in cubic m of the right circular cone having slant height 3 m is:
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In the following sentence, a blank space with four options is given. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space.

These are the good rules to live _____.

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The difference between the greatest and the least value of fx=2sinx+sin2x, x0,3π2 is
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A solid hemisphere is mounted on a solid cylinder, both having equal radii. If the whole solid is to have a fixed surface area and the maximum possible volume, then the ratio of the height of the cylinder to the common radius is
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From the top of a 64 metres high tower, a stone is thrown upwards vertically with the velocity of 48 m/s. The greatest height (in metres) attained by the stone, assuming the value of the gravitational acceleration g=32 m/s2, is:
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The maximum area of a rectangle that can be inscribed in a circle of radius 2 units is
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Let M and m be respectively the absolute maximum and the absolute minimum values of the function, fx=2x3-9x2+12x+5 in the interval [0,3] . Then M-m is equal to
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The maximum value of fx=logxx (x0,x1) is
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The least value of αR for which, 4αx2+1x 1, for all x>0, is 
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If a right circular cone, having maximum volume, is inscribed in a sphere of radius 3 cm, then the curved surface area (in cm2) of this cone is :
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If at x=1, the function x4-62x2+ax+9 attains its local maximum value, on the interval 0,2, then the value of a is