15. Show that height of the cylinder of greatest volume which can be inscribed in a right circular cone of height h and semi vertical angle α is one-third that of the cone and the greatest volume of cylinder is (frac{4}{27}pi h^3{tan}^2{alpha}).
Application of Derivatives
Miscellaneous Exercise
Class 12
Application of Derivatives
Miscellaneous Exercise
1. Show that the function given by (fleft(xright)=frac{log{x}}{x}) has maximum at x=e.
3. Find the intervals in which the function f given by (fleft(xright)=frac{4sin{x}-2x-xcos{x}}{2+cos{x}}) is
(i) increasing
(ii) decreasing.
4. Find the intervals in which the function f given by (fleft(xright)=x^3+frac{1}{x^3},xneq0) is
(i) increasing
(ii) decreasing.
10. Find the points at which the function f given by (f(x)=(x–2)^4 (x+1)^3) has
(i) local maxima
(ii) local minima
(iii) point of inflexion
16. A cylindrical tank of radius 10 m is being filled with wheat at the rate of 314 cubic metre per hour. Then the depth of the wheat is increasing at the rate of
(A) (1 m^3/h)
(B) (0.1 m^3/h)
(C) (1.1 m^3/h)
(D) (0.5 m^3/h)



