Mathematics Theorems DPP 25-09-12

THEOREMS DPP
Single Correct Answer Type
1. Rolle’s theorem cannot be applicable for
(a) f(x) = in [-2, 2] (b) f(x) = [x] in [-1, 1]
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(c) f (x) = x + 3x – 4 in [- 4, 1] (d) f (x) = cos 2 x in [0, π]
2. Rolle’s theorem cannot be applied for
(a) f(x) = cos x – 1 in [0, 2π] (b) f(x) = x (x – 2)2 in [0, 2]
(c) f(x) = 3 + [x – 1]2/3 in [0, 3] (d) f(x) = sin2 x in [0, π]

3. The value of C in Rolle’s theorm for f(x) = log Sinx in is

(a) 0 (b) π/4 (c) π/2 (d) π/3
4. The quadratic equation 3ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 ahs at least one root lying between 0 and 1. Then
(a) a + b + c = 0 (b) c = 0 (c) 3a + 2b + c = 0 (d) a + b = c
5. The value of ‘a’ for which x3 – 3x + a = 0 has two distinct roots in [0, 1]
(a) – 1 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) does not exist

6. If f(x) satisfies Rolle’s theorem on [a,b], then (x) dx =

(a) f(b) – f(a) (b) f(a) (c) f(b) (d) 0

7. The value of ‘c’ in Rolle’s theorem for f(x) = log in[a, b] where > 0 is

(a) A. M of a, b (b) G.M. of a, b (c) H.M. of a, b (d)

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8. If 2a + 3b + 6c = 0, then the equation ax + bx + c = 0 has a positive root in
(a) (0, 1) (b) (1, 2) (c) (2, 3) (d) (3, 4)
9. If has a positive root ‘a’ then the equation
= 0 has
(a) no root (b) the root ‘a’
(c) a positive root less then ‘a’ (d) a positive root greater than ‘a’

10. If (n ≠ - 1) then the equation has

(a) no root (b) a root lying between 0 and 1
(c) a root lying between 1 and 2 (d) root equal to 0

11. If f(x) = x3 + bx2 + ax satisfies the conditions on Rolle’s theorem on [1, 3] with c = 2 + then (a,
b) =
(a) (11, 6) (b) (11, -6) (c) (-6, 11) (d) (6, 11)
12. The value of ‘C’ of LaGrange’s mean value theorem (LMV) for f(x) = logx on [1, e] is
(a) e/2 (b) e – 1 (c) e – 2 (d) 1 – e
13. The value of ‘C’ of LMV for f(x) = x(x – 2)2 in [0, 2] is
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 2/3 (d) 3/2
14. The value of ‘q’ of LMV for f(x) = lx2 + mx + n on [a, b] is
(a) 0 (b) 1/2 (c) 1 (d) 1/3
15. The value of ‘c’ of LMV for f(x) = 2sinx + sin2x on [0, π] is
(a) π/6 (b) π/3 (c) π/2 (d) π
16. The f(x) = x2 – 2x + 3, a = 1, h = ½ the value of q of LMV is
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/8 (c) 3/4 (d) 1/2
17. LaGrange’s mean value theorem cannot be applied for
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(a) log x in [1, e] (b) x – 1/x in [1, 3] (c) (d) |x| in [-1, 2]
18. The difference between the square roots of two successive natural numbers greater than N2 is

(a) (b) > (c) < (d) 0

19. The difference between the square roots of 10, 11 is
(a) = 1/6 (b) > 1/6 (c) < 1/6 (d) 0

20. If 0 < a < b < then tan b – tan a =

2
(a) (b – a) sec b (b) > (b – a) sec2 b (c) < (b – a) sec2 b (d) 0

21. If 0 < a < b, then log

(a) (b) > (c) (d) 1

22. The value of ‘c’ of LMV for f(x) = (x – a) (b – x)n in [a, b] is
m

(a) (b) (c) (d)

23. When f(x) = (x – 3) log x then $ at least one value of x in (1, 3) which satisfies x logx + x =
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
24. A point on the curve y = - 1 + cosx where the tangent is parallel to x – axis in [0, 2π] is

(a) (π, - 1) (b) (π/2, -1) (c) (d) (π, - 2)

25. Find ‘c’ of LaGrange’s mean value theorem for f(x) = 2x – x2 in [0, 1]
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1/2 (d) -1
26. A point on the curve f(x) = defined in the interval [2, 4] where the tangent is parallel to the
chord joining and points on the curve

(a) (b) (c) (2, 6) (d) (6, 2)

27. For f(x) = 4 – (6 0 x)2/3 in [5,7]
(a) LaGrange’s theorem is applicable (b) Rolle’s theorem is applicable
(c) LaGrange’s theorem is applicable but Rolles theorem is not applicable
(d) Both theorems are not applicable
28. If f(x) satisfies LaGrange’s mean value theorem on [a, b] then c Î (a, b) exists such that
(a)f1 (c) = f(b) – f(a) (b) f1(c) = 0
(c) The tangent at x = c to the curve y – f(x) is parallel to the chord joining
x = a, x = b
(d) Both theorems are not applicable
29. For the function f(x) = (x – 1) (x – 2) (x – 3) in [0, 4], value of ‘c’ in LaGrange’s theorem is

(a) 2 ± (b) (c) (d) 4 – 2

30. If f(x) = x logx, x ≠ 0 and f (0) = 0 satisfies the conditi8ons of Rolle’s theorem on [0, 1] then a can
a

be equal to
(a) – 1 (b) – 2 (c) 0 (d) ½

31. If be real numbers satisfying then the equation

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has
A) Aleast one real root in B) Atmost one real root in
C) No real roots in D) Cant determine

32. and are two solutions of the equation . The minimum number of the
solutions of the equation , lying between and can be
A) 0 B) 1 C) 3 D) None of these
33. Let f (x ) = (x- a) (x - b) (x - c), a < b < c. Then no. of real roots of f (x) = 0 is
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3

34. If the function is differentiable. If 0<<1 an 1<<2, then is equal to

A) B)

C) D)

35. In , Lagrange’s mean value theorem is not applicable to

a) f(x) =

b) f(x) =
= 1 for x = 0
c) f(x) = x|x|
d) f(x) =|x|

36. The value of c in the Lagrange’s mean value theorem applied to the function for
is

a) b) c) d)
37.
Rolles theorem is not applicable for the function in the interval
because
A) does not exist B) does not exist
C) is discontinuous at D) does not exist
38.
If and , then the value of a for which Rolles theorem can be applied in
is
A) B) C) D)
39. The equation has in the interval
A) no real root B) exactly one real root
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C) exactly two real roots D) all three real roots

40. The function to which Rolle’s theorem can certainly be applied is ( are constants)
A) B)

C) D)
41. In [0, 1] Langranges Mean value theorem is not applicable to

(A) (B)
(C) f(x) = x|x| (D) f(x) = |x|
42. For f(x) = (x - 1)2/3, the mean value theorem is applicable to f(x) in the interval
(A) [2, 4] (B) [0, 2]
(C) [-2, 2] (D) any finite interval

Multiple Correct Answer Type

43. Let F:[a,b] R(0<a<b) be a continuous function in [a,b] and differentiable in (a,b). then there exist
some c in (a,b) for which
A) B) C) D)

44. Let and for all , then

A) B)

C) D)

45. If f is an odd continuous function in [1, 1] and

differentiable in (1, 1) then
A) f(A) = f(1) for some A(1, 0)
B) f(B) = f(1) for some B (0, 1)
C) n(f(A)) n 1 f(A) = (f(1)) n
for some A (1, 0), nN
D) n(f(B)) n 1 f(B) = (f(1)) n
for some B (0, 1), nN

46. Let and , where f(x) and g(x) are continuous and

differentiable in [a, b] with for , then

A) and are parallel at least once in (a, b) if g(a) = g(b).
B) and are perpendicular at least once in (a, b) if g(a) = g(b).
C)
and are parallel at
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D)
There exist one function g(x) for which and are parallel .

47. Rolle’s theorem is not applicable to

a) , b)

c) d)

48. Consider , where [x] denotes integer part of x. Then the true
statement among the following is/are
A) Rolle’s theorem can be applied to f
B) Rolle’s theorem cannot be applied to f
C) Lagrange’s mean value theorem can be applied to f
D) Lagrange’s mean value theorem cannot be applied to f

49. In Langranges mean value theorem is applicable to

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

Assertion Reasoning Type

A) Statement-1 : is True, Statement-2 : is True, Statement -2 is a correct explanation of statement-1
B) Statement-1 : is True, Statement-2 : is True, Statement -2 is not a correct explanation of statement-1
C) Statement-1 : is True, Statement-2 : is False.
D) Statement-1 : is False, Statement-2 : is True.

50. Statement-1: If is a twice differentiable function with positive second derivative

, then .

Statement-2 : If is increasing function .

51. A function is defined on as

for the function

Statement 1: all the three conditions of Rolles Theorem are violated on

[0,4] but still vanishes at a point in

Statement 2: The conditions for Rolles theorem are sufficient but not necessary.

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52. Statement 1: Let then there exist atleast one

such that
because
Statement 2: In the interval [-1,3] conditions for Lagranges theorem are not satisfied by f(x) given in
statement-1

53. Let f be an infinitely differentiable function defined in . Suppose for some

positive integer n, f(1)=f(0)=f(0)=f(0).=f(0)=0, then

Statement 1: for some

Because

Statement 2: f(x) is satisfies the conditions of Rolles theorem in .

54. Statement-I: For the function , LMVT is applicable in [1, 2] and

the value of c is 3/2
because
Statement-II: If LMVT is known to be applicable for any quadratic polynomial in [a, b] then

the value of c of LMVT is

55. Consider the function

(S1) : LMVT is not applicable to in the indicated interval.

Because

(S2) : As is neither continuous nor differentiable in

56. Statements-1: . Mean value theorem is

applicable in the interval [0, 1].
Statements-2: For application of mean value theorem, f(x) must be
continuous in [0, 1] and differentiable in (0, 1).

57. Statement - 1: Whatever be the real numbers the equation

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can not have all its roots real.

Statement - 2: If is an degree polynomial and all the zeros of are real
then all roots of the equation are real.

58. Statement - 1: The inequality is true.

Statement - 2: There exists, a real number in the interval such that

59. STATEMENT – 1: Between any two roots of e x cosx = 1 there exists a root of
ex sin x =1
STATEMENT – 2: For a differentiable function f(x) between any two roots of f(x) = 0 there exists
atleast one root of f¢(x) = 0.

60. Let satisfy the requirement of Lagrange’s mean value theorem in . If and

for all , then which of the following is not true ?

(A) (B)

(C) for at least one (D)

61. Let be a twice differentiable function in such that

where then
STATEMENT-1: has minimum two zeroes in
STATEMENT-2: Between any two roots of there lies atleast one root of

Comprehension Type
PASSAGE –I: Lagrange’s mean value theorem(LMVT) is a applicable only when a real valued function
f(x) is continuous on [a,b] and differentiable on (a,b) .To prove an inequality for a differentiable function f(x)

on [a,b] some times LMVT is useful .The fact that such that can be used to
deduce the desired inequality if is bounded below or above on (a,b)
Answer the following .

62. Which of the following statements is always false for two real numbers and

a) b)

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c) d)

63. Which of the following statements is always true for and ?

a) b)

c) d)
64. LMVT is not applicable for

a) b)

c) d)

PASSAGE –II: If a function is defined on is (i) Continuous on

(ii) Differentiable on

(iii) and then there exists at least one point , such that using the
information solve
65. If , then the equation has
A) At least one real root in B) One root in and the other in
C) Both imaginary roots D) Two coincident

66. Rolles theorem holds for the function at the point , the value of and are
A) B) C) D)

67. If and , then the value of for which Rolles theorem can be applied in is

A) -2 B) -1 C) 0 D)

PASSAGE –III: Let be a polynomial equation with real coefficients. Then between any

two distinct real roots of , there exists at least one real root of the equation

.
This result is a consequence of the celebrated Rolle’s theorem applied to polynomials.

Much information can be extracted about the roots of from the roots of

68. The range of values of k for which the equation has four unequal
real roots is
(A) (B) (C) (D)

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69. If the roots of lie in (-4, -3), (0, 1) and (2, 3), then the range of values of k
is
(A) (B) (C) (D)

70. The range of values of k for which the equation has four real and
unequal roots is
(A) (B) (C) (D)

Matrix-Match Type
71. Match the Following:

Let f(x) satisfies , also

and f(0)=4, . Now match the following:

Column I Column II
(a) f(x)=0 has (p Root at x=2
)
(b) 4-f(x)=0 has (q Root at x=1
)
(c) f(x)-1=0 has (r) 2 equal real roots
(d) xf(x)-4f(x)=0 has (s) No real roots

Integer Answer Type

72. Let f(x) satisfy the requirement of LMVT in [0, 2]. If f(0) = 0 and f (x)  3 for all x in [0, 2]. Find least value
of f(2).

73. If Rolle’s theorem holds for the function at the point , then the
value of is.

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KEY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
B C C A D D B A C B B B C B B
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
D D C C C B A C D C B D C A D
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
A B C B A B D D C D A A B,C,D A,B,C A,B
46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
A,B, B,D A,C B,C,D B A A B A C D A A A C
D
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
A C B B A B D A B A (A) (s); (B) (r); (C) (q,r); (D) (p)
72 73
6 3

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