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1. ⇒  (MHT CET 2023 12th May Evening Shift)

A ladder, 5 meters long, rests against a vertical wall. If its top slides downwards at the rate of 10   cm / s , then the angle between the ladder and the floor is decreasing at the rate of __________ radians/second when it's lower end is 4   m away from the wall.

A. 0.1

B. 0.025

C. 0.1

D. 0.025

Correct Option is (D)

MHT CET 2023 12th May Evening Shift Mathematics - Application of Derivatives Question 5 English Explanation

According to the figure, x 2 + y 2 = 25 .... (i)

Note that cos θ = OB AB = x 5

x = 5 cos θ  (i)  25 cos 2 θ + y 2 = 25

Differentiating w.r.t. ' t ', we get

50 cos θ sin θ d θ dt + 2 y d y dt = 0 25 sin θ cos θ d θ dt = y d y dt 25 sin θ cos θ d θ dt = y ( 0.1 ) [ d y   d x = 10   cm / s = 0.1   m / s ]

25 sin θ cos θ d θ dt = ( 0.1 ) y .... (ii)  at  x = 4 , cos θ = 4 5 , sin θ = 3 5  and  y = 3  (ii)  25 × 3 5 × 4 5 × d θ dt = 0.3 d θ dt = 0.025

i.e., the angle is decreasing at the rate of 0.025   rad / s

2. ⇒  (MHT CET 2023 12th May Evening Shift )

A tank with a rectangular base and rectangular sides, open at the top is to be constructed so that its depth is 4 meter and volume is 36 cubic meters. If building of the tank costs ₹ 100 per square meter for the base and ₹ 50 per square meter for the sides, then the cost of least expensive tank is

A. ₹ 3000

B. ₹ 3300

C. ₹ 2400

D. ₹ 3500

Correct Option is (B)

Let length and breadth of the tank be ' x ' m and ' y ' m respectively.

Height of the tank is 4   m .

 Height of the tank   Volume  = 36   m 3 4 x y = 36 x y = 9 ... (i) y = 9 x ... (ii)

Total area of the tank including sides and base = x y + 2 ( 4 x ) + 2 ( 4 y )

f ( x ) = 9 + 8 x + 8 ( 9 x ) ...[From (i) and (ii)] = 9 + 8 x + 72 x f ( x ) = 8 72 x 2 f ( x ) = 0 x = 3 y = 3  Required cost  = 100 × ( 3 × 3 ) + 50 × ( 2 × 4 × 3 + 2 × 4 × 3 ) = 900 + 2400 = 3300

3. ⇒  (MHT CET 2023 11th May Evening Shift )

At present a firm is manufacturing 1000 items. It is estimated that the rate of change of production P w.r.t. additional number of worker x is given by dp d x = 100 12 x . If the firm employees 9 more workers, then the new level of production of items is

A. 1684

B. 1648

C. 2116

D. 1116

Correct Option is (A)

dP d x = 100 12 x

Integrating both sides, we get

dp = ( 100 12 x ) d x P = 100 x 8 x x + c

Given that P = 1000 , when x = 0

1000 = 100 ( 0 ) 8 ( 0 ) + c c = 1000 P = 100 x 8 x x + 1000

When x = 9 , we get

P = 900 216 + 1000 = 1684

The new level of production of items is 1684.

4. ⇒  (MHT CET 2023 10th May Evening Shift )

If the surface area of a spherical balloon of radius 6   cm is increasing at the rate 2   cm 2 / sec , then the rate of increase in its volume in cm 3 / sec is

A. 16

B. 6

C. 12

D. 8

Correct Option is (B)

Surface area, S = 4 π r 2

dS dt = 8 π r dr dt 2 = 8 π r dr dt dr dt = 1 4 π r ... (i)

Volume, V = 4 3 π r 3

dV dt = 4 3 × 3 π r 2 × dr dt = 4 π r 2 × 1 4 π r . . . [ From (i) ] = r = 6   cm 3 / sec

5. ⇒  (MHT CET 2023 10th May Evening Shift )

In a certain culture of bacteria, the rate of increase is proportional to the number of bacteria present at that instant. It is found that there are 10,000 bacteria at the end of 3 hours and 40,000 bacteria at the end of 5 hours, then the number of bacteria present in the beginning are

A. 1250

B. 1200

C. 1350

D. 1300

Correct Option is (A)

Let x be the number of bacteria present at time t .

d x dt x d x dt = k x d x x = kdt

Integrating on both sides, we get

log x = kt + c .... (i)

When t = 3 , x = 10 , 000

Equation (i) becomes

log ( 10 , 000 ) = 3 k + c .... (ii)

When t = 5 , x = 40 , 000

Equation (i) becomes

log ( 40 , 000 ) = 5 k + c .... (iii)

Subtracting (ii) from (iii), we get

k = log 2

From equation (ii),

log ( 10 , 000 ) = 3 log 2 + c

c = log ( 1250 )

Now, Initially t = 0

From (i),

log x = k × 0 + log ( 1250 ) log x = log 1250 x = 1250