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Application of Derivatives

Previous year questions with solutions · 2024 – 2026

50Questions
41Papers covered
2.53%Weightage 2026▼ 7.7% vs last year
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Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage
YearQuestionsPapersAvg / paperWeightage
202612190.632.53% ▼ 7.7% vs last year
202513190.682.74% ▼ 34.3% vs last year
202425201.24.17%

14 questions · newest paper first

Ques. 1JEE Main 2026, 5 April (Morning Shift)

Let f : R R be a differentiable function such that f ( x+y3 )= f(x)+f(y)3 for all x, y R, and f'(0)=3. Then the minimum value of the function g(x)=3+ex f(x), is:

  1. 3 ( e+1e )
  2. 3 ( e-1e )
  3. 3-ee
  4. 3e
Ques. 2JEE Main 2026, 2 April (Morning Shift)

The number of critical points of the function f(x)= cases | xx |, & x 0\ 1, & x=0 cases in the interval (-2 , 2 ) is equal to :

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 7
Ques. 3JEE Main 2026, 2 April (Evening Shift)

Let f(x) be a polynomial of degree 5, and have extrema at x=1 and x=-1. If x 0 ( f(x)x3 )=-5, then f(2)-f(-2) is equal to:

  1. 0
  2. 50
  3. 92
  4. 112
Ques. 4JEE Main 2025, 7 April (Evening Shift)

Let f : R R be a polynomial function of degree four having extreme values at x = 4 and x = 5. If x 0 f(x)x2 = 5, then f(2) is equal to :

  1. 8
  2. 10
  3. 12
  4. 14
Ques. 5JEE Main 2025, 4 April (Evening Shift)

Let a > 0. If the function f(x) = 6x3 - 45ax2 + 108a2x + 1 attains its local maximum and minimum values at the points x1 and x2 respectively such that x1 x2 = 54, then a + x1 + x2 is equal to :

  1. 15
  2. 13
  3. 24
  4. 18
Ques. 6JEE Main 2025, 3 April (Evening Shift)

Let f : R R be a function defined by f(x) = ||x + 2| - 2|x| |. If m is the number of points of local minima and n is the number of points of local maxima of f, then m + n is

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. 5
Ques. 7JEE Main 2025, 2 April (Morning Shift)

If the function f(x) = 2x3 - 9ax2 + 12a2x + 1, where a > 0, attains its local maximum and local minimum values at p and q, respectively, such that p2 = q, then f(3) is equal to :

  1. 55
  2. 37
  3. 10
  4. 23
Ques. 8JEE Main 2025, 28 January (Morning Shift)

The sum of all local minimum values of the function f(x) = cases 1 - 2x, & x < -1 \ 13(7 + 2|x|), & -1 x 2 \ 1118(x - 4)(x - 5), & x > 2 cases is

  1. 16772
  2. 15772
  3. 17172
  4. 13172
Ques. 9JEE Main 2025, 22 January (Evening Shift)

Let f(x)= 0x2 t2-8t+15et dt, x . Then the numbers of local maximum and local minimum points of f, respectively, are :

  1. 3 and 2
  2. 2 and 2
  3. 2 and 3
  4. 1 and 3
Ques. 10JEE Main 2024, 8 April (Morning Shift)

Let f(x) = 4 3 x + 3 3 2 x - 10. The number of points of local maxima of f in interval (0, 2 ) is

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 2
Ques. 11JEE Main 2024, 8 April (Morning Shift)

The number of critical points of the function f(x) = (x - 2)2/3(2x + 1) is

  1. 2
  2. 1
  3. 0
  4. 3
Ques. 12JEE Main 2024, 8 April (Evening Shift)

If the function f(x) = 2x3 - 9ax2 + 12a2x + 1, a > 0 has a local maximum at x = and a local minimum at x = 2, then and 2 are the roots of the equation :

  1. x2 - 6x + 8 = 0
  2. 8x2 - 6x + 1 = 0
  3. 8x2 + 6x - 1 = 0
  4. x2 + 6x + 8 = 0
Ques. 13JEE Main 2024, 29 January (Morning Shift)

In an A.P., the sixth term a6=2. If the product a1a4a5 is the greatest, then the common difference of the A.P. is equal to

  1. 23
  2. 58
  3. 32
  4. 85
Ques. 14JEE Main 2024, 29 January (Evening Shift)

The function f(x)=2x+3(x) 23, x R, has

  1. exactly one point of local minima and no point of local maxima
  2. exactly one point of local maxima and exactly one point of local minima
  3. exactly two points of local maxima and exactly one point of local minima
  4. exactly one point of local maxima and no point of local minima