Chapter 2
Calculus
NEB Class 12 past exam questions
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27 questions set from this chapter. Most repeated first.
- 2083 Baishakh · 2 marks
Solve the differential equation .
Answer
Given: , which is of the form with .
Integrating factor:
The solution is
Dividing by ,
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- 2083 Baishakh · 3 marks
The demand and supply function of a product are given by and and the rate of adjustment of price when the market is out of equilibrium is . Determine and obtain differential equation to get a function for P, in terms of t. Also find the value of P when , by taking integration constant 15.
Answer
Given: and
First,
So,
This is the required differential equation.
Now solve it. Integrating factor:
So,
Taking integration constant ,
When ,
Hence, and at ,
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- 2083 Baishakh · 3 marks
Evaluate:
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- 2083 Baishakh · 2+3 marks
The supply function for a good is given by .
i) Calculate the elasticity of supply at .
ii) Interpret the result.
iii) Calculate the percentage change in quantity supplied at if the price of good increased by 15%.
Answer
Given supply function:
i) Elasticity of supply at
First find quantity supplied at :
Now,
Elasticity of supply:
Since ,
ii) Interpretation
Since , supply is relatively elastic.
This means a 1% increase in price leads to a 2.5% increase in quantity supplied. The quantity supplied is highly responsive to a change in price.
iii) Percentage change in quantity supplied when price increases by 15%
Using elasticity of supply:
So, when price rises by 15%, quantity supplied increases by 37.5%.
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- 2082 Baishakh · 1 mark
Write the condition of maximization of a function.
Answer
The condition for maximization of a function is:
along with the first-order condition .
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- 2082 Baishakh · 1 mark
What is the condition for finding stationary point for the function ?
Answer
A stationary point is a point on the curve where the tangent is parallel to the x-axis, i.e. the slope of the tangent is zero. Hence the necessary condition is the first derivative equal to zero, ; the values of satisfying this give the stationary points.
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- 2082 Baishakh · 2 marks
If the revenue function is and the cost function is , find the value of the maximum profit.
Answer
Profit function:
For quantity ,
So profit is maximum at .
Maximum profit = Rs 0 (i.e. there is no positive profit for any positive output).
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- 2082 Baishakh · 2 marks
It is given that the demand function is . Find the elasticity of demand at .
Answer
Given:
At ,
Elasticity of demand:
Since ,
So,
The magnitude of elasticity is , so demand is elastic at .
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- 2082 Baishakh · 2 marks
It is given that ; where is the revenue function. Find the marginal revenue at .
Answer
Given, revenue function:
Marginal revenue is the derivative of revenue:
At ,
Marginal revenue at is Rs 606.
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- 2082 Baishakh · 2 marks
Find the area under the curve between to using fundamental theorem of calculus.
Answer
Given curve:
Using the fundamental theorem of calculus,
Therefore, the required area is 42 square units.
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- 2082 Baishakh · 3 marks
Give an example of first order linear differential equation with constant coefficient and constant term. Solve it.
Answer
Example:
Here the coefficient of is , a constant, and the constant term is .
Solution:
The equation is of the form
where and , both constants.
Integrating factor:
Multiplying both sides by :
Integrating both sides:
Therefore,
Answer:
where is an arbitrary constant.
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- 2082 Baishakh · 3 marks
A function defined in . is decreasing in the interval . Justify it.
Answer
Given: , defined on .
Step 1: Find the first derivative.
Step 2: Find the second derivative.
Step 3: Test the sign of on .
For every , we have , so . Hence
Conclusion: Since throughout the interval, is decreasing in .
Verification (optional): Take and with . Then
Here , i.e. falls as increases. Hence is decreasing in .
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- 2082 Baishakh · 2 marks
Derivative and anti derivative are inverse of each other. Justify with example.
Answer
Derivative and anti-derivative are inverse of each other.
Differentiation turns a function into its rate of change, while anti-derivative (integration) recovers the original function from that rate. So one operation undoes the other.
Example: Let .
Derivative:
Now take the anti-derivative of :
Taking , we get back , the original function. Hence differentiation and anti-derivative reverse each other, i.e. they are inverse operations.
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- 2077 · Model Question (NEB old course) · 4 marks
Find the derivative from first principles: .
Answer
Let . By the definition (first principles),
Cancelling ,
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- 2077 · Model Question (NEB old course) · 3 marks
Find when , .
Answer
Given and , where is the parameter.
Differentiating with respect to :
Therefore,
(Check: eliminating gives , so .)
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- 2077 · Model Question (NEB old course) · 3 marks
If the marginal revenue function for output is , find the total revenue function.
Answer
Total revenue is the integral of marginal revenue:
When output is zero, revenue is zero, so , which gives .
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- NEB Class 12 2079 Business Mathematics Model Paper · 1 mark
On calculation of Elasticity of demand if then
(a) Demand is unit elastic
(b) Demand is elastic
(c) Demand is inelastic
(d) Demand is viable
Answer
(b) Demand is elastic
Because , a percentage change in price causes a larger percentage change in quantity demanded.
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- NEB Class 12 2079 Business Mathematics Model Paper · 1 mark
What is the integrating factor of the differential equation ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Answer
(d)
Here , so the integrating factor is .
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- NEB Class 12 2079 Business Mathematics Model Paper · 1 mark
Write average cost (AC) in terms of total cost (C) and output (Q)
Answer
Average cost is total cost divided by output, so .
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- NEB Class 12 2079 Business Mathematics Model Paper · 1 mark
What does represent geometrically?
Answer
The area bounded by the curve , the -axis, and the vertical lines and .
Geometrically, the definite integral gives the area under the curve between and (areas below the -axis being taken as negative).
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- NEB Class 12 2079 Business Mathematics Model Paper · 1 mark
Write the degree of differential equation .
Answer
The highest-order derivative present is , so the order is 1. Its power is 1, so the degree is 1.
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- NEB Class 12 2079 Business Mathematics Model Paper · 1 mark
If P is demand function and Q is output, Write the corresponding revenue function.
Answer
Revenue function
If is the demand function (price expressed in terms of output ), then total revenue is obtained by multiplying price by output, so the revenue function is .
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- NEB Class 12 2079 Business Mathematics Model Paper · 1 mark
Write the formula of elasticity of demand .
Answer
The formula for elasticity of demand is:
Equivalently, using the ratio form:
where and are the original price and quantity, and , are their respective changes.
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- NEB Class 12 2079 Business Mathematics Model Paper · 5 marks
The demand function is and the supply function is . Find the consumer and producer surplus at market equilibrium.
Answer
At market equilibrium, demand price = supply price.
Since quantity cannot be negative,
Equilibrium price:
So equilibrium is at .
Consumer surplus
Producer surplus
Therefore,
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- NEB Class 12 2079 Business Mathematics Model Paper · 5 marks
The birth rate population in a certain country is given by where t is the time in years. (P = 0 when t = 0).
a. Solve the above differential equation. [3]
b. Calculate the population after 10 years. [2]
Answer
Given:
a. Solve the differential equation
Separate the variables:
Integrating both sides:
where .
So,
Using when :
Hence the required solution is:
b. Population after 10 years
Put :
Using ,
So, the population after 10 years is approximately 4661.
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- NEB Class 12 2079 Business Mathematics Model Paper · 4+1 marks
A rectangular garden requires 144m of fencing wire for its complete fencing. What will be its shape if its area is maximize? Justify its reason.
Answer
Given: Total length of fencing wire = perimeter = m.
Let the length of the rectangular garden be m and the breadth be m.
Step 1: Form the constraint (perimeter).
Step 2: Express the area as a function of one variable.
Step 3: Apply the condition for maximum.
Put :
Step 4: Test for maximum (second derivative).
Since the second derivative is negative, the area is maximum at .
Step 5: Find the other side.
Result: Length = breadth = m. So the garden must be a square of side m.
Justification: For a fixed perimeter, the rectangle of maximum area is always a square. Here the two adjacent sides come out equal ( m each), which confirms the square shape. The maximum area is m².
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- NEB Class 12 2079 Business Mathematics Model Paper · 3 marks
Find the area between curves and x-axis, when x = -2 and y = 8.
Answer
The curve crosses the x-axis at .
Given , we have , so .
Thus the required limits are to .
Since is below the x-axis for , take absolute value:
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