JEE Main · Maths · Application of Derivatives
Max/Min of Inscribed Geometric Figures
JEE Main asked Max/Min of Inscribed Geometric Figures 3 times in 3 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, all in 2024. It belongs to Maxima and Minima, in Application of Derivatives (Maths). In 2024 it came in more than one shift of the same year.
Updated 2026-10-24
- Times asked
- 3
- in 3 shifts
- Years
- 1 of 8
- First asked
- 2024
- the only year
- Pattern
- New since 2024
- across the analysed shifts
Questions on this idea a shift, by year
2017–2026. Asked in 2024. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Maths questions.
Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 0 in 24 shifts · 2022: 0 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 3 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 0 in 9 shifts.
Shift by shift
Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.
How JEE Main framed it
Single correct is the usual form. Skill tested: multi-step.
- Maximum area of inscribed figure
- Maximise area of inscribed figure
Difficulty
1 of the 3 questions had a numerical answer.
Every question
All 3 questions
From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.
- 30 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q7The maximum area of a triangle whose one vertex is at and the other two vertices lie on the curve at points …MediumSingle correct
- 8 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q24Let A be the region enclosed by the parabola and the line . Then the maximum area of the rectangle inscribed in the…MediumNumerical value
- 5 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q9Let a rectangle ABCD of sides 2 and 4 be inscribed in another rectangle PQRS such that the vertices of the rectangle ABCD lie on the sides…HardSingle correct
Shifts: 30 Jan 2024, Shift 1, 5 Apr 2024, Shift 1, 8 Apr 2024, Shift 2.
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