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QUESTION BANK ON
METHOD OF DIFFERENTIATION
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Q.1 If g is the inverse of f & f (x) = then g (x) =
1 x 5
1 1
(A) 1 + [g(x)]5 (B) (C) (D) none
1 [g(x)]5 1 [g(x)]5
n e2 d 2y
Q.2 If y = tan1 x
+ tan1 3 2 n x then =
n ex 2 dx 2
1 6 n x
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 1
3x 4 dy
Q.3 If y = f & f (x) = tan x2 then =
5x 6 dx
2
3x 4 1
(A) tan x3 (B) 2 tan . 2
5x 6 (5x 6)
3 tan x 2 4
(C) f 2
tan x2 (D) none
5 tan x 6
dy 1
Q.4 If y = sin1 x 1 x x 1 x 2 & = + p, then p =
dx 2 x (1 x)
2x 1 dy
Q.5 If y = f 2 & f (x) = sin x then =
x 1 dx
(A)
1 x x2 2x 1
sin (B)
sin 2x 1
2 1 x x2
2 2
1 x 2 x2 1 1 x 2
2
x 1
1 x x2 2x 1
(C) sin (D) none
2 2
1 x x2 1
x10
Q.6 Let g is the inverse function of f & f (x) = . If g(2) = a then g (2) is equal to
1 x 2
5 1 a2 a 10 1 a 10
(A) (B) (C) (D)
210 a 10 1 a2 a2
dy
Q.7 If sin (xy) + cos (xy) = 0 then =
dx
y y x x
(A) (B) (C) (D) y
x x y
2 2 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
5 5 5
1 1
Q.9 The derivative of sec1 2 w.r.t. 1 x 2 at x = is :
2x 1 2
(A) 4 (B) 1/4 (C) 1 (D) none
d 3 d 2y
Q.10 If y2 = P(x), is a polynomial of degree 3, then 2 y . 2 equals :
dx dx
(A) P (x) + P (x) (B) P (x) . P (x) (C) P (x) . P (x) (D) a constant
Q.11 Let f(x) be a quadratic expression which is positive for all real x . If
g(x) = f(x) + f (x) + f (x), then for any real x, which one is correct .
(A) g(x) < 0 (B) g(x) > 0 (C) g(x) = 0 (D) g(x) 0
dy
Q.12 If xp . yq = (x + y)p + q then is :
dx
(A) independent of p but dependent on q (B) dependent on p but independent of q
(C) dependent on both p & q (D) independent of p & q both .
g (x) . cos x1 if x 0
Q.13 Let f(x) = where g(x) is an even function differentiable at x = 0, passing
0 if x 0
through the origin . Then f (0) :
(A) is equal to 1 (B) is equal to 0 (C) is equal to 2 (D) does not exist
1 1 1 dy np
Q.14 If y = + + then at e m is equal to:
1 x n m x p m 1 x m n x p n 1 x m p x n p dx
(A) emnp (B) emn/p (C) enp/m (D) none
log sin 2 x cos x
Q.15 Lim
x0 x has the value equal to
log 2 x cos
sin
2
2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) none of these
(A) l is independent of m and n (B) l is independent of m and depends on m
(C) l is independent of n and dependent on m (D) l is dependent on both m and n
Q.20 People living at Mars, instead of the usual definition of derivative D f(x), define a new kind of derivative,
D*f(x) by the formula
f 2 (x h) f 2 (x)
D*f(x) = Limit where f(x) means [f(x)]2. If f(x) = x lnx then
h 0 h
D * f (x ) x e has the value
(A) e (B) 2e (C) 4e (D) none
f (x) g (x)
Q.21 If f(4) = g(4) = 2 ; f (4) = 9 ; g (4) = 6 then Limit
x 4 is equal to :
x 2
3
(A) 3 2 (B) (C) 0 (D) none
2
f (x 3h) f (x 2h)
Q.22 If f(x) is a differentiable function of x then Limit
h0 =
h
(A) f (x) (B) 5f (x) (C) 0 (D) none
d 2x
Q.23 If y = x + ex then is :
dy 2
ex ex 1
(A) ex (B) (C) (D)
x 3 x 2 x 3
1 e 1 e 1 e
d 2y
Q.24 If x2y + y3 = 2 then the value of at the point (1, 1) is :
dx 2
3 3 5
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
4 8 12
g (x) . f (a ) g (a ) . f (x)
Q.25 If f(a) = 2, f (a) = 1, g(a) = 1, g (a) = 2 then the value of Limit
xa xa
is:
(A) 5 (B) 1/5 (C) 5 (D) none
RS 1 UV RS 1 UV
Q.27 The derivative of the function, f(x)=cos-1
T 13 W
(2 cos x 3 sin x) + sin1
T 13
(2 cos x 3 sin x)
W
3
w.r.t. 1 x 2 at x = is :
4
3 5 10
(A) (B) (C) (D) 0
2 2 3
Q.28 Let f(x) be a polynomial in x . Then the second derivative of f(ex), is :
(A) f (ex) . ex + f (ex) (B) f (ex) . e2x + f (ex) . e2x
x
(C) f (e ) e 2x (D) f (ex) . e2x + f (ex) . ex
1
Q.29 The solution set of f (x) > g (x), where f(x) = (52x + 1) & g(x) = 5x + 4x (ln 5) is :
2
(A) x > 1 (B) 0 < x < 1 (C) x 0 (D) x > 0
x2 1 x2 1 dy
Q.30 If y = sin1 2 + sec1
2 , x > 1 then is equal to :
x 1 x 1 dx
x x2
(A) 4
(B) 4 (C) 0 (D) 1
x 1 x 1
x x x x x x dy
Q.31 If y = ...... then =
a b a b a b dx
a b a b
(A) (B) (C) (D)
ab 2 ay ab 2 by ab 2 by ab 2 ay
Q.32 Let f (x) be a polynomial function of second degree. If f (1) = f (–1) and a, b, c are in A.P., then f '(a),
f '(b) and f '(c) are in
(A) G.P. (B) H.P. (C) A.G.P. (D) A.P.
y y1 y2
Q.33 If y = sin mx then the value of y 3 y4 y 5 (where subscripts of y shows the order of derivatiive) is:
y6 y7 y8
(A) independent of x but dependent on m (B) dependent of x but independent of m
(C) dependent on both m & x (D) independent of m & x .
1 1 2 2
(A) – (B) – (C) (D) –
R2 R R R2
Q.35 If f & g are differentiable functions such that g(a) = 2 & g(a) = b and if fog is an identity function then
f (b) has the value equal to :
(A) 2/3 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 1/2
x3
Q.36 Given f(x) = + x2 sin 1.5 a x sin a . sin 2a 5 arc sin (a2 8a + 17) then :
3
(A) f(x) is not defined at x = sin 8 (B) f (sin 8) > 0
(C) f (x) is not defined at x = sin 8 (D) f (sin 8) < 0
Q.37 A function f, defined for all positive real numbers, satisfies the equation f(x2) = x3 for every x > 0 . Then
the value of f (4) =
(A) 12 (B) 3 (C) 3/2 (D) cannot be determined
Q.38
Given : f(x) = 4x3 6x2 cos 2a + 3x sin 2a . sin 6a + n 2 a a 2 then :
(A) f(x) is not defined at x = 1/2 (B) f (1/2) < 0
(C) f (x) is not defined at x = 1/2 (D) f (1/2) > 0
d 2y dy
Q.39 If y = (A + Bx) emx + (m 1)2 ex then 2 2m + m2y is equal to :
dx dx
(A) ex (B) emx (C) emx (D) e(1 m) x
Q.40 Suppose f (x) = eax + ebx, where a b, and that f '' (x) – 2 f ' (x) – 15 f (x) = 0 for all x. Then the product
ab is equal to
(A) 25 (B) 9 (C) – 15 (D) – 9
Q.41 Let h (x) be differentiable for all x and let f (x) = (kx + ex) h(x) where k is some constant. If h (0) = 5,
h ' (0) = – 2 and f ' (0) = 18 then the value of k is equal to
(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 2.2
dy
Q.43 The equation y2exy = 9e–3·x2 defines y as a differentiable function of x. The value of for
dx
x = – 1 and y = 3 is
15 9
(A) – (B) – (C) 3 (D) 15
2 5
Q.45 The function f(x) = ex + x, being differentiable and one to one, has a differentiable inverse f–1(x). The
d
value of (f–1) at the point f(l n2) is
dx
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
n2 3 4
(a x) a x (b x) x b dy
Q.47 If y = then wherever it is defined is equal to :
a x xb dx
x (a b) 2 x (a b) (a b ) 2 x (a b)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(a x) (x b) 2 (a x) (x b) 2 (a x) (x b) 2 (a x) (x b)
d2 y dy
Q.48 If y is a function of x then 2 + y = 0 . If x is a function of y then the equation becomes :
dx dx
3
d2 x dx d2 x dx
(A) 2 + x = 0 (B) 2 + y = 0
dy dy dy dy
2 2
d2 x dx d2 x dx
(C) 2 y = 0 (D) 2 x = 0
dy dy dy dy
1
Q.52 If f(x) = 2 sin
1
1 x sin 1 2 x (1 x) where x 0 ,
2
then f ' (x) has the value equal to
2 2
(A) x (1 x) (B) zero (C) x (1 x) (D)
1
x2
e if x 0
Q.53 Let y = f(x) =
0 if x 0
Then which of the following can best represent the graph of y = f(x) ?
1 1 1
m n m n m n m n
n m
Q.54 Diffrential coefficient of x
m n
. x . x w.r.t. x is
d 3y
Q.56 If y = at2 + 2bt + c and t = ax2 + 2bx + c, then equals
dx 3
(A) 24 a2 (at + b) (B) 24 a (ax + b)2 (C) 24 a (at + b)2 (D) 24 a2 (ax + b)
1 x x
Q.57 Limit a arc tan b arc tan has the value equal to
x0 x x a b
ab (a 2 b 2 ) a 2 b2
(A) (B) 0 (C) (D)
3 6a 2 b 2 3a 2 b2
Q.59 Suppose the function f (x) – f (2x) has the derivative 5 at x = 1 and derivative 7 at x = 2. The derivative
of the function f (x) – f (4x) at x = 1, has the value equal to
(A) 19 (B) 9 (C) 17 (D) 14
x4 x2 1 dy
Q.60 If y = 2 and = ax + b then the value of a + b is equal to
x 3x 1 dx
5 5 5 5
(A) cot (B) cot (C) tan (D) tan
8 12 12 8
Q.61 Suppose that h (x) = f (x)·g(x) and F(x) = f g ( x ) , where f (2) = 3 ; g(2) = 5 ; g'(2) = 4 ;
f '(2) = –2 and f '(5) = 11, then
(A) F'(2) = 11 h'(2) (B) F'(2) = 22h'(2) (C) F'(2) = 44 h'(2) (D) none
Q.62 Let f (x) = x3 + 8x + 3
which one of the properties of the derivative enables you to conclude that f (x) has an inverse?
(A) f ' (x) is a polynomial of even degree. (B) f ' (x) is self inverse.
(C) domain of f ' (x) is the range of f ' (x). (D) f ' (x) is always positive.
Q.63 Which one of the following statements is NOT CORRECT ?
(A) The derivative of a diffrentiable periodic function is a periodic function with the same period.
(B) If f (x) and g (x) both are defined on the entire number line and are aperiodic then the function F(x)
= f (x) . g (x) can not be periodic.
(C) Derivative of an even differentiable function is an odd function and derivative of an odd differentiable
function is an even function.
(D) Every function f (x) can be represented as the sum of an even and an odd function
Q.65 If y = e
x
e x then dy equals
dx
e x e x e x e x 1
y2 4
1
y2 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 x 2x 2 x 2 x
dy
Q.67 Let y = x x x ...... then =
dx
1 x 1 y
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2y 1 x 2y 1 4x 2x y
dy
Q.68 If 2x + 2y = 2x + y then has the value equal to :
dx
2y
(A) x (B)
1
(C) 1 2y (D)
2x 1 2y
2 1 2x 2 y
2 x
1
Q.69 The functions u = ex sin x ; v = ex cos x satisfy the equation :
du dv d2u
(A) v u = u2 + v2 (B) = 2 v
dx dx dx2
d 2v
(C) = 2 u (D) none of these
dx 2
x 2 x 1
Q.70 Let f (x) = . x then :
x 1 1
(A) f (10) = 1 (B) f (3/2) = 1
(C) domain of f (x) is x 1 (D) none
Q.71 Two functions f & g have first & second derivatives at x = 0 & satisfy the relations,
2
f(0) = , f (0) = 2 g (0) = 4g (0) , g (0) = 5 f (0) = 6 f(0) = 3 then :
g(0)
f (x) 15
(A) if h(x) = then h (0) = (B) if k(x) = f(x) . g(x) sin x then k (0) = 2
g(x) 4
g (x) 1
(C) Limit
x0 = (D) none
f (x) 2
n ( n x ) dy
Q.72 If y = x ( nx ) , then is equal to :
dx
y y
(A)
x
n x n x 1 2 n x n n x (B) (ln x)ln (ln x) (2 ln (ln x) + 1)
x
y y n y
(C) ((ln x)2 + 2 ln (ln x)) (D) (2 ln (ln x) + 1)
x n x x n x