Q30 - C Q60 - D Q90 - 72 (Num)

Differentiation

Easy Questions

Question 1

d2 y
If y = cos 2 ( 5x
2 2 , then dx 2
) − sin 2 ( 5x ) ( )=

A. A) −5√1 − y 2

B. B) 5√1 − y 2
C. C) 25y
D. D) −25y

Question 2

If x 2 + y 2 = 4, then y dx + x =
dy

A. A) 4
B. B) 0
C. C) 1
D. D) -1

Question 3

If y = 2 sin x + 3 cos x and y + A dx2 = B, then the values of A, B are respectively

d2 y

A. A) 0,1
B. B) 0,-1
C. C) -1,0
D. D) 1,0

Question 4

If sec −1 ( 1+x ) = a, then dx is

dy
1−y

A. A) x−1
y+1

B. B) x+1
y−1

C. C) x−1
y+1

D. D) x−1
y−1

Question 5
If f ′ (x) = √2x 2 − 1 and y = f (x 3 ), then find the value of dx at x = 1
dy

A. A) -1
B. B) 3
C. C) 0
D. D) -3

Question 6

If y = log cos x sin x, then dx is equal to

dy

A. A)
(cot x log cos x+tan x log sin x)
(log cos x) 2

B. B)
(tan x log cos x+cot x log sin x)
(log cos x) 2

C. C)
(cot x log cos x+tan x log sin x)
(log sin x) 2

D. D) None of the above

Question 7

If x = asec 2 θ, y = atan 2 θ then dx2 =

d2 y

A. A) 11
B. B) 04
C. C) 2a
D. D) 00

Question 8

If f(x) = log 5 log 3 x, then f ′ (e) is equal to

A. A) e log e 5
B. B) e log 4 3
C. C) e log
1
e5

D. D) e log
1
e3

Question 9

The slope of the tangent to the curve x = 3t 2 + 1, y = t 3 − 1 at x = 1 is:

A. A) 12
B. B)
0
C. C)
-2
D. D) ∞
Question 10

If y = 2 log x , then dx is
dy

A. A) 2 log x ⋅ log 2

B. B) 2log 2
log x

C. C)
2 log x log 2
x
D. D) 2 log x
x

Question 11

If g is the inverse of function f and f ′ (x) = sin x, then g ′ (x) is equal to

A. A) cosec{g(x)}
B. B) sin{g(x)}
C. C) sin{g(x)}
1

D. D) None of these

Question 12

d
dx sin −1 (3x − 4x 3 ) is equal to
A. A) √ 3 2
4−x
B. B) 3
√1−x 2
C. C) 1
√4−x 2
D. D) −√ 1 2
4−x

Question 13

d2 y
If y = e 4x cos 5x, then dx2 at x = 0 is

A. A) −9
B. B) 9
C. C) 8
D. D) −8

Question 14

If f(x) = 1+x
x
and g(x) = f(f(x)), then g ′ (x) is equal to

A. A) (2x+3)
1
2

B. B) (x+1)
1
2

C. C) x12
D. D) (2x+1)
1
2
Question 15

If xy + y 2 = tan x + y, then find dx is

dy

A. A) sec
2
x
x+2y

B. B) (x+2y−1)
sec 2 x−y

C. C) (x + 2y − 1) sec 2 x
D. D) sec 2 x ⋅ y

Question 16

If x x = y y , then dx is
dy

A. A) − xy

B. B) − x
y

C. C) 1+log y
1+log x

D. D) 1 + log ( xy )

Question 17

d2 y
If x = 1−t
1+t
2t
, y = 1+t , then dx2 =

A. A) (1+t)
2t
2

B. B) (1+t)
1
4

C. C) (1+t)
2t
2

D. D) 0

Question 18

The derivative of e x with respect to log x is

3

A. A) e x
3

B. B) 3x 2 2e x
3

C. C) 3x 3 e x
3

D. D) 3x 3 e x + 3x 2
3

Question 19

The derivative of log |x| is

A. A) x1 , x > 0
B. B) |x|
1
,x ≠ 0
C. C) x1 , x ≠ 0
D. D) None of these
Question 20

If f(x) = e x g(x), g(0) = 4, g ′ (0) = 2, then f ′ (0) =

A. A) 4
B. B) 6
C. C) 1
D. D) 2

Question 21

The derivative of sin (x 3 ) w.r.t. cos (x 3 ) is

A. A) − tan (x 3 )
B. B) tan (x 3 )
C. C) − cot (x 3 )
D. D) cot (x 3 )

Question 22

(1 + Λ) n f(a) is equal to
A. A) f(a + h)
B. B) f(a + 2h)
C. C) f(a + nh)
D. D) f(a + (n − 1)h)

Question 23

If f(x) = be ax + ae bx , then f ′′ (0) is equal to

A. A) 0
B. B) 2ab
C. C) ab(a + b)
D. D) ab

Question 24

If x = a (cos t + log tan 2t ), y = a sin t, then dx =

dy

A. A) tan t
B. B) cot t
C. C) − cot t
D. D) tan t

Question 25
f : R → R is a function such that f(0) = 1 and for all x, y ∈ Rf(xy + 1) = f(x)f(y) − f(y),
−x + 2, then dx
df
at x = e is

A. A) 0
B. B) -1
C. C) e
D. D) 1

Question 26

If y = sin −1 [√x − ax − √a − ax] then dx =

dy

A. A) 1
sin √a−ax
B. B) sin √x ⋅ sin √a
C. C) 1
2√x√1−x
D. D) zero

Question 27

The derivate of (log x) sin x with respect to cos x at x = π2 is

A. A) −4
π
B. B) −π
2
C. C) −2
π
D. D) −π
4

Question 28

If x = a cos 3 θ and y = a sin 3 θ, then dx is

dy

A. A) √
3 y
x

B. B) √
3 x
y

C. C) −√
3 x
y

D. D) −√
3 y
x

Question 29

If x 2 + y 2 = 1, then ddyx2 =
2

A. A) x 3
B. B) y 3
C. C) − x3
1

D. D) −y 3
Question 30

If y = x x , then dx is equal to
2 dy

A. A) (2 ln x)
B. B) (2 ln x + 1)
C. C) (ln ln x + 1)x x
2

D. D) None of these

Moderate Questions

Question 31

At x = π4 , dx
2
d
(tan −1 (cos √x) + sec −1 (e x )) =
A. A) 1
− 1
π
√ π22
e −1
B. B) π
+ 1
4 √e π2 +e π2 /2

C. C) 1 2 √π
√e π2 +e π2 /2
+ π cot ( 2 )
D. D) 1
+ 1
√e π π

Question 32

y = sin (log (x 2 + 2x + 1))

2
2 d y dy
⇒ (x + 1) 2
+ (x + 1) =
dx dx
A. A) y
B. B) −4y
C. C) 4y
D. D) −y

Question 33

h ′ (x)
Let f(x) = e x , g(x) = sin −1 x and h(x) = f(g(x)), then h(x) is equal to

A. A) sin −1 x
B. B) 1
√1−x 2
C. C) −√ 1 2
1−x

D. D) e sin x
−1

Question 34

If 2f(x) = f ′ (x) and f(0) = 3, then the value of f(2) is

A. A) 3e 2
B. B) 2e 3
C. C) 4e 3
D. D) 3e 4

Question 35
3
For x 2 − 4 ≠ 0, the value of dx
d
[log {e x ( x−2
x+2
) 4 }] at x = 3 is

A. A) 85
B. B) 2
C. C) 1
D. D) 8e5
3

Question 36

If x = 1−t and y = 1+t 2 , then dx is equal to :

2 dy
2t
1+t 2

A. A) − x
y

B. B) x
y

C. C) − xy

D. D) xy

Question 37

d2 y
If x = a(1 − cos θ), y = a(θ − sin θ), then dx 2
=
cos 2 ( θ )
A. A) 2 acosec
2
θ
B. B) cosec θ
2 θ
2a cos ( 2 )
cos( θ )
C. C) 2 asin2 θ
sin( θ )
D. D) 2a cos2 θ

Question 38

d2 y
If √x + y + √y − x = 5, then ( dx2 ) =

A. A) 25
2

B. B) 25
C. C) −2
5
D. D) −2
25

Question 39

dy
If 2 x + 2 y = 2 x+y , then dx =
A. A) 2 x−y 22x−1
y
−1
B. B) 2 x−y 1−2
2 y −1
x

C. C) 2x −2y
2 x +2 y

D. D) None of these

Question 40

The derivative of a sec x w.r.t. a tan x (a > 0) is

A. A) a sec x−tan x
B. B) sin xa sec x−tan x
C. C) sin xa tan x−sec x
D. D) sec xa sec x−tan x

Question 41

d2 y
If y = cos 2 3x
2
− sin 2 3x
2
, then dx2 is

A. A) −3√1 − y 2
B. B) 9y
C. C) −9y

D. D) 3√1 − y 2

Question 42

The equation of normal to the curve y = (1 + x) y + sin −1 (sin 2 x) at x = 0 is

A. A) x + y = 1
B. B) x − y = 1
C. C) x + y = −1
D. D) x − y = −1

Question 43

The derivative of f(x) = x tan x with respect to g(x) = sec −1 ( 2x21−1 ) is

−1

A. A) 12 √1 − x 2 x tan x [ 1+x2 + tanx x ]

−1 log x −1

−a −1
B. B) − 12 √1 − x 2 x x [log (tan −1 x) + x (1 + x 2 ) tan −1 x]
log x −1 x
−2 tan −1 + tanx ]
C. C)
1+x 2
√1−x 2

D. D) − 12 √1 − x 2 x tan x tan −1 x
−1 log x
[ 1+x 2 + x ]

Question 44
If f(x) = log x2 (log x), then f ′ (x) at x = e is

A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 1e
D. D) 2e
1

Question 45

If f (x 5 ) = 5x 3 , then f ′ (x) is equal to

A. A) 3
5 2
√ x
B. B) 5
3
√x

C. C) x3
D. D) √x
5

Question 46

If y = 2 x/ ln x then dx at x = e is
dy

A. A) e
B. B) 2 e log 2
C. C) log 2
D. D) 0

Question 47

A function f : R → R satisfies the relation f(x + y) = f(x) ⋅ f(y), ∀x, y ∈ R and f(x) ≠ 0,
∀x ∈ R. If f is differentiable at x = 0 and f ′ (0) = 4 and f(6) = 3, then f ′ (6) is equal to
A. A) 0
B. B) 12
C. C) 3
D. D) 6

Question 48

d2 y
If sin(x + y) + cos(x + y) = log(x + y), then dx2 =

A. A) 1
B. B) −1
C. C) 0
D. D) x
−y

Question 49
The coordinates of a moving particle at time t are given by x = ct 2 and y = bt 2 . The speed of the
particle is given by

A. A) 2t(c + b)
B. B) 2t√(c 2 − b 2 )
C. C) t√(c 2 + b 2 )

D. D) 2t√(c 2 + b 2 )

Question 50

The slope of the tangent to the curve x = t 2 + 3t − 8, y = 2t 2 − 2t − 5 at the point (2, −1) is

A. A) 22
7
B. B) 67
C. C) 76
D. D) − 7
6

Question 51

d2 y
If y = tan −1 √x 2 − 1, then the ratio dxx2 : dx is
dy

x(x 2 −1)
A. A) 1+2x2

B. B) x(x
1−2x 2
2 −1)

C. C) x(x
1+2x 2
2 +1)

x(x 2 +1)
D. D) 1−2x2

Question 52

If the three function f(x), g(x) and h(x) are such that h(x) = f(x) ⋅ g(x) and f ′ (x) ⋅ g ′ (x) = c
where c is constant, then f(x) + g(x) + f(x)⋅g(x) is equal to
f ′′ (x) g ′′ (x)
2c

A. A) h ′ (x) ⋅ h ′′ (x)

B. B) h′′ (x)
h(x)

h ′′ (x)
C. C) h(x)

D. D) h′ (x)
h(x)

Question 53

If y = tan −1 1+5x
4x
2 + tan
−1 2+3x , then dy
3−2x dx =

A. A) 1+25x
1 2
2 + 1+x 2

B. B) 1+25x
5 2
2 + 1+x 2

C. C) 1+25x
5
2
D. D) 1+25x
1
2

Question 54

If x y = e x−y then dx is equal to

dy

A. A) log(x−y)
log x

B. B) xex−y
x

C. C) (1+log x)2
log x

D. D) 1y − x−y
1

Question 55

If cos(f(x)) = 1−x and tan(g(x)) = 3x−x , then dg =

2 3 df
1+x 2 1−3x 2

A. A) 32
B. B) 1+x +2x
2 3
2 2
(1−3x )

C. C)
2
3
D. D) x 2 +x 3
(1+x 2 )(1−3x 2 )

Question 56

If sin y = x sin(a + y), then dx is equal to :

dy

A. A) sin(a+y)
sin √a

sin 2 (a+y)
B. B) sin a
C. C) sin(a + y)
D. D) None of these

Question 57

If f(x + y) = f(x)f(y) for all x and y and f(5) = 2, f ′ (0) = 3, then f ′ (5) is

A. A) 5
B. B) 6
C. C) 0
D. D) None of these

Question 58

For x > 1, if (2x) 2y = 4e 2x−2y , then (1 + log 2x) 2 dx is equal to

dy

A. A)
x log 2x+log 2
x
B. B)
x log 2x−log 2
x
C. C) x log 2x
D. D) log 2x

Question 59

Let f : R → R be twice continuously differentiable. Let f(0) = f(1) = f ′ (0) = 0. Then,

Question 60

If y cos x = x sin y , then dx =

dy

A. A) x(cos x−y log x cos y)

y(x sin x log y+sin y)

B. B) x(cos x+y log x cos y)

y(x sin x log x−sin y)

C. C) x(x−y cos y(log x))

y(sin y−x log y)

D. D) x(x+y cos y(log x))

y(sin y+x log y)

Hard Questions

Question 61

d2 x
dy 2 equals
−1
A. A) ( dx2 )
d2 y

−1 −3
B. B) −( dx2 )
d2 y dy
( dx )
−2
C. C) ( dx2 )( dx )
d2 y dy

−3
D. D) − ( dx2 )( dx )
d2 y dy

Question 62

y+e y+…
If x = e y+e , then dx =
dy

A. A) 1−x
x
B. B) x1
C. C) 1+x
x

D. D) 1+x
x

Question 63

The derivative of tan −1 ( 1+x ) with respect to tan −1 ( 2x1−2x ) at x = 12 is :

√ 2 −1 √1−x 2
x 2

A. A) 2 5 3
√

B. B) 123
√

C. C) 2 3 3
√
D. D) 103
√

Question 64

If x m ⋅ y n = (x + y) m+n , then dx is
dy

A. A) x
y

B. B) xy
x+y

C. C) xy
D. D) xy

Question 65

If f(x) = x tan x + (tan x) x , then f ′ ( π4 ) =

A. A) 1 + π2 log ( eπ
4
)
B. B) π2 (log π4 + 1)
C. C) 1
D. D) 0

Question 66

If y = tan −1 ( 1+aaxx −1 ), then (1 + a 2 x 2 )y ′ + 2a 2 xy ′ is equal to

√ 2 2 ′

A. A) −2a 2
B. B) (2x+1)
1
2 a
2

C. C) 2a 2
D. D) 0

Question 67

f(x) = √x 2 + 1; g(x) = x+1

x 2 +1
; h(x) = 2x − 3. Then the value of f ′ [h ′ (g ′ (x))] =

A. A) √5
B. B) √2
5

C. C) 25
√

D. D) 1
√5

Question 68

Let g(x) be the anti-derivative of f(x). Then the function for which log e (1 + (g(x)) 2 ) + c is an
anti-derivative is]

A. A) (1 + (g(x)) 2 )g ′ (x)f(x)

B. B)
−2f(x)g(x)
1+g(x)
C. C) 1+(g(x))2
2f(x)g(x)

D. D) 1+(g(x))2
2g(x)

Question 69

(√x+1)(x 2 −√x)
If y = + 1
15
(3 cos 2 x − 5) cos 3 x, then 96y ′ ( π6 ) is equal to:
x√x+x+√x

Question 70

If f(x) = (cos x)(cos 2x) … (cos nx) then f ′ (x) + ∑ r=1 (r tan rx)f(x) is equal to
n

A. A) f(x)
B. B) 0
C. C) −f(x)
D. D) 2f(x)

Question 71

2
If 2y = (cot −1 ( 3 cos x+sin x )) ∀x ∈ (0, π2 ), then dx is equal to
√ dy
cos x−√3 sin x

A. A) π6 − x
B. B) 2x − π3
C. C) x − π6
D. D) None of these

Question 72

d2 y
If y = y(x) is an implicit function of x such that log e (x + y) = 4xy, then dx2 at x = 0 is equal to

Question 73

If y = sin(sin x) and y ′′ + f(x) ⋅ y ′ + g(x) ⋅ y = 0, then f(x) ⋅ g(x) =

A. A) 12 sin(2x)
B. B) 12 cos(2x)
C. C) sin(2x)
D. D) cos(2x)

Question 74

If y(x) = (x x ) , x > 0 then ddyx2 + 20 at x = 1 is equal to

x 2

Question 75
Let f : S → S where S = (0, ∞) be a twice differentiable function such that f(x + 1) = xf(x). If
g : S → R be defined as g(x) = log e f(x), then the value of |g ′′ (5) − g ′′ (1)| is equal to :
A. A) 205
144
B. B) 197
144
C. C) 187
144
D. D) 1

Question 76

The derivative of sec −1 ( 2x21−1 ) with respect to √1 − x 2 at x = 12 equals

A. A) 2
B. B) 12
C. C) 14
D. D) 4

Question 77

2
If x = sec θ − cos θ and y = sec n θ − cos n θ, then (x 2 + 4)( dx ) =
dy

A. A) n(y + 4)
B. B) n 2 (y 2 + 4)
C. C) n(y + 2)
D. D) n 2 (y 2 + 2)

Question 78

Paragraph: Consider the functions defined implicitly by the equation y 3 − 3y + x = 0 on various

intervals in the real line. If x ∈ (−∞, −2) ∪ (2, ∞), the equation implicitly defines a unique real
valued differentiable function y = f(x). If x ∈ (−2, 2), the equation implicitly defines a unique real
valued differentiable function y = g(x), satisfying g(0) = 0.Question: If f(−10√2) = 2√2, then
f ′′ (−10√2) is equal to
A. A) 743 ⋅322
√

B. B) − 743 ⋅322
√

C. C) 473 ⋅32
√

D. D) − 473 ⋅32
√

Question 79
y
d2 y
If (a + bx)e x = x, then dx2 =

A. A) x13 (xy ′ + y)
2
B. B) x13 (xy ′ + y 2 )
C. C) x13 (xy ′ − y)
D. D) x13 (xy ′ − y)
2

Question 80

d
dx [x sin x + (sin x) x ] =
A. A) x sin x [ sinx x + cos x log x] + (sin x) x
x sin x [ sinx x + sin x log x] + (sin x) x [log cos x + x cot x]
B. B) x sin x [x tan x + cos x log x] + (sin x) x \left[\frac{\sin x}{x}+\log (\sin x)\right]
C. C) x sin x [ sinx x + cos x log x] + (sin x) x [x \cot x+\log (\sin x)]
D. D) x sin x [ sinx x + sin x log x] + (sin x) x \text { [ } x \cot x+\log (\cos x)]

Question 81

d2 y
If y 1/4 + y −1/4 = 2x, and (x 2 − 1) dx2 + αx dx + βy = 0, then |α − β| is equal to _______.
dy

Question 82

If u = xy 2 tan −1 ( x ), then x ∂x + y ∂y is equal to

y ∂u ∂u

A. A) 2u
B. B) u
C. C) 3u
D. D) 13 u

Question 83

If 2x y + 3y x = 20, then dx at (2, 2) is equal to:

dy

A. A) −( 3+loge 4 )
2+log 8
e

B. B) −( 4+loge 8 )
3+log 16
e

C. C) −( 2+loge 4 )
3+log 8
e

D. D) −( 2+loge 8 )
3+log 4
e

Question 84

The derivative of cos h −1 x with respect to log x at x = 5 is

A. A) 5
√26
B. B) 1
√26

C. C) 1
2√6
D. D) √5
2 6

Question 85

If y = tan −1 (sec x 3 − tan x 3 ), π2 < x 3 < 3π

2 , then

A. A) xy ′′ + 2y ′ = 0
B. B) x 2 y ′′ − 6y + 3π
2 =0
C. C) x 2 y ′′ − 6y + 3π = 0
D. D) xy ′′ − 4y ′ = 0

Question 86

If 8f(x) + 6f ( x1 ) = x + 5 and y = x 2 f(x), then dx at x = −1 equals

dy

A. A) 0
B. B) 14
1

C. C) −1
14
D. D) 1

Question 87
2
dy
1+( dx )
Let x(t) = 2√2 cos t√sin 2t and y(t) = 2√2 sin t√sin 2t, t ∈ (0, π
2
). Then d2 y
at t = π4
dx 2

is equal to

A. A) −23 2
√

B. B) 23
C. C) 13
D. D) −2
3

Question 88

If z = sec(y − ax) + tan(y + ax), ∂x 2 − a ∂y 2 is equal to

∂ 2z 2 ∂ 2z

A. A) 0
B. B) −z
C. C) z
D. D) 2x

Question 89

If u = e x −y , then
2 2

A. A) xu x = yu y
B. B) yu x = xuu y
C. C) yu x + xu y = 0
D. D) x 2 u y + y 2 u x = 0

Question 90

⇒ (1 − x 2 )y n+2 − (2n + 1)xy n+1 is equal to

−1
y = e a sin x

A. A) − (n 2 + a 2 )y n
B. B) (n 2 − a 2 )y n
C. C) (n 2 + a 2 )y n
D. D) − (n 2 − a 2 )y n

Correct Answers for this Chapter

Q1 - D Q31 - A Q62 - A
Q2 - B Q32 - B Q63 - D
Q3 - D Q33 - B Q64 - A
Q4 - B Q34 - D Q65 - A
Q5 - B Q35 - A Q66 - D
Q6 - A Q36 - C Q67 - B
Q7 - D Q37 - B Q68 - C
Q8 - C Q38 - A Q69 - 105 (Num)
Q9 - B Q39 - D Q70 - B
Q10 - C Q40 - B Q71 - D
Q11 - C Q41 - C Q72 - 40 (Num)
Q12 - B Q42 - A Q73 - A
Q13 - A Q43 - D Q74 - 16 (Num)
Q14 - D Q44 - D Q75 - A
Q15 - B Q45 - A Q76 - D
Q16 - C Q46 - D Q77 - B
Q17 - D Q47 - B Q78 - B
Q18 - C Q48 - C Q79 - D
Q19 - C Q49 - D Q80 - A
Q20 - B Q50 - B Q81 - 17 (Num)
Q21 - C Q51 - B Q82 - C
Q22 - C Q52 - C Q83 - A
Q23 - C Q53 - C Q84 - D
Q24 - D Q54 - C Q85 - B
Q25 - D Q55 - C Q86 - C
 Q26 - C Q56 - B Q87 - D
Q27 - C Q57 - B Q88 - A
Q28 - D Q58 - B Q89 - C
Q29 - C Q60 - A Q90 - C
Q30 - D Q61 - D

Application of Derivatives

Easy Questions

Question 1

If the L. M. V. T. holds for the function f(x) = x + x1 , x ∈ [1, 3], then c=

A. A) √3
B. B) 3
C. C) 2
D. D) −√3

Question 2

What is the minimum value of 2x 2 − 3x + 5?

A. A) 0
B. B) 3/4
C. C) 31/4
D. D) 31/8

Question 3

The equation of the tangent to the curve y = 4xe x at (−1, −4

e ) is

A. A) y = −1
B. B) y = − 4e
C. C) x = −1
D. D) x = −4
e

Question 4

The function y = tan −1 x − x

A. A) is always decreasing
B. B) is always increasing
C. C) first increases and then decreases