Admire International Academy

Second Semester Exam

Grade 12
Subject: Calculus

Time: 2 hours

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1. What is a derivative?

a) The rate of change of a function at a given point

b) The slope of a tangent line at a given point

c) The y-intercept of a function

d) The maximum or minimum value of a function

2. Find the derivative of the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟑 .

3. Find the derivative of the function 𝒈(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐.

4. What is the derivative of the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟓 ?

5. Explain the product rule for derivatives.

6. Explain the quotient rule for derivatives.

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7. Explain the chain rule for derivatives.

8. Consider the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐. Use the product rule to find the derivative of the

function f(x)g(x) where 𝒈(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟑 .

9. Consider the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟑 and 𝒈(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐. Use the quotient rule to find the

derivative of the function f(x)/g(x).

10. If 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 and 𝒈(𝒙) = 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟏, find the derivative of the product function f(x)g(x).

11. If 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐𝒙𝟑 and 𝒈(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟒, find the derivative of the product function f(x)g(x).

12. If 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟒 and 𝒈(𝒙) = 𝒙 + 𝟏, find the derivative of the quotient function f(x)/g(x).

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13. If 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟑 + 𝟐𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟒 and 𝒈(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏, find the derivative of the quotient

function f(x)/g(x).

14. If 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐 and 𝒈(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟑 , find the derivative of the composite function f(g(x)).

15. If 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟑 + 𝟐𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟒 and 𝒈(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏, find the derivative of the composite

function f(g(x)).