DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS ECC 1

1. At the minimum point, the slope of the tangent line to a curve is

A. positive B. negative C. zero D. infinity

–x+1
2. If f(x) = e , then f’(1) is equal to
A. 0 B. 1 C. -1 D. ∞

3. The function f(x) = (x-1)/(x2-2x-3) is discontinuous at

A. 1 or -3 B. 1 or -2 C. -1 or 2 D. -1 or 3

4. Find the slope of the line tangent to y = 4/x at x = 2.

A. 1 B. -1 C. 2 D. -2

5. If y = cos24x, find dy/dx.

A. 2cos4x B. 2sin4x C. -4sin8x D. -8sin4x

6. Evaluate the limit of (4x3+3x2-6)/(2x3+5x+3) as x approaches infinity.

A. ∞ B. 0 C. ½ D. 2

7. Which of the following is true?

A. ∞ – ∞ = 0 B. ∞ + ∞ = ∞ C. ∞/∞ = ∞ D. both a and b

8. At what point of the curve y = x3+3x are the values of y’ and y” equal?
A. (0,0) B. (-1,-4) C. (2,14) D. (1,4)

9. If N(x) = sin x – sin θ and D(x) = x – θ, find the limit of N(x)/D(x) as x approaches θ.
A. sinθ B. cosθ C. zero D. no limit

10. What is the 50th derivative of y = cosx?

A. sinx B. –sinx C. cosx D. –cosx

11. If f(x) = x1/3, find the limit of f’(x) as x approaches zero.

A. infinity B. unity C. zero D. undefined

12. If y = 1/2x(sin(lnx) – cos(lnx)), find dy/dx.

A. sin(lnx) B. cos(lnx) C. –sin(lnx) D. –cos(lnx)

13. If x = et and y = 2e-t, find d2y/dx2.

A. 4e-t B. 4e-2t C. 4e-3t D. 4e-4t

14. If y = x3–2x2+3x–1, then d2y/dx2 is equal to

A. 6x B. 6x + 4 C. 6x – 4 D. 3x – 4

15. If y = 4/(2x–13, find y” at x = 1.

A. 190 B. 191 C. 192 D. 193

16. Find the second derivative (y”) of 4x2+9y2=36 by implicit differentiation.

A. -16y3/9 B. -16/9y3 C. -9y3/16 D. -9/16y3

17. If x = 2sinθ, y = 1 – 4cosθ, then dy/dx is equal to

A. 2cotθ B. 2tanθ C. 2cscθ D. 2secθ

18. The point where the concavity of a curve changes is called the
A. maximum point B. minimum point
C. inflection point D. tangent point

19. Find the maximum point of the curve y = 4 + 3x – x3.

A. (-2,6) B. (0,4) C. (1,6) D. (-3,22)

20. If (0,4) and (1,6) are critical points of y = a + bx + cx3, find the value of C.
A. 1 B. 2 C. -1 D. -2

21. Find the 3rd derivative of y = xlnx.

A. -1/x B. -1/x2 C. -1/x3 D. -1

22. Let f be a function defined by f(x) = Ax2+Bx+C with the following properties: f(0) = 2, f’(2) = 10
and f”(10) = 4. Find the value of B.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
23. Find the derivative of y with respect to x of y = xlnx – x.
A. 1 B. x C. lnx D. lnx – 1

24. Find the radius of curvature of the ellipse 4x2+5y2= 20 at (0,2).

A. -1.5 B. -2.5 C. -3.5 D. -4.5

25. If y = 1/2tan2x + ln(cosx), find y’.

A. tan3x B. tanx – sinx C. tanxsec2x D. 0

26. Find the partial derivatives with respect to x of the function: xy^2 – 5y + 6.
A. y2 – 5 B. xy – 5y C. y2 D. 2xy

27. If y = sin2x, the derivative dy/dx is equal to

A. cos2x B. sin2x C. 2cosx D. 2sinx

28. Find the point of inflection of y = 4 + 3x – x3.

A. (1,6) B. (0,4) C. (-2,4) D. (2,2)

29. Find dy / dx if y = 5^(2x + 1).

A. (5^(2x + 1))ln25 B. (5^(2x + 1))ln(2x + 1)
C. (5^(2x + 1))ln5 D. (5^(2x + 1)ln15

30. If y = ex+xe+xx, find y’ at x = 1.

A. e + 1 B. e – 1 C. 2e + 1 D. 2e – 1

31. Find the point of inflection of the curve x^3 – 3x^2 – x + 7.

A. 2, 3 B. 2, 6 C. 1, 5 D. 1, 4

32. Determine the curvature of the curve y^2=16x at the point (4, 8).
A. -0.0442 B. -0.1043 C. -0.0544 D. -0.0254

33. The procedure of differentiation of an implicit equation with respect to the desired variable x,
treating other variables as unspecified functions of x.
A. partial differentiation B. semidifferentiation
C. Implicit differentiation D. Explicit differentiation

34. If the first derivative of a function is a constant, then the function is

A. sinusoidal B. exponential C. linear D. quadratic

35. Find dy/dx if y = x^2+3x+1 and x= t^2+2.

A. 4t^3 + 14^t2 B. t^3 + 4t C. 4t^3 + 14t D. 4t^3 + t

36. Find the radius of curvature of y = x3 at the point (1,1).

A. 3.25 B. 4.26 C. 5.27 D. 6.25
37. What is the derivative of cos x?
A. sin x B. cos x C. – sin x D. ln sin x

38. At the maximum point, the value of the 2nd derivative of a function is
A. positive B. negative C. zero D. infinite

39. The limit of sqrt(9-x^2) converges at x equals?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

40. Find the slope of the line whose parametric equations are x = 4t + 6 and y = t – 1.
A. -4 B. ¼ C. 4 D. -1/4

41. For what value of x will the curve y = x3–3x2+ 4 be concave upward?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

42. Find the radius of curvature at any point of the curve y + ln (cos x) = 0.
A. cos x B. 1.5707 C. sec x D. 1

43. If g(x) is differentiable at the point x and f(x) is differentiable at the point g(x), then f(g(x))
is differentiable at x.
A. Sum rule B. Power rule C. Product rule D. Chain rule

44. If f(x) = x3+ 2x, find f”(2).

A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13
45. Find the limit (x+2)/(x-3) as x approaches 3.
A. 0 B. undefined C. indeterminate D. 3

46. A/an ___ is a point on a curve at which the sign of the curvature changes.
A. stationary point B. critical point
C. inflection point D. accumulation point

47. If y = ln(x2ex), find y”.

A. -1/x2 B. -2/x2 C. -1/x D. -2/x

48. Find the second derivative of y = x-2 at x = 2.

A. 96 B. 0.375 C. -0.25 D. -0.875

49. Evaluate the limit of f(x)/g(x) as x approaches 2, given f(x)=x-2 and g(x)=x2-1.
A. ∞ B. 0 C. ½ D. 1/4

50. The notation f’(x) was invented by

A. Leibniz B. Newton C. Wallis D. Lagrange