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Practice Ex-Derivatives
Practice Ex-Derivatives
𝑑𝑦
3. d/dx (√x) = ? 11. If y = ex2 then =?
𝑑𝑥
a) √x a) ex2
b) 1/√x b) 2ex2
c) -1/√x c) 2xex2
d) None d) None
𝑑𝑦
4. If y = ax2 + bx + c then =?: 12. If f(x) = (√x + 1/√x)2 then f’(x)=?
𝑑𝑥
a) 2a + b a) x + 1/x
b) 2ax + bx b) x – 1/x
c) 2ax + b c) 1 – 1/x2
d) 2a + b + c d) 1 + 1/x2
𝑥−1 𝑑𝑦
7. If y = then =? 15. If f(x) = (√x + 1) (√x - 1) then f’(x) =?
𝑥+1 𝑑𝑥
a) (x+1)-2 a) 1
b) -2(x+1)-2 b) 1/2√x
c) 2(x+1)-2 c) -1/2√x
d) 2x(x+1)-2 d) None
1−𝑥2 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦
8. If y = then =? 16. If y = ( 𝑛√𝑥)0 then =?
1+𝑥2 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
a) 4x(1+x2)-2 a) x
b) -4x(1+x2)-2 b) 0
c) 4(1+x2)-2 c) 1
d) -4(1+x2)-2 d) 1/n
25. The third order derivative of the function f(x) = 7x 3 + 4x2 + 2x is:
(a) 21x2 + 8x + 2 (b) 42x + 8
(c) 8 (d) 42
30. If y = (3e2x) / (2x + 1) then what is the value of k for which y’ = kxy/(2x + 1)?
(a) -1 (b) 7
(c) 5 (d) 4
33. What is the value of K for which f’’(x) = Ke2x(1 + x), if y = f(x) = xe2x?:
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
37. For the function f(x) = 7x2 / (x – 1) Evaluate the value of f’’(x) at x=3?
(a) 7/5 (b) 7/4
(c) 4/7 (d) None
39. If y = e-x then what is the value nth order derivative of y by considering that n is odd:
(a) e-x (b) -ex
(c) –e -x (d) ex
40. If y = e-x then what is the value nth order derivative of y by considering that n is even:
(a) e-x (b) -ex
(c) –e -x (d) ex
41. The total cost function of a firm is given by: TC = 0.04x3 – 0.9x2 + 10x; then what is the average
cost function?
(a) AC = 0.04x2 - 0.9x + 10 (b) AC = 0.04x3 – 0.9x2 + 10x + 10/x
(c) AC = 0.04x – 0.9x + 10 + 10/x
2 (d) None
45. What is the value of x at which average variable cost is minimum in Q.41?
(a) x=12.25 (b) x=-11.25
(c) x=-12.25 (d) None
46. The given function y = f(x) = 4000000 – (x - 2000)2: where y is the total revenue and x is the
total number of units sold. How many units must be sold to maximize the total revenue?
(a) -2000 (b) 2000
(c) -4000 (d) None
48. What would be the total revenue if 2500 units are sold in Q.46?
(a) 3700000 (b) 3800000
(c) 3900000 (d) None
49. The unit demand function is x = 1/3 (25 – 2p); where x is the number of units and p is the price.
Let the average cost per unit be Rs. 40. What is the average revenue function R in terms of p?
(a) AR = ½(25x – 3x2) (b) AR = 25x – 3x2
(c) AR = 1/3(25p – 3p )
2 (d) None
52. What is the price per unit that maximizes the total profit in Q.49?
(a) -12.27 (b) 12.27
(c) 0 (d) None
54. A LED manufacturing firm finds that the firm can sell x LED per week at a price of p = 2(100 –
x/4). The cost function is: C = 120x + x2/2. How many LED set are sold to earn the maximum
profit?
(a) 50 (b) 20
(c) 30 (d) None
57. What is the price of each LED to get the maximum profit in Q.54?
(a) 200 (b) 180
(c) 190 (d) None
61. The US government is trying to determine the amount of the tax to charge on each LED set
imported from other countries. It estimates that the demand for imported sets D = 80000 –
12.5t: where D is measure in hundreds of sets and t be the import tax then what should be the
value of t in order to maximize the total revenue?
(a) t=3400 (b) t=3600
(c) t=3500 (d) None
63. What will the demand for imported sets equal with this tax in Q.61?
(a) D = 5 millions (b) D = 7 millions
(c) D = 4 millions (d) None
64. A firm sells each unit of a product for Rs.50. The total cost TC = 10 – 2.5x2 + x3 of producing x
units. What is the total number of units to maximize the total profit?
(a) x = 3/10 (b) x = 10/3
(c) x = -5 (d) None
68. A function N = 500 – 10xe-0.025x describing the relationship between average daily crime rate N
and number of officers x. How many numbers of officers are required to minimize the average
daily crime rate?
(a) x = 50 (b) x = 40
(c) x = 30 (d) None
69. What is the minimum average daily crime per day in Q.68?
(a) 352.84 (b) 452.84
(c) 784.82 (d) None
ANSWER KEY
Topic: DIFFERENTIATION
1 A 23 D 45 D 67 A
2 D 24 B 46 B 68 B
3 C 25 D 47 B 69 A
4 C 26 D 48 D 70 A
5 C 27 A 49 D 71 A
6 D 28 B 50 C 72
7 C 29 C 51 A 73
8 B 30 D 52 B 74
9 C 31 B 53 A 75
10 D 32 D 54 D 76
11 C 33 D 55 B 77
12 C 34 C 56 A 78
13 D 35 C 57 B 79
14 B 36 C 58 A 80
15 A 37 B 59 A 81
16 B 38 D 60 A 82
17 C 39 C 61 D 83
18 B 40 A 62 A 84
19 B 41 A 63 C 85
20 D 42 B 64 B 86
21 D 43 A 65 A 87
22 A 44 A 66 A 88
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