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Differentiation and its applications quiz: O-Level Additional Mathematics (SEAB 4049) quiz

14questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. What does dydx\dfrac{dy}{dx} represent at a point on the curve y=f(x)y = f(x)?

  2. Differentiate y=x5y = x^5.

  3. What is ddx(sin⁑x)\dfrac{d}{dx}(\sin x)?

  4. What is the derivative of ln⁑x\ln x?

  5. Which rule differentiates a composite function such as (3x+1)4(3x + 1)^4?

  6. Differentiate y=xcos⁑xy = x \cos x using the product rule.

  7. The gradient of the normal to a curve, where the tangent gradient is mm, is:

  8. Find the tangent gradient to y=x2y = x^2 at x=3x = 3.

  9. At a stationary point, dydx\dfrac{dy}{dx} equals:

  10. By the second derivative test, a stationary point where d2ydx2<0\dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2} < 0 is a:

  11. Find the stationary point of y=x2βˆ’4x+1y = x^2 - 4x + 1.

  12. If yy and xx both vary with time, the chain rule gives dydt\dfrac{dy}{dt} as:

  13. The radius of a circle increases at 22 cm per second. Using A=Ο€r2A = \pi r^2, what is dAdt\dfrac{dA}{dt} when r=5r = 5 cm?

  14. Differentiate y=e2xy = e^{2x}.