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Higher Homework
Differentiation
Multiple Choice
1.

2.

3.

4.

The rate of change of the function y = 2x 3 when x = 2 is

A.

16

B.

24

C.

24

D.

16

The rate of change of the function y =

1
2x 2

A.

1
8

B.

1
2

C.

32

D.

when x = 2 is

The derivative of 2 x 2 (3 2 x) is

A.

8x

B.

12 x(1 x)

C.

2x3 x 4

D.

The gradient of the tangent to the curve y = 16 3 x 2 at the point (4, 0) is

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A.

B.

16

C.

32

D.

24

5.

6.

f ( x) = 3 x 3 . The value of f ' (8) is

A.

48

B.

48

C.

D.

The angle which the tangent to the curve y = x 3 x + 3 at the point (0, 3) makes with the
positive direction of the x-axis is

7.

8.

A.

135o

B.

45o

C.

D.

undefined

Which one of these statements about the curve y = x 3 + 1 is true?

A.

it is always increasing

B.

it is always decreasing

C.

it has 1 stationary point

D.

it has more than 1 stationary point

The gradient of the tangent to the curve y = 2 x x 3 is 10 . The value(s) of x is/are

A.

B.

C.

2 and 2

D.

9.

The stationary point on the curve y = 3 x 2 24 x is

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A.

(4, 0)

B.

(8, 0)

C.

(4, 48)

D.

(0, 0)

10.

11.

12.

A function is defined as y = x 4 + 32 x. The nature of the turning point on this curve is

A.

maximum

B.

minimum

C.

rising point of inflexion

D.

falling point of inflexion

The rate of change of the function f defined by f ( x) = 8 x 3 x 2 when x = 2 is

The derivative of

A.

B.

C.

D.

075

x 3 x with respect to x is
A.
B.
C.
D.

13.

The derivative of

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1
4x2

2 32 3 2
x x
3
2
1
2 x

3x

1
2 x
1

2 x

with respect to x is
1

A.

B.

1
8x

C.

D.

2x3

1
8x 3
1
4x

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

Function f is defined by f ( x) = 5 x x 2 . f ' (1) equals

A.

B.

C.

D.

The gradient of the curve y = x( x 2) at the point (4, 2) is

A.

B.

C.

D.

The range of values of x for which the function f ( x) = x 2 + 4 x 5 is decreasing is

A.

x < 2

B.

x > 2

C.

x<2

D.

x>2

f ( z ) = 3 z 2 z 3 . The value of f ' (2)

A.

B.

10

C.

21

D.

61

Given that f ' ( x) = ( x + 2)( x 5) , the x-coordinate(s) of the turning point(s) is/are

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A.

2 and 5

B.

2 and 5

C.

2 only

D.

5 only

19.

The gradient of the tangent to the curve y = 5 x 2 3ax + 6 at the point (2, 3) is 8.
The value of a is

20.

21.

22.

A.

B.

C.

1
3

D.

1
3

The gradient of the tangent to the curve y = 5 x 4 6 x + 3 at the point (1, 2) is

A.

154

B.

C.

71

D.

14

A function is defined as f ( x) = x 3 4 x 2 + 1 . The value of f ' (2) is

A.

B.

20

C.

D.

A curve has equation y = 3 x 3 + 3 x 2 8 x 3 . Here are three statements about its graph.

It has 2 turning points

II

It has a minimum turning point at x =

III

It has a maximum turning point at x =

Which of the above is/are true?

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A.

I only

B.

I and II

C.

I and III

D.

some other combination

2
3
4
3

23.

A function g is defined as g ( x) = 2 x 3 6 x . The range of values for which the function g is

increasing is

24.

25.

26.

27.

A.

x < 1 and x > 1

B.

1 < x < 1

C.

x < 1

D.

x >1

The point at which the gradient of the tangent to the curve y = 4x 2 is 16 is

A.

1
( , 1)
2

B.

(2,16)

C.

(2, 16)

D.

1
( , 4)
2

A function g is defined as g ( x) = x x . g ' ( x) equals

A.

1 12
x
2

B.

3 12
x
2

C.

D.

3 12
x
2

1 12
x
2

Given that f ( x) = 4 3 x + 3 x 2 , the value of f ' (3) is

A.

21

B.

40

C.

22

D.

15

The gradient of the tangent to the curve y = 2 x x 3 at the point where x = 2 is

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A.

14

B.

12

C.

10

D.

28.

A function is defined as f ( x) = 4 3 x 3 . Here are 3 statements about this curve.

I

it is never increasing

II

it is always decreasing

III

it has a stationary point at x = 0

Which of these statements is/are true?

29.

30.

31.

Given that y = 3 x(3 2 x) ,

A.

I only

B.

I and II

C.

I and III

D.

II only

dy
equals
dx

A.

9x 6x 2

B.

4 5x 2 2 x 3

C.

9 2x3

D.

9 12 x

The tangent to y = x 3 + ax 2 + 2 at the point (1, 3) has gradient 5. The value of a is

A.

B.

C.

55

D.

55

f ( x) = 2(3 x ) 2 , f ' ( x) equals

A.

26 x

B.

C.

D.

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6
x

6 x
2

32.

The range of values for which the function f ' ( x) = 3 x 2 x 2 is decreasing is

2
< x <1
3

A.

B.

1 < x <

C.

x<

D.

x < 1 and x >

2
3

2
and x > 1
3
2
3

33.

34.

35.

36.

The rate of change of g ( x) = 2 x 3 when x = 27 is

A.

B.

162

C.

D.

Given that f ' ( x) = 4 x(a x) , the x-coordinate(s) of the stationary point(s) is/are

A.

0 and a

B.

4 and a

C.

a only

D.

0 only

The gradient of the tangent on the curve y = 5 x 2 x 2 at the point (2, 2) is

When

x2

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A.

B.

18

C.

13

is differentiated with respect to x, the result is

A.

5 32
x
2

B.

3 12
x
2

C.

1 12
x
2

D.
37.

2 52
x
5

The gradient of the tangent to the curve y = 3 x 2 4 x + 5 is 2 at the point where x = a.

The value of a is

38.

A.

B.

C.

D.

2
3

1
3

The graph shows y = f (x) .

(3,2)

The graph of y = f ' ( x) could be

y

A.

B.

C.

(3,2)

D.

39.

The coordinates and nature of the turning point on y = 4 3 x 2 are

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A.

(0, 4) and maximum

B.

(0, 4) and minimum

C.

(4, 0) and maximum

D.

(4, 0) and minimum

40.

The graph shows y = f (x) .

-2

The graph of y = f ' ( x) could be

A.

-4

B.

-2

-2

-4

C.

D.

-2

-2

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