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MCQs
f ( x) f ( a )
1. Lim is equal to:
x a xa
(A) f ( x) (B) f (a) (C) f (2) (D) f (0)
dy
2. If y sin x , then :
dx
cos x cos x
(A) cos x (B) cos x (C) (D)
2 x 2 x
d
3. What is the value of 1 x 2 (sin 1 x cos 1 x) :
dx
1
(A) 0 (B) 1 x 2 (C) 2 (D)
x
2
4. If f ( x) x , then f (8) :
3
1 2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 3
2 3 3
5. Derivative of ( x 1) w.r.t x equals:
3 9 3
(A) 9( x3 1)8 (B) 27 x2 ( x3 1)9 (C) 3x2 ( x3 1)8 (D) 18x2 ( x3 1)8
f ( x x) f ( x)
6. Lim :
x 0 x
(A) 0 (B) f ( x) (C) f ( x) at x a (D) not defined
d
7. ( cos ecx) :
dx
(A) cot 2 x (B) cosec x cot x (C) cot x (D) tan x sec x
8. ( fog )( x) :
(A) f g ( x) (B) f g ( x)
(C) f g ( x) .g ( x) (D) f g ( x) .g ( x)
9. If f ( x) sec x, then f :
2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 1 (D) Does not exist
d 1 x
10. cot :
dx a
a a2 a 1
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) (D)
a x2 a x2 a x2
2
a x2
2
d 1
:
dx g ( x)
11.
g ( x) g ( x) g ( x) g ( x)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
g ( x) g ( x)
2 2
g ( x) g ( x)
d x
12. :
dx a
x 1 1 x2
(A) 2 (B) (C) (D)
a a a2 a2
d
13. (cos 1 3x) :
dx
3 3 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
1 9x 2 1 9x 2
1 9x 2
1 9x 2
14. If f ( x) cos x, then f :
2
1
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) (D) 1
2
15. Derivative of x3 w.r.t. x 2 equals:
2x 3x
(A) (B) (C) 3x 2 (D) 2x
3 2
16. If f ( x) x 1, g ( x) x, then ( fog )( x) :
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 1 (D) 2
17. The derivative of x at x a is:
1 1
(A) (B) 2 a (C) (D) 2a
2 a 2a
d
18. (cos x 2 ) :
dx
(A) sin x 2 (B) sin x2 (C) 2 x sin x2 (D) 2 x sin x
19. If f ( x) tan 1 x, then f tan x :
(A) tan 2 x (B) sin 2 x (C) cos2 x (D) sec2 x
dy
20. If 3x 4 y 7 0, then :
dx
3 3 4 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 4 3 3
21. If f ( x) 4 x, then :
(A) f (0) f (1) (B) f (0) f (1)
(C) f (0) f (0) (D) f (0) f (1)
1
22. is the derivative of :
1 x2
(A) sin 1 x (B) sec1 x (C) tan 1 x (D) cot 1 x
d x
23. sin :
dx a
1 a 1 a 1 x 1 x
(A) 2 cos (B) cos (C) cos (D) cos
x x x x a a a a
dy
24. If x a cos , y a sin , then :
dx
(A) cot (B) cot (C) sec (D) sec
25. If f ( x) 3 x , then f (1) :
3 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2
d 3
26. ( x 5)4 :
dx
(A) 0 (B) (3x2 )4 (C) 4( x3 5)3 (D) 12x2 ( x3 5)3
d
27. (cos 2 x sin 2 x) :
dx
(A) 2cos 2x (B) 2cos 2x (C) 2sin 2x (D) 2sin 2x
28. If f ( x) ( x 1) sin x, then f (0) :
2
1 1
(A) sin 2 x (B) cos2 x (C) (D)
1 x2 1 x2
38.
d
dx
tan x :
sec2 x sec2 x 1
(A) (B) sec2 x tan x (C) (D)
2 tan x tan x 2 tan x
39. Derivative of sin x w.r.t cos x is :
(A) cot x (B) cot x (C) tan x (D) tan x
d
40. 5 f ( x) :
dx
(A) 5 f ( x) (B) 5 (C) f ( x) (D) 5 f ( x)
Short Questions
dy
1. Find from first principles if y x 2
dx
dy
2. Find if y3 2xy 2 x2 y 3x 0
dx
1 x
3. Find the derivative of
1 x
1
4. Prove that derivative of tan 1 x w.r.t ' x ' is .
1 x2
5. Differentiate sin 1 1 x 2 w.r.t. ' x '
dy
6. Find if y ( x2 5)( x3 7)
dx
x2 1
7. Differentiate 2 w.r.t. ' x '
x 3
1
8. Differentiate x 2 2 w.r.t. x 4
x
d 1
9. Prove that (cos 1 x) , x (1,1)
dx 1 x2
dy
10. Find if y x cos y
dx
dy
11. If y x 2 , find by definition.
dx
2
1
12. Differentiate x w.r.t. ' x '
x
dy
13. Find if x2 4xy 5 y 0
dx
14. Differentiate (sin 2 cos3)2 w.r.t. the variable involved.
1 a
15. Differentiate sin 1 w.r.t. ' x '
a x
1 dy
16. If y x , find
x dx
dy
17. Find if y 2 xy x2 4 0
dx
18. Differentiate (1 x2 )n w.r.t. x 2
19. Differentiate tan3 sec2 w.r.t. the variable involved.
x dy
20. If y cot 1 , find
a dx
2x 1
21. Differentiate w.r.t. ' x '
x2 1
dy
22. If y x4 2x2 2, prove that 4x y 1
dx
1
23. Differentiate w.r.t. 1
dy
24. Find if x y sin y
dx
x
25. Differentiate cos 1 w.r.t. ' x '
a
ax
26. Differentiate w.r.t. ' x '
ax
27. Differentiate xy y2 2 w.r.t. ' x '
( x 2 1)2 dy
28. If y , find .
x 1
2
dx
29. Differentiate sin 2 x w.r.t. cos4 x
30. If y tan( p tan 1 x), show that (1 x 2 ) y1 P(1 y 2 ) 0
d
31. Prove that (c) 0, by definition.
dx
ax
32. Differentiate w.r.t. ' x '
ax
dy
33. Find if y 2 xy x2 4 0
dx
34. Differentiate cos x sin x w.r.t. the variable involved.
d 1
35. Prove that (cot 1 x) , xR
dx 1 x2
36. Find the derivative of x at x a by ab-initio method.
37. Differentiate ( x 5)(3 x) w.r.t. ' x '
x2 1 x 1
38. Differentiate w.r.t.
x 1
2
x 1
1 x dy 4(1 y 2 )
39. If y tan 2 tan , show that
2 dx 4 x2
40. Differentiate x2 sec 4 x w.r.t. the variable involved.
Long Questions
dy 1 t2 2t
Q.1 Prove that y x 0 if x , y
dx 1 t 2
1 t2
y x dy y
Q.2 If tan 1 , then show that
x y dx x
dy a(1 t 2 ) 2bt
Q.3 Find if x , y
dx 1 t 2
1 t2
x2 1
Q.4 Differentiate sec1 2 w.r.t. ' x '
x 1
dy
Q.5 If x a cos3 , y b sin3 , show that a b tan 0
dx
dy
Q.6 Find if x a(cos t sin t ), y a(sin t t cos t )
dx
Q.7 Differentiate tan x from first principles.
1 x2
Q.8 Differentiate cos 1 2
w.r.t. ' x '
1 x