Millennia Institute

2020 PU1 H2 Mathematics

Differentiation Techniques Diagnostic Quiz
20
Name: ______________________________ Class: 20 _____

Time: 30 min Date: _____ / _____ / 2020

Answer all the questions and show your working clearly.

dy
1 Find for each of the following.
dx
(i) y  5 , [1]
(ii) y  3 x , [1]
(iii) y  4 x , [2]
2
(iv) y   . [2]
x
d  2 
Hence, find  4 x  3x  5  . [1]
dx  x 

dy
2 If y  (2 x  3)3 , find by using the chain rule. [2]
dx

dy
3 If y  (2 x  3)(1  2 x), find by using the product rule. [2]
dx

2x  3 dy
4 If y  , find . [2]
1 2x dx

dy
5 Find for each of the following.
dx
(i) y  2e x 3 , [1]
(ii) y  2 ln( x  3) , [1]
3
(iii) y  2e x
2
, [2]
(iv) y  2 x ln( x 2  3) , [3]

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Question Solution Remarks
1(i) y  5 Constant
dy
0
dx
(ii) y  3x Polynomial
dy
3
dx
(iii) 1 Convert square root
y  4 x  4x 2
1 
1
dy
 4  x 2
dx 2
2

x
(iv) 2 
1 Convert square root in denominator
y  2 x 2
x
 1 
3
dy
 2    x 2
dx  2
1 1
1 Alternative: 
 3
3
x 2
x3
x2
1 d  2  2 1 Property of differentiation
[Hence]  4 x  3x  5    3 3
dx  x  x x2
2 y  (2 x  3)3 Chain rule
dy
 3  2 x  3 (2)
2

dx
 6  2 x  3
2

3 y  (2 x  3)(1  2 x) Product rule

dy
 (2 x  3)(2)  (1  2 x)(2)
dx
 4 x  6  2  4 x
 8 x  4
4 2x  3 Quotient rule
y
1 2x
dy

1  2 x  (2)   2 x  3 (2)
1  2 x 
2
dx
2  4 x   4 x  6 

1  2 x 
2

8

1  2 x 
2

5(i) y  2e x 3 Exponential
dy
 2e x 3
dx
(ii) y  2 ln( x  3) Logarithm
dy 2

dx x  3
y  2e x 3
2
(iii) Exponential with chain rule
dy
 2e x 3 (2 x)
2

dx
3
 4 xe x
2

(iv) y  2 x ln( x 2  3) Logarithm with product rule

 2x 
   ln( x  3)  (2)
dy
 2x  2 2

dx  x 3
4x2
  2 ln( x 2  3)
x 3
2