Calculus MCQs: Differentiation and Integration

Prepared by
Mark I. Modebei PhD.
Department of Mathematics,
University of Abuja, Nigeria

Topics: C. 4X
D. Undefined
1. Limits and functions
1
6. limx→∞ equals:
2. Continuity of functions x

3. Rate of change A. ∞
B. 0X
4. Differentiation and Techniques
C. 1
5. Application of differentiation D. −∞
6. Minima and Maxima 7. limx→0 tan x
=
x
7. Extrema A. 0
8. Mean value theorem B. 1X
9. Integration basics C. ∞
D. Does not exist
10. Definite and indefinite integrals
x2 −4
8. If f (x) = x−2 , then limx→2 f (x) =
1 Limits and Functions A. 0

1. What is the value of limx→2 (3x + 1)? B. 4X

C. Undefined
A. 5
D. ∞
B. 6
1 x


C. 7 X 9. limx→∞ 1 + x =
D. 8 A. 0
2. What is the limit of f (x) = 3x + 2 as x approaches 2? B. 1
C. eX
A. 5
D. ∞
B. 6
sin x
C. 8X 10. Evaluate limx→0 x .
D. 10 A. 0
3. limx→0 sinx x is: B. 1 X

A. 0 C. ∞

B. 1X D. Does not exist

C. ∞ 2x2 +3x
11. What is limx→∞ 5x2 +7 ?
D. Does not exist A. 0
4. If f (x) = x2 + 1, what is f (3)? B. 2
5X
3
A. 9 C. 7

B. 10 D. ∞
C. 12 x2 −9
12. Find limx→3 x−3 .
D. 11X
A. 0
x2 −4
5. The limit of x−2 as x approaches 2 is: B. 3
A. 0 C. 6 X
B. 2 D. Does not exist
1 1
 ex −1
13. Compute limx→0 x . B. Continuous everywhere but not differen-
tiable at 0X
A. 0
C. Differentiable everywhere
B. 1 X
D. Discontinuous everywhere
C. e (
D. Does not exist x2 if x ≤ 1
22. For f (x) = , at x = 1:
2x − 1 if x > 1

2 Continuity of Functions A. Has a jump discontinuity

B. Is continuousX
14. A function f (x) is continuous at x = a if:
C. Has infinite discontinuity
A. limx→a f (x) exists D. None of these
B. f (a) is defined (
x2 if x ≤ 1
C. limx→a f (x) = f (a) 23. The function f (x) = is:
2x − 1 if x > 1
D. All of the aboveX
A. Discontinuous at x = 1
15. A function is continuous at x = a if:
B. Continuous at x = 1 X
A. f (a) exists C. Differentiable at x = 1
B. limx→a f (x) exists D. None of the above
C. limx→a f (x) = f (a) 24. The function f (x) = x2 −4
has a removable discontinuity
x−2
D. All of the aboveX at:
1
16. The function f (x) = x is discontinuous at: A. x = 0
A. x = 1 B. x = 2 X

B. x = 0X C. x = −2

C. x = −1 D. Nowhere

D. x = 2 25. Which condition is required for continuity?

17. Which of these functions is continuous everywhere? A. Differentiability

1 B. limx→a+ f (x) = limx→a− f (x) X
A. x
√ C. Existence of f 0 (a)
B. x
D. f (a) = 0
C. sin(x)X
D. log(x)
3 Rate of Change
18. Discontinuity can be of how many types?
26. The average rate of change of f (x) = x3 from x = 1 to
A. One x = 3 is:
B. Two
A. 8
C. ThreeX
B. 12
D. Four
C. 13 X
19. A removable discontinuity occurs when: D. 26
A. f (a) is undefined 27. The rate of change of distance with time is:
B. limx→a f (x) exists but f (a) is not defined or
A. Acceleration
not equal to the limitX
B. VelocityX
C. The function has a jump
C. Force
D. None of the above
D. Speed
20. Which function is continuous everywhere?
28. If y = x3 , then the rate of change of y with respect to x
1
A. f (x) = x is:
√
B. f (x) = x
A. 3x2 X
C. f (x) = sin xX B. x2
D. f (x) = ln x C. 2x
21. The function f (x) = |x| is: D. 3x
A. Discontinuous at 0 29. The derivative represents:
2 2
 A. Area C. 3x
B. SlopeX D. x2
C. Height 38. d
dx (sin x) =
D. Volume
A. cos xX
30. A constant function has a rate of change equal to: B. − cos x
A. 1 C. sin x
B. x D. − sin x
d x
C. 0X 39. dx (e ) =
D. Undefined A. e
31. Instantaneous rate of change is given by: B. xe
C. ex X
A. Average rate of change
D. ln x
B. Limit of difference quotientX
C. Tangent line 40. Product rule formula is:
D. Secant line A. (uv)0 = u0 v + uv 0
32. If s(t) = 3t2 + 5t describes position, the velocity at t = 2 B. (uv)0 = u0 v 0
is: C. (uv)0 = u + v
D. (uv)0 = uv
A. 11
B. 17X 41. Quotient rule is used when:
C. 22 A. Multiplying two functions
D. 34 B. Dividing two functionsX
x
33. The instantaneous rate of change of f (x) = e at x = 0 C. Adding two functions
is: D. Subtracting two functions
√
A. 0 42. The linear approximation of 4.1 is:
B. 1X A. 2.025
C. e B. 2.025X
D. Undefined C. 2.1
34. If V (r) = 4 3 D. 2.5
3 πr , the rate of change of V w.r.t r when
r = 2 is: 43. If y = sin(3x), then dy
is:
dx
A. 8π A. 3 cos(3x) X
B. 16πX B. cos(3x)
C. 32π C. − cos(3x)
D. 64π D. −3 cos(3x)
35. The rate of change of y = ln x at x = 1 is: 44. The derivative of f (x) = e2x ln x is:
A. e2x 2 ln x + x1 X


A. 0
B. 1X B. e2x ln x + x1

C. e C. 2e2x ln x
D. e2x x1


D. Undefined
x2 +1 dy
45. If y = x−1 , then dx at x = 2 is:
4 Differentiation and Techniques
A. 1
4 2
36. The derivative of f (x) = 5x − 3x + 2 is: B. 3
A. 20x3 − 6xX C. 5X
3
B. 5x − 3x D. 7
3
C. 20x − 6x + 2 46. The derivative of tan−1 (x) is:
D. 5x3 − 3x + 2 A. 1
1+x2 X
37. The derivative of x2 is: B. √ 1
1−x2
−1
A. x C. 1+x2
2
B. 2xX D. sec x
3 3
5 Application of Differentiation D. L(x) = 2 + 12 x

47. The tangent line to y = x2 at x = 1 has slope: 56. If f 0 (x) > 0 on an interval, then f (x) is:

A. 1 A. Decreasing
B. 2 X B. Increasing
C. 0 C. Constant
D. -1 D. Undefined
48. Derivative helps to find: 57. The acceleration of a particle with position s(t) = t3 −6t2
at t = 2 is:
A. Area
B. Maximum and minimumX A. 0X
C. Volume B. -12
D. Integration C. 12
49. If f 0 (x) > 0 on an interval, then f (x) is: D. 24

A. Decreasing 58. If f 00 (x) < 0 on an interval, the graph of f (x) is:

B. Constant A. Concave upward
C. IncreasingX B. Concave downwardX
D. None C. Linear
50. The slope of a tangent line is given by: D. None of the above

A. DerivativeX
B. Integral 6 Minima and Maxima
C. Area 59. The critical points of f (x) = x3 − 3x2 occur at:
D. Average rate
A. x = 0 only
51. A function is concave upward when:
B. x = 2 only
A. f 00 (x) < 0 C. x = 0 and x = 2 X
B. f 00 (x) > 0X D. x = 0 and x = 3
C. f 0 (x) < 0
60. The function f (x) = x2 − 4x + 5 has a local minimum at:
D. f 0 (x) > 0
A. x = 0
52. Point of inflection occurs where:
B. x = 1
A. f 00 (x) = 0 and changes signX
C. x = 2X
B. f 0 (x) = 0
D. x = 4
C. f (x) = 0
D. f (x) = max 61. The absolute maximum of f (x) = x(4 − x) on [0, 4] is:
√ A. 0
53. The linear approximation of 4.1 is:
B. 2
A. 2.025
C. 4 X
B. 2.025X
D. 8
C. 2.1
D. 2.5 62. A function f (x) has a local maximum at x = a if:

54. If V = 43 πr3 , then dV /dr at r = 2 is: A. f 0 (a) = 0 and f 00 (a) > 0

A. 8π B. f 0 (a) = 0 and f 00 (a) < 0 X

B. 16πX C. f 0 (a) 6= 0
C. 32π D. f 00 (a) = 0
D. 4π 63. The function f (x) = x3 − 12x has a local maximum at:
√
55. The linear approximation of f (x) = x near x = 4 is: A. x = 0
1 B. x = 2 X
A. L(x) = 2 + 4 (x − 4)X
1 C. x = −2
B. L(x) = 2 + 2 (x − 4)
1
C. L(x) = 2 + 4x D. No local maximum
4 4
 √
7 Extrema D. 2

64. The extreme values of f (x) = sin x on [0, π] are: 72. The MVT guarantees that for f (x) = ln x on [1, e], there
exists c such that:
A. Min: 0, Max: 1 X
B. Min: -1, Max: 1 A. f 0 (c) = 1
X
e−1
C. Min: 0, Max: π
B. f 0 (c) = 0
D. Min: -1, Max: 0
C. f (c) = 0
65. The function f (x) = x4 − 8x2 has:
D. f 00 (c) = 0
A. One local minimum and one local maximum
73. If f (1) = 2 and f (3) = 10, the MVT implies that f 0 (c) =:
B. Two local minima and one local maximumX
C. Two local maxima and one local minimum A. 2
D. No extrema
B. 4 X
66. The absolute minimum of f (x) = ex on [−1, 1] is: C. 6
−1
A. e X D. 8
0
B. e
C. e1
D. Does not exist
9 Integration Basics
74. The integral (3x2 + 2x) dx is:
R
67. The function f (x) = |x| has a global minimum at:
A. x = 1 A. x3 + x2 + CX
B. x = −1 B. 6x + 2 + C
C. x = 0
C. x3 + x2
D. No global minimum
D. 6x + 2
68. The critical points of f (x) = xe−x are:
ex dx =:
R
75.
A. x = 0
B. x = 1 X A. ex + CX
C. x = e B. ex+1 + C
D. x = 0 and x = 1
C. ln x + C
D. xex−1 + C
8 Mean Value Theorem
R
2 76. cos x dx =:
69. The Mean Value Theorem applies to f (x) = x on [1, 3]
at c =:
A. sin x + CX
A. 1
B. − sin x + C
B. 2 X
C. cos x + C
C. 3
D. − cos x + C
D. 4
1
R
70. If f (x) is differentiable on (a, b) and continuous on [a, b], 77. x dx =:
then there exists c ∈ (a, b) such that:
A. ln |x| + CX
f (b)−f (a)
A. f 0 (c) = b−a X 1
B. x2 +C
B. f 0 (c) = 0
C. x ln x + C
C. f (c) = 0
−1
D. f 00 (c) = 0 D. x2 +C

71. For f (x) = x3 − x on [0, 2], the value c satisfying MVT

R
78. (2x + sin x) dx =:
is:
q
2
A. x2 − cos x + C X
A. 3
q B. 2 + cos x + C
4
B. 3X C. x2 + cos x + C
q
5
C. 3 D. 2 − cos x + C
5 5
10 Definite and Indefinite Integrals
R1
79. 0
x2 dx =:
1
A. 2
1
B. 3X
C. 1
D. 2
2
xex dx =
R
80.
2
A. ex + C
1 x2
B. 2e + CX
x2
C. 2e +C
1 x2
D. xe +C
R π/2
81. 0
cos xdx =
A. 0
B. 1X
C. -1
D. π/2
Re 1
82. 1 x dx =:

A. 0
B. 1 X
C. e
D. e − 1
R π/2
83. The value of −π/2
cos x dx is:

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2X
D. π
Rπ
84. 0 sin x dx =:

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2X
D. π
Rb
85. If F 0 (x) = f (x), then a
f (x) dx =:
A. F (a) − F (b)
B. F (b) − F (a)X
C. F (b) + F (a)
D. F 0 (b) − F 0 (a)

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