Derivatives Drill 1
DERIVATIVES DRILL 1
1. If y = (x2 + 1)5, then y′ =
(A) 5 (x2 + 1)4
(B) 10x (x2 + 1)4
(C) 5x (x2 + 1)4
(D) 5 (2x)4
(E) (2x)5
2. If y = 4π2x2, then what is y′?
(A) 8π2x
(B) 8πx2 + 8π2x
(C) 16πx
(D) 2π2x2
(E) 0
3. If f(x) = sin x cos x, then =
(A) –2
(B) –1
(C) 0
(D) 1
(E) 2
4. If f(x) = 3x3 – 2x2 + x, then (2) f′(2) =
(A) 39
(B) 29
(C) 19
(D) 9
(E) –9
5. If y = x cos x, then nd y′.
(A) cos x + x sin x
(B) –sin x
(C) cos x – x sin x
(D) –x sin x
(E) x sin x – cos x
6. Find y′ if y = x csc x – cot x.
(A) csc x (csc x – cot x)
(B) csc x (csc x + 1 – x cot x)
(C) csc x (csc x + cot x)
(D) –csc x (x cot x – csc x)
(E) x csc2 x – cot x
7. What is the derivative of y = ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
8. If f(x) = sin x ln x, then what is f′(x)?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
9. If y = sin (ln x), then y′ =
(A) cos (ln x)
(B) sin (ln x) +
(C)
(D)
(E)
10. If f(x) = x3 – x2, then what is f′(x)?
(A) 3x2 – 3x ln 3
(B) 3x2 – 3x – 1
(C) 3x2 +3x ln 3
(D) 3x2 – x ln 3x
(E)
11. If y = cos x, nd y′.
(A)
(B)
(C) − sin x
(D) − x sin x − cos x
(E) x2 sin 2 +
12. If y = x2 ln (2x), then what is the value of at x = ?
(A) – ln 4
(B) –
(C) 0
(D)
(E) ln 4
13. Find f′(2) if f(x) = .
(A) –4
(B) –
(C) 0
(D)
(E) 4
14. If y = , then nd y′.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
15. What is f′ if f(x) = x3 cos x?
(A) 3x2 cos x – x3 sin x
(B) –3x2 sin x
(C) 3x2 cos x + x3 sin x
(D) x3 sin x – 3x2 cos x
(E) 3x2 sin x
16. If y = , nd .
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
17. If f(θ) = θ sin θ, then what is f″(θ)?
(A) θ sin θ – 2 cos θ
(B) cos θ – θ sin θ
(C) – sin θ
(D) θ cos θ – 2 sin θ
(E) 2 cos θ – θ sin θ
18. If y = x2 tan x, then y′ =
(A) x2 sec2 x
(B) 2x sec2 x
(C) 2x tan x + x2 sec2x
(D) 2x tan x – x2 sec2x
(E) –x2 sec2x
19. If f(x) = 3x2 – 3x ln 6, then f′(x) =
(A) 6x + 3 ln 6
(B) 66 ln (x + 3)
(C) (x + 3) 6x + 2
(D) 63 ln (x + 3)
(E) (x + 3) ln 6
20. If f(x) = , then f′(x) =
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
21. If y = ln (4x2), then y′ =
(A) 8x
(B) 8x ln (4x2)
(C)
(D)
(E)
22. If y = x3 sin2x, then y′ =
(A) 3x2 sin2x + 2x3 sin 2x
(B) 3x2 sin x cos x
(C) 3x2 sin2x + x3 sin 2x
(D) 6x2 sin x cos x
(E) 6x2 sin x + 2x3 sin x cos x
23. If f(x) = (x – 2)(2x + 3), then f′(x) =
(A) 2
(B) 2x
(C) 4x
(D) 4x + 1
(E) 4x – 1
24. If y = x6 – 3x4 + x, then y′ =
(A) 3x5 – 12x3 + 1
(B) – 3x5 + 12x3 – 1
(C) x7 – x5 + x2
(D) x (x5 – 6x + 2)
(E) 15x4 – 36x2
25. Find f″(x) if f(x) = sin 3x + 2cos x – sin 2x.
(A) 9 sin 3x – 4 sin 2x + 2 cos x
(B) –9 sin 3x + 4 sin 2x – 2 cos x
(C) 4 sin 2x – 9 sin 3x – 2 cos x
(D) 4 sin 3x – 9 sin 2x – 2 cos x
(E) –4 sin 2x + 9 sin 3x + 2 cos x
26. Find y′ if 2 + = 10
(A)
(B) –
(C) –
(D)
(E)
27. What is y′ if 2x3 + x2y – xy3 = 9?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
28. What is the derivative of y5 + x2y3 = 1 + x4y?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
29. Find y′ if 1 + x = sin (xy2).
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D) cos (xy2) – 1
(E) 2xy cos (xy2) – 1
30. (2(x2 + 3)3) =
(A) 6(x2 + 3)2
(B) 4x(x2 + 3)2
(C) 12x(x2 + 3)2
(D) 6x(x2 + 3)2
(E) 4(x2 + 3)2
Derivatives Drill 1 Answers and Explanations
ANSWER KEY
1. B
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. D
9. D
10. A
11. A
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. A
16. E
17. E
18. C
19. A
20. D
21. E
22. C
23. E
24. A
25. C
26. A
27. A
28. D
29. A
30. C
EXPLANATIONS
1. B Take the derivative using the chain rule.
y′ = 5(x2 + 1)4 × (2x)
= 10x (x2 + 1)4
2. A Find the derivative.
y′ = 4π2 × 2x
= 8π2x
3. B Take the derivative using the product rule and trigonometric derivatives.
f′(x) = cos x cos x + sin x (–sin x)
Don’t simplify! Plug in .
= (0)(0) – (1)(1)
= –1
4. B Take the derivative and plug in 2.
f′(x) = 9x2 – 4x + 1
f′(2) = 9(2)2 – 4(2) + 1
= 36 – 8 + 1
= 29
5. C This question is testing your knowledge of the product rule and derivatives of trigonometric functions.
Find y′.
y′ = (1) cos x + x(–sin x)
= cos x – xsin x.
6. B This question is testing your knowledge of the product rule and derivatives of trigonometric functions.
The derivative of xcsc x is (1)csc x + x (–csc x cot x) and the derivative of cot x is –csc2x. That makes the
derivative all together cscx – xcsc x cot x + csc2x.
Factor out a term of csc x to match the answer choices.
y′ = csc x (csc x + 1 – xcot x)
7. A This question is testing you on the quotient rule of derivatives.
Take the derivative of the function.
8. D This question is testing you on the product rule, trigonometric di erentiation, and the derivative of the
natural logarithm.
Take the derivative
f′(x) = cos x × ln x + sin x ×
= cos x ln x +
9. D This question is testing you on the chain rule, trigonometric di erentiation, and the derivative of the natural
logarithm.
Take the derivative of the function, starting from the outside and working your way in.
10. A Take the derivative.
f′(x) = 3x2 – 3x ln 3
11. A Take the derivative.
12. D Take the derivative.
y′ = 2x ln (2x) + x2 ×2
Don’t simplify! Just plug in for x.
13. A Take the derivative using the quotient rule.
Don’t simplify! Plug in 2 for x.
14. C Find the derivative using the quotient rule in combination with the chain rule.
15. A Find the rst derivative using the product rule.
f′(x) = (3x2)(cos x) + (x3)(–sin x)
= 3x2 cos x – x3 sin x
16. E Find the derivative using the quotient rule and trigonometric derivatives.
y′ =
17. E Find the second derivative.
f′(θ) = sin θ + θ cos θ
f″(θ) = cos θ + cos θ – θ sin θ
= 2 cos θ – θ sin θ
18. C If y = x2 tan x, then y′ =
Take the derivative using trigonometric derivatives and the product rule.
y′ = (2x) tan x + (x2) sec2x.
19. A Take the derivative using the rule of raising a number to a function.
f′(x) = 6x + 3 ln 6.
20. D Take the derivative using the quotient rule.
21. E Take the derivative using the derivative of the natural log function and the chain rule.
22. C Take the derivative using the product rule, chain rule, and trigonometric derivatives.
y′ = 3x2 sin2x + x3 (2 sin x cos x)
Use the trigonometric identity sin 2x = 2 sin x cos x to rewrite the derivative.
y′ = 3x2 sin2x + x3 sin 2x.
23. E Although the product rule could be used to evaluate the derivative, this question is quickly solved if you FOIL
out the function rst.
(x – 2)(2x + 3) = 2x2 – x – 6
Find the derivative.
f(x) = 2x2 – x – 6
f′(x) = 4x – 1
24. A Calculate the derivative using the power rule for each term.
y = x6 – 3x4 + x
y′ = 3x5 – 12x3 + 1
25. C Calculate the rst derivative using the trigonometric derivatives and the chain rule.
f(x) = sin 3x + 2 cos x – sin 2x
f′(x) = 3 cos 3x – 2 sin x – 2 cos 2x
Now take the second derivative paying attention to the sign changes when applying the trigonometric
derivatives.
f′(x) = 3 cos 3x – 2 sin x – 2 cos 2x
f″(x) = –9 sin 3x – 2 cos x + 4 sin 2x
f″(x) = 4 sin 2x – 9 sin 3x – 2 cos x
26. A Take the derivative with respect to x.
27. A Take the derivative with respect to x using the power rule and product rule.
28. D Take the derivative with respect to x using the power rule and product rule.
29. A Take the derivative with respect to x using the product rule, the chain rule, and the di erentiation formula
for the sine function.
30. C (2(x2 + 3)3) = 2((x2 + 3)2(2x)) = 12x(x2 + 3)2
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