Derivative of Algebraic Functions - Part 1

Derivative of Algebraic Functions - Part 1

DERIVATIVE OF ALGEBRAIC FUNCTIONS — 40 Questions

40 multiple-choice questions on derivatives of algebraic functions.
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Problem 1

The first derivative of the function $f(x)=\left( 4x^{2}-12x \right)\left( x+2 \right)$ is...

A. $f'(x)=12x^{2}-4x-24$ B. $f'(x)=12x^{2}-8x+24$ C. $f'(x)=24x-8$ D. $f'(x)=12x^{2}-16x+24$ E. $f'(x)=12x^{2}-8x-24$

Problem 2

Given $f(x)=ax^{2}+2x+4$ and $g(x)=x^{2}+ax-2$. If $h(x)=\dfrac{f(x)}{g(x)}$ with $h'(0)=1$, then the value of $a$ is...

A. $2$ B. $\frac{1}{2}$ C. $0$ D. $-\frac{1}{2}$ E. $-2$

Problem 3

Given $f(x)=ax^{2}-4x+1$ and $g(x)=3x^{2}+ax+2$. If $h(x)=f(x)+g(x)$ and $k(x)=f(x)g(x)$ with $h'(0)=-3$, then the value of $k'(0)$ is...

A. $-7$ B. $-4$ C. $-3$ D. $0$ E. $2$

Problem 4

If $f(x)=\dfrac{1}{x^{2}}-\dfrac{1}{x}+1$, then $f' \left( \dfrac{1}{2} \right)=\cdots$

A. $-20$ B. $-16$ C. $-12$ D. $-8$ E. $-4$

Problem 5

Given $g(x)=3-x$ and $f(x)=6x^{2}+3x-9$. If $h(x)=f(x) \cdot g(x)$, the first derivative of $h(x)$ is $h'(x)=\cdots$

A. $-6x^{2}+36x$ B. $-6x^{2}+36x+18$ C. $-18x^{2}+30x+18$ D. $18x^{2}+30x+18$ E. $18x^{2}-30x-18$

Problem 6

The first derivative of the function $f(x)=\left( x-1 \right)^{2} \left( x+1 \right)$ is $f'(x)=\cdots$

A. $x^{2}-2x+1$ B. $x^{2}+2x+1$ C. $3x^{2}-2x-1$ D. $3x^{2}-2x+1$ E. $3x^{2}+2x+1$

Problem 7

The first derivative of $f(x)=\dfrac{x^{2}-7}{x\sqrt{x}}$ is...

A. $\dfrac{x^{2}+21}{2x^{2}\sqrt{x}}$ B. $\dfrac{x^{2}+21}{x^{2}\sqrt{x}}$ C. $\dfrac{x^{2}-21}{2x^{2}\sqrt{x}}$ D. $\dfrac{x^{2}}{x^{2}\sqrt{x}+21}$ E. $\dfrac{x^{2}+21}{2x\sqrt{x}}$

Problem 8

The first derivative of $h(x)=(-x+1)^{3}$ is...

A. $h'(x)=-3x^{2}+6x-3$ B. $h'(x)=-3x^{2}-6x+3$ C. $h'(x)=3x^{2}+6x-3$ D. $h'(x)=3x^{2}+3x-6$ E. $h'(x)=-3x^{2}-6x+3$

Problem 9

The first derivative of the function $y=\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{\left( 3x^{2}+5 \right)^{3}}}$ is $y'=\cdots$

A. $\dfrac{-3}{\sqrt{\left( 3x^{2}+5 \right)^{5}}}$ B. $\dfrac{-18x}{\sqrt{\left( 3x^{2}+5 \right)^{5}}}$ C. $\dfrac{-3}{\sqrt{ 3x^{2}+5}}$ D. $\dfrac{-18x}{\sqrt{ 3x^{2}+5 }}$ E. $\dfrac{18x}{\sqrt{ 3x^{2}+5 }}$

Problem 10

Given $f(0)=1$ and $f'(0)=2$. If $g(x)=\dfrac{1}{\left( 2f(x)-1 \right)^{3}}$, then $g'(0)=\cdots$

A. $-12$ B. $-6$ C. $6$ D. $8$ E. $12$

Problem 11

If $f(x)=\dfrac{bx-a}{x+b}$, satisfies $f \left( 1 \right)=1$ and $f' \left( 1 \right)=2$, then $f \left( 2 \right)=\cdots$

A. $-5$ B. $-21$ C. $-1$ D. $2$ E. $5$

Problem 12

If $f(x)= \dfrac{ax+b}{x^{2}+1}$ with $f(0)=f'(0)$ and $f'(-1)=1$, then $a+b=\cdots$

A. $4$ B. $2$ C. $0$ D. $-2$ E. $2$

Problem 13

If $m$ and $n$ are real numbers and the function $f(x)=mx^{3}+2x^{2}-nx+5$ satisfies $f'(1)=f'(-5)=0$, then $3m-n=\cdots$

A. $-6$ B. $-4$ C. $-2$ D. $2$ E. $4$

Problem 14

If $f$ and $g$ are differentiable functions on $\mathbb{R}$ such that $\lim\limits_{h \to 0} \dfrac{f(x+h) \left(g(x)-g(x+h) \right)}{k^{2}h}=\dfrac{x-1}{k}$ and $\lim\limits_{h \to 0} \dfrac{g(x) \left(f(x)-f(x+h) \right)}{\left( k^{2}-1 \right)h}=\dfrac{x-1}{k+1}$ for $k \gt 0$, then...
(1) $\left(fg \right)'(0)=2k-1$
(2) $\left(fg \right)'(c)=(2k-1)(c-1)$
(3) $\left(fg \right)'(x+1)=(1-2k)x$
(4) $\left(fg \right)'\left(x^{2} \right)=(2k-1)(x^{2}-1)$

A. Statements (1), (2), and (3) ONLY are true. B. Statements (1) and (3) ONLY are true. C. Statements (2) and (4) ONLY are true. D. ONLY Statement (4) is true. E. ALL statements are true.

Problem 15

Given differentiable functions $f$ and $g$ with $f'(2)=3$ and $g'(2)=4$. If at $x=2$, the derivative of $\left(f \cdot g \right)(x)$ is $11$ and the derivative of $\left(f^{2}+g^{2} \right)(x)$ is $20$, then the derivative of $\left( \dfrac{f}{g} \right)(x)$ at $x=2$ is...

A. $-5$ B. $-2$ C. $\frac{3}{4}$ D. $1$ E. $2$

Problem 16

Let the function $f:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be defined by $f \left( 2x-3 \right)=4x^{2}+2x-5$ and $f'$ is the first derivative of $f$. The result of $f' \left( 2x-3 \right)=\cdots$

A. $2x-7$ B. $2x-1$ C. $2x+7$ D. $4x+1$ E. $8x+2$

Problem 17

The function $f(x)=x^{3}+3x^{2}-9x-7$ is decreasing on the interval...

A. $1 \lt x \lt 3$ B. $-1 \lt x \lt 3$ C. $-3 \lt x \lt 1$ D. $x \lt -3\ \text{or}\ x \gt 1$ E. $x \lt -1\ \text{or}\ x \gt 3$

Problem 18

The graph of $f(x)=2x^{3}-3x^{2}-120x+15$ is increasing for $x$ satisfying...

A. $4 \lt x \lt 5$ B. $-4 \lt x \lt 5$ C. $x \lt -5\ \text{or}\ x \gt 4$ D. $x \lt 4\ \text{or}\ x \gt 5$ E. $x \lt -4\ \text{or}\ x \gt 5$

Problem 19

The graph of $f(x)=\dfrac{1}{6}x^{3}-3x^{2}$ is increasing for values of $x$ satisfying...

A. $1 \lt x \lt 6$ B. $0 \lt x \lt 12$ C. $-6 \lt x \lt 6$ D. $x \lt 0\ \text{or}\ x \gt 12$ E. $x \lt 1\ \text{or}\ x \gt 6$

Problem 20

The graph of $f(x)=2x^{3}-3x^{2}-12x+7$ is decreasing for $x$ satisfying...

A. $x \lt 2$ B. $-1 \lt x \lt 2$ C. $-3 \lt x \lt -1$ D. $x \lt -1\ \text{or}\ x \gt 2$ E. $x \lt -3\ \text{or}\ x \gt 1$

Problem 21

If the function $f$ is given by $f(x)=x\sqrt{x+1}$, then the interval where $f$ is increasing is...

A. $-1 \leq x \leq -\frac{2}{3}$ B. $x \leq - 1$ C. $-1 \leq x \lt -\frac{2}{3}$ D. $x \gt -\frac{2}{3}$ E. $x \gt \frac{2}{3}$

Problem 22

The function $f(x)=\dfrac{x^{2}+3}{x-1}$ is decreasing for values of $x$ satisfying...

A. $-3 \lt x \lt 1$ B. $-3 \lt x \lt 1\ \text{or}\ x \gt 1$ C. $-1 \lt x \lt 1\ \text{or}\ 1 \lt x \lt 3$ D. $x \lt -3\ \text{or}\ x \gt 1$ E. $x \lt -1\ \text{or}\ x \gt 4$

Problem 23

The function $f(x)=4x^{3}-9x^{2}-12x+1$ is decreasing for values of $x$ satisfying...

A. $x \lt -2$ B. $-2 \lt x \lt \frac{1}{2}$ C. $-2 \lt x \lt 2$ D. $x \gt 2$ E. $-\frac{1}{2} \lt x \lt 2$

Problem 24

The graph of $y=2x^{3}-\frac{5}{2}x^{2}-6x+5$ is increasing for $x$ satisfying...

A. $\frac{3}{2} \lt x \lt \frac{5}{2}$ B. $-\frac{3}{2} \lt x \lt \frac{3}{2}$ C. $\frac{3}{2} \lt x \lt \frac{5}{2}$ D. $x \lt -\frac{2}{3}\ \text{or}\ x \gt \frac{3}{2}$ E. $x \lt -\frac{2}{3}\ \text{or}\ x \gt \frac{5}{2}$

Problem 25

The graph of $f(x)=x^{3}+\frac{3}{2}x^{2}-18x+5$ is increasing on the interval...

A. $-2 \lt x \lt 3$ B. $-3 \lt x \lt 2$ C. $x \lt 2\ \text{or}\ x \gt 3$ D. $x \lt -3\ \text{or}\ x \gt 2$ E. $x \lt -2\ \text{or}\ x \gt 3$

Problem 26

If the curve $y= \left(x^{2}-a \right)\left( 2x+b \right)^{3}$ is decreasing on the interval $-1 \lt x \lt \frac{2}{5}$, then the value of $ab=\cdots$

A. $-3$ B. $-2$ C. $1$ D. $2$ E. $3$

Problem 27

The condition for the function $f(x)=-x^{3}+\frac{1}{2}ax^{2}-\frac{1}{2}x^{2}-3x+8$ to be always decreasing for all real values of $x$ is...

A. $a \lt -5\ \text{or}\ a \gt 7$ B. $a \lt 0\ \text{or}\ a \gt 4$ C. $-5\ \lt a \lt 7$ D. $-7\ \lt a \lt 5$ E. $-7\ \lt a \lt 0\ \text{or}\ 4\ \lt a \lt 7$

Problem 28

The range of values of $p$ such that the function $f(x)=-\frac{1}{3}x^{3}+px^{2}+2px+5$ is always decreasing for all real values of $x$ is...

A. $p \lt 2\ \text{or}\ p \gt 0$ B. $-2 \leq p \leq 0$ C. $-2 \lt p \lt 0$ D. $-2 \leq p \lt 0$ E. $-2 \lt p \leq 4$

Problem 29

On the interval $-1 \leq x \leq 2$, the function $y=x^{3}-3x^{2}+3$ has maximum value...

A. $-6$ B. $-1$ C. $3$ D. $6$ E. $8$

Problem 30

On the interval $0 \leq x \leq 4$, the maximum distance of the curve $f(x)=x^{3}-6x^{2}+9x$ from the $x$-axis is...

A. $1$ B. $2$ C. $4$ D. $8$ E. $16$

Problem 31

If the function $f(x)=x^{3}+3x^{2}-9x$ on the interval $-4 \leq x \leq -1$ has maximum value $a$ and minimum value $b$, then $a+b=\cdots$

A. $38$ B. $35$ C. $27$ D. $22$ E. $20$

Problem 32

If the function $f(x)=x \left( 12-2x \right)^{2}$ has maximum value $p$ and minimum value $q$, then $p-q=\cdots$

A. $0$ B. $4$ C. $8\sqrt{2}$ D. $16$ E. $128$

Problem 33

If the function $f(x)=2x^{3}-9x^{2}+1$ attains its maximum at point $A$, then the abscissa of point $A$ is...

A. $-3$ B. $-1$ C. $0$ D. $1$ E. $3$

Problem 34

The function $f(x)= x^{4}-2x^{2}+ax+a$ has minimum value $b$ at $x=1$. The value of $a+b$ is...

A. $2$ B. $1$ C. $0$ D. $-1$ E. $-2$

Problem 35

The minimum value of $y=x^{4}-6x^{2}-3$ is...

A. $-14$ B. $-13$ C. $-12$ D. $-11$ E. $-10$

Problem 36

The function $f(x)=x^{3}-3x^{2}-9x+5$ attains...

A. maximum at $\left( 0,5 \right)$ B. maximum at $\left( 3,-22 \right)$ C. minimum at $\left( -1,10 \right)$ D. minimum at $\left( -3,22 \right)$ E. minimum at $\left( 3,-22 \right)$

Problem 37

Let $f(x)=a\sqrt{x}+\dfrac{b}{\sqrt{x}}$ have an inflection point at $(4,13)$. The value of $a+b=\cdots$

A. $\frac{91}{8}$ B. $\frac{81}{8}$ C. $\frac{71}{8}$ D. $\frac{61}{8}$ E. $\frac{51}{8}$

Problem 38

If $x_{1}$ and $x_{2}$ are the roots of $2x^{2}-(2c-1)x-c^{3}+4=0$, then the maximum value of $x_{1}^{2}+x_{2}^{2}$ is...

A. $-4\frac{3}{4}$ B. $-3\frac{3}{4}$ C. $-2\frac{3}{4}$ D. $2\frac{3}{4}$ E. $3\frac{3}{4}$

Problem 39

Given that $x_{1}$ and $x_{2}$ are the roots of $x^{2}+5ax+a^{3}-4a+1=0$. The value of $a$ that maximizes $x_{1}+x_{1}x_{2}+x_{2}$ on the interval $[-3,3]$ is...

A. $-3$ B. $-\sqrt{3}$ C. $0$ D. $\sqrt{3}$ E. $3$

Problem 40

If $f(x)=(x-1)^{\frac{2}{3}}$, then...
(1) $f$ is defined for $x \geq 0$
(2) $f'(2)=\frac{2}{3}$
(3) $y=\frac{2}{3}x-\frac{1}{3}$ is the tangent line at $x=2$
(4) $f$ is differentiable at every point

A. Statements (1), (2), and (3) ONLY are true. B. Statements (1) and (3) ONLY are true. C. Statements (2) and (4) ONLY are true. D. ONLY Statement (4) is true. E. ALL statements are true.