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Question Difficulty: 
1
Given a function f (x) = x 3
− , find x ∈ R for which 
2
x
1
′ 2
f (x) = x − 2x +
x

Correct choice

#4
Your choice

x = −1.17

Explanation:

The derivative of the given function is:

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x

1
′ 2
f (x) = x − 2x +
x

2 1
2 2
⇒ 3x + = x − 2x +
3
x x
5 5 4 2
⇒ 3x +2 = x − 2x +x
5 4 2
⇒ 2x + 2x −x +2 = 0

Solving the above polynomial with a graphic display calculator, we get:

 x = −1.1693 ≈ −1.17 (3 s.f.)

Incorrect choices

#1
x = −1.46

#2
x = −0.915

#3
x = 1.17

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Given a function f (x) = x − , find x ∈ 
R for which f (x) = x + 1
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x

Correct choice

#1
Your choice

 x = 1

Explanation:

The derivative of the given function is:

1
′
f (x) = 1 +
2
x

1
′
f (x) = 0 ⇒ 1 + = x+1
2
x

1
⇒ = x
2
x
3
⇒ x = 1

⇒ x = 1

Incorrect choices

#2
 x = ±1

#3
 x = 0; x = 1

#4
 x = 0

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Question Difficulty: 
1
Given the function f (x) = x
3
− 3x
2
, find x for which f ′
(x) = 0
2

Correct choice

#1
Your choice

 x = 0; x = 4

Explanation:

The derivative of the given function is:

3
′ 2
f (x) = x − 6x
2

3
′ 2
f (x) = 0 ⇒ x − 6x = 0
2
x
⇒ 3x( − 2) = 0
2

⇒ x = 0 or x = 4

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#2
 x = 3; x = 1

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#4
 x = 3; x = 4

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Question Difficulty: 
Given the function f (x) = 3x 2
− 4x + 5 , find x for which f ′
(x) = −1

Correct choice

#3
Your choice
1
 x =
2

Explanation:

The derivative of the given function is:

′
f (x) = 6x − 4

1
′
f (x) = −1 ⇒ 6x − 4 = −1 ⇒ x =
2

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6

#2
5
 x =
6

#4
1
 x = −
2

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 Question 5

Question Difficulty: 
5 3
4x − 3x
Find the derivative of y = .
2
2x

Correct choice

#2
Your choice

dy 3
2
= 6x −
dx 2

Explanation:
5 3
4x − 3x
y =
2
2x

This can be simplified to:

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2 2
2x 2x 2

Using power rule for both the terms:

dy 3
2
= 6x −
dx 2

Incorrect choices

#1
dy
  = 3x
2
−
3

4
dx

4 2 #3
dy 20x − 9x
=
dx 4x

#4
dy 3
2
= 6x − x
dx 2

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Question Difficulty: 
1
Find the derivative of y = 5x − 3
− 6x
2
+9 .
x

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dy 3
= 5+ − 12x
4
dx x

Explanation:

The derivative of 5x is 5.

1
The derivative of  3
 can be calculated by converting the exponent as 
x

x
−3
.

1 3
Therefore, the derivative of   is −  
3 4
x x

The derivative of 6x is 12x and the derivative of 9 is 0.

2

Hence:

dy 3 3
= 5 − (−
4
) − 12x = 5 +
4
− 12x .
dx x x

Incorrect choices

#1
dy 1
= 5+ − 12x
4
dx x

#2
dy 3
= 5+ − 6x
4
dx x

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4
dx x

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 Question 7

Question Difficulty: 
1
Find the derivative of y = 3x 2
−
2
.
x

Correct choice

#4
Your choice
dy 2
= 6x +
3
dx x

Explanation:

The derivative of 3x  is 6x  2

1
The derivative of   can be calculated by converting the exponent as 
2
x
−2
x

1 2
Therefore, the derivative of   is −
2 3
x x

dy 2 2
Hence   = 6x − (− ) = 6x +
3 3
dx x x
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Incorrect choices

#1
dy 2
= 2x +
3
dx x

#2
dy 1
= 6x +
3
dx x

#3
dy 2
= 6x −
3
dx x

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 Question 8

Question Difficulty:

d 1
Find 
dx x

Correct choice

#3
Your choice
1
−
2
x

Explanation:
1
By using the power definition of a fraction, we know that  = x
−1
 
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d d
x
n
= nx
n−1
so x
−1
= −1x
−1−1
= −x
−2
 
dx dx

1
This can be rewritten as  −
2
x

Incorrect choices

−2
#1
−2x

#2
1

#4
1
−
2
2x

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 Question 9

Question Difficulty:

Given that f (x) = 2x 3

− 3x
2
+ 4x − 6. What is the value of f ′
(−1)?

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Explanation:

Given,

3 2
f (x) = 2x − 3x + 4x − 6

′ 2
f (x) = (2 × 3)x − (3 × 2)x + 4

′ 2
f (−1) = 6(−1) − 6(−1) + 4

′
f (−1) = 6 + 6 + 4

′
f (−1) = 16

Incorrect choices

#1
−4

#2
6

#3
4

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 Question 10

Question Difficulty:

The diagram shows the graph of the function f (x) = 3x + 4x 3 2

+5 . Find
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Correct choice

#4
Your choice

Explanation:

To find the slope, we first find the derivative of f: 

′
f (x) = 3 ⋅ 3x
3−1
+ 2 ⋅ 4x
2−1
+ 0 = 9x
2
+ 8x .

At the point where x = 0 , the whole expression becomes 0, so the slope

is 0.

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#3
1

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Question Difficulty:

The diagram shows the graph of the function f (x) = 3x 3

+ 4x
2
+5 . Find
the slope at the point where x = −1.

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Correct choice

#3
Your choice

Explanation:

In order to find the slope at any given point on the graph, we must
differentiate the function. Thus, 
′
f (x) = 3 ⋅ 3x
3−1
+ 2 ⋅ 4x
2−1
+ 0 = 9x
2
+ 8x . The slope at the
point where x =– 1 is thus
′
f (−1) = 9(−1)
2
+ 8(−1) = 9 − 8 = 1 .

Incorrect choices

#1
0

#2
0.5

#4
1
−
3

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point where x = 5 .

Correct choice

#1
Your choice

30

Explanation:

In order to find the slope at any given point on the graph, we must
differentiate the function. Thus, y ′
= 2(3x
2−1
) − 0 = 6x . The slope at
the point where x = 5 is thus y ′
(5) = 6(5) = 30 .

Incorrect choices

#2
13

#3
28

#4
73

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5x
The derivative of f (x) =
5
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 n

3x

Find the exact value of a.  Give your answer as a fraction in fully simplified
form.

Your answer - correct

-10/3

Accepted answers

-10/3
a=-10/3
a = -10/3

Explanation:
3
5x 5
We use the power rule after noticing that  5
= x
−2
.
3x 3

5 10
′ −2−1 −3
f (x) = × (−2)x = − x .
3 3

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Question Difficulty:

If a function f (x) is defined as:

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2
f (x) = 5x −
x
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2
2x

what is f ′
(x) ?

Correct choice

#4
Your choice
8
′
f (x) = 10x + + 2
3
x

Explanation:

First rewrite the function:

f (x) = 5x
2
− 4x
−2
+ 2x .

Now differentiate each term separately:

Term Derivative

2
5x 10x

−2 8
−4x −3
8x =
3
x

2x 2

Now add the derivatives:

8
′
f (x) = 10x +
3
+ 2 .
x

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Incorrect choices

8
#1
′
f (x) = 10x + + 2x
3
x

8
#2
′
f (x) = 10x +
3
x

8
#3
′
f (x) = 10x + + 2
x

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 Question 15

Question Difficulty:

If a function f (x) is defined as:

3 2
3
f (x) = −2x + x + + 7 
2
x

what is f ′
(x) ?

Correct choice

#1
Your choice

6
′ 2
f (x) = −6x + 2x −
3
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First rewrite the function:

3 2
3
f (x) = −2x + x + + 7 
2
x
3 2 −2
= −2x + x + 3x + 7. 

Now differentiate each term separately:

Term Derivative

3 2
−2x −6x

2
x 2x

−2
3x 6
−3
−6x = −
3
x

7 0

Add the derivatives to give:

6
′ 2
f (x) = −6x + 2x − + 0 
3
x

6
2
= −6x + 2x − .
3
x

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f (x) = −6x
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3
x

#3
6
′ 2
f (x) = −6x + 2x −
x

#4
6
′ 2
f (x) = −6x + 2x +
x

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Question Difficulty:

If a function f (x) is defined as:

3 2
3
f (x) = x + 2x + + 3 
x

what is f ′
(x) ?

Correct choice

#2
Your choice

3
′ 2
f (x) = 3x + 4x −
2
x

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3
3 2
f (x) = x + 2x + + 3 
x
3 2 −1
= x + 2x + 3x + 3. 

Now differentiate each term separately:

Term Derivative

3 2
x 3x

2
2x 4x

−1
3x 3
−2
−3x = −
2
x

3 0

Add the derivatives to give:

3
′ 2
f (x) = 3x + 4x − + 0 
2
x

3
2
= 3x + 4x − . 
2
x

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#1
3
′ 2
f (x) = 3x + 4x +
x

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′
f (x) = 3x
3
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x

#4
3
′ 2
f (x) = 3x + 4x − + 3
2
x

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Question Difficulty:

Which one of the following is correct?

Correct choice

#2
Your choice
3
f (x) = 4x
3
− .
x

Therefore,

3
′
f (x) = 12x
2
+
2
.
x

Explanation:

We can rewrite the function as

3 −1
f (x) = 4x − 3x
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3
′ 2 −2 2
f (x) = 12x + 3x = 12x + .
2
x

The function in answer #1 has derivative f ′

(x) = 2x . The constant term
7 differentiates to 0.

Answer #4 is incorrect as the derivative is not equal to the original

function. We must label the function f with f and the derivative of f
with f ′
.

Answer #3 is incorrect as 1 has been added to −5 instead of subtracted: 

−5 − 1 = −6 .

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#1
f (x) = x
2
+ 7 .

Therefore,

′
f (x) = 2x + 7 .

#3
f (x) = x
−5
.

Therefore,

′
f (x) = −5x
−4
.

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Question Difficulty:

A rocket is launched into the air. Its height, h , in metres as a function of time,
t , in seconds is described by the function:

2
h(t) = 1.4 + 25.1t − 4.9t .  

Given that speed is the rate of change of height with respect to time (that is,
′
h (t) ), what is the speed of the rocket 2 seconds after it is thrown?

Give your answer in metres per second.

[Do not include units in this answer. Answer format: 0.0]

Your answer - correct

5.5

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5.5

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of height with time. In other
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words, it is the gradient of the curve of the function.
Differentiate h(t):

′
h (t) = 25.1 − 9.8t.  

So 2 seconds after launch, the speed of the rocket is:

′
h (2) = 25.1 − 9.8(2) 

−1
= 5.5 m s

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 Question 19

Question Difficulty:

A function is defined:

2
f (x) = 2x − 5x + 5. 

f (x) = f (x)
′
 for two values of x .

One of these is x = 2.5 . What is the other?

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Explanation:
Find the gradient function:

′
f (x) = 4x − 5. 

So when f (x) = f (x) :

′

2
2x − 5x + 5 = 4x − 5 

This equation can be solved graphically by finding the intersection between

the curve  y = 2x
2
− 5x + 5  and the line  y = 4x − 5 using the calculator or
by finding the solutions to the equation 2x 2
− 9x + 10 = 0 .

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Question Difficulty:

Two functions f (x) and g(x) are defined as:

2
f (x) = 2x + 3x + 2 
2
g(x) = 4x + 5x.  

At what value of x are the gradients of the curves of the two functions equal?

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-0.5

Accepted answers

-0.5
-1/2
-0,5
-.5

Explanation:
First find the gradient functions:
′
f (x) = 4x + 3 
′
g (x) = 8x + 5. 

The gradients of the curves will be identical when f ′

(x) = g (x)
′
:

8x + 5 = 4x + 3 

8x − 4x = 3 − 5 

4x = −2 

x = −0.5. 

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4. 


f (x) = f (x)
′
 for two values of x .

One of these is x = 1 . What is the other? 

[Answer format: 0.0]

Your answer - correct

1.5

Accepted answers

1.5
1,5
x=1.5
3/2
x=3/2
x=1,5

Explanation:
Find the gradient function:

′
f (x) = 8x − 2. 

So whenf (x) ′
= f (x) :

2
4x − 2x + 4 = 8x − 2. 
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This equation can be solved graphically by finding the intersection between
the curve  y = 4x
2
− 2x + 4  and the line  y = 8x − 2 using the calculator or
by finding the solutions to the equation 4x 2
− 10x + 6 = 0 .

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Question Difficulty:

Two functions f (x) and g(x) are defined as:

2
f (x) = x + 2x + 1 
2
g(x) = 3x + 4x + 2. 

At what value of x are the gradients of the curves of the two functions equal?

[Answer format: 0.0]

Your answer - correct

-0.5

Accepted answers

-0.5
-1/2
-.5
-0,5
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Explanation:
First find the gradient functions:
′
f (x) = 2x + 2 
′
g (x) = 6x + 4. 

The gradients of the curves will be identical when f ′

(x) = g (x)
′
:

2x + 2 = 6x + 4 

6x − 2x = 2 − 4 

4x = −2 

x = −0.5. 

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