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MCV4U Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Practice Test

This document contains practice questions on derivatives of exponential and logarithmic functions. There are multiple choice and multi-part questions testing knowledge of derivatives rules for exponential, logarithmic, and composite functions as well as applications of derivatives such as finding maximums/minimums, rates of change, and tangent lines.

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MCV4U Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Practice Test

This document contains practice questions on derivatives of exponential and logarithmic functions. There are multiple choice and multi-part questions testing knowledge of derivatives rules for exponential, logarithmic, and composite functions as well as applications of derivatives such as finding maximums/minimums, rates of change, and tangent lines.

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MCV4U Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Practice Test

Knowledge and Understanding / 27

1. What is the derivative of f ( x )=log 2 x ?


1 1 C. log 2 x 1
A. ln x B. D.
2 2x x ln 2

2. What is the derivative of g ( x )=5 x?


A. e x ln 5 B. 5 x ln 5 C. 5 x ln 5 5
x
D.
ln 5

3. What is the slope of the tangent to the graph of h ( x )=e xat x = 4?


A. 4 B. 4e 4 C. 54.6 D. e 4

4. What is the derivative of e ln x ?


A. (ln x )(e¿ ¿ x )¿ B. 1 x
e e
ln x
C. D.
x x

5. Find the derivative of each of the following.

a. f ( x )=ln ( √3 x ) [2]
2

b. g ( x )=2 x [2]

c. h ( x )=e x ln x [3] d. j ( x )=log ( x 2−4 x ) [2]

x
e. k ( x )= [3]
ln x
6. Using the rule for the derivative of y=e x, derive the rule for the derivative of any exponential
function y=b x. [3]

x
e
7. Locate any local maxima or minima of the function f ( x )= . [4]
x

8. Find the second derivative of f ( x )=x 3 ln x . [4]


Application / 24
1. Determine the equation of the tangent to the graph F ( x )=2 ln(2 x−3) at x = 2. [4]

2. The population of a small colony is given by the equation P ( t ) =1400 e0.08 t , where t is the time in
years since the colony was founded and P is the population of the colony.

a. Determine the rate at which the population is changing 10 years after the colony was settled. [3]

b. Determine the rate at which the population was changed when 5600 people lived there. [3]
3. The average waiting time, in minutes, to see a doctor is given by the equation W =−25 x 2 ln (0.1 x ),
where x represents the time (in minutes) before the patient saw the triage nurse. Determine the
maximum waiting time. When does this occur? [4]

4. The position of a walker, t hours after leaving home, is given by s(t) = 50xe-3x, where s is the
displacement in kilometres.

a. Determine the velocity of the walker after half an hour. [3]

b. Determine the acceleration of the walker after two hours. [3]


−t
5. The population of deer living in a forest is given by the equation P ( t ) =100+10 t e 4 , where t is the
time since the first deer were brought to the area. Determine when the population reaches a maximum,
and what that maximum population was. [4]

Thinking / 11

( )
1. The value of a stock in dollars, t days after purchase, is given by V ( t )=8 2sin ( 4 t ) +4 .
π

a. What was the initial value of the stock? [1]

b. At what rate is the stock’s value changing after 12 days? [3]


2. Newton’s Law of Cooling describes the change in temperature of an object as it cools down. A
turkey is taken out of an oven at a temperature of 160 ℉ and placed in a room that is 80 ℉ . Its
temperature after t minutes is given by the equation:
kt
T ( t )=80 e +80

a. Determine the value of k if the turkey has cooled down to 120 ℉ after one minute. [2]

b. If the turkey cannot be eaten until it reaches 100 ℉ , how long after it comes out of the oven will
someone be able to eat some of the turkey? [2]

c. Determine the rate at which the turkey is cooling one minute after it came out of the oven. [3]

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