Short Questions Ch02 FSC Part2

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Ghazali Degree College, Jhang

(Important Short Questions)
Course: Calculus and Analytic Geometry
Chapter # 02 Differentiation
Following short questions are selected from previous 5 years papers of

different boards. Solve these at your own to perform well in annual
exams.
1. Define derivative of a function.
2. What is the geometrical interpretation of derivative?
3. Prove that derivative of a constant is zero.

dy 1
4. Find dx by definition if y = x2
.
5. Find the derivative of x100 by definition.

√ √
6. Differentiate cos x + sinx w.r.t. x.
7. Differentiate Sinh−1 ( x2 ) w.r.t. x.

−3
8. Differentiate x−3 + 2x 2 w.r.t. x.
9. Differentiate y = ef (x) w.r.t. x.

√ 3
(1+ x)(x−x 2 )
10. Differentiate √
x
w.r.t. x.
√
a−x
11. Differentiate a+x w.r.t. x.
ax+b ax2 +b
12. Differentiate cx+d w.r.t. cx2 +d
.
√
13. Differentiate ( x − x1 )2 w.r.t. x.
14. Differentiate (1 + x2 )n w.r.t. x.
15. Differentiate sin3 x w.r.t. x.
16. Differentiate sinx w.r.t. cotx.
17. Differentiate y = ax w.r.t. x.

dy
18. Find dx if y = xcosy.
dy x
19. Find dx if y = lnx .
20. Find y2 if y = xe−x .

dy a+x
21. Find dx if y = a−x .
dy
22. Find dx if x = 1 − t2 , y = 3t2 − 2t3 .
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dy
23. Find dx if y = ln(lnx).
24. Find y2 if x = acosθ, y = asinθ.

dy
√
25. Find dx if y = x lnx.
dy
26. Find dx if x2 + y 2 = a2 .
dy
27. Find dx if y = Cos−1 x.
dy
28. Find dx if x = ysiny.
√
dy x−1 .
29. Find dx if y = e
dy
30. Find dx if y 2 − xy − x2 + 4 = 0.
dy
31. Find dx if y = (lnx)lnx .
32. Find y4 if y = cos3 x.

dy
33. Find dx if y = (x − 5)(3 − x).
dy
34. Find dx if y = tan(ptan−1 x).
dy −1
35. Find dx if y = x3 e x .
36. Find y2 if y = −x5 + 3x4 − 4x3 + x + 2.

dy
37. Find dx if y = acos(lnx) + bsin(lnx).
dy √
38. Find if y = ( x − √1 )2 .
dx x
dy
39. Find dx if y = ln(ex + e−x ).
dy
40. Find dx if y = sinh−1 x.
dy
41. Find dx if x = at2 and y = 2at.
dy
42. Find dx if y = tanh(x2 ).
dy
43. Find dx if y = log10 (ax2 + bx + c).
44. Find y2 if x2 + y 2 = a2 .
dy
45. Find dx if y =
46. Find y2 if x3 − y 3 = a3 .
47. Find d −1 x ).
dx (cot a
dy
48. Find dx if y = tanh(x2 ).
dy
49. Find dx if y = ln(tanhx).
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dy
50. Find dx if y = ln(x2 + 2x).
d2 y
51. Find dx2
if x = at2 , y = bt4 .
dy
√
52. Find dx if y(x2 − 1) = x x2 + 4.
53. Prove that d −1 1

= − √1−x
dx (cos x) 2
.
54. Prove that d −1 √ 1

dx (Sin x) = 1−x2
.
d 1
55. Prove that dx (loga x) = xlna .
d2 y
56. If y = e−2x sin2x, find dx2
.
dy
57. If x = acos3 θ, y = bsin3 θ, show that dx + btanθ = 0.
58. What do you mean by power series?

x2 x4
59. Applying Maclaurin’s series, prove that cosx = 1 − 2 + 4 + ...
4x2
60. Applying Maclaurin’s series, prove thate2x = 1 + 2x + 2! + ...
√
61. Using Maclaurin’s series expansion, write first two terms of f (x) = 1 + x.
62. Write Maclaurin’s series expansion of (1 + x)n .
63. Write Maclaurin’s series expansion of ax .

h2
64. Applying Maclaurin’s series, prove that ex+h = ex (1 + h + 2! + ...).
65. Define stationary point.
66. Define point of inflection.
67. Find critical values of f (x) = sinx + cosx.
68. Find the critical points for f (x) = 3x2 − 4x + 5.
69. Define increasing and decreasing function.
70. Determine the intervals in which f (x) = 4 − x2 , x ∈ (−2, 2) increases or decreases.
71. Determine the interval in which f (x) = x3 − 6x2 + 9x is increasing.
72. Determine the intervals in which f (x) = x2 + 3x + 2, x ∈ (−4, 1).
73. Find the interval in which f is increasing or decreasing: f (x) = sinx, x ∈ [−π, π].
74. Find the extreme values of the function f (x) = 3x2 .
Best of Luck
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Ghazali Degree College, Jhang

Following short questions are selected from previous 5 years papers of

1. Define derivative of a function.

2. What is the geometrical interpretation of derivative?

3. Prove that derivative of a constant is zero.

5. Find the derivative of x100 by definition.

7. Differentiate Sinh−1 ( x2 ) w.r.t. x.

9. Differentiate y = ef (x) w.r.t. x.

14. Differentiate (1 + x2 )n w.r.t. x.

15. Differentiate sin3 x w.r.t. x.

16. Differentiate sinx w.r.t. cotx.

17. Differentiate y = ax w.r.t. x.

20. Find y2 if y = xe−x .

24. Find y2 if x = acosθ, y = asinθ.

32. Find y4 if y = cos3 x.

36. Find y2 if y = −x5 + 3x4 − 4x3 + x + 2.

53. Prove that d −1 1

54. Prove that d −1 √ 1

58. What do you mean by power series?

62. Write Maclaurin’s series expansion of (1 + x)n .

63. Write Maclaurin’s series expansion of ax .

65. Define stationary point.

66. Define point of inflection.

67. Find critical values of f (x) = sinx + cosx.

68. Find the critical points for f (x) = 3x2 − 4x + 5.

69. Define increasing and decreasing function.

70. Determine the intervals in which f (x) = 4 − x2 , x ∈ (−2, 2) increases or decreases.

71. Determine the interval in which f (x) = x3 − 6x2 + 9x is increasing.

72. Determine the intervals in which f (x) = x2 + 3x + 2, x ∈ (−4, 1).

74. Find the extreme values of the function f (x) = 3x2 .

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