INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

Mathematics: analysis and approaches

Math AA

EXERCISES [Math-AA 5.2]

DERIVATIVES – BASIC RULES
Compiled by Christos Nikolaidis

O. Practice questions

1. [Maximum mark: 20] [without GDC]

Differentiate the following functions:

f ( x) f ( x )

f ( x)  2 x 5

2
f ( x) 
x5

f ( x)  x3  ln x

f ( x)  2 sin x  3cos x  5e x

f ( x)  5 x 3  2 x 2  3x  7

5 2 3
f ( x)    7
x3 x2 x

f ( x)  x  x  1

f ( x)  6 3 x 5

f ( x )  mx  c

f ( x)  ax 2  bx  c

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2. [Maximum mark: 24] [without GDC]

Differentiate the following functions without using the product or the quotient rules:

Express f ( x )
f ( x) f ( x )
as a sum of ax n terms

f ( x)  x 2 (2 x  3)  2 x3  3x 2

f ( x )  (3 x  2)(2 x  3)

5
f ( x)  2 x 3  1
x3

2 3
f ( x)  1  
x x2

2 3
f ( x )  x 2 (1   )
x x2

1  x  x2
f ( x) 
x2

3x 5 2
f ( x)   4
2 3x

2 x5  5 x 2  1
f ( x) 
x2

2 x5  5 x 2  1
f ( x) 
3x 2

f ( x )  3 x ( x  1)

f ( x )  x (2 x  3 x )

2x  3 x
f ( x) 
x

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 [Math-AA 5.2] DERIVATIVES – BASIC RULES

3. [Maximum mark: 28] [without GDC]

Differentiate the following functions:

dy
y  f ( x)
dx

y  e x sin x

y  e x cos x

y  x 3e x

y  x 2 ln x

y  x sin x

y  (2 x  3) cos x

ex
y
sin x

sin x
y
ex

ex  1
y
cos x

2x 1
y
3x  5

2x  3
y
cos x

cos x
y
2x  3

7x3 7 4x 4
y  3  
5 5x 3 3x

y  x 2  ln x  x 2 ln x

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4. [Maximum mark: 6] [with / without GDC]

Let f ( x )  2 x 3  ln x
(a) Find (i) f ( x ) (ii) f ( x ) . [4]
(b) Find (i) f (1) (ii) f (1) . [2]

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5. [Maximum mark: 6] [with GDC]

x2
Let f ( x ) 
sin x
(a) Find f ( x ) . [3]
(b) Find the gradient of the curve y  f ( x ) , correct in 3 significant figures:
π
(i) at x  (ii) at x  1 rad. [3]
2

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 [Math-AA 5.4] CHAIN RULE

Function f ( x ) Derivative f ( x ) Correct answer

f ( x)  esin x f ( x)  esin x cos x

cos(ln x)
f ( x )  sin(ln x ) f ( x) 
x

f ( x)  sin 4 x f ( x)  4sin 3 x cos x

f ( x)  cos(e x ) f ( x)  e x sin(e x )

f ( x)  3cos 2 x f ( x )  6 cos x sin x

 sin x
f ( x )  ln cos x f ( x)    tan x
cos x

f ( x)  (1  e x )3 f ( x)  3e x (1  e x ) 2

1  ex
f ( x)  x  e x f ( x) 
2 x  ex

cos x
f ( x)  sin x f ( x) 
2 sin x

1 sin x
f ( x)  f ( x ) 
cos x cos 2 x

3 6 cos x
f ( x)  f ( x)  
sin 2 x sin 3 x

f ( x)  e x sin x f ( x)  e x sin x (sin x  x cos x)

f ( x )  x 2 e3 x f ( x )  2 xe 3 x  3 x 2 e 3 x

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 [Math-AA 5.4] CHAIN RULE

2. [Maximum mark: 24] [without GDC]

Find the derivatives of the following functions

dy
y  f ( x)  f ( x)
dx

y  e2 x  ln(2 x  3)

y  e 2π  ln(2π  3)

y  x 5  2x  1

2x  1
y
3x  5

2x  1
y
(3 x  5) 2

2x  1
y  ln
(3 x  5) 2

(2 x  1)3
y  ln
(3 x  5) 2

x3
y  ln
( x  1)3

3. [Maximum mark: 8] [without GDC]

ds
Find for each of the following functions
dt
ds
s (t )
dt

s  10 cos t

s  cos(10 t )

s  cos(t 10 )

s  cos10 t

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 [Math-AA 5.4] CHAIN RULE

4. [Maximum mark: 3 per function] [without GDC]

Complete the following table, using the chain rule.

dy dy
Function: y Derivative: Function: y Derivative:
dx dx

y  f ( x )3 y  f ( x3 )

y  e f ( x) y  f (e x )

y  sin f ( x ) y  f (sin x )

y  ln f ( x ) y  f (ln x )

y f ( x) y  f ( x)

5. [Maximum mark: 3 per function] [without GDC]

The following table shows the values of two functions f and g , and their derivatives
when x  0 and x  1 .
x f ( x) f ( x) g ( x) g ( x)
0 4 1 –4 5
1 –2 3 –1 2
Find the derivatives of the following functions at x  1 .

Function Derivative Derivative at x  1

f (x) 3 3 f ( x) 2 f ( x) 3 f (1) 2 f (1)  3  ( 2) 2  3  36

f ( 2 x  2)

e f (x)

ln f ( x)

f (ln x)

f  g (x) 

g  f ( x)  2 

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 [Math-AA 5.4] CHAIN RULE

A. Exam style questions (SHORT)

7. [Maximum mark: 4] [without GDC]

Differentiate the following functions:
(a) f ( x)  2( x 2  5) 3 [2]
2
1
(b) f ( x)  2e x [2]

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8. [Maximum mark: 4] [without GDC]

Differentiate the following functions:
x
(a) f ( x)  7e  x  8e 2 [2]

(b) f ( x)  3cos 3 x  x [2]

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9. [Maximum mark: 8] [without GDC]

Differentiate the following functions:
π 
(a) f ( x)  ln  x 2  1  2 cos  x  [4]
2 

(b) f ( x)  x 2  5 + 3 x [4]

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 HL ONLY

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
Mathematics: analysis and approaches

MAA

EXERCISES [MAA 5.13]

MORE DERIVATIVES
Compiled by Christos Nikolaidis

O. Practice questions

1. [Maximum mark: 18] [without GDC]

Find the derivatives of the following functions

dy
y  f ( x)
dx

y  x5  5x

y  ln x  log 5 x

y  5 x log 5 x

y  2 tan x  3cot x

y  2sec x  3cosecx

y  5 arcsin x  3arccos x

y  x arctan x

y  x arcsin x

y  ln( x 2  1)  log 2 ( x 2  1)

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[MAA 5.13] MORE DERIVATIVES

2. [Maximum mark: 28] [without GDC]

Find the derivatives of the following functions

dy
y  f ( x)
dx
y  sin(3x  5)

y  tan(3x  5)

y  sec(3x  5)

y  cosec (3 x  5)

y  cot(3 x  5)

y  2 3 x 5

y  log 2 (3 x  5)

y  arcsin(3 x  5)

y  arccos(3 x  5)

y  arctan(3x  5)

y  arcsin( x 2 )

y  arccos( x 2 )

y  arctan( x 2 )

y  arctan x

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