Derivative of a Function

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Derivative of a Function: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Basics of Differentiation, Definition of Derivative (dy/dx), Physical Interpretation of Derivative (dy/dx), First Principle of Differentiation, Differentiation of Algebraic Functions, etc.

Important Questions on Derivative of a Function

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Let f(x)={sinxxx01x=0 find f''(0)(if  it  exists).

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A twice differentiable function f(x) is defined for all real numbers and satisfies the following conditions, f0=2;  f'0=-5 and f''0=3. The function g(x) is defined by g(x)=eax+fxxR, where a is any constant. If g'(0)+g"(0)=0. Then a can be equal to 

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if y = y(x) and it follows the relation  e x y + y cos x = 2,  then find (i) y' (0) and (ii) y'' (0)

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Suppose fx=tansin-12x, then f'14 is equal to

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Letfx=x+12x+12x+12x+ Then the value of f(100)·f'(100) is 

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Let g(x) be a polynomial of degree one & f(x) be defined by  f x = [ g x , x 0 1 + x 2 + x 1 / x , x > 0  such that  f(x) is continuous f'1=f-1, then g(x) is

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The domain of the derivative of the function f(x) = { tan - 1 x if  x 1 1 2 x - 1 if  x > 1 is

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fx=1+x.cosx; 0<xπ2, where  denotes greatest integer function then,

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Consider the function fx=x2-2x and gx=-x 
Statement-1: The composite function Fx=fgx is not derivable at x=0.
Statement-2: F'0+=2 and F'0-=-2.

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Let f(x)=[n+psinx],x(0,π),nI and p is a prime number. The number of points where f( x ) is not differentiable is

( Here x represents the greatest integer less than or equal to x )

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The set of all points where the function  f x = x 1 + x  is differentiable is:

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Givenf( x )= [ log a ( a|[ x ]+[ x ]| ) x ( ( a 2 ( [ x ]+[ x ] |x| ) )5 3+ 1 |x| )for| x |0;a>1 0forx=0 where [ ] represent

integral part function, then:

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For what triplets of real numbers a, b ,c with  a 0  the function fx=x,x1ax2+bx+c,otherwiseis differentiable for all x?

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The number of points at which the function fx=maxa-x, a+x, b,  -<x<0<a<b can not be differentiable is

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If fx=sinx and gx=x3, then identify which of the following is correct for the function fgx.

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If y=easin1x,1x1, then what would be the value of  (1 x 2 ) d 2 y d x 2 x dy dx a 2 y ?

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If (cosx)y=(siny)x, find dydx

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f( x )= sinx then f'(x) equals to

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Evaluate [ 1 logx 1 ( logx ) 2 ] dx

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If   x=a( cost+logtan t 2 ),y=asintfind d 2 y d t 2 and dy d x