AP Calculus BC : 3.5 Selecting Procedures for Calculating  Derivatives- Exam Style questions with Answer- MCQ

Question

Which of the following expressions can be differentiated using the product rule?
A. \(arcsin(cosx)\)

B. \(sinx(arccosx)\)

C. \(e^x+arctanx\)

D. \((12x^2+3x−6)^e\)

Answer/Explanation

Ans:B

 

Question

Which of the following requires the use of implicit differentiation to find \(\frac{dy}{dx}\) ?

A \(2y+3x^2−x=5\)

B \(y=e^3+x+x^3\)

C \(y=e^{y+x}+x^3\)

D \(y=\frac{x^4+3}{4x^3−2}\)

Answer/Explanation

Ans: C

 

Question

For which of the following functions would the quotient rule be considered the best method for finding the derivative?
A \(y=(x^3+x)^{−2}\)

B \(y=\frac{x^3+x}{x}\)

C \(y=cos^{−1}(x^3+x)\)

D \(y=\frac{cos(x^3+x)}{x^3+x}\)

Answer/Explanation

Ans:D

 

Question

For \(0< x< \frac{\pi }{2}, ~if ~y = (sinx)^{x}, ~then~\frac{dy}{dx}\) is

(A)\(xln (sinx) \)                 

(B)\((sinx)^{x}cotx\)                  

(C)\(x(sinx)^{x-1}(cosx)\)             

(D)\((sinx)^{x}(xcosx+sinx) \)         

(E)\((sinx)^{x}(xcotx+In(sinx))\)

Answer/Explanation

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