Questions
Question 1
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Differentiate \(e^x\).
Question 2
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Differentiate \(\sin x\).
Question 3
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Differentiate \(\cos x\).
Question 4
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Differentiate \(\ln x\), stating the domain condition.
Question 5
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Differentiate \(x^7\).
Question 6
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Differentiate \(\tan x\).
Question 7
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Differentiate \(3e^x-2\sin x\).
Question 8
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Differentiate \(4\ln x+\cos x\).
Question 9
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Find \(f'(x)\) for \(f(x)=x^3+e^x-\cos x\).
Question 10
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Find the derivative of \(f(x)=\arctan x+\arcsin x\).
Question 11
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Differentiate \(f(x)=x^{-2}+\ln x\).
Question 12
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At \(x=0\), find the slope of \(y=\sin x+e^x\).
Question 13
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Differentiate \(f(x)=\sec^2x+\tan x\), using \(\frac{d}{dx}\tan x=\sec^2x\) and the power rule only where valid.
Question 14
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Find \(f'(1)\) for \(f(x)=x^4+2\ln x-e^x\).
Question 15
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Find \(a\) if \(f(x)=ax^3+\sin x\) has \(f'(0)=5\).
Question 16
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Find \(a\) so that \(f(x)=ae^x+x^2\) has \(f'(0)=7\).
Question 17
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Find all \(x>0\) where the derivative of \(f(x)=\ln x-x\) is zero.
Question 18
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A student writes \(\frac{d}{dx}\cos x=\sin x\). Diagnose the error.
Question 19
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Explain why \(\frac{d}{dx}\ln x=1/x\) should not be used at \(x=-2\) in a real-valued Level 1 setting.
Question 20
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Explain why memorising standard derivatives is not enough to differentiate every expression, using \(\sin(x^2)\) as an example.