Differentiation

2026 Q1 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $f(x) = x^3 + x^2 f'(1) + 2x f''(2) + f'''(3)$, $x \in \mathbb{R}$. Then the value of $f'(5)$ is :

A.

$\dfrac{657}{5}$

B.

$\dfrac{117}{5}$

C.

$\dfrac{2}{5}$

D.

$\dfrac{62}{5}$

2026 Q2 JEE Advanced MSQ
28 May 2026

Let $\mathbb{R}$ denote the set of all real numbers. Consider the polynomial function $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ defined by

$ f(x)=\frac{d^{10}}{d x^{10}}\left(\left(x^2-1\right)^{10}\right), \quad \text { for all } x \in \mathbb{R} $

Here $\frac{d^{10}}{d x^{10}}\left(\left(x^2-1\right)^{10}\right)$ is the $10^{\text {th }}$ order derivative of the function $\left(x^2-1\right)^{10}$.

Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE ?

A.

The coefficient of $x^8$ in the polynomial $f(x)$ is $(-10)\left( \frac{18!}{8!} \right)$

B.

The value of $f(1) + f(-1)$ is equal to $10! \cdot 2^{11}$

C.

The degree of the polynomial $f(x)$ is $10$

D.

The constant term of the polynomial $f(x)$ is $- \left( \frac{10!}{5!} \right)$

2026 Q3 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

If $y=\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{3 \cos x-4 \sin x}{4 \cos x+3 \sin x}\right)+2 \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{1+\sqrt{1-x^2}}\right)$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}$ at $x=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ is equal to :

A.

3

B.

-1

C.

1

D.

2

2025 Q4 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
$ \text { If } y(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc} \sin x & \cos x & \sin x+\cos x+1 \\ 27 & 28 & 27 \\ 1 & 1 & 1 \end{array}\right|, x \in \mathbb{R} \text {, then } \frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}+y \text { is equal to } $
A.
28
B.
27
C.
-1
D.
1
2025 Q5 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $f: \mathbf{R} \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$ be a twice differentiable function such that $(\sin x \cos y)(f(2 x+2 y)-f(2 x-2 y))=(\cos x \sin y)(f(2 x+2 y)+f(2 x-2 y))$, for all $x, y \in \mathbf{R}$. If $f^{\prime}(0)=\frac{1}{2}$, then the value of $24 f^{\prime \prime}\left(\frac{5 \pi}{3}\right)$ is :

A.
2
B.
3
C.
$-$3
D.
$-$2
2025 Q6 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $f:(0, \infty) \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$ be a function which is differentiable at all points of its domain and satisfies the condition $x^2 f^{\prime}(x)=2 x f(x)+3$, with $f(1)=4$. Then $2 f(2)$ is equal to :

A.
19
B.
23
C.
29
D.
39
2025 Q7 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let $f: \mathbf{R} \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$ be a thrice differentiable odd function satisfying $f^{\prime}(x) \geq 0, f^{\prime\prime}(x)=f(x), f(0)=0, f^{\prime}(0)=3$. Then $9 f\left(\log _e 3\right)$ is equal to __________ .

2025 Q8 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $x=t-\sin t, y=1-\cos t$ and $\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}=-1$ at $t=k, k>0$ then $\lim _{i \rightarrow K} \frac{y}{x}=$

A.

$\frac{2}{\pi}$

B.

$\frac{\pi-2}{2}$

C.

$\frac{2}{\pi-2}$

D.

$\frac{\pi}{2}$

2025 Q9 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $y=\tan ^2\left(\cos ^{-1} \sqrt{\frac{1+x^2}{2}}\right)$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}=$

A.

$-\frac{4 x}{\left(1-x^2\right)^2}$

B.

$\frac{4 x}{\left(1+x^2\right)^2}$

C.

$-\frac{4 x}{\left(1+x^2\right)^2}$

D.

$-\frac{4 x}{1+x^2}$

2025 Q10 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $y=x^{\log x}+(\log x)^x, x>1$, then $\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)_{x=e}=$

A.

0

B.

1

C.

2

D.

3

2025 Q11 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $y=\sqrt{\log \left(x^2+1\right)+\sqrt{\log \left(x^2+1\right)+\sqrt{\log \left(x^2+1\right)+\ldots+\infty}}, \text {, } 100.00}$, $|x|<1$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}=$

A.

$\frac{x^2+1}{2 y-1}$

B.

$\frac{2 x}{2 y-1}$

C.

$\frac{1}{\left(x^2+1\right)(2 y-1)}$

D.

$\frac{2 x}{\left(x^2+1\right)(2 y-1)}$

2025 Q12 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $x=\sqrt{1-\tan y}$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}=$

A.

$\frac{2 x}{x^4+2 x^2+2}$

B.

$-\frac{2 x}{x^4-2 x^2+2}$

C.

$\frac{2 x}{x^4-2 x^2+2}$

D.

$-\frac{2 x}{x^4+2 x^2+2}$

2025 Q13 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $x=\sin 2 \theta \cos 3 \theta, y=\sin 3 \theta \cos 2 \theta$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}=$

A.

$\frac{2 \cos 5 \theta+\sin 3 \theta \sin 2 \theta}{2 \cos 5 \theta-\cos 3 \theta \cos 2 \theta}$

B.

$\frac{2 \cos 5 \theta-\sin 3 \theta \sin 2 \theta}{2 \cos 5 \theta+\cos 3 \theta \cos 2 \theta}$

C.

$\frac{2 \cos 5 \theta+\cos 3 \theta \cos 2 \theta}{2 \cos 5 \theta-\sin 3 \theta \sin 2 \theta}$

D.

$\frac{2 \cos 5 \theta-\sin 3 \theta \sin 2 \theta}{2 \cos 5 \theta-\cos 3 \theta \cos 2 \theta}$

2025 Q14 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $3^x y^x=x^{3 y}$, then the value of $\frac{d y}{d x}$ at $x=1$ is

A.

-3

B.

3

C.

$-\frac{1}{3}$

D.

$\frac{1}{3}$

2025 Q15 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $y=\left(1-x^2\right) \tanh ^{-1} x$, then $\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}=$

A.

$\frac{2 x y}{\left(1+x^2\right)^2}$

B.

$-\frac{(x+y)}{\left(1-x^2\right)^2}$

C.

$\frac{2(x y)}{1-x^2}$

D.

$-\frac{2(x+y)}{1-x^2}$

2025 Q16 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $f(x)=\log _{\left(x^2-2 x+1\right)}\left(x^2-3 x+2\right), x \in R-[1,2]$ and $x \neq 0$, then $f^{\prime}(3)=$

A.

1

B.

0

C.

$\log _e 4$

D.

$\log _4 \mathrm{e}$

2025 Q17 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $\frac{d}{d x}\left\{\left(\frac{x-1}{x-\sqrt{x}}\right) e^{2 x+1}\right\}=\frac{x-1}{x-\sqrt{x}} e^{2 x+1} f(x)$, then $f(4)=$

A.

0

B.

1

C.

$\frac{35}{24}$

D.

$\frac{47}{24}$

2025 Q18 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $y=f(\cosh x)$ and $f^{\prime}(x)=\log \left(x+\sqrt{x^2-1}\right)$, then $\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}=$

A.

$\sinh x+x \cosh x$

B.

$x \sinh x$

C.

$\log \left(x+\sqrt{x^2+1}\right)$

D.

$\frac{x\left(2 \sqrt{x^2-1}+1\right)}{\sqrt{x^2-1}\left(x^2+\sqrt{x^2-1}\right)}$

2025 Q19 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $\left(x^2-3 x+2\right)^{\frac{y}{x^{2-1}}}=x+2$, then $\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)_{x=0}=$

A.

2

B.

-2

C.

1

D.

-1

2025 Q20 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $x=\frac{t^2}{1+t^5}, y=\frac{2 t^3}{1+t^5}$ and $t \neq-1$ is a perimeter, then $\frac{d y}{d x}=$

A.

$\frac{2\left(3+2 t^5\right)}{\left(2-3 t^5\right)}$

B.

$\frac{2 t\left(3-2 t^5\right)}{\left(2-3 t^5\right)}$

C.

$\frac{2 t\left(3-2 t^5\right)}{\left(2+3 t^5\right)}$

D.

$\frac{2\left(3+2 t^5\right)}{\left(2+3 t^5\right)}$

2025 Q21 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $\sin x \sqrt{\cos y}-\cos y \sqrt{\sin x}=0$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}=$

A.

$\tan x$

B.

1

C.

-1

D.

$-\cot x$

2025 Q22 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $y=\left(\log _x \sin x\right)^x$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}=$

A.

$y\left[\frac{x \sin x}{\log \cos x}+\log (\log \sin x)+\frac{1}{\log x}-\log (\log x)\right]$

B.

$y\left[\frac{x \cos x}{\log \sin x}-\log (\log \sin x)+\frac{1}{\log x}+\log (\log x)\right]$

C.

$y\left[\frac{x \cot x}{\log \sin x}+\log (\log \sin x)-\frac{1}{\log x}-\log (\log x)\right]$

D.

$y\left[\frac{x \cot x}{\log \sin x}-\log (\log \sin x)+\frac{1}{\log x}-(\log x)\right]$

2025 Q23 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $x=\sqrt{2^{\operatorname{cosec}^{-1} t}}$ and $y=\sqrt{2^{\sec ^{-1} t}},|t| \geq 1$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}=$

A.

$\frac{x}{y}$

B.

$\frac{y}{x}$

C.

$-\frac{y}{x}$

D.

$-\frac{x}{y}$

2025 Q24 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $(a+\sqrt{2} b \cos x)(a-\sqrt{2} b \cos y) =a^2-b^2$, where $a>b>0$, then at $\left(\frac{\pi}{4}, \frac{\pi}{4}\right), \frac{d y}{d x}=$

A.

$\frac{a+b}{a-b}$

B.

$\frac{a-b}{a+b}$

C.

$\frac{a-2 b}{a+2 b}$

D.

$\frac{2 a+b}{2 a-b}$

2025 Q25 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $f(x)=x^{\sec ^{-1} x}$, then $f^{\prime}(2)=$

A.

$\frac{2^{\pi / 3}}{6}(\pi-\sqrt{3} \log 2)$

B.

$\frac{2^{\pi / 6}}{6}(\pi+\sqrt{3} \log 2)$

C.

$\frac{2^{\pi / 3}}{6}(\pi+\sqrt{3} \log 2)$

D.

$\frac{2^{\pi / 6}}{6}(\pi-\sqrt{3} \log 2)$

2025 Q26 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $y=\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{3 x-x^3}{1-3 x^2}\right)+\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{7 x}{1-12 x^2}\right)$, then at $x=0, \frac{d y}{d x}=$

A.

6

B.

7

C.

9

D.

10

2025 Q27 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $y=\sqrt{\frac{x^4 \sqrt{3 x-5}}{\left(x^2-3\right)(2 x-3)}}$, then $\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)_{x=2}=$

A.

5

B.

0

C.

1

D.

-5

2025 Q28 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $x^2+y^2+\sin y=4$, then the value of $\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}$ at $x=-2$ is

A.

-30

B.

-34

C.

-32

D.

-18

2025 Q29 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $y=\sqrt{\cosh x+\sqrt{\cosh x}}$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}=$

A.

$\frac{\sinh x\left(2 y^2+2 \cosh x+1\right)}{4 y\left(y^2+\cosh x\right)}$

B.

$\frac{\sinh x\left(2 y^2-2 \cosh x-1\right)}{4 y\left(y^2-\cosh x\right)}$

C.

$\frac{\sinh x(1-2 \sqrt{\cosh x})}{4 y \sqrt{\cosh x}}$

D.

$\frac{\sinh x(1+2 \sqrt{\cosh x})}{4 y \sqrt{\cosh x})}$

2025 Q30 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $y=\tan ^{-1} \sqrt{x^2-1}+\sinh ^{-1} \sqrt{x^2-1}, x>1$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}=$
A.

$\frac{1}{x \sqrt{x^2-1}}$

B.

$\frac{x+1}{x \sqrt{x^2-1}}$

C.

$\frac{x+1}{x^2 \sqrt{x^2-1}}$

D.

$\frac{x}{\sqrt{x^2-1}}$

2025 Q31 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $y=(\log x)^{1 / x}+x^{\log x}$, at $x=e, \frac{d y}{d x}=$

A.

$2+\frac{1}{e}$

B.

$e^2+\frac{1}{2}$

C.

$\frac{1}{e^2}+2$

D.

$e+\frac{1}{e}$

2025 Q32 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $x=\sqrt{2} e^t(\sin t-\cos t)$ and $y=\sqrt{2} e^t(\sin t+\cos t)$, then $\left(\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}\right)_{t=\frac{\pi}{4}}=$

A.

$-e^{\frac{-\pi}{4}}$

B.

$\sqrt{2} e^{\frac{\pi}{4}}$

C.

$\sqrt{2} e^{\frac{-\pi}{4}}$

D.

$e^{\frac{-\pi}{4}}$

2025 Q33 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $g$ is the inverse of the function $f(x)$ and $g(x)=x+\tan x$, then $f^{\prime}(x)=$

A.

$1+\sec ^2 x$

B.

$\frac{1}{1+\sec ^2 f(x)}$

C.

$\frac{1}{1+\sec ^2 g(x)}$

D.

$1+\sec ^2 f(x)$

2025 Q34 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $\sqrt{x-x y}+\sqrt{y-x y}=1$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}=$

A.

$-\sqrt{\frac{y-y^2}{x-x^2}}$

B.

$-\sqrt{\frac{1-y^2}{1-x^2}}$

C.

$-\sqrt{\frac{1-y}{1-x}}$

D.

$-\sqrt{\frac{x-y}{x+y}}$

2025 Q35 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $x=2 \cos ^3 \theta$ and $y=3 \sin ^2 \theta$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}=$

A.

$-\sec \theta$

B.

$\cos \theta$

C.

$-\operatorname{cosec} \theta$

D.

$\sin \theta$

2025 Q36 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Assertion (A) If $y=f(x)=(|x|-|x-1|)^2$, then $\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)_{x=1}=1$

Reason (R) $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to a} \frac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a}$ exist, then it is called derivative of $f(x)$ at $x=a$.

A.

(A) is true, (R) is true, (R) is correct explanation to (A)

B.

(A) is true, (R) is true, (R) is not the correct explanation to (A)

C.

(A) is true, (R) is false

D.

(A) if false, (R) is true

2025 Q37 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $x^2+y^2=t-\frac{1}{t}$ and $x^4+y^4=t^2+\frac{1}{t^2}$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}=$

A.

$\frac{y}{x}$

B.

$\frac{y^2}{x^2}$

C.

$\sqrt{\frac{y}{x}}$

D.

$-\frac{y}{x}$

2025 Q38 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $y=(a x+b) \cos x$, then

$ y_2+y_1 \sin 2 x+y\left(1+\sin ^2 x\right)= $

A.

$y_2 \cos ^2 x$

B.

$y_2 \sin ^2 x$

C.

$y_1 \sin ^2 x$

D.

$y \sin ^2 x$

2025 Q39 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $5 f(x)+3 f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)=x+2$ and $y=x f(x)$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}$ at $x=1$ is equal to

A.

14

B.

$\frac{7}{8}$

C.

1

D.

7

2024 Q40 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $\log _e y=3 \sin ^{-1} x$, then $(1-x^2) y^{\prime \prime}-x y^{\prime}$ at $x=\frac{1}{2}$ is equal to

A.
$9 e^{\pi / 2}$
B.
$9 e^{\pi / 6}$
C.
$3 e^{\pi / 2}$
D.
$3 e^{\pi / 6}$
2024 Q41 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $f(x)=a x^3+b x^2+c x+41$ be such that $f(1)=40, f^{\prime}(1)=2$ and $f^{\prime \prime}(1)=4$. Then $a^2+b^2+c^2$ is equal to:

A.
54
B.
51
C.
73
D.
62
2024 Q42 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Suppose for a differentiable function $h, h(0)=0, h(1)=1$ and $h^{\prime}(0)=h^{\prime}(1)=2$. If $g(x)=h\left(\mathrm{e}^x\right) \mathrm{e}^{h(x)}$, then $g^{\prime}(0)$ is equal to:

A.
4
B.
5
C.
3
D.
8
2024 Q43 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

$\text { If } f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} x^3 \sin \left(\frac{1}{x}\right), & x \neq 0 \\ 0 & , x=0 \end{array}\right. \text {, then }$

A.
$f^{\prime \prime}(0)=0$
B.
$f^{\prime \prime}(0)=1$
C.
$f^{\prime \prime}\left(\frac{2}{\pi}\right)=\frac{24-\pi^2}{2 \pi}$
D.
$f^{\prime \prime}\left(\frac{2}{\pi}\right)=\frac{12-\pi^2}{2 \pi}$
2024 Q44 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $f:(-\infty, \infty)-\{0\} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a differentiable function such that $f^{\prime}(1)=\lim _\limits{a \rightarrow \infty} a^2 f\left(\frac{1}{a}\right)$. Then $\lim _\limits{a \rightarrow \infty} \frac{a(a+1)}{2} \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{a}\right)+a^2-2 \log _e a$ is equal to

A.
$\frac{5}{2}+\frac{\pi}{8}$
B.
$\frac{3}{8}+\frac{\pi}{4}$
C.
$\frac{3}{4}+\frac{\pi}{8}$
D.
$\frac{3}{2}+\frac{\pi}{4}$
2024 Q45 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $y(\theta)=\frac{2 \cos \theta+\cos 2 \theta}{\cos 3 \theta+4 \cos 2 \theta+5 \cos \theta+2}$, then at $\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}, y^{\prime \prime}+y^{\prime}+y$ is equal to :

A.
$\frac{1}{2}$
B.
1
C.
$\frac{3}{2}$
D.
2
2024 Q46 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $f(x)=x^5+2 \mathrm{e}^{x / 4}$ for all $x \in \mathbf{R}$. Consider a function $g(x)$ such that $(g \circ f)(x)=x$ for all $x \in \mathbf{R}$. Then the value of $8 g^{\prime}(2)$ is :

A.
4
B.
2
C.
16
D.
8
2024 Q47 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $f: \mathbb{R}-\{0\} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a function satisfying $f\left(\frac{x}{y}\right)=\frac{f(x)}{f(y)}$ for all $x, y, f(y) \neq 0$. If $f^{\prime}(1)=2024$, then

A.
$x f^{\prime}(x)+2024 f(x)=0$
B.
$x f^{\prime}(x)-2023 f(x)=0$
C.
$x f^{\prime}(x)-2024 f(x)=0$
D.
$x f^{\prime}(x)+f(x)=2024$
2024 Q48 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $g: \mathbf{R} \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$ be a non constant twice differentiable function such that $\mathrm{g}^{\prime}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)=\mathrm{g}^{\prime}\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)$. If a real valued function $f$ is defined as $f(x)=\frac{1}{2}[g(x)+g(2-x)]$, then

A.
$f^{\prime \prime}(x)=0$ for atleast two $x$ in $(0,2)$
B.
$f^{\prime}\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)+f^{\prime}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)=1$
C.
$f^{\prime \prime}(x)=0$ for no $x$ in $(0,1)$
D.
$f^{\prime \prime}(x)=0$ for exactly one $x$ in $(0,1)$
2024 Q49 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $f(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc} 2 \cos ^4 x & 2 \sin ^4 x & 3+\sin ^2 2 x \\ 3+2 \cos ^4 x & 2 \sin ^4 x & \sin ^2 2 x \\ 2 \cos ^4 x & 3+2 \sin ^4 x & \sin ^2 2 x \end{array}\right|,$ then $\frac{1}{5} f^{\prime}(0)=$ is equal to :

A.
2
B.
1
C.
0
D.
6
2024 Q50 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

$\text { Let } y=\log _e\left(\frac{1-x^2}{1+x^2}\right),-1 < x<1 \text {. Then at } x=\frac{1}{2} \text {, the value of } 225\left(y^{\prime}-y^{\prime \prime}\right) \text { is equal to }$

A.
732
B.
736
C.
742
D.
746