Differentiation

2025 Q1 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 Q2 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 Q3 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 Q4 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 Q5 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 Q6 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 Q7 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 Q8 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 Q9 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 Q10 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 Q11 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 Q12 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 Q13 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 Q14 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 Q15 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 Q16 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 Q17 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 Q18 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 Q19 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 Q20 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $y=\sinh ^{-1}\left(\frac{1-x}{1+x}\right)$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}$ is equal to
A.
$\frac{-\sqrt{2}}{|1+x| \sqrt{1+x^2}}$
B.
$\frac{-1}{(1+x) \sqrt{x}}$
C.
$\frac{1}{\left(1+x^2\right) \sqrt{1+x}}$
D.
$\frac{-\sqrt{2}}{(1+x) \sqrt{1-x}}$
2024 Q21 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $y=(x-1)(x+2)\left(x^2+5\right)\left(x^4+8\right)$, then $\lim _{x \rightarrow-1}\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)$ is equal to
A.
-30
B.
30
C.
52
D.
-52
2024 Q22 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $y=\left(\tan ^{-1} 2 x\right)^2+\left(\cot ^{-1} 2 x\right)^2$, then $\left(1+4 x^2\right)^2 y^{\prime \prime}-16$ is equal to
A.
$8 x y^{\prime}$
B.
$-8 x\left(1+4 x^2\right) y^{\prime}$
C.
$8 x\left(1+4 x^2\right) y^{\prime}$
D.
$-8 x y^{\prime}$
2024 Q23 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $y=\tan ^{-1} \frac{x}{1+2 x^2}+\tan ^{-1} \frac{x}{1+6 x^2}+\tan ^{-1} \frac{x}{1+12 x^2}$, then $\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)_{x=\frac{1}{2}}$ is equal to
A.
1
B.
-1
C.
0
D.
$1 / 2$
2024 Q24 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $f(x)=5 \cos ^3 x-3 \sin ^2 x$ and $g(x)=4 \sin ^3 x+\cos ^2 x$, then the derivative of $f(x)$ with respect to $g(x)$ is

A.
$\frac{5 \cos +2}{6 \cos x-1}$
B.
$-\left(\frac{5 \cos x+2}{6 \cos x-1}\right)$
C.
$\frac{15 \cos x-6}{12 \sin x+2}$
D.
$-\left(\frac{15 \cos x+6}{12 \sin x-2}\right)$
2024 Q25 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $y=1+x+x^2+x^3+\ldots \ldots \infty$ and $|x|<1$, then $y^{\prime \prime}$ is equal to
A.
$2 y^{\prime}$
B.
$\frac{2 y}{y^{\prime}}$
C.
$\frac{y^{\prime}}{2 y}$
D.
$2 y^2 y^{\prime}$
2024 Q26 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

    If $y=\sqrt{\sin x+\sqrt{\sin x+\sqrt{\sin x+\ldots \infty}}}$, then the value of $\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}$ at the point $(\pi, 1)$ is

A.
2
B.
-2
C.
$-\frac{1}{2}$
D.
$\frac{1}{2}$
2024 Q27 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
64. If $f(0)=0, f^{\prime}(0)=3$, then the derivative of $y=f(f(f(f(f(x)))))$ at $x=0$ is
A.
16
B.
32
C.
81
D.
243
2024 Q28 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $\frac{d}{d x}\left(\frac{1+x^2+x^4}{1+x+x^2}\right)=a x+b$, then $(a, b)=$
A.
$(-1,2)$
B.
$(-2,1)$
C.
$(2,-1)$
D.
$(1,2)$
2024 Q29 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The rate of change of $x^{\sin x}$ with respect to $(\sin x)^x$ is
A.
$\frac{x^{\sin x}\left(\frac{\sin x}{x}+\cos x \cdot \log x\right)}{(\sin x)^x(x \cdot \cot x+\log \sin x)}$
B.
$\frac{(\sin x)^x(x \cot x+\log \sin x)}{x^{\sin x}\left(\frac{\sin x}{x}+\cos x \cdot \log x\right)}$
C.
$y\left(\frac{\sin x}{x}+\cos x \log x\right)$
D.
$(\sin x)^x(x \cot x+\log \sin x)$
2024 Q30 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $y=\frac{\alpha x+\beta}{\gamma \alpha+\delta}$, then $2 y_1 y_3=$
A.
$2 y_2{ }^3$
B.
$3 y_2{ }^2$
C.
$y_2{ }^2$
D.
$3 y_3{ }^2$
2024 Q31 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
Which one of the following is false ?
A.
$\frac{d}{d x}\left[\sec ^{-1}(\cosh x)\right]=\operatorname{sech} x$
B.
$\frac{d}{d x}\left[\cos ^{-1}(\operatorname{sech} x)\right]=\operatorname{sech} x$
C.
$\frac{d}{d x}\left[\tan ^{-1}(\sinh x)\right]=\operatorname{sech} x$
D.
$\frac{d}{d x}\left[\tan ^{-1}\left(\tan \frac{x}{2}\right)\right]=\sec x$
2024 Q32 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $y=t^2+t^3$ and $x=t-t^4$, then $\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}$ at $t=1$ is
A.
$\frac{-2}{3}$
B.
$\frac{-4}{3}$
C.
$\frac{8}{3}$
D.
4
2024 Q33 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $y=\tan (\log x)$, then $\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}=$
A.
$\frac{-\sec ^2(\log x)[1+2 \tan x]}{x^2}$
B.
$\frac{\sec ^2(\log x)[1+\tan (\log x)]}{x^2}$
C.
$\frac{\sec (\log x)[2 \tan (\log x)-1]}{x^2}$
D.
$\frac{\sec ^2(\log x)[2 \tan (\log x)-1]}{x^2}$
2024 Q34 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
For $x<0, \frac{d}{d x}\left[|x|^x\right]=$
A.
$(-x)^x[-1+\log (-x)]$
B.
$(-x)^x[1+\log (-x)]$
C.
$(-x)^x[1-\log (-x)]$
D.
$(-x)^x[-1-\log (-x)]$
2024 Q35 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $y=x-x^2$, then the rate of change of $y^2$ with respect to $x^2$ at $x=2$ is
A.
0
B.
-1
C.
3
D.
9
2024 Q36 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $y=f(x)$ is a thrice differentiable function and a bijection, then $\frac{d^2 x}{d y^2}\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^3+\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}=$
A.
$y$
B.
$-y$
C.
$x$
D.
0
2024 Q37 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $y=\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2-3 \sin x}{3-2 \sin x}\right)$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}=$
A.
$\frac{(3-2 \sin x)^2}{13 \sin ^2 x-24 \sin x+13}$
B.
$\frac{-5 \cos x}{13 \sin ^2 x-24 \sin x+19}$
C.
$\frac{5 \sin x}{13 \sin ^2 x-24 \sin x+13}$
D.
$\frac{-5 \sin x}{13 \sin ^2 x-24 \sin x+13}$
2024 Q38 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $x=3\left[\sin t-\log \left(\cot \frac{t}{2}\right)\right]$ and $y=6\left[\cos t+\log \left(\operatorname{tin} \frac{t}{2}\right)\right]$ then $\frac{d y}{d x}=$
A.
$\frac{2 \sin ^2 t}{1+\sin t \cos t}$
B.
$\frac{2 \cos ^2 t}{1+\sin 2 t}$
C.
$\frac{2 \cos ^2 t}{1+\sin t \cos t}$
D.
$\frac{1+\cos g}{1+\sin a}$
2024 Q39 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The length of the tangent drawn at the point $P\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)$ on the curve $x^{2 / 3}+y^{2 / 3}=2^{2 / 3}$ is
A.
$\frac{2}{3}$
B.
1
C.
$\frac{4}{3}$
D.
2
2022 Q40 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Assertion (A) $\frac{d}{d x}\left(\frac{x^2 \sin x}{\log x}\right)=\frac{x^2 \sin x}{\log x}\left(\cot x+\frac{2}{x}-\frac{1}{x \log x}\right)$

Reason (R) $\frac{d}{d x}\left(\frac{u v}{w}\right)=\frac{u v}{w}\left[\frac{u^{\prime}}{u}+\frac{v^{\prime}}{v}+\frac{w^{\prime}}{w}\right]$

A.
A is true, R is true and R is correct explanation of A
B.
A is true, R is true and R is not correct explanation of A
C.
A is true, R is not correct
D.
A is not correct, R is correct
2022 Q41 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $x=f(\theta)$ and $y=g(\theta)$, then $\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}=$

A.
$\frac{g^{\prime \prime}(\theta)}{f^{\prime}(\theta)}$
B.
$\frac{f^{\prime \prime}(\theta)}{x(\theta)}$
C.
$\frac{f^{\prime}(\theta) g^{\prime \prime}(\theta)-g^{\prime}(\theta) f^{\prime \prime}(\theta)}{\left(f^{\prime}(\theta)\right)^3}$
D.
$\frac{g^{\prime}(\theta) f^{\prime \prime}(\theta)-g^{\prime \prime}(\theta) f^{\prime \prime}(\theta)}{\left(g^{\prime \prime}(\theta)\right)^3}$
2022 Q42 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

$y=x^3-a x^2+48 x+7$ is an increasing function for all real values of $x$, then $a$ lies in the interval

A.
$(-14,14)$
B.
$(-12,12)$
C.
$(-16,16)$
D.
$(-21,-21)$
2022 Q43 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $x \neq 0$ and $f(x)$ satisfies $8 f(x)+6 f(1 / x) =x+5$, then $\frac{d}{d x}\left(x^2 f(x)\right)$ at $x=1$ is

A.
$-1 / 14$
B.
$25 / 14$
C.
$9 / 14$
D.
$19 / 14$
2022 Q44 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $f(x)=\cot ^{-1}\left(\frac{x^x+x^{-x}}{2}\right)$, then $f^{\prime}(1)=$

A.
1
B.
$-$1
C.
2
D.
$-$2
2021 Q45 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $x=\sec \theta-\cos \theta$ and $y=\sec ^n \theta-\cos ^n \theta$, then $\left(x^2+4\right)\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^2$ is equal to

A.
$n(y+4)$
B.
$n^2\left(y^2+4\right)$
C.
$n(y+2)$
D.
$n^2\left(y^2+2\right)$
2021 Q46 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $y=\log _{\cot x} \tan x-\log _{\tan x} \cot x +\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{4 x}{4-x^2}\right)$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}$ is equal to

A.
$\frac{1}{4+x^2}$
B.
$\frac{4}{4+x^2}$
C.
$\frac{1}{4-x^2}$
D.
$\frac{4}{4-x^2}$
2021 Q47 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $f(x)=2x^2+3x-5$, then the value of $f'(0)+3f'(-1)$ is equal to

A.
1
B.
0
C.
3
D.
2
2021 Q48 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $y=\left(1+\frac{1}{x}\right)\left(1+\frac{2}{x}\right)\left(1+\frac{3}{x}\right) \ldots\left(1+\frac{n}{x}\right)$ and $x \neq 0$. When $x=-1, \frac{d y}{d x}$ is equal to

A.
$n !$
B.
$(n-1) !$
C.
$(-1)^n(n-1)!$
D.
$(-1)^n n!$
2021 Q49 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $\log \left(\sqrt{1+x^2}-x\right)=y\left(\sqrt{1+x^2}\right)$, then $\left(1+x^2\right) \frac{d y}{d x}+x y$ is equal to

A.
0
B.
1
C.
2
D.
$-$1
2021 Q50 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $y=e^{x^2+e^{x^2+e^{x^2+\cdots \infty}}}$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}$ is equal to

A.
$\frac{2 x}{1-y}$
B.
$\frac{2 x y}{y-1}$
C.
$\frac{2 x y}{1-y}$
D.
$\frac{2 y}{y-1}$