Differentiation

56 Questions
2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Morning Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Morning Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 27th May Morning Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 27th May Morning Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Evening Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 24th May Morning Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 24th May Morning Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 24th May Morning Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Evening Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Evening Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Evening Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Morning Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Evening Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Evening Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Morning Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Morning Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 21st May Evening Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 21st May Evening Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 21st May Morning Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 23th May Morning Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 23th May Morning Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 23th May Morning Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Evening Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Evening Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Evening Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Morning Shift

    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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Morning Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Evening Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Morning Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Morning Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Morning Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Evening Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Morning Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Morning Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Morning Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 5th July Morning Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 5th July Morning Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 5th July Morning Shift

$y=x^3-a x^2+48 x+7$ 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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Evening Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Morning Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

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 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

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