Differentiation

2026 Q1 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 $- \left( \frac{10!}{5!} \right)$

2023 Q2 JEE Advanced MSQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $S$ be the set of all twice differentiable functions $f$ from $\mathbb{R}$ to $\mathbb{R}$ such that $\frac{d^2 f}{d x^2}(x)>0$ for all $x \in(-1,1)$. For $f \in S$, let $X_f$ be the number of points $x \in(-1,1)$ for which $f(x)=x$. Then which of the following statements is(are) true?
A.
There exists a function $f \in S$ such that $X_f=0$
B.
For every function $f \in S$, we have $X_f \leq 2$
C.
There exists a function $f \in S$ such that $X_f=2$
D.
There does NOT exist any function $f$ in $S$ such that $X_f=1$
2016 Q3 JEE Advanced MSQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R},\,g:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ and $h:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be differentiable functions such that $f\left( x \right)= {x^3} + 3x + 2,$ $g\left( {f\left( x \right)} \right) = x$ and $h\left( {g\left( {g\left( x \right)} \right)} \right) = x$ for all $x \in R$. Then
A.
$g'\left( 2 \right) = {1 \over {15}}$
B.
$h'\left( 1 \right) = 666$
C.
$h\left( 0 \right) = 16$
D.
$h\left( {g\left( 3 \right)} \right) = 36$
2015 Q4 JEE Advanced MSQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $F:R \to R$ be a thrice differentiable function. Suppose that
$F\left( 1 \right) = 0,F\left( 3 \right) = - 4$ and $F'\left( x \right) < 0$ for all $x \in \left( {{1 \over 2},3} \right).$ Let $f\left( x \right) = xF\left( x \right)$ for all $x \in R.$

The correct statement(s) is (are)

A.
$f'\left( 1 \right) < 0$
B.
$f\left( 2 \right) < 0$
C.
$f'\left( x \right) \ne 0$ for any $x \in \left( {1,3} \right)$
D.
$f'\left( x \right) = 0$ for some $x \in \left( {1,3} \right)$
2014 Q5 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $f:\left[ {0,2} \right] \to R$ be a function which is continuous on $\left[ {0,2} \right]$ and is differentiable on $(0,2)$ with $f(0)=1$. Let
$F\left( x \right) = \int\limits_0^{{x^2}} {f\left( {\sqrt t } \right)dt} $ for $x \in \left[ {0,2} \right]$. If $F'\left( x \right) = f'\left( x \right)$ for all $x \in \left[ {0,2} \right]$, then $F(2)$ equals
A.
${e^2} - 1$
B.
${e^4} - 1$
C.
$e - 1$
D.
${e^4}$
2011 Q6 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let $f\left( \theta \right) = \sin \left( {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}\left( {{{\sin \theta } \over {\sqrt {\cos 2\theta } }}} \right)} \right),$ where $ - {\pi \over 4} < \theta < {\pi \over 4}.$

Then the value of ${d \over {d\left( {\tan \theta } \right)}}\left( {f\left( \theta \right)} \right)$ is

2008 Q7 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $g(x) = \log f(x)$, where $f(x)$ is a twice differentiable positive function on (0, $\infty$) such that $f(x + 1) = xf(x)$. Then for N = 1, 2, 3, ..., $g''\left( {N + {1 \over 2}} \right) - g''\left( {{1 \over 2}} \right) = $

A.
$ - 4\left\{ {1 + {1 \over 9} + {1 \over {25}} + ....... + {1 \over {{{\left( {2N - 1} \right)}^2}}}} \right\}$
B.
$4\left\{ {1 + {1 \over 9} + {1 \over {25}} + ....... + {1 \over {{{\left( {2N - 1} \right)}^2}}}} \right\}$
C.
$ - 4\left\{ {1 + {1 \over 9} + {1 \over {25}} + ....... + {1 \over {{{\left( {2N + 1} \right)}^2}}}} \right\}$
D.
$4\left\{ {1 + {1 \over 9} + {1 \over {25}} + ....... + {1 \over {{{\left( {2N + 1} \right)}^2}}}} \right\}$
2008 Q8 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Which of the following is true?

A.
${\left( {2 + a} \right)^2}f''\left( 1 \right) + {\left( {2 - a} \right)^2}f''\left( { - 1} \right) = 0$
B.
${\left( {2 - a} \right)^2}f''\left( 1 \right) - {\left( {2 + a} \right)^2}f''\left( { - 1} \right) = 0$
C.
$f'\left( 1 \right)f'\left( { - 1} \right) = {\left( {2 - a} \right)^2}$
D.
$f'\left( 1 \right)f'\left( { - 1} \right) = -{\left( {2 + a} \right)^2}$
2008 Q9 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $f$ and $g$ be real valued functions defined on interval $(-1, 1)$ such that $g''(x)$ is continuous, $g\left( 0 \right) \ne 0.$ $g'\left( 0 \right) = 0$, $g''\left( 0 \right) \ne 0$, and $f\left( x \right) = g\left( x \right)\sin x$

STATEMENT - 1: $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} \,\,\left[ {g\left( x \right)\cot x - g\left( 0 \right)\cos ec\,x} \right] = f''\left( 0 \right)$ and

STATEMENT - 2: $f'\left( 0 \right) = g\left( 0 \right)$

A.
Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is a correct explanation for Statement - 1
B.
Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement - 1
C.
Statement - 1 is True, Statement -2 is False
D.
Statement - 1 is False, Statement -2 is True
2008 Q10 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $f\left( { - 10\sqrt 2 } \right) = 2\sqrt 2 ,$ then $f''\left( { - 10\sqrt 2 } \right) = $

A.
${{4\sqrt 2 } \over {{7^3}{3^2}}}$
B.
$-{{4\sqrt 2 } \over {{7^3}{3^2}}}$
C.
${{4\sqrt 2 } \over {{7^3}3}}$
D.
$-{{4\sqrt 2 } \over {{7^3}3}}$
2007 Q11 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
${{{d^2}x} \over {d{y^2}}}$ equals
A.
${\left( {{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}}} \right)^{ - 1}}$
B.
$ - {\left( {{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}}} \right)^{ - 1}}{\left( {{{dy} \over {dx}}} \right)^{ - 3}}$
C.
$\left( {{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}}} \right){\left( {{{dy} \over {dx}}} \right)^{ - 2}}$
D.
$ - \left( {{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}}} \right){\left( {{{dy} \over {dx}}} \right)^{ - 3}}$
2007 Q12 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $\,\,\,$$f\left( x \right) = 2 + \cos x$ for all real $X$.

STATEMENT - 1: for eachreal $t$, there exists a point $c$ in $\left[ {t,t + \pi } \right]$ such that $f'\left( c \right) = 0$ because
STATEMENT - 2: $f\left( t \right) = f\left( {t + 2\pi } \right)$ for each real $t$.

A.
Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
B.
Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1
C.
Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
D.
Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True.
2007 Q13 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026

$\frac{d^{2} x}{d y^{2}}$ equals :

A.
$\left(\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}\right)^{-1}$
B.
$-\left(\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}\right)^{-1}\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^{-3}$
C.
$\left(\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}\right)\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^{-2}$
D.
$-\left(\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}\right)\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^{-3}$
2005 Q14 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If $f(x)$ is a twice differentiable function and given that $f\left( 1 \right) = 1;f\left( 2 \right) = 4,f\left( 3 \right) = 9$, then
A.
$f''\left( x \right) = 2$ for $\forall x \in \left( {1,3} \right)$
B.
$f''\left( x \right) = f'\left( x \right) = 5$ for some $x \in \left( {2,3} \right)$
C.
$f''\left( x \right) = 3$ for $\forall x \in \left( {2,3} \right)$
D.
$f''\left( x \right) = 2$ for some $x \in \left( {1,3} \right)$
2005 Q15 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
$f(x)$ is a differentiable function and $g(x)$ is a double differentiable
function such that $\left| {f\left( x \right)} \right| \le 1$ and $f'(x)=g(x).$
If ${f^2}\left( 0 \right) + {g^2}\left( 0 \right) = 9.$ Prove that there exists some $c \in \left( { - 3,3} \right)$
such that $g(c).g''(c)<0.$
2005 Q16 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026

If $f(x)$ is a differentiable function and $g(x)$ is a double differentiable function such that $|f(x)| \leq 1$ and $f'(x)=g(x)$, where,$f^{2}(0)+g^{2}(0)=9$ then prove that there exists some $c \in(-3,3)$ such that $g(c) \circ g^{n}(c) < 0$.

2004 Q17 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If $y$ is a function of $x$ and log $(x+y)-2xy=0$, then the value of $y'(0)$ is equal to
A.
$1$
B.
$-1$
C.
$2$
D.
$0$
2001 Q18 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $f:\left( {0,\infty } \right) \to R$ and $F\left( x \right) = \int\limits_0^x {f\left( t \right)dt.} $ If $F\left( {{x^2}} \right) = {x^2}\left( {1 + x} \right)$, then $f(4)$ equals
A.
$5/4$
B.
$7$
C.
$4$
D.
$2$
2000 Q19 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If ${x^2} + {y^2} = 1$ then
A.
$yy'' - 2{\left( {y'} \right)^2} + 1 = 0$
B.
$yy'' + {\left( {y'} \right)^2} + 1 = 0$
C.
$yy'' + {\left( {y'} \right)^2} - 1 = 0$
D.
$yy'' + 2{\left( {y'} \right)^2} + 1 = 0$
1998 Q20 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
If$\,\,\,$ $y = {{a{x^2}} \over {\left( {x - a} \right)\left( {x - b} \right)\left( {x - c} \right)}} + {{bx} \over {\left( {x - b} \right)\left( {x - c} \right)}} + {c \over {x - c}} + 1$,
prove that ${{y'} \over y} = {1 \over x}\left( {{a \over {a - x}} + {b \over {b - x}} + {c \over {c - x}}} \right)$.
1996 Q21 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
If $x{e^{xy}} = y + {\sin ^2}x,$ then at $x = 0,{{dy} \over {dx}} = ..............$
1994 Q22 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If $y = {\left( {\sin x} \right)^{\tan x}},$ then ${{dy} \over {dx}}$ is equal to
A.
${\left( {\sin x} \right)^{\tan x}}\left( {1 + {{\sec }^2}x\,\log \,\sin \,x} \right)$
B.
$\tan x{\left( {\sin x} \right)^{\tan x - 1}}.\cos x$
C.
${\left( {\sin x} \right)^{\tan x}}{\sec ^2}x\,\log \,\sin \,x$
D.
$\tan x{\left( {\sin x} \right)^{\tan x - 1}}$
1991 Q23 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Find ${{{dy} \over {dx}}}$ at $x=-1$, when
${\left( {\sin y} \right)^{\sin \left( {{\pi \over 2}x} \right)}} + {{\sqrt 3 } \over 2}{\sec ^{ - 1}}\left( {2x} \right) + {2^x}\tan \left( {In\left( {x + 2} \right)} \right) = 0$
1990 Q24 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $f(x)$ be a quadratic expression which is positive for all the real values of $x$. If $g(x)=f(x)+f''(x)$, then for any real $x$,
A.
$g(x)<0$
B.
$g(x)>0$
C.
$g(x)=0$
D.
$g\left( x \right) \ge 0$
1990 Q25 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
If $f\left( x \right) = \left| {x - 2} \right|$ and $g\left( x \right) = f\left[ {f\left( x \right)} \right]$, then $g'\left( x \right) = ...............$ for $x > 20$
1989 Q26 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
If $x = \sec \theta - \cos \theta $ and $y = {\sec ^n}\theta - {\cos ^n}\theta $, then show
that $\left( {{x^2} + 4} \right){\left( {{{dy} \over {dx}}} \right)^2} = {n^2}\left( {{y^2} + 4} \right)$
1988 Q27 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If ${y^2} = P\left( x \right)$, a polynomial of degree $3$, then $2{d \over {dx}}\left( {{y^3}{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}}} \right)$ equals
A.
$P''\left( x \right) + P\left( x \right)$
B.
$P'\left( x \right)P''\left( x \right)$
C.
$P\left( x \right)P''\left( x \right)$
D.
a constant
1986 Q28 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
The derivative of ${\sec ^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {2{x^2} - 1}}} \right)$ with respect to $\sqrt {1 - {x^2}} $ at $x = {1 \over 2}$ is ...............
1985 Q29 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
If $f\left( x \right) = {\log _x}\left( {In\,x} \right),$ then $f'\left( x \right)$ at $x=e$ is ................
1985 Q30 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
If ${f_r}\left( x \right),{g_r}\left( x \right),{h_r}\left( x \right),r = 1,2,3$ are polynomials in $x$ such that ${f_r}\left( a \right) = {g_r}\left( a \right) = {h_r}\left( a \right),r = 1,2,3$
and $F\left( x \right) = \left| {\matrix{ {{f_1}\left( x \right)} & {{f_2}\left( x \right)} & {{f_3}\left( x \right)} \cr {{g_1}\left( x \right)} & {{g_2}\left( x \right)} & {{g_3}\left( x \right)} \cr {{h_1}\left( x \right)} & {{h_2}\left( x \right)} & {{h_3}\left( x \right)} \cr } } \right|$ then $F'\left( x \right)$ at $x = a$ is ...........
1984 Q31 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
If $\alpha $ be a repeated root of a quadratic equation $f(x)=0$ and $A(x), B(x)$ and $C(x)$ be polynomials of degree $3$, $4$ and $5$ respectively,
then show that $\left| {\matrix{ {A\left( x \right)} & {B\left( x \right)} & {C\left( x \right)} \cr {A\left( \alpha \right)} & {B\left( \alpha \right)} & {C\left( \alpha \right)} \cr {A'\left( \alpha \right)} & {B'\left( \alpha \right)} & {C'\left( \alpha \right)} \cr } } \right|$ is
divisible by $f(x)$, where prime denotes the derivatives.
1983 Q32 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The derivative of an even function is always an odd function.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
1982 Q33 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let $f$ be a twice differentiable function such that

$f''\left( x \right) = - f\left( x \right),$ and $f'\left( x \right) = g\left( x \right),h\left( x \right) = {\left[ {f\left( x \right)} \right]^2} + {\left[ {g\left( x \right)} \right]^2}$

Find $h\left( {10} \right)$ if $h(5)=11$

1982 Q34 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
If $y = f\left( {{{2x - 1} \over {{x^2} + 1}}} \right)$ and $f'\left( x \right) = \sin {x^2}$, then ${{dy} \over {dx}} = ..........$
1981 Q35 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let $y = {e^{x\,\sin \,{x^3}}} + {\left( {\tan x} \right)^x}$. Find ${{dy} \over {dx}}$
1980 Q36 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Given $y = {{5x} \over {3\sqrt {{{\left( {1 - x} \right)}^2}} }} + {\cos ^2}\left( {2x + 1} \right)$; Find ${{dy} \over {dx}}$.
1979 Q37 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Find the derivative of $$f\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{{x - 1} \over {2{x^2} - 7x + 5}}} & {when\,\,x \ne 1} \cr { - {1 \over 3}} & {when\,\,x = 1} \cr } } \right.$$
at $x=1$
1978 Q38 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Find the derivative of $\sin \left( {{x^2} + 1} \right)$ with respect to $x$ first principle.