Applications of Differentiation (HSC SSCE Mathematics Advanced): Quizzes

📚Quizzes
Applications of Differentiation
Sign up to keep practising.Create a free account to play more quizzes and track your progress.

Practise the questions

10 questions from this quiz

Show

If a tangent has gradient mm, what is the gradient of the normal?

−1m-\frac{1}{m}

What does a negative second derivative (y′′<0y'' < 0) indicate at a stationary point?

Maximum turning point

What is dydx\frac{dy}{dx} for y=2sin⁡xy = 2\sin x?

2cos⁡x2\cos x

For y=cos⁡xy = \cos x, what is the gradient of the tangent at x=−π2x = -\frac{\pi}{2}?

11

For y=sin⁡x+cos⁡xy = \sin x + \cos x, at which xx values are stationary points on [0,2π][0, 2\pi]?

π4\frac{\pi}{4} and 5π4\frac{5\pi}{4}

What is the amplitude of y=sin⁡x+cos⁡xy = \sin x + \cos x?

2\sqrt{2}

If y′′=−2y'' = -\sqrt{2} at a stationary point, what is the nature of that point?

Maximum turning point

What is the derivative of y=tan⁡2xy = \tan 2x using the chain rule?

2sec⁡22x2\sec^2 2x

For f(x)=x−sin⁡xf(x) = x - \sin x, why is f′(x)=1−cos⁡xf'(x) = 1 - \cos x never negative?

Because cos⁡x≤1\cos x \leq 1 always

What type of symmetry does y=x−sin⁡xy = x - \sin x have?

Rotational about the origin

Join 100,000+ SSCE students studying Quizzes with us.

Select your subjects, and get access to A+ resources today.