Lesson 7.4.1

7.4.1 Product, quotient and chain rules Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Maths, Unit 7

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The 20 questions

  1. What is the standard formula used for differentiating the product of two functions u and v?

    • u' v + v' / u
    • u' v'
    • u v' + v u'
    • u v' - v u'
  2. Which differentiation rule should be used to differentiate y = sin(x) / x^2?

    • Chain rule
    • Power rule
    • Quotient rule
    • Product rule
  3. What is the formula for the quotient rule when differentiating u divided by v?

    • (u v + u' v') / v
    • (u' v') / v^2
    • (v u' - u v') / v^2
    • (u v' - v u') / v^2
  4. What rule is required to differentiate a composite function such as y = (3x + 1)^5?

    • Chain rule
    • Quotient rule
    • Product rule
    • Factor theorem
  5. What is the alternative expression for dy/dx when applying the chain rule with parameter u?

    • dy/dx + du/dx
    • dy/du / du/dx
    • dy/du * du/dx
    • du/dx * dx/dy
  6. Differentiate y = (2x + 3)^4 with respect to x using the chain rule.

    • 2(2x + 3)^3
    • 4(2x + 3)^3
    • 8(2x + 3)^3
    • 8(2x + 3)^4
  7. What is the derivative of y = e^(4x) with respect to x?

    • 4e^(4x)
    • 1/4 e^(4x)
    • e^(4x)
    • 4xe^(4x-1)
  8. Differentiate y = ln(5x) with respect to x using the chain rule.

    • 5
    • 1 / x
    • 1 / 5x
    • 5 / x
  9. What is the derivative of y = sin(3x) with respect to x?

    • -3cos(3x)
    • 3cos(3x)
    • cos(3x)
    • 3sin(3x)
  10. Find the derivative of y = x^2 * e^x using the appropriate rule.

    • x^2 e^x + 2x e^x
    • 2x e^x
    • x^2 e^x
    • 2x * e^x
  11. What is the derivative of y = cos^2(x) when applying the chain rule?

    • 2cos(x)sin(x)
    • -sin^2(x)
    • -2cos(x)sin(x)
    • 2cos(x)
  12. Differentiate y = x / (x + 1) using the quotient rule.

    • -1 / (x + 1)^2
    • (2x + 1) / (x + 1)^2
    • 1 / (x + 1)^2
    • 1 / (x + 1)
  13. What is dy/dx if y = (x^2 + 1)^10?

    • 2x(x^2 + 1)^9
    • 20x(x^2 + 1)^9
    • 10x(x^2 + 1)^9
    • 10(x^2 + 1)^9
  14. What is the derivative of y = tan(4x) with respect to x?

    • 4sec^2(4x)
    • 4tan^2(4x)
    • 4cosec^2(4x)
    • sec^2(4x)
  15. Differentiate y = x * ln(x) using the product rule.

    • x / ln(x)
    • ln(x)
    • ln(x) + 1
    • 1 / x
  16. What is the derivative of y = e^(x^2) with respect to x?

    • 2x e^(2x)
    • 2x e^(x^2)
    • e^(x^2)
    • x^2 e^(x^2-1)
  17. Find dy/dx for y = (3x - 2)^(-2) using the chain rule.

    • 6(3x - 2)^(-3)
    • -3(3x - 2)^(-3)
    • -2(3x - 2)^(-3)
    • -6(3x - 2)^(-3)
  18. What is the derivative of y = cos(5x) with respect to x?

    • -5sin(5x)
    • 5cos(5x)
    • -sin(5x)
    • 5sin(5x)
  19. What is the derivative of y = 3 / x^2 written in index form using the quotient rule principle?

    • -3x^(-3)
    • -6x^(-1)
    • 6x^(-3)
    • -6x^(-3)
  20. What is dy/dx if y = sqrt(4x + 1) expressed using indices and the chain rule?

    • 1 / sqrt(4x + 1)
    • 2(4x + 1)^(-1/2)
    • 2 / sqrt(4x + 1)
    • 4 / sqrt(4x + 1)

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