Millennium Progress Academy

Grade 12 Mathematics
Quiz 3 (20%)

Section:
Name:
Time Allowed: 45 minutes /20
Direction: Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and write the letter of your choice on
the answer sheet. (1 point each)
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1. If f (x) = 3π4 + 100e2 + π+1 , then f ′ (2) is equal to

(a) 12π3 + 200e (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 472

2. The hyperbola y = 2
x
2
has 2 tangents with gradient − 25 . The points where these tangents touch the
hyperbola are:

(a) (−5, 25 ) and (5, − 52 ) (c) (−5, − 52 ) and (5, 25 )

(b) (−5, − 52 ) and (5, − 25 ) (d) (5, 25 ) and (5, − 52 )

3. The gradient(slope) of the function f (x) = x2 − 2x + 1 at x = −1 is

(a) 4 (b) −4 (c) −5 (d) 3

4. One of them does NOT describe derivative of f (x) at x = x0 .

(a) The gradient of f at the point (x0 , f (x0 )).

(b) The instantaneous rate of change of f at the point (x0 , f (x0 )).
(c) The slope of f at the point (x0 , f (x0 )).
(d) The area of the region under the graph of f .

5. If g(x) = x2 f (x) + f (x) and f (2) = f ′ (2) = 4,then which of the following is equal to g′ (2)?
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(a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 11 (d) 33

6. If f (x) = 2(x2 + 1)4 , then the value of f ′ (1)

(a) 128 (b) 64 (c) 256 (d) 32

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7. If f (x) = 5x2 + 5 , then which one of the following is equal to f ′ (x)?

(a) √ 5x (b) √1 (c) 1

(d) 1
5x2 +5 2 5x2 +5 5x2 +5 x2 +1

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8. If f (x) = x2 2x + 12, what is the slope of the tangent line to the graph of f at x = 2?

(a) −4 (b) 2 (c) 18 (d) 17

9. Which of the following is a physical (or mechanical) meaning of derivative?

(a) Slope of tangent line (c) Average rate of change

(b) Instantaneous rate of change (d) Area under the curve

x+g(x)
10. If F(x) = x3
with g(1) = 2 and g′ (1) = 1, then what is the actual value of F ′ (1)?

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 (a) −7 (b) 12 (c) -12 (d) 7

11. The surface area in cm2 of a balloon being inflated is given by S = t3 − 2t2 + 5t + 2, where t is time in
seconds. Find the rate of increase in the balloon’s surface area at 3 s.

(a) 15cm2 /s (b) 26cm2 /s (c) 25cm2 /s (d) 20cm2 /s

12. Given the function f (x) = ax2 + bx + c with f (2) = 4, f ′ (1) = 0 and f ′ (–3) = 8. The values of a, b and
c respectively, are:

(a) −1, 2, 4 (b) 2, −1, 4 (c) 4, 2, −1 (d) 2, 4, −1

13. The mass in grams of a melting ice block is given by the formula M = −2t2 + t + 100, where t is time in
minutes. Find the average rate of change at which the ice block is melting between 1 and 3 minutes.

(a) −3g/min (b) −13g/min (c) −7g/min (d) −12g/min

14. Which of the following is a geometrical meaning of derivative?

A. Slope of tangent line C. Average rate of change

B. Instantaneous rate of change D. Area under the curve

15. Let f and g differentiable functions at x = a. All of them are true except

A. ( f + g)′ (a) = f ′ (a) + g′ (a) C. ( f /g)′ (a) = [ f ′ (a)g(a) − f (a)g′ (a)]/(g(a))2

B. ( f × g)′ (a) = f ′ (a) × g′ (a) D. (k f )′ (a) = k f ′ (a), k is constant

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16. Which one of the following is the set of critical numbers of f (x) = 38 x 3 − 6x 3 ?

(a) {−2, 2} (b) {−1, 1} (c) {−1, 0, 1} (d) {−2, 0, 2}

17. On which one of the following intervals does f (x) = x4 + 4x increase?

(a) (−∞, −1] (b) (−∞, 0] (c) [−1, ∞) (d) (−∞, ∞)

18. At which value(s) of x does f (x) = 2x3 − 15x2 + 24x − 7 have a local maximum?

(a) x = 4 (b) x = 1 (c) x = 1 and x = 4 (d) x = 0 and x = 4

19. If y = x3 − ax2 + bx − 3 has critical numbers at x = −1 and x = 2, what are the values of a and b?

(a) a = − 23 , b = −6 (c) a = − 32 , b = 6
(b) a = 32 , b = 6 (d) a = 32 , b = −6

20. Which one of the following is an equation of the line tangent to the graph of the function f (x) =
x3 − 3x2 + x + 1 at (1, 0)?

(a) y = −2x − 2 (b) y = 2x + 2 (c) y = 2x − 2 (d) y = −2x + 2

Name: Student No. Sec.

Answer Sheet

1. 4. 7. 10. 13. 16. 19.

2. 5. 8. 11. 14. 17.
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3. 6. 9. 12. 15. 18.
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