Practice Concept Of The Derivative (1) - Derivatives - IB 10 Mathematics

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Question 1.
What is the derivative of f(x) = 5?
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Remember, the derivative of a constant is always zero.
Question 2.
Find the derivative of f(x) = x.
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What is the slope of a straight line?
3Question 3.
What is the derivative of f(x) = x^2?
- x
- 2x
- x^2
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Remember the power rule for derivatives.
4Question 4.
The derivative of a constant function is what?
- True
- False
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Consider how constant functions behave.
Question 5.
Find the derivative of f(x) = 5x^3 - 4x^2 + 6x - 10 and identify the slope at x = 2.
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Use the power rule and evaluate at the x value.
Question 6.
Given a function f(x) = sin(x) + ln(x), find f'(x) and determine where it equals zero.
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Find where each part equals zero and solve for x.

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