Basic Diff
Negative indices
Fractional indices
Chain rule
Trig
100

Differentiate  y=5x^4 

y'=20x^3 

100

Differentiate   6x^-2 

-12x^-3

100

Differentiate  f(x)=sqrt(x) 

 f'(x)=1/2x^(-1/2) 

100

Differentiate  y=(x+3)^3 

 y'=3(x+1)^2 

100

Simplify   1-cos^2x 

 sin^2x 

200

Differentiate  y=7x^3-4x 

 y'=21x^2-4 

200

Differentiate   y=5/x^3  

y'=-15x^(-4)

200

Find  d/dx(root(3)(x^2)) 

 2/3x^(-1/3) 

200

Find  d/dx(2x-5)^4 

8(2x−5)^3

200

Simplify  cos^2x/sin^2x 

 cot^2x 

300

Find  d/dx(2x^5+3x-1) 

10x^4+3

300

Find  d/dx(4x^2+2/x^2) 

8x-4x^-3

300

Differentiate  y=5sqrt(x)+3/sqrt(x) 

y'=5/2x^(-1/2)-3/2x^(-3/2)

300

Differentiate  y=sqrt(3x+1) 

 y'=3/2(3x+1)^(-1/2) 

300

Solve  tanx=-1 for  0<x<2pi 

 x=3/4pi or  x=5/4pi 

400

Find the gradient of the normal of  y=x^3-3x at  x=2 .

 -1/9 

400

Find the gradient of the tangent to  y=6/x^2 at  x=3 .

-4/9

400

Find the tangent gradient to  y=sqrt(x^3) at  x=4 .

3

400

Find the tangent gradient to  y=(x^2+1)^3 at  x=1 .

24

400

Simplify  cosx+tanxsinx 

 secx 

500

Find the equation of the tangent of  y=x^4-2x^2 at x=1 .

y=-1

500

For  y=10/x , find the angle of inclination of the tangent at  x=2 , correct to the nearest degree.

112° 

500

For  y=sqrt(x) , find the area of the triangle formed by the tangent at x=1 and the y‑axis.

1.75 unit squared.

500

Find the equation of the normal to  y=(4x-1)^5  at  x=0 . Point-gradient form is fine.

 y+1=-1/20x 

500

Solve  2cos^2x-cosx-1=0 , where  0<=x<=2pi .

x=0, (2pi)/3, (4pi)/3, or 2pi

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