Derivatives
Finding Max/Min
Challenge
Te Reo
Something Random Trivia
100

f(x)=x3

f'(x)=3x2

100

Does y=x2-3x+4 have a minimum or a maximum?

minimum

100

What is the anti-derivative of 0?

c

100

What colour is kōwhai?

Yellow

100

Tying what to a cat will result in a paradox if dropped?

Buttered bread/toast

200

y=2x+4x2

dy/dx = 2+8x

200

Find the x-value of the maximum:

f(x)=-2x2+12x+4

max at x=3

200

What is the derivative of velocity with respect to time?

Accelleration

200

If someone asks you “Kei te pēhea koe?” How could you reply?

Answers may vary

200

What natural language has the fewest syllables with only 55?

Te Reo Māori

300

f(x)=10x7+5x6

f'(x)=70x6+30x5

300

Find the coordinate of the minimum:

y=x2+4

min at (0,4)

300

Find the derivative:

f(x) = 60094 + 1243/256 - 8

f'(x)=0

300

If someone is whā tekau mā ono years old, how old are they?

46

300

What country has more lakes than all other countries combined?

Canada

400

f(x)=x5+x4+x3+x2+x+1

f'(x)=5x4+4x3+3x2+2x+1

400

How many maximums and minimums (total) will the function y=x4+x3-x2-x-1 have?

3

400

What is the derivative of y=x-1

dy/dx = -1x-2

400

Who wrote the haka “Ka Mate”?

Te Rauparaha

400

What three islands in the Pacific make up more than 90% of all land in the Pacific?

Papua New Guinea, North Island, South Island

500

Find the anti-derivative:

f'(x) = 4x3-1

f(x) = x4-x+c

500

Find the x-value of the maximum and minimum and classify:

f(x) = x3-3x2-9x+2

x=3 minimum

x=-1 maximum

500

What is the derivative of f(x)=x1/2

f'(x)=1/2 x-1/2

500

What is the Māori name for Wellington?

Te Whanganui-a-Tara

500

What planet in the solar system has the largest mountain? Bonus points if you can name the mountain.

Mars, Olympus Mons