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DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS REFRESHER SET

1. A water tank has the form of a frustum of a cone with diameters of 2 m at the bottom , 3 m at
the top and a height of 2 m. With a constant rate of inflow of water it was observed that when
water was 20 cm deep , water was rising at the rate of 15mm/min. Find the rate of flow in
L/min?
a. 1.75 b. 1.95 c. 2.15 d. 2.25

2. A body is projected vertically upward such that is height from the ground in feet is h = 50t
16.1t^2 where t = time in flight in seconds. After how many seconds will the velocity be 12
fps?
a. 1.18 b. 0.88 c. 0.75 d. 1.16

3. Find the derivative of 3^3x.


a. ln 3x c. 3ln3 3^3x
b. ln 3x d. -3ln3 3^3x

4. Find the derivative of 2 cos (2 + x^3)


a. 6 sin (2 + x^3) c. -6x^2 sin (2 + x^3)
b. -6 sin (2 + x^3) d. 6x^2 sin (2 + x^3)

5. A ferris wheel has a radius of 10 m. Its center is 12 m above the ground. When a passenger is
17 m above the ground he is moving vertically at the rate of 1.81 m/s. What is the speed of the
rotation of the wheel in rpm?
a. 5 b. 7 c. 4 d. 2

6. Find the limit of sin / as approaches 0.


a. b. 1 c. 0 d. -1

7. What is the slope of the curve at y = e^4x at the point when x = 0?


a. 4 b. 0 c. 1 d. -4

8. What is the curvature of curve y^2 = 16x at the point (4,8)?


a. -0.029 b. -0.044 c. -0.057 d. -0.064

9. The sum of the two numbers is S. What is the maximum value of the sum of their cubes?
a. 3S/4 b. S^4/3 c.S^3/4 d. 4S/3

10. Determine the slope of the curve y = (1-2x)^2/x at (1,1).


a. -2 b.2 c. -3 d. 3

SITUATION 1: Let y = (1 + 3x) .

11. Determine the value of x on the graph where the normal line is parallel to the line 4x + 3y = 1
a. -1 b. 3 c. 0 d. 1

12. Determine the value of y on the graph where the normal line is parallel to the line 4x + 3y = 1
a. 2 b. -1/3 c. -2 d. -1

13. Find the absolute extrema on y = e^sin x on [- , ]


a. e b. e c. d.

14. Determine the slope of y = x + 1/x at x = 2.


a. 0.65 b. 0.81 c. 0.75 d. 0.40

15. The following are transcendental functions EXCEPT:


a. Exponential b. Hyperbolic c. Trigonometric d. Algebraic

16. If f(x,y) = (x y)/(x + y) , find f/x at (2,1) using partial differentiation.


a. 5 b. -2 c. 0 d. 3

SITUATION 2: Compute the value of x using Newtons Approximation.

17. x^3 2x^2 2x 7 = 0


a. 4.479 b. 1.044 c. 3.981 d. 3.268

18. 5sin x = 4x
a. 0.654 b. 1.687 c. 1.131 d. 1.322

19. Find the equation of the normal line to the graph y = x ln x that is perpendicular to the line
x y + 7 = 0.
a. x + y = 1 b. x y = 1 c. x + y = -1 d. x y = -1
SITUATION 3: A square of side x cm has area A(x) cm^2.

20. Find the rate of change of A as x changes from 4 to 4.6.


a. 6.4 b. 8.6 c. 7.5 d. 6.0

21. Find the rate of change of A as x changes from 4 to 4.05.


a. 8.32 b. 8.25 c. 8.10 d. 8.05

22. Find the instantaneous rate of change when x = 4.


a. 12 b. 10 c. 8 d. 6

23. A cardboard poster containing 32 cm^2 of printed region is to have a margin of 2 cm at the top
and bottom and 1.333 cm at the sides. Find the length of the smallest piece of cardboard that
can be used to make the poster.
a. 15.7 cm b. 12.4 c. 10.9 d. 8.8

24. The perimeter of a triangle is 15.96 cm. Find the maximum area of the triangle in sq cm.
a. 17.1 b. 12.3 c. 12.6 d. 14.8

25. Find the point of inflection of the curve y = x^3 6x^2 x + 12.
a. (2,6) b. (-2,6) c. (2,-6) d. (-2,-6)

26. A cylindrical steam boiler is to have a volume of 1340 cu ft. The cost of the metal sheets to
make boiler should be a minimum. What is the required base diameter in feet?
a. 13.64 b. 18.46 c. 12.31 d. 11.95

SITUATION 4: A closed cylindrical tank has a capacity of 576.56 cu m.

27. Determine the required radius of the tank.


a. 8.77 b. 7.12 c. 4.51 d. 6.54

28. Determine the required height of the tank.


a. 9.02 b. 4.79 c. 11.64 d. 10.78

29. Determine the surface area at a minimum.


a. 396.12 b. 478.64 c. 219.97 d. 383.40

30. If f(x) = x(2^x) , then f(x) is equal to:


a. 2^x (ln 2 + 1) c. 2^x (x ln 2 + 1)
b. 2^x (2 ln 2 + x) d. 2^x (2x ln x + 1)

31. A point moves in the plane according to equations x = t^3 + 2t and y = 2t^3 6t. Find dy/dx at
t = 0.
a. 6 b. -6 c. 3 d. -3

32. The time rate of change of the radius is constant for a given sphere. The time rate of change
of the volume is:
a. increasing
b. decreasing
c. increasing when r > 1 and decreasing when r < 1
d. decreasing when r > 1 and increasing when r < 1

33. What is the first derivative with respect to x of the function g(x) = 49 ?
a. 0 b. 4/9 c. 4 d. 12

SITUATION 5: The sum of the two nonnegative numbers is 36.

34. Find the difference of their square roots is to be as large as possible.


a. 18 b. 0 c. 36 d. 25

35. Find the sum of their square roots is to be as large as possible.


a. 18 b. 0 c. 36 d. 25

SITUATION 6: Suppose that the cost of producing x washing machines is c(x) = 2000 + 100x 0.1x^2.

36. Find the average cost per washing machine of producing the first 100 washing machines.
a. 125 b. 110 c. 150 d. 175

37. Find the marginal cost when 100 washing machines are produced.
a. 100 b. 90 c. 80 d. 70

38. Find the cost of producing the 101st washing machine.


a. 81.20 b. 80.60 c. 79.90 d. 75.60
39. Find the function f(x) whose derivatives is sin x and whose graph passes through the point
(0,2).
a. f(x) = cos x + 3 c. f(x) = cos x 3
c. f(x) = -cos x 3 d. f(x) = -cos x + 3

40. Which of the following is a solution of the equation x^4 + x 3 = 0 using Newtons
approximation.
a. 1.8659 b. -1.8659 c. 1.6452 d. -1.645

SITUATION 7: Given the curve y = x^3 4x +1,

41. Find the equation of the line perpendicular to that curve at (2,1)
a. 8y = x + 10 b. 8y = -x + 10 c. 8y = x 10 d. 8y = -x - 10

42. At what point on the curve have the smallest slope?


a. (0,1) b. (1,0) c. (-4,0) d. (0,4)

43. Find the equation of the tangent at the points where the slope of the curve is 8.
a. y = -8x +17 b. y = -8x -17 c. y = 8x +17 d. y = 8x -17

44. Find the derivative of y = log_a 4x.


a. y = logae / x b. y = cos e/x c. y = sin e/x d. tan e/x

45. A spherical balloon is inflated with gas at the rate of 20 cu m per min. How fast is the radius
of the balloon changing at the instant if the radius is 2 cm?
a. 0.633 b. 0.398 c. 0.517 d. 0.314

46. Find the y coordinate of the center of curvature of the parabola at (2,2).
a. 7 b. -7 c. -6 d. 6

47. Find dy/dx using implicit differentiation at (0,-2) if x3 xy + y2 = 4.


a. 0.667 b. 0.8 c. -0.333 d. 0.5

48. An MRT train 6 m above the ground crosses Quezon Avenue at a speed of 9 m/s, at the instant
that a car approaching at a speed of 4 m/s is 12 m up the street. Find the rate of the MRT
train and the car are separating one second later.
a. 9.85 m/s b. 4.17 c. 3.64 d. 4.18

49. What is the allowable error in measuring the edge of the cube that is intended to hold 8 cu m
if the error of the computed volume is not to exceed 0.03 cu m?
a. 0.002 b. 0.003 c. 0.0025 d. 0.001

50. A man 1.8 m tall walks away from a lamp post 4 m high at a speed of 1.5 m/s. How fast in m/s
does his shadow lengthen ?
a. 1.17 b. 1.23 c. 1.64 d. 1.07

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