1. Find dy/dx if y = 3x. ft2/s) when the sides and included angle area 9.

the sides and included angle area 9. What is the area of the largest rectangle that A. 1100π C. 1500π
2. Find dy/dx if y = cos (1 - 2x). 5 ft, 8 ft, and 60°, respectively. can be inscribed in a semi-circle of radius 10? B. 1600π D. 1200π
3. Solve the second derivative: y = x2 ln 4x 19. If the radius of a sphere is measured as 5 inch A. 2√50 C. 100 18. Two boats begin the trip from the same point.
4. Find the partial derivative of 3x2 – xy with with a possible error of 0.02 inch, find the B. 1000 D. √50 If boat A travels north at the rate of 35 kph
respect to x. approximate error and the percentage error 10. The intensity of light on an object varies and boat B travels west at the rate of 40 kph,
5. Determine the slope of the curve y = 3x2 – 2x in the computed value of the volume. inversely as the square of the distance from how fast is the distance between them
at the point (2, 8). 20. Find the radius and center if curvature of the the source. Two searchlights A and B are changing one hour later?
6. Find the equation of the normal to the curve curve y = x4 – x2 at (0, 0). 450m apart and light B is eight times as A. 50 kph C. 55 kph
y2 = 8x at (2, 4). strong as light A. When should a man cross B. 60 kph D. 70 kph
7. Find the angle of intersection between the 1. A rectangular field is to be enclosed by a fence the line between them so as to be illuminated 19. If s = t2 – t3, find the velocity when the
curves, y = x3 + x -8 and y = x. and divided into three lots by fences parallel as little as possible? acceleration is zero.
8. Given the equation of distance, s = 5t – 4/t, to one of the sides. Find the area of the largest A. 120 m from A C. 350 m from B A. ½ C. 1/3
find the velocity when t = 2. field that can be enclosed with 800 ft of B. 150 m from A D. 200 m from B B. 2/3 D. 3/5
9. Given the equation of distance, s = 8t 2 – 3t, fencing. 11. Evaluate dy/dx if y = 1 / (x2 – 1), when x = 2. 20. A man in a rowboat is 5 miles from the
find the acceleration when t = 2. A. 18, 000 ft2 C. 25, 000 ft2 A. -4/9 C. -5/8 nearest point A on a straight shore wishes to
10. Find the limit of (x2 – 1) / (x – 1) as x B. 16, 000 ft2 D. 20, 000 ft2 B. -3/7 D. None reach point B, 6 miles from point A along the
approaches 1. 2. Find the radius of curvature of the curve 3y = 12. The base diameter and altitude of a right shore, in the shortest time. How far will he
11. Find the limit of (x3 – 2x + 5) / (2x3 – 7) as x x3 at point (1, 1/3) circular cone are observed at a certain instant land (from point A) if he can row 2mph and
approaches infinity. A. 1 C. -1 to be 10 and 20 inches, respectively. If the walk 4 mph?
12. Given the function y = x3 – 9x2 + 15x – 3. B. 2 D. -2 lateral area is constant and the base diameter A. 2.89 m C. 1.78 m
Determine the coordinates of the maximum, 3. Evaluate dy/dx if 𝑦 = √𝑥 2 − 3, when x = 2. is increasing at a rate of 1 inch per minute, B. 3.12 m D. 2.26 m
minimum and inflection points. A. 1 C. -1 find the rate at which the altitude is 21. Find the limit of (x3 – 2x + 5) / (2x3 – 7) as x
13. An open box is formed by cutting squares of B. 2 D. -2 decreasing. approaches infinity.
equal size from the corners of a 24 by 15 inch 4. Sand is being dumped from a dump truck at A. -2.50 in/min C. -.265 in/min A. 1 C. ½
piece of sheet metal and folding up the sides. the rate of 10ft3/min and forms a pile in the B. -3.12 in/min D. -2.25 in/min B. ¼ D. 1/3
Determine the size of the cutout that shape of a cone whose height is always half its 13. Find the radius of curvature for the curve y2 = 22. Determine the volume of the largest
maximizes the volume of the box. radius. How fast is its height rising when the x3 at the point (1/4, 1/8). rectangular box that can be made by cutting
14. A rectangular field of area 2, 400 m2 is to be pile is 5 ft high? A. 1.218 C. 1.028 equal squares out of the corners of a piece of
fenced off along a straight road. The front A. 1/8π C. 1/10π B. 1.227 D. 1.302 cardboard of dimensions 15 inch by 24 inch
fencing costs P 80 per meter; that of the sides B. 1/16π D. 1/12π 14. The dimensions of closed rectangular box are and then turning up the sides.
and the back costs P 40 per meter. Determine 5. At 12:00 noon ship B is 100 miles east of ship measured as 3ft, 4ft, and 5ft with a possible A. 467 in3 C. 470 in3
minimum total cost required. A. If ship B sails west at 10 mph and ship A error of (+/-) 1/16 inch in each measurement. B. 486 in 3 D. 490 in3
15. A company manufactures an article of which sails south at 20 mph, what is the closest Use differentials to approximate the 23. Find the point of the curve y = 4x – x2 where
it makes a profit of P40 each if 600 or less are distance between them? maximum error in the calculated value of the the curvature is maximum.
made and sold each week. If over 600 are A. 40√3 C. 40√5 volume in cubic feet. A. (2, 2) C. (2, 4)
made, the profit decreases by 5 centavos per B. 50√3 D. 50√5 A. 47/192 C. 45/196 B. (1, 0) D. None
article. Determine the biggest profit as 6. A carpenter has 108ft2 of lumber out of which B. 52/197 D. 50/195 24. A ladder 8 m long is leaning against a house.
possible. he desires to make a box with a square base 15. A spherical snowball is melting in such a way The base of the ladder is pulled away from the
16. A balloon is vertically rising over point A on and open top. What is the height of the largest that its surface area decreases at the rate of house wall at a rate of 0.6 m/s. How fast is the
the ground at a rate of 20 m/s. Point B on the box he can make? 1cm2/min. How fast is its radius shrinking top moving down the wall when the base of
level ground, is 30 m from point A. At what A. 5 C. 4 when it is 3 cm? the ladder is 4.5 m from the wall? Note: The
rate in m/s is the distance of the balloon from B. 6 D. 3 A. 1/20π C. 1/24π wall and the floor are perpendicular to each
point B changing when the balloon is 40m 7. Find the rate at which the volume of a right B. 1/18π D. 1/22π other.
from point A? circular cylinder of constant altitude 10ft 16. Find the angle of intersection between the A. 0.408 m/s C. 0.502 m/s
17. At a certain instant, car A is 60 miles north of changes with respect to its diameter when the curves, y = x2 + 1 and y = x + 1/x. B. 0.204 m/s D. 0.689 m/s
car B. A is traveling south at a rate of 20 mph radius is 5ft. A. 59.7° C. 67.5° 25. Find the slope of the curve x2 – 3xy + y2 – 4x +
while B is traveling east at 30 mph. How fast A. 40π C. 50π B. 63.4° D. 71.8° 2y + 1 = 0 at the point (1, -1).
is the distance between them changing 1 hour B. 100π D. 80π 17. Oil from a leaking oil tanker radiates outward A. 1/4 C. 1/3
later? 8. For a circular sector to have a maximum in the form of a circular film on the surface of B. 1/2 D. 1/5
18. Each of the two sides of triangle are the water. If the radius of the circle increases 26. The altitude of a certain right circular cone is
perimeter, it radius must be equal to the ____.
increasing at the rate of ½ foot per second, A. half of the area C.(√2)(area) at the rate of 3 m/min, how fast (in m2/min) the same as the radius of the base and is
and the included angle is decreasing 2° per B. √area D. area / √2 is the area of the circle increasing when the measured as 5 inches with a possible error of
second. Find the rate of change of the area (in radius is 200 m?
 0.02 inch. Find the approximate percentage Herbert at 20 ft/s, how fast is the string being margins are to be 1 inch on each three sides 57. Gas in a container obeys Boyles Law: PV = C.
error in the calculated volume. paid out when the kite is 250 ft from him? and 2 inches on the fourth side to allow room At a certain instant there are 50 m3 of gas in
A. 1.2% C. 1.45% A. 14 ft/s C. 15 ft/s binding. The dimensions of the paper are the container at a pressure of 30 kPa. If the
B. 1.06% D. 1.012% B. 16 ft/s D. 13 ft/s adjusted to make the area of the print pressure is decreasing at the rate of 0.6-
27. What is the second derivative of y = 53 + 2x + 37. A right circular cylinder is inscribed in a right maximum. Determine this area. kPa/hr, find the rate of change of the volume.
1? circular cone of radius r. Find the radius R of A. 54 in2 C. 56 in2 A. 1.2 m3/hr C. 1.0 m3/hr
A. 30x C. 30x2 the cylinder if its lateral area is maximum. B. 58 in2 D. 60 in2 B. 1.4 m3/hr D. 1.6 m3/hr
B. 15x2 D. 0 A. 2/3 r C. 3/8 r 48. The number of bacteria in a container after t 58. The base and the base angles of an isosceles
28. What is the approximate radius of curvature B. 1/3 r D. ½ r hours is given by the equation N = 2t 3 + 5t2 + t triangle are increasing at the respective rates
of the function f(x) at the point (x,y) = (8, 16)? 38. Find the point of inflection of the curve y = + 2. How fast is the population growing after of 2 ft/sec and 5 degrees/sec. When the base
f(x) = x2 + 6x – 96 3x4 – 8x3 + 6x2. 3 hours? is 10 ft long and the base angles are 45°, find
A. 5980 C. 4196 A. (1/3, 11/27) C. (1/2, 12/25) A. 104 C. 85 the rate at which the altitude is increasing
B. 5340 D. 2024 B. (1/3, 15/31) D. (1/2, 10/21) B. 98 D. 90 A. 1.55 ft/s C. 2.52 ft/s
29. A fisherman has a fish at the end of his line, 39. A long rectangular sheet of metal, 12 inches 49. The number is to be inscribed in the ellipse B. 1.05 ft/s D. 1.87 ft/s
which is being reeled in at the rate of 2ft/s wide is to be made into a gutter by returning x2/200 + y2/50 = 1. Find the maximum 59. Find the limit of (sin n) / n as n approaches
from a bridge 30ft above the water. At what up 2 sides so that they are perpendicular to possible area. infinity.
speed is the fish moving through the water the sheet. How many inches should be turned A. 400 C. 300 A. 0 C. 1
toward the bridge when the amount of line up to give the gutter its greatest capacity? B. 100 D. 200 B. -1 D. infinite
out is 50ft? A. 2.8 in C. 3.0 in 50. The surface area of the sphere (initially zero) 60. A sheet of paper for a poster is to be 18 ft 3 in
A. -2 ft/s C. -1 ½ ft/s B. 3.6 in D. 4.0 in increases uniformly at the rate of 26 cm2/s. area. The margins at the top and bottom are
B. -2 ½ ft/s D. -2 ¼ ft/s 40. Find the radius of curvature for the curve 3y = find the rate at which the radius is increasing to be 9 inches and the margins at the sides 6
30. Evaluate lim
𝑥3−2𝑥+9
x3 at the point (1, 1/3). after two seconds. inches. What should be the dimensions of the
𝑥→∞ 2𝑥3−8
A. √2 C. 1/2 A. 0.529 cm/s C. 0.509 cm/s sheet to maximize the printed area?
A. 1/2 C. 2/3
B. 2√2 D. 1/2 √2 B. 0.460 cm/s D. 0.420 cm/s A. 2√3 by 3√3 C. 3√3 by 3√3
B. 1/3 D. 1/4
41. What is the area of the largest rectangle that 51. If s = t3 – 5t2 + 5t – 3, when will the velocity be B. 2√2 by 3√3 D. 3√2 by 2√3
31. A triangle has a base 12 ft and an altitude 8 ft
can be inscribed in a circle of radius 10 cm? 2? 61. A cubical box designed to hold 8 ft3 of water
high. Find the area of the largest rectangle
A. 200 C. 150 A. t = 1/2 C. t = 1/5 holds only 7.997 ft3. What is the relative error
that can be inscribed in the triangle so that
B. 180 D. 100 B. t = 1/3 D. t = 1/4 in its edge?
the base of the triangle falls on the base of the
42. Find the dy/dx if y = (ax + b)2 52. if the length of the hypotenuse of a right A. 0.000125 C. 0.00025
triangle.
A. 2a(ax + b) C. 2(x + b) triangle is 10, find the lengths of the other B. 0.000025 D. 0.00032
A. 32 C. 20
B. 2(ax + b) D. (ax + b)(x + b) sides when the area is a maximum. 62. Find the rate of change of the area of a circle
B. 24 D. 36
43. At a certain instant the dimensions of a A. 10/√2 C. 5√2 with respect to its radius when the radius is
32. A man 6 ft tall is walking towards a building
rectangular parallelepiped are 4, 5, and 6 ft, B. 10/√3 D. 5√3 3ft.
at the rate of 5 ft/s. If there is a light on the
and they are increasing, respectively, at the 53. A window is to be constructed in the shape of A. 10π C. 8π
ground 50 ft from the building, how fast is the
rates 1, 2 and 3 ft/s. At what rate (in ft 3/s) is an equilateral triangle on top of a rectangle. If B. 6π D. 4π
man’s shadow on the building growing
the volume increasing? its perimeter is to be 600 cm, what is the 63. Find the rate of change of the volume of a
shorter when the man is 30 ft from the
A. 138 C. 140 maximum possible area of the window? circle with respect to its radius when its
building?
B. 145 D. 150 A. 21, 087 C. 22, 800 radius is 5.
A. -3.26 ft/s C. -2.94 ft/s
44. Find the area of the largest rectangle whose B. 20, 800 D. 21, 200 A. 250π C. 500π/3
B. -2.45 ft/s D. -3.75 ft/s
base is on the x-axis and whose upper two 54. Find the maximum point of the curve x2y = x3 B. 100π D. 20π
33. Differentiate ax2 + b to the ½ power.
vertices lie on the parabola y = 12 – x2. – 4. 64. A plane 3000 ft, from the earth is flying east at
A. -2ax C. 2ax + b
A. 32 C. 30 A. (-2, -3) C. (0, 0) the rate of 120 mph. It passes directly over a
B. 2ax D. ax + 2b
B. 48 D. 40 B. (2, 4) D. No solutions car also going east at 60 mph. How fast are
34. Two vertices of a rectangle are on the x-axis.
45. Find the abscissa of the center of curvature of 55. Considering the volume of a spherical shell as they separating when the distance between
The other two vertices are on the lines whose
the curve x3 + y3 = 4xy at (2, 2). an increment of volume of a sphere, find them is 5000 ft.
equations are y = 3x and 2x + y = 20. Find the
A. 7/4 C. 2/5 approximately the volume of a spherical shell A. 64.3 ft/s C. 70.4 ft/s
area of the largest rectangle.
B. 5/8 D. 3/7 whose outer diameter is 8 inches and whose B. 76.7 ft/s D. 72.6 ft/s
A. 20 sq units C. 30 sq units
46. Evaluate the limits: (x3 – x2 – 4) / (x2 – 4), as x thickness is 1/16 inch. 65. Find dy/dx if y = ln sq rt of x.
B. 24 sq units D. 36 sq units
approaches 2. A. 4π C. 5π A. sq rt of x/2 C. 1/2x
35. If y = x2 ln x, find y’’’.
A. 1 C. 0 B. 2π D. 3π B. x/(lnx) D. 2/x
A. X(1 + 2lnx) C. 3 + 2lnx
B. 2 D. no limit 56. Find the maximum point of y = x + 1/x. 66. Find the area of the largest triangle that can
B. 2lnx D. 2/x
47. A publisher wants to print a book whose A. (2, 2) C. (1, 2) be inscribed in a circle of radius 6 inches.
36. Herbert is flying a kite at a height of 150 ft. If
pages are each to have an area of 96 in2. The B. (-1, -2) D. (2, 3) A. 27 / √3 C. 27√3
the kite moves horizontally away from
 B. 20 / √3 D. 20√3 A. 10 in C. 7 in stamps as 19-cent stamps. How many of the
67. Find the slope of the curve x2 + y2 – 12x + 4y – B. 12 in D. 9 in 32-cent stamp did she buy?
5 = 0 at the point (0, 1). 76. During a club meeting, each member shakes A. 43 C. 12
A. 1 C. 3/2 hands with all the other members. If there B. 32 D. 64
B. 2 D. 1/2 were a total of 91 handshakes, how many 85. A foreign student club lists as its members 2
68. What is the approximate percentage error members were in the meeting? Canadians, 3 Japanese, 5 Italians, and 2
made in computing the surface area of a A. 12 C. 18 Germans. If a committee of 4 is selected at
sphere if an error of 2% is made in measuring B. 14 D. 16 random, find the probability that all
the radius of the sphere? 77. What is the probability that either two heads nationalities except Italians are represented.
A. 3% C. 4% of three heads will be thrown if six fair coins A. 4/33 C. 8/165
B. 5% D. 6% are tossed once? B. 5/147 D. 7/136
69. Evaluate the limit: (2x + 3) / (4x – 5) as x A. 0.35 C. 0.55 86. The volume of a rectangular parallelepiped is
approaches infinity. B. 0.23 D. 0.63 1944 cm3. The edges are in the ratio 3:4:6.
A. 1/2 C. 1/3 78. If a permutation of the word WHITE is Determine the length of the shortest edge?
B. 1/4 D. 1/5 selected at random, find the probability that A. 12 cm C. 9 cm
70. Determine the equation of the line through (3, the permutation begins with a constant B. 3 cm D. 6 cm
4) which forms, with the positive x and A. 1 C. 3/5 87. If (2 log to the base 4) – (log 9 to the base 4) =
positive y axes, the triangle with the least B. 4/7 D. 5/7 2, find x.
area. 79. Find the value of z that will satisfy the A. 10 C. 12
A. 4x + 5y = 32 C. 3x + 4y = 25 following equations: xy = -8; yz = -2; zx = 4. B. 14 D. 16
B. 4x + 3y = 24 D. 2x + 3y = 18 A. 1 C. 4 88. Elizar starts a course at a steady rate of 8 kph.
B. 2 D. -4 Five minutes later, Mark starts the same
71. The distance d that you can see to the horizon 80. Find the coefficient of the term involving b4 in course at 10 kph. How long will it take for
varies directly with the square root of your the binomial expansion (a2 – 2b) 10? Mark to catch up Elizar?
height above sea level. Suppose a person 20 m A. 3690 C. 4032 A. 20 min C. 25 min
above sea level can see 32.5 km, how far can B. 2280 D. 3360 B. 28 min D. 15 min
the person see at 25 m? 81. A random sample of 200 adults are classified 89. At two points on the circumference of a circle
A. 36.34 km C. 33.84 km below by sex and their level of education whose distances along the arc is 100 m
B. 44.28 km D. 40.82 km attained: tangents are drawn. If the radius is 40 m, find
72. The sides of a right triangle have lengths (x – EDUCATION MALE FEMALE the angle between the tangents.
y) and x, (x + y). Find the ratio of y/x. Elementary 38 45 A. 36°46’ C. 32°52’
A. 1/3 C. ¾ Secondary 28 50 B. 34°21’ D. 35°39’
B. 1/4 D. 1/√3 College 22 17 90. In a particular experiment, a chemist needs 5
73. A nationwide survey of 17, 000 seniors by the If a person is picked at random from this liters of a solution. He finds a 7% and 12%
university revealed that almost 70% group, find the probability that the person solution on the shelf. How much of the 7%
disapprove of daily pot-smoking. If 18 of does not have a college degree, given that the solutions should he mix with appropriate
these seniors are selected at random and person is a female. amount of 12% solution to get 5 liters of 10%
asked their opinions, what is the probability A. 14/39 C. 95/112 solution?
that more than 9 but less than 14 disapprove B. 30/49 D. 45/91 A. 2 liters C. 3 liters
of smoking pot? 82. Find the equation of the line through the B. 2.5 liters D. 3.2 liters
A. 0.5734 C. 0.6077 point (3, -2) and perpendicular to the line 2x 91. Determine the surface of an icosahedron if the
B. 0.6422 D. 0.7429 + 3y + 4 = 0. length of each edge is 10 cm.
74. Given the triangle with the following vertices A. 3x – 2y – 13 = 0 C. 3x + 2y – 13 = 0 A. 866 C. 905
a A(6, 2), B(-4, 4), and C(2, -4). Determine the B. 3x – 2y + 13 = 0 D. 3x + 3y + 13 = 0 B. 890 D. 990
length of the median through vertex C. 83. Two cards are selected at random from 10 << end >>
A. 6.67 C. 7.07 cards numbered 1 to 10. Find the probability
B. 8.12 D. 9.33 that sum is odd if the cards are drawn
75. If the altitude and the base of a triangle are together.
each increased by 2 cm the area would A. 1/2 C. 3/7
increase by 19 square cm. If the altitude is B. 5/9 D. 4/11
increased by 3 cm and the base is decreased 84. Sheena bought $ 32.56 worth of stamps. She
by 4 cm, the area will decrease by 5 sq. cm. bought 20 more 19-cent stamps than 50-cent
Determine the base of the triangle. stamps. She bought twice as many 32-cent