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MANILA
DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS COMPETENCY EXAM
STUDENT NAME__________________________________________________DATE_____________________________
DIRECTIONS: PROVIDE THE SOLUTIONS TO SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE GIVEN CHOICES.
1. The height and base radius of a right circular cylinder are 20 cm and 8 cm respectively. If the height decreases at the rate of
3 cm/s and its base radius increases at the rate of 2 cm/s, at what rate is its volume changing?
A 448 pi C 428 pi
B 438 pi D 418 pi

2. Find the approximate change in the volume of a cube of side x caused by increasing its side by 2 percent.
A 0.04 x3 C 0.06 x3
B 0.05 x3 D 0.03 x3

3. The velocity of an automobile starting from rest is given by t, ds/dt =90t/(t+10) fps. Determine the acceleration after an
interval of 10 s.
A 1.10 f/s2 C 2.25 f/s2
B 1.71 f/s2 D 2.75 f/s2

4. A particle moves so in a straight line according to the equation S=t 3+at2+bt. If the initial velocity (at t=0) is 5, find the value
of a such that when t = 1, it is moving with four times its initial velocity.
A 5 C 7
B 6 D 4

5. The sum of the base and altitude of an isosceles triangle is 36 cm. Find the altitude of the triangle if its area is to be a
maximum.
A 16 cm C 18 cm
B 17 cm D 9 cm

6. The volume of a cube is increasing at the rate of 6 cm 3/min. How fast is the surface area increasing when the length of the
edge of the cube is 12 cm?
A 3 cm2/min C 2.5 cm2/min
B 2 cm2/min D 3.5 cm2/min

7. Find the value of x for which y = 4 + 3x – x3 will have a maximum value.

A 0 C -2
B -3 D 1

8. A man wants to fence a rectangular area as inexpensively as possible. If the fencing material cost Php 38 per meter and
Php 1,520 is available for the project, how much area can be enclosed?
A 100 m2 C 110 m2
B 105 m2 D 115 m2

9. Find a point in the parabola y2=4x at which the rates of change of the ordinate and abscissa are equal.
A (4,4) C (0,0)
B (1,2) D (3,2)

10. Find the value of x for which the tangent to y = 4x – x2 is parallel to the x – axis.
A 2 C 1
B -1 D -2

11. At what points does the curve y = 4x – x2 have a slope of 4.

A (0,0) C (3,2)
B (1,2) D (-1,2)

12. Find the point on the curve y = 7x – 3x2 where the inclination of the tangent line is 450.
A (1,3) C (3,2)
B (1,4) D (0,-1)

13. Find the equation of the normal line; given y = 3 + 2x – x2 at (2,3).

A 2x + y = 7 C x – 2y = -4
B 2x - y = 7 D x + 2y = 4

14. The dimension of a box are a, a – 1, a + 4 inches, Find how fast the total surface area S increases as a increases.
A 15(a + 1) C 15(a – 1)
B 12(a + 1) D 12(a – 1)
15. A man 5.5 ft tall walks away from a lamppost 10 feet high at a rate of 8 feet per second. How fast does his shadow
lengthen?
A 88/9 fps C 9/88 fps
B 160/9 fps D 9/160 fps

16. A balloon leaves the ground 80 feet from an observer and rises vertically upward at 5 feet per second. How fast does the
balloon receding from the observer after 12 seconds?
A 3 fps C 5 fps
B 4 fps D 5.5 fps

17. Water escapes from the bottom of an inverted conical funnel at the rate of 15 cu. in. per min. The funnel is 20 inches deep
and has a radius of 5 inches at the top. How fast is the water level sinking when the depth is 8 inches?
A - 15 / 4pi in per min C - 15 / pi in per min
B - 17 / 4pi in per min D - 17 / pi in per min

18. A dry cell has a voltage E of 1.5 volts. If the resistor R of the circuit is increasing at 0.05 ohm/sec., at what ate is the current
I in amperes, changing when the resistance R is 5 ohms?
A -0.003 amp/sec C 0.003 amp/sec
B 0.333 amp/sec D -0.333 amp/sec

19. A right triangle has a fixed hypotenuse of 30 cm. And the other two sides are allowed to vary. Determine the largest
possible area of the triangle.

A 225 sq.cm C 243 sq.cm

B 234 sq.cm D 216 sq.cm

20. Find the length and width of the largest rectangular building that can be built facing the perpendicular sides 90 m and 120 m
of the triangle.
A 60 m, 45 m C 80 m, 60 m
B 90 m, 40 m D 75 m, 36 m

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MANILA
COMPETENCY EXAM IN CALCULUS
STUDENT NUMBER__________________________________________ DATE_______________________
DIRECTIONS: PROVIDE THE SOLUTION TO SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE CHOICES.
19. Evaluate the integral of ln x2 dx from x=1 to x=e.
A 1 C E
B 2 D 2e
20. Evaluate sin5y cos4y dy from y=0 to y=pi/2.
A 6/315 C 8/315
B 7/315 D 9/315
21. If the integral of (x+1)1/2 dx frOm 0 to y is equal to 14/3, find the value of y.
A 1 C 2
B 4 D 3
22. Find the integral of (xdx)/(x4+1) from x=0 to x=1.
A 0.3792 C 0.3927
B 0.3297 D 0.3279
23. Evaluate the integral of (cos3x)7dx from x=0 to x=pi/6.
A 12/105 C 16/105
B 14/105 D 18/105
24. Evaluate the double integral of xydydx, the limits of y are –1 and 5 and the limits of x
are 2 and 3.
A 25 C 35
B 30 D 40
25. Find the area bounded by x=2y-y2 and the y – axis.
A 4/3 C 2/3
B 5/3 D 1/3
26. Find the area bounded by x=(9-y)1/2; y=5; y=8 and x=0.
A 10/3 C 13/3
B 11/3 D 14/3
27. Find the area bounded by y2-3x+3=0 and x=4.
A 10 C 12
B 11 D 13
28. Find the area bounded by y=4x-x2 and y=2x.
A 1/3 C 2/3
B 5/3 D 4/3
11. evaluate the definite integral (x+1)/(x+2)4 from –1 to +1
A. 12/81 C. 10/27
B. 10/81 D. 15/108
12.Find the volume formed by revolving about the y-axis the area bounded by the parabola
x2 = 4ay , the line x=a, and the x-axis.
A. Πa3/4 C. Πa3/8
B. Πa3/16 D. Πa3/2

13.Find the volume of a sphere with center at 0,0 and radius 5.

14. Evaluate [√x –1]1/2 dx from x=1 to x=4.

A. 2/3 C. 0
B. 32/15 D. 5/24

15. Evaluate xcosxdx from x=0 to x=Π/2

A. 1 C. -1
B. 1/2 D. –1/2

16. Find the value of C when x =1 for the integral (x+1)dx/x2(x-1)

A. 1 C. -3
B. 3 D. –2

17.Evaluate the definite integral e2xdx/(1+ex)1/2 from x=0 to x= ln2

A. √2/3 C. √2/6
B. 2√2/3 D. 2√2/5
18. Find the centroid of the semicircular area inside x2+y2 =a2 with y greater than or equal to zero.
A. (0,2a/3Π) C. (0,4a/3Π)
B. (0,2a/5Π) D. (0,5a/3Π)
19. Find the centroid of a hemisphere of radius R revolving about the x-axis.
A. 5/8 from center C. 3/5 from center
B. 2/5 from center D. 3/8 from center

20. Find the length of the arc of the parabola x2 = 4y from x= -2 to x =2.
A. 4.2 units C. 4.9 units
B. 4.6 units D. 5.2 units

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MANILA
DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS COMPETENCY EXAM
STUDENT NAME__________________________________________________DATE_____________________________
DIRECTIONS: PROVIDE THE SOLUTIONS TO SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE GIVEN CHOICES.
29. The height and base radius of a right circular cylinder are 20 cm and 8 cm respectively. If the height decreases at the rate of
3 cm/s and its base radius increases at the rate of 2 cm/s, at what rate is its volume changing?
A 448 pi C 428 pi
B 438 pi D 418 pi

30. Find the approximate change in the volume of a cube of side x caused by increasing its side by 2 percent.
A 0.04 x3 C 0.06 x3
B 0.05 x3 D 0.03 x3

31. The velocity of an automobile starting from rest is given by t, ds/dt =90t/(t+10) fps. Determine the acceleration after an
interval of 10 s.
A 1.10 f/s2 C 2.25 f/s2
B 1.71 f/s2 D 2.75 f/s2

32. A particle moves so in a straight line according to the equation S=t 3+at2+bt. If the initial velocity (at t=0) is 5, find the value
of a such that when t = 1, it is moving with four times its initial velocity.
A 5 C 7
B 6 D 4

33. The sum of the base and altitude of an isosceles triangle is 36 cm. Find the altitude of the triangle if its area is to be a
maximum.
A 16 cm C 18 cm
B 17 cm D 9 cm

34. The volume of a cube is increasing at the rate of 6 cm 3/min. How fast is the surface area increasing when the length of the
edge of the cube is 12 cm?
A 3 cm2/min C 2.5 cm2/min
B 2 cm2/min D 3.5 cm2/min

35. Find the value of x for which y = 4 + 3x – x3 will have a maximum value.
A 0 C -2
B -3 D 1
36. A man wants to fence a rectangular area as inexpensively as possible. If the fencing material cost Php 38 per meter and
Php 1,520 is available for the project, how much area can be enclosed?
A 100 m2 C 110 m2
B 105 m2 D 115 m2

37. Find a point in the parabola y2=4x at which the rates of change of the ordinate and abscissa are equal.
A (4,4) C (0,0)
B (1,2) D (3,2)

38. Find the value of x for which the tangent to y = 4x – x2 is parallel to the x – axis.
A 2 C 1
B -1 D -2

39. At what points does the curve y = 4x – x2 have a slope of 4.

A (0,0) C (3,2)
B (1,2) D (-1,2)

40. Find the point on the curve y = 7x – 3x2 where the inclination of the tangent line is 450.
A (1,3) C (3,2)
B (1,4) D (0,-1)

41. Find the equation of the normal line; given y = 3 + 2x – x2 at (2,3).

A 2x + y = 7 C x – 2y = -4
B 2x - y = 7 D x + 2y = 4

42. The dimension of a box are a, a – 1, a + 4 inches, Find how fast the total surface area S increases as a increases.
A 15(a + 1) C 15(a – 1)
B 12(a + 1) D 12(a – 1)

43. A man 5.5 ft tall walks away from a lamppost 10 feet high at a rate of 8 feet per second. How fast does his shadow
lengthen?
A 88/9 fps C 9/88 fps
B 160/9 fps D 9/160 fps

44. A balloon leaves the ground 80 feet from an observer and rises vertically upward at 5 feet per second. How fast does the
balloon receding from the observer after 12 seconds?
A 3 fps C 5 fps
B 4 fps D 5.5 fps

45. Water escapes from the bottom of an inverted conical funnel at the rate of 15 cu. in. per min. The funnel is 20 inches deep
and has a radius of 5 inches at the top. How fast is the water level sinking when the depth is 8 inches?
A - 15 / 4pi in per min C - 15 / pi in per min
B - 17 / 4pi in per min D - 17 / pi in per min

46. A dry cell has a voltage E of 1.5 volts. If the resistor R of the circuit is increasing at 0.05 ohm/sec., at what ate is the current
I in amperes, changing when the resistance R is 5 ohms?
A -0.003 amp/sec C 0.003 amp/sec
B 0.333 amp/sec D -0.333 amp/sec

19. A right triangle has a fixed hypotenuse of 30 cm. And the other two sides are allowed to vary. Determine the largest
possible area of the triangle.

A 225 sq.cm C 243 sq.cm

B 234 sq.cm D 216 sq.cm

20. Find the length and width of the largest rectangular building that can be built facing the perpendicular sides 90 m and 120 m
of the triangle.
A 60 m, 45 m C 80 m, 60 m
B 90 m, 40 m D 75 m, 36 m

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MANILA
COMPETENCY EXAM IN CALCULUS
STUDENT NUMBER__________________________________________ DATE_______________________
DIRECTIONS: PROVIDE THE SOLUTION TO SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE CHOICES.
47. Evaluate the integral of ln x2 dx from x=1 to x=e.
A 1 C E
B 2 D 2e
48. Evaluate sin5y cos4y dy from y=0 to y=pi/2.
 A 6/315 C 8/315
B 7/315 D 9/315
49. If the integral of (x+1)1/2 dx frOm 0 to y is equal to 14/3, find the value of y.
A 1 C 2
B 4 D 3
50. Find the integral of (xdx)/(x4+1) from x=0 to x=1.
A 0.3792 C 0.3927
B 0.3297 D 0.3279
51. Evaluate the integral of (cos3x)7dx from x=0 to x=pi/6.
A 12/105 C 16/105
B 14/105 D 18/105
52. Evaluate the double integral of xydydx, the limits of y are –1 and 5 and the limits of x
are 2 and 3.
A 25 C 35
B 30 D 40
53. Find the area bounded by x=2y-y2 and the y – axis.
A 4/3 C 2/3
B 5/3 D 1/3
54. Find the area bounded by x=(9-y)1/2; y=5; y=8 and x=0.
A 10/3 C 13/3
B 11/3 D 14/3
55. Find the area bounded by y2-3x+3=0 and x=4.
A 10 C 12
B 11 D 13
56. Find the area bounded by y=4x-x2 and y=2x.
A 1/3 C 2/3
B 5/3 D 4/3
11. evaluate the definite integral (x+1)/(x+2)4 from –1 to +1
A. 12/81 C. 10/27
B. 10/81 D. 15/108

12.Find the volume formed by revolving about the y-axis the area bounded by the parabola
x2 = 4ay , the line x=a, and the x-axis.
A. Πa3/4 C. Πa3/8
B. Πa3/16 D. Πa3/2

13.Find the volume of a sphere with center at 0,0 and radius 5.

14. Evaluate [√x –1]1/2 dx from x=1 to x=4.

A. 2/3 C. 0
B. 32/15 D. 5/24

15. Evaluate xcosxdx from x=0 to x=Π/2

A. 1 C. -1
B. 1/2 D. –1/2

16. Find the value of C when x =1 for the integral (x+1)dx/x2(x-1)

A. 1 C. -3
B. 3 D. –2

17.Evaluate the definite integral e2xdx/(1+ex)1/2 from x=0 to x= ln2

A. √2/3 C. √2/6
B. 2√2/3 D. 2√2/5
18. Find the centroid of the semicircular area inside x2+y2 =a2 with y greater than or equal to zero.
A. (0,2a/3Π) C. (0,4a/3Π)
B. (0,2a/5Π) D. (0,5a/3Π)
19. Find the centroid of a hemisphere of radius R revolving about the x-axis.
A. 5/8 from center C. 3/5 from center
B. 2/5 from center D. 3/8 from center

20. Find the length of the arc of the parabola x2 = 4y from x= -2 to x =2.
A. 4.2 units C. 4.9 units
B. 4.6 units D. 5.2 units

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MANILA
DIFFRENTIAL CALCULUS COMPETENCY EXAM
STUDENT NAME___________________________________
DATE_____________________________
DIRECTIONS: PROVIDE THE COMPLETE STEP BY STEP SOLUTIONS TO SELECT THE BEST
ANSWER.
1. A right triangle has a fixed hypotenuse of 30 cm. And the other two sides are allowed to vary. Determine the
largest possible area of the triangle.
a. 225 sq.cm b. 234 sq.cm
c. 243 sq.cm d. 216 sq.cm

2. Find the area of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in a semicircle of radius r.
a. 2r2 b. r2 c. ½ r2 d. ¼ r2

3. An open box is made from a square piece of cardboard (of side 1) by cutting out four equal (small squares) at the
corners and then folding. How big should the small squares be in order that the volume of the box be as large as
possible?
a. 1/8 b. 1/10 c. 1/6 d. NOTG

4. A boy 5 feet tall walks at a rate of 3 feet/sec toward a streetlamp that is 12 feet above the ground. a) What is the
rate of change of the tip of his shadow?
a. 15/7 fps b. 36/7 fps
c. 12/5 fps d. 7/15 fps

5. A conical tank 20 feet in diameter and 30 feet tall (with vertex down) leaks water at a rate of 5 cubic feet per hour.
At what rate is the water level dropping when the water is 15 feet deep?
a. 1/9π b. 1/5π c. 3/7π d. 4/7

6. The dimension of a box are a, a – 1, a + 4 inches, Find how fast the total surface area S increases as a increases.
a. 15(a + 1) b. 12(a + 1)
c. 15(a – 1) d. 12(a – 1)

7. Find the minimum of the function f(x) = 2x3 + 3x2 − 12x + 17.
a. (1, 10) b (-1, 5) c. (-2, 10) d.(-2, 37)

8. A farmer is to make a rectangular paddock. The farmer has 100 metres of fencing and wants to make the rectangle
that will enclose the greatest area. What dimensions should the rectangle be?
a. 25 x 25 b. 10 x 30
c. 15 x 35 d. 16 x 34

9. What is the radius of an expanding circle at the moment when the rate of change of its area is numerically twice as
large as the rate of change of its radius?
a. 1 /  b. 2 /  c. 3 /  d. 4 / 

10. If the parabola y=x2+C is tangent to the line y=4x+3, find the value of C.
a. 4 b. 7 c. 6 d. 5

11. A rectangular yard is to be built which encloses 400 sq. ft. Two opposite sides are to be made from fencing which
costs 10 peso per foot, while the opposite sides are made from fencing which cost 20 peso per foot. Find the least
possible cost?
a. 1031.3 peso b. 1131.3 peso
c. 1231.3 peso d. 1331.3 peso

12. The volume of a cube is increasing at the rate of 6 cm3/min. How fast is the surface area is increasing when the
length of the edge of the cube is 12 cm?
a. 3 cm2/min b. 2 cm2/min
2
c. 2.5 cm /min d. 3.5 cm2/min

13. A balloon leaving the ground, 18 m from the observer, rises vertically at a steady rate of 3 m/s. How fast is the
angle of elevation of the line of sight increasing after 8 s.
a. 0.12 rad/s b. 0.08 rad/s
c. 0.03 rad/s d. 0.06 rad/s

14. Find the point on parabola y=12x2 that is closest to the point (-4,1).
a. (2,-2) b. (-2, 2) c.(1, -1) d. (-1,1)

15. If s = t2 - t3, find the velocity when the acceleration is zero.

a. v = 1/3 b.v = ½
c. v = 1/5 d.v = 1/6
16. A spherical balloon is being filled with air at the rate of 1 cfs. Compute the time rate of change of the surface
area of the balloon at the instant when its volume is 113.1 cubic feet.
a. 0.67 ft2/sec b. 1.73 ft2/sec
2
c. 3.0 ft /sec d. 3.7 ft2/sec

17. Find the local maxima of the function f(x) = 2x3 – 9x2 + 12x – 5.
a. x =2 b. x = 1 c. x = -1 d. NOTG

18. At what points does the curve y = 4x – x2 have a slope of 4.

a. (0,0) b. (1,2) c. (3,2) d. (-1,2)

19. A particle moves so in a straight line according to the equation S=t3+at2+bt. If the initial velocity (at t=0) is 5,
find the value of a such that when t = 1, it is moving with four times its initial velocity.
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 4

20. The height and base radius of a right circular cylinder are 20 cm and 8 cm respectively. If the height decreases
at the rate of 3 cm/s and its base radius increases at the rate of 2 cm/s, at what rate is its volume changing?
a.448 pi b.428 pi c.438 pi d. 418 pi

TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

MANILA
DIFFRENTIAL CALCULUS COMPETENCY EXAM
STUDENT NUMBER__________________________________________________DATE_____________________________
DIRECTIONS: PROVIDE THE SOLUTIONS.
1. The height and base radius of a right circular cylinder are 20 cm and 8 cm respectively. If the height decreases at the rate of 3
cm/s and its base radius increases at the rate of 2 cm/s, at what rate is its volume changing?

2. Find the point on the curve y = x2 + 8x – 12 where the tangent line is parallel to the x - axis

3. Compute the derivative of the given function at the indicated point. Y = (x3 – x + 1)/(x3 + 1) at x = 2

4. An open box is made from a square piece of cardboard (of side 1) by cutting out four equal (small squares) at the corners
and then folding. How big should the small squares be in order that the volume of the box be as large as possible?

5. Find the largest area of a rectangle with vertices at the origin of a cartesian coordinates system, on the x – axis, on the y –
axis, and on the parabola y = 4 – x2.

6. Find the local maxima of the function f(x) = 2x3 – 9x2 + 12x – 5.

7. The amount of gas produced by a coke oven operating at 1000ºF is 100 ft3/min and will increase by 1/3 ft3/min for each
degree rise in temperature up to 1500ºF. Above 1500ºF, the amount of gas produced will increase by ¼ ft3/min for each
degree rise in temperature. It costs 1000 + (1/100) (T – 1000)2 cents to operate the oven for 1 hour at a temperature of
TºF(T≥1000). If gas can be sold at 1 cent / ft3, what is the most profitable temperature to run the oven.

8. The daily cost to a small firm of producing x units of a product is C(x) = 2002 + 120 x – 5x2 + 1/3 x3 dollars. The market
price of 1 unit is $264. What should be the daily output x in order to maximize the daily profit.

9. A revolving beacon is located 1000 ft. from a straight sea wall and rotates at the constant rate of 2 rpm. How fast does the
beam of light cast by the beacon sweep along the sea wall at the nearest point to the beacon?

10. Suppose a radioactive material has a half life of 1 year. How long will it take for 10 g of the material to decay to 1 gram?

11. Find the limit of the sequence an = 3 (1 + n-1)/(2 – n–2), n = 1, 2 ….

12. A projectile is shot from ground level with an initial velocity of 640 I + 320j fps. How far away with the projectile again hit the
ground?

13. The volume of a cube is increasing at the rate of 6 cm3/min. How fast is the surface area is increasing when the length of
the edge of the cube is 12 cm?
14. A man wants to fence a rectangular area as inexpensively as possible. If the fencing material cost Php 38 per meter and
Php 1,520 is available for the project, how much area can be enclosed?

15. Find the equation of the normal line; given y = 3 + 2x – x2 at (2,3).

16. The dimension of a box are a, a – 1, a + 4 inches, Find how fast the total surface area S increases as a increases.

17. A man 5.5 ft tall walks away from a lamppost 10 feet high at a rate of 8 feet per second. How fast does his shadow
lengthen?

18. Water escapes from the bottom of an inverted conical funnel at the rate of 15 cu. in. per min. The funnel is 20 inches deep
and has a radius of 5 inches at the top. How fast is the water level sinking when the depth is 8 inches?

19. A dry cell has a voltage E of 1.5 volts. If the resistor R of the circuit is increasing at 0.05 ohm/sec., at what ate is the current
I in amperes, changing when the resistance R is 5 ohms?

20. A right triangle has a fixed hypotenuse of 30 cm. And the other two sides are allowed to vary. Determine the largest
possible area of the triangle.