LSPU ECE Inhouse Review Differential Calculus

1. Find the limit as t approaches 10 of c. 5 ft

the expression P = 3t + 7 11. Find the derivative of ( x +1)3 / x . d. 1 ft

2
3(x+ 1)2 ( x+1)3
x + 12 x−45 a. + 19. A 5m long ladder leans against a
2. f ( x )= x x2 vertical wall of 4m high. If the lower
x−3
Find the limit as x approaches 3. 2(x+1)2 (x+ 1)3 end is sliding at a rate of 1m/sec, how
b. −
x x2 fast is the top sliding downward when
it is 4m high
2 x3 + x 2−15 x−18 3 ( x +1 )2 ( x +1 )3
3. f ( x )= c. −
x+ 2 x x2 20. Water is flowing into a conical
Find the limit as x approaches -2.
3(x+ 1)2 2(x +1)3 reservoir 20ft deep and 10ft across
d. + the top at a rate of 15 cu.ft./min. how
x x2
x 2+ 5 x +7 fast is the water rising when it is 8 ft
4. f x=
( )
x−3 deep.
Find the limit as x approaches 3
12. Find the 30th derivative of y=x 50
21. A man in a wharf 6m above sea level
2 13. Find the second derivative of is pulling rope which is tied to a boat
5. f ( x )=sin ( 2 x )+ 3 xsi n ( 4 x) 2 3
Find the limit as x approaches 2
y= (2 x +1 ) +x at the rate of 1.2m/sec. At what rate
a. 6+ 4 x is the boat approaching the wharf

x 2 cos 4 x + x−2 b. 4 ( 2 x +1 ) +3 x 2 when there is 7.5m of the rope out?

6. f ( x )= c. 6 x +8
sinx−4 x 22. Find the radius of curvature of y=x^3
at the point (1,1)
14. Find the second derivative of
x
y=
1−x 2 PRACTICE
a. 3 x 2 /(1−x 2)5
b. 2 x2 /(1−x 2)5 1. If f(x) = ex – e-x – 2x and g(x) = x –
sinx, evaluate the limit of
c. 3/(1−x 2)5
f(x)/g(x) as x approaches zero.
d. 3 x /(1−x 2 )5 a. ∞
b. 0
15. Sum of two numbers is 21. The
c. 1
product of one of the numbers by the
d. 2
square of the other is to be max.
What are the numbers? 2. Water flows into a cylindrical
tank at the rate of 20 m 3/s. How
16. Find the area of the largest rectangle fast is the water surface rising in
that can be inscribed in a circle whose the tank if the radius of the tank
radius is sqrt of 2 if the radius of the tank is 2 m?
a. 5/π
17. Two post, one 8 ft high and other is b. 6/π
12 ft high, 15 ft apart. They are to be c. 3/π
stayed by wires attached to a single d. 4/π
stake at ground level. The wires 3. If (0,4) and (1,6) are critical
Find the limit as x approaches 0 running to the tops of the post. How points of y = a + bx + cx 3, find the
far from the shorter post should the value of c.
7. Find the derivative of stake be placed to use the least
a. 1
amount of wire?
y=(3 y 2+ 2 y +1)( y +2) b. 2
a. 4 ft from the shorter post
c. -1
b. 7 ft from the shorter post
8. Derive y=√ ( 5−9 x 2) c. 6 ft from the shorter post
d. -2
d. 5 ft from the shorter post
9. Find the derivative of y=esin 3 x 4. If y = , find
a. 3 x e sin 3 x cos 3 x 18. A painting of height 3 ft hangs on the
x for which dy/dx = 0.
wall of a museum, with the bottom of
b. 3 e cos 3 x sin 3 x
the painting 6 ft above the floor. If the
c. 3 e sin3 x cos 3 x eyes of an observer are 5 ft above the a.
floor, how far from the base of the
10. Find the derivative of y=x^x. wall should the observer stand to
a. x^x (2+ln x) maximize his angle of vision. b.
b. x^x (4-ln x a. 3 ft
c. x^x (1+ln x) b. 2 ft
d. x^x (8+ln x) c.
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d. no limit
13. A particle moves along a path 20. If f(x) = , find
d.
whose parametric equations are
5. Te volume of a cube is increasing
x=t^3 and y=2t^2. What is the
at the rate of 6 cm 3/min. How
acceleration when t=3sec.
fast is the surface increasing a. infinity
a. 18.44 m/sec^2
when the length of each edge is b. unity
b. 15.93 m/sec^2
12 cm? c. zero
c. 23.36 m/sec^2
a. 3 cm2/min d. undefined
d. 10.59 m/sec^2
b. 4 cm2/min 21. Find the second derivative of
14. A company is increasing its
c. 2 cm2/min y=x^-2 when x=2.
production of a certain product
d. 5 cm2/min a. 0.375
at the rate of 100 units per
6. What is the 50th derivative of y = b. 0.268
month. The monthly demand c. 0.148
cosx
function is given by P=100- d. 0.425
a. sinx
x/800. Find the rate of change of 22. A printed page must contain 60
b. –sinx
the revenue with respect to time sq m of printed material. There
c. cosx
in months when the monthly are to be margins of 5cm on
d. –cosx
production is 4000. either side and margins of 3cm
7. Given z2 + x2 + y2 = 0, find a. P9000/month on top and bottom. How long
b. P8000/month should the printed lines be in
c. P6000/month order to minimize the amount of
a. x/z d. P4000/month paper used?
b. –x/z 15. The sum of two numbers is a. 10
c. z/x equal to S. Find the minimum b. 18
d. –z/x sum of the cube of the two c. 12
8. If y = ln(tanhx), find dy/dx. numbers/ d. 15
a. 2sech2x a. (S^3)/4 23. Compute the equation of the
b. 2sech2x b. S/4 vertical asymptote of the curve
c. 2csch2x c. (S^2)/4 y=(2x-1)/(x+2).
d. 2coth2x d. (S^3)/5 a. x+2=0
16. Find two numbers whose sum is b. x-3=0
36 if the product of one by the c. x+3=0
9. If y =
square of the other is a d. x-2=0
maximum.
find y’ at x = a. 12, 24
24. Evaluate
5. b. 13, 23
a. 1/13 c. 20, 16
b. 1/14 d. 11, 25
if f(x) = x – 2 and
c. 1/15 17. What is the limit of cos (1/y) as y 2
g(x) = x – 1.
d. 1/16 approaches infinity?
a. ∞
10. Find the second derivative (y”) a. 0
b. 0
of 4x2 + 9y2 = 36 by implicit b. -1
c. ½
differentiation. c. infinity
d. ¼
a. -16y3/9 d. 1
b. -16/9y3 18. If f(x) = e –x+1, then f’(1) is equal
c. -9y3/16 to 25. If y = , find
d. -9/16y3 a. 0 x for which dy/dx = 0.
11. Evaluate the limit of ln(1 – x)/x b. 1
as x approaches zero. c. -1
a. 0 d. ∞ a.
b. -1 19. Find the rate of change of the
c. 1 volume of a cube with respect to b.
d. ∞ its side when the side is 6 cm.
12. If N(x) = sin x – sin θ and D(x) = x a. 108 cm3/cm
– θ, find the limit of N(x)/D(x) as b. 107 cm3/cm c.
x approaches θ. c. 106 cm3/cm
a. sinθ d. 105 cm3/cm
d.
b. cosθ
26. If y = ln(x2ex), find y”.
c. zero
a. -1/x2
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b. -2/x2
c. -1/x
d. -2/x
2. Find y” if y=a^u.
a. a^u ln a
b. u ln a
c. a^u/ln a
d. a ln u
3. The hypotenuse of a right
triangle is 20cm. What is the
max possible area of the triangle
in sq cm?
a. 100
b. 170
c. 120
d. 160
4. If y = ln(tanhx), find dy/dx.
a. 2sech2x
b. 2sech2x
c. 2csch2x
d. 2coth2x
5. Find the curvature of the
parabola y^2=12x at (3,6).
a. -√2/24
b. √2/8
c. 3√2
d. 8√2/3