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A. 1/5
B. 2/5
C. 3/5
D. 4/5 A. Undefined
Problem 2: ECE Board April 1998 B. 3/5
Evaluate the Limit: C. Infinity
D. Zero
Problem 8: ECE Board November 1991
Evaluate the Limit:

A. undefined
B. 0
C. Infinity A. 24
D. 1/7 B. 26
Problem 3: ME Board April 1998 C. 28
Evaluate the Limit: D. 30
Problem 9: ECE Board November 1994
Evaluate the Limit:

A. 0
B. 1 A. e2π
C. 8 B. e2/π
D. 16 C. 0
Problem 4: ECE Board April 1993 D. α
Evaluate the Limit: Problem 10: EE Board October 1997
Differentiate y = ex cos x2
A. –ex sin x2
B. ex (cos x2 – 2x sin x2)
C. ex cos x2 – 2x sin x2
A. 0
D. -2xex sin x
B. 2
Problem 11: EE Board October 1997
C. 4
Differentiate y = sec (x2 + 2)
D. 6
A. 2x cos (x2 + 2)
Problem 5: EE Board April 1995
B. –cos (x2 + 2) cot (x2 + 2)
Evaluate the Limit:
C. 2x sec (x2 + 2) tan (x2 + 2)
D. cos (x2 +2)
Problem 12: CE Board October 1994
What is the derivative with respect to x of (x +
1)3 – x3?
A. 0 A. 3x + 6
B. 1/2 B. 3x – 3
C. 2 C. 6x – 3
D. -1/2 D. 6x + 3
Problem 6: ME Board October 1997
Compute the following limit:
Problem 13: EE Board October 1997 A. 2sin (x2 + 2) cos (x2 + 2)
Differentiate y = log10 (x2 + 1)2 B. -2sin (x2 + 2) cos (x2 + 2)
A. 4x (x2 + 1) C. 8x sin (x2 + 2) cos (x2 + 2)
B. (4x log10 e) / (x2 + 1) D. -8x sin (x2 + 2) cos (x2 + 2)
C. log e(x) (x2 + 1) Problem 23: CE Board November 1993
D. 2x (x2 + 1) Find the second derivative of y by implicit
Problem 14: EE Board October 1997 differentiation from the equation 4x2 + 8y2 = 36
Differentiate (x2 + 2)1/2 A. 64x2
A. ((x2 + 2)1/2) / 2 B. (– 9/4) y3
B. x / (x2 + 2)1/2 C. 32xy
C. (2x) / (x2 + 2)1/2 D. (- 16/9) y3
D. (x2 + 2)3/2 Problem 24: ME Board April 1998
Problem 15: EE Board October 1997 Find the partial derivative with respect to x of the
If y = (t2 + 2)2 and t = x1/2, determine dy/dx function xy2 – 5y + 6.
A. 3/2 A. y2 – 5
B. (2x2 + 2x) / 3 B. y2
C. 2(x + 2) C. xy – 5y
D. x5/2 + x1/2 D. 2xy
Problem 16: ME Board April 1997 Problem 25: ME Board October 1997
What is the first derivative of the expression (xy)x Find the second derivative of x3 – 5x2 + x = 0
= e? A. 10x – 5
A. 0 B. 6x – 10
B. x/y C. 3x + 10
C. –y [(1 + ln xy) / x)] D. 3x2 – 5x
D. –y [(1 – ln xy) / x2)] Problem 26: ME Board April 1998
Problem 17: ME Board April 1998 Given the function f(x) = x to the 3 rd power – 6x +
Find the derivative with respect to x function √(2 – 2. Find the first derivative at x = 2.
3x2) A. 6
A. (-2x2) / √(2 – 3x2) B. 7
B. (-3x) / √(2 – 3x2) C. 3x2 – 5
C. (-3x2) / √(2 – 3x2) D. 8
D. (3x) / √(2 – 3x2) Problem 27: CE Board May 1996
Problem 18: EE Board April 1995 Find the slope of the ellipse x2 + 4y2 – 10x – 16y + 5
Find y’ if y = arcsin cos x = 0 at the point where y = 2 + 80.5 and x = 7.
A. -1 A. -0.1463
B. -2 B. -0.1538
C. 1 C. -0.1654
D. 2 D. -0.1768
Problem 19: CE Board May 1997 Problem 28: EE Board October 1997
Find the derivative of arccos 4x. If y = 4cos x + sin 2x, what is the slope of the curve
A. -4 / (1 – 16x2)0.5 when x = 2 radians?
B. 4 / (1 – 16x2)0.5 A. -2.21
C. -4 / (1 – 4x2)0.5 B. -4.94
D. 4 / (1 – 4x2)0.5 C. -3.95
Problem 20: CE Board November 1996 D. 2.21
Find the derivative of (x + 1)3 / x Problem 29: ECE Board November 1991
A. ((x + 1)2 / x) – ((x + 1)3 / x) Find the slope of the line tangent to the curve y =
B. (4(x + 1)2 / x) – (2(x + 1)3 / x) x3 – 2x + 1 at x = 1.
C. (2(x + 1)3 / x) – ((x + 1)3 / x3) A. 1
D. (3(x + 1)2 / x) – ((x + 1)3 / x2) B. 1/2
Problem 21: ECE Board November 1991 C. 1/3
Differentiate the equation y = x2 / (x +1) D. ¼
A. (x2 + 2x) / (x + 1)2
B. x / (x + 1)
C. 2x
D. (2x2) / (x + 1)
Problem 22: CE Board November 1995
The derivative with respect to x of 2cos2 (x2 + 2) is
Problem 30: ECE Board November 1991 In the curve 2 + 12x – x3, find the critical points.
Given the slope of the curve at the point (1, 1): y A. (2, 18) and (-2, -14)
= (x3/4) – 2x + 1 B. (2, 18) and (2, -14)
A. 1/4 C. (-2, 18) and (2, -14)
B. -1/4 D. (-2, 18) and (-2, 14)
C. 1 1/4 Problem 39: CE Board November 1997
D. -1 1/4 Find the radius of curvature of a parabola y2 – 4x
Problem 31: ECE Board November 1998 = 0 at point (4, 4).
Find the slope of x2y = 8 at the point (2, 2) A. 22.36 units
A. 2 B. 25.78 units
B. -1 C. 20.33 units
C. -1/2 D. 15.42 units
D. -2 Problem 40: ECE Board November 1996
Problem 32: CE Board May 1998 Find the radius of curvature at any point in the
Find the slope of the curve x2 + y2 – 6x + 10y + 5 + curve y + ln cos x = 0.
0 at point (1, 0). A. cos x
A. 1/5 B. 1.5707
B. 2/5 C. sec x
C. 1/4 D. 1
D. 2
Problem 33: CE Board May 1996
Find the slope of the tangent to the curve, y = 2x
– x2 + x3 at (0, 2).
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Problem 34: ECE Board April 1999
Find the coordinates of the vertex of the
parabola y = x2 – 4x + 1 by making use of the fact
that at the vertex, the slope of the tangent is
zero.
A. (2, -3)
B. (3, -2)
C. (-1, -3)
D. (-2, -3)
Problem 35: ECE Board April 1999
Find the equation of the normal to x2 + y2 = 5 at
the point (2, 1)
A. y = 2x
B. x = 2y
C. 2x + 3y = 3
D. x + y = 1
Problem 36: CE Board May 1995
What is the equation of the normal to the curve
x2 + y2 = 25 at (4, 3)?
A. 5x + 3y = 0
B. 3x – 4y = 0
C. 3x + 4y = 0
D. 5x – 3y = 0
Problem 37: EE Board April 1997
Locate the points of inflection of the curve y =
f(x) = x2 ex.
A. -2 ± √3
B. 2 ± √2
C. -2 ± √2
D. 2 ± √3
Problem 38: ECE Board November 1991
51. Evaluate A. Infinity
B. eπ
C. 0
D. e2/π
59. Find dy/dx if y = 52x-1
A. 0 A. 52x-1 ln 5
B. 1 B. 52x-1 ln 25
C. 2 C. 52x-1 ln 10
D. 3 D. 52x-1 ln 2
52. Simplify the expression: 60. Find dy/dx if y = e√x
A. e√x / 2√x
B. e√x / √x
C. ex / √x
A. 1 D. e√x - 2√x
B. 8 61. Find dy/dx if y = x2 + 3x + 1 and x = t2 + 2.
C. 0 A. 4t3 + 14t2
D. 16 B. t3 + 4t
53. Evaluate the following limit: C. 4t3 + 14t
D. 4t3 + t
62. Evaluate the first derivative of the implicit
function: 4x2 + 2xy + y2 = 0
A. (4x + y) / (x + y)
A. 2/5
B. –[(4x + y) / (x + y)]
B. infinity
C. (4x – y) / (x + y)
C. 0
D. –[(4x + y) / (x –y)]
D. 5/2
63. Find the derivative of (x + 5) / (x2 – 1) with
54. Evaluate the limit ( x – 4 ) / (x2 – x – 12) as x
respect to x.
approaches 4.
A. DF(x) = (-x2 – 10x – 1) / (x2 – 1)2
A. 0
B. DF(x) = (x2 + 10x – 1) / (x2 – 1)2
B. undefined
C. DF(x) = (x2 –10x – 1) / (x2 – 1)2
C. 1/7
D. DF(x) = (-x2 –10x + 1) / (x2 – 1)2
D. infinity
64. If a simple constant, what is the derivative of y
55. Evaluate the limit (1n x ) / x as x approaches
= xa?
positive infinity.
A. a xa-1
A. 1
B. (a – 1)x
B. 0
C. xa-1
C. e
D. ax
D. infinity
65. Find the derivative of the function 2x 2 + 8x + 9
56. Evaluate the following limit:
with respect to x.
A. Df(x) = 4x – 8
B. Df(x) = 2x + 9
C. Df(x) = 2x + 8
A. 1 D. Df(x) = 4x + 8
B. Indefinite 66. What is the first derivative dy/dx of the
C. 0 expression (xy)x = e?
D. 2 A. – y(1 + ln xy) / x
57. Evaluate: B. 0
C. – y(1 – ln xy) / x2
D. y/x
67. find the derivative of (x + 1)3 / x
A. 0
B. ½
C. 2
D. -1/2
58. Evaluate the following:
 77. What is the first derivative of y = arcsin 3x.
A. –[3 / (1 + 9x2)]
B. 3 / (1 + 9x2)
C. –[3 / √(1 – 9x2)]
D. 3 / √(1 – 9x2)
78. If y = x (ln x), find d2y / dx2.
A. 1 / x2
B. -1 / x
C. 1 / x
D. -1 / x2
79. Find the second derivative of y = x-2 at x = 2.
68. Given the equation: y = (e ln x)2, find y’. A. 96
A. ln x B. 0.375
B. 2 (ln x) / x C. -0.25
C. 2x D. -0.875
D. 2 e ln x 80. Given the function f(x) = x3 – 5x + 2, find the
69. Find the derivatives with respect to x of the value of the first derivative at x = 2, f’ (2).
function √(2 – 3x2) A. 7
A. -2x2 / √(2 – 3x2) B. 3x2 – 5
B. -3x / √(2 – 3x2) C. 2
C. -2x2 / √(2 + 3x2) D. 8
D. -3x / √(2 + 3x2) 81. Given the function f(x) = x to the 3 rd power –
70. Differentiate ax2 + b to the ½ power. 6x + 2, find the value of the first derivative at x =
A. -2ax 2, f’(2)
B. 2ax A. 6
C. 2ax + b B. 3x2 – 5
D. ax + 2b C. 7
71. Find dy/dx if y = ln √x D. 8
A. √x / ln x 82. Find the partial derivatives with respect to x of
B. x / ln x the function: xy2 – 5y + 6.
C. 1 / 2x A. y2 – 5
D. 2 / x B. xy – 5y
72. Evaluate the differential of tan Ѳ. C. y2
A. ln sec Ѳ dѲ D. 2xy
B. ln cos Ѳ dѲ 83. Find the point in the parabola y2 = 4x at which
C. sec Ѳ tan Ѳ dѲ the rate of change of the ordinate and abscissa
D. sec2 Ѳ dѲ are equal.
73. If y = cos x, what is dy/dx? A. (1, 2)
A. sec x B. (2, 1)
B. –sec x C. (4, 4)
C. sin x D. (-1, 4)
D. –sin x 84. Find the slope of the line tangent to the curve
74. Find dy/dx: y = sin (ln x2). y = x3 – 2x + 1 at x = 1.
A. 2 cos (ln x2) A. 1
B. 2 cos (ln x2) / x B. ½
C. 2x cos (ln x2) C. 1/3
D. 2 cos (ln x2) / x2 D. ¼
75. The derivative of ln (cos x) is: 85. Determine the slope of the curve x2 + y2 – 6x –
A. sec x 4y – 21 = 0 at (0, 7).
B. –sec x A. 3/5
C. –tan x B. -2/5
D. tan x C. -3/5
76. Find the derivative of arcos 4x with respect to D. 2/5
x. 86. Find the slope of the tangent to a parabola y
A. -4 / [1 – (4x)^2]^2 = x2 at a point on the curve where x = ½.
B. -4 / [1 – (4x)]^0.5 A. 0
C. 4 / [1 – (4x)^2]^0.5 B. 1
D. -4 / [(4x)^2 - 1]^0.5 C. ¼
D. -1/2 B. 5.21
87. Find the slope of the ellipse x2 + 4y2 – 10x + 16y C. 5.66
+ 5 = 0 at the point where y = -2 + 80.5 and x = 7. D. 6.66
A. -0.1654 97. Find the radius of curvature at any point of
B. -0.1538 the curve y + ln (cos x) = 0.
C. -0.1768 A. cos x
D. -0.1463 B. 1.5707
88. Find the slope of the tangent to the curve y = C. sec x
x4 – 2x2 + 8 through point (2, 16). D. 1
A. 20 98. Determine the radius of curvature at (4, 4) of
B. 1/24 the curve y2 – 4x = 0.
C. 24 A. 24.4
D. 1/20 B. 25.4
89. Find the slope of the tangent to the curve y 2 = C. 23.4
3x2 + 4 through point (-2, 4) D. 22.4
A. -3/2 99. Find the radius of curvature of the curve x =
B. 3/2 y3 at (1, 1)
C. 2/3 A. 4.72
D. -2/3 B. 3.28
90. Find the slope of the line whose parametric C. 4.67
equations are x = 4t + 6 and y = t – 1. D. 5.27
A. -4 100. The chords of the ellipse 64x2 + 25y2 = 1600
B. ¼ having equal slopes of 1/5 are bisected by its
C. 4 diameter. Determine the equation of the
D. -1/4 diameter of the ellipse.
91. What is the slope of the curve x2 + y2 – 6x + 10y A. 5x – 64y = 0
+ 5 = 0 at (1, 0). B. 64x – 5y = 0
A. 2/5 C. 5x + 64y = 0
B. 5/2 D. 64x + 5y = 0
C. -2/5
D. -5/2 ANSWERS:
92. Find the slope of the curve y = 6(4 + x) ½ at (0, 1. B. 2/5
12). 2. D. 1/7
A. 0.67 3. C. 8
B. 1.5 4. C. 4
C. 1.33 5. B. 1/2
D. 0.75 6. A. 1
93. Find the acute angle that the curve y = 1 – 7. C. Infinity
3x2 cut the x-axis. 8. A. 24
A. 77° 9. B. e2/π
B. 75° 10. B. ex (cos x2 – 2x sin x2)
C. 79° 11. C. 2x sec (x2 + 2) tan (x2 + 2)
D. 120° 12. D. 6x + 3
94. Find the angle that the line 2y – 9x – 18 = 0 13. B. (4x log10 e) / (x2 + 1)
makes with the x-axis. 14. B. x / (x2 + 2)1/2
A. 74.77° 15. C. 2(x + 2)
B. 4.5° 16. C. –y [(1 + ln xy) / x)]
C. 47.77° 17. B. (-3x) / √(2 – 3x2)
D. 77.47° 18. A. –1
95. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve 19. A. -4 / (1 – 16x2)0.5
y = x + 2x1/3 through point (8, 12) 20. D. (3(x + 1)2 / x) – ((x + 1)3 / x2)
A. 7x – 6y + 14 = 0 21. A. (x2 + 2x) / (x + 1)2
B. 8x + 5y + 21 = 0 22. C. 8x sin (x2 + 2) cos (x2 + 2)
C. 5x – 6y – 15 = 0 23. B. (– 9/4) y3
D. 3x – 2y – 1 = 0 24. B. y2
96. What is the radius of curvature at point (1, 2) 25. B. 6x – 10
of the curve 4x – y2 = 0? 26. A. 6
A. 6.21 27. D. -0.1768
28. B. -4.94 96. C. 5.66
29. A. 1 97. C. sec x
30. D. -1 1/4 98. D. 22.4
31. D. –2 99. D. 5.27
32. B. 2/5 100. D. 64x + 5y = 0
33. B. 2
34. A. (2, -3)
35. B. x = 2y
36. B. 3x – 4y = 0
37. C. -2 ± √2
38. A. (2, 18) and (-2, -14)
39. A. 22.36 units
40. C. sec x
51. B. 1
52. B. 8
53. A. 2/5
54. C. 1/7
55. B. 0
56. A. 1
57. B. ½
58. D. e2/π
59. B. 52x-1 ln 25
60. A. e√x / 2√x
61. C. 4t3 + 14t
62. B. –[(4x + y) / (x + y)]
63. A. DF(x) = (-x2 – 10x – 1) / (x2 – 1)2
64. A. a xa-1
65. Df(x) = 4x + 8
66. A. – y(1 + ln xy) / x
67. B.
68. C. 2x
69. B. -3x / √(2 – 3x2
70. B. 2ax
71. C. 1 / 2x
72. D. sec2 Ѳ dѲ
73. D. –sin x
74. B. 2 cos (ln x2) / x
75. C. –tan x
76. B. -4 / [1 – (4x)]^0.5
77. D. 3 / √(1 – 9x2)
78. C. 1 / x
79. B. 0.375
80. A. 7
81. A. 6
82. A. y2 – 5
83. A. (1, 2)
84. A. 1
85. A. 3/5
86. B. 1
87. C. -0.1768
88. C. 24
89. A. -3/2
90. B. ¼
91. A. 2/5
92. B. 1.5
93. A. 77°
94. D. 77.47°
95. A. 7x – 6y + 14 = 0
PART 2: APPLICATIONS B. 20.45 cm, 35.6 cm
Problem 1: ECE Board April 1999 C. 22.24 cm, 44.5 cm
Find the minimum distance from the point (4, 2) D. 25.55 cm, 46.7 cm
to the parabola y2 = 8x. Problem 8: CE Board November 1996
A. 4√3 A normal window is in the shape of a rectangle
B. 2√2 surmounted by a semi-circle. What is the ratio of
C. √3 the width of the rectangle to the total height so
D. 2√3 that it will yield a window admitting the most light
Problem 2: EE Board April 1990 for a given perimeter?
The sum of two positive numbers is 50. What are A. 1
the numbers if their product is to be the largest B. 1/2
possible. C. 2
A. 24 and 26 D. 2/3
B. 28 and 22 Problem 9: CE Board November 1996
C. 25 and 25 Determine the diameter of a closed cylindrical
D. 20 and 30 tank having a volume of 11.3 cu m. to obtain
Problem 3: EE Board March 1998 minimum surface area.
A triangle has variable sides x, y, z subject to the A. 1.22
constraint such that the perimeter is fixed to 18 B. 1.64
cm. What is the maximum possible area for the C. 2.44
triangle? D. 2.68
A. 15.59 cm2 Problem 10: EE Board April 1997
B. 18.71 cm2 The cost fuel in running a locomotive is
C. 17.15 cm2 proportional to the square of the speed and is
D. 14.03 cm2 $25 per hour for a speed of 25 miles per hour.
Problem 4: EE Board October 1997 Other costs amount to $100 per hour, regardless
A farmer has enough money to build only 100 of the speed. What is the speed which will make
meters of fence. What are the dimensions of the the cost per mile a minimum?
field he can enclose the maximum area? A. 40 mph
A. 25 m x 25 m B. 55 mph
B. 15 m x 35 m C. 50 mph
C. 20 m x 30 m D. 45 mph
D. 22.5 m x 27.5 m Problem 11: ME Board April 1996
Problem 5: CE Board May 1997 The cost of C of a product is a function of the
Find the minimum amount of tin sheet that can quantity x of the product: C(x) = x2 – 400x + 50.
be made into a closed cylinder having a volume Find the quantity for which the cost is minimum.
of 108 cu. inches in square inches. A. 1000
A. 125.50 B. 1500
B. 127.50 C. 2000
C. 129.50 D. 3000
D. 123.50 Problem 12:
Problem 6: ME Board April 1998 An open top rectangular tank with square bases
A box is to be constructed from a piece of zinc is to have a volume of 10 cu. m. The materials for
20 sq. in by cutting equal squares from each its bottom is to cost P15 per square meter and
corner and turning up the zinc to form the side. that for the sides, P6 per square meter. Find the
What is the volume of the largest box that can most economical dimensions for the tank.
be constructed? A. 1.5 m x 1.5 m x 4.4 m
A. 599.95 cu in. B. 2 m x 2 m x 2.5 m
B. 592.59 cu in. C. 4 m x 4 m x 0.6 m
C. 579.50 cu in. D. 3 m x 3 m x 1.1 m
D. 622.49 cu in.
Problem 7: EE Board April 1997
A poster is to contain 300 (cm square) of printed
matter with margins of 10 cm at the top and
bottom and 5 cm at each side. Find the overall
dimensions if the total area of the poster is
minimum.
A. 27.76 cm, 47.8 cm
Problem 13: ME Board October 1996 times that of A. The distance AB is 4 m. At what
What is the maximum profit when the profit- point from A on the line AB will the intensity of
versus-production function is as given below? P is illumination be least?
profit and x is unit of production. A. 2.15 m
B. 1.33 m
C. 1.50 m
D. 1.92 m
Problem 19: CE Board May 1995
A wall “h” meters high is 2 m away from the
A. 285,000 building. The shortest ladder that can reach the
B. 200,000 building with one end resting on the ground
C. 250,000 outside the wall is 6 m. How high is the wall in
D. 305,000 meters?
Problem 14: EE Board October 1993 A. 2.34
A boatman is at A which is 4.5 km from the B. 2.24
nearest point B on a straight shore BM. He wishes C. 2.44
to reach in minimum time at point C situated on D. 2.14
the shore 9 km from B. How far from C should he Problem 20: EE Board April 1997
land if he can row at the rate of 6 kph and can The coordinates (x, y) in feet of a moving particle
walk at the rate of 7.5 kph. P are given by x = cost – 1 and y = 2sint – 1,
A. 4.15 km where t is the time in seconds. At what extreme
B. 3.0 km rates in fps is P moving along the curve?
C. 3.25 km A. 3 and 2
D. 4.0 km B. 3 and 1
Problem 15: EE Board March 1998 C. 2 and 0.5
A fencing is limited to 20 ft. length. What is the D. 2 and 1
maximum rectangular area that can be fenced Problem 21: ECE Board April 1998
in using two perpendicular corner sides of an A statue 3 m high is standing on a base of 4 m
existing wall? high. If an observer’s eye is 1.5 m above the
A. 120 ft2 ground, how far should he stand from the base in
B. 100 ft2 order that the angle subtended by the statue is a
C. 140 ft2 maximum?
D. 190 ft2 A. 3.41 m
Problem 16: EE Board October 1992 B. 3.51 m
The cost per hour of running a motor boat is C. 3.71 m
proportional to the cube of the speed. At what D. 4.41 m
speed will the boat run against a current of 8 Problem 22:
km/hr in order to go a given distance most A man walks across a bridge at the rate of 5 fps
economically? as a boat directly beneath him at 10 fps. If the
A. 10 kph bridge is 10 feet above the boat, how fast are
B. 13 kph the man and the boat separating 1 second
C. 11 kph later?
D. 12 kph A. 8 fps
Problem 17: ECE Board November 1998 B. 8.25 fps
Given a cone of diameter x and altitude of h. C. 8.33 fps
What percent is the volume of the largest D. 8.67 fps
cylinder which can inscribed in the cone to the Problem 23:
volume of the cone? An LRT train 6 m above the ground crosses a
A. 44% street at 9 m/s at the instant that a car
B. 46% approaching at a speed of 4 m/s is 12 m up the
C. 56% street. Find the rate of the LRT train and the car
D. 65% separating one second later.
Problem 18: EE Board October 1993 A. 3.64 m/s
At any distance x from the source of light, the B. 3.94 m/s
intensity of illumination varies directly as the C. 4.24 m/s
intensity of the source and inversely as the square D. 4.46 m/s
of x. Suppose that there is a light at A, and
another at B, the one at B having an intensity 8
Problem 24: EE Board October 1993 B. 15 ft/sec
Water is flowing into a conical cistern at the rate C. 12 ft/sec
of 8 m3/min. If the height of the inverted cone is D. 10 ft/sec
12 m and the radius of its circular opening is 6 m. Problem 30: CE Board May 1997
How fast is the water level rising when the water is Car A moves due East at 30 kph at the same
4 m deep? instant car B is moving S 30° E , with a speed of 60
A. 0.64 m/min kph. The distance from A to B is 30 km. Find how
B. 0.56 m/min fast is the distance between them separating
C. 0.75 m/min after one hour.
D. 0.45 m/min A. 36 kph
Problem 25: CE Board November 1998 B. 38 kph
Water is pouring into conical vessel 15 cm deep C. 40 kph
and having a radius of 3.75 cm across the top. If D. 45 kph
the rate at which the water rises is 2 cm/sec, how Problem 31: CE Board November 1996
fast is the water flowing into the conical vessel A car starting at 12:00 noon travels West at a
when the water is 4 cm deep? speed of 30 kph. Another car starting from the
A. 2.37 m3/sec same point at 2:00 PM travels North at 45 kph.
B. 5.73 m3/sec Find how (in kph) fast the two are separating at
C. 6.28 m3/sec 4:00 PM?
D. 4.57 m3/sec A. 49 kph
Problem 26: ME Board October 1996 B. 51 kph
Water is pouring into a swimming pool. After t C. 53 kph
hours, there are t + √t gallons in the pool. At what D. 55 kph
rate is the water pouring into the pool when t = 9 Problem 32: CE Board May 1996
hours? Two railroad tracks are perpendicular to each
A. 7/6 gph other. At 12:00 PM there is a train at each track
B. 8/7 gph approaching the crossing at 50 kph, one being
C. 6/5 gph 100 km and the other 150 km away from the
D. 5/4 gph crossing. How fast in kph is the distance between
Problem 27: the two trains changing at 4:00 PM?
A helicopter is rising vertically from the ground at A. 67.08 kph
a constant rate of 4.5 meters per second. When it B. 68.08 kph
is 75 m off the ground, a jeep passed beneath C. 69.08 kph
the helicopter traveling in a straight line at a D. 70.08 kph
constant rate of 80 kph. Determine how fast the Problem 33: CE Board May 1995
distance between them changing after 1 Water is running into a hemispherical bowl
second. having a radius of 10 cm at a constant rate of 3
A. 12.34 m/sec cm3/min. When the water x cm. deep, the water
B. 11.10 m/sec levels is rising at the rate of 0.0149 cm/min. What
C. 10.32 m/sec is the value of x?
D. 9.85 m/sec A. 3
Problem 28: ECE Board November 1991 B. 2
A balloon is released from the ground 100 meters C. 4
from an observer. The balloon rises directly D. 5
upward at the rate of 4 meters per second. How Problem 34: ECE Board November 1998
fast is the balloon receding from the observer 10 What is the allowable error in measuring the
seconds later? edge of the cube that is intended to hold 8 cu.
A. 1.68 m/sec m., if the error of the computed volume is not to
B. 1.36 m/sec exceed 0.03 cu. m?
C. 1.55 m/sec A. 0.002 m
D. 1.49 m/sec B. 0.003 m
Problem 29: ECE Board April 1998 C. 0.0025 m
A balloon is rising vertically over a point A on the D. 0.001 m
ground at the rate of 15 ft./sec. A point B on the
ground level with and 30 ft. from A. When the
balloon is 40 ft. from A, at what rate is its distance
from B changing?
A. 13 ft/sec
Problem 35: EE Board October 1993 B. C2 / 4
A standard cell has an emf “E” of 1.2 volts. If the C. C2 / 6
resistance “R” of the circuit is increasing at the D. C2 / 8
rate of 0.03 ohm/sec, at what rate is the current 43. A certain travel agency offered a tour that
“I” changing at the instant when the resistance is will cost each person P 1500.00 if not more than
6 ohms? Assume Ohm’s law E = IR. 150 persons will join, however the cost per person
A. -0.002 amp/sec will be reduced by P 5.00 per person in excess of
B. 0.004 amp/sec 150. How many persons will make the profit a
C. -0.001 amp/sec maximum?
D. 0.003 amp/sec A. 75
36. A function is given below, what x value B. 150
maximizes y? C. 225
y2 + y + x2 – 2x = 5 D. 250
A. 2.23 44. Two cities A and B are 8 km and 12 km,
B. -1 respectively, north of a river which runs due east.
C. 5 City B being 15 km east of A. a pumping station is
D. 1 to be constructed (along the river) to supply
37. The number of newspaper copies distributed water for the two cities. Where should the station
is given by C = 50 t2 – 200 t + 10000, where t is in be located so that the amount of pipe is a
years. Find the minimum number of copies minimum?
distributed from 1995 to 2002. A. 3 km east of A
A. 9850 B. 4 km east of A
B. 9800 C. 9 km east of A
C. 10200 D. 6 km east of A
D. 7500 45. A boatman is at A, which is 4.5 km from the
38. Given the following profit-versus-production nearest point B on a straight shore BM. He wishes
function for a certain commodity: to reach, in minimum time, a point C situated on
P = 200000 – x – [1.1 / (1 + x)] 8 the shore 9 km from B. How far from C should he
Where P is the profit and x is unit of production. land if he can row at the rate of 6 Kph and walk
Determine the maximum profit. at the rate of 7.5 Kph?
A. 190000 A. 1 km
B. 200000 B. 3 km
C. 250000 C. 5 km
D. 550000 D. 8 km
39. The cost C of a product is a function of the 46. The shortest distance from the point (5, 10) to
quantity x of the product is given by the the curve x2 = 12y is:
relation: C(x) = x2 – 4000x + 50. Find the quantity A. 4.331
for which the cost is a minimum. B. 3.474
A. 3000 C. 5.127
B. 2000 D. 6.445
C. 1000 47. A statue 3 m high is standing on a base of 4 m
D. 1500 high. If an observer’s eye is 1.5 m above the
40. If y = x to the 3rd power – 3x. find the ground, how far should he stand from the base in
maximum value of y. order that the angle subtended by the statue is a
A. 0 maximum?
B. -1 A. 3.41 m
C. 1 B. 3.51 m
D. 2 C. 3.71 m
41. Divide 120 into two parts so that product of D. 4.41 m
one and the square of the other is maximum. 48. An iron bar 20 m long is bent to form a closed
Find the numbers. plane area. What is the largest area possible?
A. 60 & 60 A. 21.56 square meter
B. 100 & 20 B. 25.68 square meter
C. 70 & 50 C. 28.56 square meter
D. 80 & 40 D. 31.83 square meter
42. If the sum of two numbers is C, find the
minimum value of the sum of their squares.
A. C2 / 2
49. A Norman window is in the shape of a 8. A. 1
rectangle surmounted by a semi-circle. What is 9. C. 2.44
the ratio of the width of the rectangle to the total 10. C. 50 mph
height so that it will yield a window admitting the 11. C. 2000
most light for a given perimeter? 12. B. 2 m x 2 m x 2.5 m
A. 1 13. B. 200,000
B. 2/3 14. B. 3.0 km
C. 1/3 15. B. 100 ft2
D. ½ 16. D. 12 kph
50. A rectangular field is to be fenced into four 17. A. 44%
equal parts. What is the size of the largest field 18. C. 1.50 m
that can be fenced this way with a fencing 19. B. 2.24
length of 1500 feet if the division is to be parallel 20. D. 2 and 1
to one side? 21. C. 3.71 m
A. 65,200 22. C. 8.33 fps
B. 62,500 23. A. 3.64 m/s
C. 64,500 24. A. 0.64 m/min
D. 63,500 25. C. 6.28 m3/sec
51. Three sides of a trapezoid are each 8 cm 26. A. 7/6 gph
long. How long is the 4th side, when the area of 27. C. 10.32 m/sec
the trapezoid has the greatest value? 28. D. 1.49 m/sec
A. 16 cm 29. C. 12 ft/sec
B. 15 cm 30. D. 45 kph
C. 12 cm 31. B. 51 kph
D. 10 cm 32. A. 67.08 kph
52. An open top rectangular tank with square 33. C. 4
bases is to have a volume of 10 cubic meters. 34. C. 0.0025 m
The material for its bottom cost P 150.00 per 35. C. -0.001 amp/sec
square meter, and that for the sides is P 60.00 per 36. D. 1
square meter. The most economical height is: 37. B. 9800
A. 2 meters 38. B. 200000
B. 2.5 meters 39. B. 2000
C. 3 meters 40. D. 2
D. 3.5 meters 41. D. 80 & 40
53. A rectangular box having a square base and 42. A. C2 / 2
open at the top is to have a capacity of 16823 43. C. 225
cc. Find the height of the box to use the least 44. D. 6 km east of A
amount of material. 45. B. 3 km
A. 16.14 cm 46. C. 5.127
B. 32.28 cm 47. C. 3.71 m
C. 18.41 cm 48. D. 31.83 square meter
D. 28.74 cm 49. A. 1
54. The altitude of a cylinder of maximum volume 50. B. 62,500
that can be inscribed in a right circular cone of 51. A. 16 cm
radius r and height h is: 52. B. 2.5 meters
A. h/3 53. B. 32.28 cm
B. 2h/3 54. A. h/3
C. 3h/2
D. h/4

ANSWERS:
1. B. 2√2
2. C. 25 and 25
3. A. 15.59 cm2
4. A. 25 m x 25 m
5. A. 125.50
6. B. 592.59 cu in.
7. C. 22.24 cm, 44.5 cm