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MESL - Differential Calculus 2

This document contains 20 multiple choice questions related to calculus concepts such as derivatives, integrals, rates of change, optimization, and curve sketching. The questions cover topics like finding critical points, maximums/minimums, tangent lines, velocity, related rates, areas, volumes, and curvature.

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MESL - Differential Calculus 2

This document contains 20 multiple choice questions related to calculus concepts such as derivatives, integrals, rates of change, optimization, and curve sketching. The questions cover topics like finding critical points, maximums/minimums, tangent lines, velocity, related rates, areas, volumes, and curvature.

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Mark-Lorie Duculan Nones
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Given y 1=4 x+ 3 and y 2=x +C , find C such that y 2 is tangent to y 1 .


A. 2
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7

( )
d y1 2 5 3 3
Given: = 1+ x− − k . What is the value of k such that y 1 is
dx 13 2 2 4
perpendicular to the curve y 2=2 x at (1, 1)?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 7

Given the curve y 2 = 5x – 1 at point (1, -2), find the equation of tangent and
normal to the curve.
A. 5x + 4y + 3 = 0 and 4x - 5y – 14 = 0
B. 5x + 4y – 3 = 0 and 4x + 5y – 14 = 0
C. 5x + 4y – 30 = 0 and 4x +5y – 14 = 0
D. 5x - 4y – 3 = 0 and 4x +5y – 14 = 0

The cost C, of a product is a function of the quantity x, of the product:


C ( x )=x 2−4000 x +50 . Find the quantity for which the cost is minimum.
A. 1000
B. 2000
C. 1500
D. 3000

What is the positive number added to its reciprocal gives the minimum sum?
A. 1
B. 1/2
C. 1.45
D. 100

The sum of two positive numbers is 10. Find the minimum possible sum of the
square of one number and the cube of the other.
A. 69.943
B. 71.457
C. 39.821
D. 75.856
If the sum of two numbers is 4, find the minimum value of the sum of their
cubes.
A. 16
B. 18
C. 10
D. 32

What is the area of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in a semi-circle
of a radius 10 cm?
A. 25
B. 150
C. 10
D. 100

A cylindrical boiler is to have a volume of 1340 cu. ft. The cost of the metal
sheets to make the boiler should be minimum. What should be its diameter in
feet?
A. 12
B. 7
C. 17
D. 10

Two cities A and B are 8 km and 12 km respectively, north of a river which


runs due east. City B is being 15 km east of A. A pumping station to be
constructed (along the river) to supply water from cities. Where should the
station be located so that the amount of pipe is a minimum.
A. 6 km east of A
B. 4 km east of A
C. 3 km east of A
D. 8 km east of A

The lower edge of a picture is 3 m the upper edge is 5 m above the eye of an
observer. At what horizontal distance should he stand if the vertical angle
subtended by the picture is to be greatest?
A. 3.87
B. 3.23
C. 2.54
D. 1.25
A bicycle travels along a straight road. At t o’clock it is t 2 miles from the end
of the road. Compute its average velocity from 1:00 to 4:00. Also compute its
instantaneous velocity.
A. 5 mi/hr, 6 mi/hr
B. 3 mi/hr, 5 mi/hr
C. 2.4 mi/hr, 10 mi/hr
D. 1.7 mi/hr, 7 mi/hr

Find the second derivative of the following function: water is pouring into a
swimming pool. After t hours, there are t + √ t gallons in the pool. At what rate
is the water pouring into the pool when t = 9 hours?
A. 1 gph
B. 1⁄2 gph
C. 7/6 gph
D. 1/6 gph

A spherical balloon is being filled with air at a rate of 1 cubic foot per second.
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 ft 3 /sec
B. 3.0 ft 3 /sec
C. 1.73 ft 3 /sec
D. 3.7 ft 3 /sec

A spherical snowball is melting in such a way that its radius decreases at the
rate of 1/10π in/min. How fast is its volume shrinking when its radius is 3
inches?
A. -2.4
B. -1.2
C. -3.6
D. -1.8

A boy, 1.2 m tall is walking directly away from a lamp post at the rate of 0.9
m/s. If the lamp is 6m above the ground, find the rate at which his shadow is
lengthening. (x = 2)
A. 0.225 m/s
B. 0.284 m/s
C. 0.125 m/s
D. 0.204 m/s
A kite, at a height of 60 ft is moving horizontally at a rate of 5 ft/s away from
the boy who flies it. How fast is the cord being released when 100 ft are out?
A. 4
B. 2
C. 5
D. 3

A kite is flying 100 feet above the ground, moving in a strictly horizontal
direction at a rate of 10 ft/s. How fast is the angle between the string and the
horizontal changing when there is 300 ft of string out?
A. -1/80 rad/s
B. -1/60 rad/s
C. -1/70 rad/s
D. -1/90 rad/s

Water is being pumped into a conical tank at the rate of 100 ft 3 /min. The height
of the tank is 20 ft, and its radius is 5 ft. How fast is the water level rising
when the water height is 4 ft?
A. 15.09
B. 10.09
C. 31.83
D. 20.09

Water is flowing in a conical cistern at the rate of 8 cubic meters per minute. If
the height of the inverted cone is 12m and the radius of its circular opening is
6 m. How fast is the water rising when the water is 4m in depth?
A. 1.79
B. 3.14
C. 0.64
D. 2.28

Water is running out a conical funnel at the rate of 1 cu. in per second. If the
radius of the base of the funnel is 4 in and the altitude is 8 in., find the rate at
which the water level is dropping when it is 2 in from the top.
A. -1/9 π in/s
B. -3/2 π in/s
C. 2/3 π in/s
D. -4/9 π in/s
A particle moves according to the following functions of time: x(t) = 3 sin t,
y(t) = 4 cos t. What is the resultant velocity at t = pi?
A. 0
B. 4
C. 3
D. 9

A point moves on the parabola y = x 2 - 9x such that Vx = 2. Find the velocity


and acceleration at (9, 0).
A. 18.11, 8
B. 14.5, 5
C. 13.45, 5
D. 15.5, 6

A particle position is defined by S(t) = 2sint i + 4cost j. What is most nearly


the magnitude of the particle’s velocity when t = 4 rad?
A. 2.6
B. 3.3
C. 2.7
D. 4.1

If x increases uniformly at the rate of 0.001 per unit time, at what rate is the
expression (1 + x) 3 increasing when x becomes 9?
A. 0.001
B. 0.003
C. 0.3
D. 1

If the radius of the sphere is measured as 5 in with a possible error of 0.02


inch, find the approximate error and the percentage error in the computed value
of the volume?
The dimension of a closed rectangular box is measured as 3 feet, 4 feet and 5
feet, with a possible error of (+/-) 1/16 inch in each measurement. Use
differentials to approximate the maximum error in the circulated value of the
volume in cubic feet.
A. (+/-) 53/192
B. (+/-) 25/96
C. (+/-) 47/192
D. (+/-) 1⁄4

What is the approximate radius of curvature of the function f(x) at the point (x,
y) = (8, 16); f(x) = x 2 + 6x – 96?

Find the radius of curvature at any point on the curve y + ln(cosx) = 0.


A. cosx
B. 1
C. secx
D. 1.57

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