Maths Quest 12 Mathematical Methods CAS 1

Test Yourself Chapter 8 Applications of differentiation Name: _________________

All multiple choice

1 The stationary points of the function
are:
A (
!
1, 150) and (1, 8)
B (
!
1, 150) and (2, 48)
C (
!
6, 400) and (4,
!
100)
D (
!
2, 224) and (4,
!
100)
E (
!
2, 224) and (2, 48)





































2
The graph of is best

represented by:
A

B

C

D

E





Maths Quest 12 Mathematical Methods CAS 2
3
If , is
best represented by:
A

B

C

D

E


4
If has a stationary
point at (
!
2, 0), then the values of a and
b respectively are:
A
!
4 and 4
B
!
4 and 2
C 4 and 4
D 4 and 2
E 2 and
!
4


5
If the function
has a stationary point at (

2, 0), the
other stationary point is:
A (2, 32)
B (0, 0)
C
D
E


6
The stationary point for
is:
A (
!
2, 0)
B
C
D (0, 2)
E (
!
1, e)


7 The equation of the normal to the curve
at the point where the
curve crosses the y-axis is:
A
B
C
D
E





Maths Quest 12 Mathematical Methods CAS 3
8 The equation of the tangent to the curve
at the point where x = 3
is:
A
B
C
D
E


9 The equation of the tangent to the curve
at the point where y =
!
4
is:
A
B
C
D
E


10 The equation of the tangent to
that is parallel to the
line is:
A
B
C
D
E


11 The equation of the tangent to
that is perpendicular
to the line is:
A
B
C
D
E


12
If
A
B
C
D
E


13 The monthly profit, P ($), of a
manufacturing company is related to the
number of workers, w, by the equation

The number of workers that should be
employed for maximum profit is:
A 2
B 3
C 4
D 5
E 6


14 The cost C ($/h) of running a ferry at a
constant speed of v (km/h) is
.
The speed that will minimise the cost is:
A 26
B 25
C 34
D 28
E 31





Maths Quest 12 Mathematical Methods CAS 4
15 The cost of production, C ($), of
producing n pairs of scissors is given by

If each pair of scissors is sold for $18,
the number of pairs of scissors that
should be produced for maximum profit
is:
A 96
B 108
C 120
D 132
E 144


16 The time, t (hours), for a bushwalker to
walk from one checkpoint to the next
checkpoint can be represented by
where x is the
distance in kilometres the walker moves
due north. The minimum walking time
for this journey is closest to:
A 5 hours
B 1 hour
C 2 hours
D 3 hours
E 4 hours


17 A farmer plans to use fencing to make a
rectangular paddock. If the farmer has
960 metres of fencing, the maximum
area she could fence in is:
A 9.6 hectares
B 7.76 hectares
C 5.76 hectares
D 4.8 hectares
E 2.4 hectares


18 The number that, when squared and
then added to itself, leads to a minimum
value is:
A 0.5
B 1
C 0
D
!
1
E
!
0.5


19 The difference between two numbers is
80. If the sum of their squares is a
minimum, then this sum is:
A 0
B 1600
C 3200
D 6400
E
!
1600


20 A closed cylinder for storing soup is to
be made with a volume of 250! cm
3
.
The minimum surface area the cylinder
would have is:
A
B
C
D
E


21 The minimum distance the line
is from the origin is
closest to:
A 0.9
B 1.2
C 1.5
D 0.6
E 1.8


22 The rate of change of the surface area
of an inflating spherical ball
with respect to radius is:
A
B
C
D
E





Maths Quest 12 Mathematical Methods CAS 5
23 The displacement (metres) of a particle
from the origin is given by
The velocity (metres/second) at t = 2
seconds is:
A 2
B 2.4
C 2.8
D 3.2
E 3.6


24 The population of a town is given by
, where t is the time in
years after 1 January 2000. The rate of
increase on 1 January 2010 will be:
A
B
C
D
E


25 An object moves along the path
y = 2x
2
! 3x + 6. If when x = 1,
at that moment is equal to:
A 1
B 2
C
!
2
D 4
E
!
4


26 A piece of soap in the shape of a cube
decreases in volume at a rate of 0.5 cm
3

per day. Which of the following could
be used to find the rate at which the side
of the soap is changing when it is 3 cm
long?
A with x = 3
B with x = 3
C with x = 3
D with x = 3
E with x = 3




Maths Quest 12 Mathematical Methods CAS 6
Test Yourself Chapter 8 Answers

1 C
2 B
3 D
4 C
5 D
6 E
7 A
8 E
9 A
10 B
11 A
12 C
13 B
14 E
15 B
16 D
17 C
18 E
19 C
20 A
21 A
22 E
23 B
24 D
25 D
26 D