PROFFESIONAL INTEGRATION I

DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS

Derivative

1. Find the derivative of y with respect to x in the equation y^3 = x^2. ANS(2/(3x^1/3))
2. Find the first derivative of 2cos(2+X^3). ANS(-6x^2 sin(2+x^3))
3. Find the derivative of arcsin x. ANS(1/√𝟏 − 𝒙^𝟐)
4. Find the first derivative of y with respect to x if y= ln(x^2/sin2x) when x=2. ANS(-0.73)
5. Find y’ if y=3^3x. ANS(3^(3x+1)ln3)
6. Find the derivative of y with respect to x in the equation , x = (y^3/3)+y. ANS(1/(y^2)+1)
7. Find the second derivative of y = x(x+1)^3 when x = 1. ANS(36)

Applications

Approximate Change

8. Find the approximate change in y = 3X^2 – x^(1/2) from 2 to 2.004. ANS(0.0466)

Slopes and Lines

9. At what point along the curve x^3 – 9x – y =0 will the slope be 18? ANS(3,0)
10. Find the equation of the line tangent to the curve x^2 + y^2 = 41 at (5,4). ANS( 5x + 4y – 41 =0 )
11. Find the equation of the line normal to the curve 2x^2 – 3xy + y -18 = 0 at (3,0). ANS(2x + 3y – 6 = 0)

Slope of a Polar Curve

12. Find the slope of the curve r = (sinx)^2. At x = π/3. ANS(-5.2)

13. Find the slope of the polar curve r = tanx at x = ¼. ANS(3)

Angle Between the Radius Vector and the Tangent Line to a Curve

14. Find the angle between the radius vector and the tangent line of the curve r = a sec2x at x = π/2. ANS(26.57ᵒ)
15. Find the angle between the radius vector and the tangent line of the curve r = θ^2 at θ = π. ANS(57.52ᵒ)

Points of Inflection

16. Find the point of inflection of the curve y = 3x^5 + 5x^4. ANS(-1,2)

Limits

17. Find the limit of the function (x^2-1)/(x^2+3x-4) as x approaches 1. ANS(1/4)

18. Find the limit of the function (tan2x -2sinx)/x^3 as x approaches 0. ANS(3)
19. Evaluate the limit of (1 – cosx)/x^2. ANS(0.5)

Slopes of a Parametric Equations

20. Find the slope of the line whose parametric equations are x = 2 + t and y = 5 – 3t. ANS(-3)
21. Find the slope of the line whose parametric equations are x = t + 1 and y = 4t + 6. ANS(4)

Radius of Curvature, Curvature of a Curve and Center of Curvature

22. Find the radius of curvature at (1,2) of the curve 4x – y^2 = 0. ANS(5.66)
23. Find the curvature of the curve y^2 = 16x at (4,8). ANS(-0.0442)
24. Find the center of curvature of the parabola y = 2x – x^2 at (1,1). ANS(1,1/2)

Parametric Equations

25. The motion of a body of a body moving upward is expressed as h = 100t – 16.1t^2, where h is the height in feet
and t is the time in seconds. What is the velocity of the body after 2 seconds? ANS(35.6 ft/s)
26. A stone thrown vertically upward from the surface of the moon at a velocity of 24 m/s reaches a height of s = 24t
– 0.8t^2 meters after t seconds. The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the moon is. ANS(1.6 m/s^2)

Time Rates

27. A particle moves along a path whose parametric equations are x = t^3 and y = 2t^2 where x and y are in meters
and t is in seconds. Find the velocity of the particle when t= 2s. ANS(14.42)

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 28. At a certain instant the dimensions of a rectangular parallelepiped are 4, 5, and 6 feet, and they are each
increasing, respectively, at the rates of 1, 2, and 3 ft/s. at what rate is the volume increasing? ANS(138 ft^3/s)
29. A conical pile is formed by pouring sand at a rate of 30 cm^3/s. When its base diameter and altitude are 18 cm
and 20 cm, respectively, the diameter changes at a rate of 0.12 cm/s. How fast is the altitude changing? ANS(0.087
cm/s)
30. Water is allowed to flow into an empty tank at a constant rate of 0.03 m^3/min. At what rate in m/min is the
water level rising when the water is 0.5 m deep. If the tank is the hemispherical with a diameter of 2m. ANS(0.013
m/min)
31. A 15 ft ladder leans against a vertical wall. If the lower end starts sliding horizontally at the rate of 2fps, how fast
in fps is the upper end going down when it is 9 ft. above the ground. ANS(-2.67 fps)
32. Two boats left the wharf at the same time. One sailed in the direction N 30ᵒ E at 40mph. The other sailed due east
at 25 mph. How fast were they separating at the end of one hour in mph. ANS(35 mph)
33. As a car crosses a bridge at a speed of 1.2 m/s, a small boat passes directly beneath it at a speed of 2.5 m/s. If the
bridge is 6m above the water after how many seconds will the cart and the boat be separating at the rate of 2.59 m/s.
ANS(5.65 sec)
34. A ferris wheel has a radius of 10m. Its center is 12 m above the ground. When a passenger is 17m above the
ground he is moving vertically at the rate of 1.81 m/s . What is the speed of rotation of the wheel in rpm? ANS(2 rpm)

Maxima – Minima

35. Find two numbers whose sum is 30, and the sum of whose cubes is a minimum. ANS(15 and 15)
36. The sum of two numbers is S. Find the minimum sum of the cubes of the two numbers. ANS(S^3/4)
37. The number of newspaper copies produced from 1995 to 2002 is given by C = 50t^2 – 200t + 10000 where t is the
number of years after 1995. Find the minimum copies of newspapers produced. ANS(9800)
38. The total cost of producing a commodity is given by C = 60x^2 – 0.01x^3, where x is the number of units
produced. Determine the value of x so that the average unit cost is maximum. ANS(3000 units)
39. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 12 m. Find one of the legs if the area is maximum. ANS(8.5)
40. A rectangular lot having an area of 5000 m^2 is to be fenced on 3 sides. Find the least amount of fencing needed.
ANS(200 m)
41. A rectangular lot having an area of 5000 m^2 is to be fenced on sides. To find the least length of fencing what
should be the ratio of the length to the width . ANS(2:1)
42. What is the depth of the strongest beam that can be cut from a log whose diameter is 73.23 cm if its strength is
directly proportional to the product of the width and the square of the depth? ANS(59)
43. A closed cylindrical container was cut out of 169.6 m^2 of materials. Determine the radius of the vessel to have a
maximum volume. ANS(3 m)
44. An open cylindrical tank was built with minimum surface area. Find the ratio of its height to its radius. ANS(1)
45. A box open at top is to be made with the least amount of material. What should be the base edge in meters if the
volume s too be 32 m^3. ANS(4)
46. The sides of the triangle ABC are AB = 7, BC = 5 and CA = 9. Determine the width of the largest that can be
inscribed in it such that the longer side of the rectangle is on the 9 side of the triangle. Compute the area of the
rectangle. ANS(8.7)
47. If x units of a certain item are manufactured, each unit can be sold for 200 – 0.01X pesos. How many units can be
manufactured for the maximum revenue? ANS(10000)
48. What is the corresponding unit price? ANS(100)
49. What is the maximum revenue? ANS(1000000)

Marginal Profit

50. The profit derived from selling ‘x’ units of a certain product is P = 0.003x^2 + 10x. Find the marginal profit for a
production of 50 units. ANS(10.3)

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