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1. ECE Board April 2000 A. 0.50


Find the approximate increase by B. 0.30
the use of differentials, in the volume C. 0.40
of the sphere if the radius increases D. 0.24
from 2 to 2.05 in one second.
A. 2.12 7. ECE Board April 1999
B. 2.51 The depth of water in a cylindrical
C. 2.86 tank 4 m in diameter is increasing at
D. 2.25 the rate of 0.7 m/min. Find the rate
at which the water flowing into the
2. ECE Board April 2000 tank.
If ln (ln y) + ln y = ln x, find y’. A. 2.5
A. x / (x+y) B. 1.5
B. x / (x-y) C. 6.4
C. y / (x+y) D. 8.8
D. y / (x-y)
8. ECE Board April 1998
3. ECE Board November 2000 A balloon is rising vertically over a
Find the change in y = 2x - 3 if x point A on the ground at the rate of
changes from 3.3 to 3.5. 15 ft./sec. A point B on the ground is
A. 0.4 level with and 30 feet from A. When
B. 0.2 the balloon is 40 feet from A, at what
C. 0.5 rate is its distance from B changing?
D. 0.3 A. 13 ft./sec
B. 15 ft./sec
4. ECE Board April 2001 C. 12 ft./sec
The radius of a sphere is r inches at D. 10 ft./sec
time t seconds. Find the radius when
the rates of increase of the surface 9. ECE Board November 1997 /
area and the radius are numerically November 1999
equal. d2y
A. 1 / 8 in. If y =xlnx,find .
B. 1 / 4 in. dx2
C. 2 in A. -1/x
B. -1/x2
D. 2 in
C. 1/x2
D. 1/x
5. ECE Board November 2001
The distance of a body travels is a
10. ECE Board April 1998
function of time and is defined by:
A statue 3m high is standing on a
x(t) = 18t + 9t2. What is the velocity
base of 4 m high. If an observer’s
at t=3?
eye is 1.5 m above the ground, how
A. 36
far should he stand from the base in
B. 18
order that the angle subtended by
C. 72
the statue is a maximum?
D. 54
A. 3.41 m
B. 3.51 m
6. ECE Board April 2000
C. 3.71 m
The volume of the sphere is
D. 4.41 m
increasing at the rate of 6 cm3 /hr. At
what rate is its surface area
increasing (in cm2/hr) when the
radius is 50 cm.

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11. ECE Board April 2000/ April


1999 16. ECE Board November 2002
What is the area of the largest What is the slope of the curve y = 1
rectangle that can be inscribed in a + x2 at the point where y = 10?
semi-circle of radius 10? A. 8
A. 2 50 B. 3
B. 100 C. 9
D. 6
C. 1000
D. 50 17. ECE Board November 2002
Given the equation: 2y3 = 3x2 -5.
12. ECE Board April 2000/ Determine the slope of the line
November 2001 tangent at (4,1).
Water is running out a conical funnel A. 4
at the rate of 1 cu. in per second. If B. 3
the radius of the base of the funnel C. ¼
is 4 in and the altitude is 8 in., find D. 1
the rate at which the water level is
dropping when it is 2 in. from the 18. ECE Board April 2003
top. Determine the slope of the tangents
A. -3/2pi in/s to the parabola y = -x2 +5x – 6 at its
B. 2/3pi in/s points of intersection with the x-axis.
C. -4/9pi in/s A. 2
D. -1/9pi in/s B. -4
C. 1
13. ECE Board November 2000 D. -2
If y = 2x + sin 2x, find x if y1 = 0
A.  / 2 19. ECE Board April 2003
B.  / 4 A drop of ink is placed on a piece of
C. 2 / 3 paper and causes a circular blot that
D. 3 / 2 increases in area at the rate of 1 sq
mm/sec. At what rate does the
14. ECE Board November 2000 radius of the blot increase when its
The equation of the tangent to the area is 1 sq. mm?
curve y = x +5/x at point P (1,3) is A. 1/ 
A. 4x – y +7 = 0 B. 2/2
B. x + 4y -7 = 0
C. 4x + y -7 = 0 C.  /2
D. x – 4y + 7 = 0 D. / 

15. ECE Board April 1999 / April 20. ECE Board November 2003
2002 Solve for dy/dx if x = 2 +t and y = 1 +
Find the minimum distance from the t2.
point (4,2) to the parabola y2 = 8x. A. 2x
A. 4 3 B. t
B. 2 2 C. 0
D. 2t
C. 3
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at the rate of 6 cubic cm per minute.


If the height of the glass is 12 cm
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Determine the equation of the line and the diameter is 6 cm, how fast is
tangent to the parabola y = x2 at the the level of the iced tea decreasing
point (1,1). at a constant rate in cm per min?
A. y = 2x + 1 A. 0.212
B. y = 2 – x B. 1.57
C. y = 2x -1 C. 0.318
D. y = 2 + x D. 0.747

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A fisherman on a wharf 1.2 meters Two posts, one 8 m and the other 12
above the level of still water is m high are 15 m apart. If the posts
pulling a rope tied to a boat at the are supported by a cable running
rate of 2 meters per minute. How from the top of the first posts to a
fast is the boat approaching the stake on the ground and then back
wharf when there are two meters of to the top of the second post, find
rope out? the distance to the lower post to the
A. 2.5 m/min stake to use minimum amount of
B. 1.25 m/min wire?
C. 2.0 m/min A. 6 m
D. .0 m/min B. 8 m
C. 9 m
23. ECE Board November 2003 D. 4 m
A stone is thrown into still water and
causes concentric circular ripples. 27. Problem:
The radius of the ripples increases If g(x) is differentiable at the point x
at the rate of 12 inches/sec. At what and f(x) is differentiable at the point
rate does the area of the ripples g(x), then f(g(x)) is differentiable at x.
increases when its radius is 3 A. sum rule
inches? (in sq inch/sec) B. power rule
A. 402.55 C. product rule
B. 275.60 D. chain rule
C. 226.19
D. 390.50 28. Problem:
The ______ of a function represents
24. ECE Board November 2004 an infinitesimal change in the
A conical vessel 12 cm deep and function with respect to whatever
with a radius of 6 cm at the top, is parameters it may have.
being filled with water. If the rate at A. integral
which the water rises is 2 cm/sec, B. derivative
how fast is the volume increasing C. logarithm
when the water is 4 cm deep? D. root
A. 3 pi
B. 4 pi 29. Problem:
C. 8 pi Otherwise known as the “Laws of
D. 16 pi Indices”.
A. Exponential Laws
25. ECE Board November 2004 B. Power Rule
A customer is using a straw to drink C. Product Rule
iced tea from a right cylindrical glass D. Chain Rule

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If: f(x) = ex, then f’(x) = ____.

30. Problem: A. 1 / e
The term of derivative in Newton’s B. xex-1
calculus. C. 1 / ex
A. Integral D. ex
B. Semi derivative
C. fluent 37. Problem:
D. fluxion If “f” is a continuous function on [a,
b], then “f” has both a maximum and
31. Problem: a minimum.
A fractional derivative of order ½. A. First derivative
A. partial derivative B. First Fundamental Theorem of
B. fluxion Calculus
C. semi integral C. Extreme Value Theorem
D. semi derivative D. Intermediate Value Theorem

32. Problem: 38. Problem:


A maximum or minimum. A vector operator denoted an
A. apex inverted delta symbol.
B. midpoint A. gradient
C. intrimum B. del
D. extremum C. nabla
D. all of these
33. Problem:
If: y = y(u) is a function of “u”, and u 39. Problem:
= u(x) is a function of “x”, then The largest value of a set, function,
A. du/dx = dy/du x du/dx etc. within some local neighborhood.
B. dx/dy = dx/du x dy/du A. Global Maximum
C. dx/du = dx/dy x du/dx B. Global Minimum
D. dy/dx = dy/du x du/dx C. Local Maximum
D. Local Minimum
34. Problem:
In order for a function to be 40. Problem:
continuous at a point, this must be The operator representing the
true: computation of a derivative.
A. the limit must exist at that point A. Differential Symbols
B. the function must be defined at B. Differential Equation
that point C. Differential Function
C. the limit and the function must D. Differential Operator
have equal values at that point
D. all of these 41. Problem:
A real function is said to be ____ at
35. Problem: a point if its derivative exists at that
The ____ is the number in front of point.
the term with the highest power of x. A. heterogeneous
A. degree of the polynomial B. differentiable
B. leading coefficient C. analytic
C. constant term D. complex
D. order of the polynomial

36. Problem:

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D. Mallivian Calculus

42. Problem: 48. Problem:


A pathological continuous function A company has contracted to
that is nowhere differentiable. manufacture 10,000 closed wooden
A. Blancmange Function crates having dimensions 3 ft., 4 ft.,
B. Second Derivative Test and 5 ft. The cost of the wood is 20
C. Mallivian Calculus centavos per sq. ft. If the machines
D. Weierstrass Function that are used to cut the pieces of
wood have a possible error of 0.05
43. Problem: ft., in each dimension, find
A point of function or surface that is approximately, by using the total
stationary point but not an differential, the greatest possible
extremum. error in the estimate of the cost of
A. Stationary Point the wood.
B. Saddle Point A. P4600
C. Inflection Point B. P4700
D. Accumulation Point C. P4800
D. P4900
44. Problem:
Also called stochastic calculus of 49. Problem:
variations. The radius r of a right circular
A. Newton Calculus cylinder is increasing at the rate of 3
B. Second Derivative Test mm/sec. and the altitude h is
C. Mallivian Calculus increasing at the rate of 2 mm/sec.,
D. Weierstass Function how fast is the surface area S
changing when r = 10 mm and h is 5
45. Problem: mm?
A derivative taken with respect to a A. 60  mm2/sec
moving coordinate system. B. 70  mm2/sec
A. convective derivative C. 80  mm2/sec
B. partial derivative D. 90  mm2/sec
C. logarithmic derivative
D. vector derivative 50. Problem:
Find y’ if y = ln (sec x + tan x).
46. Problem: A. sec x
_____ are derivatives of a function B. tan x
of multiple variables when all but the C. sec x tan x
variable of interest are held fixed D. none of these
during the differentiation.
A. Partial derivatives 51. Problem:
B. semi derivatives A mango plantation has statistical
C. Fluxions records showing that if 25 mango
D. anti derivatives trees are planted, each tree yields
500 mangoes (on the average) while
47. Problem: the yield decreases about ten
The study of an extension of mangoes per tree for each additional
derivatives and integrals to non- tree planted. How many mango
integer orders. trees should be planted for
A. Differential Equations maximum total yield?
B. Integral Calculus A. 37
C. Fractional Calculus B. 47

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C. 57 Water flows into a vertical cylindrical


D. 67 tank, at the rate of 1/5 cu. ft. /sec.
The water surface is rising at the
52. Problem:
The dimensions of a box are x, x+1, rate of 0.425 ft. per minute. What is
x+2. Find how fast is the total the diameter of the tank?
volume increasing as x increases. A. 6 ft.
A. 3x2 + 6x +2 B. 3 ft.
B. 6x2 + 3x +2 C. 1 ft.
C. x2 + 6x +2 D. 8 ft.
D. 3x2 + x +2
59. Problem:
53. Problem: Find y’ if y = e-x cos x
If y = 7x2 – 9x, find the value of x for A. e –x (sin x + cos x)
which dy/dx = 33. B. –e –x (sin x + cos x)
A. 7 C. –e x (sin x + cos x)
B. 8 D. e x (sin x + cos x)
C. 9
D. 3 60. Problem:
What positive number when added
54. Problem: to its reciprocal gives the minimum
Find y’ if y = eex. sum?
A. e2x A. 3
B. e2x+x B. 1
C. ln e C. 4
D. eex+x D. 2

55. Problem: 61. Problem:


3x
If the base of a triangle is constantly
Find y’ if y = 2 4 cm. find the rate at which the area
A. 32x ln 2 of the triangle is changing with
B. 32x ln 8 respect to the altitude.
C. 23x ln 8 A. 3
D. 83x ln 2 B. 1
C. 4
56. Problem: D. 2
Find two numbers whose sum is 20
and whose product is maximum. 62. Problem:
A. 8 and 12 The branch of mathematics studying
B. 10 and 10 the rate of change of quantities and
C. 6 and 14 the length, area, and volume of
D. 9 and 11 objects.
A. fluxion
57. Problem: B. algebra
What number exceeds its square by C. geometry
the maximum amount? D. calculus
A. 1
B. 1/4 63. Problem:
C. ½ The computation of a derivative.
D. 1 ½ A. calculus
B. integration
58. Problem: C. differencing
D. differentiation

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70. Problem:
A function is _____ if its first
derivative does not change sign.

64. Problem: A. smooth


A fractional derivative of order ½. B. continuous
A. partial derivative C. polytonic
B. fluxion D. monotonic
C. semi integral
D. semi-derivative 71. Problem:
Always decreasing; never remaining
65. Problem: constant or increasing.
_____ is the process of finding the A. Slightly decreasing
numerical value of a derivative of a B. Down slope
given function at a given point. C. monotone increasing
A. variable differentiation D. monotone decreasing
B. numerical integration
C. numerical differentiation 72. Problem:
D. variable integration �tan33x �
Evaluate: Lim� 3 �as x
� x �
66. Problem: � �
A real function is said to be ______ approaches 0.
at a point if its derivative exists at A. 0
that point. B. 31
A. heterogeneous C. 27
B. differentiable D. infinity
C. analytic
D. complex 73. Problem:
A spherical snowball is being made
67. Problem: so that its volume is increasing at
The study of an extension of the rate of 8 ft3/min. Find the rate at
derivatives and integrals to non- which the radius is increasing when
integer orders. the snowball is 4 ft in diameter.
A. Differential equations A. 0.159 ft3/min
B. Integral calculus B. 0.015 ft3/min
C. Fractional Calculus C. 0.259 ft3/min
D. Mallivian Calculus D. 0.325 ft3/min

68. Problem: 74. Problem:


If: f(x) =ex, then: f’(x) = _____. Evaluate the limit: tanx/x as x
A. 1 / e approaches 0
B. xex-1 A. 0
C. 1 / ex B. undefined
D. ex C. 1
D. infinity
69. Problem:
If: y = y(u) is a function of “u”, and
u=u(x) is a function of “x”, then:
A. du/dx = dy/du x du/dx
B. dx/dy = dx/du x dy/du
C. dx/du = dx/dy x du/dx
D. dy/dx = dy/du x du/dx

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C. 4x – y = 9
D. x – 2y = 10

75. Problem: 80. Problem:


A man on a wharf is pulling a rope A man at point A on the shore of a
tied to a raft at a rate of 0.6 m/s. If circular lake of radius 1 km wants to
the hands of the man pulling the reach point B on the shore
rope are 3.66 m above the water, diametrically opposite A. If he can
how fast is the raft approaching the row a boat 3 km/hr and jog 6 km/hr,
wharf when there are 6.10 m of rope at what angle with the diameter
out? should he row in order to reach B in
A. -1.75 m/s the shortest possible time?
B. – 0.25 m/s A. 30°
C. -0.75 m/s B. 50°
D. -0.54 m/s C. 45°
D. 60°
76. Problem:
A man is riding a car at the rate of 30 81. Problem:
km/hr toward the foot of a pole 10 m Find dy/dx if y = 5(2x+1)
high. At what rate is he approaching A. 5(2x+1) ln25
the top when he is 40 m from the B. 5(2x+1) ln(2x+1)
foot of the pole? C. 5(2x+1) ln5
A. -5.60 m/s D. 5(2x+1) ln10
B. -6.78 m/s
C. -8.08 m/s 82. Problem:
D. -4.86 m/s Find the radius of the largest right
circular cylinder inscribed in a
77. Problem: sphere of radius 5.
Find a point on the curve y = x3 at A. 4.08 units
which the tangent line is B. 1.25 units
perpendicular to the line 3x + 9y = 4. C. 5.14 units
A. (1, 1) D. 8.12 units
B. (1, -1)
C. (-1, 2) 83. Problem:
D. (-2, -1) Find the area of the region above
the x axis bounded by the curve y=
78. Problem: -x2+4x-3.
A man wishes to use 100 feet of A. 1.333 square units
fencing to enclose a rectangular B. 3.243 square units
garden. Determine the maximum C. 2.122 square units
possible area of his garden. D. 1.544 square units
A. 625 ft2
B. 524 ft2 84. Problem:
C. 345 ft2 A publisher estimates that t months
D. 725 ft2 after he introduces a new magazine,
the circulation will be C(t) = 150t2 +
79. Problem: 400t + 7000 copies. If this prediction
Find the equation of the tangent line is correct, how fast will the
to the curve x3 + y3 = 9 at the point circulation increase 6 months after
(1, 2). the magazine is introduced?
A. x + 4y = 9 A. 1200 copies/month
B. 2x + 4y = 5 B. 2202 copies/month

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C. 2000 copies/month D. 230 ft.


D. 2200 copies/month

85. Problem: 90. Problem:


For what value of k will f(x) = x-k/x Find the limit: sin2x/sin3x as x
have a relative maximum at x=-2? approaches to 0.
A. 3 A. 1/3
B. -4 B. ¾
C. -1 C. 2/3
D. 2 D. 0

86. Problem: 91. Problem:


Divide the number 60 into two parts A man 1.8 m tall is walking at the
so that the product of one part and rate of 1.2 m/s away from a lamp
square of the other is maximum. post 6.7 m high. At what rate is the
Find the smallest part. tip of his shadow receding from the
A. 15 lamp post?
B. 20 A. 2.16m/s
C. 25 B. 1.64 m/s
D. 10 C. 1.83 m/s
D. 1.78 m/s
87. Problem:
Find the first derivative of ln(cosx) 92. Problem:
A. csc x Find the area of the largest rectangle
B. –tan x whose base is on the x axis and
C. sec x whose upper two vertices lie on the
D. cot x curve y = 12 – x2.
A. 24 sq. units
88. Problem: B. 32 sq. units
An object moves along the x-axis so C. 16 sq. units
that its x-coordinate obeys the law x D. 36 sq. units
= 3t3 + 8t +1. Find the time when its
velocity and acceleration are equal. 93. Problem:
A. 2/3 A rectangular box open at the top is
B. 3/5 to be constructed from a 12 x 12
C. ¾ inch piece of cardboard by cutting
D. 4/5 away equal squares from the four
corners and folding up the sides.
89. Problem: Determine the size of the cutout that
Assuming that the earth is a perfect maximizes the volume of the box.
sphere, with radius 4000 miles. The A. 6 inches
volume of ice at the north and south B. 1.5 inches
poles is estimated to be 8,000,000 C. 2 inches
cubic miles. If this ice were melted D. 3 inches
and if the resulting water were
distributed uniformly over the globe,
approximately what would be the
depth of the added water at any
point on the earth?
A. 120 ft.
B. 320 ft.
C. 210 ft.

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94. Problem: 99. Problem:


2 A cylindrical boiler is to have a
A point is moving along the circle x
volume of 1340 cu.ft. The cost of the
+ y2 = 25 in the first quadrant in such
metal sheets to make the boiler
a way that its x coordinate changes should be minimum. What should be
at the rate of 2 cm/s. How fast is its y its base diameter in feet?
coordinate changing as the point
A. 7.08
passes through (3,4)?
B. 11.95
A. -3/2 cm/s C. 8.08
B. 2/5 cm/s D. 10.95
C. 2/3 cm/s
D. -3/4 cm/s 100. Problem:
A rectangular corral is to be built with
95. Problem: a required area. If an existing fence
Find the point of inflection of the is to be used as one of the sides,
curve x3 – 3x2 – x +7. determine the relation of the width
A. (2, 3) and the length which would be the
B. (2, 6) least?
C. (1, 5) A. Width = twice the length
D. (1, 4) 1
B. Width = 2 length
96. Problem: C. width = length
Find two numbers whose sum is 36 D. width = 3 times the length
if the product of one by the square of
the other is a maximum. 101. Problem:
A. 12, 23 A statue 3 m. high is standing on a
B. 25, 11 base of 4 m. high. If an observer’s
C. 16, 20 eye is 1.5 m. above the ground, how
D. 12, 24 far should he stand from the base in
order that the angle subtended by
97. Problem: the statue is maximum?
Find the minimum distance from the A. 3.71 m
curve y =2 2x to the point (6,0). B. 3.51 m.
C. 3.71 m.
A. 3.56
D. 4.41 m.
B. 4.66
C. 5.66
102. Problem:
D. 2.66 Find two numbers whose sum is 20,
if the product of one by the cube of
98. Problem: the other is to be maximum.
A particle moves along a path whose
A. 5 and 15
parametric equations are x = t3 and y B. 10 and 10
= 2t2. What is the acceleration of the C. 4 and 16
particle when t = 5 seconds? D. 8 and 12
A. 30.26 m/s2
B. 18.56 m/s2 103. Problem:
C. 20.62 m/s2 The maximum of two numbers is 12.
D. 23.37 m/s2 Find the minimum value of the sum
of their cubes.
A. 432

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B. 644 height of the box that requires


C. 346 minimum amount of materials
D. 244 required.

104. Problem: A. 16.14 cm.


A printed page must contain 60 B. 14.12 cm.
sq.m. of printed material. There are C. 12.13 cm.
to be margins of 5 cm. on either side D. 10.36 cm.
and margins of 3 cm. on top and
bottom. How long should the printed 108. Problem:
lines be in order to minimize the A closed cylindrical tank has a
amount of paper used? capacity of 576.56 m3. Find the
A. 10 minimum surface area of the tank.
B. 18 A. 383.40 m3
C. 12
B. 412.60 m3
D. 15
C. 516.32 m3
105. Problem: D. 218.60 m3
A school sponsored trip will cost
each student 15 pesos if not more 109. Problem:
than 150 student make the trip, A wall 2.245 m. High is “x” meters
however the cost per student will be away from a building. The shortest
reduced by 5 centavos for each ladder that can reach the building
student in excess of 15. How many with one end resting on the ground
students should make the trip in outside the wall is 6 m. What is the
order for the school to receive the value of “x”?
largest group income? A. 2 m.
A. 225 B. 2.6 m.
B. 250 C. 3.0 m
C. 200 D. 4 m
D. 195
110. Problem:
106. Problem: With only 381.7 sq.m. of materials a
In planning the seating capacity of a closed cylindrical tank of maximum
certain review center, it is estimated volume is to be constructed. What is
that if there are 40 to 60 reviewees the height of the tank, in m?
enrolled, the annual profit per head A. 9 m.
is 80 pesos. However if the seating B. 7m.
capacity is above 80, the annual C. 11m.
profits per head would be decreased D. 13 m.
by 40 centavos times the number of
reviewees above 80. What should 111. Problem:
be the seating capacity in order to A ladder 48 m long stands against
yield the greatest annual profit? the side of a bldg. If P is the point on
A. 140 the ground 12 m. from the building
B. 150 and directly beneath a point Q on
C. 120 the ladder.
D. 100 1. Find the distance of the foot of the
ladder from the building when PQ is
107. Problem: the greatest.
A rectangular box with square base 2. Find the distance of the top of the
and open at the top is to have a ladder from the ground when PQ is
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3. Find the greatest value of PQ. The edges of a rectangular box are
to be reinforced with narrow metal
strips. If the box will have a volume
of 8 m3 , what would its dimensions
112. Problem:
If the hypotenuse of a right triangle be to require the least total length of
is known, what is the ratio of the strips?
base and the altitude of the right A. 2 x 2 x 2
triangle when its area is maximum. B. 4 x 4 x 4
A. 1:1 C. 3 x 3 x 3
B. 1:2 D. 2 x 2 x 4
C. 1:3
D. 1:4 117. Problem:
A rectangular window surmounted
113. Problem: by a right isosceles triangle has a
The stiffness of a rectangular beam perimeter equal to 54.14 m. Find the
is proportional to the breadth and the height of the rectangular window so
cube of the depth. Find the shape of that the window will admit the most
the stiffest beam that can be cut light.
from a log of given size. A. 10
A. depth = 3 breadth B. 22
B. depth breadth C. 12
C. depth = 2 breadth D. 27

D. depth = 2 2 breadth 118. Problem:


A normal window is in the shape of a
114. Problem: rectangle surrounded by a semi –
An open top rectangular tank with circle. If the perimeter of the window
squares bases is to have a volume is 71.416, what is the radius and the
of 10 cu.m. The material for its height of the rectangular portion so
bottom is to cost 15 cents per that it will yield a window admitting
square meter and that for the sides 6 the most light?
cents per square meter, Find the A. 10
most economical dimensions for the B. 22
tank. C. 12
A. 2 x 2 x 2.5 D. 27
B. 2 x 5 x 2.5
C. 2 x 3 x 2.5 119. ECE Board November 1997
D. 2 x 4 x 2.5 Find the radius of the right circular
cone having a lateral area of 544.12
115. Problem: sq.m. to have a maximum volume.
A trapezoidal gutter is to be made A. 10
from a strip of metal 22m. wide by B. 20.
bending up to sides. If the base is 14 C. 17.
m., what width across the top gives D. 19
the greatest carrying capacity?
A. 16 120. ECE Board April 1998
B. 22 A gutter with trapezoid cross section
C. 10 is to be made from a long sheet of
D. 27 tin that is 15 cm. wide by turning up
one third of its width on each side.
116. Problem: What width across the top that will
give a maximum capacity?

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A. 10 C. P150
B. 28 D. P225
C. 15
D. 13

121. Problem: 125. Problem:


A piece of plywood for a billboard The highway department is planning
has an area of 24 sq. feet. The to build a picnic area for motorist
margins at the top and bottom are 9 along a major highway. It is to be
inches and at the side are 6 in. rectangular with an area of 5000
Determine the size of plywood for sq.m. is to be fenced off on the three
maximum dimensions of the painted sides not adjacent to the highway .
area. What is the least amount of fencing
A. 4 x 6 that will be needed to complete the
B. 3 x 4 job?
C. 4 x 8 A. 200m.
D. 3 x 8 B. 300 m
C. 400 m.
122. Problem: D. 500 m.
A manufacturer estimates that the
cost of production of “x” units of a 126. Problem:
certain item is A student club on college campus
C = 40x - 0.02x 2 - 600 . How many charges annual membership dues of
units should be produced for P10, less 5 centavos for each
minimum cost? member over 60. How many
A. 1000 units members would give the club the
B. 100 units most revenue from annual dues?
C. 10 units A. 420 members
D. 10 000 units B. 240 members
C. 130 members
123. Problem: D. 650 members
If x units of a certain item are
manufactured, each units can be 127. Problem:
sold for 200 – 0.01x pesos. How A monthly overhead of a
many units can be manufactured for manufacturer of a certain commodity
maximum revenue? What is the is P6000 and the cost of material is
corresponding unit price? P1.0 per unit. If not more than 4500
A. 10000, P100 units are manufactured per month,
B. 10500, P300 labor cost is P0.40 per units, but for
C. 20000, P200 each unit over 4500 , the
D. 15000, P400 manufacturer pay P0.60 for labor per
unit. The manufacturer can sell 4000
124. Problem: units and estimates that monthly
A certain parts have a selling price of sales will rise by 100 for each P0.10
P150 if they would sell 8000 units reduction in price. Find the number
per months. If for every P1.00 of units that should be produced
increase in selling price, 80 units each month for maximum profit.
less will be sold out per month. If the A. 4700 units
production costs are P100 per units, B. 2600 units
find the price per units for maximum C. 6800 units
profit per month. D. 9900 units
A. P175
B. P250

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The hypotenuse of a right triangle is


20 cm. What is the max. possible
area of the triangle in sq. cm.?

128. Problem: A.100


A company estimates that it can sell B.170
1000 units per week if it sets the unit C.120
price at P3.00, but that its weekly D. 160
sales will rise by 100 units for each
P0.10 decrease in price. Find the 133. Problem:
number of units sold each week and A rectangular field has an area of
its units price per max. revenue. 10,000 sq.m. What is the least
A. 2000, P 2.00 amount of fencing meters to enclose
B. 1000, P3.00 it?
C. 2500, P 2.50 A. 400
D. 1500 P1.50 B. 370
C. 220
129. Problem: D. 560
A wall “h” meters high is 2 m. away
from bldg. The shortest ladder that 134. Problem:
can reach the bldg. with one end Find two numbers whose product is
resting on the ground outside the 100. and whose sum is minimum.
wall is 6m. How high is the wall in A. 12,8
meters. B. 10,10
A. 2.245 C. 5,15
B. 1.5 D. 9,11
C. 1.5
D. 1.25 135. Problem:
Find the maximum amount of thin
130. Problem: sheet that can be made into a closed
A wall 2.245 m. high is 2 m. away cylinder having a volume of 108
from a bldg. Find the shortest ladder cu.in. in square inches.
that can reach the bldg. with one A. 127.5
end resting on the ground outside B. 123.5
the wall. C. 129.5
A. 6 m. D. 125.5
B. 9 m.
C. 10 m. 136. Problem:
D. 4 m. A buyer is to take a plot of land
fronting a street, the plot is to be
131. Problem: rectangular and three times its
If the hypotenuse of a right triangle frontage added to twice its depth is
is known, what is the relation of the to be 96 meters. What is the
base and the altitude of the right greatest number of square meters it
triangle when its area is maximum may take?
A. Altitude = base A. 384 sq. m.
B. Altitude = 2 base B. 352 sq. m.
C. 443 sq. m.
C. Altitude = 3 base D. 298 sq. m.
D. Altitude = 2 base

132. Problem:

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The selling price of a certain


commodity is 100 - 0.02x pesos
when “x“ is the number of
commodity produced per day. If the
cost of
137. Problem:
A company determined that the producing and selling ”x” commodity
marginal cost function for the is 15000 + 40x pesos per day, how
production of a particular commodity many commodities should
x2 be produced and sold every day in
is given as y '' = 125 + 10x -
9 order to maximize the profit?
where y is the cost of producing 15 A. 900
units? B. 1200
A. 250 C.1500
B. 225 D. 2000
C. 300
D. 200 141. Problem:
The three sides of the trapezoid are
138. Problem: each 10 cm. long.
A cable is to be run from a power 1. Compute the altitude of the
plant on one side of a river 900 m. trapezoid so that the area of the
wide to a factory on the other side is trapezoid will be maximum.
3 km. away upstream. The cost of 2. How long must the fourth side be
running the cable overland is P4 per if the area is maximum.
meter while the cost under water is 3. Compute the perimeter of the
P5 meter. trapezoid so that its area is
1. What is the length of the cable maximum.
overland which is most
economical? 142. Problem:
2. What is the length of the cable The two lower vertices of an
under water which is most isosceles trapezoid are the point
economical? (-6,0 ) and ( 6,0 ). The two upper
3. Find the minimum cost of running vertices lie on the curve
the cable from the plant to the x 2 + 4y = 36 .
factory. 1. Find the width of the upper base
of the largest trapezoid that can
139. Problem: be drawn in this way.
A book publisher prints the pages of 2. Find the altitude of the largest
a certain book with 0.5 inch margins trapezoid that can be drawn this
on the top, bottom and one side and way.
a one inch margin on the other side 3. What is the area of the largest
to allow form the binding. Find the trapezoid that can be drawn this
dimensions of the page that will way.
maximize the printed area of the
page if the area of the entire page is 143. Problem:
96 sq.inches. A car manufacturer estimated that
A. 7 inches the cost of production of “x” cars of a
B. 8 inches certain model is
C. 9 inches
C = 20x - 0.01x 2 - 800 . How many
D. 10 inches
cars should be produced for
140. Problem: minimum cost?
A. 1100

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B. 900 by the latus rectum, find the


C. 1200 maximum area of the rectangle.
D. 1000 3. What is the curvature of the
parabola at ( 2,4 ).

144. Problem: 148. Problem:


A viaduct is traversed by a truck Find the abscissa on the curve
running at 15 mph at the same time x 2 = 2y which is nearest to a point
that another truck traveling at a
( 4,1 ).
speed of 30 mph on the street 22 ft.
A. 0
below and at right angle to the
B. 2
viaduct, approaches the point
C. 1
directly below the viaduct from a
D. 3
distance of 55 ft. Find the nearest
distance between the trucks.
149. Problem:
A. 33 ft.
A closed box is to be made of a
B. 44 ft.
piece of aluminum 10cm. x 16 cm.
C. 19 ft.
Determine the maximum capacity of
D. 39 ft.
the box.
A. 160 cu. m.
145. Problem:
B. 72 cu. m.
Four squares are cut out of a
C. 104 cu. m.
rectangular cardboard 50 cm. by 80
D. 98 cu. m
cm. in dimension and the remaining
piece is folded into a closed,
150. Problem:
rectangular box with two extra flaps
A steel girder 16 m. long is moved
tucked in. What is the largest
on rollers along a passageway 8m.
possible volume for such a box?
wide and into a corridor at right
A. 9000
angles with the passageway.
B. 6000
Neglecting the width of the girder,
C. 7000
how wide must the corridor be?
D. 8000
A. 2.8 m
B. 1.4 m
146. Problem:
C. 3.6 m
Compute the abscissa of the
D. 2.0 m
minimum point of the curve
y = x 3 - 12x - 9. 151. Problem:
A. -1 A lamp with adjustable height hangs
B. -2 directly above the center of a circular
C. +2 kitchen table that is 8 m. in diameter.
D. +2 The illumination at the edge of the
table is directly proportional to the
147. Problem: cosine of the angle q and inversely
A parabola has an equation of proportional to the square of the
y 2 = 8x. distance from the lamp to the edge
1. If a rectangular is inscribed in the of the table and the angle q is the
portion of the parabola intercepted angle between the ray of light and
by the latus rectum, find the the vertical. How close to the table
maximum area of the rectangle should the lamp be pulled to
2. If a rectangular is inscribed in the maximize the illumination at the
portion of the parabola intercepted edge of the table.

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A. 1.42 m Water at the rate of 10 cm3 / min , is


B. 2.83 m pouring into a leaky cistern whose
C. 3.51 m shape is a cone 16 cm. deep and 8
D. 4.25 m cm. wide, the water level is observed

152. ECE Board November 1998 to be rising 1/3 cm/min. How fast is
A can manufacturer receives an the water leaking away?
order for milk cans having a capacity A. 3 - 10
of 100 cu. cm. Each can is made of
B. 3
rectangular sheet of metal by rolling
the sheet into a cylinder, the lids are C. 10 - 3
stamped out from another D. 5
rectangular sheet. What are the
most economical proportions of the 156. Problem:
can? An airplane, flying horizontally at an
A. 2.55 altitude of 1 km., passes directly
B. 2.59 over an observer. If the constant
C. 2.53 speed of the plane is 240 kph, how
D. 3.67 fast is its distance from the observer
increasing 30 seconds later?
153. Problem: A. 256.34 kph
Suppose y is the number of workers B. 214.66 kph
in the labor force needed to produce C. 137.78 kph
x units of a certain commodity and D. 324.57 kph
x = 4y 2 . If the production of the
157. Problem:
commodity this year is 250,000 units The structural steel work of an office
and the production is increasing at building is finished. Across the
the rate of 18,000 units per year, street, 20 m. from the ground floor of
what is the current rate at which the the freight elevator shaft in the
labor force should be increased? building, a spectator is standing and
A. 9 watching the freight elevator ascend
B. 7 at a constant rate of 5 meters per
C. 6 second. How fast is the angle of
D. 15 elevation of the spectator’s line of
sight to the elevator increasing 6
154. Problem: seconds after his line of sight to the
Sugar juice is filtering through a elevator increasing 6 seconds after
conical funnel 20 cm. deep and 12 his line of sight passes the
cm, across at the top, into a horizontal?
cylindrical container whose diameter
1
is 10 cm. when the depth of the juice A.
in the funnel is 10 cm. When the 15
depth of the juice in the funnel is 10 1
B.
cm. determine the rate at which its 13
level in the cylinder is rising. 1
A. 0.45 C.
10
B. 0.75
C. 0.15 1
D.
D. 1.25 12

155. Problem:

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which is 24 ft. wide. A cigarette


vendor 5 ft. tall walks along the curb
of the street at a speed of 420 fpm.
How fast is the shadow of the
cigarette vendor lengthening when it
is 16 ft. up the speed?

158. Problem: A. 7 fps


A pool is 40 m. long, 20 m wide, 8m. B. 5 fps
deep at the deep end, and 3m. deep C. 2 fps
at the shallow end; the bottom is D. 4 fps
rectangular. If the pool is filled by
pumping water into it at the rate of 162. Problem:
40 m3 per minute, how fast is the A hemispherical dome has diameter
of 100 m. A search light was placed
water level rising when it is 3m. deep
at point A at the end of the base. At
at the deep end?
the middle of the dome at B, a
A. 35.2 mm/min
balloon was released vertically at a
B. 83.3 mm/min.
velocity 0f 4 m/s. How fast will the
C. 53.32 mm/min
shadow of the balloon move along
D. 52.43 mm / min
the root if it has traveled 25 m.
vertically?
159. Problem:
A. 5.2 m/s
An objects moves along a straight
B. 7.5 m/s
path at a speed v ( t ) = 2 + 3t + 4t in
2
C. 6.4 m/s
m/s, where V(t) = velocity in m/s and D. 8.4 m/s
t = time in seconds. Find the
distance traveled after 4 seconds. 163. Problem:
A. 117.33 m. An LRT train 6 meters above the
B. 183.23 m. ground crosses a street at a speed
C. 138.23 m of 9 meters per second, at the
D. 112.43 m. instant that a car approaching at a
speed of 4 meters per seconds is 12
160. Problem: meters up the street. Find the rate of
An air traffic controller spots two the LRT train and the car are
planes at the same altitude separating one second later.
converging on a point as they fly at A. 3.64 m/s
the right angles to one another. One B. 4.34 m/s
plane is 150 miles from the point and C. 6.43 m/s
is moving at 450 mph. The other D. 4.63 m/s
plane is 200 miles from the point and
has the speed of 600 mph. How 164. Problem:
much time does the traffic controller A Street light is 8m. from the wall
have to get one of the planes on a and 4 m. from a point along the path
different fight path? leading to the wall. The light is 8 m.
A. 25 min. high. How fast is the shadow of the
B. 20 min. man 1.8 m. tall shortening along the
C. 30 min. wall when he is 3m. from the wall.
D. 15 min. The man walks towards the wall at
the rate of 0.6 m/s.
161. ECE Board April 1998 A. – 0.826 m/s
Mercury light hangs 12 ft. above the B. – 1.018 m/s
island at the center of Ayala Avenue C. – 0.192 m/s

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D. – 0.027 m/s

165. Problem: 20
A man on a wharf 6m. above the A.
3
water pulls in a rope to which a boat
is attached at the rate of 1.2 m/sec. 22
B.
at what rate is the boat approaching 3
the wharf where there are 10 m. of 25
rope out? C.
2
A. 0.96 m/s
B. 0.16 m/s
C. 0.67 m/s 26
D.
D. 1.04 m/s 3

166. Problem: 169. Problem:


A man whose height is 1.8 m. is Water is flowing into a conical vessel
walking directly away from a lamp 15 cm. deep and having a radius of
post at a constant rate 0f 1.2 m/s. If 3.75 cm. across the top. If the rate at
the lamp is 12 m. above the ground, which water is rising is 2 cm/sec.
find the rate at which the tip of his how fast is the water flowing into the
shadow is moving. conical vessel when the depth of the
A. 5.29 m /s water is 4 cm.
B. 5.01 m /s A. 6.28 cu.m.
C. 2.21 m/s B. 4 cu.m
D. 1.42 m/s C. 2.5 cu.m
D. 1.5 cu.m.
167. Problem:
Mercury light hangs 12 ft. above the 170. Problem:
island at the center of Ayala Avenue Two sides of the triangle are 5 and 8
which is 24 ft. wide. A cigarette units respectively. If the included
vendor 5 ft. tall walks along the curb angle is changing at the rate of one
of the street at a speed of 420 fpm. radian per second, at what rate is
How fast is the tip of the shadow of the third side changing when the
the cigarette vendor moving at the inclined angle is 60 degrees?
same instant? A. 4.55 units / sec
A. 12 fps B. 4.95 units/sec
B. 15 fps C. 3.87 units /sec
C. 10 fps D. 5.55 units / sec
D. 14 fps
171. Problem:
168. Problem: The two adjacent sides of a triangle
The sides of equilateral triangle are are 5 and 8 meters respectively. If
increasing at the rate of 10 m/s. the included angle is changing at the
What is the length of the sides at the rate of 2 rad / sec.at what rate is the
instant when the area is increasing area of the triangle changing if the
100 sq. m/sec? included angle is 60 degrees?
A. 23 sq.m./sec
B. 15 sq.m./sec

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C. 20 sq.m./sec when the horseman is 2 miles down


D. 25 sq.m./sec the beach?
A. 5.53 rad/sec
B. 4.67 rad/sec
C. 6.92 rad/sec
D. 7.56 rad/sec

172. Problem: 176. Problem:


A triangular through is 12 m. long, 2 Find the point in the parabola
m. wide at the top and 2m. deep. If y 2 = 4x at which the rate of change
water flows in at the rate of 12 cu.m.
of the ordinate and abscissa are
per min., find how fast the surface is
equal.
rising when the water is 1 m. deep?
A. (-1,4)
A. 1
B. (4,4)
B. 3
C. (1,2)
C. 4
D. (2,1)
D. 5
177. Problem:
173. Problem:
Water flows into a vertical cylinder
A man starts from a point on a
tank, at the rate of 1/5 cu.ft. / sec.
circular track of radius 100 m. and
The water surface is rising at the
walks along the circumference at the
rate of 0.425 ft. per minute, what is
rate of 40 m / min. An observer is
the diameter of the tank?
stationed at a point on the track
A. 15 ft
directly opposite the starting point
B. 4 ft.
and collinear with the center of the
C. 6 ft.
circular track. How fast is the man’s
D. 10 ft.
distance from the observer changing
after one minute?
178. Problem:
A. 8.62 m / min
The radius of the sphere is changing
B. -6.48 m / min
at a rate of 2 cm /sec, find the rate of
C. -07.95 m / min
change of the surface area when the
D. 9.82 m /min
radius is 6 cm.
174. Problem: A. 78 cm2 / sec
A plane 3000 ft. from the earth is B. 96 cm2 / sec
flying east at the rate of 120 mph. It
passes directly over a car also going C. 68 cm2 / sec
east at 60 mph. How fast are they D. 84  cm2 / sec
separating when the distance
between them is 5000 ft.? 179. Problem:
A. 74.4 ft/sec The radius of a circle is increasing at
B. 84.4 ft/sec the rate of 2 cm /min. Find the rate
C. 70.4 ft/sec of change of the area when r = 6 cm.
D. 63.7 ft/sec
A. 84  cm2 / min
175. Problem: B. 24 cm2 / min
A horseman gallops along the C. 89 cm2 / min
straight shore of a sea at the rate of
30 mph. A battleship anchored 3 D. 44  cm2 / min
miles offshore keeps a searchlight
trained on him as he moves along.
Find the rate of rotation of the light

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C. 84  cm3 / sec
D. 48  cm2 / sec

180. Problem:
All edges of the cube are expanding 184. Problem:
at the rate of 3 cm / sec. How fast is The edge of cube is changing at a
the volume changing when each rate of 2 cm / min. Find the rate of
edge is 10 cm long? change of its diagonal when each
A. 200 cm3 / sec edge is 10 cm. long/
A. 5.343 cm / min
B. 400 cm3 / sec B. 3.464 cm / min
C. 800 cm3 / sec C. 2.128 cm / min
D. 6.283 cm / min
D. 900 cm3 / sec
185. Problem:
181. Problem: The radius of the circle is changing
A spherical balloon is inflated with at a rate of 4 cm / sec. Determine
gas at the rate of 20cm3 / min . How the rate of change of the
fast is the radius of the balloon circumference when the radius is 6
changing at the instant the radius is cm.
2 cm? A. 6cm / sec
A. 0.388 B. 8 cm / sec
B. 0.422 C. 10 cm / sec
C. 0.498
D. 4 cm / sec
D. 0.398

182. Problem: 186. Problem:


A baseball diamond has a shape of When squares of side “x’ are cut
a square with sides 90 meters long. from the corners of a 12 cm. square
A player 30 m. from the third base piece of cardboard, an open top box
and 60 m. from the 2nd base is can be formed by folding up the
running at a speed of 28 m / sec. At sides. The volume of this box is
given by V = x ( 12 - 2x ) . Find the
2
what rate is the players distance
from the home plate changing? rate of change of volume when x = 1
A. -8.85 m/s cm.
B. 8.85 m/s A. 40
C. -4.40 m/s B. 60
D. 17.9 m/s C. 80
D. 20
183. Problem:
The base radius of a cone is 187. Problem:
changing at a rate of 3 cm / sec. As “x” increases uniformly at the rate
Find the rate of change of its volume of 0.002 feet per second, at what
when the radius is 4 cm. and its
altitude is 6 cm. rate is expression ( 1 + x ) to the 3rd
A. 48  cm3 / sec power increasing when “x” becomes
8 feet?
B. 84  cm2 / sec A. 0.486 cfs
B. 0.430 cfs

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C. 0.300 cfs B. 0.18


D. 0.346 cfs C. 0.21
D. 0.12

192. Problem:
A launch whose deck is 7 m. below
the level of a wharf is being pulled

188. Problem: toward the wharf by a rope attached


A boy is flying a kite at a height 150 to a ring on the deck. If a winch pulls
ft. if the kite moves horizontally away in the rope at the rate of 15 m/min.,
how fast is the launch moving
from the boy at the rate of 20 fps,
through the water when there are 25
how fast is the string being paid out m. of rope out?
when the kite is 250 ft. from him? A. -15.625
A. 8 fps B. 14.525
B. 10 fps C. -14.525
C. 16 fps D. 15.625
D. 32 fps
193. Problem:
189. Problem: An object is dropped freely from a
One end of the ladder 50 ft. long is bldg. having a height of 40 m. An
leaning against a perpendicular wall observer at a horizontal distance of
standing on a horizontal plane. 30 m. from the bldg. is observing the
Suppose the foot of the ladder to be object as it was dropped. Determine
pulled away from the wall at the rate the rate at which the distance
of 3 ft per second. between the object and the observer
1. How fast is the top of the ladder is changing after 2 sec.
descending when its foot is 14 ft A. 12.25
from the wall? B. 14.85
2. When will the top and bottom of C. -11.025
the ladder move at the same rate? D. 14.85
3. When is the top of the ladder
descending at the rate 4 ft per 194. Problem:
second? Car A moves due East at 30 kph at
the same instant car B is moving
190. Problem:
A bridge is 10 m. above a canal. A S 30o E. with a speed of 30 kph. The
motor boat going 3 m / sec. passes distance from A to B is 30 km. Find
under the center of the bridge at the how fast is the speed between them
same instant that a woman walking is separating after one hour.
2 m / sec. reaches that point. How A. 56 kph
rapidly are they separating 3 sec. B. 45 Kph
later? C. 78 kph
A. 1.25 m/sec D. 23 kph
B. 2.65 m/sec
C. 4.8 m/sec 195. Problem:
D. 5.2 m/sec Water is flowing into a conical vessel
18 cm. deep and 10 cm. across the
191. Problem: top. If the rate at which the water
A through 10 m. long has as it ends surface is rising is 27.52 mm/sec.
isosceles trapezoids, altitude 2 m.,
how fast is the water flowing into the
lower base 2 m., upper base 3 m.,
conical vessel when the depth of
how fast is the water level rising
when the water is 1 m. deep? water is 12 cm.?
A. 0.28 A. 9.6 cu.cm/sec

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B. 7.4 cu.cm/sec degrees and is increasing at the rate


C. 8.5 cu.cm/sec of 4 degrees/sec?
D. 6.3 cu.cm/sec A. 29.34
B. 20.94
C. 38.6
D. 44.1

196. Problem:
Sand is falling off a conveyor onto a 200. Problem:
conical pile at the rate of 15 cu.cm./ The volume of the sphere is
min. The base of the cone is increasing at the rate of 6 cu.cm./hr.
approximately twice the altitude. At what rate is the surface area
Find the height of the pile if the increasing when the radius is 50 cm
height of the pile is changing at the (in cu.cm/hr)?
rate of 0.047746 cm / min. A. 0.24
A. 12 cm B. 0.56
B. 10 cm C. 0.36
C. 6 cm D. 0.50
D. 3 cm
201. Problem:
197. Problem: A light is at the top of a pole 80 ft.
A machine is rolling a metal cylinder high. A ball is dropped at the same
under pressure. The radius of the height from a point 20 ft. from the
cylinder is decreasing at the rate of light. Assuming that the ball falls
0.05 cm. per second and the volume according to S = 16t 3 , how fast is a
V is 128  cu. cm. At what rate is the shadow of the ball moving along the
length “h” changing when the radius ground 1 second later?
is 2.5 cm? A. -200 ft/sec
A. 0.5244 cm/sec B. -180.23 ft/sec
B. 0.6178 cm/sec C. 240 ft/sec
C. 0.8192 cm/sec D. 180 ft/sec
D. 0.2458 cm/sec
202. Problem:
198. Problem: A point on the rim of a flywheel of
Two sides of a triangle are 15 cm, radius 5 cm has a vertical velocity of
and 20 cm. long respectively. How 50 cm/sec. at a point P, 4 cm above
fast is the third side increasing if the the x-axis. What is the angular
angle between the given sides is velocity of the wheel?
60o and is increasing at the rate A. 10.22 rad/sec
2o sec? B. 14.35 rad/sec
C. 16.67 rad/sec
A. 1.20 cm2
D. 19.22 rad/sec
B. 3.40 cm2
C. 0.5 cm2
203. Problem:
D. 2.70 cm2
Helium is escaping from a spherical
balloon at the rate of 2 cu.cm./min.
199. Problem:
When the surface area is shrinking
Two sides of a triangle are 30 cm.
at the rate of 1/3 sq.cm./min., find
and 40 cm. respectively. How fast is
the radius of the spherical balloon.
the area of the triangle increasing if
A. 401.10
the angle between the sides is 60
B. 20 cm
C. 25 cm

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D. 12 cm

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