MATH23X EXIT EXAM REVIEW MATERIAL – DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS

1. Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve y = x3 at the point (2,8).

12x – y – 16 = 0 b. x + 12y – 98 = 0 c. 12x + y -98 = 0 d. x – 12y + 16 = 0

Answer: a

Solution:

f(x) = x3 -------- > f’(x) = 3x2

mT = f’(2) = 3(22) = 12

using point slope of a line: y = mT(x – x1) + y1

y = 12(x – 2) + 8

y = 12x – 24 + 8

12x – y – 16 = 0

2. Find dy/dx in the equationtan⁡〖x+tan⁡〖y=xy〗 〗 .

a. dy/dx=(y-〖sec〗^2 x)/(〖sec〗^2 y-x) b. dy/dx=(x-〖sec〗^2 y)/(〖sec〗^2 x-y)

c. dy/dx=(〖sec〗^2 x-y)/(〖y-sec〗^2 y) d. dy/dx=(〖sec〗^2 y-x)/(〖x-sec〗^2 x)

Answer: a

Solution:

tan⁡〖x+tan⁡〖y=xy〗 〗

〖sec〗^2 x+〖sec〗^2 y dy/dx=x dy/dx+y

〖sec〗^2 y dy/dx-x dy/dx=y-〖sec〗^2 x

dy/dx (〖sec〗^2 y-x)=y-〖sec〗^2 x

dy/dx=(y-〖sec〗^2 x)/(〖sec〗^2 y-x)

3. Compute for the area of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in the ellipse whose
equation is 4x2 + 9 y2 = 36.

A.24 B.18 C. 12 D. 9

4. Which of the following functions is continuous for all real numbers?

 a) x 2 +3 c) d)
3 2
g( x )=
f (x )=3 x −4 x +5 x−2 x 2−9 p( x)=tan x
b) h( x )= 3 x if 0<x< 5
{ 4 x if x≥5

5.
Suppose y( x)=x 2 −5 x+6 and x changes from 3 to 3.1. Find Δy .
a) 0.01 b) -0.09 c) 0.11 d) 0.17

6. A rectangular box with a square base is to contain 540 cubic inches. If the top costs $0.90 per
square inch of material, the bottom $0.40, and the sides $0.20. Find the dimensions of the box
so that the cost is minimum.
a) $ 104 b) $ 118 c) $ 98 d) $ 127

7. x3 x2
f (x )= − −6 x
Find the coordinates of the relative extreme points of the function, 3 2 .
a) x=3; x=−2 b) x=−3 ; x=2 c) d)
x=1/3; x=−1/2 x=−1/3; x=1/2

8. An open rectangular box with square base is to be made from 48 ft.2 of material. What dimensions
will result in a box with the largest possible volume.

a)48 cu.ft. b)32 cu.ft. c)52 cu.ft. d)42 cu.ft.

9. For what values of x is the function f(x)=(x^2-5x+4)/(x^2+3x-4) not continuous?

a) 1,4 b)-1, -4 c)1, -4 d)-1, 4

10. Find the derivative with respect to x of y = (2x2 + 6x)(2x3 + 5x2).

a) 〖20x〗^4+〖88x〗^3+〖90x〗^2 b) 〖10x〗^4+〖88x〗^3+〖90x〗^2

c) 〖20x〗^4+〖90x〗^3+〖88x〗^2 d) 〖25x〗^4+〖80x〗^3+〖90x〗^2

11. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = 3x − x3 at x = 2.

a) 9x + 2y - 6 = 0 b)x + y - 16 = 0 c)16x + y - 9 = 0 d)9x + y - 16 = 0

12. An object falling from rest has displacement s in cm given by s = 490t2, where t is in seconds
(s).What is the velocity when t = 10 s?

a) 4900 cm/s b)9800 cm/s c)980 cm/s d)2450 cm/s

13. Give the slope of the curve 〖y= x/4〗^3- 2x+1 at point (1,1)

Solution:

〖y= x/4〗^3- 2x+1

since slope is m=dy/dx

〖y^'= 1/4 (3)x〗^2- 2

when x = 1

〖y^'= 1/4 (3)(1)〗^2- 2

y^'=- 5/4

¼ B. -1/4 C. 5/4 D. -5/4

x 3−1
14. Find lim .
x →1 x−1
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) does not exist

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15. Find the slope-intercept equation of the tangent line to the graph of y= when x = ½.
x3
1 1 −1 1 d) y=−48 x+ 32
a) y= x + b) y= x +32 c) y=−48 x+
2 8 2 2

16 A particle is moving along the parabola y=x 2. At what point on its path where the abscissa and
. the ordinate of the particle changing at the same rate?

a) ( 12 , 14 ) b) ( 14 , 161 ) c) ( 13 , 19 ) d) ( 14 , 12 )
17. Find the dimensions (height h, and length l) of the rectangle of greatest area that can be inscribed
in a semicircle of radius 2.
a) h = 2, l = 4 b) h = ½, l = 2 c) h=√ 2, l=2 √ 2 d) h = 2, l = 8

18. A balloon leaving the ground 18 m from an observer rises 3 m/s. How fast is the angle of elevation
of the line of sight increasing after 8 seconds?
a) 0.12 rad/sec b) 0.08 rad/sec c) 0.06 rad/sec d) 0.03 rad/sec

19 Water is flowing into a conical vessel 15 cm deep and of radius 3.75 cm across the top. If the rate
. at which the water rises is 2 cm/sec, how fast is the water flowing into the conical vessel when the
water is 4 cm deep?
a) 6.28 cm3/sec b)2.37 cm3/sec c) 4.57 cm3/sec d) 5.73 cm3/sec

20. QUESTION:
 x−4
lim
Evaluate: x →4 √ x−2
A. 
B. 0
C. 4
D. 2

21. QUESTION:
dy
2 2
If 2 x −3 xy+ y =16 , find dx .

dy 3 y−4 x
=
A. dx 2 y−3 x
dy 3 y+x
=
B. dx y −3 x
dy y+4 x
=
C. dx y−4 x
dy 3 y +4 x
=
D. dx 3 y+2 x

22. QUESTION:
For the function f (x )=3 x 4 −8 x 3−6 x 2 +24 x−10 , identify the points where the
derivative is zero.
A. x=−1, 1, 2
B. x=−2, −1, 1
C. x=0, 1, 2
D. x=−1, 0, 2

Problem 23 Find the lim √ 3 x+2−√ 3 x

x→ ∞
Choices a) 0 b) ∞ c) 4 d) -1

Problem 24 Differentiate f ( x )=x 2 √ x 2−4

Choices 3 x 3−8 x 3 x 3 +2 x 3 x 3−8 x 3 x 3 +2 x
a) b) c) d)
√ x 2−4 √ x 2−4 √2 x √2 x

Problem 25 At a certain instant, the length of a rectangle is 3 in. and is increasing at a rate of 1
in/min, and the width is 2 in. and decreasing at a rate of 0.5 in/min. At what rate is
 the area decreasing (or increasing)?
Choices −2 1 2 c) −1in2/min 1 2
a) b) in /min d) in /min
3 2 4
in2/min

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Given: y=sin ( x + y ) . Find y'.
.
a) y'=cos( x+ y )⋅(1+ y ' ) sin x c) d)
y'=
b) cos y y'=x cos x+sin x cos ( x + y )
y '=
1−cos ( x + y )

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27
A point moves in the plane according to the equations x=t 2 +2 t and y=2 t −6 t . Find
.
dy
dx when t=2 .
a) -3 b) 0 c) 2 d) 3

28 Water is running out of a conical funnel at the rate of 1 in 3/sec. If the radius of the base of the
. funnel is 4 in and the height is 8 in, find the rate at which the water level is dropping when it is 2 in
from the top.
a) (1/9π ) in/sec b) 9 π in/sec c) (2/3π) in/sec d) (3π/2) in/sec

29. Two parallel sides of a rectangle are being lengthened at the rate of 2 in/sec, while the other two
sides are shortened in such a way that the figure remains a rectangle with constant area A = 50 in 2
. What is the rate of change of the perimeter P when the length of an increasing side is 5 in?
a) 2 in/sec b) 4 in/sec c) 5 in/sec d) 10 in/sec