556: CE Board November 1997

Evaluate:

x 2−1
lim
x →1 x 2+ 3 x −4
A. 1/5
B. 2/5
C. 3/5
D. 4/5

557: ECE Board April 1998

Evaluate:
( x−4)
lim 2
x→ 4 ( x −x−12)
A. Undefined
B. 0
C. Infinity
D. 1/7

558. ME Board April 1998

Evaluate:

x 2−16
lim
x→ 4 x−4
A. 0
B. 1
C. 8
D. 16

559: ECE Board April 1993

Evaluate:

x 2−4
lim
x →2 x−2
A. 0
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6

560: EE Board April 1995

Evaluate:
1−cos x
lim
x →0 x2
A. 0
B. ½
C. 2
D. -1/2

561: ME Board October 1997

Compute the following limit:
x+ 4
lim
x→ ∞ x−4
A. 1
B. 0
C. 2
D. Infinite

562: EE Board October 1994

Evaluate:

3 x 4−2 x 2+7
lim
x→ ∞ 5 x 3 + x−3
A. Undefined
B. 3/5
C. Infinity
D. Zero

563: EE Board November 1991

Evaluate:
lim ( x 2+3 x−4 )
⁡x → 1

A. 24
B. 26
C. 28
D. 30

564: ECE Board November 1994

Evaluate:
πx
tan
2
lim (2−x )
x →1

A. e 2 π
B. e 2/ π
C. 0
D. ∞

565: EE Board October 1997

Differentiate y=e x cos x 2
A. – e x sin x 2 x
B. e x ¿
C. e x cos x 2−2 x sin x 2
D. −2 xe x sin x

566: EE Board October 1997

Differentiate y=sec( x 2 +2)

A. 2 x cos (x 2+2)

B. −cos ( x 2 +2 ) cot(x 2 +2)

C. 2 x sec (x 2+2) tan( x 2 +2)

D.cos (x 2+2)

567: CE Board November 1994

What is the derivative with respect to x of( x +1)3 −x3 ?
A. 3x+6
B. 3x-3
C. 6x-3
D. 6x+3

568: EE Board October 1997

2 2
Differentiate y=log 10 (x +1)
A. 4 x ¿
4 x log 10 e
B.
x 2 +1
C. log e ( x ) ( x 2 +1)

D. 2 x(x 2 +1)

569: EE Board October 1997

Differentiate ( x 2+ 2)1 /2

(x 2 +2)1 /2
A.
2
x
B.
(x +2)1 /2
2

2x
C. 2 1 /2
(x +2)
D. ( x 2+ 2)3 /2

570: EE Board October 1997

dy
If y=(t 2+2)2 andt=x 1/ 2, determine .
dx
3
A.
2
2 x 2 +2 x
B.
3
C. 2(x +2)
D. x 5/ 2+ x1 /2

571: ME Board April 1997

What is the first derivative of the expression( xy )x =e?
A. 0
x
B.
y
C. − y ¿ ¿
D. − y ¿ ¿

572: ME Board April 1998

Find the derivative with respect to x the function √ 2−3 x 2

−2 x 2
A.
√2−3 x2
−3 x
B.
√2−3 x2
−3 x 2
C.
√2−3 x2
3x
D.
√2−3 x2

573: EE Board April 1995

Find y’ if y=arc sin cos x
A. -1
B. -2
C. 1
D. 2

574: CE Board May 1997

Find the derivative of arc cos 4x.
−4
A.
(1−16 x 2 )0.5
 4
B. 2 0.5
(1−16 x )
−4
C.
(1−4 x 2)0.5
4
D. 2 0.5
(1−4 x )

575: CE Board November 1995

(x +1)3
Find the derivative of
x
(x +1)3 (x +1)3
A. −
x x
4 ( x+1)2 2( x+1)3
B. −
x x
2(x+1)3 (x +1)3
C. −
x x
3(x+ 1)2 (x +1)3
D. −
x x

576: ECE Board November 1991

x2
Differentiate the equation y=
x +1
x 2+ 2 x
A. 2
(x +1)
x
B.
x+1
C. 2x

2 x2
D.
x+1

577: CE Board November 1995

The derivative with respect to x of 2 cos 2(x2+2) is
A. 2sin (x2+2) cos (x2+2)
B. -2sin (x2+2) cos (x2+2)
C. 8xsin(x2+2) cos (x2+2)
D. -8x sin(x2+2) cos (x2+2)

578: CE Board November 1993

Find the second derivative of y by implicit differentiation from the equation 4x 2+8y2=36.
A. 64x2
9 3
B. – y
4
C. 32xy
16 3
D. y
9

579: ME Board April 1998

Find the partial derivatives with respect to x of the function xy 2-5y+6.
A. y2-5
B. y2
C. xy-5y
D. 2xy

580: ME Board October 1997

Find the second derivative of x3-5x2+x=0
A. 10x-5
B. 6x-10
C. 3x + 10
D. 3x2-5x

581: ME Board April 1998

Given the function f(x) =x to the 3 rd power – 6x + 2. Find the first derivative at x = 2.
A. 6
B. 7
C. 3x2-5
D. 8
582: CE Board May 1996
Find the slope of the ellipse x2+4y2-10x-16y+5=0 at the point where y=2+8 0.5 and x=7.
A. -0.1463
B. -0.1538
C. -0.1654
D. -0.1768

583: EE Board October 1997

If y=4 cos x + sin 2x, what is the slope of the curve when x = 2 radians?
A. -2.21
B. -4.94
C. -3.25
D. 2.21

584: ECE Board November 1991

Find the slope of the line tangent to the curve y=x 3-2x+1 at x=1.
A. 1
B. ½
C. 1/3
D. ¼

585: ECE Board November 1991

x3
Give the slope of the curve at the point (1, 1): y= - 2x+1
4
A. ¼
B. -1/4
C. 1 ¼
D. – 1 ¼

586: ECE Board November 1998

Find the slope of x2y=8 at the point (2, 2).
A. 2
B. -1
C. -1/2
D. -2

587: CE Board May 1998

Find the slope of the curve x2+y2-6x+10y+5=0 at the point (1, 0).
A. 1/5
B. 2/5
C. ¼
D. 2

588: CE Board May 1996

Find the slope of the tangent to the curve, y=2x-x 2+x3 at (0, 2).
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
589: ECE Board April 1999

Find the coordinates of the vertex of the parabola y=x 2-4x+1 by making use of the fact that at the vertex
the slope of the tangent is zero.
A. (2, 3)
B. (3, 2)
C. (-1, -3)
D. (-2, -3)

590: ECE Board April 1999

Find the equation of the normal to x 2+y2=5 at the point (2, 1).
A. y=2x
B. x = 2y
C. 2x+3y=3
D. x+y=1
591: CE Board May 1995
What is the equation of the normal to the curve x 2+y2=25 at (4, 3)?
A. 5x+3y=0
B. 3x-4y=0
C. 3x+4y=0
D. 5x-3y=0

592: EE Board April 1997

Locate the points of inflection of the curve y=f(x) =x 2ex.
A. −2 ± √ 3
B. 2 ± √ 2
C. −2 ± √ 2
D. 2 ± √ 3

593: ECE Board November 1991

In the curve 2+12x-x3, find the critical points.
A. (2, 18) & (-2, -14)
B. (2, 18) & (2, -14)
C. (-2, 18) & (2, -14)
D. (-2, 18) & (-2, 14)

594: CE Board November 1997

Find the radius of curvature of a parabola y 2-4x=0 at point (4, 4).
A. 22.36 units
B. 25.78 units
C. 20.33 units
D. 15.42 units

595: ECE Board November 1996

Find the radius of curvature at any point in the curve y + ln cos x=0.
A. cos x
B. 1.5707
C. sec x
D. 1