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1S1920_SW06_Differential Calculus
Choose the letter of the BEST answer.

1. Find the value of y' given the equation below. y = x^2. points: 1
2x
3x
4x
5x

2. What is the approximate change for the value of y when x changes from 8 to
8.02 given the equation below. y = x^(3/2). points: 1
0.08490586467
0.08485281374
0.08502301230
0.08512301234

3. Determine the f'(x,y) given the function below: points: 1

Equation 1
Equation 2
Equation 3
Equation 4

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4. Find the limit of the function shown below as x approaches 1. points: 1

1/5
2/5
1/4
3/4

5. Find the limit of the function shown below as x approaches 0. points: 1

-3.5
-2.5
-1.5
-0.5

6. Find the limit of the function shown below as as x approaches infinity. points:
1

1/3
2/3
3/4
1/4

7. Evaluate the function shown below. points: 1

1
2
3
4

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8. Given the equation y=x^2, find the equation of the tangent line at (3,9).
points: 1
6x-y-9=0
6x+y+9=0
6x-y+9=0
6x+y-9=0

9. Given the equation y=x^2, find the equation of the tangent line at (3,8).
points: 1
4x-y-4=0
4x+y-4=0
4x+y+4=0
4x-y+4=0

10. The chords of the ellipse whose equation is shown below are having equal
slopes of 1/5 are bisected by its diameter. Determine the equation of the
diameter of the ellipse. points: 1

64x+5y=0
64x-5y=0
5x+64y=0
5x-64y=0

11. The motion of a body moving vertically upwards is expressed as h=50t-

4.9(t^2), where h is the height in meters and t is the time in seconds. What is
the velocity of the body when t = 4 sec? points: 1
10.8 m/s
11.8 m/s
12.8 m/s
13.8 m/s

12. Find the slope of the line whose parametric equations are x = 2 – t and y = 5
– 3t. points: 1
-1
-2
-3
-4

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13. A particle moves according to the parametric equations whose equation is
shown below, where x and y are displacements (in meters) in the x and y
direction, respectively, and t is the time in seconds. Determine the acceleration
(in m/s^2) of the body after t = 3 sec. points: 1

17.44
18.44
19.44
20.44

14. Determine the radius of curvature at (4,4) of the curve whose equation is
shown below. points: 1
22.36
units
21.36
units
20.36
units
19.36
units

15. There is a constant inflow of liquid into a conical vessel 15ft deep and 7.50ft
in diameter at the top. Water is flowing at the rate of 6 cu.ft/min when the water
is 4 ft deep. Determine the rate of water rise (in ft/min). points: 1
1.91
1.41
2.91
2.41

16. Gas is escaping from a spherical balloon at a constant rate of 2 cu.ft/min.

How fast, in cu.ft/min, is the outer surface area of the balloon shrinking (in
sq.ft/min) when the radius is 12ft? points: 1
-1/3
-2/3
-1/4
-3/4

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17. A car drives east from a certain point at 30 kph, another car drives north
from the same point at the same time at 40 kph. How fast is the distance
between the two cars changing after 3 hours? points: 1
40 kph
45 kph
50 kph
55 kph

18. A cylindrical steam boiler is to have a volume of 1,340 cu.ft. The cost of the
metal sheets to make the boiler should be a minimum. What should be its
diameter? points: 1
10.95
ft
11.95
ft
12.95
ft
13.95
ft