1. A ladder 20 feet long is placed against a wall.

The foot of the ladder begins to slide

away from the wall at the rate of 1 ft/sec. How fast is the top of the ladder sliding
down the wall when the foot of the ladder is 12 feet from the wall?
0.75 ft/sec

2. Compute for the derivative of the given function for x = -2. The angle is in radians.
y=3cos5x−5sin3x
-22.56

3. A plane, P, flies horizontally at an altitude of 2 miles with a speed of 480 mi/h. At a

certain moment it passes directly over a radar station, R. How fast is the distance
between the plane and the radar station increasing 1 minute later?
466 mi/hr

4. Divide 25 into two parts such that one of them multiplied by the cube of the other is a
maximum. What is the value of the larger part?
18.75

5. Compute for the third derivative of the given function for x = -5. y=3x4−4x3−12x2
-384

6. Find two numbers whose sum is 9 if the product of one by the square of the other is a
maximum.
3 and 6

7. Compute for the derivative of the given function for x = -2. The angle is in radians.
-733.92

8. Compute for the derivative of the function below for x = 1. h(x)=4x2e1x

10.87

9. A point is moving along the circle x^2 + y^2 = 25 in the first quadrant in such a way
that its x coordinate changes at the rate of 2 cm/sec. How fast is its y coordinate
changing as the point passes through (3, 4)?
-1.5 cm/sec

10. A rectangular area is bounded on one side by a wall and on the other three by 440
feet of fence. How long is the wall (in feet) if the rectangular area is to be a maximum?
220

11. Compute for the derivative of the function below for x = 2.y=(2x)2
0

12. Compute for the derivative of the function below for x = 1. f(x)=e3x2
120.51

13. Find two positive numbers whose product is 64 and whose sum is a minimum.
8 and 8
14. Find two numbers whose sum is 10 and the sum of their squares is a minimum.
5 and 5

15. Compute for the derivative of the function below for x = 2. h(x)=(3x)1x
0.55

16. At a certain instant, car A is 60 miles north of car B. A is traveling south at a rate of 20
mi/h while B is traveling east at 30 mi/h. How fast is the distance between them
changing 1 hour later?
2 mi/hr

17. Compute for the third derivative of the given function for x = -5. The given angle is in
radians. y=12sinx+1x+2+2x
-3.48

18. What is the height (in inches) of the smallest right circular cone that may be
circumscribed about a sphere of radius 3 inches? Use 3.141592654 for the value of pi
12

19. Compute for the third derivative of the given function for x = -5.y=x4−9x2
-120

20. Build a rectangular pen with three parallel partitions using 500 feet of fencing. What
width of the pen (in feet) will maximize its total area?
125