Weekly Exam 7: Analytic Geometry 2/ Differential Calculus 1 and 2 Time Limit: 1 hr 30 mins

Direction: Solve the following questions and shade the letter which corresponds to the best answer for each item. Note that
caret ^ means exponentiation.

1. Find the distance of the vertex of the curve (x-2)^2 = 4y to the line 2x – 3y – 8 = 0.
A. 1.10* B. 1.35 C. 1.60 D. 1.95

2. Find the x-coordinate of the focus of the curve x^2 = -12y.

A. 0* B. 12 C. 3 D. -4

3. Given the equation of the parabola y^2 – 8x – 4y – 20 = 0, find the length of the latus rectum.
A. 2 B. 4* C. 8 D. 8

4. What kind of symmetry, if any, does the graph of y = x^2 – 16 have?

A. It is symmetric with respect to the x-axis. C. It is symmetric with respect to the y-axis.*
B. It does not have any symmetry. D. It is symmetric with respect to both axes.

5. Find the eccentricity of the ellipse having an equation of 4x^2 + 9y^2 = 36.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 0.75* D. 0.55

6. A circle is described algebraically by the equation x^2 + y^2 – 6x + 8y + 21 = 0. Determine the center of the circle.
A. (-3,-4) B. (-3,4) C. (-4,3) D. (3,-4)*

7. Determine the area of the circle from the previous problem.

A. 2π B. 3π C. 4π* D. 6π

8. For the curve 4x^2 – 4y^2 – 32x + 16y + 39 = 0, find the center.
A. (4,1) B. (4,2)* C. (2,4) D. (1,4)

9. It is a locus of a point such that the sum of its distances from two fixed points is constant.
A. circle B ellipse* C. parabola D. hyperbola

10. A surface whose equation is of the second degree is called

A. Plane Surface B. Linear Surface C. Quadric Surface* D. Polar Surface

11. Find the derivative of 3^3x.

A. -ln 3x B. ln 3x C. 3ln3 3^3x* D. -3ln3 3^3x

12. Find the limit of sin x / x as x approaches 0.

A. infinity B. 1* C. 0 D. -1

13. Determine the slope of the curve y^2 = 16x at the point (4,8).
A. 0 B. 1* C. -1 D. undefined

14. Let y = √ (1 + 3x). Determine the value of x on the graph where the normal line is parallel to the line 4x + 3y = 1.
A. -1 B. 3 C. 0 D. 1*

15. Find the derivative of 2 cos (2 + x^3).

A. 6 sin (2 + x^3) B. -6 sin (2 + x^3) C. -6x^2 sin (2 + x^3)* D. 6x^2 sin (2 + x^3)

16. Determine the slope of the curve y = e^4x when x = 0.

A. 4* B. 0 C. 1 D. -4

17. Find dy/dx using implicit differentiation at (0,-2) if x^3 – xy + y^2 = 4.

A. 0.667 B. 0.8 C. -0.333 D. 0.5*

d
dx
 ln e 2 x 
18. Evaluate
 Weekly Exam 7: Analytic Geometry 2/ Differential Calculus 1 and 2 Time Limit: 1 hr 30 mins

1 2
2x 2x
A. e B. e C. 2x D. 2*

8 8
1  1 
8  h   8 
limh 0 2  2
19. What is h ?
A. 0 B. 1/2* C. 1 D. does not exist

20. The set of all points

 e , t  , where t is a real number, is the graph of y =
t

1 1 1
x
A. e B. e C. ln x * D. ln x
x

21. A man 1.8 m tall walks away from a lamp post 4 m high at a speed of 1.5 m/s. How fast in m/s does his shadow lengthen?
A. 1.17 B. 1.23* C. 1.64 D. 1.07

22. A square of side x cm has area A(x) in cm^2. Find the approximate change in A as x changes from 4 to 4.06.
A. 0.64 B. 0.48* C. 0.75 D. 0.60

23. Find the radius of a right circular cone having a lateral area of 544.12 sq m to have a maximum volume.
A. 10* B. 20 C. 17 D. 19

24. Find the point of inflection of the curve y = x^3 – 6x^2 – x + 12.
A. (2,6) B. (-2,6) C. (2,-6)* D. (-2,-6)

25. A point moves in the plane according to the equations x = t^3 + 2t and y = 2t^3 – 6t. Find dy/dx at t = 0.
A. 6 B. -6 C. 3 D. -3*

26. A spherical balloon is inflated with gas at the rate of 20 cu cm per minute. How fast is the radius of the balloon changing when
the radius is 2 cm?
A. 0.633 B. 0.398* C. 0.517 D. 0.314

27. Find the absolute extrema on y = e^sin x on [-π,π]

A. e* B. -e C. π D. -π

28. The sum of two numbers is 12. Find the minimum value of the sum of their cubes.
A. 432* B. 644 C. 346 D. 244

29. What is the allowable error in measuring the edge of the cube that is intended to hold 8 cu m if the error of the computed
volume is not to exceed 0.03 cu m?
A. 0.0035 B. 0.0045 C. 0.0025* D. 0.0015

30. What is the first derivative of the function f(x) = e?

A. e B. 1 C. 0* D. -1