Module 5: Activity No.

Differential Calculus Exercises Problems

Name:
Student No.

Problems:

1. Find b so that the curve y = x3 + ax2 + b will have a critical point at (2, 5).
a. 6 b. 8 c. 7 d. 9

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2. A particle moves along the parabola y = x 2 so that Vx =5 ft/s. Find the speed of
the particle when its abscissa is 6/5.
a. 10 b. 12 c. 11 d. 13

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3. A balloon is being inflated at the rate of15 ft 3/min. At what rate in ft/min, is the
diameter increasing after 5 min. Assume that the diameter is zero when time is
zero.
a. 0.19 b. 0.29 c. 0.39 d. 0.35

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4. At a certain instant, a balloon is released (from the ground) at a point 75 ft away

from an observer (on the ground). If the balloon goes straight up at the rate of 4
ft/s, how fast (ft/s) is the distance between them is changing after 30 sec.
a. 2.49 b. 2.19 c. 0.69 d. 3.39

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