Module 5: Activity No.

Differential Calculus Exercises Problems

Name:
Student No.

Problems:

1. A light hangs 15 ft directly above a straight walk on which a man 6 ft tall is

walking. How fast is the end of the man’s shadow traveling when he is walking
away from the light at the rate of 3 miles per hour?
a. 1 mph b. 2 mph c. 3 mph d. 4 mph

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2. At a certain instant, the dimensions of a rectangle are 10 and 14 ft and they are
increasing at the rates of 3 and 2 ft/s respectively. How fast is the area changing
in ft2/s?
a. 58 b. 59 c. 60 d. 62

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3. A rectangular field is to be enclosed by a fence and to be divided into three lots

by fences parallel to one of the sides. Find the dimensions of the largest field that
can be enclosed with 800 ft of fencing.
a. 100 x 200 ft b. 75 x 75 ft c. 50 x 400ft d. 80 x 100 ft
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