UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES VISAYAS TACLOBAN COLLEGE

Math 50 - Applied Calculus

1st Semester AY 2021-2022

Problem Set 3 – Differentiation and Applications

INSTRUCTIONS: Please answer the following problems. Your answers must be handwritten and legible. Scan
or take picture(s) of your answers, compile into one .pdf file, and upload it onto the corresponding submission
page on the course site. Please follow the labelling format indicated in the course guide.
I. Differentiation. Find the first and second derivatives of the following. Show your clear and complete
solutions. (4 points each)
3𝒙4 −2𝒙2 +5 1 2
1. 4. 𝑒 −5𝒙
4𝒙2 −3𝒙+5 3
3
2. 2𝑐𝑜𝑠(3Ө2 ) 5. √3𝒉2 + 𝒉𝑒 2𝒉
2

2𝒚+4𝒚
3. √ 2
𝒚 −4

II. Problem solving. Compute for what is being asked. Show you clear and complete solution. (5 points each)

1. Bacterial Growth. Suppose a certain species of bacteria doubles its population every one and a half
hours. Compute for the population of this bacteria (a) after 1 week and (b) after 3 months (assume 30
days per month) considering that there were only individual 5 bacteria at the beginning. Use the
scientific notation with up to 3 significant digits after the decimal for your final answers. (5 points)

2. Radioactive decay. A radioactive isotope of Indium has a half-life of 2.83 days. How much will be left of
a 450-gram sample (a) after 4 days? (b) After 1 week? (c)Suppose you have another 30-gram sample of
this same isotope, how much of this isotope was present 45 days ago? (5 points)