Pre-Test (EMath 7) Differential Calculus 15) Water flows at the rate of 10ft3/min into a vertical

cylindrical tank, the water surface in the tank is rising at

5𝑥 2 +3cos⁡(𝑥)−3
1) Evaluate the lim ( ) a rate 4in/min. Find the radius of the tank.
𝑥→0 2𝑥
16) An inverted conical tank has a base radius of 10m
2) Evaluate the following limits
and height of 20m. Water flows out from the tank at
a) Limit of (x2 -1) /(x-1) as x approaches 1 150 liters per seconds. How fast is the water surface
falling when the depth of the water in the tank is 8m?
b) Limit of (x3 – 2x2 +7)/(2x3 +x - 3) as x approaches
infinity 17) The edge of an expanding cube is changing at the
rate of 3cm per second. When the edge is 5cm long,
c) Limit of sin (1/x) as x approaches 0.
find the rate of change of its volume in cm3/s.
3) Determine the derivative of y with respect to x of the
18) Water is allowed to flow into an empty tank at a
following equations
constant rate of 0.03m3/min. at what rate in m/min is
a) x=y3/3 the water level rising when the water is 0.5m deep

b) y=1/(1-u) where u=1/(1+x) a) If the tank is a conical vessel having a diameter of 2m

4) Determine dy/dx: (xy)x=e
Find the 2nd derivative of y=x-2 at x=2.
5) if f(x)=x(2x), then f’(1) is equal to?
6) What is the slope of the curve y=2 sin x at x=1 0?
at the top and height of 6m.
b) If the tank is hemispherical having a diameter of 2m
c) If the tank is in the form of an inverted frustum of
cone having radii of 1m and 1.5m at the bottom
respectively. It has a height of 2m.

7) What is the equation of the tangent to the curve x 2

+y2= 41 at (5, 4)

8) Given the function y=x(x+1)3. Determine the value of

the second derivative at x=1

9)Find the radius of the curve x=y3 at (1,1)

10) The cost of commodity as a function of its quantity x

is given as C=60x2 – 0.01x3. Determine the value of x
such that the average unit cost is minimum

11) The sides of a triangle are 9.61m, 4.25m, and 8.62m.

Find the width of the largest rectangle that can be
inscribed in the triangle with one side along the 9.61
side.

12) A closed cylindrical tank having a volume of 71.57m 3

is to be constructed. If the surface area of is to be
minimum, what is the required diameter of the tank?

13) A rectangular box having a square base and open at

the top is to have a capacity of 16823cc. find the height
of the box in cm to use the least amount of material.

14) A balloon is rising vertically over a point A on the

ground at a rate of 15ft/sec. A point B on the ground is
level with and 30ft from A.