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College of Engineering SET - A
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C.
BULAGAO
PROBLEM 1 PROBLEM 9
A man on a wharf is pulling a rope tied to a raft at a rate of Find the maximum area of a rectangle inscribed in a semi-
0.6 m/s. If the hands of the rope are 3.66 m above the circle with radius of 10.
water, how fast is the raft approaching the wharf when a. 110 m2 c. 80 m2
there are 6.10 m of rope out? b. 100 m 2
d. 90 m2
a. 1.75 m/s c. 0.75 m/s PROBLEM 10
b. 0.25 m/s d. 0.54 m/s Find the weight of the heaviest circular cone that can be
PROBLEM 2 cut from a 150 N sphere.
If the distance y from the origin at time t is given by y = a. 44.60 N c. 40.36 N
16t2 + 3000t + 50,000. b. 32.25 N d. 30.78 N
a. 3000 c. 53000 PROBLEM 11
b. 4000 d. 50000 A lot is in the shape of a quadrant of a circle of radius 100
PROBLEM 3 m. Find the area of the largest rectangular building that
A stone is thrown into still water and causes concentric can be constructed inside the lot.
circular ripples. The radius of the ripples increases at the a. 5000 m2 c. 5050 m2
rate of 10 in/s. At what rate does the area of the ripples b. 5500 m2 d. 4950 m2
increases when its radius in 3 inches? SITUATION 1
a. 125.2 in2/s c. 288.1 in2/s A balloon is released from the ground 150 m from the
b. 188.5 in2/s d. 208.3 in2/s observer. The balloon rises directly upward at the rate of 3
PROBLEM 4 m/s.
Evaluate d y/dx when x = 2 for the function 12. How far from the observer is the balloon 10 s later in?
f(x) = (a + bx2)/x2 a. 115.36 m c. 152.97
a. – ½ a c. – 1/3 a b. 126.58 m d. 143.75
b. – ¼ a d. ¼ a 13. How fast is the balloon moving away from the
PROBLEM 5 observer?
Find the value of x for which the rate of change of y with a. 0.588 c. 0.275
respect to x is 6 for the function y = x times the square b. 0.725 d. 0.635
root of x. PROBLEM 14
a. ± 2 c. ± 3 A light at eye level stands 20 ft from a house and 15 ft
b. ± 1 d. ± 4 from the path leading from the house to the street. A man
PROBLEM 6 walks along the path at 6 fps. How fast does his shadow
If the surface of the water in a vertical cylindrical tank is move along the wall when he is 5 ft from the house?
rising at the rate of 12.75 cm per minute when water is a. 7 ft/s c. 8 ft/s
flowing into the tank at the rate of 5.60 liters per minute, b. 4 ft/s d. 6 ft/s
what is the diameter of the tank? PROBLEM 15
a. 23.65 cm c. 18.92 cm Find the curvature of y = x3 at (1, 1).
b. 20.48 cm d. 21.56 cm a. 0.165 c. 0.189
PROBLEM 7 b. 0.584 d. 0.367
A cylinder with radius “R” meter and 10 m high is filled PROBLEM 16
with water at the rate of 1 m 3/min. How fast is the water Evaluate the limit of (x2 – 1)/(x2 + 2x – 3) as x approaches
rising in the cylinder if it is in vertical position? to 1.
a. 1/πR2 c. 10πR a. 1/2 c. 3/2
b. πR2 d. π2R b. 2/3 d. 2/5
PROBLEM 8 PROBLEM 17
The total cost of producing gifts could be express by the Compute the slope of the curve x 2 + 2y2 + 2x – 5 = 0 at
function C = 60x2 – 0.01x3 where x is the number of gifts (1,1)
produced. Determine the value of x so that the average a. 3/4 c. -1
unit cost is minimum. b. 2 d. -1/2
a. 2000 c. 3000 PROBLEM 18
b. 4000 d. 6000 Find the length of the arc of the curve defined by y =
(x+1)3/2 between the points (-1, 0) and (4, 53/2)

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a. 1250/15 c. 300/18 BULAGAO
b. 290/20 d. 335/27

PROBLEM 19 PROBLEM 29
Find the area of the largest piece of rectangular ground Find the area bounded by y = (11 – x) 1/2, the lines 3x = 2
that can be enclosed by 100 m fencing, if part of an and x = 10 and the x-axis.
existing straight wall is used as one side. a. 21.476 c. 22.567
a. 1247 m c. 1250 m b. 20.567 d. 19.456
b. 1249 m d. 1248 m PROBLEM 30
PROBLEM 20 Compute the area bounded by the curve y2=4x and y2=8x-
Find the slope of the line tangent to the curve y = e 4x at x 8
=0 a. 4.56 c. 2.67
a. 2 c. 3 b. 3.77 d. 1.69
b. 4 d. 5 PROBLEM 31
SITUATION 2 Given is the area in the first quadrant bounded by the
Given the curve y = 6(4 + x)1/2. curve x2 = 8y, the line y – 2 = 0 and the line x = 0.
21. Determine the equation of tangent of the curve at point Compute the moment of inertia about the y-axis.
(0, 12). a. 23.05 c. 18.04
a. 3x – 2y + 24 = 0 c. 3x + 2y – 24 = 0 b. 17.07 d. 14.04
b. 3x + 3y – 36 = 0 d. 3x – 2y + 24 = 0 PROBLEM 32
22. Find the curvature at point (0, 12) Find the area of the region bounded by y = x 2/4 and y =
a. 31.25 c. 9.02 x/2 + 2
b. 0.125 d. 0.032 a. 9 c. 10
b. 6 d. 12
23. Determine the coordinate of the center of curvature at
point (0, 12). PROBLEM 33
a. (-26, 16/3) c. (26, 16/3) Find the volume of the solid generated by rotating about
b. (-26, -16/3) d. (26, -16/3) the x-axis the region bounded by the curves y = x 3, x = 2
and x-axis.
SITUATION 3
a. 116π/7 c. 128π/7
Water is flowing at the rate of 16 cc/s into a conical vessel
b. 205π/7 d. 105π/7
24 cm deep and having a radius of 6 cm across the base.
24. How fast the water is rising when the water is 12 cm PROBLEM 34
deep above the vertex? The cross section of a trough is a parabolic segment 8 ft
a. 0.366 cm/s c. 0.466 cm/s wide and 4 ft deep. If the trough is filled with a liquid
b. 0.566 cm/s d. 0.628 cm/s weighing 45 lb/ft3, find the total force on one end.
a. 1653 lb c. 1536 lb
25. How fast is the wetted surface area of cone is
b. 1563 lb d. 1356 lb
increasing when the water is 12 cm deep above the vertex?
a. 10.997 cm2/s c. 19.097 cm2/s PROBLEM 35
b. 17.099 cm2/s d. 14.997 cm2/s Find the area bounded by y= √ 11−x , the lines x = 2 and
x = 10, and the x-axis.
26. How fast the water is rising when water is 12 cm deep
a. 15.78 c. 20.47
above the base? (i.e. the cone is inverted)
b. 18.59 d. 17.33
a. 0.366 cm/s c. 0.466 cm/s
b. 0.566 cm/s d. 0.628 cm/s PROBLEM 36
Find the area bounded by y = x2 – 4x + 5 and y = 2x – 3.
PROBLEM 27
a. 5/6 c. 4/3
Find the volume generated by rotating the region bounded
b. 2/3 d. 1/2
y2 = x, x = 1 and y12 = 4x about the x-axis.
a. 9π c. 7π PROBLEM 37
b. 4π d. 11π Find the area of surface of revolution generated by
revolving the line 3y = 4x from x = 0 to x = 3 about the x-
PROBLEM 28
axis.
Find the area bounded by y = 2x + x 2 – x3, the x-axis, and
a. 23π c. 17π
the lines x = 1 and x = -1.
b. 20π d. 42π
a. 3/2 c. 1/4
b. 2/3 d. 3/5 PROBLEM 38
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 Republic of the Philippines TAKE HOME 1
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University of Eastern Philippines
SUBJECT CODE: TH1
College of Engineering SET - A
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C.
Find the area bounded by the parabola x2 – 4x + a. 64 sq. units BULAGAO c. 17 sq. units
12y – 20 = 0 and the x-axis between x = 1 to x = 2. b. 20 sq. units d. 42 sq. units
PROBLEM 45
Find the value of x so that the area of triangle ABC is
a. 1.65 c. 1.38 maximum. The equation of parabola is y2 = 12x.
b. 1.97 d. 1.85 a. 3 c. 1
PROBLEM 39 b. 4 d. 2
Find a point on the curve x^2 = 2y which is nearest to a PROBLEM 46
point (4, 1). A playing field is to be built in shape of a rectangle plus a
a. (2, 3) c. (2, 2) semi-circular area at each end. A 440 yard race track is to
b. (-2, 3) d. (0, 2) form the perimeter of the field. Find the dimensions of the
PROBLEM 40 field in feet, if the rectangular portion is to have as large
A cylindrical tin boiler, open at the top, has a copper area as possible.
bottom. If sheet copper is five times as expensive as tin, a. 230 ft by 330 ft c. 170 ft by 330 ft
per unit area, find the most economical proportion. b. 210 ft by 330 ft d. 420 ft by 330 ft
a. 6r c. 4r PROBLEM 47
b. 5r d. 3r Water flows into a cylindrical tank at the rate of 20 cubic
PROBLEM 41 meters per second. If the radius of the tank is 2 m, find
The number of tons of coal consumed per hour by a how fast is the surface of the tank rising?
certain ship is 0.3 + 0.001V3 where V is the speed in miles a. 1.59 m/s c. 1.38 m/s
per hour. Find the amount of coal on a voyage of 1,500 b. 2.81 m/s d. 4.20 m/s
miles and the most economical speed at which to make the PROBLEM 48
voyage. Find the area bounded by the curve y2 = 4x and x2 = 4y.
a. 5.31 mph c. 1.28 mph a. 16/3 c. 17/3
b. 7.38 mph d. 10.28 mph b. 20/3 d. 11/3
PROBLEM 42 PROBLEM 49
If 6000 people only will attend a basketball game at an Find the area between the curve y 2 = 1 + x and the line y =
admission price of P3.00 and if for every 5 centavos 1 – x.
reduction in price, 200 more people will attend, what a. 23/6 c. 27/6
admission price per person will give the maximum b. 20/6 d. 42/6
receipts.
PROBLEM 50
a. P3.00 c. P2.65
Find the volume of the solid generated by rotating the
b. P2.50 d. P2.25
curve 9x2 + 4y2 = 36 along the line 4x + 3y = 20.
PROBLEM 43 a. 233.12 c. 172.12
A rectangle is inscribed in the segment cut from the b. 204.31 d. 473.74
parabola y2 = 4x by the line x = 3, one side of the rectangle
lying on the line. Find the dimensions of the rectangle of
maximum area.
a. 3 x 5 c. 2 x 5
b. 3 x 4 d. 2 x 4
PROBLEM 44
The two vertices of an isosceles trapezoid lie on the line x
= 9. The other two vertices lie on the curve y2 = 4x.
Determine the area of the largest trapezoid that can be
constructed.

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 Republic of the Philippines TAKE HOME 1
CALCULUS
University of Eastern Philippines
SUBJECT CODE: TH1
College of Engineering SET - A
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C.
Engr.BULAGAO
JONATHAN C. BULAGAO
Special Lecturer

Noted by:

Engr. CELESTE A. DE ASIS

Civil Engineering Department Chairwoman

Approved by:

Dr. BENJAMIN D. VARELA

Dean, College of Engineering