Mathematics, Surveying, and Transportation Engineering

DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS

DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS 13. Determine the slant asymptote of the function 𝑦 =

3𝑥 2 −6𝑥−9
.
𝑥−2
DERIVATIVES a. y = 3x c. y = 3x - 6
1. Determine the first derivative of 2 cos(2 + x3). b. y = 2x d. y = 6x – 6
a. -3x2 sin(2 + x3) c. 6x2 sin(2 + x3)
2 3
b. -6x sin(2 + x ) d. 3x2 sin(2 + x3) CURVATURE
2. Find the first derivative of 5xx at x = 2. Situation: Given the curve y2 – 4x = 0.
a. 5.00 c. 33.86 14. Find the radius of the curvature at (4, 4).
b. 4.21 d. 1.14 a. 23.06 units c. 22.36 units
3. Solve for the second derivative of y = ex(x + 1)3 (xx) at b. 24.15 units d. 25.72 units
x = 1. 15. Find the coordinates of the center of curvature.
a. 271.88 c. 515.96 a. (14, 16) c. (-14, -16)
b. 421.97 d. 114.18 b. (-14, 16) d. (14, -16)
4. Determine dy/dx if x = 3 + 2 cos t and y = 2 + 5 sin t.
a. (2/5) cot t c. (- 5/2) cot t POINT OF INFLECTION
b. (- 2/5) cot t d. (5/2) cot t 16. Where is the point of inflection of the graph y = (x +
2)3/5 – 6x?
LIMIT OF A FUNCTION a. (2, 12) c. (-2, -12)
5. Determine the limit of (x – 4)/(x2 – x – 12) as x b. (-2, 12) d. (2, -12)
approaches 4.
a. 0 c. 1/7 VELOCITY AND ACCELERATION
b. 1/4 d. ∞ Situation: A particle moves along a path whose parametric
(2𝑥+1)3
6. Find the limit of as x approaches infinity. equations are x = t3 and y = 2t2, where x and y are the
𝑥3
displacements in meters along the x and y directions,
a. 2 c. 1
respectively, and t is the time in seconds.
b. 6 d. 8
17. Find the acceleration of the particle (in m/sec2) after 3
7. Compute the limit of sin(1/x) as x approaches 0.
seconds.
a. – 0.3500 c. – 0.3058
a. 24.96 c. 25.99
b. – 0.9848 d. No Limit
b. 32.45 d. 18.44
18. Find the velocity of the particle (in m/sec) after 2
SLOPE OF A FUNCTION
seconds.
8. Find the tangent to the curve y = xex at x = 0.80.
a. 15.62 c. 13.21
a. 3.163 c. 5.127
b. 14.42 d. 16.80
b. 4.006 d. 6.214
9. At what point along the curve x3 – 9x – y = 0 will the
19. If s = t2 – t3, where s is the distance in meters and t is
slope be 18?
time in seconds, find the velocity when the rate of
a. (1, -8) c. (3, 0)
change of velocity is zero?
b. (2, -10) d. (0, 0)
a. ¾ m/sec c. 1/3 m/sec
10. Find the slope of the polar curve r2 = cos 2θ at θ = π/6.
b. 2/3 m/sec d. ½ m/sec
a. 0 c. 2
b. 1 d. 3
MAXIMA – MINIMA
20. What is the radius of a cylindrical can with a volume of
ASYMPTOTES
3𝑥 2 −6𝑥−9
512 cu. inches that will use the minimum material?
11. The function 𝑓(𝑥 ) = will have a vertical a. 8.67 in c. 4.33 in
𝑥 2 −𝑥−2
asymptote at: b. 7.46 in d. 3.73 in
a. x = -2 c. x = 2 21. An open rectangular box is to be made from 9 x 12 in.
b. x = -1 d. x = 1 piece of tin by cutting squares x inches from the corner
3𝑥 2 −6𝑥−9 and folding up the sides. What should be the value of x
12. The function 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 −𝑥−2
will have a horizontal
to maximize the volume of the box?
asymptote at:
a. 1.5 in c. 1.8 in
a. y = 1 c. y = 3
b. 1.6 in d. 1.7 in
b. y = 2 d. y = 0

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22. A window consists of an open rectangle topped by a 30. A girl on a wharf is pulling a rope tied to a raft at a rate
semi-circle and has a perimeter of 288 in. Find the of 0.90 m/sec. If the hands of a girl pulling the rope at
radius of the semi-circle that will maximize the area of 3.8 m above the level of water, how fast is the raft
the window. approaching the wharf when there is 6 m of rope out?
a. 32.76 in c. 40.32 in a. 1.163 m/sec c. 0.845 m/sec
b. 34.89 in d. 37.26 in b. 1.214 m/sec d. 0.723 m/sec
23. The lower edge of a picture frame is 4 ft while its upper 31. A light is placed on the ground 32 feet from the
edge is 9 ft above the eyes of the observer who is 6 ft building. A man 6 ft tall walks from the light toward
tall. How far horizontally from the picture should the the building at a rate of 6 ft/sec. Find the rate at which
observer stand such that the angle subtended by the the shadow on the building is decreasing when he is 16
picture at the observer’s eyes would be maximum? ft from the building.
a. 5 ft c. 7 ft a. 5.10 ft/sec c. 3.40 ft/sec
b. 6 ft d. 8 ft b. 6.80 ft/sec d. 4.50 ft/sec
24. A cable is to be run from a power plant on one side of
a river 900 m wide to a factory on the other side 3 km
away upstream. The cost of running the cable over land
is $ 4.00 per meter while the cost under water is $ 5.00
per meter. What total length of cable must be run at
most economical cost?
a. 3 200 m c. 3 400 m
b. 3 100 m d. 3 300 m

TIME RATES
25. A cylindrical tank radius 10 ft. is being filled with water
at a rate of 314 ft3/min. How fast is the depth of water
increasing in ft/min?
a. 1.0 c. 2.0
b. 1.5 d. 2.5
26. A 3-m long steel pipe has its upper end leaning against
the vertical wall and lower end on a level ground. The
lower end moves away at a constant rate of 2 cm/sec.
How fast is the pipe rotating when the lower end is 2 m
from the wall, in rad/sec?
a. -0.008894 rad/sec c. -0.009844 rad/sec
b. -0.008944 rad/sec d. -0.009984 rad/sec
27. Sand is pouring from a spout at a rate if 25 cc/sec. It
forms a cone whose height is always 1/3 of the radius
of its base. At what rate in cm/sec is the height
increasing, when the cone is 50 cm high?
a. 0.000354 c. 0.000534
b. 0.000345 d. 0.000543
28. A man is riding a car at a rate of 30 kph towards the
foot of a monument 6 m high. At what rate is he
approaching the top when he is 36 m from the foot of
the monument?
a. -30.42 kph c. -29.59 kph
b. -28.76 kph d. -32.11 kph
29. A car drives east from point A at 30 kph. Another car
starting from B at the same time, drives S 300 W toward
A at 60 kph. B is 30 km away from A. How fast is the
distance between two cars changing after 30 minutes?
a. 45 kph c. 55 kph
b. 50 kph d. 60 kph

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