TOPIC: DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS 11.

Find the point on the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 +

DATE\TIME: Aug 5 2023 / 9:00 am – 3 where the tangent is horizontal.
4:00 pm a. (6, -3) c. (3, -6)
LECTURER: Engr. Jeffrey P. Landicho
b. (-6, 3) d. (-3, 6)
12. Find the point on the curve 𝑦 = 7𝑥 −
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𝑥 3 − 2𝑥+9 3𝑥 2 + 2 where the inclination of the
1. Evaluate: lim 3
𝑥→∞ 2𝑥 − 8 tangent is 45°
a. 1/2 c. 1/5 a. (6, 1) c. (1, 6)
b. 4 d. 5 b. (-6, 1) d. (-1, 6)
𝑥 2 −1
2. Evaluate: lim 2
13. At what point on the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 4 + 1 is
𝑥→1 𝑥 + 3𝑥−4
a. 2/3 c. 2/5 the normal line parallel to 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 5?
b. 3/5 d. 1/2 a. (½, 17/16) c. (- ½, 17/16)
sin 5𝑥
3. Evaluate: lim b. (17/16, ½) d. (17/16, -½)
𝑥→0 𝑥
a. 2 c. 1/5 14. Find the point where the normal to 𝑦 =
b. 0 d. 5 𝑥 + 𝑥 1/2 + 1 at (4, 7) crosses the y-axis.
4. Find the 9th derivative of x20 with respect a. (0, 52/5) c. (0, 52/5)
to x. b. (0, 51/5) d. (0, -51/5)
20! 11 11! 15. Find a point of inflection for the curve 𝑦 =
a. 𝑥 c. 𝑥9
11! 9!
20! 9 11! 3𝑥 4 − 8𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 2
b. 𝑥 d. 𝑥 11
9! 9! a. (1/4, 1/2) c. (1/5, 1/8)
5. Differentiate: 𝑦 = 𝑒 (𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 2 )
x
b. (1/2, 11/24) d. (1/3, 11/27)
a. ex (cosx2 – 2xsinx2) 16. Determine the value of a and b so that the
b. ex (cosx – 2xsinx2) curve 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 3 + 𝑏𝑥 2 − 1 will have a point
c. ex (cosx2 – xsinx2) of inflection at (1, 1)
d. ex (cosx2 – 2xsinx) a. a = -1, b = 3 c. a = 1, b = -3
6. The derivative of xx with respect to x is b. a = -3, b = 1 d. a = 3, b = -1
a. xx (1+ ln x) c. xx (x+ ln x) 17. A particle travels along the parabola 𝑦 =
b. ln x d. xx ln x 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 𝑏. At what point do its abscissa
7. What is the 50th derivative of y = cos x? and ordinate change at same rate?
a. (1, b) c. (0, b)
a. –sinx c. cosx
b. (0, 0) d. (b, b)
b. sinx d. –cosx
18. A boat is at A which is 4.5 km from the
8. Find the second derivative of y from the nearest point B on a straight shore BM. He
equation 4𝑥 2 − 8𝑦 2 = 36, when x = 4. wishes to reach, in minimum time, a point
a. y’’ = - 0.3436 c. y’’ = -0.4336 C situated from the shore 9 km from B.
b. y’’ = - 0.3346 d. y’’ = - 0.6343 how far from C should he landed if he can
9. Find the y” of the parametric equation: x = row at the rate of 6kph and walk at the
t3 + 1; y = t2 + 1 rate of 7.5 kph?
2 −3
a. c. a. 2 km c. 3 km
3𝑡 4𝑡 2
−2 −1
b. 4 km d. 5 km
b. d. 19. Find the maximum point of the curve y =
9𝑡 4 3𝑡
10. What is the slope of the curve x3 – 3x2 – 9x + 5
a. (1, 15) c. ( -1, 10)
x2 + y2 – 6x – 10y + 5 = 0 at (1, 0).
b. (3, -22) d. (-3, 21)
a. -5/2 c. 5/2
20. A picture 7 ft in height is hung on a wall
b. -2/5 d. 2/5
with the lower edge 9 ft above the level of
 the observer’s eye. Height of observer is 6 a. 55 c. 53
ft. How far from the wall should the b. 51 d. 57
observer stand in order to obtain the most 28. A spherical snowball is melting in such a
way that its surface area decreases at the
favorable view?
rate of 1 in2/min. How fast is the radius
a. 12 ft c. 13 ft
shrinking when it is 3 in.
b. 16 ft d. 15 ft a. 1/24 c. 1/12
21. A triangle has a base of 24 m and an b. 1/36 d. 1/6
altitude of 18 m. A rectangle is inscribed in 29. Water is pouring into a conical cistern at a
it such that its base coincides with the 24 rate of 8 m3/min. If the height of the
m base. Determine the largest possible inverted cone is 12m and radius of its
area of the rectangle. circular opening is 6m. How fast is the
a. 118 m2 c. 90 m2 water level rising when the water is 4m
b. 108 m2 d. 135 m2 deep?
22. Find the perimeter of the largest rectangle a. 0.46 c. 0.56
that can be inscribed in x/400 + y/16 = 1. b. 0.64 d. 0.36
a. 530 c. 265 30. A man is driving a car at the rate of 30
b. 375 d. 416 km/hour towards the foot of the
23. Two post 10m and 15 m high stands 30 m monument 6 m high. At what rate is he
apart. They are to be stayed by a approaching the top when he is 36 m from
transmission wire attached to a single the foot of the monument?
stake at the level ground, the wires a. –52.80 kph c. –29.59 kph
running to the top of the posts. Where b. 10.55 kph d. 12.52 kph
should the stake be place from the 10m
pole to use the least amount of wire?
a. 9 c. 10
b. 11 d. 12
24. Divide 120 into two parts so that their
product is maximum. Find the numbers.
a. 60, 60 c. 100,20
b. 70,50 d. 80,40
25. A fencing is limited to 20 ft. length. What
is the maximum rectangular area that can
be fenced in using two perpendicular
corner sides of an existing wall?
a. 50ft2 c. 150ft2
b. 100ft2 d. 200ft2
26. A balloon is released from the ground 100
meters from an observer. The balloon rises
directly upward at the rate 4 meters per
second. How fast is the balloon receding
from the observer 10 seconds later?
a. 9.41 m/s c. 1.49 m/s
b. 4.19 m/s d. 1 m/s
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