DAY 3: DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS

REGULAR REVIEW PROGRAM

Prepared by: John Ryan D. Regalario, EcE

Limit Properties √𝑥 2 −3
6. Evaluate: 𝑙𝑖𝑚
a. 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑐 = 𝑐 𝑥→+∞ 𝑥+2
𝑥→𝑎 A. 1
b. 𝑙𝑖𝑚[𝑐 ⋅ 𝑓(𝑥)] = 𝑐 ⋅ 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑓(𝑥) B. 2
𝑥→𝑎 𝑥→𝑎
c. 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑓(𝑥) ⋅ 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑓(𝑥) ⋅ 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑔(𝑥) C. 3
𝑥→𝑎 𝑥→𝑎 𝑥→𝑎
𝑓(𝑥) 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑓(𝑥) D. 4
d. 𝑙𝑖𝑚 = 𝑥→𝑎
𝑥→𝑎 𝑔(𝑥) 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑔(𝑥)
𝑥→𝑎
e. 𝑙𝑖𝑚[𝑓(𝑥) ± 𝑔(𝑥)] = 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑓(𝑥) ± 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑔(𝑥) 7. Evaluate: 𝑙𝑖𝑚 √9𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 3𝑥
𝑥→∞
𝑥→𝑎 𝑥→𝑎 𝑥→𝑎
𝑛 A. 1/2
f. 𝑙𝑖𝑚[𝑓(𝑥)]𝑛 = [𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑓(𝑥)] B. 1/4
𝑥→𝑎 𝑥→𝑎
C. 1/6
(𝑥−3)(𝑥 2 −2) D. 1/8
1. Evaluate: 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑥 2 +1
.
𝑥→1
A. 1 1 𝑥
B. 2 8. Evaluate: 𝑙𝑖𝑚 (1 + 𝑥)
𝑥→∞
C. 3 A. 0
D. 4 B. 1
C. e
For limit to exist: D. limit does not exist
𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑖𝑚+ 𝑓(𝑥)
𝑥→𝑎 − 𝑥→𝑎 𝑟 𝑚
Else, the limit does not exist. 9. Evaluate: 𝑙𝑖𝑚 (1 + 𝑚)
𝑚→∞
A. e
Indeterminate Forms: B. 𝑒𝑚
a. 0/0 C. 𝑒 −𝑚
∞
b. 1
∞ D. 𝑒 𝑚
c. 00
d. ∞ − ∞ 10. Evaluate: 𝑙𝑖𝑚+ 𝑥 𝑙𝑛 𝑥
e. 1∞ 𝑥→0
A. 0
f. 0 ⋅ ∞
B. 1
g. ∞0
C. ∞
L’Hospital’s Rule D. −∞
𝑓(𝑥)
If 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑔(𝑥) is indeterminate, then 1
𝑥→𝑎
′ (𝑥) 11. Evaluate: 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑥 𝑥
𝑓(𝑥) 𝑓 𝑥→∞
𝑙𝑖𝑚 = 𝑙𝑖𝑚 ′ A. 0
𝑥→𝑎 𝑔(𝑥) 𝑥→𝑎 𝑔 (𝑥)
B. 1
C. e
2. Given D. ∞
𝑘𝑥 − 3, 𝑥 ≤ −1
ℎ(𝑥) = { 12. Evaluate: 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑥 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 (𝑥)
1
𝑥 2 + 𝑘, 𝑥 > 1 𝑥→0
Where k is a constant. Find k so A. -1
that 𝑙𝑖𝑚 ℎ(𝑥) exists. B. 0
𝑥→0
C. 1
𝑥 2 −16 D. limit does not exist
3. Evaluate: 𝑙𝑖𝑚 2−√𝑥
.
𝑥→4
A. 8 Common Derivatives
B. -16 𝑑
(𝑢𝑛 ) = 𝑢𝑛 ⋅ 𝑑𝑢
a.
C. 24 𝑑𝑢
𝑑
D. -32 b. 𝑑𝑢
(𝑒 𝑢 ) = 𝑒 𝑢 ⋅ 𝑑𝑢
𝑑 𝑑𝑢
c. (𝑙𝑛 𝑢) = 𝑢
SITUATION 1: 𝑑𝑢
𝑥 𝑑
Given: 𝑙𝑖𝑚 =1 d. (𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑢) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑢 ⋅ 𝑑𝑢
√𝑎𝑥+𝑏−2 𝑑𝑢
𝑥→0 𝑑
4. Determine the value of a. e. (𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑢) = − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑢 ⋅ 𝑑𝑢
𝑑𝑢
A. 1 𝑑
f. (𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑢) = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝑢 ⋅ 𝑑𝑢
B. 2 𝑑𝑢
𝑑
C. 3 g. (𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝑢) = − 𝑐𝑠𝑐 2 𝑢 ⋅ 𝑑𝑢
𝑑𝑢
D. 4 𝑑
5. Determine the value of constant h. 𝑑𝑢
(𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑢) = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑢 ⋅ 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑢 ⋅ 𝑑𝑢
𝑑
b. i. (𝑐𝑠𝑐 𝑢) = − 𝑐𝑠𝑐 𝑢 ⋅ 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝑢 ⋅ 𝑑𝑢
𝑑𝑢
A. 1 𝑑
B. 2 j. 𝑑𝑢
(𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ 𝑢) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ 𝑢 ⋅ 𝑑𝑢
𝑑
C. 3 k. (𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ 𝑢) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ 𝑢 ⋅ 𝑑𝑢
𝑑𝑢
D. 4 𝑑
l. (𝑡𝑎𝑛ℎ 𝑢) = 𝑠𝑒𝑐ℎ2 𝑢 ⋅ 𝑑𝑢
𝑑𝑢
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m.
𝑑
(𝑐𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑢) = − 𝑐𝑠𝑐ℎ2 𝑢 ⋅ 𝑑𝑢 23. Let g be a function such that
𝑑𝑢
𝑑 𝑔′ (𝑥) ≥ −6 for all 𝑥 ∈ [0,2]. If 𝑔(0) =
n. 𝑑𝑢
(𝑠𝑒𝑐ℎ 𝑢) = − 𝑠𝑒𝑐ℎ 𝑢 𝑡𝑎𝑛ℎ 𝑢 ⋅ 𝑑𝑢 0, determine the least possible
𝑑
o. (𝑐𝑠𝑐ℎ 𝑢) = − 𝑐𝑠𝑐ℎ 𝑢 ⋅ 𝑐𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑢 ⋅ 𝑑𝑢 value of g(2).
𝑑𝑢
A. -12
13. What is the derivative of B. -11
arcsin(x) with respect to x? C. -10
1 D. -9
A. − 1+𝑥2
1
B. Rolle’s theorem
1+𝑥 2
1 Let f be a continuous function over
C. − the closed interval [a, b] and
√1−𝑥 2
1 differentiable over the open
D.
√1−𝑥 2 interval (a, b) such that f(a) =
f(b). There then exists at least
14. What is the derivative of
arctanh(x) with respect to x? one 𝑐 ∈ (𝑎, 𝑏) such that f’(c) = 0.
1
A. − 1−𝑥2 24. Determine the value of c that
1
B. will satisfy the Rolle’s theorem of
1−𝑥 2
1 the given function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 3
C. −
√1+𝑥 2 on the given interval [1, 3].
1
D. A. ½
√1+𝑥 2
B. 2
15. Determine the dy/dx of 𝑦 = 𝑥 + C. 5/2
𝑥 D. 7/3
𝑥 .
𝑥+ 𝑥
𝑥+
𝑥+⋯ Critical values
The point ( x, f(x)) is called
16. Evaluate dy/dx of 𝑦 = a critical point of f(x) if x is in
√𝑥 + √𝑥 + √𝑥 + ⋯. the domain of the function and
either f′(x) = 0 or f′(x) does not
exist

17. What is the derivative of 25. Which of the following is/are

𝑥 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑥 2 ) with respect to x? the critical value/s of the
𝑥2
𝑠𝑒𝑐ℎ 𝑥
function 𝑓(𝑥) = 9−𝑥 2?
18. What is the derivative of 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 A. 0
with respect to x? B. -3
C. 3
19. What is the derivative with D. All of the above
respect to x of arcsech(tan(x))?
Relative Extrema
20. What is the 2023rd derivative of Graphically, relative extrema are
sin(x) with respect to x? the peaks and valleys of the graph
of a function, peaks being the
21. Using implicit differentiation, points of relative maxima and
what is dy/dx of 𝑥 4 𝑦 3 − 7𝑥𝑦 = 7? valleys being the points of
relative minima. The combination of
Mean Value Theorem relative maxima and minima is
Let f be continuous over the closed called the relative extrema.
interval [a, b] and differentiable
over the open interval (a, b). Point of Inflection
Then, there exists at least one a point of a curve at which a
point 𝑐 ∈ (𝑎, 𝑏) such that change in the direction
𝑓(𝑏) − 𝑓(𝑎) of curvature occurs.
𝑓 ′ (𝑐) =
𝑏−𝑎
SITUATION 2
Givenonthe
22. Suppose that f(x) is continuous on [6, 15] and differentiable function:
the interval (6, 15) and 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) ≤
10 for all x. If f(6) = -2, what is 𝑥3
𝑓(𝑥) = − 3𝑥
the largest possible value of 9
f(15)? 26. At what interval will the
A. 87 function be decreasing?
B. 88 A. (−∞, −3]
C. 89 B. [−3,3]
D. 90 C. [3, +∞)
D. both A and C
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27. At what interval will the Radius of Curvature

function be increasing? It is the reciprocal of the
A. (−∞, −3] curvature.
B. [−3,3] 1 [1 + (𝑦 ′ )2 ]3/2
C. [3, +∞) 𝑅= =
κ |𝑦 ′′ |
D. both A and C
Center of Curvature
28. What is the relative minimum It is found at a point that is at a
point of the function? distance from the curve equal to
A. (-3, -6) the radius of curvature lying on
B. (3, -6) the normal vector.
C. (-3, 6) 𝑦 ′ [1 + (𝑦 ′ )2 ]
D. (3, 6) ℎ = 𝑥1 +
𝑦 ′′
1 + (𝑦 ′ )2
29. What is the relative maximum 𝑘 = 𝑦1 −
point of the function? 𝑦 ′′
A. (-3, -6)
B. (3, -6) 35. Find the radius of curvature of
C. (-3, 6) a parabola y2 – 4x = 0 at point (4,
D. (3, 6) 4).
A. 22.36 units
30. What is the point of inflection B. 25.78 units
of the given function? C. 20.33 units
A. (0, 0) D. 15.42 units
B. (-3, 6)
C. (3, -6) 36. Consider the curve given by the
D. (6, 6) equation y2 + x3 = 0. Find its
curvature at the point (-1,1).
31. At what interval will the graph a. 0.082
have a concavity in a downward b. 0.128
manner? c. -0.324
A. (−∞, 0) d. -0.526
B. [−3,3]
37. Find the minimum distance from
C. (0, +∞)
the point (4, 2) to the parabola y2
D. (0,3) = 8x.
A. 4√3
32. At what interval will the graph B. 2√2
have a concavity in an upward C. √3
manner? D. 2√3
A. (−∞, 0)
B. [−3,3] 38. Find the minimum amount of tin
C. (0, +∞) sheet that can be made into a
D. (0,3) closed cylinder having a volume of
108 cu. inches in square inches.
33. If y = 4cos x + sin 2x, what is A. 125.50
the slope of the curve when x = 2 B. 127.50
radians? C. 129.50
A. -2.21 D. 123.50
B. -4.94
C. -3.95 39. A poster is to contain 300 (cm
D. 2.21 square) of printed matter with
margins of 10 cm at the top and
34. Find the slope of the curve x2 bottom and 5 cm at each side. Find
+ y2 – 6x + 10y + 5 = 0 at point the overall dimensions if the total
(1, 0). area of the poster is minimum.
A. 1/5 A. 27.76 cm, 47.8 cm
B. 2/5 B. 20.45 cm, 35.6 cm
C. ¼ C. 22.24 cm, 44.5 cm
D. 2 D. 25.55 cm, 46.7 cm

Curvature 40. A normal window is in the shape

The curvature measures how fast a of a rectangle surmounted by a
curve is changing direction at a semi-circle. What is the ratio of
given point. the width of the rectangle to the
total height so that it will yield
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a window admitting the most light profit a maximum?

for a given perimeter? A. 75
A. 1 B. 150
B. ½ C. 225
C. 2 D. 250
D. 2/3
41. A boatman is at A which is 4.5 SITUATION 3
km from the nearest point B on a A cone has an altitude and base
straight shore BM. He wishes to radius of 12m and 15 m,
reach in minimum time at point C respectively. If a cylinder is
situated on the shore 9 km from B. inscribed inside the given cone
How far from C should he land if he with the maximum volume,
can row at the rate of 6 kph and 47. What is the height of the
can walk at the rate of 7.5 kph. cylinder?
A. 4.15 km A. 4m
B. 3.0 km B. 5m
C. 3.25 km C. 6m
D. 4.0 km D. 7m

42. Given a cone of diameter x and 48. What is the base radius of the
altitude of h. What percent is the cylinder?
volume of the largest cylinder A. 5m
which can inscribed in the cone to B. 10m
the volume of the cone? C. 15m
A. 44% D. 20m
B. 46%
C. 56% 49. What is the volume of the
D. 65% cylinder?
A. 100pi m3
43. A wall “h” meters high is 2 m B. 200pi m3
away from the building. The C. 300pi m3
shortest ladder that can reach the D. 400pi m3
building with one end resting on
the ground outside the wall is 6 m. SITUATION 4
How high is the wall in meters? A sphere has a radius of 12in. If a
A. 2.34 cylinder is inscribed in it with
B. 2.24 the maximum volume,
C. 2.44 50. What is the height of the
D. 2.14 cylinder?
A. 4√3 in
44. A statue 3 m high is standing
B. 6√3 in
on a base of 4 m high. If an
observer’s eye is 1.5 m above the C. 8√3 in
ground, how far should he stand D. 10√3 in
from the base in order that the
angle subtended by the statue is a 51. What is the base radius of the
maximum? cylinder?
A. 3.41 m A. √6 in
B. 3.51 m B. 2√6 in
C. 3.71 m
D. 4.41 m C. 3√6 in
D. 4√6 in
45. Divide 120 into two parts so
that product of one and the square 52. What is the volume of the
of the other is maximum. Find the cylinder?
numbers. A. 4179 in3
A. 60 & 60 B. 4238 in3
B. 100 & 20 C. 4337 in3
C. 70 & 50 D. 4460 in3
D. 80 & 40
SITUATION 5
46. A certain travel agency offered A sphere has a radius of 12in. If a
a tour that will cost each person P cone is inscribed in it with the
1500.00 if not more than 150 maximum volume,
persons will join, however the cost 53. What is the height of the cone?
per person will be reduced by P A. 8in
5.00 per person in excess of 150. B. 12in
How many persons will make the
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C. 16in
D. 20in 60. Water is pouring into a
swimming pool. After t hours, there
54. What is the base radius of the are t + √t gallons in the pool. At
cone? what rate is the water pouring into
A. 4√3 in the pool when t = 9 hours?
A. 7/6 gph
B. 8√3 in
B. 8/7 gph
C. 12√3 in C. 6/5 gph
D. 16√3 in D. 5/4 gph

55. What is the volume of the cone?
A. 2144.66 in3
B. 2233.55 in3
C. 2351.78 in3
D. 2490.12 in3
56. A balloon is released from the
ground 100 meters from an observer.
The balloon rises directly upward
at the rate of 4 meters per second.
How fast is the balloon receding
from the observer 10 seconds later?
A. 1.68 m/sec
B. 1.36 m/sec
C. 1.55 m/sec
D. 1.49 m/sec
57. A man walks across a bridge at
the rate of 5 fps as a boat
directly beneath him at 10 fps. If
the bridge is 10 feet above the
boat, how fast are the man and the
boat separating 1 second later?
A. 8 fps
B. 8.25 fps
C. 8.33 fps
D. 8.67 fps
58. A helicopter is rising
vertically from the ground at a
constant rate of 4.5 meters per
second. When it is 75 m off the
ground, a jeep passed beneath the
helicopter traveling in a straight
line at a constant rate of 80 kph.
Determine how fast the distance
between them changing after 1
second.
A. 12.34 m/sec
B. 11.10 m/sec
C. 10.32 m/sec
D. 9.85 m/sec
59. Water is flowing into a conical
cistern at the rate of 8 m3/min. If
the height of the inverted cone is
12 m and the radius of its circular
opening is 6 m. How fast is the
water level rising when the water
is 4 m deep?
A. 0.64 m/min
B. 0.56 m/min
C. 0.75 m/min
D. 0.45 m/min
61. Water is running into a
hemispherical bowl having a radius
of 10 cm at a constant rate of 3
cm3/min. When the water x cm. deep,
the water levels is rising at the
rate of 0.0149 cm/min. What is the
value of x?
A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5
62. Sand is falling off a conveyor
onto a conical pile at the rate of
15 cm3/min. The base of the cone is
approximately twice the altitude.
Find the height of the pile if the
height of the pile is changing at
the rate 0.047746 cm/min.
a. 12 cm
b. 10 cm
c. 8 cm
d. 6 cm
63. A machine is rolling a metal
cylinder under pressure. The radius
of the cylinder is decreasing at
the rate of 0.05 cm per second and
the volume V is 128π cu.cm. At what
rate is the length “h” changing
when the radius is 2.5 cm.
a. 0.8192 cm/sec
b. 0.7652 cm/sec
c. 0.6178 cm/sec
d. 0.5214 cm/sec
64. Two sides of a triangle are 15
cm and 20 cm long respectively. How
fast is the third side increasing
if the angle between the given
sides is 60° and is increasing at
the rate of 2°/sec.
a. 3.60 cm/sec
b. 2.70 cm/sec
c. 1.20 cm/sec
d. 0.05 cm/sec
65. A man 6 ft. tall is walking
toward a building at the rate of 5
ft/sec. If there is a light on the
ground 50 ft. from the building,
how fast is the man/s shadow on the
building growing shorter when he is
30 ft. from the building?
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a. -3.75 fps 72. Find the limit

b. -7.35 fps 𝑙𝑖𝑚 (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ) 𝑙𝑛(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )
(𝑥,𝑦)→(0,0)
c. -5.37 fps
A. -1
d. -4.86 fps
B. 0
C. 1
66. Using linearization, what is
D. limit does not exist
the estimated value of √15.96?
A. 3.995 73. Find the limit
B. 3.996 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )
C. 3.997 𝑙𝑖𝑚
D. 3.998 (𝑥,𝑦)→(0,0) 𝑥2 + 𝑦2
A. -1
SITUATION 6 B. 0
A manufacturer determines that the C. 1
profit derived from selling x units D. limit does not exist
of a certain item is given by
SITUATION 8
𝑃(𝑥) = 0.0002𝑥 3 + 10𝑥
67. Find the marginal profit for a Let 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝑥 3 𝑦 5 𝑧 7 + 𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑦 3 𝑧
production level of 50 units. 74. Find 𝑓𝑥𝑥𝑦
A. 11.50 A. 6𝑦 5 𝑧 7
B. 11.51 B. 30𝑥𝑦 4 𝑧 7
C. 11.52 C. 42𝑥𝑦 5 𝑧 6
D. 11.53 D. 105𝑥 2 𝑦 4 𝑧 6
68. What is the actual profit 75. Find 𝑓𝑧𝑦𝑥
obtained by increasing the
production level from 50 units to A. 6𝑦 5 𝑧 7
51 units. B. 30𝑥𝑦 4 𝑧 7
A. 11.50 C. 42𝑥𝑦 5 𝑧 6
B. 11.51 D. 105𝑥 2 𝑦 4 𝑧 6
C. 11.52
D. 11.53 𝜕4 𝑓
76. Find of 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 5𝑥 3 𝑦 +
𝜕𝑦𝜕𝑧𝜕2 𝑥
2 2
SITUATION 7 20𝑧𝑦𝑥 + 2𝑥 𝑦𝑧
A company manufactures fuel tanks A. 2z
for automobiles. The weekly cost B. 4z
(in dollars) of producing x tanks C. 6z
is given by: D. 8z
𝐶(𝑥) = 10000 + 90𝑥 − 0.05𝑥 2
69. What is the marginal cost of 77. Find all points on the portion
500 tanks? of the plane x + y + z = 5 in the
A. $39.95 first octant at which 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝑥𝑦 2 𝑧 2
B. $40 has a maximum value.
C. $40.05 A. (1, 2, 2)
D. $40.10 B. (3, 1, 1)
70. What is the actual additional C. (1, 3, 1)
cost of producing the 501st tank? D. (2, 2, 1)
A. $39.95
B. $40
C. $40.05
D. $40.10

71. A fastfood restaurant has

determined that the monthly price-
demand function for their
hamburgers is given by
60,000 − 𝑥
𝑝(𝑥) =
20,000
Where x is the number of hamburgers
sold. Find the marginal revenue per
hamburger for monthly sales of
20,000 hamburgers.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4