MSTE 2: Differential & Integral Calculus

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1. Evaluate the limit: Find the value of x0 prescribed by the law of the
𝑢2 − 25 mean when:
lim f(x) = 3x2 + 4x − 3
𝑢 →5 𝑢 − 5
A. 10 C. 0 a = 1, b = 3.
B. 100 D. No answer A. 2 C. 6
B. 4 D. 12
2. Evaluate the limit:
𝑥 4 + 3𝑥 3 − 13𝑥 2 − 27𝑥 + 36 9. Find all values of x0 in the interval (0, 2) at which
lim the tangent line to the graph of
𝑥 →1 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 4
A. 8 C. -8 1
f(x) = x 3 + 1
B. 10 D. -10 4
is parallel to the secant line joining the points (0,
3. Evaluate the limit: f(0)) and (2, f(2)).
𝑥2 + 𝑥 − 2 A. −√2 C. −2√3
lim
𝑥 →1 (𝑥 − 1)2 3
A. 0 C. 2 B. √2 D. 2√3
B. 1 D. No limit exists 3

4. Evaluate the limit: 10. A circular hole 4 in in diameter and 1 ft deep in

3𝑥 − 2 a metal block is rebored to increase the diame-
lim ter to 4.12 in. Estimate the amount of metal re-
𝑥 →∞ 9𝑥 + 7
A. 3 C. 1/3 moved.
B. 1/5 D. No limit exists A. 2.66π C. 2.77π
B. 2.88π D. 2.55π
5. Find the equation of the tangent line to
2x + 5 11. Generalized Mean-Value Theorem (Cauchy
y= 2 at x = 1. Mean-Value Theorem)
x −3
A. –9x + 2y = 2 C. –9x – 2y = 2 Assume that f(x) and g(x) are continuous on
B. 9x + 2y = 2 D. 9x – 2y = 2 [a,b], and differentiable on (a,b). Assume also
that g′(x) ≠ 0 for all x in (a, b). Then there exists
6. Find the angle of intersection of the tangent at least one point x0 in (a, b) for which:
lines to the curves 𝑓(𝑏) − 𝑓(𝑎) 𝑓′(𝑥0 )
xy = 1, y = x3 =
𝑔(𝑏) − 𝑔(𝑎) 𝑔′ (𝑥0 )
at the common point (1,1). Find a value x0 prescribed by the extended law
A. 63.43 C. 26.57 of the mean when
B. 45 D. 0 f(x) = 3x + 2 and g(x) = x2 + 1, on [1, 4].
A. 2 C. 3
7. Find the value of dy/dx if B. 5/2 D. 7/2
2
𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥
A. 𝑥 𝑥 2 [𝑥 + 2𝑙𝑛(𝑥)] 12. Rolle’s Theorem (Michel Rolle)
B. 𝑥 𝑥 2 [𝑥 + 𝑙𝑛(𝑥 2 )] Let f be continuous on the closed interval [a, b]
C. 𝑥 𝑥 2 [1 + 2𝑥𝑙𝑛(𝑥)] and differentiable on the open interval (a, b). If
D. 𝑥 𝑥 2 [𝑥 + 2𝑥𝑙𝑛(𝑥)] f(a) = 0 and f(b) = 0
then there is at least one point c in the interval
(a, b) such that f’(c) = 0.
8. Mean Value Theorem:
If y = f(x) is continuous on the interval [a, b], and Find the two x-intercepts of the function f(x) =
is differentiable everywhere on the interval (a, x2 − 5x + 4 and confirm that f’(c) = 0 at some
b), then there is at least one number ‘c’ between point ‘c’ between those intercepts.
‘a’ and ‘b’ such that: A. 1, 4, f’(c) = 0 @ c = 5/2
𝑓(𝑏) − 𝑓(𝑎)
= 𝑓′(𝑐) B. 1, 4, f’(c) = 0 @ c = 0
𝑏−𝑎 C. 1, f’(c) = 0 @ c = 5/2
D. 4, f’(c) = 0 @ c = 5/2

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13. Max wants to make a box with no lid from a rec-
tangular sheet of cardboard that is 18 inches by
24 inches. The box is to be made by cutting a
square of side ‘x’ from each corner of the sheet
and folding up the sides. Find the value of ‘x’ that
maximizes the volume of the box.
A. 10.61 C. 5.55
B. 7.49 D. 3.39
20. A boat is pulled into a dock by means of a rope
attached to a pulley on the dock (see the accom-
panying figure). The rope is attached to the bow
of the boat at a point 10 ft below the pulley. How
fast must the rope be pulled if we want the boat
to approach the dock at a rate of 12 ft/min at the
instant when 125 ft of rope is out?

14. Given the equation:

1 1
𝑦 = 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 8
3 2
Find the interval on which y is increasing.
A. (–∞, –3) C. (–∞, –3), (2, ∞) A. 11.96 ft/min C. 12.58 ft/min
B. (–3, 2) D. (–3, 2), (2, ∞) B. 11.69 ft/min D. 12.85 ft/min

15. At 9 A.M. ship B is 65 mi due east of another ship 21. A 6-foot-tall woman is walking at the rate of 4
A. Ship B is then sailing due west at 10 mph, and ft/sec away from a streetlamp that is 24 ft tall.
A is sailing due south at 15 mph. If they continue How fast is the length of her shadow changing?
on their respective courses, when will they be A. 3/4 C. 7/3
nearest one another, and how near? B. 4/3 D. 3/7
A. 54.08 mi C. 56.67 mi
B. 59.11 mi D. 57.55 mi 22. An inverted conical container has a diameter of
42 in and a depth of 15 in. If water is flowing out
16. A rectangular field, bounded on one side by a of the vertex of the container at a rate of 35π
building, is to be fenced in on the other three in3/s, how fast is the depth of the water drop-
sides. If 3,000 feet of fence is to be used, find the ping when the height is 5 inches?
dimensions of the largest field that can be fenced A. 4/7 in/s C. 6/7 in/s
in. B. 3/7 in/s D. 5/7 in/s
A. 1000 x 1000 ft C. 750 x 1500 ft
B. 500 x 2000 ft D. 1250 x 500 ft 23. Suppose that the side of a square is measured
with a ruler to be 10 inches with a measurement
17. A company offers the following schedule of error of at most ± 1/32 in. Estimate the error in
charges: $30 per thousand for orders of 50,000 the computed area of the square.
or less, with the charge per thousand decreased A. ± 5/8 in2 C. ± 8/3 in2
by 37 ½ cents for each thousand above 50,000. B. ± 5/3 in2 D. ± 3/8 in2
Find the order size that makes the company’s re-
ceipts a maximum. 24. The radius of a sphere is measured to be 4 cm
A. 45,000 C. 60,000 with an error of ±0.01 cm. Use differentials to
B. 55,000 D. 65,000 approximate the error in the surface area.
A. ±1.050 cm2 C. ±1.005 cm2
18. Find all inflection points of the given function. B. ±2.005 cm 2 D. ±2.050 cm2
𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 5 − 5𝑥 4 − 1
A. 0, 1 C. 1 25. The diameter of a polyurethane sphere is meas-
B. 0 D. No answer ured with percentage error within ± 0.4%. Esti-
mate the percentage error in the calculated vol-
19. A stone, projected vertically upward with an in- ume of the sphere.
itial velocity of 112 ft/s, moves according to s =
112t – 16t2, where s is the distance from the Hint: If the true value of a quantity is q and a
starting point. Compute the greatest height measurement or calculation produces an error
reached. Δq, then Δq/q is called the relative error in the
A. 169 C. 154 measurement or calculation; when expressed as
B. 196 D. 145 a percentage, Δq/q is called the percentage er-
ror.
A. ± 0.4% C. ± 0.6%
B. ± 0.8% D. ± 1.2%

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26. Find the equation of the circle of curvature of 35. An astronaut’s weight (or more precisely, Earth
2xy + x + y = 4 at the point (1, 1). weight) is the force exerted on the astronaut by
A. 5 2 5 2 9 the Earth’s gravity. As the astronaut moves up-
(𝑥 + ) + (𝑦 − ) = ward into space, the gravitational pull of the
2 2 2
B. 5 2 5 2 9 Earth decreases, and hence so does his or her
(𝑥 − ) + (𝑦 + ) = weight. If the Earth is assumed to be a sphere of
2 2 2
C. radius 4000 mi, then it follows from Newton’s
5 2 5 2 9
(𝑥 − ) + (𝑦 − ) = Law of Universal Gravitation that an astronaut
2 2 2 who weighs 150 lb on Earth will have a weight
D. 5 2 5 2 9
(𝑥 + ) + (𝑦 + ) = of
2 2 2 2,400,000,000
𝑤(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑏, 𝑥 ≥ 4000
𝑥2
27. Find the average value of at x miles from the Earth’s center. Use this for-
f(x) = 4 − x2 on [0, 2] mula to estimate the work in foot-pounds re-
A. 8/3 C. 4/3 quired to lift the astronaut 220 miles upward to
B. 5/3 D. 1 the International Space Station.
A. 1.65 X 108 C. 1.65 X 106
28. Find the total area bounded by the graph of y = B. 3.13 X 10 8 D. 3.13 X 106
x2 + 2x and the x-axis on [–2, 2].
A. 8 C. 7 36. A bag containing originally 60 kg. of flour is
B. 16 D. 14/3 lifted through a vertical distance of 9 m. While it
is being lifted, flour is leaking from the bag at
29. Find the area of the region that is enclosed be- such rate that the number of pounds lost is pro-
tween the curves: portional to the square root of the distance trav-
y = x2, y = x + 6. ersed. If the total loss of the flour is 12 kg., find
A. 27/2 C. 22/3 the amount of work done in lifting the bag.
B. 150/6 D. 125/6 A. 468 Joules C. 4591 Joules
B. 522 Joules D. 5121 Joules
30. Find the centroid of the region R enclosed be-
tween the curves 37. A cistern in the form of an inverted right circular
y = x2, y = x + 6 cone is 20 m. deep and 12 m. diameter at the top.
A. (1/2, 4) C. (4, 1/2) If the water is 16 m. deep in the cistern, find the
B. (-1/2, 4) D. (-4, 1/2) work done in kilo Joules to pump out the water.
The water is raised to a point of discharge 10 m.
31. Find the volume of the solid generated when the above the top of the cistern.
region under the curve A. 36982.83 C. 30296.33
y = x2 B. 110948.49 D. 68166.75
over the interval [0, 2] is rotated about the line
y = –1. 38. A plate in the form of a parabolic segment of
A. 70π/3 C. 176π/15 base 12 ft and height 4 ft is submerged in water
B. 88π/15 D. 140π/3 so that its base is at the surface of the liquid. Find
the force on a face of the plate.
32. Find the arc length of the curve 24xy = x4 + 48 A. 3184.99 C. 3149.98
from x = 2 to x = 4. B. 3194.88 D. 3257.75
A. 15/6 C. 19/6
B. 17/6 D. 13/6 39. Find the area of the region that is bounded by
the spiral r = θ, θ ≥ 0, between the rays θ = 0 and
33. Find the area of the surface of revolution gener- θ = 7π/4.
ated by revolving about the x-axis the arc of the A. 27.70 C. 29.10
parabola 12x = y2 from x= 0 to x = 3. B. 28.88 D. 30.16
A. 142.64 C. 173.68
B. 124.46 D. 137.86 40. Evaluate the area formed by the polar equation
r2 = 32cosθ
34. Find the moment of inertia with respect to the y- from θ = 0° to θ = 2π.
axis of the plane area between the parabola y = A. 16 C. 32
9 – x2 and the x-axis. B. 48 D. 64
A. 64.8 C. 55.9
B. 46.8 D. 59.5

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