P3/FINAL EXAMINATION
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1. If a is a simple constant, what is the derivative of y=xa
a. (a-1)x
b. ax
c. x
d. axa-1
2. Find the derivative of the function 2x2 + 8x + 9 with respect to x.
a. Df(x) = 4x-8
b. Df(x) = 2x+9
c. Df(x) = 2x+8
d. Df(x) = 4x+8
3. Differentiate (x2 + 2)1/2
1
(𝑥 2 +2)2
a.
2
𝑥
b. 1
(𝑥 2 +2)2
2𝑥
c. 1
(𝑥 2 +2)2
3
d. (𝑥 2 + 2)2
4. Find the first derivative of x3 – 5x + 2 at x=2.
a. 5
b. 7
c. 6
d. 8
5. Find the second derivative of x3 – 5x2 + x = 0
a. 10x – 5
b. 6x – 10
c. 3x + 10
d. 3x2 – 5x
6. Find the second derivative of 3x3 – 2x2 + 4x – 8
a. 18x-4
b. 16x-8
c. 14x-8
d. 4x-18
7. Find the third derivative of y = 3x4 – 2x2 + x -5
a. 36x2
b. 72x
c. -5x
d. 15x
8. Find the first derivative of y = x2(x+1)3
a. x(x+1)2(5x+2)
b. x(x+5)2(2x+1)
c. x(x+1)(5x+2)
d. x(5x+2)2(x+1)
9. What is the first derivative dy/dx of the expression (xy)x = e
a. -y(1-lnxy)/x2
b. -y(1+lnxy)/x
c. 0
d. y/x
10. Find the derivative of (x+5)/(x2 – 1)
a. DF(x) = (-x2 – 10x -1 )/ (x2 -1)2
b. DF(x) = (-x2 + 10x -1 )/ (x2 -1)2
c. DF(x) = (x2 – 10x -1 )/ (x2 -1)2
d. DF(x) = (-x2 – 10x +1 )/ (x2 +1)2
11. Differentiate y=ex – cos x2
a. -ex sin x2
b. ex (cos x2 – 2xsin x2)
c. excos x2 – 2xsin x2)
d. ex + 2xsinx2
12. If y=(t2 + 2)2 and t=x1/2 , determine dy/dx,
a. 3/2
b. 5/2 x1/2
c. 2 (x+2)
2𝑥 2 +2𝑥
d. 3
13. Differentiate y=log (x2+ 1)2
a. log e (x) (x2 + 1)2
b. 4x(x2+1)
c. 4xloge(x2+1)
d. 2x(x2+1)
14. Differentiate y =sec (x2+2)
a. 2xcos(x2+2)
b. -cos(x2+2)cot(x2+2)
c. 2xsec(x2+2)tan(x2+2)
d. cos(x2+2)
15. Find the slope of the line tangent to the curve y = x3 – 2x + 1 at
x=1.
a. 1
b. ½
c. 1/3
d. ¼
16. Find the slope of the tangent to a parabola, y=x2 at a point on
the curve where x=1/2.
a. 0
b. 1
c. ¼
d. -1/2
17. If y = 4cos + sin2x, what is the slope of the curve when x =2?
a. -2.21
b. -4.94
c. -3.25
d. 2.21
18. Determine the equation of the line tangent to the curve y=2x2 +
1, at the point (1,3)
a. y = 4x + 1
b. y = 4x – 1
c. y = 2x -1
d. y = 2x + 1
19. The distance a body travels is a function of time and is given by
x(t)= 18t+9t2. Find its velocity at t=2.
a. 36
b. 54
c. 24
d. 20
20. Locate the points of inflection of the curve y=(x square)( e
exponent x)
a. -2 plus or minus (square root of 3)
b. 2 plus or minus (square root of 2)
c. -2 plus or minus (square root of 2)
d. 2 plus or minus (square root of 3)
21. The cost of a product is a function of the quantity x of the
product : C(x) = x2 – 4000x + 50. Find the quantity for which the cost
is minimum.
a. 3000
b. 2000
c. 1000
d. 1500
22. What is the maximum profit when the profit-versus-production
function is given below? P is profit and x is unit of production. P =
200,000 – x – [1.1/(x+1)]8 ?
a. 285,000
b. 200,000
c. 250,000
d. 305,000
23. A function is given below. What value of x maximizes y? y2 + y
+ x2 – 2x = 5
a. 3
b. 1
c. 10
d. 2
24. What positive number added to its reciprocal will give the
minimum sum?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
25. The product of two positive numbers is 16 .Find the number if
the sum of one and the square of the other is least.
a. 8, 2
b. 8, 1
c. 8, 5
d. 8, 0
26. Find the numbers whose sum is 20 and whose product is
maximum.
a. 15, 5
b. 10, 10
c. 18, 2
d. 12, 8
27. A poster is to contain 300cm2 of printed matter with margins of
10 cm at the top and bottom and 5 cm at the side. Find the overall
dimensions if the total area of the poster is a minimum.
a. 27.76, 47.8 cm
b. 20.45, 35.6 cm
c. 22.24, 44.5 cm
d. 25.55, 46.7 cm
28. A rectangular field is to be enclosed by 1000 meters of fence.
What is the least possible area that can be enclosed?
a. 63,500 m2
b. 50,630 m2
c. 35,600 m2
d. 62,500 m2
29. A rectangular lot is fenced off along a highway. If the fence on
the highway side costs Php 180/m and on the other sides cost Php
120/m. Find the area of the largest lot that can be fenced off for a
total cost of Php48,000.
a. 6000 sqm
b. 7000 sqm
c. 8000 sqm
d. 9000 sqm
30. A farmer has enough money to build only 100 meters of fence.
What are the dimensions of the field he can enclose to have maximum
area?
a. 25m x 25m
b. 15m x 35m
c. 20m x 30m
d. 22.5m x 27.5m
31. Water is pouring into a swimming pool. After t hours, there are
t+ √𝑡 gallons in the pool. At what rate is the water pouring into the
pool when t=9hours?
a. 1 gph
b. ½ gph
c. 7/6 gph
d. 1/6 gph
32. Sand is pouring from a spout at the rate of 25 cc/sec. It forms a
cone whose height is always 1/3 of the base radius. At what rate is the
height increasing when the cone is 50 cm high?
a. 0.0354 cm/sec
b. 0.00354 cm/sec
c. 0.000354 cm/sec
d. 0.354000 cm/sec
33. The rate of increasing the edge of the cube is 30 cm/min. Find
the rate of change in volume when the edge is 8cm.
a. 90 cm3/sec
b. 94 cm3/sec
c. 95 cm3/sec
d. 96 cm3/sec
34. A man 5 feet tall walks toward a straight light at the rate of
1m/sec on the ground. What is the rate of shortening his shadow
when the light is 15 ft above the ground.
a. 1 m/s
b. 0.5 m/s
c. 2 m/s
d. 2.5 m/s
𝑥+4
35. Compute the ff limit: lim (𝑥−4)
𝑥→∞
a. 1
b. 0
c. 2
d. Infinity
𝑥 2 −16
36. Compute the ff. limit : lim ( )
𝑥→4 𝑥−4
a. 1
b. 8
c. 0
d. 16
37. For what values of x is the derivative of the function 2x-3/x
equal to 4?
a. 1/3
3
b. √2
c. 3/2
d. 5/2
38. At what values of x is the derivative of x3 equal to the derivative
of x2+x?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
39. Find the first derivative of y = 3cot(2 – 3x)
a. 9csc2(2-3x)
b. 7csc2(2-3x)
c. 8csc2(2-3x)
d. 6csc2(2-3x)
40. Find the second derivative of y=xsinx
a. 2cosx – 3xsinx
b. 2cosx + xsinx
c. 2cosx-xsinx
d. Xsinx-2cosx
41. Find the first derivative of Arctan 3x.
a. 3/(1-9x)
b. 3/(1+x2)
c. 2/(1+9x2)
d. 3/(1+9x2)
42. Find the first derivative of x5e-3lnx
a. 2x
b. 4x
c. 6x
d. 8x
2𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑥
43. Find the first derivative of 1+𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝑥
a. 2sin2x
b. 2sec2x
c. 2cos2x
d. 2tan2x
44. At what point is 2 the slope of the curve y=4x+x2?
a. (-1,-3)
b. (-2,-1)
c. (-2,-6)
d. (-3,-1)
45. Find the equation of the line tangent to y=x(2-x)2 at point (1,1).
a. x +y=1
b. x +y=2
c. x +y=3
d. x +y=4
46. Find “a” so that the curve y =x3 + ax2 + b will have a critical
points at (2,5).
a. 2
b. 4
c. -3
d. -1
47. Find the point of inflection of the curve y = x2 – 1/x
a. (2,0)
b. (1,0)
c. (3,0)
d. (4,0)
48. Find the maximum point y = x5 – 5x3 – 20x – 2.
a. (-2, 46)
b. (-2, 3)
c. (46, -2)
d. (3, 4)
49. Find the derivative dy/dx of y = tanh2x + cothx
a. 2 (sech22x – csch22x)
b. -2 (sech22x – csch22x)
c. 2 (tanh22x – coth22x)
d. -2 (tanh22x – coth22x)
50. Are you cheating on this examination ?
a. Yes
b. No
c. On some items only
d. Not sure
Prepared by:
Jeffrey R. Rebonquin
