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The 2 Annual
Johns Hopkins University
High School Math Tournament
Hosted by The JHU Undergraduate Math Club

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April Fool’s Day, 2000

Calculus Individual Test

 The 2nd Annual Johns Hopkins University High School Math Tournament
1 April 2000
Calculus Individual Test
Note: sqrt means “square root” & <= means “less than or equal to”

1. What is the derivative (with respect to x) of:

g(w,x,y,z) = wxyz + w2x2y2z2 + w3x3y3z3 + wyxz?
a. 1 + 16wxyz + 81w2x2y2z2 + ywy-1zxz-1
b.wyz + w2xy2z2 + w3x2y3z3 + wyxz-1
c. wyz + 2w2xy2z2 + 3w3x2y3z3 + wyxz-1
d. x + x2 + x3 + xz
e. wyz + 2w2xy2z2 + 3w3x2y3z3 + wyzxz-1

2. Which of the following are true of the function x3 + 3x2 + 3x + 5 ?

I. It has a relative maximum
II. It has a relative minimum
III. It has a point of inflection

a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I and II only
e. I, II, and III

3. What is the derivative of f(x) = [sin(x)]*(x-3)2/[sin(2x)]?

a. (x-3)sec(x) + 0.5(x-3)2tan(x)sec(x)
b. 2(x-3)csc(2x) – 2(x-3)2cot(2x)csc(2x)
c. –2(x-3)cot(2x) + 2(x-3)2csc(2x)cot(2x)
d. –2(x-3)2tan(2x) – 2(x-3)2csc(2x)
e. 2(x-3)csc(2x) + 2(x-3)2tan(2x)csc(2x)

4. A ball is thrown horizontally at a velocity of 40 ft./second from a 256 ft. high

building. Assuming there is no air resistance, how far (horizontally) will the ball
have traveled and what will its downward velocity be when it hits the ground?
(Hint: The gravitational acceleration is 32 ft./sec.2.)
a. 80 ft. and 32 ft./sec.
b. 120 ft. and 96 ft./sec.
c. 320 ft. and 128 ft./sec.
d. 160 ft. and 128 ft./sec.
e. 320 ft. and 256 ft./sec.
5. Find e2x cos(3x) dx
a. (2/13) e2x cos(3x) + (3/13) e2x sin(3x) + C
b. (2/13) e2x cos(3x) + (2/13) e2x sin(3x) + C
c. (1/5) e2x cos(3x) + (2/5) e2x sin(3x) + C
d. (1/5) e2x cos(3x) + (3/10) e2x sin(3x) + C
e. (2/5) e2x cos(3x) + (4/5) e2x sin(3x) + C

6. What is lim x->0 [sin4(x) / (x6 + 4x4)]?

a. –1
b. –1/2
c. 0
d. ¼
e. 1

7. Find (x +1) / [x2 +2x + 4]} dx

a. ln(3.5)
b. ln (39/12)
c. ln[{sqrt(13)}/2]
d. 4
e. ln(3)

8. What is the mean value of the derivative [f’(x)] of the function f(x) = 2x3 – 3x2
over the region x = 0 to x = 4?
a. –8
b. 6
c. 12
d. 20
e. 36

9. Find dy/dx if x3y + 3cos(xy) + 6exy = 8

a. [-3x2y + 3ysin(xy) + 3xsin(xy) – 6yexy – 6xexy] / x3
b. [-3x2y + 3ysin(xy) – 6yexy] / [-3xsin(xy) + 6xexy]
c. [-3x2y + 3ysin(xy) – 6yexy] / [x3 – 3xsin(xy) + 6xexy]
d. [x2y + ysin(xy) + xsin(xy) – 2yexy – 2xexy] / x3
e. [sin(xy) – 2exy] / x2

10. What is the minimum of the function y = x3 – 5x2 – 8x +2 over the range (-2, 10)?
a. 2
b. –12
c. –46
d. –110
e. –10
11. Find the equations of the lines that are tangent to y = x2 – 2x + 1 and pass through
(5,7).
a. y = 2x – 3 & y = 7x - 28
b. y = 3x – 8 & y = 7x - 28
c. y = 2x – 3 & y = 14x - 63
d. y = x + 2 & y = 14x - 63
e. y = 2x – 3 & y = 3x - 8

12. What is lim x->0 {[tan(x + tan()] / x} ?

a. ½ * sqrt (2)
b. 1
c. 0
d. 2
e. undefined

13. Find dxcos2(3x)]

a. 1/3 * sqrt (2)
b. 1/3
c. –1/3 * sqrt (2)
d. 1/6 * sqrt(2)
e. –1/3

14. What is the length of the curve defined by the parametric equations
x(t) = ln [sec(t)] and y(t) = t from the point ([ln(sqrt{2})], /4) to ([ln(2)], /3) ?
a. sqrt(3) - 1
b. sqrt(2) - 1
c. sqrt(3) + 1
d. sqrt(2) + 1
e. 1

15. The radius of a sphere increases at a steady rate of 2 cm/sec. At what rate are the
sphere’s volume and surface area increasing, respectively, when the sphere has a
volume of 36cm3?
a. 24cm3/sec and 24 cm2/sec
 b. 36cm3/sec and 24 cm2/sec
 c. 24cm3/sec and 48 cm2/sec
 d. 72cm3/sec and 48 cm2/sec
 e. 36cm3/sec and 16 cm2/sec     
 
16. Find (x2 + 8x + 16) / (x + 3)] dx
a. 2 + ln 5
b. 4 + ln 5
c. 10 + ln 5
d. 12 + ln 5
e. 20 + ln 5
17. Describe the following function in the range from x = 0 to x = 3

a. f(x), f’(x), f’’(x) > 0

b. 0 < f(x), f’(x) < 0, f’’(x) > 0
c. 0 < f(x), f’(x) > 0, f’’(x) < 0
d. 0 <= f(x), f’(x) < 0, f’’(x) > 0
e. 0 <= f(x), f’(x) > 0, f’’(x) < 0

18. The revenue of company A is given by the function r(x) = x3 – 4x2 + 6x, where x
is the amount of product A that company A produces (in millions). The total
costs incurred by company A are given by c(x) = 2x3 – 5x2 + 5x. How many units
of product A should company A produce to maximize profits?
a. 500,000
b. 1,000,000
c. 2,000,000
d. 3,000,000
e. 4,000,000

19. Find h’(38) for h(x) = tan[3 – cos(2x)]

a. [sqrt(2)] / [cos2{3 + ½ * sqrt(2)}]
b. [2*sqrt(2)] / [cos2{3 – ½ * sqrt(2)}]
c. [sqrt(2)] / [2cos2{3 – ½ * sqrt (2)}]
d. 2 / [cos2{3 – ½ * sqrt(2)}]
e. 4 / [cos2{(3 – ½ * sqrt(2)}]

20. Find the seventh derivative of g(x) = (1 +4x)7

a. 7!*46*(1 + 4x)
b. 7!*47*(1 + 4x)
c. 7!*46*(1 + 4x)2
d. 7!*46*4
e. 7!*47
21. If  (3x2 + kx – 6k) dx = 16, then k is
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
e. 4

22. What is the area (strictly above the x-axis) of the region bounded by
y = -x2 + 5x + 50 and the x-axis between x = -100 and x = 100?
a. 187.5
b. 656666 + 2/3
c. 562.5
d. 62.5
e. 687.5

23. Find dx / (1 + x2)

a. 0
b. / 4
c. –1/2
d. ln(2)
e. / 2

24. What is xsqrt (x + 3)] dx ?

a. (2/3)x(x+3)1.5 – (4/15)(x+3)2.5 + C
b. (4/3)(x+3)1.5 + (2/15)(x+3)2.5 + C
c. (4/3)x(x+3)1.5 – (2/15)(x+3)2.5 + C
d. (2/3)(x+3)1.5 – (4/15)(x+3)2.5 + C
e. (2/3)(x+3)1.5 + (4/15)(x+3)2.5 + C

25. What is lim x->(3x4 + 16x3 + 8x) / (x5 + 2x4 – 1)] ?

a. does not exist
b. 1
c. 3/2
d. 0
e. 3

26. What is the area in the first quadrant of the graph y = x  (-2x2 + 3) ?
a. 3*sqrt(3)
b. 2 + sqrt(3)
c. 0.5 * sqrt(3)
d. 3 – sqrt(3)
e. 2 / sqrt(3)
27. Find y’ if y = xx.
a. 1 + xx
b. xx lnx
c. xx + lnx
d. xx + xx lnx
e. 1 + xx lnx

28. What is the slope of the line tangent to y3x + exy = 1 + e at (1,1)?
a. (e – 1) / (3 + e)
b. (1 + e) / (3 – e)
c. 1 – e
d. (–e – 1) / (–3 + e)
e. (–e – 1) / (3 + e)

29. Which of the following are antiderivatives of [{ln(x)} / x] ?

I. [ln(x)]2 / 2 II. 4 + [ln(x)]2 / 2 III. 3 + [ln(x)]2 / 2
a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I and II only
e. I, II, and III

30. What is the mean value of the function y = x3 – 3x + cosx from x = 0 to x = ?
a. (3 – 6 + 1) / 4
b. (3 – 6) / 4
c. (4 – 6) / 4
d. (3 – 6 + 1) / 2
e. (4 – 6) / 4