FLORES, ARAIZA G. BSEE 5 18.

Find the derivative of y with respect to x if ;

x = arcsin ey.
DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS PROBLEM SET 9 A. tanx B. sinx C. cot x D. cos x
LECTURE
19. Find the derivative of h with respect to u; for
1. What is the limit value of y=𝑥3 + 𝑥𝑥2 + 𝑥 as x h=Π2u.
approaches to zero? A. Π2u B.2 Π2uln Π C.2u ln Π D.2 Π2u
A. 1 B. 0 C. indeterminate D. 3
20. Find dy/dx or y’ for (xy)x = e.
2. Evaluate the lim𝑛→0(1−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥𝑥2 ) A. –y(1-ln xy)/x2 B. 0
A. 0 B. 2 C. 1/2 D. -1/2 C. –y(1+ln xy)/x D. y/x

3. Evaluate the lim (x3 - 2x + 9)/(2x3 - 8) as x 21. Find y’ if y = cosh2x – sinh2x

approaches infinity. A. 2 cosh2x B. 1 C. 2sin 2x D. 0
A.0 B.1/2 C. 2 D. 1/4
22. If y = 1 /(t+1) and x = t/(t+1) find dy/dx or y’
4. Evaluate the lim (3x4 - 2x2 + 7)/(5x3 + x - 3) as A. 1 B. t C. -1 D. -t
x approaches infinity.
A. Undefined B. Infinity C. 3/5 D. 0 23. Find y’ if y = arc sinh cot x.
A. Csc x B. csc x cot x
5. Evaluate the lim(x2 - 16)/(x - 4) as x C. -csc x D. -csc x cot x
approaches 4.
A. 1 B. 0 C. 8 D. 16 24. If y = 4 cosx + sin 2x, what is the slope of
the curve when x=2.
6. Evaluate the lim(x - 4)/(x2 – x - 12) as x A. -2.21 B. -3.25 C. -4.94 D. -2.21
approaches 4.
A. undefined B. infinity C. 0 D. 1/7 25. Find the 60th derivative of y respect to x for
y = x60.
7. Evaluate the lim(x2- 1)/(x2 + 3x - 4) as x A. 0 B. 59!x C. 60! D. infinity
approaches 1.
A. 3/5 B. 4/5 C. 2/5 D. 1/5 26. Find the slope of the line having the
parametric equations x=t-1 and y=2t.
8. Evaluate the lim(x3-27)/(x -3) as x approaches A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
3.
A. 0 B. 9 C. infinity D. 27 27. Find the derivative of y with respect to x;
where x=2 tanht & y=4 sech t.
9. Evaluate the lim(2-x)tan(Πx/2) A. 2 sinh t B. 2 cosh t
A. e2n B. 0 C. e2/n D. infinity C. -2sinht D. -2cosht

10. Differentiate, y=sec x2 28. Find the slope of x2y=8 at the point (2, 3).
A. 2x sec x2 B. 2x tan x2 A. 2 B. -2 C. -1 D. 1/2
C. 2 sec x2 D. 2x sec x2 tan x2
29. Find the slope of the curve x2+y2 -
11. Differentiate y = ex cos x2 6x+10y+5= 0 at point (1, 0).
A. –ex sin x2 C. ex(cosx2 -2x sin x2) A. 1/3 B. 2/5 C. 3/4 0D. 1/5
B. ex cos x2 -2xsin x2 D. -2x ex sinx
30. Find the slope of the line having the
12. What is the derivative of the function with parametric equation y = 4t+6 and x = t+1.
respect to x of (x+1)3-x3. A. 1 B. 3 C. 2 D. 4
A. 3x +3 B. 6x-3 C. 3x-3 D. 6x+3
31. Given function f(x) = x to the 3rd power -
13. Differentiate (x2+2)1/2 6x+2, find the value of the first derivative at x=2,
A. (x2+1)1/2/2 B. 2x/(x+2)1/2 f(2).
C. x/(x2+2)1/2 D. (x2+2)2 A. 6 B. 3x2 -4 C. 7 D. 8

14. Find y’ if y = x ln x – x 32. Determine the velocity of progress with the

A. lnx B. (ln x)/x C. xlnx D. x/lnx given equation, D = 20t +5/(t+1) when t = 4 sec.
A. 16.8m/s B. 18.8m/s C. 17.8m/s D. 19.8m/s
15. Differentiate y=log (x2+1)2
A. Log10e(x)(x2+1)2 B. (4xlog10e)/(x2+1) 33. What is the second derivative of y = xsinx
C. 4x(x2+1) D. 2x(x+1) A. 2cosx-xsinx B. 4cosx-sinx
C. 3cos2xsinx D. cos2x-3x sinx
16. Find the 60th derivative of y with respect to
x for y = xex 34. Given the curve y =12 -12x +x3, determine
A. xex B. (x+60)ex C. 60xex D. (xex)60 its maximum, minimum and inflections points.
A. (-2, 28), (2, -4) & (0, 12)
17. Find y’ if y = arcsin cos x. B. (2, -28), (2, 4) & (0, 2)
A. -1 B. 1 C. -2 D. 2 C.(-2, -28), (-2, -4) & (2, 12)
D.(-2, 28), (-2, 4) & (1, 2) 45. Find the point in the parabola y2 = 4x at
35. Find the second derivative of y with respect which the rate of change of the ordinate and
to x for: 4x2 +8y2 = 36. abscissa are equal.
A. 9/4y3 B. -9/4y3 C. 4y3 D. - A. (1, 2) B. (-1, 4) C. (2, 1) D. (4,
4y3 4)

36. Given the curve y2=5x-1 at point (1, -2), find 46. Water is flowing in to a conical cistern at the
the equation of tangent and normal to the rate of 8 m3/min. If the height of the inverted
curve. cone is 12m and the radius of its circular
A. 5x+4y+3 = 0 & 4x-5y-14 = 0 opening is 6m. How fast is the water level rising
B. 5x+4y-3 = 0 & 4x+5y-14 = 0 when the water is 4m depth?
C. 5x-4y+3 = 0 & 4x+5y+14 = 0 A. 0.74m/min B. 0.54m/min
D. 5x-4y-3 = 0 & 4x+5y-14 = 0 C .0.64m/min D. 0.84m/min

37. Find the radius of curvature and center of 47. A woman is walking at the rate of 4m/s
the ellipse 3x2 +y2 =12 at the point (1, 3). across the bridge 30m above a river. A boat
A. R = (3/2)srqrt 2; C(-1/2, 3/2) travelling 12m/s at right angle to the roadway of
B. R = 3sqrt 2; C(1/2, 3/2) the bridge pass directly beneath her. How fast
C. R = 3sqrt 2; C(-1/2, -3/2) is the distance between the boat and the
D. R = (3/2)sqrt 2; C(1/2, -3/2) woman increasing 5 seconds later?
A. 10.43 m/s B. 11.43 m/s
38. Find the radius of curvature at any point C. 12.43 m/s D. 9.43 m/s
curve, y+ ln cos x=0.
A. Cosx B. sec x C. 1.5707 D. 1 48. A balloon leaving the ground 18m from the
observer rises 3m/s. How fast is the angle of
39. Two posts one is 10m high and the other elevation of the line of sight increasing after 8
15m high stand 30m apart. They are to be seconds?
stayed by transmission wires attached to a A. 0.12rad/sec B. 0.03 rad/sec
single stake at ground level, the wires running C. 0.08 rad/sec D. 0.06 rad /sec
to the top of the posts. Where the stake should
be placed to use the least amount of wire. 49. Water is pouring into a swimming
A. 12m B. 14m C. 18m D. pool .After t hours there are t + sqrt of t gallons
16m in the pool. At what rate is the water pouring
into the pool when t = 9 hours?
40. Find the largest area of a rectangle that A. 7/6 gph B. 2/3 gph C. 1/6 gph D.
could be inscribed in the ellipse, 4x2 +9y2 = 36. 1/2gph
A. 12 B.6 C.24 D.48
50. Two sides of a triangle are 6m and 9
41. A poster is to contain 300cm2 of printed respectively. If the included angle is changing
matter with margins of 10cm at the top and at the rate of 2 radian per second, at what rate
bottom and 5cm at each side. Find the over-all is the third side changing when the included
dimensions, if the total area of the poster is a angle is 60°?
minimum. A. 17.18 m/s B. 11.78 m/s
A. 27.76 cm, 47.8cm C. 22.25cm, 44.5cm C. 18.17 m/s D. 10.18 m/s
B. 20.45 cm, 35.6cm D. 25.55cm, 46.7cm
51. An isosceles triangle with equal sides of
42. The lower edge of the picture is 3m, the 20cm has these sides’ variable equal angles
upper edge is 5m above the eye of an observer. with the base. Determined the maximum area
At what horizontal distance should he stand if attainable by the triangle?
the vertical angle subtended by the picture is to A.250 cm2 B. 180 cm2
be greatest? C. 200cm2 D. 300cm2
A. 15m B. 3sqrt 15m
C. 5sqrt of 3m D. sqrt of 15m 52. A triangle has variable sides x, y, z subject
to the constraint such that the perimeter P is
43. Find the minimum volume of right circular fixed 18cm.What is the maximum possible area
cylinder that can be inscribed in a sphere have for the triangle?
radius r. A. 15.59 cm2 B. 18.71 cm2
A. 1/sqrt of 3 x volume of sphere C. 14.03 cm2 D. 17.15cm2
B. 2/sqrt of 3 time the volume of sphere
C. sqrt 3 times the volume of sphere 53. A fencing is limited to 20ft in length. What is
D. sqrt of (2/3) times the volume of sphere the maximum rectangular area that can be
fenced in using two perpendicular corners
44. Find a point on the curve x2 = 2y which is sides of an existing wall?
nearest to a point (4, 1). A. 120 B. 140 C. 100 D. 190
A. (2, 4) B. (2, 2) C. (4, 2) D. (4, 4)
54. What is the allowable error in measuring the
edge of a cube that is intended to hold 8m3, if
the error the computer volume is not to exceed
0.03m3. 1. Differentiate: (x2 + 1)2 (x + 1)2?
A. 0.002 B. 0.0025 C. 0.003 D. 0.001 A. 2(x2 + 1)2 (x + 1) (2x2 + 3x + 1)
B. 2(x2 + 1)2 (x + 1)(3x2 + 2x + 1)
55. Determine the diameter of a closed C. 2x (x2 + 1) (x + 1)(3x + 2x + 1)
cylindrical tank having a volume of 11.3 m3 to D. 2x (x2 + 1) (x + 1)(2x2 + 3x + 1)
obtain a minimum surface area.
A. 1.44 B. 3.44 C. 2.44 D. 4.44 2. Evaluate the limit (z squared + 1) / (z raised to
56. A box is to be constructed from a piece of the 6 + 1) as approaches to i.
zinc 20 in. square by cutting equal squares from A. 1/3 B. 3/7 C. 2/5 D.
each corner and turning up the zinc to form the indeterminate
side. What is the volume of the box that can be 3. Find the height of a right circular cylinder of
so constructed? maximum volume which can be inscribed in a
A. 599.95 in3 B. 579.50 in3 sphere of radius 10 cm.
C. 592.59 in3 D. 622.49 in3 A. 14.55 cm B. 13.55 cm C. 11.55 cm D. 12.55 cm

57. Water is flowing into a conical vessel 15m 4. Find the limit of (x3 +3x2 + 3x + 1) / (x3 -3x2 -
deep and having a radius of 3.75m across the 3x - 1) as x approaches infinity.
top. If the rate which water rises is 2m/sec, how A. 1 B. indeterminate C. 1/3 D. 3
fast is the water flowing into the conical vessel
when the water is 4m deep? 5. Find the limit of (x3 - 1) / (x - 1) as x approaches 1.
A. 6.28m3/s B. 2.37 m3/s A. 1 B. indeterminate C. 1/3 D. 3
C. 4.57m3/s D. 5.73m3/s
6. The derivative of ln cos x is:
58. The height (in feet) at any time t (in seconds) A. sec x B. – tan x C. cot x D. tan x
of a projectile thrown vertically is h(t) = -6t2 +
256t. How fast is the projectile travelling 10 7. Given: f(x) = (x – 1) / (x + 1). Find g(x) if it is
seconds after it was thrown? the inverse of f(x).
A. -64ft/s B. -36ft/s C. 40ft/s D. 30ft/s A. g(x) = (1 + x) / (1 – x) C. g(x) = (x - 1) / (x +
1)
59. The value if a machine after 10 years of B. g(x) = (1 - x) / (1 + x) D. g(x) = (x + 1) / (x -
services V(t) = 100t2-3000t+20,000 in pesos. At 1)
what rate does the machine depreciate after 5
years? 8. A open-top box will be made from a sheet of
A. -2000 B. -1000 C. -7000 D. - aluminum, which is a square of side 24 inches,
1000 by cutting a square of the same size in each
corner and the remaining parts be bent up.
60. A through filled with water is 2m long and What is the maximum volume that can be made
has a cross section in the shape of an isosceles from the sheet of aluminum?
trapezoid 30cm wide at the bottom ,60m wide at A. 1024 in3 B. 512 in3 C. 800 in3 D. 864
top, and a height of 50cm. if the through leaks in3
water at the rate of 2000 cm3 min, how fast is
the water level falling when the water is 20cm 9. Find the curvature of the curve y = 2 – x3 at P
deep? (1, 1).
A. -5/21 cm/s B. -3/45 cm/s A. 0.11 B. 0.17 C. 0.19 D. 0.13
C. -4/23 cm/s D. -3/45cm/s
10. If the limit of a function f(x) exists at any
61. Find the area of the largest rectangle that value of x, the function is:
can be constructed with its based on the x=axis A. continuous B. perfect
and two vertices on the curve y = 8a3/(x2+4a2) C. differentiable D. relation
A.a2 B.4a2 C. 2a2 D. 3a2
11. What will be the maximum height covered
62. A point moves along the parabola y2 = 3x. by a bullet fired at a velocity of 1 mi/s straight
Find the approximate change in its distance upwards?
from the origin as its x coordinate changes A. 62.5 miles B. 92.5 miles
from 1.0 to 1.1. C. 82.5 miles D. 72.5 miles
A. 0.125 B. 0.543 C. 0.765 D. 0.324
12. Sand is pouring to form a conical pile such
63. Find the approximate difference between the that the altitude is always twice its radius. If the
areas of the two spheres whose radii are 4 feet volume of a conical pile is increasing at the rate
and 4.05 feet. of 25 pi cu. ft/min, how fast is the radius is
A. 1.6n B. 2.4n C. 3.6n D. increasing when the radius is 5 feet? .
6.3n A. 0.5π ft/min B. 5π ft/min
C. 0.5 ft/min D. 5 ft/min
FLORES, ARAIZA G. BSEE 5
13. Suppose f and g are functions such that f(2)
DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS PROBLEM SET 10 = -1, f’(2) = 4/ f”(2) = -2, g(2) = -3, g’(2) = 2 and
QUIZ g”(2) = 1. Find the value of (2f – 3g)” at x = 2.
A. -3 B. -5 C. -2 D. -7 particle’s average velocity during the first 3
seconds of travel?
14. The altitude of a certain right circular cone A. 117 B. 63 C. 72 D. 96
is the same as the radius of the base, and is
measured as 5 inches with a possible error of 24. Find k so that the line 4x – y + 3 = 0 is
0.02 inch. Find approximately the percentage tangent to the curve x sq. – y + k = 0.
error in the calculate value of the volume. A. 11 B. 7 C. 4 D. 0
A. 1.2% B. 0.6% C. 0.3& D. 2.4%
25. Locate and classify the critical points of y =
x raised to (2/3).
A. (0, 1) max B. (0, 0) max
C. (0, 0) min D. (0, 1) min

26. Find the volume of the maximum

15. A hemispherical bowl, with a radius of 12 rectangular parallelepiped that can be inscribed
inches, has been poured with water at rate of 30 in a sphere with a volume of 28970 cc.
cubic inch per second. At what rate is the A. 13,824 cc B. 21,952 cc
height of the water rising when the water is 8 C. 17,576 cc D. 10,648 cc
inches deep?
A. 0.0476 in/s B. 0.0467 in/s 27. Evaluate the limit x sin (π/x) as x
C. 0.0746 in/s D. 0.0647 in/s approaches to infinity.
A. π B. 1 C. 0 D. π/2
16. Find the limit of [sin (nπ)]/n as n approaches
infinity. 28. Find the slope of r = 1/θ when θ = π.
A. no limit B. indeterminate C. 1 D. 0 A. 2π B. -2π C. π D. -π

17. Find approximately the difference between 29. The maximum area of a rectangle that can
areas of two spheres whose radii are 4 feet and be inscribed from an ellipse determined by the
4.05 feet. equation x2/200 + y2/50 = 1.
A. 1.8π sq. ft. B. 1.4π sq. ft. A. 50 sq. units B. 25 sq. units
C. 1.2π sq. ft. D. 1.6π sq. ft. C.100 sq. units D. 200 sq. units

18. Divide 120 into two parts so that the product 30. An iron bar 20 m long is bent to form a
of one and the square of the other is maximum. closed plane area. What is the largest area
Find the numbers. possible?
A. 80 and 40 B. 60 and 60 A. 31.831 sq. m. B. 33.118 sq. m.
C. 90 and 30 D. 100 and 20 C. 31.183 sq. m. D. 38.311 sq. m.

19. Locate and classify the critical points of y = 31. An open top rectangular tank with square
x2 – 4x – 1. bases is to have a volume of 10 cubic meters.
A. (2, -5) min B. (2, -5) max The materials for its bottom cost ₱150.00 per
C. (-2, 11) max D. (-2, 11) min square meter, and that for the sides is ₱60.00
per square meter. The most economical height
20. An airplane with a velocity of 160 ft/s flies at is:
an angle of 30 degrees with the horizontal A. 3.0 m B. 1.5 m C. 2.0 m D. 2.5
passes the observer 800 ft from the point of m
take-off. Find the rate of change of the angle of
elevation when the angle is 60 degrees just 32. Find the equation of the line normal to the
after plane passes the observer. curve y = 3(x raised to 5th power) + 10(x cubed)
A. 0.4 B. 0.2 C. 0.3 D. 0.1 + 15x + 1 at its point of inflection.
A. x – 15y = -15 B. 15x + y = 1
21. A certain travel agency offered a tour that C. x + 15y = 15 D. 15x – y = -1
will cost each ₱1500.00 if not more than 150
persons will join, however the cost per person 33. Find the point of inflection for the curve y =
will be reduced by ₱5.00 per person in excess 3(x to the 4th power) – 8(x cubed) + 6(x
of 150. How many persons will make the profit a squared).
maximum? A. (1/4, 67/256) B. (1/2, 11/16)
A. 150 B. 225 C. 300 D. 75 C. (1/3, 13/27) D. (1, 1)

22. A 2 m tall man walks away from a 6 m high 34. A through filled with water is 2m long and
lamp post at a rate of 1 meter/sec, find how fast has a cross section in the shape of an isosceles
the tip of the shadow is moving in m/sec? trapezoid 30 cm wide at the bottom, 60 cm wide
A. 2.5 m/s B. 1.5 m/s C. 1.0 m/s D. 2.0 at the top, and a height of 50 cm. If through
m/s leaks water at the rate of 2000 cm^3 min, how
fast is the water level falling when the water is
23. A particle’s position (in inches) along the x- 20 cm deep?
axis after t seconds of travel is given by the A. -5/21 B. -6/23 C. -4/19 D. -7/25
equation x = 24t2 – t3 + 10. What is the
35. A special cone is made by William’s Ice A. 125 ft/s B. 135 ft/s C. 115 ft/s D. 145
Cream, Inc. is in the shape of tetrahedron. The ft/s
cone, 20 cm at each edge, is filled with ice
cream at a rate 100 cc/sec. At what rate is the 46. The dimensions of a rectangle are
ice cream rising when it is already 10 cm deep? continuously changing. The width increases at
A. 1.70 cm/s B. 1.40 cm/s the rate of 3 in/sec, while the length decreases
C. 1.54 cm/s D. 1.21 cm/s at the rate of 2 in/sec. At one instant the
rectangle is a 20-inch square. How fast is it area
36. The lower edge of a mural, 12 ft high, is 6 ft changing 3 seconds later?
above an observer’s eye. Under the assumption A. -12 B. -15 C. -7 D. -16
that the most favorable view is obtained when
the angle subtended by the mural at the eye is a 47. What is the maximum length of a thin rod
maximum. At what distance from the wall in feet that can be pass the corner of a perpendicular
should the observer’s stand? pathways that are 15 ft and 20 ft wide?
A. 10.2 feet B. 10.4 feet A. 25.000 ft B. 22.490 ft
C. 10.6 feet D. 10.8 feet C. 27.921 ft D. 49.328 ft
37. Suppose f and g are functions such that f (2)
= -1, f’ (2) = 4, f” (2) = -2, g (2) = -3, g’ (2) = 2 and
g” (2) = 1. Find the value of (fg)’ at x = 2. 48. Find dy/dx of y = log (3x – 2) when x = 2.
A. -14 B. -13 C. -11 D. -12 A. 0.3257 B. 0.5732 C. 0.7325 D.
0.2573
38. Find the equation of the line tangent to the
graph at the tangent point: (x + y)3 = x + y + 6, 49. When two resistors R1 and R2 are
(3, 1). connected in parallel, the total resistance R is
A. 2x + y = 5 B. x + 2y = 1 given by the equation 1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2. If R1
C. x + y = 2 D. x – y = 4 and R2 are increasing at the rates of 0.01
ohm/sec, respectively, at what rate in ohm/sec
39. Find the domain of the function: y = √ [x / (x is R changing at the instant that R1= 30 ohms
+ 4)]. and R2 = 90 ohms?
A. x < 0 B. 0 < x < -4 A. 0.008756 B. 0.006875
C. -4 < x < 0 D. x > -4 C. 0.007568 D. 0.005687

40. A conical vessel has a diameter of 8 feet and 50. Find the two numbers whose sum is 10, and
a height of 12 feet. Water is poured inside the the sum of whose squares is minimum.
vessel at a rate of 10 cubic feet per second. At A. 4 and 6 B. 2 and 8 C. 5 and 5
what rate is the height rising when the water is D. 3 and 7
already 9 feet deep?
A. 4 inch/sec B. 2 inch/sec
C. 8 inch/sec D. 6 inch/sec

41. The top of a 32 m ladder leans on a vertical

wall. The foot of the ladder is being pushed
toward the wall at the rate of 2 in/min. At what
distance from the bottom of the wall is the top
of the ladder moving at the rate of 3 in/min.
A. 16.75 m B. 18.75 m C. 17.75 m D. 19.75
m

42. A balloon is rising vertically over a point A

on the ground at the rate of 15 ft/sec. A point B
on the ground is level with and a 30 ft from A.
When the balloon is 40 ft from A, at what rate is
the distance from B is changing?
A. 14 ft/s B. 8 ft/s C. 2 ft/s D. 10 ft/s

43. Find the critical numbers of f(x) = x raised to

(6/5) – 24 x raised to (1/5).
A. 0 and 4 B. 4 only C. 0 only D. none

44. What is the area of the largest rectangle that

can be inscribed in a semicircle of radius 10?
A. 50 B. 100 C. 100√2 D. 200

45. A yacht sails North at a speed of 100 ft/s, at

the same time a ship 2400 ft to the East of the
port approaches the port at a speed of 150 ft/s.
Find the rate of change of the distance between
the yacht and the ship, 5 seconds later.