Differential Calculus 1 1

A. R2 S 3 T 2 +2 R 3 cos 2 T
Basic Derivatives 1 1
B. 2 R2 S 3 T 2 + R 3 S cos 2 T
1. Differentiate: y= √ 2−3 x 2 −1
2
2
C. 6 R S 2 T 2
+ R 3 cos 2 T
−3 x 3
A. −1 1
√2−3 x2 D. R2 S 3 T 2 3
+2 R S cos 2 T
2
x −10 x−1
B. 2 Evaluation of Limits
( x 2−1 )
3x
2
−x +10 x−1 1−e
C. 1. Evaluate lim ( )
( x 2 +1 )
2 x →0 4x
2
x +10 x−1 A. -∞
D. 2 B. -3/4
( x +1 )
2

C. 0
2. Differentiate f ( x )= √ 2 x 2+ 4 x +1 D. ¼

( )
3
A. 2 x+ 2 x −2 x +5
2. Evaluate lim
1 3
2 x −7
B.
2
√ 2 x 2 +4 x+1 x→ ∞

2 x+ 2 A. ½
C. B. 1
√2 x 2+ 4 x +1 C. 0
4 x+ 4
D. D. Indeterminate
√2 x 2+ 4 x +1
3. Evaluate lim x csc 2 x
3. Find the first derivative of sin2 ( x 2 +3 x). x →0

A. ¼
A. ( 4 x+ 6 ) sin ( x2 +3 x ) cos2 ( x 2+ 3 x )
B. ½
B. ( 4 x+ 6 ) sin ( x2 +3 x ) cos ( x 2 +3 x )
C. 1/3
2
C. ( 4 x+ 6 ) sin2 ( x 2 +3 x ) cos ( x 2+ 3 x ) D. 0
D. ( 4 x−6 ) sin ( x 2+ 3 x ) cos 2 (x 2+3 x )
Application of Derivatives
4. If y = arctan(ln x), find the first derivative of y at x = 1. What if the slope of the graph y = —x2 at the point
1/e. (2,-4)?
A. 1.36 A. -4
B. 1.45 B. -2
C. 1.57 C. 1
D. 1.63 D. 3
5. Find the second derivative of y= √ x 2 + x−2 2. Find the maximum value of y given:
3 2
A. 1-2x-3 y=x −9 x +15 x−3
B. 1-6x4 A. (1, 4)
C. 3 B. (5, -28)
D. 6/x4 C. (3, -12)
1 1 ∂P D. (2, -1)
6. Given P=2 R2 S 3 T 2 + R 3 S sin 2 T , what is ?
∂T 3. Find the point of inflection of the curve

y = x3 — 6x2 + 12.
A. (0, 12) A. 3.87
B. (0, 15) B. 2.54
C. (3, 21) C. 3.23
D. (2, -4) D. 1.25

4. Given y1 = 4x + 3 and y2 = x2 + C, find C such that y2 is 10. A bicycle travels along a straight road. At t o'clock it
tangent to y1. is t2 miles from the end of the road. Compute its average
velocity from 1:00 to 4:00. Also compute its
A. 2
instantaneous velocity at 4:00 o'clock.
B. 4
C. 5 A. 5mi/hr, 6mi/hr
D. 7 B. 3mi/hr, 5mi/hr
C. 2.4mi/hr, 10mi/hr
5. Given the curve y2 = 5x - 1 at point (1, -2), find the
D. 1.7mi/hr, 7mi/hr
equation of tangent and normal to the curve.
11. A spherical balloon is filled with air at a rate of 1
A. 5x + 4y + 3 = 0 and 4x - 5y - 14 = 0
m3/s. Compute the time rate of change of the surface
B. 5x + 4y - 3 = 0 and 4x + 5y - 14 = 0
area of the balloon at the instant the balloon's volume is
C. 5x - 4y - 30 = 0 and 4x + 5y - 14 = 0
113.1 m3.
D. 5x - 4y - 3 = 0 and 4x + 5y - 14 = 0
A. 0.67 m2/sec
6. The cost C, of a product is a function of the quantity x,
B. 1.7 m2/sec
of the product: C(x) = x2 - 4000x + 50. Find the quantity
C. 3.1 m2/sec
for which the cost is minimum.
D. 3.7 m2/sec
A. 1000
12. A boy, 1.2 m tall is waking directly away from a lamp
B. 1500
post at the rate of 0.9 m/s. If the lamp is 6m above the
C. 2000
ground, find the rate at which his shadow is
D. 3000
lengthening.
7. What is the positive number added to its reciprocal
A. 0.225 m/s
gives the minimum sum?
B. 0.125 m/s
A. 1 C. 0.284 m/s
B. ¼ D. 0.204 m/s
C. ½
13. A particle moves according to the following
D. 1/100
functions of time.
8. Two cities A and B are 8 km and 12 km respectively,
x(t) = 3sint
north of a river which runes due east. City B is being 15
y(t) = 4cost
km east of A. A pumping station to be constructed
(along the river) to supply water from two cities. Where What is the resultant velocity at t = π?
should be the station be located so that the amount of
A. 0
pipe is a minimum?
B. 3
A. 6 km east of A C. 4
B. 4 km east of A D. 9
C. 3 km east of A
14. If the radius of the sphere is measured as 5 in with a
D. 8 km east of A
possible error of 0.02 inch, find the approximate error
9. The lower edge of a picture is 3 m the upper edge is 5 and the percentage error in the computed value of the
m above the eye of an observer. At what horizontal volume?
distance should he stand if the vertical angle subtended
A. 2pi, 1.2%
by the picture is to be greatest?
B. 3pi, 2.4%
C. 4pi, 1.8%
D. 2pi, 3.2%

15. What is the approximate radius of curvature of the

f(x) = x2 + 6x - 96.

A. 1.90x10^-14
B. 9.8
C. 96.00
D. 5340

16. Find the radius of curvature at any point on the

A. cos x
B. sec x
C1
D. 1.57