DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS 2 LECTURE

A. 6 km east of A
1. Given y1 = 4x + 3 and y2 = x2 + C, find C such
B. 4 km east of A
that y2 is tangent to y1.
C. 3 km east of A
A. 2 C. 5
D. 8 km east of A
B. 4 D. 7
9. The lower edge of a picture is 3 m the upper edge is 5
2. Given: dy1 /dx = 2/13[1 + (5/2)x -3/2 -3/4k]
m above the eye of an observer. At what horizontal
What is the value of k such that y1 is perpendicular to
the curve y2 = 2x at (1,1)? distance should he stand if the vertical angle
A. 2 C. 6 subtended by the picture is to be greatest?
B. 3 D. 7 A. 3.87 C. 3.23
3. Given the curve y2 = 5x – 1 at point (1,-2), find the B. 2.54 1.25
equation of tangent and normal to the curve. 10. A bicycle travels along a straight road. At t o’clock it
A. 5x + 4y + 3 = 0 and 4x - 5y - 14=0 is t2 miles from the end of the road. Compute its
B. 5x + 4y - 3 = 0 and 4x + 5y - 14=0 average velocity from 1:00 to 4:00. Also compute its
C. 5x + 4y - 30 = 0 and 4x +5y - 14=0 instantaneous velocity
D. 5x - 4y - 3 = 0 and 4x +5y - 14=0 A. 5 mi/hr, 6 mi/hr C. 3 mi/hr, 5 mi/hr
4. The cost C, of a product is a function of the quantity B. 2.4 mi/hr, 10 mi/hr D. 1.7 mi/hr, 7 mi/hr
x, of the product: C(x) = x2- 4000x + 50. Find the 11. Find the second derivative of the following function:
quantity for which the cost is minimum. water is pouring into a swimming pool. After t hours,
A. 1000 C 2000 there are t + √𝑡 gallons in the pool. At what rate is
B. 1500 D. 3000 the water pouring into the pool when t = 9 hours?
5. What is the positive number added to its A. 1 gph C. ½ gph
reciprocal gives the minimum sum?. B. 7/6 gph D. 1/6 gph
A. 1 C. 1/2 12. A spherical balloon is being filled with air at a rate
B. 1.45 D. 100 of 1 cubic foot per second. Compute the time rate of
change of the surface area of the balloon at the
SAMPLE PROBLEM
instant when it’s volume is 113.1 cubic feet.
(1) The sum of two positive numbers is 10. Find A. 0.67 ft3/sec C. 3.0 ft3/sec
the minimum possible sum of the square of one B. 1.73 ft3/sec D. 3.7 ft3/sec
number and the cube of the other. SAMPLE PROBLEM
A. 69.943 C. 71.457 A spherical snowball is melting in such a way that its
B. 39.821 D. 75.856 radius decreases at the rate of 1/10𝜋 in/min.. How
(2)If the sum of two numbers is 4, find the fast is its volume shrinking when its radius is 3
minimum value of the sum of their cubes. inches?
A. 16 C. 18 A. -2.4 C. -1.2
B. 10 D. 32 B -3.6 D. -1.8
13. A boy, 1.2 m tall is walking directly away from a
6. What is the area of the largest rectangle that can
lamp post at the rate of 0.9 m/s. If the lamp is 6m
be inscribed in a semi circle of a radius 10 cm? above the ground, find the rate at which his shadow is
A. 100 C. 25 lengthening. (x=2)
B. 150 D. 10 A. 0.225 m/s C. 0.284 m/s
7. A cylindrical boiler is to have a volume of 1340 B. 0.125 m/s D. 0.204 m/s
cu. ft. The cost of the metal sheets to make the 14. A kite, at a height of 60 ft is moving horizontally at a
boiler should be minimum. What should be its rate of 5 ft/s away from the boy who flies it. How fast
diameter in feet? is the cord being released when 100 ft are out?
A. 12 C. 7 A.4 C. 2
B. 17 D. 10 B. 5 D. 3
8. Two cities A and B are 8 km and 12 km respectively, 15. A kite is flying 100 feet above the ground, moving in
north of a river which runs due east. City B is being a strictly horizontal direction at a rate of 10 ft/s. How
15 km east of A. A pumping station to be constructed fast is the angle between the string and the horizontal
(along the river) to supply water from cities. Where changing when there is 300 ft of string out?
should the station be located so that the amount of A. -1/80 rad/s C. -1/60 rad/s
pipe is a minimum. B. -1/70 rad/s D. -1/90 rad/s
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SAMPLE PROBLEM
(1) Water is being pumped into a conical tank at the 23. What is the approximate radius of curvature of the
rate of 100 ft3/min. The height of the tank is 20 ft and function f(x) at the point (x,y) = (8,16) ; f(x) = x 2 +
its radius is 5 ft. How fast is the water level rising 6x -96
when the water height is 4 ft? 24. Find the radius of curvature at any point on the curve
A. 15.09 C. 10.09 y + ln (cos) = 0
B. 31.83 D. 20.09 A. cos x C. 1
(2) Water is flowing in a conical cistern at the rate of B. sec x D. 1.57
8 cubic meters per minute. If the height of the 25.
inverted cone is 12m and the radius of its circular
opening is 6m. How fast is the water rising when
the water is 4m in depth?
A. 1.79 C. 3.14
B. 0.64 D. 2.28
(3) Water is running out a conical funnel at the rate of 26.
1 cu. in per second. If the radius of the base of the
funnel is 4 in and the altitude is 8 in., find the rate at
which the water level is dropping when it is 2 in from
the top.
A. -1/9 π in/s C. -3/2 π in/s 27.
B. 2/3 π in/s D. -4/9 π in/s
17. A particle moves according to the following
functions of time: x(t) = 3 sint, y(t) = 4 cos t. What is
the resultant velocity at t = pi?
A. 0 C. 4
B. 3 D. 9
18. A point moves on the parabola y = x2-9x such that
Vx = 2. Find the velocity and acceleration at (9,0).
A. 18.11, 8 C. 14.5, 5
B. 13.45, 5 D. 15.5, 6
19. A particle position is defined by S(t) = 2 sin t i + 4
cos t j. What is most nearly the magnitude of the
particles’s velocity when t = 4 rad?
A. 2.6 C. 3.3
B. 2.7 D. 4.1
20. If x increases uniformly at the rate of 0.001 per unit
time, at what rate is the expression (1+x)3 increasing
when x becomes 9?
A. 0.001 C. 0.3
B. 0.003 D. 1
21. If the radius of the sphere is measured as 5 in with a
possible error of 0.02 inch, find the approximate error
and the percentage error in the computed value of the
volume?
22. The dimension of a closed rectangular box are
measured as 3 feet, 4 feet and 5 feet, with a possible
error of (+/-) 1/16 inch in each measurement. Use
differentials to approximate the maximum error in the
circulated value of the volume in cubic feet.
A. (+/-) 53/192 C. (+/-) 25/96
B. (+/-) 47/192 D. (+/-) ¼