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DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS Slope of a Curve at a Given Point:

23. Find the slope of the curve y = x3 – 5x + 4 at (1, 0).
Limits: 24. Find the slope of the curve y3 =
2𝑎𝑥 3
at (a, a)
𝑥+𝑎
1. Evaluate: lim 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 5
𝑥→4
2𝑡 2 +1 Higher Derivatives:
2. Evaluate: lim 𝑡 3+3𝑡−4
𝑡→0 25. Find the second derivative of y = (x2 + x + 1)2
𝑠𝑖𝑛 2 𝜃
3. Evaluate: lim1 𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝜃 26. Find the third derivative of y = (x2 + x + 1)2
𝜃→
4
𝑥 2 −1 27. Find the second derivative of y = (3w2 – 4)( 3w2 + 4)
4. Evaluate: lim
𝑥→1 𝑥 2 +3𝑥−4

5. Evaluate: lim
𝑥 2− 1 Implicit Functions
𝑥→1 𝑥−1
𝑥 3 − 2𝑥+5
28. Find the derivative of y with respect to x: x2 + y2 = a2
6. Evaluate: lim
𝑥→∞ 2𝑥 3 − 7 29. Find the derivative of y with respect to x: x2 + 4y2 = 4ay
7. Evaluate: lim 𝑥 csc 2𝑥
𝑥→0
√𝑥−2 Tangent and Normal To a Plane Curves:
8. Evaluate: lim
𝑥→2 √𝑥 2 −4 30. Find the equation of the tangent and normal to y = 3x2 – 2x + 1 at
(1, 2).
Derivatives:
9. Differentiate: y = 2x3 – 7x + 1 Parametric Equations:
𝑥+1
10. Differentiate: y = 𝑥+2 31. Find the first derivative of y with respect to x from: x = 1 + t 2 ,
11. Differentiate: y = √2 − 3𝑥 2 y = 4t -3.
12. Differentiate: y = x√1 + 𝑥 3 32. Find the second derivative of y with respect to x from: x = 1 + t 2
13. Differentiate: y = a4(a – x)-3 , y = 4t -3.
14. Differentiate: y = cos (2x – 3) 33. Find the first and second derivative of y with respect to x from:
15. Differentiate: y = cot 5x x = t3 – 1, y = t2 + t.
16. Differentiate: y = cos3 2x
Maxima and Minima:
17. Differentiate: y = e-3x
34. Locate the critical points and determine the maxima and minima
18. Differentiate: y = xe-2x
of y = 4 – 6x + x2.
19. Differentiate: y = 22x
35. Locate the critical points and determine the maxima and minima
20. Differentiate: y = ln (7 -3x)
of y = 2 + 12x – x3.
21. Differentiate: y = Arc sin 4x
36. A box is to be made of a piece of cardboard 9-inch square by
22. Differentiate: y = arc tan (x/a)
cutting equal squares of the corners and turning up the sides.
Find the volume of the largest box that can be made in this way.
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37. The sum of two positive numbers is 21. The product of one of the 48. Find the curvature and the radius of curvature of y = x(x – a)2 at
numbers by the square of the other is to be maximum, what are (a, 0).
the numbers? 49. Find the curvature and the radius of curvature of y = 2 ln sin ½x
38. What is the area of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed at x = π/3.
in a semi-circle of radius 10 cm? 50. Find the curvature and the radius of curvature of y = ln sin x.

Time Rates:
39. A man 6 ft. tall walks away from a lamp post 16 ft. high at the
Take Home – Practice Problems
rate of 5 mi. per hour. How fast does the end of his shadow
move?
1. What is the derivative of the function y = √𝑥 with respect to x?
40. Water is flowing into a conical reservoir 20 ft deep and 10 ft
A. x B. ½ x
across the top, at the rate of 15 cubic ft per minute. Find how
C. 2x D. 1/2√𝑥
fast is the water rising when it is 8 ft deep?
2. Find the slope of the curve y = x3 – x + 5 at (2, -1).
41. As a man walks across a bridge at the rate of 5 ft. per sec., a
A. 11 B. -11
boat passes directly beneath him at 10 ft. per sec. If the bridge
C. 12 D. -12
is 30 ft above the water, how fast are the man and the boat
3. Water is pouring into a swimming pool. After t hours, there are
separating 3 sec. later?
t+√𝑡 gallons in the pool. At what rate is the water pouring into
Partial Differentiation: the pool when t = 9 hours?
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42. Find the first partial derivative of z with respect to x: z = x – A. 1.167 B. 1.222
2 2
xy + 3y C. 2.102 D. 1.653
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43. Find the first partial derivative of z with respect to y: z = x – 4. Find dy/dx if y = 𝑒 √𝑥
2 2
xy + 3y 𝑒 √𝑥
A. 2 B.
2𝑒 √𝑥
√𝑥 √𝑥
44. Find the first partial derivative of u with respect to x: u = cos
C. 2√𝑥 (𝑒 √𝑥 ) D. √𝑥 (𝑒 √𝑥 )
(xy)
5. Points of derivatives which do not exist (and so equals zero) are
45. Find the first partial derivative of u with respect to y: u = cos
called ____.
(xy)
A. maximum and minimum points B. stationary points
Curvature and Radius of Curvature: C. maximum points D. minimum points
6. If the first derivative of the function is a constant, then the
46. Find the curvature and the radius of curvature of y = x – ¼x2 at
function is _____.
(1/2, 3/16).
A. sinusoidal B. logarithmic
47. Find the curvature and the radius of curvature of y = 6x – x3 at C. linear D. quadratic
(1, 5).
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7. Find the radius of curvature of the curve y = x2 – 3x + 1, at (1, - C. sin 2(1+2x) D. –sin (1+2x)
1). 16. What is the derivative of e-2x?
A. square root of two B. two A. -2e2x B. -2e-2x
2x
C. 4 D. 2√2 C. ½(e ) D. –sin (1-2x)
8. A rectangular trough is 10 ft. long and 3 ft. wide. Find how fast 17. Find the slope of the line y – x = 5.
the surface rises, if water flows in at the rate of 12 cu. ft. per A. 1 B. -1
min. C. 2 D. ½
A. 0.3 ft. per min. B. 0.375 ft. per min. 18. If y = 4 cosx + sin 2x, what is the slope of the curve when x = 2?
C. 0.4 ft. per min. D. 0.325 ft. per min. A. -3.44 B. -4.32
9. Find dy/dx if y = sin x. C. -4.94 D. -3.72
A. -cos x B. cos x 19. The ______ of a function expresses its rate of change with
C. –sec x D. sec x respect to an independent variable.
10. If the second derivative of the equation of a curve is equal to A. integral B. limit
the negative of the equation of the same curve, the curve is C. slope D. derivative
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_____. 20. In the curve 2 + 12x – x , find the critical points.
A. a sinusoid B. a paraboloid A. (2, 18) & (2, -14) B. (2, 18) & (-2, -14)
C. a cissoids D. an exponential C. (-2, 18) & (2, -14) D. (-2, 18) & (-2, 14)
11. Equations relating x and y that cannot readily be solved explicitly 21. What is the equation of the tangent to the curve x2 – 6x + 2y – 8
for y as a function of x or for x as a function of y. Such equation = 0 at x = 3?
may nonetheless determine y as a function of x or vice versa. A. 5x + 3y = 0 B. 3x – 4y = 0
Such a function is called ____. C. x + 3 = 0 D. x = 3
A. logarithmic function B. implicit function 22. Evaluate the limit of lnx divided x as x approaches infinity.
C. continuous function D. explicit function A. zero B. one
12. Differentiate ax2 + b to the ½ power. C. infinite D. none of the choices
A. -2ax B. 2ax + b 23. A box is to be constructed from a piece of zinc 20-inch square
C. 2ax D. ax + 2b by cutting equal squares from each corner and turning up the
13. A man 6 ft tall walks away from a lamp post 16 ft high at a rate zinc to form the side. What is the volume of the largest box that
of 5 miles per hour. How fast does the end of his shadow move? can be so constructed?
A. 2 mi.per hour B. 4 mi.per hour A. 599.95 cu. in B. 592.59 cu. in
C. 6 mi.per hour D. 8 mi.per hour C. 579.50 cu. in D. 622.49 cu. in
14. Evaluate the limit of x2 – 16 divided by x – 4 as x approaches 24. Find the volume of the largest cylinder that can be inscribed in a
four. cone of radius 3 cm and altitude of 9 cm.
A. 6 B. 12 A. 10π B. 15π
C. 10 D. 8 C. 12π D. 20π
15. Find dy/dx if y = cos (1+2x) 25. Find the points of the discontinuity of cos θ
A. -2 sin (1+2x) B. 2 sin (1+2x) A. one B. infinite
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C. two D. none C. e+2 D. e/2

26. Simplify the expression: lim
𝑥 2 −16 36. Differentiate: y = x2 ln 2x
𝑥→2 𝑥−4
A. x(1 + ln 2x) B. x + 2 ln 2x
A. zero B. one
C. x(1 + 2 ln 2x) D. 1 + 2x ln2x
C. infinite D. six
37. If the sum of two numbers is 4, find the minimum value of the
27. Find the second derivative of y = x(2x + 1)3
sum of their cubes.
A. y” = 12(x + 1)(4x + 1) B. y” = 2(2x + 1)(4x + 1)
A. 16 B. 10
C. y” = 12(2x + 1)(x + 1) D. y” = 12(2x + 1)(4x + 1)
C. 18 D. 32
28. Find the derivative of y with respect to x: x2 + y2 = a2
38. What is the slope of the graph y = -x2 at x = -2
A. y’ = -x/y B. y’ = -2x/y
A. 2 B. 5
C. y’ = -x/2y D. y’ = x/y
C. 4 D. 3
29. What number exceeds its square by the maximum amount?
39. Find the minimum amount of tin sheet that can be made into a
A. one B. one-half
closed cylinder having a volume of 108 cu. inches in square inches.
C. one-fourth D. zero
A. 125.50 B. 127.50
30. The sum of two numbers is k. Find the minimum value of the sum
C. 129.50 D. 123.50
of their cubes.
40. The altitude of a cylinder of maximum volume which can be
A. ¼ k2 B. k2
2 inscribed in a right circular cone of radius r and height h is
C. ½ k D. ¼ k3
_____.
31. Find the rectangle of maximum perimeter inscribed in a circle.
A. h/2 B. h/4
A. 4’ x 5’ B. 5’ x 6’
C. 2h/3 D. h/3
C. 6’ x 6’ D. square
41. From the parametric equations, find the second derivative of y
32. Water is flowing into a vertical cylindrical tank at the rate of 24
with respect to x: x = t3 – 1,, y = t2 + t.
cu. ft. per min. If the radius of the tank is 4 ft., how fast is the
A. y” = -2(t+1) / 9t4 B. y” = 2(t+1) / 9t4
surface rising? 4
C. y” = = (-2t+1) / 9t D. y” = -2(t-1) / 9t4
A. 0.18 ft/min B. 0.48 ft/min
42. Find the slope of the tangent to the curve, y = 2x – x2 + x3 at (0,
C. 0.018 ft/min D. 0.048 ft/min
2).
33. Find the third derivative of a function y = 5x3 + 2x + 1?
A. 1 B. 2
A. 15x2+2 B. 30x
C. 3 D. 4
C. 30 D. 0
43. Find y’ if y = arc sin cos x
34. A balloon is rising vertically over a point A on the ground at the
A. -1 B. -2
rate of 15 ft.per sec. A point B is on the ground level with and 30
C. 1 D. 2
ft from A. When the balloon is 40 ft from A, at what rate is its
44. Find the points of discontinuity of cosθ.
distance from B changing?
A. x = + 4 B. x = 3
A. 12 fps B. 13 fps
C. x = 0 D. none
C. 14 fps D. 15 fps
45. Evaluate the limit of x+4 divided by x-4 as x approaches infinity.
35. If y = arctan (lnx), find dy/dx at x = (1/e).
A. one B. zero
A. e2 B. 2e
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C. two D. infinite
46. Find the limit of x2-1 divided by x2+3x-4 as x approaches one.
A. 1/5 B. 2/5
C. 3/5 D. 4/5
47. What is the derivative of cosecant?
A. cotangent B. –cosecant
C. –cosecant.cotangent D. cosine
48. Which of the following is the derivative of a cosecant of u?
A. secantu.tanu B. -secantu.tanu
C. cosecantu.cotangentu D. -cosecantu.cotangentu
49. What is the derivative with respect to x of (x+1)3-x3?
A. 3x+6 B. 3x-3
C. 6x-3 D. 6x+3
50. Find y’’’: x3-5x2+x=0
A. 3x2-10x B. 6x-10
C. 6 D. 6x
51. Differentiate the equation: y = x / (x+1)
A. (x2+2x) / (x+1)2 B. x / (x+1)
C. 2x D. none of the choices
52. Find the radius of the curvature of a parabola y2-4x = 0 at point
(4, 4)
A. 22.36 units B. 25.78 units
C. 20.33 units D. 15.42 units
53. Find the partial derivatives with respect to x of the function xy 2
– 5y + 6.
A. y2 – 5 B. y2
C. xy – 5y D. 2xy
54. Find the partial derivatives with respect to y of the function xy2
– 5y + 6.
A. 2xy-5y B. y2 – 5
C. 2xy – 5 D. 2y – 5

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