MATH23X EXIT EXAM REVIEW MATERIAL DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS

1. Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve y = x3 at the point (2,8).
12x y 16 = 0
Answer:

b. x + 12y 98 = 0 c. 12x + y -98 = 0 d. x 12y + 16 = 0

Solution:
f(x) = x3 -------- > f(x) = 3x2
mT = f(2) = 3(22) = 12
using point slope of a line:

y = mT(x x1) + y1

y = 12(x 2) + 8
y = 12x 24 + 8
12x y 16 = 0
2. Find

dy/dx in the equationtan x+tany=xy .

a. dy/dx=(y-sec^2 x)/(sec^2 y-x)

(sec^2 x-y)

b. dy/dx=(x-sec^2 y)/

c. dy/dx=(sec^2 x-y)/(y-sec^2 y)
(x-sec^2 x)

d. dy/dx=( sec ^2 y-x)/

Answer:

Solution:
tanx+tany=xy
sec^2 x+sec^2 y dy/dx=x dy/dx+y
sec^2 y dy/dx-x dy/dx=y-sec^2 x
dy/dx (sec^2 y-x)=y-sec^2 x
dy/dx=(y-sec^2 x)/(sec^2 y-x)
3. Compute for the area of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in the
ellipse whose equation is 4x2 + 9 y2 = 36.
A.24

B.18

C. 12

D. 9

4.

Which of the following functions is continuous for all real numbers?

p ( x) tan x
a)
3x if 0 x 5
x2 3
h( x )
g ( x) 2
d)
x 9
4 x if x 5
f ( x) 3 x 3 4 x 2 5 x 2
b)
c)

5.

y ( x) x 2 5 x 6

Suppose
a) 0.01

and changes from 3 to 3.1. Find

b) -0.09
c) 0.11

.
d) 0.17

6.

A rectangular box with a square base is to contain 540 cubic inches. If the
top costs $0.90 per square inch of material, the bottom $0.40, and the sides
$0.20. Find the dimensions of the box so that the cost is minimum.
a) $ 104
b) $ 118
c) $ 98
d) $ 127

7.

Find the coordinates of the relative extreme points of the function,

f ( x)

x3 x2

6x
3
2

x 3; x 2

a)

x 3; x 2

c)

b)

x 1 / 3; x 1 / 2

d)
x 1 / 3; x 1 / 2

8. An open rectangular box with square base is to be made from 48 ft.2 of material.
What dimensions will result in a box with the largest possible volume.
a)48 cu.ft.
cu.ft.

b)32 cu.ft.

c)52 cu.ft.

9. For what values of x is the function

continuous?
a) 1,4

d)42

f(x)=(x^2-5x+4)/(x^2+3x-4)

b)-1, -4

c)1, -4

not
d)-1, 4

10. Find the derivative with respect to x of y = (2x2 + 6x)(2x3 + 5x2).

a) 20x ^4+ 88x ^3+ 90x ^2
10x^4+88x^3+90x^2

b)

c) 20x^4+90x^3+88x^2
25x^4+80x^3+90x^2

d)

11. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = 3x x3 at x = 2.

a) 9x + 2y - 6 = 0
0

b)x + y - 16 = 0

c)16x + y - 9 = 0

d)9x + y - 16 =

12. An object falling from rest has displacement s in cm given by s = 490t2, where t
is in seconds (s).What is the velocity when t = 10 s?
a) 4900 cm/s

b)9800 cm/s

c)980 cm/s

d)2450 cm/s

13. Give the slope of the curve y= x/4^3- 2x+1 at point (1,1)
Solution:
y= x/4^3- 2x+1
since slope is m=dy/dx
y^'= 1/4 (3)x^2- 2
when x = 1
y^'= 1/4 (3)(1)^2- 2
y^'=- 5/4

14. Find

B. -1/4

lim

x 1

C. 5/4

D. -5/4

x 31
.
x1

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) does not exist

15. Find the slope-intercept equation of the tangent line to the graph of
= .
a)

1
1
y= x +
2
8

1
6.

A particle is moving along the parabola

y=

1
x+32
2

c)

y=48 x +

y=x

1
2

d)

1
x3

when x

y=48 x +32

. At what point on its path where

the abscissa and the ordinate of the particle changing at the same rate?
a)

17
.

b)

y=

( 12 , 14 )

b)

( 14 , 161 )

c)

( 13 , 19 )

d)

( 14 , 12 )

Find the dimensions (height h, and length l) of the rectangle of greatest area that
can be inscribed in a semicircle of radius 2.
a) h = 2, l = 4
b) h = , l = 2
c)
d) h = 2, l = 8

h= 2 , l=2 2
18
.

A balloon leaving the ground 18 m from an observer rises 3 m/s. How fast is the
angle of elevation of the line of sight increasing after 8 seconds?
a) 0.12 rad/sec
b) 0.08 rad/sec
c) 0.06
d) 0.03 rad/sec
rad/sec

1
9.

Water is flowing into a conical vessel 15 cm deep and of radius 3.75 cm across
the top. If the rate at which the water rises is 2 cm/sec, how fast is the water
flowing into the conical vessel when the water is 4 cm deep?
a) 6.28 cm3/sec
b)2.37 cm3/sec
c) 4.57 cm3/sec
d) 5.73 cm3/sec

20. QUESTION:

lim

x4

x4
x 2

Evaluate:
A.
B. 0
C. 4
D. 2
21. QUESTION:

dy
dx

2 x 2 3 xy y 2 16
If

, find

dy 3 y 4 x

dx 2 y 3 x
A.

B.

C.

dy 3 y x

dx y 3 x
dy y 4 x

dx y 4 x
dy 3 y 4 x

dx 3 y 2 x

D.
22. QUESTION:

f ( x ) 3 x 4 8 x 3 6 x 2 24 x 10
For the function
derivative is zero.

, identify the points where the

x 1, 1, 2
A.
B.
C.

x 2, 1, 1
x 0, 1, 2
x 1, 0, 2

D.
Problem 23

lim 3 x +23 x

Find the

Choices

a) 0

Problem 24

b)

a)

3 x 38 x
x 24
Problem 25

d) -1

f ( x )=x 2 x 24

Differentiate

Choices

c) 4

b)

3 x 3 +2 x
x2 4

d)

c)

3 x 8 x
2 x

3 x 3 +2 x
2 x

At a certain instant, the length of a rectangle is 3 in. and is

increasing at a rate of 1 in/min, and the width is 2 in. and
decreasing at a rate of 0.5 in/min. At what rate is the area
decreasing (or increasing)?

Choices

a)

2
3

b)

1
2

c)

in2/min

1 in2/min

d)

in2/min
2
6.

in2/min

y sin x y
Given:

y '.
. Find

y ' cos( x y ) (1 y ' )

y'

a)

sin x
cos y

y ' x cos x sin x

d)

c)

y'

b)

2
7.

A point moves in the plane according to the equations

. Find

dy
dx

when

1
4

t2

x t 2 2t

cos x y
1 cos x y

y 2t 3 6t
and

a) -3

b) 0

c) 2

d) 3

2
8.

Water is running out of a conical funnel at the rate of 1 in 3/sec. If the radius of
the base of the funnel is 4 in and the height is 8 in, find the rate at which the
water level is dropping when it is 2 in from the top.
a) (1/9 ) in/sec
b) 9 in/sec
c) (2/3)
d) (3/2) in/sec
in/sec

29
.

Two parallel sides of a rectangle are being lengthened at the rate of 2 in/sec,
while the other two sides are shortened in such a way that the figure remains a
rectangle with constant area A = 50 in2 . What is the rate of change of the
perimeter P when the length of an increasing side is 5 in?
a) 2 in/sec
b) 4 in/sec
c) 5 in/sec
d) 10 in/sec