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DIFFCAL Mock Finals December 6-7, 2012

Name: ____________________ Section: _________

I. Multiple Choice: On the space before each number, write the letter
corresponding to your best choice. Write E for none of the above. Use CAPITAL
letters only. (60 pts.)

1. The volume of a sphere is increasing at a rate of 6 cm3/hr. At what rate is

its surface area(cm2/hr) increasing when the radius is 50 cm?
a. 0.24 b. 0.3 c.0.4 d. 0.5
2. The trigonometric function of tangent has vertical asymptotes equivalent
to _____ where n is any integer.
a. (/2)(2n-1) b. (2n-1) c. n d. (n)/2
3. Find the maximum value of 4sinx + 3cosx
a. 7 b. 6 c. 5 d. 4
4. The slope of the tangent to the curve at a given point is equal to the ___.
a. 1st derivative of the curve c. 3rd derivative of the curve
b. 2nd derivative of the curve d. none of the above
5. What is not true about the function y=xlnx
a. Domain includes all positive real numbers
b. as x ->, y ->
c. as x -> 0, y -> 0
d. the x-axis is a horizontal asymptote
6. Which of the ff. is not an indeterminate form?
a. (0)( ) b. c. - d.
7. What is not true about the function
a. domain includes all real numbers except 0
b. the x-axis is not a horizontal asymptote
c. as x ->, y ->
d. the y axis is a vertical asymptote
8. A critical point is a maximum if
a. y changes from positive to negative at points just before and just after it
b. y changes from negative to positive at points just before and just after it
c. y is 0
d. y does not change in sign at points just before and just after it.
9. Which is not true of a point of inflection (PI)?
a. It is obtained by setting y=0 and solving for the x-value of the PI
b. It is obtained by setting y=0 and solving for the x-value of the PI
c. y changes from (-) to (+) or from (+) to (-) at points just before and just after PI
d. y does not change in sign at point just before and just after PI
10. Given the and the , evaluate
a. 0 b. c. d. none of the above
11. Find the limit of using LHospitals Rule
a. b. c. d.
12. The use of LHospitals Rule is only valid when the function assumes the
indeterminate form of
a. b. c. d. all of the above
13. If s(t) is the distance a car travels at time t, then the slope of the line tangent to
the curve y=s(t) at the point (t, s(t)) is the _____ of the car
a. acceleration c. change in travel distance
b. velocity d. change in travel time
14. The slope o the normal to the curve of at is _____.
a. b. c. d.

For questions 15 & 16,

a. f(x) = x-x-2 b. f(x)= [[x-0.5]] c. f(x)= (1-x)(x+5) d. A&C
x-2

Identify the function that exhibits:

15. Missing-point discontinuity
16. Finite jump discontinuity
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17. The ____ is a point on the curve where the second derivative is zero and where
the curve changes in its sense of concavity.
a. global extremum point c. point of inflection
b. local extremum point d. none of the above
18. Which of the following is a good approximation for the value of ?
a. 1.995 b. 1.901 c. 1.989 d. 1.985
19. is equivalent to _____.
a. sin 29.9 b. sin 59.9 c. sin 44.9 d. sin 74.9
20. A curve y=ax3+bx2+cx+d passes through (0,3) and have (1,2) a point of inflection
with a horizontal tangent. What is a, b, c and d?
a. c.
b. d.
21. If z=f(x,y), x=f(r,s), and y=f(r,s), then
a. b. c. d.
22. What are the dimensions of the longest rectangular field that can be enclosed by
a given length of fencing.
a. b. c. d. none of the above
23. Evaluate:
a. 1/5 b. 2/5 c. 3/5 d. 4/5
24. Evaluate:
a. Undefined b. 3/5 c. Infinity d. Zero
25. Evaluate:
a. b. c. d.
26. Evaluate:
a. 0 b. c. 2 d. -1/2
27. Differentiate
a. b. c. d.
28. What is the derivative with respect to x of ?
a. 3x+6 b. 3x-3 c. 6x-3 d. 6x+3
29. The derivative with respect to x of is
a. c.
b. d.
30. If , what is the slope of the curve when x = 2 radians?
a. -2.21 b. -4.94 c. -3.25 d. 2.21

II. Solve the following problems: ( 5 pts each)

1.
2.
3. Find using chain rule:

III. Analyze completely and trace the curve: ( 5 pts)

IV. Word Problems (10 pts each)

1. A boatman is at A which is 4.5 km from the nearest point B on a straight shore

BM. He wishes to reach in minimum time a point C situated on the shore 9 km from
B. How far from C should he land if he can row at the rate of 6 kph and can walk
at the rate of 7.5 kph?

2. A wall h meters high is 2 m away from the building. The shortest ladder that
can reach the building with one end resting on the ground outside the wall is 6 m.
How high is the wall in meters?

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