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The document contains a series of practice problems related to Differential & Integral Calculus and Differential Equations, covering various topics such as rates of change, motion equations, tangents to curves, and geometric properties. Each problem is accompanied by a specific question and its corresponding answer. The problems range from calculating the rate of change of angles in cones to finding eccentricities of curves and lengths of polar curves.

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The document contains a series of practice problems related to Differential & Integral Calculus and Differential Equations, covering various topics such as rates of change, motion equations, tangents to curves, and geometric properties. Each problem is accompanied by a specific question and its corresponding answer. The problems range from calculating the rate of change of angles in cones to finding eccentricities of curves and lengths of polar curves.

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PRACTICE PROBLEMS (Part 1)

MAY 7, 2024
Differential & Integral Calculus and Differential Equations

1. The altitude of a cone is 120 mm. The radius of base is increasing 5mm/sec. When the
radius is 50 mm, find the rate of change of angle of the apex in rad/sec.
12/169 rad/sec
2. A body falls from rest whose equation of motion is given by dv/dt = g-(gv/128), where v is
the velocity in ft/s, g = 32 ft/s2. What is the speed of the body after 2 sec?
50.36 ft/s
3. Given the curve y = x2 and a point (5,17). Find the coordinates of the lines tangent to the
curve and passing through a point.
(2.172,4.717) & (7.828, 61.284)
4. From the previous question, find the x-intercepts of the line tangent to the point
1.086 and 3.914
5. Given the curve r = 5 + 4cos ϴ, find the slope of the tangent line ϴ = 30 degrees.
-1.061
6. Given the curve r = 5 + 4cos ϴ, find the perimeter of the curve
36.688
7. In a recently-held exhibit, Carlo presented a new machine, together with its expected rate
of annual savings and rate of annual cost. In his presentation, Carlo showed that the
machine’s rate of annual gross savings can be modeled by the expression 576 – x 2 and the
rate of annual costs by the x2 + 4x , where x is the number of years of operation. What is
the net total savings over the entire period use of the machine?
5973.33
8. The top of an elliptical conical reservoir is an ellipse with a major axis 8 m and minor axis
4m. It is 4m deep and full of water. Find the work done in pumping water to an outlet at
the top of the reservoir.
328.74 kJ
9. At what point will the asymptote of the graph of the given equation intersect?
2
3 x + 2 x−8
y=
x +3
( - 3 , - 16 )
10.A 6-foot-tall woman is walking at a rate of 4 ft/sec away from a street lamp that is 24 feet
tall. How fast is the length of her shadow changing?
1.33
11.A particle moves in a horizontal like according to S = f(t) = t 4 – 6t3 + 12t2 – 10t + 3. Find
the total distance traveled in the first 3 seconds of motion.
51/8
12.Water is draining at the rate of 48π ft3/sec. from a conical tank whose diameter at the
base is 40 ft. and whose height is 60 ft. At what rate in ft/sec. is the radius of the water in
the tank shrinking when the radius is 16 ft?
1/16
13.Find the coordinate of the incenter of triangle ABC with A(0, 0), B(6, 0) and C( 3, 3 3 ).
(3 , sqrt3)
14.The coordinate axes are asymptotes of the equilateral hyperbola whose vertex in the first
quadrant is 3 2 units from the origin. What is the equation of the hyperbola?
xy = 9
15.An earth satellite has an apogee of 2450 miles and a perigee of 410 miles. Assuming that
the earth’s radius is 400 miles, what is the value of the eccentricity of ellipse, which form
with the center of the earth at one focus and whose apogee and perigee satisfy the
condition above?
e = 0.557
16.Point P(x, y) moves with a distance from point (0, 1) one half of its distance from the line y
= 4. Compute the eccentricity of the curve.
e = 0.50
17.A construction worker built a parabolic hut which is 16.1 m. wide at the base and 12.4 m.
high at the center. How high above the base should a ceiling 12.2 m. wide be constructed.
5.28 m
18.Find an equation of the ellipse that has (2, 0) as a focus and x-intercept.
(X^2/25)+(y^2/21)=1
19.For the polar curve 1-2cos(x), calculate the length of the inner loop
2.682 units

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