CHAVEZ, FRANZ

PROBLEM SET 4

Easy
1
1. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = x + 2 x 3 through point (8,12)

2. Find the slope of the tangent to the curve y = x 4 −2 x 2 +8 through point (2, 16)

3. The distance a body travels is a function of time and is given by x(t) = 16t + 8 t 2. Find its
velocity at t = 3.

4. A rectangular field is to be fenced into four equal parts. What is the size of the largest
field that can be fenced this way with a fencing length of 1500 feet if the division is to be
parallel to one side?

Average

1. A rectangular box having a square base and open at the top is to have a capacity of
16823 cc. Find the height of the box to use the least amount of material.

2. 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 9km from B. How far
from C should he land if he can row at the rate of 6 kph and walk at the rate of 7.5 kph?

3. A balloon is rising vertically over a point A on the ground at the rate of 15 ft/sec. A point
B on the ground Is level with and 30 ft. from A. When the balloon is 40 ft. from A, at
what rate is its distance from B changing?
 Difficult
1. Water flows into a tank having the form of a frustum of a right circular cone. The tank is
4m tall with upper radius of 1.5m and the lower radius of 1m. when the water in the
tank is 1.2m deep, the surface rises at the rate of 0.012 m/s. Calculate the discharge of
water flowing into the tank in m 3 /s

2. The altitude of a cylinder of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a right circular
cone of radius r and height h is:

3. A car drives east from point A at 30 kph. Another car starting from B at the same time,
drives S 30° W toward A at 60 kph. B is 30 km away from A. How fast in kph is the
distance between the two cars changing after one hour?