MAT 171

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1. Differentiate h(x) = x sinh−1 𝑥 − √1 − 𝑥 2

A. sinh−1 𝑥 B. tanh 𝑥 C. cosh−1 𝑥 D. sech 𝑥

2. Given the equation: 𝑦 = (𝑒 ln 𝑥 )2 , find 𝑦′.

A. ln 𝑥 B. 2 ln 𝑥
𝑥
C. 2𝑥 D. 2𝑒 ln 𝑥

𝑑𝑦
3. If 𝑥 = 𝑎(𝜃 + sin 𝜃) and 𝑦 = 𝑎(1 − cos 𝜃) then is _____.
𝑑𝑥

𝜃 𝜃 𝜃
A. sin 𝜃2 B. tan C. cos D. cot
2 2 2

4. Find the slope of the tangent line to the unit circle 𝑥 = cos 𝑡, 𝑦 = sin 𝑡 from
0 𝑡𝑜 2𝜋 at point where 𝑡 = 𝜋6.

A. 1.732 B. -1.732 C. 1.414 D. -1.414

5. Find the maximum area of a rectangle lot that can be created with
1000m length of fencing.
A. 52500 m^2 B. 40000m^2 c. 60000m^2 D. 62500m^2

6. Locate and classify the critical points by second derivative test,

y= 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 + 20;

A. Concave downward, y'' < 0; Concave upward, y'' > 0 minimum

B. Concave downward, y'' < 0; Concave downward, y'' > 0 maximum
C. It does not have concave
D. None of the above

7. Two sides of a triangle are 5 and 10 inches, respectively. The angle

between them is increasing at the rate of 5° per minute. How fast is the third
side of the triangle growing when the angle is 60 degree?
5𝜋 5𝜋 6𝜋 6𝜋
A. 36
𝑖𝑛⁄𝑚𝑖𝑛 B. 6
𝑖𝑛⁄𝑚𝑖𝑛 C. 25
𝑖𝑛⁄𝑚𝑖𝑛 D. 5
𝑖𝑛⁄𝑚𝑖𝑛
8. Find the equation of the tangent line of the curve y = −x 2 + 9 at the point
(1,8).

A. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 6 B. 𝑦 = −4𝑥 + 12 C. 𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 4 D. 𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 10

9. Find the 2nd derivative of 𝑦 = 𝑥 −2 at x = 2

A. 24/25 B. -1/4 C. 21/56 D. 7/8

10. Find how fast is the circumference of the circle increases when the
radius increases.

A. 5π B. 4π C. 2π D. 8π

11. A rational function is a ratio of two _____.

A. Rational function C. Power function

B. Polynomial function D. either b or c

𝑓(𝑎+ℎ)−𝑓(𝑎)
12. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 6, evaluate the difference quotient:
ℎ

A. 2a+h-6 B. 2a-6 C. 2a-h-6 D. none of these

13. What is the second derivative 𝑦′′of 𝑦 = 33𝑥 ?

A. 33𝑥−1 ln 3 B. 33𝑥−2 ln 32 C. 33𝑥+1 ln 3 D. 33𝑥+2 (ln 3)2

14. Differentiate with respect to 𝛽 the equation 𝜃 = 𝐴 cos √1 − 𝛽

1 1 1 1
A. B. − C. D. −
2√𝛽−𝛽2 2√𝛽−𝛽2 2√𝛽+𝛽2 2√𝛽+𝛽2

15. If 𝑓(𝑥) = sin 𝑥 then the value of 𝑓′(𝑥) at 𝑥 = −𝜋4 is:

1 1
A. 0 B. √2
C. -√2 D. 1

16. Sand is pouring from a spout at the rate of 25 cc/sec. It forms a cone whose
height is always 1/3 the diameter of its base. At what rate in cm/sec is the
height increasing when the cone is 50 cm high?

A. 0.00141 B. 0.00214 C. 0.00447 D. 0.00354

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17. Find the equations of the tangent and normal of the cissoids 𝑦 2 = 2𝑎−𝑥
𝑥
at
(𝑎, 𝑎)

A. 2𝑥 − 𝑦 − 𝑎 = 0; 𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 3𝑎 = 0 C. 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 𝑎 = 0; 𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 3𝑎 = 0

B. 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 𝑎 = 0; 𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 3𝑎 = 0 D. 𝑥 − 𝑦 − 𝑎 = 0; 𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 3𝑎 = 0

18. Determine the equation of the normal line to the curve y = 4 − x 2 at the point
(1,3).
1 5 1 7
A. y = x + B. y = 2x + 1 C. y = − x + D. y = −2x + 5
2 2 2 2

19. Find the derivative of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 4(4𝑥 + 9)9

A. 144𝑥(4𝑥 + 9)8 B. 36𝑥(4𝑥 + 9)8 C. 144(4𝑥 + 9)8 D. 36(4𝑥 + 9)8

9𝑥−1
20. Find the derivative of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 2 + 1)( )
7𝑥+1

63𝑥 3 +135𝑥 2 +49𝑥+9 63𝑥 3 +135𝑥 2 +49𝑥+9 126𝑥 3 +20𝑥 2 −2𝑥+16 126𝑥 3 +20𝑥 2 −2𝑥+16
A. B. C. D.
7(7𝑥+1)2 7(7𝑥+1) (7𝑥+1)2 (7𝑥+1)

21. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1, then what is f(x)- f(x+1)?

A 0 B. x C. 2x D. 3

𝑥 3 −8
22. Evaluate lim
𝑥→2 𝑥−2

A. 8 B. 4 C. 12 D. 0

23. Find the rate of change of the area of a circle with respect to its
radius when radius is 2.5 meters.

A. 5π B. 4π C. 2π D. 8π

24. Differentiate 𝑦 = (3𝑥 + 1)3 (2𝑥 − 3)4

A. (3𝑥 + 1)2 (2𝑥 − 3)3 (42𝑥 − 19) C. (3𝑥 + 1)3 (2𝑥 − 3)2 (42𝑥 − 19)

B. (3𝑥 + 1)2 (2𝑥 + 3)3 (42𝑥 − 19) D. (3𝑥 + 1)2 (2𝑥 + 3)3 (42𝑥 + 19)

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25. Find the fourth derivative of 𝑦 =
√𝑥
 105 105 105 105
A. B. C. D.
16√𝑥 9 16√𝑥 8 16√𝑥 7 16√𝑥 6

26. How many inflection points are there for the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 2𝑥 4?

A. 3 B. 1 C. n D. (n + 1)2

𝑑𝑦
27. What is the first derivative of(𝑥𝑦) 𝑥 = 𝑒?
𝑑𝑥

𝑥 −𝑦(1−ln 𝑥𝑦) −𝑦(1+ln 𝑥𝑦)

A. 𝑦
B. 𝑥2
C. 0 D.
𝑥

28. If the slope of the curve 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 25 is equal to −

3
4
at point(x, y). Find the
value of x and y.

A. 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = 2 B. 𝑥 = 4, 𝑦 = 3 C. 𝑥 = 2, 𝑦 = 1 D. 𝑥 = 3, 𝑦 = 4

29. A line with a slope of 1 is normal to the curve y = 4/x 2 at the point (x,y).
Determine the equation of the line.

A. 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 1 B. 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 4 C. 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 2 D. 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 4

30. Find the domain of the function f(x) = 1/(x2+4x+3)

A. (-3,1) C. (-∞,-3) ∪ (-1, ∞)

B. (-∞,-3] ∪ [-1, ∞) D. (-∞,-3) ∪ (-3,−𝟏) ∪ (−𝟏,∞)

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