1. Find the 2 positive numbers whose product is 64 and sum is maximum.

xy=64, x+ y=max
y=
x+

64
x

62
=max
x

1+64

d 1
=0
dx x

164

( x1 )=0

()

64
=1
2
x
64=x 2 ; x=8
2. A statue 10 ft high is standing on a base 13 ft high. If the observers eye is 5
ft above the ground, how far should he stand from the base in order that the
angle between the line of sight to the top and bottom of statue be a
minimum?

x= ab
x= 18 ( 8 )
x=12 ft
Using differential calculus:

tan =

18
x

tan =

8
x

=tan 1

18
8
tan1
x
x

18
8
2
d
x
x2
=
+
dt
324
64
1+ 2 1+ 2
x
x

18
64
8
324
1+ 2 + 2 1+ 2
2
x
x
x
x

) ( )
18
64
8
324
1+
=
1+
x ( x ) x (
x )

0=

18 18 ( 64 ) 8 8 ( 324 )
+
= 2+
x2
x4
x
x4
10 1440
4 =0
2
X
X
10 x 41440 x 2=0
10 x2 ( x 2144 ) =0
x=12 ft

3. Two sides of a triangle measure 15m and 20m. When included angle is 60, it
increases at the rate of 1.5/sec. How fast is the area of the triangle
changing?

1
A= ab sin
2
a=15 m, b=20 m

=60 ,

d 1.5
=
dt
s

dA 1
d
= ab cos
dt 2
dt
dA 1

= ( 15 ) ( 20 ) cos 60 ( 1.5 )
dt 2
180

dA
=1.96 m2 /s
dt

4. Water is flowing at a rate of 2000cc/s into a vertical cylindrical tank 120cm in

diameter and 6m high. How fast is the water level rising in cm/s?

dV 2000 cc
=
dt
sec

VerticalCylindrical Tank=120 cm

h=6
dh
=?
dt
V = r 2 h
dV
dh
2
= r (1)
dt
dt
2000= r 2

dh
dt

dh 2000
=
dt ( 60 )2
dh
cm
=0.18
dt
s
5. A bomber plane flying horizontally 3.2km above the ground is sighting on a
target on the ground directly ahead. The angle between the line of sight and
the path of the plane is changing at the rate of
30, what is the speed of the plane in mph?

5 rad
12 min . When the angle is

d 5 rad
=
dt 12 min
dS
=V
dt
tan 30 =
S=

3.2
S

3.2
tan30

S=3.2 cot

dS
d
=3200 (csc 2 )
dt
dt
dS
5
=3200 (csc 2 30 )
dt
12

( )( 601 )

dS
m
=88.89
dt
s
dS
=198.84 mph
dt
6. A particle is moving along a curve y2 = 9x such that its abscissa is changing
at a constant rate of 10 units/min. Find the rate of change if the ordinate is 4
units.

y 2=9 x
2y

dy
dx
=9
dt
dt

2y

dy
=9 ( 10 )
dt

dy
=11.25
dt
7. The horizontal component of the velocity of a particle is constant at 4 cm/s. It
moves along the curve y2 = 16x. Determine the velocity @(1,4) in cm/s.
2

y =16 x
2y

dy
dx
=16
dt
dt

dy 16( 4)
=
dt 2( 4)
dy
cm
=8
dt
s
v = 82+ 4 2
v =8.94

cm
s

8. The motion of a particle is defined by the parametric equations x= t 3 and y =

2t3, what is the acceleration of the particle at t = 3sec?

dx
2
=3 t
dt

d2 x
=6 t
dt 2
dy
=6 t 2
dt
d2 y
=12 t
dt 2

a= [ 6 (3) ] + [ 12(3) ]

a=40.25 unit /s 2

9. is increasing uniformly. Find the smallest positive value of for which tan
increases 8 times as fast as sin .

tan =8 sin

d tan 8 d sin
=
dt
dt

sec =8 cos
1
=8 cos
cos2
1
=cos3
8
0.5=cos
=60
10.A Ferris wheel has a radius of 10m and its center 12m above the ground.
When the passenger is 17m above the ground, he is moving vertically at a
rate of 1.81 m/s. What is the speed of rotation of the wheel in rpm?

d v
m
=1.82
dt
s
y=10 sin

h=12+ y

h=12+10 sin
dh
d
=10 cos
dt
dt
h=17 m; 17=12+ y

y=5 m
5=10 sin

=30
1.81=10 cos

d
dt

d
rad
rad
=0.21
=12.6
=2 rpm
dt
s
min
1rev=2
11.A clock has hands 1in and 1 3/5 in long respectively. At what rate are the
ends of the clock approaching each other when the time is 2 oclock?