Applications of the Derivative Test

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Section A- Multiple Choice- NO CALCULATORS
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1 A ladder which is 5 m long slips down a wall at a rate of 2 m/s.
How fast, in m/s, is the base of the ladder moving away from
the wall at the instant when its height above the ground is 3
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a$ 1 b$ 1.5 c$ 2 d$ 2.5 e$ 3
2 %he position of a particle is given by the formula

x = t
3
4t
2
+10
. At
t& 2, which of the following statements is correct 'ircle each
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.$ .ts velocity is increasing ..$ .ts speed is increasing ...$ .t is
moving towards /
3. %he 0 coordinate of the point on the curve

y = 2 x which is
nearest !",/$ is 0&
a$ 1 b$ 2 c$ 3 d$ " e$ 5 !5
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". A cone has radius 5 cm and height 15 cm. .t is empty and is being
1lled with at a constant rate of 12



cm
3
/s
. 2ind the rate of change
of the radius, in cm/s, when the radius of the water is 2 cm.
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a$ /.5 b$ 1 c$ 1.5 d$ 2.5 e$ 3
5. %he motion described by the formula

s = 2 t
1
4
t has a ma0imum
position of

s =
a$ 3 b$ " c$ / d$ 3 e$ 1/ ! "
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4. %he same motion described by the formula

s = 2 t
1
4
t in the
interval 5/,1//6 . %he time at which the average velocity over the
entire interval e7uals the instantaneous velocity is at t&
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a$ 15 b$ 25 c$ 35 d$ 5/ e$ 1//
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8. %he graphs shown below describe the motion of two ships. %he
1rst ship!A$ is travelling due "est from a harbour. %he second
represents a ship travelling due north from the same harbour.
%he ships leave the harbour at the same time. 9se the graphs to
estimate how 7uic#ly the ships are separating after 1 hour.
+hip A in #m, time on 0 a0is is in hours
+hip : in #m, time on 0 a0is is in hours
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a$ 4" #m/h b$ "2 #m/h c$ 3" #m/h d$ 1/ #m/h
e$ ;2/#m/h

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a$ A 3 metre long trough has a cross section in the shape of an
isosceles triangle with a depth of 3/ cm and a width of 4/ cm. .f
the trough is initially full and water allowed to drain from it at a
rate of "5/

cm
3
/minute
, 1nd the rate at which the water level is
changing at the instant when the water is 1 cm deep.
b$ 2ind the rate at which the water level is changing after 2
minutes.

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a$ 2ind the ma0imum area of a rectangle A:'= with A at !/,/$, : on
the 0>a0is, ' a point in the 1rst 7uadrant on the curve

y =
90
x
2
+ 9
,
and = on the y>a0is.
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b$ +uppose we consider the same ?*-*)A@ rectangle A:'=
described in part a$. Arite down a formula for the perimeter of
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c$ Ahen the width of the rectangle is 3 units !ie when 0&3$, it is
#nown that the perimeter is decreasing at 2 units/second. 2ind the
rate at which the width of the rectangle is changing at this instant.
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