Math 21 | Finals Review Questions KRH Academic Committee 

1st Sem AY 2019-2020 December 5,

4, 2019 
 
General Instructions: This exam is good for 180 mins. Write your complete solutions clearly and legibly, then 
box all of your final answers. Use black or blue pen only. Use of calculators is not allowed. 
 
I. Unit 1 - Limits and Continuity 
A. Evaluate the following limits. 
(x+1)cot(3x2 +x−2)
1. lim cosh(x+1)
 
x→−1
3
2. lim 37x +26  
x→−∞ 4x −√9x +1
2 +5
3. lim+ ( 7x27x−10x−8 x
− x−2 ) 
x→2
B. Given: 
x2 +5x+6
f (x) = | x+3 |
, if x ≤− 2, x =/ − 3  
x
[[ 2 +1]] , if − 2 < x ≤ 0  
sec[ln(x + 1)], if x > 0  
Determine if f is continuous or discontinuous at x = -3, -2, and 0. If discontinuous, 
classify the type of discontinuity as removable, jump essential or infinite essential. 
II. Unit 2 - Derivatives and Differentiation 

 
 
  
 
 
III. Unit 3 - Applications of Differentiation  
A. L’Hopital’s Rule.​ Evaluate the following limits.  

√
√x
1. lim 0.5(e2x + e−x )  
x→0+
 
2. lim  
x→∞
 
B. Rectilinear Motion.​ A particle moves along a horizontal line. Its position on the 
line in t seconds is given by s(t) = t(15t-t​2​-63). Here, a zero position represents the 
origin, a negative position is to the left of the origin, and a positive position is to the 
right of the origin. If v(t) and a(t) refer to the velocity and the acceleration of the 
particle respectively at t seconds, then the signs are given in the table below.  
 
t  (0,3)  3  (3,5)  5  (5,7)  7  (7, + ∞ ) 

v(t)  -  0  +  +  +  0  - 

a(t)  +  +  +  0  -  -  - 
 
1. Determine the time intervals when... 
a) the particle is moving to the left.  
b) the velocity of the particle is increasing.  
 c) the particle is speeding up.  
2. From the 2nd to 8th second, when is the particle located at its rightmost 
position? 
3. Where is the particle located when it attains its absolute maximum velocity?  
4. Find the total distance travelled by the particle after 10 seconds.  
 
3
√x
C. Linear Approximation. ​Let f(x) = 2−(x/2)
.   
1. Find an expression for the local linear approximation of f at x​o​ = 8.   
2. Use your answer in the previous item to approximate f(8.05). 
 
D. Absolute Extrema. ​Find the x-coordinates of the absolute extremum points, if any, 
of f(x) = 2cos​2​x - sinx on the interval [ π /6, 2π/3 ].  
 
E. Optimization: Surface Area. ​A closed rectangular box with a volume of 1152 in​3 
has to be made such that the length of the base is four times the width. What should 
be the dimensions of the box to minimize the amount of material that will be used to 
cover the surface of the box? 
 
F. Optimization: Equation with the Least Area. ​Find an equation of the line 
through the point (3,5) that cuts off the least area from the first quadrant. 
 
G. Optimization: Cutting Wire. ​A piece of wire 10 m long is cut into two pieces. One 
piece is bent into a square and the other is bent into an equilateral triangle. How 
should the wire be cut so that the total area enclosed is minimum? (Hint: Area of 
2
Equilateral Triangle = √34s ).  
 
H. Related Rates: Conical Tank. ​At the rate of 2 ft​3​/min, water is flowing into an 
inverted conical tank with radius 15 ft and height 12 ft. At what rate is the water level 
rising when the depth of the water is at 4 ft? 
 
I. Related Rates: Approaching the Intersection. ​An automobile traveling south at 
12 kph and a motorcycle traveling west at 5 kph are approaching an intersection. 
How fast is the distance between the vehicles changing when the automobile is 60 
km north from the intersection while the motorcycle is 25 km east of the same 
intersection? 
 
J. Related Rates: Shadow Problem. ​A man 7 feet tall is walking toward a building at 
the rate of 4 feet per second. If there is a light on the ground 40 feet from the 
 building, how fast is the man’s shadow on the building growing shorter when he is 
25 feet from the building? 
 
K. Differentials: Percent Error. ​The period of the pendulum of a grandfather clock is 
T=2π√(L/g) , where L is the length (in meters) of the pendulum, T is the period (in 
seconds), and g is the acceleration due to gravity (9.8m/s​2​). Suppose an increase in 
temperature increases the length L of the pendulum by 2%. What is the 
corresponding percentage error in the period? 
 
L. Differentials: Chocolate Coating: ​Approximate the volume of chocolate required 
to coat a spherical ball of nuts and almonds of radius 12 cm to obtain a chocolate 
coating of 0.25cm.  
 
M. Marginals.  
The cost of producing x units of a certain product is given by  
2
C(x) = 2000 + 2x5 + 800 x
(in pesos) 
and the price demand function is given by  
7x
p(x) = 150 - 400 (in pesos) 
Approximate the profit earned in selling the 101​st​ unit, using the marginal profit 
function.  
 
IV. Unit 4 - Integral and its Application 
A. Find the derivative of the following functions: 
x
1. F(x) = ∫ t2 sint dt  
0
2
t3
2. F(x) = ∫ 1 + t3
dt  
1−3x
cosx
3. F(x) = ∫ y2 dy  
sinx
B. Find the equation of the tangent line and normal line to the graph of the function at the  
given value of x: 
x8 8
√t
h(x) = ∫ 2
t + 8t + 1
dt ;  x = -8 
−8
C. Evaluate the following definite integrals: 
Π/2
1. ∫ sinx dx  
0
4
2. ∫(1 + 3t − t2 ) dt  
0
 2
3. ∫ y√y − 1 dy  
1
√3/3
tan−1 x
4. ∫ 1 + x2
dx  
0
D. Set-up the area and the perimeter of the shaded region: 
2
y =x  
x = y4  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
E. Set-up the volume of the following disk/washer: 
3
x = y  
y = x2  
y = 2 − x 
Rotate about x = 2 
 
Math 21 | Finals Review Answer Key KRH Academic Committee
1st Sem AY 2019-2020 December 4, 2019

I. Unit 1 - Limits and Continuity

II. Unit 2 - Derivatives and Differentiation

 III. Unit 3 - Applications of Differentiation
ERRATUM: Solution for A. Question # 2:
ERRATUM: Problem G. Cutting Wire. (Forgot to multiply 2 by 9 in the denominator)
IV. Unit 4 - Integral and its Application