January 2013

Situation
A right circular cone has a base diameter of 24 cm. The maximum area of parabolic segment that can be cut from this cone is 207.8 cm².
 

Part 1: Determine the base width of the parabola.
A. 22.32 cm
B. 18.54 cm
C. 15.63 cm
D. 20.78 cm
 

Part 2: Determine the altitude of the parabola.
A. 14 cm
B. 18 cm
C. 15 cm
D. 16 cm
 

Part 2: Determine the altitude of the cone.
A. 20 cm
B. 14 cm
C. 16 cm
D. 18 cm
 

Situation
A right circular cylinder of radius r and height h is inscribed in a right circular cone of radius 6 m and height 12 m.
 

Part 1: Determine the radius of the cylinder such that its volume is a maximum.
A. 2 m
B. 4 m
C. 3 m
D. 5 m
 

Part 2: Determine the maximum volume of the cylinder.
A. 145.72 m³
B. 321.12 m³
C. 225.31 m³
D. 201.06 m³
 

Part 3: Determine the height of the cylinder such that its lateral area is a maximum.
A. 10 m
B. 8 m
C. 6 m
D. 4 m
 

Situation
Given the parabola 3x² + 40y – 4800 = 0.
 

Part 1: What is the area bounded by the parabola and the X-axis?
A. 6 200 unit²
B. 8 300 unit²
C. 5 600 unit²
D. 6 400 unit²
 

Part 2: What is the moment of inertia, about the X-axis, of the area bounded by the parabola and the X-axis?
A. 15 045 000 unit⁴
B. 18 362 000 unit⁴
C. 11 100 000 unit⁴
D. 21 065 000 unit⁴
 

Part 3: What is the radius of gyration, about the X-axis, of the area bounded by the parabola and the X-axis?
A. 57.4 units
B. 63.5 units
C. 47.5 units
D. 75.6 units