Calculator Techniques:

A Step Towards Calculator Mastery

ENGR. JUNE LORENZ E. CAPIN, ECT, M.Sc.

A Technical Workshop for Future Engineers

16 November 2023 Natividad

8:00 AM Hall 201, BulSU
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1. Differential Calculus
o Limits
o Derivatives of Functions
o Partial and Implicit Differentiation
2. Integral Calculus
o Definite and Indefinite Integrals
o Multiple Integrals
3. Differential Equations
o DE of Family of Curves
o Separable DEs
o First-Order and Second-Order DEs
o Application of First-Order DEs
3. Advanced Engineering Mathematics
o Complex Numbers

Content Outline
o Matrices
o Laplace Transforms
A sneak peek for today’s workshop

IECEP – Bulacan State University Student Chapter 2

 “ I hope that by the end of this workshop,

ALL OF YOU WILL

HAVE A 10 IN
CONFIDENCE!
In a scale of 1 to 10:

How confident are you in solving Math Problems?

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 DISCLAIMER
 Some of the techniques will assume that the questions are
MULTIPLE- BOARD
just like in the
CHOICE, EXAM.
NOT AN
 This is to forget how to
EXCUSE
MANUALLY SOLVE MATH
PROBLEMS.
 The calculator used in this workshop is CASIO fx-570ES
PLUS.

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 1 DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
Evaluate the following limits:
1 −cos ( 3 𝑥 ) sin ⁡(2 𝑥)
a. lim b. lim
𝜃 →0 6𝑥 𝜃 →0 5𝑥

Ans: a. b.

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 2 DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
Evaluate the following limits:

3 𝑥 −2 𝑥 −8
2
− 3 𝑥+11
a. lim b. lim
𝑥→2 𝑥−2 𝑥 → −4 𝑥+4

Ans: a. b.

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 3 DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
𝑑𝑦 2
Determine 𝑑𝑥 if 𝑦 =cos (3 𝑥) tan ⁡( 2 𝑥)

2 2
A ( ) ( ) ( )
3 sin 6 𝑥 tan 2 𝑥 −2 sec 2 𝑥 cos (3 𝑥)

2 2
B −2 sin ( 6 𝑥 ) tan ( 2 𝑥 ) −3 sec ( 2 𝑥 ) cos ( 3 𝑥 )

2 2
C −3 sin ( 6 𝑥 ) tan ( 2 𝑥 ) +2 sec ( 2 𝑥 ) cos (3 𝑥)

2 2
D −2 sin ( 6 𝑥 ) tan ( 2 𝑥 ) + 3 sec ( 2 𝑥 ) cos (3 𝑥)

Ans: C

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2 x −1
Determine 𝑓 ′ ′ (𝑥)and 𝑓 ′ ′ ′ (𝑥)if 𝑓 ( 𝑥)=
3 𝑥+ 2
42 738
A − ,
( 3 𝑥+ 2 )3 ( 3 𝑥 +2 ) 4
387 24
B , −
( 3 𝑥 +2 )3 ( 3 𝑥 +2 ) 4
24 378
− ,
C ( 3 𝑥+ 2 )3 ( 3 𝑥 +2 ) 4

42 378
D − ,
( 3 𝑥+ 2 )3 ( 3 𝑥 +2 ) 4

Ans: D

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 5 DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
𝜕𝑤 2 2𝑥 2
Find given that 𝑤 ( 𝑥 , 𝑦 ) =𝑥 𝑦 −10 𝑒 𝑦 −7 tan ⁡(4 𝑥𝑦 )
𝜕𝑥
2𝑥 2 2
A 2 𝑥𝑦 − 20 𝑒 𝑦 − 28 𝑦𝑠𝑒 𝑐 ( 4 𝑥𝑦 )

2𝑥 2 2
B 2 𝑥𝑦 +20 𝑒 𝑦 − 28 𝑦𝑠𝑒 𝑐 (4 𝑥𝑦 )

2𝑥 2 2
C 2 𝑥𝑦 +20 𝑒 𝑦 +28 𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑐 ( 4 𝑥𝑦)

2𝑥 2 2
D 2 𝑥𝑦 − 20 𝑒 𝑦 +28 𝑦𝑠𝑒 𝑐 (4 𝑥𝑦 )

Ans: A

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 6 DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
𝑑𝑦 2 𝑦 −𝑥 2𝑥
Find given that =
𝜕𝑥 𝑥+ 𝑦 5 𝑦
𝑥
A
𝑦
B 𝑦
𝑥
C 𝑥+ 𝑦

D 𝑥− 𝑦

Ans: B

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 7 INTEGRAL CALCULUS
Evaluate the following definite integrals:
8 ∞

∫ 3 √ 𝑥 +2 𝑑𝑥 ∫𝑥𝑒
2
−𝑥
a. b. 𝑑𝑥
0 0

Ans: ,

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 8 INTEGRAL CALCULUS
Find the equivalent of the following indefinite integral:

∫ sin (𝑥)cos (𝑥)𝑑𝑥

4 5

4 6 8
5 7 9
sin ( 𝑥 ) 2 sin ( 𝑥 ) sin ( 𝑥 ) sin ( 𝑥 ) 2 sin ( 𝑥 ) sin ( 𝑥 )
A − + +𝐶 C + − +𝐶
5 7 9 4 6 8

5 7 9
4 6 8
sin ( 𝑥 ) 2 sin ( 𝑥 ) sin ( 𝑥 ) sin ( 𝑥 ) 2sin ( 𝑥 ) sin ( 𝑥 )
B − + +𝐶 D + − +𝐶
4 6 8 5 7 9

Ans: A

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 9 INTEGRAL CALCULUS
Find the equivalent of the following iterated integral:
𝜋/ 3 3 5
s𝑖𝑛 ( 2𝑥 ) √ 𝑦
∫ ∫∫ 𝑧 𝑑𝑧𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥
0 2 1

Ans:

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 10 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Find the differential equation of the family of curves represented by
𝑦 =𝐶 1 + 𝐶 2 𝑒 −2 𝑥

2
2
𝑑 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 𝑑 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
A +2 =0 C 2 + =0
𝑑𝑥
2
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
2
𝑑𝑥

2 2
𝑑 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 𝑑 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
B − =2 D − 2 =0
𝑑𝑥
2
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
2
𝑑𝑥

Ans: D

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Determine the general solution to the differential equation:
𝑑𝑦 2 3
=𝑦 𝑥
𝑑𝑥
−2 𝑥
A 2 −𝐶 𝑒 C 6 − 𝐶 𝑒− 3 𝑥

B 4 D −𝑥
2

𝑦 =− 4 3−𝐶𝑒
𝑥 +𝐶

Ans: B

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 12 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Determine the general solution to the differential equation:
′′ ′
𝑦 −3 𝑦 −10 𝑦=0

A C

B D

Ans: C

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𝑑𝑦 2 2
Find the solution to the differential equation 𝑑𝑥
+ 3 𝑥 𝑦 =6 𝑥
following initial condition: 𝑦 ( 0 )= 3

3 3
−𝑥 −𝑥
A 2 +𝑒 C 2 +3 𝑒
3 3
−𝑥 −𝑥
B 2+12 𝑒 D 2 +6 𝑒

Ans: A

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Find the solution to the differential equation ′′ ′

𝑦 −3 𝑦 −10 𝑦=0
following initial conditions: 𝑦 ( 0 )= 3 , 𝑦 ′ ′ ( 0)=1

A C

B D

Ans: D

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 15 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
A 50-gallon tank of pure water has a brine mixture with concentration of 2
pounds per gallon entering at the rate of 5 gallons per minute. At the same time
the well-mixed contents drain out at the rate of 5 gallons per minute. Find the
amount of salt in the tank after 1.75 minutes.

A 2 0.04 𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠 C 1 3.78 𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠

B 16.05 𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠 D 1 1.83 𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠

Ans: B

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The half-life of Zn-71 is 2.4 minutes. If one had 100.0 grams at the beginning,
how many grams would be left after 10.0 minutes have elapsed?

A 5 .56 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠 C 7 .32 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠

B 12.50 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠 D 2 .83 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠

Ans: A

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A cold drink is poured out at 50 °F. After 2 minutes of sitting in a 70 °F room,
its temperature has risen to 56 °F.

a. What will be the temperature of the drink after 10 minutes after

being poured out?
b. When will the drink have been warmed by to 66 °F after being
poured out?

Ans:

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A butterfly sanctuary is built that can hold 2000 butterflies, and 400
butterflies are initially moved in. If after 2 months there are now 800
butterflies:

a. When does the butterfly population get to 1500?

b. How many butterflies are expected to be living after 6 months?

Ans:

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 19 ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

Determine the modulus and the argument of the following complex numbers:

a. 1 7 − 45 𝑖 Ans: ,

b. √ 39 ∠ 45° Ans: ,

c. 33 𝑐𝑖𝑠 ( 𝜋 / 3) Ans: ,
𝜋
𝑗
d.10 𝑒 6 Ans: ,

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Simplify the following complex number, and find its conjugate:

7 +8 𝑖
( − 2 − 2𝑖) ( − 4 − 3 𝑖) +
1 −7 𝑖

Ans:

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Find the value of

A 𝑖 C − 𝑖

B − 1 D 1

Ans: C

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 22 ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

Find all complex cube roots of

Ans:

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Determine the value of

A − 8432+5376 𝑖 C 8324 +5367 𝑖

B − 8234 − 5736 𝑖 D 8423 − 5763 𝑖

Ans: A

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Determine the value of

A 1.25 − 1.15 𝑖 C 1.25 +1.15 𝑖

B 1.15 − 1.25 𝑖 D 1.15 +1.25 𝑖

Ans: B

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Express the following as a single matrix:

Ans:

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Given matrix , find:

a. det(A) a. A-1 e. Adj(A)

c. AT d. AC

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Given matrix , find det(B).

Ans: 65

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Given matrix , determine its eigenvalues.

A 𝜆 =1 , 2 C 𝜆 =1 , 4

B 𝜆 =2 , 3 D 𝜆 =1 , 3

Ans: D

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Find the Laplace Transform of

4 𝑠 − 36 1 1
A C −
2
𝑠 +16 4 𝑠 9𝑠
2
8 𝑠 −9 𝑠 1
B 2 D −
𝑠 +16 4 𝑠 +16 9𝑠

Ans: A

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Find the Inverse Laplace Transform of

5 − 2 𝑡 12 5 𝑡 7 − 2𝑡 7 5𝑡
A − 𝑒 + 𝑒 C − 𝑒 + 𝑒
7 7 5 12
12 −2 𝑡 5 5 𝑡 5 − 2𝑡 12 5 𝑡
B 𝑒 − 𝑒 D 𝑒 + 𝑒
7 7 7 7

Ans: A

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 Thank you very much!
ENGR. JUNE LORENZ E. CAPIN, ECT, M.Sc.

For queries after this session, you may reach me out personally via my email address

junelorenzcapin@gmail.com

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