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Department of Mathematics
MATH1510 Calculus for Engineers (Fall 2018)
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1-5 12a 13a

6-10 12b 13b

11a 12c 13c

11b 12d

Total / 80
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Each of question 1-10 is worth 4 points. No deduction for incorrect answer.

x+2
1. Let f (x) = √ . The implied domain (or natural domain) of f is
−x2 + 4
(a) (−2, 2)
(b) [−2, 2]
(c) R\(−2, 2)
(d) R\[−2, 2]
(e) R\{−2, 2}

Answer: (a)

2. Given that √
f (x) = x and g(x) = sin x.
The range of g ◦ f is

(a) {−1, 1}
(b) (−1, 1)
(c) [−1, 1]
(d) [0, 1]
(e) [0, ∞)

Answer: (c)

2
3. lim (100100 )en−n
n→∞

(a) 1
(b) 0
(c) +∞
(d) −∞
(e) Does not exist

Answer: (b)
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(100100 )(x + 2)
4. lim
x→−2 x2 − x − 6

(a) 5
(b) ∞
(c) −100100
100100
(d) −
5
(e) Does not exist

Answer: (d)

√
(100100 )(2 − x)
5. lim
x→4 4−x

(100100 )
(a)
4
(b) ∞
(c) 100100
(d) 0
(e) Does not exist

Answer: (a)

x7 + (100100 )x + π
6. lim
x→−∞ 2x7 + (100100 )x2 + e

(a) 1
(b) +∞
1
(c)
2
π
(d)
e
(e) 0

Answer: (c)
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7. Given that f, g are two functions such that f (0) = 1, g(0) = 2 and

f (x) g(x)
lim = −1 and lim = 3.
x→0 x x→0 x

f (x)
Then, lim
x→0 g(x)
(a) 0
1
(b)
2
1
(c) −
3
(d) Does not exist
(e) None of the above

Answer: (c)

1 − cos 2x
8. lim
x→0 (100100 )x2

(a) Does not exist

(b) 0
1
(c)
100100
2
(d)
100100
(e) None of the above

Answer: (d)

9. Suppose {an } and {bn } are sequences such that lim an , lim bn exist. For which of
n→∞ n→∞
the following sequences {cn }, lim cn may not exist?
n→∞

(a) cn = an + bn
(b) cn = an bn + 5
an
(c) cn =
bn
(d) cn = a2n − 3bn
(e) None of the above

Answer: (c)
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10. If g(x) ≤ f (x) ≤ h(x) for any x ∈ R and lim g(x) = A, lim h(x) = B , then it must
x→a x→a
be true that

(a) lim f (x) does not exist

x→a

(b) lim f (x) exists and A ≤ lim f (x) ≤ B

x→a x→a

(c) lim f (x) exists and lim f (x) > B

x→a x→a

(d) lim f (x) exists and lim f (x) < A

x→a x→a

(e) None of the above

Answer: (e)
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11. (12 points) Given the parametric equations

(
x(t) = 2 cos(3t) − 1
y(t) = 2 sin(3t) − 1
where t ∈ R.
(a) Write down an equation in x, y only to describe its locus.
(b) Sketch its graph. Be sure to indicate its direction of motion when t increases.
Soluton:
(a)
(x + 1)2 + (y + 1)2 = (2 cos(3t))2 + (2 sin(3t))2
= 22 (cos2 (3t) + sin2 (3t))
= 22 .
Thus the locus is a circle centred at (−1, −1) with radius 2.
(b) The graph is as follow.

0
y

-1

-2

-3

-4

-5
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
x
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12. (16 points) Consider the function


|2 − x|
 if x < 0;
f (x) = 3 if x = 0;

 x
2 +1 if x > 0.

Without using L’Hôpital’s rule, evaluate the following limits. Furthermore, if the
limit does not exist but diverges to ±∞, please indicate so and determine the correct
sign.

(a) lim f (x);

x→1

(b) lim+ f (x);

x→0

(c) lim− f (x);

x→0

(d) lim f (x).

x→0

Solution:

(a) lim f (x) = lim (2x + 1) = 21 + 1 = 3;

x→1 x→1

(b) lim+ f (x) = lim+ (2x + 1) = 20 + 1 = 2;

x→0 x→0

(c) lim− f (x) = lim− |2 − x| = |2 − 0| = 2;

x→0 x→0

(d) Since lim+ f (x) = lim− f (x) = 2, lim f (x) exists and lim f (x) = 2.
x→0 x→0 x→0 x→0
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13. (12 points) Without using L’Hôpital’s rule, evaluate the following limits. Further-
more, if the limit does not exist but diverges to ±∞, please indicate so and determine
the correct sign.

(a) √ √
lim ( x2 + 3x − x2 − 5);
x→∞

(b) √
x2 + x − 1
lim p ;
x→−∞ 3x − 3 |x|3 + 1

(c)  x sec x
tan x
lim .
x→ π2 − tan x + 1

Solution:

(a)
√ √
lim ( x2 + 3x − x2 − 5)
x→∞
√ √
√ √ x 2 + 3x + x2 − 5
= lim ( x2 + 3x − x2 − 5) √ √
x→∞ x2 + 3x + x2 − 5
(x2 + 3x) − (x2 − 5)
= lim √ √
x→∞ x2 + 3x + x2 − 5
3x + 5
= lim √ √
x→∞ x + 3x + x2 − 5
2

5
3+
= lim r x
r (∵ x > 0)
x→∞ 3 5
1+ + 1− 2
x x
3
=
1+1
3
=
2
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(b)

√
r
√ 1
x2
1+ −1
x2
+x−1 x
lim p = lim p (∵ x < 0)
x→−∞ 3x − |x|3 + 1
3 x→−∞ 3x − 3 (−x)3 + 1
r
1
(−x) 1 + − 1
x
= lim r (∵ x < 0)
x→−∞ 1
3x − (−x) 3 1 − 3
x
r
1 1
− 1+ −
x x
= lim r
x→−∞ 1
3+ 3 1− 3
x
−1 − 0
=
3+1
1
= −
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(c) Note that

 x sec x  −x sec x
tan x tan x + 1
=
tan x + 1 tan x
" tan x #− xtan
sec x
x
1
= 1+ .
tan x
" tan x #− sinx x
1
= 1+ .
tan x

π−
As x → , tan x → +∞. Hence
2
 tan x  y
1 1
lim 1 + = lim 1 + (set y = tan x)
x→ π2 − tan x y→+∞ y
= e

 x  π
lim − =−
x→ π2 − sin x 2

So
 x sec x
tan x π
lim = e− 2 .
π−
x→ 2 tan x + 1