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Midterm Exam: X 0 1 Cos (3x) X

This document contains a 15-problem midterm exam for a Calculus I course covering topics like limits, derivatives, implicit differentiation, and continuity. The problems involve calculating limits, finding derivatives of functions, determining continuity, approximating functions, and relating rates of change. An answer is provided for each multiple choice problem along with the topic area it assesses.

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Midterm Exam: X 0 1 Cos (3x) X

This document contains a 15-problem midterm exam for a Calculus I course covering topics like limits, derivatives, implicit differentiation, and continuity. The problems involve calculating limits, finding derivatives of functions, determining continuity, approximating functions, and relating rates of change. An answer is provided for each multiple choice problem along with the topic area it assesses.

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MATH 101 Calculus I 19 Nov 2011

MIDTERM EXAM

Problem 1. Suppose that f is defined by f (x) = 1 − 3x. Which of the following is


the largest interval containing x so that |f (x) − ( − 5)| < 1?

(A) (2 − 3, 2 + 3) (B) (2 − 1, 2 + 1) (C) (2 − 1/2, 2 + 1/2)


(D) (2 − 1/4, 2 + 1/4) (E) (2 − 1/3, 2 + 1/3)

Answer: (E)
Topic: limits, formal definition

1 − cos 2(3x)
Problem 2. limx→0 x2
=

(A) 3 (B) 9 (C) 0 (D) limit does not exist

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (B)
Topic: limits, sin(x)/x

   9
1 1
9 3 +h −9 3
Problem 3. The limit limh→0 h
is
1
(A) 0 (B) 81
(C) 3 (D) not defined

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (D) or (E) are both acceptable.


Topic: differentiation, limit definition

Problem 4. If f is a continuous function defined for all real numbers x, and the
maximum value that f takes is 6 and the minimum value take f takes is -9, then
which of the following statments must be true?

I. The maximum value of f (|x|) is 6.


II. The maximum value of |f (x)| is 9.
III. The maximum value of f (|x|) is 0

(A) I only (B) II only (C) I and II only (D) II and III only

(E) none of the other choices is correct

1
Answer: (B)
Topic: functions, continuity, extreme value theorem

Problem 5. If 3x2 + 2x y + y 2 = 2, then y ′ when x = 1 is

(A) -2 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 3

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (E)
Topics: derivatives, implicit differentiation

Problem 6. If u = (x2 + 9)1/2 and v = 3x2 − 2x, then what is d u/d v as a function of
x?

A. 1/[4(3x − 1)(x2 + 9)1/2]


B. (3x − 1)/[2(x2 + 9)1/2]
C. [2x(3x − 1)]/(x2 + 9)1/2
D. x/[2(3x − 1)(x2 + 9)1/2]
E. none of the other answers is correct

Answer: D.
du
dx
=
du
dv
dv
· dx  1
2
du
(x2 + 9)−1/2 · 2x = d v · (6x − 2)  du
dv
=
x
√
(6x − 2) x2 − 9

Topics: derivatives, chain rule

Problem 7. If f is defined by f (x) = x − 1 for all x  1, then f ′( − 1) =


x+1

1 1
(A) − 1 (B) − 2 (C) 0 (D) 2

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (B)
Topics: derivatives, quotient rule

Problem 8. If f is defined by f (x) = cos2(4x) then f ′(x) =

(A) − 8sin (4x)cos (4x) (B) − 2sin (4x) (C) 2cos (4x) (D) 8cos (4x)

2
(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (A)
Topic: derivatives, trig functions, chain rule

Problem 9. If f ′(x) and g ′(x) exist for all x, and f ′(x) > g ′(x) for all x, then the
graphs of y = f (x) and y = g(x)

(A) intersect exactly once


(B) intersect no more than once
(C) do not intersect
(D) could intersect more than once
(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (B)
Topic: derivatives, increasing/decreasing functions

Problem 10. If f is defined by f (x) = x3 − 3x2 + 12 on the interval [ − 2, 4] then the


global minimum value of f occurs at x =

(A) − 2 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 4

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (A)
Topic: derivatives, extrema

Problem 11. An equation for a tangent line to the graph of y = sin−1(x/4) at the
origin is

(A) x − 4y = 0 (B) x − y = 0 (C) x = 1 (D) y = 0

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (A)
Topic: derivatives, inverse trig functions, tangent lines

Problem 12. For small x, (55 + x)1/5 can be approximated best by

3
x x x x x
(A) 5 − 55 (B) 5 + 55 (C) 55
(D) 55 − 55 (E) 55 + 55

Answer: (B)
Topic: derivatives, linear approximation

x sin (2x)
Problem 13. limx→0 1 − cos (x) =

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: D. Apply l’Hopital twice


Topic: derivatives, l’Hopital

Problem 14. Consider the function f defined by




 sin (x) + 1 forx < 0
 2
x +1 for0 6 x < 1
f (x) =

 3 − x for1 6 x < 2
x−2 forx > 2

f is not continuous at x =

(A) 0 only (B) 1 only (C) 2 only (D) 0 and 2 only

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (C)
Topic: continuity

dy
Problem 15. If x = t2 + 1 and y = sin (t) then dx
=

2t cos (t) 2t · sin (t) − cos (t)(t2 + 1) cos (t)


(A) cos (t)
(B) 2t
(C) sin 2(t)
(D) t2 + 1

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (B)
Topic: derivatives, chain rule, related rates

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