MA 113 — Calculus I Fall 2012 Multiple Choice Answers

Exam 2 10/16/2012
Question

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Name:
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Section: 3 A B C D E
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Last 4 digits of student ID #:
This exam has ten multiple choice questions 5 A B C D E
(five points each) and five free response ques- 6 A B C D E
tions (ten points each). Additional blank sheets
are available if necessary for scratch work. No 7 A B C D E
books or notes may be used. Turn off your
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cell phones and do not wear ear-plugs during
the exam. You may use a calculator, but not 9 A B C D E
one which has symbolic manipulation capa-
bilities. 10 A B C D E
On the multiple choice problems:
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1. You must give your final answers in the
multiple choice answer box on the front Question Score Total
page of your exam.
2. Carefully check your answers. No credit MC 50
will be given for answers other than those 11 10
indicated on the multiple choice answer
box. 12 10
On the free response problems: 13 10
1. Clearly indicate your answer and the rea-
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soning used to arrive at that answer (un-
supported answers may not receive credit), 15 10
2. Give exact answers, rather than decimal
approximations to the answer (unless oth- Total 100
erwise stated).
Each free response question is followed by
space to write your answer. Please write your
solutions neatly in the space below the ques-
tion. You are not expected to write your so-
lution next to the statement of the question.
Record the correct answer to the following problems on the front page of this exam.
5x4 + 8x2
1. The limit lim √ is
x→∞ 3x4 − 16x2 + x
1
A. −
2
B. 0

C. 1
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D.
3
E. The limit does not exist.

2. What is h′ (4) if h(x) = (5x − 1)f (x), f (4) = 2, and f ′ (4) = 1.

A. 0

B. −1

C. 9

D. 19

E. 29

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Record the correct answer to the following problems on the front page of this exam.
y

3. The graph of a function f (x) is shown on the right. x

O
Which of the graphs A. - E. could be the graph of
f ′ (x), the derivative of f (x)?

y y

x x
O O

A. B.
y y y

x x x
O O O

C. D. E.

ln(x + 1) − ln(2)
4. What does the limit lim represent?
x→1 x−1
A. 0
d
B. ln(x + 1)
dx
C. f ′ (1), if f (x) = ln(x + 1)

D. 1

E. The limit does not exist.

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Record the correct answer to the following problems on the front page of this exam.

x − f (x)
5. What is g ′ (0) if g(x) = , f (0) = 1, and f ′ (0) = −1?
3 − x2
A. 0
2
B.
3
5
C.
9
7
D.
9
E. 2

6. What is h′ (1) if h(x) = arcsin(f (x)), f (1) = 0, and f ′ (1) = 1? (Note, arcsin(x) is also
denoted by sin−1 (x).)
A. 1

B. π

C. 2

D. 2π

E. 4

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Record the correct answer to the following problems on the front page of this exam.

d 2x + 1
7. What is ln( )?
dx 4x − 7
2 4
A. +
2x + 1 4x − 7
2 4
B. −
2x + 1 4x − 7
4x − 7
C.
2x + 1
(4x − 7)2
D.
2x + 1
E. None of the above.

8. If f (x) = (2x + 1)4 , then the fourth derivative of f at x = 0, f (4) (0), is

A. 0

B. 24

C. 48

D. 240

E. 384

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9. The slope of the tangent line to the curve y = e−2x at the point (0, 1) is
A. −1

B. −2

C. 1

D. 2

E. 4

10. The derivative of f (x) = sin(cos(x2 )) is

A. cos(sin(x2 ))

B. 2 cos(cos(x2 )) · sin(x2 )

C. −2x · cos(sin(x2 ))

D. −2x · cos(cos(x2 )) · sin(x2 )

E. None of the above.

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 Free Response Questions: Show your work!

11. Consider the function f defined by

{
x2 − x if x ≤ 1
f (x) =
ln x if x > 1.

Determine whether or not f is differentiable at x = 1 and explain your reasoning. If f

is differentiable at x = 1, find f ′ (1).

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12. Show that there is a number x such that ex = x4 . Explain your reasoning carefully.

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13. A particle is moving along a straight line. After t seconds of movement its position is
s(t) = te− 2 meters.
t

(a) When is the particle at rest?

(b) When is the particle moving to the left?

(c) What is the total distance traveled by the particle over the time interval [0, 4]?

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14. Consider the curve described by the equation

√
x4 ey + 2 y + 1 = 3.

Find the equation of the tangent line to this curve at the point (1, 0). Give the equation
in the form y = mx + b.

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15. A runner is jogging due east at 8 kilometers per hour. A lighthouse is located 3 kilome-
ters due north of her starting point. How fast is the distance between the runner and
the lighthouse increasing when the runner is 5 kilometers away from the lighthouse?
Include units in your answer and draw a picture of the situation, which includes the
relevant quantities.

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