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Math 112 (Calculus I)

Midterm Exam 1 Winter 2014 RED
Instructions:

• For questions which require a written answer, show all your work. Full credit will be given only
if the necessary work is shown justifying your answer.
• Simplify your answers.
• Calculators are not allowed.
• Should you have need for more space than is allocated to answer a question, use the back of the
page the problem is on and indicate this fact.
• Please do not talk about the test with other students until after the last day to take the exam.

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# Possible Earned # Possible Earned

MC 39 18 8

14 8 19 6

15 8 20 6

16 6 21 6

17 6 22 7

Sub 67 Sub 33

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Part I: Multiple Choice Mark the correct answer on the bubble sheet provided.

sin(2x)
1. Simplify the following: y = .
sin(x)

a) y = 2 b) y = sin(x) c) y = sin2 (x)

d) y = cos(x) e) y = 2 cos(x) f) None of the Above

3x − c if x < 0
2. Let f (x) = . What value of c makes f (x) continuous?
ex if x ≥ 0

a) 1 b) −1 c) e
d) −e e) 3 f) −3

3. Which functions f (x), g(x), and h(x) will give a composition of

h ◦ g ◦ f = sin(1 + |x|)?

a) f (x) = sin x, g(x) = |x|, h(x) = 1 + x b) f (x) = sin |x|, g(x) = 1 + x, h(x) = x
c) f (x) = sin(1 + x), g(x) = |x|, h(x) = sin x d) f (x) = |x|, g(x) = 1 + x, h(x) = sin x
e) f (x) = 1 + x, g(x) = |x|, h(x) = sin |x| f) f (x) = 1 + x, g(x) = sin x, h(x) = |x|
g) f (x) = 1 + x, g(x) = |x|, h(x) = sin x h) None of these.

x2 − 4x + 3
4. Find all the vertical asymptotes of f (x) = .
x2 − 1
a) x = 3, 1 b) x=1 c) x = −1
√
d) x = 2 e) x = −3, −1 f) x = −1, 1
g) None of the above.

3x2 − 17x + 4
5. Calculate the following limit: lim .
x→∞ 2x2 + 6x − 13

4
a) − b) 2 c) ∞
13
17 3
d) 1 e) − f)
6 2

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6. Which of the following functions is differentiable at x = 0?

2
a) f (x) = b) g(x) = |x|
x
  2
x + 3 if x < 0 x if x ≤ 0
c) h(x) = d) u(x) =
x + 5 if x ≥ 0 0 if x > 0

x+3 if x < 0 |x|
e) v(x) = f) w(x) =
2x + 3 if x ≥ 0 x

7. If ln(x2 − 1) − ln(x − 1) = 2, then x =

a) 2 b) e2 c) e2 − 1
d) 2e − 1 e) 2e f) None of the Above

x2 + 3x + 2
8. Calculate the following limit: lim 2 .
x→(−2) x − 3x + 2

a) 1 b) −1 c) 2
d) 3 e) 0 f) Undefined

9. The graph of f (x) is first shifted downward by 3 units. After this the graph is stretched horizon-
tally by a factor of 4. Which of the following describes the function g(x)?
x x
a) g(x) = f −3 b) g(x) = f +3
4 4
x  x 
c) g(x) = f +3 d) g(x) = f −3
4 4
e) g(x) = f (4x) − 3 f) g(x) = f (4x) + 3
g) g(x) = f (4x + 3) h) g(x) = f (4x − 3)

10. Which of the following is an odd function?

sin(x) + cos(x) x+1 |x|
a) u(x) = b) g(x) = c) f (x) =
x2 x3 +x+1 x4
sin2 (x) − cos2 (x) x2 + 1 sin(x)
d) v(x) = e) h(x) = f) w(x) =
x3 x4 + x2 + 1 x

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(x + 1)|x − 1|
11. Calculate the following limit: lim− .
x→1 x2 − 1
a) 0 b) −1 c) 1
d) −2 e) 2 f) Does Not Exist
 
−1 1
12. Calculate sin − .
2
5π 7π π
a) b) c) −
6 6 6
π π 5π
d) − e) − f) −
4 3 6

13. The equation of the tangent line to y = f (x) at the point (3, 5) is y = 2x − 1. Which limit must
be correct?
   
f (x) − 1 f (x) + 1
a) lim =3 b) lim =3
x→2 x−2 x→2 x−2
   
f (x) − 1 f (x) + 1
c) lim =2 d) lim =2
x→3 x−3 x→3 x−3
   
f (x) − 3 f (x) − 5
e) lim =2 f) lim =2
x→3 x−3 x→3 x−3

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Part II: Written Response Neatly write the solution to each problem. Complete explanations
are required for full credit.
1
14. (8 points) Use the definition of the derivative to find the derivative of f (x) = .
x

15. (8 points) Find the equation of the tangent line to g(x) = x2 when x = 2.

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16. (6 points) Simplify. Your answer should contain no trigonometric functions.

  
−1 1
sin sec
x

17. (6 points) Calculate the following limit.

1
− 14

x
lim
x→4 x−4

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18. (8 points) Calculate the following limit. An explanation is required for full credit.
 !
5
lim z 4 sin
z→0 z
.

19. (6 points) Let f (x) = 2x + 3. It is true that lim f (x) = 9.

x→3

Find the largest value of δ such that if |x − 3| < δ, then |f (x) − 9| < 1.

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 π
20. (6 points) Show that the equation ex sin(x) = cos(x) has a solution in the interval 0, .
2

21. (6 points) Suppose a car drives on a straight road starting at noon. The distance, in miles, that
80t2
the car has traveled after t hours is modeled by the equation d(t) = .
2t + 1
d(4) − d(0)
a). What is the physical interpretation of ?
4

d(t) − d(2)
b). What is the physical interpretation of lim ?
t→2 t−2

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22. (7 points) Below is the graph of f (x).

Find the following limits. Assume all finite answers are integers.

a) lim f (x) = b) lim f (x) =

x→−∞ x→∞

c) lim f (x) = d) lim− f (x) =

x→−3 x→0

e) lim+ f (x) = f) lim− f (x) =

x→0 x→3

g) lim+ f (x) =
x→3

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