MA 16500

EXAM 3 INSTRUCTIONS
VERSION 02
November 12, 2024

Your name Your TA’s name

Student ID # Section # and recitation time

1. You must use a #2 pencil on the scantron sheet (answer sheet).

2. Check that the cover of your exam booklet is ORANGE and that it has VERSION 02 on
the top. Write 02 in the TEST/QUIZ NUMBER boxes and blacken in the appropriate
spaces below.

3. On the scantron sheet, fill in your TA’s name, i.e., the name of your recitation instructor
(NOT the lecturer’s name) and the course number.

4. Fill in your NAME and PURDUE ID NUMBER, and blacken in the appropriate spaces.

5. Fill in the four-digit SECTION NUMBER. Your section number is a 3 digit number.
Put 0 at the front to make it a 4 digit number, and then fill it in.

6. Sign the scantron sheet.

7. Blacken your choice of the correct answer in the space provided for each of the questions
1–12. While mark all your answers on the scantron sheet, you should show your work on
the exam booklet. Although no partial credit will be given, any disputes about the grade
or grading will be settled by examining your written work on the exam booklet.
8. There are 12 questions, 8 of which are worth 8 points and 4 of which are worth 10 points.
The maximum possible score is

8 questions × 8 points + 4 questions × 10 points = 104 points.

9. NO calculators, electronic device, books, or papers are allowed. Use the back of the test
pages for scrap paper.
10. After you finish the exam, turn in BOTH the scantron sheet and the exam booklet.
11. If you finish the exam before 7:25, you may leave the room after turning in the scantron
sheet and the exam booklet. If you don’t finish before 7:25, you should REMAIN SEATED
until your TA comes and collects your scantron sheet and exam booklet.

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Exam Policies
1. There is no individual seating. Just follow TAs’ seating instructions.

2. Students may not open the exam until instructed to do so.

3. No student may leave in the first 20 min or in the last 5 min of the exam.

4. Students late for more than 20 min will not be allowed to take the exam; they will
have to contact their lecturer within one day for permission to take a make-up exam.

5. After time is called, the students have to put down all writing instruments and remain
in their seats, while the TAs/proctors will collect the scantron sheet and the exam
booklet.

6. Any violation of the above rules may result in score of zero.

Rules Regarding Academic Dishonesty

1. You are not allowed to seek or obtain any kind of help from anyone to answer questions
on the exam. If you have questions, consult only your instructor.

2. You are not allowed to look at the exam of another student. You may not compare
answers with anyone else or consult another student until after you have finished your
exam, handed it in to your instructor and left the room.

3. You may not consult notes, books, calculators. You may not handle cell phones or
cameras, or any electronic devices until after you have finished your exam, handed it
in to your instructor/proctor and left the room.

4. Anyone who violates these instructions will have committed an act of academic dis-
honesty. Penalties for academic dishonesty can be very severe and may include an F
in the course. All cases of academic dishonesty will be reported immediately to the
Office of the Dean of Students.

I have read and understand the exam policies and the rules regarding the academic dishonesty
stated above:

STUDENT NAME:

STUDENT SIGNATURE:

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 Questions

1. (8 points) Compute the following limit

π
tan−1 (x) −
lim 2.
x→∞ 1
x
A. ∞
π
B.
2
C. 0
D. 1
E. −1 (CORRECT)

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2. (8 points) Comoute the following limit
1
lim+ (1 + sin x) 2x .
x→0
1
A. e 2
B. e3 (CORRECT)
C. e6
D. e12
π
E.
6

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3. (8 points) Compute the following limit
 
1
lim 2x · tan .
x→∞ 3x
3
A.
2
2
B. (CORRECT)
3
C. ∞
1
D.
2
1
E.
3

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4. (8 points) Consider the function

f (x) = (x + 2)6 (x − 1)7

on the interval (−∞, ∞).

Then the function f (x) has a
(i) Local Maximum(s) and (ii) Local Minimum(s).

A. (i) Local Max at x = 1 and (ii) Local Min at x = 2, −8/13

B. (i) Local Max at x = −8/13, −2 and (ii) Local Min at x = 1
C. (i) Local Max at x = −2 and (ii) Local Min at x = −8/13 (COR-
RECT)
D. (i) Local Max at x = −8/13 and (ii) Local Min at x = −2
E. (i) Local Max at x = −2, 1 and (ii) Local Min at x = 8/13

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5. (8 points) Consider the function f (x) = e−x · sin x.
Find the absolute maximum value “Max” of f (x) and the
 absolute mini-
3π
mum value “Min” of f (x) on the closed interval 0, .
2
√ √
2 2
A. (i) Max = π (ii) Min = 3π
e2 2e √4
√
2 2
B. (i) Max = π (ii) Min = − 3π
e2
√2e
4
√
2 2
C. (i) Max = π (ii) Min = 5π
2e 4 2e √4
√
2 2
D. (i) Max = π (ii) Min = − 5π (CORRECT)
2e 4 2e√4
√
3 2
E. (i) Max = 2π (ii) Min = − 5π
2e 3 2e 4

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6. (8 points) Which of the following best describes the graph of the function
x3
y = f (x) = ?
1 − x2
A.

B.

.
C

D.

E. (CORRECT)

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7. (8 points) Find the estimate of sin(61◦ ) using the linear approximation of
the function f (x) = sin x at a = π/3.
WARNING: 61◦ is measured in terms of degree.
√
1 3π
A. +
2 √ 180
1 3π
B. +
2√ 360
3 π
C. +
√2 120
3 π
D. +
√2 180
3 π
E. + (CORRECT)
2 360

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8. (8 points) Determine the exact value for
 
1
tan−1 − − tan−1 (3).
3

HINT: Consider the function

 
−1 1
f (x) = tan − − tan−1 (x)
x
on the interval (0, ∞).
What can you observe about its derivative f 0 (x) ?
What is the conclusion from this observation ?
π
A.
2
π
B. − (CORRECT)
2
C. 0
D. π
E. −π

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9. (10 points) A cone is constructed by cutting a sector from a circular sheet
of metal with radius 26. The cut sheet is then folded up and welded. Find
the radius(r) and the height(h) of the cone with maximum volume that
can be formed in this way.

√ √
13 6 13 3
A. (i) r = (ii) h =
6√ 6√
13 6π 13 3π
B. (i) r = (ii) h =
3
√ √3
13 6 13 3
C. (i) r = (ii) h =
3√ 3√
26 6 26 3
D. (i) r = (ii) h = (CORRECT)
3√ 3√
26 3 26 6
E. (i) r = (ii) h =
3 3

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10. (10 points) A farmer plans to make four identical and adjacent rectangular
pens against a barn, each of which has an area of 100 m2 .
What are the dimensions of each pen that minimize the amount of fence
that must be used ?
(Consider the sides as the lengths as x and y with y been the side parallel
to the barn).
√ √
A. x = 4 5 and y = 5 5 (CORRECT)
√ √
B. x = 3 5 and y = 4 5
√ √
C. x = 2 3 and y = 5 3
√ √
D. x = 3 3 and y = 4 3
E. x = 6 and y = 10

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11. (10 points) Liz is standing on the bank of a 50-foot wide river. An ice
cream shop is located 100 feet down river on the opposite bank. Liz plans
to get to the ice cream shop by a combination of swimming across the
river to a point x feet down river on the opposite bank, and then jogging
the rest of the way along the bank. She swims at a rate of 4 ft/s and jogs
at a rate of 5 ft/s. How many feet downstream of Liz on the opposite
bank should she swim to reach the ice cream shop in the least amount of

time?

A. 100 ft
200
B. ft (CORRECT)
3
400
C. ft
3
D. 40 ft
E. 50 ft

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12. (10 points) Find the equation of the line through the point (4, 3) that cuts
off the triangle of least area from the first quadrant.

A. y = −x + 7
3
B. y = − x + 6 (CORRECT)
4
1
C. y = − x + 5
2
4 25
D. y = − x +
3 3
5
E. y = − x + 8
4

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