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CALCULUS I, TEST I 1

MA 125 6C, CALCULUS I


September 25, 2017

Name (Print last name first): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TEST I

Show all your work! No partial credit will be given for the answer only!

PART I

Part I consists of questions. Clearly write your answer in the space provided
after each question. Show all of your your work!
All problems in Part I are 7 points each
Question 1

Use the definition of the derivative to show that the derivative of y = f (x) = x1 is
−1
f 0 (x) = x2
.

Question 2

√
Find the derivative of f (x) = x2 (x2 + 3
x)

Answer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CALCULUS I, TEST I 2

Question 3

Find the derivative of y = f (x) = x cos(x).

Answer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Question 4

x
Find the derivative of y = f (x) = .
x2 + 1

Answer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Question 5

Find the equation of the tangent line to the graph of y = f (x) = 3x2 + x at the point x = 1.

Answer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Question 6

Using the graph of the function y = f (x) below estimate: f (2) and the derivative f 0 (2).
CALCULUS I, TEST I 3

y
5

x
0 1 2 3 4 5

Answer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Question 7

If Q(x) = x3 − 25x + 100 is the cost per item of producing x-items. Is the cost per item
increasing or decreasing when you produce 15 items?

Question 8

Show that the equation f (x) = 2x3 + 3x + 6 = 0 has at least one solution; find an interval of
length 21 which must contain a solution.
CALCULUS I, TEST I 4

PART II

Part II consists of 4 problems. You must show correct reasons to get full credit.
Displaying only the final answer (even if correct) without the relevant steps will
not get full credit.

Problem 1 (12 points)


Suppose that S(t) = t3 − 12t m. is the position of a particle at time t (in seconds) on a line.
(a) Is the position increasing or decreasing at time t = 1?
(b) What is the displacement from t = 0 to t = 3.
(c)What is the total distance travelled between t = 0 and t = 3.
CALCULUS I, TEST I 5

Problem 2 (10 points)


Given the graph of the function y = f (x) below find:

x
-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 4 5 6
-1

1. lim f (x) =
x→−2−

2. lim f (x) =
x→−2+

3. lim f (x) =
x→−2

4. lim f (x) =
x→2−

5. lim f (x) =
x→2+

6. lim f (x) =
x→2

7. lim f (x) =
x→∞

8. lim f (x) =
x→−∞

9. State all intervals on which f (x) is continuous.

10. State all intervals where f (x) is differentiable.


CALCULUS I, TEST I 6

Problem 3 (12 points)


Evaluatepthe following
p limits:
a) lim x + 1 + x2 + 2
2
x →∞

p p
b) lim x2 + 1 − x2 + 2
x→∞

c) lim x sin(x)
x→∞
CALCULUS I, TEST I 7

Problem 4 (10 points)


Define a function (
x2 +x−2
x−1 , x 6= 1,
f (x) =
k, x = 1,

a) (8 points) Find the value of k so that f (x) is a continuous function for all real numbers
x.

b) (2 points) For the value of k you found, is f (x) differentiable at x = 1? Briefly explain.

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