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The document outlines the instructions and structure for the Final Exam of MAT 295 at Syracuse University, including rules regarding materials allowed during the exam and the point distribution for each problem. The exam consists of 12 problems worth a total of 100 points, to be completed in 120 minutes. Students must acknowledge their understanding of the exam instructions and select their instructor's name.

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MAT295 2022Fall Solutions

The document outlines the instructions and structure for the Final Exam of MAT 295 at Syracuse University, including rules regarding materials allowed during the exam and the point distribution for each problem. The exam consists of 12 problems worth a total of 100 points, to be completed in 120 minutes. Students must acknowledge their understanding of the exam instructions and select their instructor's name.

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Final Exam, MAT 295, Fall 2022

Mathematics Department, Syracuse University


Exam instructions:
There are 12 problems on this exam. The exam is worth 100 points. You have 120 minutes
to complete this exam.
You must work on this exam independently. You are not allowed to use any class notes,
textbooks, formula sheets or electronic devices during the exam. In particular, cell phones,
computers, smart watches, and calculators are prohibited and may not be out during the
exam.
I acknowledge that I read and understand the above instructions:

Full name: Date

Circle your instructor’s name:

Grzegrzolka Grzegrzolka Ryan Ryan McDermott McDermott Wehrli


9:30am 11:40am 9:30am 10:35am 9:30am 10:35am
Shaw Debellevue Au Pitici Wol↵ Migdail-Smith Kovalev

Do not open this exam until you are clearly instructed to do so by one of the instruc-
tors. Do not write in the table below.

question possible points score


1 8
2 8
3 9
4 9
5 8
6 9
7 8
8 9
9 8
10 9
11 6
12 9
total 100

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Problem 1 (8 points) Evaluate the following limits. Do not use l’Hopital’s rule. Use proper
notation and show all your work.
x2 3x
a) (4 points) lim
x!3 x2 x 6

p
4x + 1 3
b) (4 points) lim
x!2 x 2

2
Problem 2 (8 points) Find all the vertical and horizontal asymptotes of the following function:
8
<7 for x < 0
f (x) = 2x
: 2 for x > 0
x 1
Justify your answer by taking the appropriate limits.

3
Problem 3 (9 points)

a) (3 points) Write down the limit definition of the derivative of f (x) at x = c.

b) (6 points) Use the limit definition of the derivative to find the derivative of f (x) = x2 + 3x + 1
at x = 2. Use the correct notation and show all your work. You must use the limit definition
to receive credit for this problem. Do not use l’Hopital’s rule.

4
Problem 4 (9 points) Calculate the derivatives of the following functions. Do not simplify your
answers.

a) (3 points) f (x) = x3 arctan(4x)

e 3x
b) (3 points) f (x) =
ln x

p
c) (3 points) f (x) = sec3 x

5
Problem 5 (8 points) Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve x2 y 2 + y 3 = 5 at the
point (2, 1). Show all your work.

6
Problem 6 (9 points) Two people start walking away from the same point. The first person starts
walking at 1pm and goes north at 2 mi/h. The second person starts walking at 2pm and goes east
at 3 mi/h. At what rate is the distance between the two people increasing at 3pm? Show all your
work. Include a carefully labeled picture representing the situation.

7
Problem 7 (8 points) Evaluate the following limits. Use proper notation and justify all your
steps.
1 x + ln x
a) (4 points) lim
x!1 1 + cos ⇡x

b) (4 points) lim (1 2x)1/x


x!0

8
Problem 8 (9 points) The graph of y = f 0 (x) on the interval [ 7, 6] is shown below.

x
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6

Find the following. Briefly justify your answers by using the graph above. Hint: Notice that you
are given the graph of f 0 and not f .

a) (3 points) all intervals on which f is decreasing,

b) (3 points) all values of x where f has a local minimum,

c) (3 points) all intervals where f is concave up.

9
Problem 9 (8 points) Consider the following function:

f (x) = x4 6x3 + 12x2

On what intervals is f concave up and on what intervals is f concave down? Show all your work.

10
Problem 10 (9 points) You want to fence a rectangular garden with an area of 120 square feet
and then divide it in half with a fence parallel to one of the sides of the garden. The outside fence
costs 5 per foot, while the fence in the middle of your garden costs 2 per foot.

a) (3 points) Draw a carefully labeled picture representing the situation.

b) (6 points) What is the least amount of money that you must spend on the entire fence? Show
all your work. This includes using calculus to justify that your answer is the minimum.

11
Problem 11 (6 points) Consider the following function:
Z sin x
g(x) = (1 + t3 )7 dt
1

Find the following. Briefly justify your answers.

a) (3 points) g( ⇡2 )

b) (3 points) g 0 (x)

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Problem 12 (9 points) Evaluate the following integrals. Show your work in part b and c.
Z ✓ ◆
3 1 3
a) (3 points) x + +p dx
x x

Z 2
e1/x
b) (3 points) dx
x3

Z 1
2
c) (3 points) cos(⇡x) dx
0

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