Calc1 Test1 Solb

Calculus I Fall 2019 Instructor: Wan-Yu Tsai
Calculus I – Midterm 1 Thursday, October 24, 2019

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Question Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Total
Maximum points 18 pts 16 pts 10 pts 15 pts 12 pts 15 pts 14 pts 100 points
Marks obtained
Test Begins Here. page 2 of 9
Q1. [18 points] Determine each of the following statements is true or false. Write T or F in
the given box. No explanation is needed for this question.
|2x| cos x
(a) f (x) = is an even function.
x2
(b) The greatest integer function g(x) = [x] is not differentiable at x = 3.5.
|x|
(c) lim = 1.
x→0 x
(d) If f (x) is continuous at x = a, then it is differentiable at x = a.
x−1
(e) The line y = 0 is a horizontal asymptote of the curve y = .
1 − 2x2
(f) If lim− h(x) = lim+ h(x) = 3 and h(2) = 1, then lim h(x) = 3.
x→2 x→2 x→2
√ x+1
(g) The value of x is close to the value of when x is near 1.
2
(h) The equation 15x − x3 = 1 has a root in the interval (0, 1).
1
(i) The interval (5, ∞) is in the domain of the function y = √ .
25 − x2
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x2 + x − 2
Q2a. [6 points] Let f (x) = . Write down the equations of all vertical asymptotes of
x3 − 4x
the curve y = f (x). No justification is needed.
Answer:
Q2b. [5 points] Let g(x) be a function. Write down the definition of the derivative of g at x = 3.
Answer: g 0 (3) =
√
Q2c. [5 points] The graph of the function y = 3x − x2 is given in Figure 1.1. What is the
function with the graph shown in Figure 1.2?
Answer:
p p
A. y = −3(x + 4) − (−x + 4)2 − 1 B. y = − 3(x − 4) − (x − 4)2
p p
C. y = − 3(x + 4) − (x + 4)2 − 1 D. y = − 3(x − 4) − (x − 4)2 − 1
p
E. y = − 3(x + 4) − (x + 4)2 + 1 F. None of above
(a) Figure 1.1 (b) Figure 1.2
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Q3 [10 points] Consider the following function
(
5−x if x < 3
f (x) =
x2 − 7 if x ≥ 3.
Is f continuous at x = 3? Explain your answer by either proving that f is continuous at
x = 3 or giving the reason why g is discontinuous at x = 3.
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Q4. [15 points] Evaluate each of the the following limits, if it exists. Your answers can involve
∞ or −∞. Show your work.
y 2 − 9y + 14
(a) lim
y→−2 y2 − 4
1
(b) lim x4 cos( )
x→0 x2
x−6
(c) lim −
x→−1 (x + 1)x
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Q5. [12 points] Differentiate the following functions. You do not need to simplify.
r
u
(a) g(u) = 3 2
u +4
tan x
(b) y =
1 − cos 2x
(c) f (t) = cos2 [(2t − 5) sin t]
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Q6. Consider the curve defined by the equation x2 + xy − y 2 = 1.
dy
(a) [10 points] Use implicit differentiation to find at the point (−2, 1).
dx
(b) [5 points] Write down the equation of the tangent line to this curve at (−2, 1).
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Q7. [14 points] A rope is attached to the bow of a sailboat coming in for the evening. Assume
that the rope is drawn in over a pulley 5 feet higher than the bow at the rate of 4 feet per
second, as shown in the figure below. How fast is the boat docking when the length of the
rope from bow to pulley is 13 feet?
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Calculus I Fall 2019 Instructor: Wan-Yu Tsai

Calculus I – Midterm 1 Thursday, October 24, 2019

Name: Student Number:

Test Begins Here. page 2 of 9

(d) If f (x) is continuous at x = a, then it is differentiable at x = a.

(a) Figure 1.1 (b) Figure 1.2

(c) f (t) = cos2 [(2t − 5) sin t]

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