Midterm Exam Soln Set
Midterm Exam Soln Set
Midterm Exam Soln Set
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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 TOTAL
1) For the function
2t
f ( t )= −1
|t|
a) Graph the function…
b) Find the natural domain and the range of the function.
c) What symmetries, if any, do the graphs have?
d) Show whether the function is even, odd, or neither.
e) Tell by what factor and direction the graph of the given function is shifted stretched
or compressed.
a)
(a) the slope of the curve y=1 /x at the point P (-2, -1/2), and
(b) an equation of the tangent line at P.
∆y
∆x ( 1 −1
P −2 ,− =
2 4 )
1 −1
b) y + = (x +2)
2 4
3) Find the limits of the functions.
a) ylim ¿¿
→−3
b) lim √ x 2+ 12−4 =¿
x →2 x −2
4
u −1
c) lim 3
u→ 1 u −1
1+ x +sin x
d) lim
x →0 3 cos x
2t
e) lim
t →0 tan t
tan 3 x
f) lim
x →0 sin 8 x
4
g) lim ¿ ¿ ¿
x →7
2 √x +x
−1
h) lim
x→ ∞ 3 x−7
4) Find an open interval about c=24 on which the inequality |f ( x ) −5|<1 holds for
120
f ( x )= . Then give a value for δ >0 such that for all x satisfying 0<| x−24|< δ the
x
inequality |f ( x ) −5|< ε=1 holds.
5) For what values of a and b is continuous at every x?
{
−2 , x ≤−1
f ( x )= ax−b ,−1 ≤ x< 1
3 , x ≥1
6) Find equation for the line x + √ xy=6 that are tangent and normal to the curve at the
given point P(4,1).
1+ csc t
a) s=
1−csc t
sin t +cos t
c) s=
cos t
d) s=¿ (Chain Rule)
h) t 2 ¿ (Implicit differentiation)
3 2
x −3 x + 3 x−1
8) Graph the function y= 2 using all steps below
x + x−2
a) Identify the domain of ƒ and any symmetries the curve may have.
b) Find the derivatives y′ and y″.
c) Find the critical points of ƒ, if any, and identify the function’s behavior at
each one.,
d) Find where the curve is increasing and where it is decreasing.
e) Find the points of inflection, if any occur, and determine the concavity of the
curve.
f) Identify any asymptotes that may exist.
g) Plot key points, such as the intercepts and the points found in Steps c–e, and
sketch the curve together with any asymptotes that exist.