Calculus I 12 Spring 2014 Midterm 1
Calculus I 12 Spring 2014 Midterm 1
Calculus I 12 Spring 2014 Midterm 1
In all non-multiple choice problems you are required to show all your work and provide the necessary
explanations everywhere to get full credit. In all multiple choice problems you don’t have to show
your work.
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1. Find the domain of f (x) = 2−x+ x + 5.
x 5>0
+
A (−∞, −5] 2 -
x)0 23
-
5
B (−∞, 2] x= 2
eC [−5, 2]
D [2, 5]
E [−2, 5]
↳A even
B odd
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3. Find lim ( x2 + 4x − x).
x→∞
A 0
the
ne
en
dee
-
B 1
2
C 2
D 3
l!n -
x
0
Etle zu
+
Ethz k
+
~!n =
2
atz
e
x3 − 8
4. Find lim .
x→2 x2 − 4
A 0
B 1
mth-
10
C 2 h!m
D 3 2- 2 x2
+
2
E None of the above
1 1
e
~l!ne
−
5. Find lim x + 2 3 .
x→1 x−1
1
A −
9
1
B
9
1
C
3
1
D −
3
E None of the above
sin 3x
6. Find lim .
x→0 4x
3
1
7. Find lim − .
x→−1 1+x
B −∞
C ∞
D 1
1
8. Find lim − .
x→−1 1 + x2
A ∞
B −∞
D 1
E None of the above
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9. Find lim .
x→−1 1 + x
A 1
B ∞
C −∞
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10. Find lim .
x→−1 (1 + x)2
B 1
C −∞
D ∞
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11. If f (x) =
2x, which one of the following limits correspond to f $ (a)?
√ √
2a + 2h − 2a
A lim
h→0 h
√ √
2a + h − 2a
B lim
h→0 h
√ √
2a − h − 2a
C lim
h→0 h
√ √
2x − 2a
D lim
x→0 x−a
√ √
2x − 2a
E lim
a→0 x−a
12. Let f (x) be a function which is differentiable for all x values. Which of these is the
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derivative of g(x) = √ ?
f ( x)
√
f $ ( x)
A √
2(f ( x))2
√
f $ ( x)
B √ √
x(f ( x))2
√
f $ ( x)
C −√ √
x(f ( x))2
√
f $ ( x)
D √ √
2 x(f ( x))2
√
f $ ( x)
E − √ √
2 x(f ( x))2
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13. Let f (x) = cos x, then the second derivative of f is
A sin x
B − sin x
C cos x
D − cos x
A 24(1 + 3x)7
B 8(1 + 3x)7
C 3(1 + 3x)7
D (1 + 3x)7
E 8(1 + 3x)9
15. Suppose that s(t) = 1 + 5t − 2t2 is the position function of a particle, where s is in meters
and t is in seconds. Find the particle’s instantaneous velocity at time t = 2 s.
A 1 m/s
B 0 m/s
C −1 m/s
D −2 m/s
E −3 m/s
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x+1
1. Let f (x) = √ .
3x2 − 1
(a) Find all horizontal asymptotes of f.
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2. Let
−x + 5
if x < −1
2
f (x) = sin(x − 1) if −1 ≤ x ≤ 1
√
x if x > 1
Find all points where f is discontinuous. Use limits to justify your answer!
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3. Let f (x) = 2x + 5. Use the definition of the derivative to find f $ (x).