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UNIVERSIT Y OF T HE PHILIPPINES MANILA

MAT H 100 : INT RODUCT ION T O CALCULUS
FIRST DEPART MENT AL EXAM ANSWER KEY
I. TRUE or FALSE (1 point each)
1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
6. TRUE
7. FALSE
8. TRUE
9. FALSE
10. TRUE
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE (2 points each)
1. C
2. C
3. A or C
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. C
9. B
III. Evaluate the following limits. (5 points each)
1. lim
x2

x
2
+ 5 3
x
2
x 2
lim
x2

x
2
+ 5 3
x
2
x 2

x
2
+ 5 + 3

x
2
+ 5 + 3
lim
x2
x
2
+ 5 9
(x
2
x 2)
_
x
2
+ 5 + 3
_
lim
x2
x
2
4
(x
2
x 2)
_
x
2
+ 5 + 3
_
lim
x2
(x 2) (x + 2)
(x 2) (x + 1)
_
x
2
+ 5 + 3
_
lim
x2
x + 2
(x + 1)
_
x
2
+ 5 + 3
_ =
4
18
=
2
9
2. lim
x

2x
2
+ 3x + 1 +x

2
lim
x

2x
2
+ 3x + 1 +x

2x
2
+ 3x + 1 x

2x
2
+ 3x + 1 x

2
lim
x
2x
2
+ 3x + 1 2x
2

2x
2
+ 3x + 1 x

2
lim
x
3x + 1

2x
2
+ 3x + 1 x

2
lim
x
3x
|x|
+
1
|x|
_
2x
2
x
2
+
3x
x
2
+
1
x
2

x

2
|x|
lim
x
3x
x
+
1
x
_
2 +
3
x
+
1
x
2

x

2
x
=
3
2

2
=
3

2
4
3. lim
x1
[[3x + 1]] + 2
|x
2
1|
DNE
lim
x1
+
[[3x + 1]] + 2
|x
2
1|
lim
x1
+
0
1 x
2
= 0
lim
x1

[[3x + 1]] + 2
|x
2
1|
lim
x1

1
x
2
1
=
1
0
+
=
IV. Given the function m(x) =
_

_
x
2
2x
x + 2
, x 0
1
__
1
2
x + 1
__
, 0 < x < 3
(x 4)
2
2 , x 3
.
1. List all possible points of discontinuity.
(4 points)
2, 0, 2, 3
2. Discuss continuity at the specied possible points of discontinuity.
(4 points each)
a. at x = 2
i. f (2) undened
ii. lim
x2
x
2
2x
x + 2
= lim
x2
x (x + 2)
x + 2
= lim
x2
x = 2
iii. f (2) = lim
x2
f (x)
removable discontinuity at x = 2
2
b. at x = 0
i. f (0) = 0
ii. lim
x0
f (x) = 0
lim
x0
+
_
1
__
1
2
x + 1
___
= 0 lim
x0

x
2
2x
x + 2
=
0
2
= 0
iii. f (0) = lim
x0
f (x)
continuous at x = 0
c. at x = 2
i. f (2) = 1
ii. lim
x2
f (x) DNE
lim
x2
+
_
1
__
1
2
x + 1
___
= 1 lim
x2

_
1
__
1
2
x + 1
___
= 0
iii. f (2) = lim
x2
f (x)
essential discontinuity at x = 2
d. at x = 3
i. f (3) = 1
ii. lim
x3
f (x) = 1
lim
x3
+
_
(x 4)
2
2

= 1
lim
x3

_
1
__
1
2
x + 1
___
= 1
iii. f (3) = lim
x3
f (x)
continuous at x = 3
3. Where discontinuity is removable, redene the function to make it continuous at that particular point.
(2 points)
m(x) =
_

_
2 , x = 2
x
2
2x
x + 2
, x 0, x, = 2
1
__
1
2
x + 1
__
, 0 < x < 3
(x 4)
2
2 , x 3
V. Sketch a graph of some function f satisfying all the given properties.
(10 points)
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