NYU-Tandon School of Engineering

MA1024/MA1324
Review Problems for Final Exam

(1) Find the domain and range of the given function.

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(a) f (x) =
4 x2
(b) f (x) = |x + 2| 1
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(c) y = 2
x 16
(d) g(x) = 4p tan2 (x)
(e) h(x) = 2 sin2 (x)
(2) (a) Let f (t) = Q0 (1 + r)t . Find the growth rate, r, to the nearest thousandth,
given f (0.01) = 1.06 and f (0.11) = 1.09.
(b) Find a possible exponential function whose graph is given by:

(3) Give the domain of f (x), and then find its inverse g and give its domain.

(a) f (x) = r3x 4

x+5
(b) f (x) =
x+2
(c) f (x) = 4 + ln x
(d) f (x) = (2.34)2x
(4) Solve for x using logs.
(a) 152x+1 = 42x7
(b) 7x6 + 10 = 400
(c) log7 (3x) log7 (x + 1) = log7 x
(5) Use the limit definition of derivatives to find the following algebraically.
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(a) f (x) = x
2x
(b) f (x) = 5 3x
3+x
(c) f (x) =
1 3x

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(6) Let

f (x) =

(x + 1)2 , x 0
(x 1)2 , x > 0

(a) Compute f 0 (x) for x 6= 0.

(b) Show that f is not differentiable at x = 0.
(7) Sketch the graph of f 0 (x).

(8) Given f (x):

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

What are the critical points of f (x)?

On what interval(s) is f 0 (x) positive?
On what interval(s) is f 00 (x) negative?
What are the inflection point(s)?

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(9) Find f 0 (0) given that h(0) = 3 and h0 (0) = 2.
(a) f (x) = xh(x)
(b) f (x) = 3x2 h(x) 5x
x
(c) f (x) = h(x) +
h(x)
(10) Consider the following graph.

Give the signs of f , f 0 , f 00 at each of the following points:

x = 2.5
x = 1.5
x = .5
x = 1.5
(11) Find an equation for the tangent line to the graph of f at the point (a, f (a))
x
; a = 4
x+2
(b) f (x) = (x2 3)(5x x3 ); a = 1
(a) f (x) =

(12) If f (x) = 5+ x + ex , find (f 1 )0 (6).

(13) If f (x) = x 2, find (f 1 )0 (2).
(14) Find the points where the tangent line to the graph of f is horizontal.
(a) f (x) = (x 2)(x2 x 11)
5x
(b) f (x) = 2
x +1
(15) Find the indicated derivative in terms of f 0
(a)

d
[f (x2 + 1)]
dx

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d f (x) 1
(b)
dx f (x) + 1
(16) Determine the values of x for which f 0 (x) = 0 and f 0 (x) > 0.
(a) f (x) = (1 + x2 )2
(b) f (x) = x(1 x2 )3
(17) Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve of sin(x2 y) = y + at (1, ).
(18) Find the derivative of each of the following functions.

(a) y = cos( x)
3 7x
(b) y =
x2 + 2
(c) y = cos (tan(x))
(d) y =

cos2 (2x) + 2
sin2 (3x) + 3

(19) Determine if each of the following statements is TRUE or FALSE for a function f
whose domain is all real numbers. If it is true, explain how you know. If it is false,
give a counterexample.
(a) If f 0 (x) 0 for all x, then f (a) f ((b) whenever a b.
(b) If f 0 (x) g 0 (x) for all x, then f (x) g(x) for all x.
(c) If f 0 (x) = g 0 (x) for all x, then f (x) = g(x) for all x.
(d) If f 0 (x) 1 for all x and f (0) = 0, then f (x) x for all x.
(20) Suppose that f 00 and g 00 exist and that f and g are concave up for all x. Determine
if each of the following statements is TRUE or FALSE for all such f and g. If it is
true, explain how you know. If it is false, give a counterexample.
(a) f (x) + g(x) is concave up for all x.
(b) f (x)g(x) is concave up for all x.
(c) f (x) g(x) can not be concave up for all x.
(d) f (g(x)) is concave up for all x.
(21) Find the derivative dy/dx for each of the following functions.


x
(a) y = arcsin
1+x

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(b) y = ln

1 sin(x)
1 + sin(x)

(c) y = earctan(3x

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4)

(d) y = sinh(sinh(3x))
(e) y = tanh(3 + sinh(x))
(f) y = cosh2 (x) sinh2 (x)
(22) Use implicit differentiation to obtain dy/dx in terms of x and y.
(a)

x+

y=9

(b) x ln(y) + y 3 = ln(2x)

(c) arctan(x2 y) = xy 2
(23) The total surface area of a rectangle box whose base is a square with sided y and
whose height is x is given by S = 2y 2 + 4xy. If S is constant, find dy/dx without
solving for y.
(24) For each of the following limits, answer the following questions:
(i) Is this the derivative of some function?
(ii) If it is, what is the function? At what point is the derivative being evaluated?
(iii) Evaluate the limit.
ln(e + h) 1
.
h0
h
eh sin(h)
(b) lim
.
h0 p h
1 + 3(1 + h) 2
(c) lim
.
h0
h
x2 e2x e2
(d) lim
.
x1
x1
(a) lim

(25) For each of the following limits, answer the following questions:
(i) Is this the derivative of some function?
(ii) If it is, what is the function? At what point is the derivative being evaluated?
(iii) Evaluate the limit.
(10 + h)2 100
.
h0
h
(e + h)2 ee+h e2+e
(b) lim
.
h0
h
(a) lim

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sin(h2 )
.
h0
h
cos2 (x) 1
(d) lim
.
x
x
(c) lim

(26) Boyles Law states that when a sample of gas is compressed at a constant temperature, the pressure P and volume V satisfy the equation P V = C, where C is a
constant. Suppose that at a certain instant the volume is 600 cm3 , the pressure is
150 kPa, and the pressure is increasing at a rate of 20 kPa/min. At what rate is
the volume decreasing at this instant?
(27) At noon, ship A is 100 km west of ship B. Ship A is sailing south at 35 km/h
and ship B is sailing north at 25 km/h. How fast is the distance between the ships
changing at 4 : 00 P.M.?
(28) The diameter and height of a right circular cylinder are found at a certain instant
to be 10 centimeters and 20 centimeters, respectively. If the diameter is increasing
at a rate of 1 centimeter per second, what change in height will keep the volume
constant?
(29) (a) Use the tangent line approximation to estimate the value of
1/5
3
(b) Estimate f (2.8) given that f (3) = 2 and f 0 (x) = (x
+ 5)

(c) Estimate f (5.4) given that f (5) = 1 and f 0 (x) = 3 x2 + 2

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15.8.

(30) Use LHospitals Rule to evaluate each of the limits when it exists. If the limit does
not exist, write DNE.
sin(h2 )
.
h0
h
sin(8)
lim
0
2
2
x + xex
lim
x0
x4


1x
lim 1
x
x
x
lim xe

(a) lim
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

ex + x 1
x0
x sin(x)

(f) lim

(31) Evaluate each of the following limits. If it does not exist, explain.
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(a) lim e x
x0

(b) lim x x
x

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(c) lim+ x x
x0

(d) lim (1 + x)5/x

x0

(e) lim (1 + 5x)1/x

x0

(f) lim 2esin(x)

x

(32) Assume that the earth is a sphere of radius 4000 miles. The volume of ice at the
north and south poles is estimated to be 8 million cubic miles. Suppose that this ice
melts and the water produced distributes uniformly over the surface of the earth.
Estimate, with linear approximation, the depth of the added water at any point on
the earth.
x
.
(1 + x)2
(a) Find all critical point(s) of f (x).
(b) Classify each of the critical points as local maxima or local minima or neither.
(c) State the interval(s) where f is increasing and where f is decreasing.

(33) Consider f (x) =

(34) Let f (x) = x1/3 (x 6)2/3 . Find

(a) the intervals on which f increases or decreases
(b) the local maxima and minima
(c) the intervals on which the graph of f is concave up and the intervals on which
it is concave down
(d) the points of inflection.
(35) Consider f (x) = x2/3 .
(a) What is the minimum value of the function on its domain?
(b) What is the minimum value of the function on [5, 2]?
(c) What is the minimum value of the function on [5, 2]?
(d) What is the minimum value of the function on [2, 5]?
(e) Were you able to answer all the above questions within one minute? If not,
think about how to do so.
(36) Let f (x) = 3x cos(6x), where 1 x 1. Find
(a) all critical points and the intervals on which f is increasing or decreasing
(b) the local maxima and minima
(c) all points of inflection and the intervals on which the graph of f is concave up
or concave down

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(d) all x- or y- intercepts if any is possible
(e) all horizontal or vertical asymptotes if any is possible
(37) Let f (x) = 2x3 + x2 4x + 3. Find
(a)

(i) all critical points and the intervals on which f is increasing or decreasing
(ii) the local maxima and minima
(iii) all points of inflection and the intervals on which the graph of f is concave
up or concave down
(iv) all x- or y- intercepts if any is possible
(v) all horizontal or vertical asymptotes if any is possible
(b) What if f (x) is only defined for 1 x 2?
(38) Find the global maximum and global minimum of f .

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(a) f (x) = x + 2 , x [1, 2]
x
(b) f (x) = sin2 x 3 cos x, 0 x .
(39) A power line is needed to connect a power station on the shore of a river to an
island 4 kilometers downstream and 1 kilometer offshore. Find the minimum cost
for such a line given that it costs $50,000 per kilometer to lay wire under the water
and $30,000 per kilometer to lay wire underground.
(40) Find the radius R of the right circular cone of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius r.
(41) Find the maximum and minimum values of y by implicit differentiation.
2x2 4xy + 3y 2 8x + 8y 1 = 0
(42) Find the minimum distance from the point (4, 2) to the parabola y 2 = 8x.
(43) A truck is to be drive 300 miles on a freeway at a constant speed of x miles per hour.
Speed laws require that 35 x 55.

2Assume that fuel costs $1.35 per gallon and
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is consumed at the rate of 2 + 600 x galloons per hour. Given that the drivers
wages are $13 per hour, at what speed should the truck be driven to minimize the
truck owners expenses?
(44) A piece of wire of length L will be cut into two pieces, one piece to form a square
and the other piece to form an equilateral triangle. How should the wire be cut so
as to:
(a) Maximize the sum of the areas of the square and the triangle?
(b) Minimize the sum of the areas of the square and the triangle?
(45) (a) An old rowboat has sprung a leak. Water is flowing into the boat at the rate
r(t), given in the following table (Note: This is a strictly increasing function).

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Compute the upper and lower estimates for the volume of water that has flowed
into the boat during the 15 minutes.
t minutes
0 5 10 15
r(t) liters/min 12 20 24 26
(b) The population in ThomasLand is growing. The following measurements,
made at the start of every 10 years, show the rate at which the population
is growing. Estimate the population growth from 2000 to 2040 by taking the
average of a lower estimate and an upper estimate of the population growth.
Year
2000 2010 2020 2030 2040
Rate (people/year) 543 323 310 215 123
(46) (a) The velocity of a car is f (t) = 6t meters/sec. Use a graph of f (t) to find the
exact distance traveled by the car, in meters, from t = 1 to t = 3 seconds.
(b) For the (
following function:
x1
0x1
f (x) =
2x
1<x2
Z 2
f (x)dx =
0

(47) Given the following figure:

(a)

f (x)dx =

(b)
(c)
(48) Use

The average value of f (x) over the interval (0, 3) is

The area of the shaded region is
.
geometry
to find the exact value of the following integrals.
Z

|2x 7| dx =

(a)
Z1

[5

(b)

25 x2 ] dx =

(49) For the sketched function f shown below, consider the average value of f over the
following intervals:
I.
0x1
II. 0 x 2
III. 0 x 5
IV. 2 x 2

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(a)
(b)
(c)
(50) The

For which interval is the average value of f least?

For which interval is the average value of f greatest?
For which pair of intervals are the average values approximately equal?
population of Nevada could be modeled by the function
P (t) = 2.02(1.036)t ,

where P (t) is in millions of people and t is in years since 2015. Use this function,
we can predict that the average population of Nevada between the years 2015 and
2020Zis
.Z
Z b
Z b
b
b
2
(g(t))2 dt = 7. Find
g(t)dt = 2 and
(f (x)) dx = 6,
f (x)dx = 3,
(51) Let
a

the integrals
Z b
(f (x) + g(x))dx
(a)
Za a
(b)
((f (x))2 (g(x))2 )dx
2
Z b
Zb b
2
f (x)dx
(c)
(f (x)) dx
a

x
0
(52) (a) If F (x)
Z 1= e , find F (x).
2
(b) Find
2xex dx in two ways:
0

(i) Numerically using Left-hand Sum with n = 8.

(ii) Using the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
(53) Use your knowledge on domain/range, even function/odd function, x- and y-intercepts,
and first/second derivatives to sketch the following functions:
3x2
(a) f (x) = 2
x 4
(b) f (x) = xex
(c) f (x) = xex
1
(d) f (x) =
x(x 5)