Calculus I - Spring 2010

Midterm Exam, March 3, 2010

In the following problems you are required to show all your work and provide the necessary explana-
tions everywhere to get full credit.

x+1
1. Find the domain of the function f (x) = .
x2 − 3

x−4
2. Let f (x) = . Find the value of each limit, if it exists. (If it does not exist, enter
|4 − x|
NONE.)
(a) lim− f (x)
x→4

(b) lim+ f (x)

x→4

(c) lim f (x)

x→4

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3. Use the given graph of f (x) to find the value of each limit, if it exists. (If it does not exist,
enter NONE.)

(a) lim − f (x)

x→−4

(b) lim + f (x)

x→−4

(c) lim f (x)

x→−4

(d) lim− f (x)

x→1

(e) lim+ f (x)

x→1

(f) lim f (x)

x→1

(g) lim− f (x)

x→6

(h) lim+ f (x)

x→6

(i) lim f (x)

x→6

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4. For each of the following, decide if the limit exists. If it does, find the limit. If it does not,
decide also if the limit is ∞, −∞, or neither.
x2 − 5
(a) lim
√ √
x→ 5x− 5

x2 − 4x + 3
(b) lim
x→1 (x − 1)2

sin(8x)
(c) lim
x→0 tan(2x)

5x2 − x + 1
(d) lim
x→∞ 3x2 + 2

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 √ √
(e) lim ( x2 + 2x − x2 + x)
x→∞

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(f) lim
x→1 (1 − x)2

sin x
5. Use the Squeeze Theorem to find the limit lim .
x→∞ x

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 x2 + 4x − 5
6. Find the horizontal and vertical asymptotes of the function f (x) = .
x2 + x − 2

7. Let f (x) = sin x.

(a) Find an equation of the tangent line to f (x) at the point (0, 0).

(b) Find an equation of the normal line to f (x) at the point (0, 0).

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8. Find the derivative of the function f (x) = √ using the definition of derivative.
x

9. Let f (x) = sin(sin x). Find f ′ (x) and f ′′ (x).

10. Use limits to explain why the function

 2
 x − x + 2 if x ≤ 2

f (x) =
 1

if x > 2
x+2
is discontinuous at x = 2.

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11. Differentiate the following functions:
√
(a) f (x) = 7 2x

(b) f (x) = x(1 − x)8

√
1−3 x
(c) f (x) =
5x3

2 cos x − 4 sin x
(d) f (x) =
x+1

√
(e) f (x) = sec2 (1 + 5 − x)