Calculus I SAMPLE Midterm

MAC 2311
Sept 21, 2020 Name: | {z }
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Read all of the following information before starting the exam:

ˆ Show all work, clearly and in order, if you want to get full credit. I reserve the right to take off
points if I cannot see how you arrived at your answer (even if your final answer is correct).
ˆ Justify your answers algebraically whenever possible to ensure full credit. When you do use your
calculator, sketch all relevant graphs and explain all relevant mathematics.
ˆ Circle or otherwise indicate your final answers.

ˆ Please keep your written answers brief; be clear and to the point. I will take points off for rambling
and for incorrect or irrelevant statements.
ˆ This test has 6 problems and is worth 100 points. It is your responsibility to make sure that you
have all of the pages!

ˆ Good luck!
1. (12 points) Find the limit if exists:
2
a. (4 pts) limx→−3 x −x−12
x+3 ;

√ √
2−x− 2
b. (4 pts) limx→0 x ;

(−5+h)2 −25
c. (4 pts) limh→0 h .

2. (12 points) Find the limit if it exists, otherwise, explain why it doesn’t exist.
a. (4 pts) limx→−4− |x+4|
x+4 ;

b. (4 pts) limx→1+ f (x) where

(
x2 − 2x + 2 x ≤ 1;
f (x) =
3−x x > 1.

c. (4 pts) limx→1 f (x) where

(
x−1 x ≤ 1;
f (x) = √
x+2 x > 1.
3. (6 points) Discuss the continuity of
(
cx + 1 x ≤ 3;
f (x) =
cx2 − 1 x>3

at x = 3.
4. (12 points) Find the limit or show that it does not exist.
a. (4 pts) limx→+∞ −3x−4
4x−6 ;

x−4
b. (4 pts) limx→−∞ 2x2 +3 ;

2x3 −x+1
c. (4 pts) limx→+∞ 3x3 +4x2 +1 .

5. (10 points) (a) Give the definition of the derivative f 0 (x);

(b) Use the definition of the derivative to find the derivative of f (x) = −x2 + x − 3.(You won’t get any
partial credit if you use the formula)
6. (32 points) Find the derivatives of the following functions:
2
(a) f (x) = x −x+2
√
x
;

xe2x
(b) f (x) = √ ;
x2 + 2

√
3
(c) f (t) = t3 tan t − t2 ;

(d) f (x) = ln(cos3 x);

 √
3
(e) f (x) = 2x2 − 1;

(f) f (x) = (x2 + x1 )3 ;

(g) f (x) = 3 sin(3x + 1);

3
(h) f (x) = ln (x−1)
(x−2)2 ;
7. (8 points) Find the equation of the tangent line to the ellipse x2 + xy + y 2 = 3 at (1, 1).

e2 cos2 x
8. (8 points) Use logarithmic differentiation to find the derivative of the function y = x2 +x+1 .