Final Exam 2013/2014

Q1: Find the following limits

2
1. lim x 5x 4
x 2
x 1

solution:
(2) 2 5(2) 4
2 1
2
3

2
2. lim x 8x 15
x 3
x 3

is 0
0
2
(x 3)(x 5)
lim x 8x 15 lim
x 3
x 3
x 3
(x 3)
lim(x 5) 2
solution:

x 3

3. lim

x 0

3x
5x 1 1

solution : is 0
0
multiply by conjugate
lim

x 0

lim

x 0

3x 5x 1 1
3x
5x 1 1 lim
5x 1 1
5x 1 1
5x 1 1 x 0

3x

5x 1 1
5x

0 1 1
5

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4. lim 3x 22
x 1 ( x 1)
solution:
3(1) 2 5
* lim 3x 22

x 1 ( x 1)
(1 1) 2 0
3(1) 2 5
* lim 3x 22

x 1 ( x 1)
(1 1) 2 0
lim 3x 22
x 1 ( x 1)

5. lim

x 0

tan(10x )
2x

solution:

is 0
0

tan(10x ) 10
5
x 0
2x
2

lim

Q 2: Find the horizontal asymptotes ( if any ) for the function

2
f (x ) 3x 2x2 1

2 5x

solution:
2
* lim 3x 2x2 1 3
x
5
2 5x

(n m )

2
* lim 3x 2x2 1 3
x
5
2 5x

y 3 is a horizontal asymptote
5

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Q 3: Discuss the continuity of the function

2x 2 1

f (x ) 7
x 3 1

, if x 2
if x 2

at x 2

if x 2

solution:
1. f (2) 7 defined
2.

* lim (2x 2 1) 7
x 2

* lim ( x 3 1) 7
x 2

lim f ( x ) 7
x 2

3. f (2) lim f ( x ) 7
x 2

f ( x ) is continuous at x 2

dy
Q 4: Find the first derivative for the following functions
dx
1. y x 3 24 3
x
x
solution:
y x 3 2x 4 3x

1
2

3
dy
3x 2 8x 5 3 21 x 2
dx

2. f (x ) 2x 3 6x 5
solution:
*d
dx
f '(x )

g (x )

g '(x )
2 g (x )

6x 2 6
2 2x 3 6x 5

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3. y cos 2 (2x 1)
solution
y cos(2x 1)

y ' 2 cos(2x 1) sin(2x 1) 2

y ' 4 cos(2x 1) sin(2x 1)
4. y ln(x 3 2x 1)
solution:
d ln(f (x) f '(x )

f (x )
dx
2
y ' 33x 2
x 2x 1

5.

y x 3x
solution:
ln y ln x 3x
ln y 3x ln x

differentiate

y'
(3) ln x (3x ) 1
y
x
y ' y 3ln x 3
y ' x 3x 3ln x 3

6. y x e 2 x
solution:
y ' (1) e 2 x (x ) e 2 x 2
y ' e 2 x 2xe 2 x

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Q 5: Use Implict Differentiation to find

dy
for the question.
dx

x 2 y y 3 5x 2 8
solution:
2xy x 2 y ' 3 y 2 y ' 10x
x 2 y ' 3 y 2 y ' 10 x 2 xy
y '(x 2 3 y 2 ) 10x 2xy
y '

10x 2xy
x 2 3y 2

Q 6 : Find the slope of the line tangent to the graph of f (x )

x
at x 4
x 2

solution:
f (4)

4 2
42

point (4, 2)

(1)(x 2) (1)(x )
2 2
(x 2) 2
(x 2)
slope f '(4) 2 2 1
2
(4 2)
f '(x )

y y 0 m (x x 0 )
y 2 1 (x 4)
2
y 1 x 4
2

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Q 7 : Verify that the function f (x ) x 2 6x 8 satisfies the three hypotheses

of Roll's Theorem on the interval 2, 4 . Then find all possible values of c
that satisfy the conclusion of the theorem
solution:
f ( x ) is polynomial
1. f (x ) is continuous on 2, 4
2. f ( x ) is differentiable on 2, 4
3. f (2) (2) 2 6(2) 8 0 , f (4) (4) 2 6(4) 8 0
Roll's Theorem is applicable

f (2) f ( 4)

** To find c
f '( x ) 2 x 6
f '(c ) 0
2c 6 0
2c 6

c 3 2, 4

Q 8 : Evaluate lim 1 tan x cos x

x 0
3x sin x

solution:

using L'Hopital's rule

is 0
0

Using L'hopital rule

2
lim sec x sin x
x 0
3 cos x
sec 2 0 sin 0

3 cos 0
1 0 1

3 1
4

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Q 9 : Given that f (x ) x 3 3x 2 9x , Find

1. The critical numbers of f
2. The intervals on which f is increasing / decreasing
3. The relative extrema of f
4. The intervals on which f is concave up / concave down
5. The x coordinates of inflection points of f
solution:
f is continuous and differentiable on ,
1. The critical numbers
f '( x ) 3x 2 6x 9
2
f '( x ) 0
3x 2 6 x 9 0
x 2 2x 3 0
the critical number x 1 , x 3

** Looking for sign of f '(x )

2.

f is increasing on ( , 3) (1, )
f is decreasing on ( 3,1)

3 . f has relative maximum at x 3 , f (3) 27

f has relative minimum at x 1 , f (1) 5
** f ''( x ) 6 x 6
f ''( x ) 0
6 x 6 0 , 6 x 6

, x 1

** Looking for sign of f ''( x )

4 . f is concave up on ( 1, )
f is concave down on (, 1)
5. f has inflection point at 1, f (1) 1,11

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Q 10 : Find the absolute extrema of the function f (x ) x 3 3x 6

defined on 2, 2
solution:
f is continuous and differentiable on 2, 2
* Critical number
f '( x ) 3x 2 3
f '( x ) 0
3x 2 3 0

, 3x 2 3 , x 2 1

x 1 2, 2

, x 1 2, 2

* Evaluate
f ( 2) 4
f ( 1) 8
f (1) 4
f (2) 8
f has absolute maximum at x 1 , x 2 and equal to 8
f has absolute minimum at x 2 , x 1 and equal to 4

Exercises 150
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