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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

BROOKLYN COLLEGE

MATH 1201 FINAL – FALL 2017

SHOW ALL YOUR WORK.

PART I: ANSWER ALL 3 QUESTIONS (44 POINTS)

𝑑𝑦
(16 points) 1. Find for each of the following:
𝑑𝑥

a. 𝑦 = (3𝑥 2 − 5)10 (ln √1 + 𝑥 + 𝑒 3𝑥 )

1+sin(𝑥 4 )
b. 𝑦=
(sin 𝑥)4
c. 𝑦 = 𝑥 cos 𝑥

d. 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 = 6𝑥𝑦
(16 points) 2. Evaluate each of the following integral:

4 (𝑥−6)2
a. ∫1 𝑑𝑥
𝑥2

𝑒2 1
b. ∫𝑒 𝑑𝑥
𝑥 ln 𝑥
 sin √𝑥
c. ∫ 𝑑𝑥
√𝑥

d. ∫(5𝑒 2𝑥 − 3)4 𝑒 2𝑥 𝑑𝑥
(12 points) 3. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 36𝑥

a. Find the intervals where 𝑓(𝑥) is increasing and where it is decreasing.

b. Find the local extremal points.
c. Find the intervals where 𝑓(𝑥) is concave up, where 𝑓(𝑥) is concave down, and the
inflection points of𝑓(𝑥).
d. Use the above information to sketch the graph of 𝑓(𝑥).
PART II: ANSWER 7 OUT OF THE FOLLOWING 8 QUESTIONS (56 POINTS)
𝑥−2
(8 points) 4. Find the absolute maximum and minimum of 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = on [-2, 1].
𝑥 2 +5

(8 points) 5. Find an equation of the tangent line to 𝑦 = ln(4𝑥) + 𝑥 ln(𝑥) at the point where
𝑥=1.
(8 points) 6. A 10 foot ladder rests against a vertical wall. If the bottom of the ladder slides
away at the rate of 1 ft/s, how fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when the
bottom of the ladder is 6 feet from the wall?

(8 points) 7. Find the points on the curve 𝑦 2 − 9𝑥 2 = 36 that are closest to the point (5,0).
 𝜋
(8 points) 8. Find the area of the region bounded by 𝑦 = cos 2𝑥, 𝑦 = 0, 𝑥 = 0, and 𝑥 = .
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(8 points) 9. Find 𝑓(𝑥) if 𝑓 ′′ (𝑥) = 5 cos 2𝑥 , 𝑓 ′ (0) = −2, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓(0) = 5.

 𝑥+2
(8 points) 10. Use the definition of the derivative to find 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) if 𝑓(𝑥 ) = .
𝑥−1

tan 5𝑥
(8 points) 11 a. Find lim
𝑥→0 2𝑥

4−√𝑥
b. Find lim
𝑥→16 16𝑥−𝑥 2