COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, COMPUTER STUDIES

and ARCHITECTURE
CALN01E
Problem Set (Prelims)

Instructions: Show your COMPLETE solution and box your final answer. Write legibly and avoid
erasures.

I. Perform the indicated operations:

1) If f(x) = 7-2x + 𝑥 2 , 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑓(3)

𝑏−𝑏2 1
2) If f(b) , 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑓(− )
1+𝑏2 2

3) If f(x) = tan(x) – cos(x), 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑓(0)

II. Evaluate the following limits:

1) lim 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 5
𝑥→3

𝑥 2 −16
2) lim
𝑥→4 𝑥−4

𝑥 3 −2𝑥+9
3) lim
𝑥→∞ 2𝑥 3 −8

𝑥 2 −𝑥−6
4) lim
𝑥→3 𝑥 2 −4𝑥+3

𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃
5) lim𝜋
𝜃→ 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝜃
2

III. Using the 5 step rule, find the derivatives of the following:

1. y= 8𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 1
1
2. y =
𝑥−4