Sierra College – Math 30 – Practice Exam #2A

NAME: KEY score /100

Please use the paper provided to answer each of the following questions. Be sure to show all of your work for
each question in a neat and organized manner with explanations when needed (no scribbles so no pen – unless
used for colored graphing). Each question is worth 10 points unless otherwise stated. Please staple this cover
sheet to your work for grading purposes.

(2 points each)
1. TRUE or FALSE. For each statement that is true you must give a short reason why the statement is true.
For each statement that is false you must either give a counter example or correct the statement so it is true.
a. If f ( x) is negative, then f ( x) is also negative.
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b. If f ( x) is differentiable, then  f ( x)sin x   f ( x) cos x .
dx
c. Every polynomial function has at least one horizontal tangent line.
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d. If f ( x) is differentiable, then  f (e x )   f (e x ) .
dx
e. If f ( x) is the derivative of f ( x) , then the derivative of f 1 ( x) is the inverse of f ( x) .

(5 points each)
2. Find the derivative and simplify appropriately
2 x5  8 x3  x
3

 t2  d. g ( x) 
a. h(t )    1 2 x2
3 

b. x y  y x e. f ( x)  x sin 1 x  1  x 2

1  sin   1 2x 
c. y f. y  ln  
  cos 
2x
 e 

2
3. Given f ( x)  . Find a formula for f ( n ) ( x) .
1  4 x 
2

4. Show that if the position x of a particle is given by a quadratic function x  at 2  bt  c then the average
velocity over any time interval [t1 , t2 ] is equal to the instantaneous velocity at the midpoint of the interval.
When is the particle at rest? Explain the algebraic significance of this answer.

 2 sin x   x 
5. Evaluate lim cos   , if it exists.
x 0
 sin x 

6. Prove that the curves y 2  x3 and 2 x 2  3 y 2  5 are orthogonal trajectories.