Math 190 – Final Exam Format

Your final exam will consist of 15 questions. The questions will be of the following types.

Question 1: Evaluation of limits algebraically (2.3)

Page 102-103: #11-32

Question 2: Determination of continuity (2.5)

Page 124-125: #17-22, 25-32, 35-38, 39-43

Question 3: Evaluation of infinite limits and limits at infinity (2.2, 2.6)

Page 93-94: #23-28, 31-43 Page 138: #15-42

Question 4: Definition of derivative (2.7, 2.8)

Page 162: #21-31

Question 5: Differentiation of algebraic, exponential, and trigonometric functions using the Product and
Quotient rules (3.1-3.3)

Page 180: #3-32 Page 188: #3-26 Page 196: #1-16

Question 6: Using the Chain Rule (3.4)

Page 204: #7-46

Question 7: Implicit Differentiation (3.5)

Page 215: #5-20

Question 8: Related Rates (3.9)

Page 249-250: #1-30

Question 9: Derivatives involving logarithmic functions, inverse trigonometric, and hyperbolic
functions (3.5, 3.6, 3.11)

Page 216: #49-60 Page 223: #2-22 Page 264-265: #30-45

Question 10: L’Hospital’s Rule (4.4)

Page 311-312: #8-68

Question 11: Extrema, concavity, and curve sketching (4.3, 4.5)

Page 301-302: #9-18, 24-31, 37-48 Page 321-322: #1-54

Question 12: Optimization (4.7)

Page 337-338: #2-30

Question 13: The Definite Integral (5.2)

Page 389: #9-12, 33, 34

Question 14: Evaluating definite integrals (5.3, 5.4)

Page 400: #19-44 Page 409: #21-46

Question 15: The Substitution Rule (5.5)

Page 422: #11-38

Math 190

Sample Final Exam

SHOW ALL WORK, NO WORK = NO CREDIT, EVEN FOR CORRECT ANSWERS.

1. Evaluate each of the following limits:

2− x − 2 x−4
a) lim b) lim−
x →0 x x→4 x−4


1 − x , x  1
2

2. Let f ( x) =  1
 ,x 1
 x
Determine if f (x) is continuous at x = 1, continuous from the right, continuous from the left. Show why or
why not, precisely.

3. Evaluate each of the following limits:

3x 2 − 2 x + 5 x−4
a) lim b) lim−
x → − 4x 2 + 1 x →3 x−3

x −1
4. Find f ' (a) using the definition of the derivative for f ( x) = .
x−2
5. Differentiate each of the following:

2x + 1
a) g (t ) = 8 tan t + 7et − 4t + 1 b) f ( x) = c) g ( x) = x 2 sin x
3x − 1

6. Find the derivative of each of the following:

a) y = sin 2 ( x 3 ) b) f ( x) = e x cos x

dy
7. Find by implicit differentiation: x 3 + x 2 y + 4 y 2 = 6
dx

8. A street light is mounted at the top of a 12 ft pole. A woman 5 ft tall walks away from the pole with a speed of 4
ft/s along a straight path. How fast is the tip of her shadow moving when she is 30 ft from the pole?

9. Differentiate each of the following:

a) f ( ) = arctan(cos ) b) y = (tan x)1 / x c) f (t ) = ln(sinh t )

sin x − x
10. Evaluate: lim
x →0 x3
 ln x
11. For f ( x) = find the intervals on which f is increasing or decreasing, find the local maximum and minimum
x
values, find the intervals of concavity and the inflection points, and sketch the graph.

12. A box with a square base and open top must have a volume of 32,000 cm3. Find the dimensions of the box that
minimize the amount of material used.

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13. The graph of a function f is given below. Use the graph to evaluate  2
f(x)dx

14. Evaluate the following:

2 4 x4 − 3 x
 (3 + 8t − e )dt 
3 t
a) b) dx
0 1 x

15. Evaluate the following:

(ln x) 3 1
 x dx  1 + 5x dx
3
a) b)
0