Qatar University

Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics

Math 101- Calculus I

Second Exam (Version 1) – Spring 2014

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Exam Regulations:

1. The exam time limit is 120 minutes.

2. Calculators and Graphing Calculators are not allowed. All mobile phones should be off and out of
sight.

Question Score From

1 6
2 7
3 6
4 4
5 22
6 7
7 4
8 4
Total 60
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dy
Question 1. (6 Points= 3+3) Find the derivative
dx

(a) y  sec( x 2  1)

dy x
 sec( x 2  1) tan( x 2  1)  1.5 + 1.5
dx x2  1

(b) y   6  cot 2 x 
7

 7  6  cot 2 x    2cot x .  csc 2 x 

dy 6
1+1+1
dx

dy
Question 2. (7 points) Find if x and y are related by the equation
dx
xy3  sin y  x3  1

Differentiating with respect to x gives

dy dy
y 3  3xy 2  cos y  3x 2  0 2+2+1
dx dx


dy
dx
 3xy 2  cos y   3x 2  y 3

dy 3x 2  y 3 2
 
dx 3xy 2  cos y
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Question 3. (6 points) A 5m ladder is leaning against a wall. If the bottom of the ladder
slides away from the wall at 2 m / s , how fast is the top of the ladder moving down when the
foot of the ladder is 3m from the wall?

dx 5
 Given 2m/s
dt 1
dy
To find
dt x 3

 We have relation
x 2  y 2  25 (*) 1

 Differentiating with respect to t gives

dx dy dy x dx
2x  2y 0   (**) 2
dt dt dt y dt

 From (*), when x  3 we have y  25  32  4 1

 Now (**) implies that

dy 3 3
  2   m / s 1
dt x 3 4 2
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Question 4. (4 points) Find the values of x at which

f ( x)  x 3  3 x  1

has absolute extrema on  2,0 .

 f ( x)  3x 2  3  3( x 2  1) . So f ( x)  0  ( x2  1)  0  x  1
We ignore x  1 because it does not belong to interval (2,0) . 1.5
The only critical point in (2,0) is x  1

 Checking f (1)  3 , f (2)  1, f (0)  1

gives that f ( x) has absolute minimum at x  2 and 2.5
absolute maximum at x  1 on  2,0 .

3x  2
Question 5. (22 points = 6+6+4+6) Consider the function f ( x)  whose first and
x3
second derivatives are
6( x  1) 6(3x  4)
f ( x)  4
and f ( x)  .
x x5
(a) Determine the intervals on which f(x) is increasing and decreasing. Find the local
extrema (if any).
 f ( x)  0  x  1 is the only critical point.
0.5
Though f ( x) undefined gives x  0 but it is not taken
as critical point as x  0 is not in the domain.
 Next we analyze f ( x) to know increasing/decreasing intervals

Interval (,0) (0,1) (1, )

Sign of f ( x) Positive Positive Negative 1.5 + 1.5 + 1.5
Nature of f ( x) Increasing Increasing Decreasing

1
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 Local maximum at (1,1) . No local minimum.

(b) Determine the intervals on which f(x) is concave up or concave down. Find the points
of inflection (if any).

4
 f ( x)  0  x  as only possible point of inflection. 0.5
3

 Next we analyze f ( x) to know concavity

4 4
Interval (,0) (0, ) ( , )
3 3 1.5 + 1.5 + 1.5
Sign of f ( x) Positive Negative Positive
Concavity Up Down Up

4
 Point of inflection x  . 1
3

(c) Find the vertical and horizontal asymptotes of f(x).

 Vertical asymptote is x  0 with

3x  2 3x  2 2
lim 3
  and lim  
x 0 x x 0 x3

 Horizontal asymptote is y  0 with

3x  2 2
lim 0
x  x3
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(d) Sketch the graph of f(x).

1
1
1 1

1
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Question 6. (7 points) An open-top rectangular tank with a square base and a volume of
500 ft 3 is to be constructed using steel. Find the dimensions of the tank that has minimum
surface area.

 Given x 2 y  500 (*) 1

 To mimimize A  x 2  4 xy (**) 1

500
 From (*), we have y  .
x2
Substituting in (**) implies that we need to minimize
2000
A( x)  x 2  for x  0 1
x
2000
 A( x)  2 x  1
x2

2000 2 x3  2000
A( x)  0  2 x  2  0  0
 x x2 1
 2 x3  2000  0  x3  1000  x  10

4000
 A( x)  2   A(10)  0  x  10 is minimum. 1
x3

 So the dimensions that minimize surface area are

500 500
x  10 and y   5 1
102 100
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Question 7. (4 points) Show that

f ( x)  x 2  2 x  1
satisfies the hypothesis of Mean Value Theorem on  0,1 . Find the number c that satisfies the
conclusion of Mean Value Theorem.

 f ( x) is a polynomial so it is continuous on  0,1

1
and differentiable on  0,1 .

 Now
f (b)  f (a) f (1)  f (0)
f (c)   2c  2  2
ba 1 0

1
 This gives 2c  2  3  c  1
2

Question 8. (4 points ) Find the function f(x), where

3
f ( x)  7 x( x5  17 ) and f (1) 
2

 f ( x)  7 x( x5  17 )  f ( x)  7 x6  x 1

 Integrating gives
x2
f ( x)  x   C
7
1
2
3
 Using f (1)  implies
2
3 1
1  C  C 1 1
2 2

x2
 So f ( x)  x 7  1 1
2