APPM 1345 Exam 3 Spring 2013

On the front of your bluebook, please write: a grading key, your name, and instructor’s name (Chang
or Rubio). This exam is worth 100 points and has 7 questions. Show all work! Simplify all answers.
Answers with no justification will receive no points. Please begin each problem on a new page. No notes,
calculators, or electronic devices are permitted.

1. (12 points) Match the graphs shown to the following functions. y

No explanation is necessary.
1 2 3 4
x x
(a) y = e (d) y = 4
5
−x
(b) y = e (e) y = 4−x 6
x
(c) y = ln x (f) y = log4 x

2. (18 points) Find dy/dx for each of the following equations.

(a) y = 5ln x
√
x
(b) y = x
(c) sec(xy) = ln(cos x)

3. (21 points) Evaluate the following integrals. Simplify your answers using logarithm rules,
if applicable.
Z
cos x
(a) dx
1 + sin2 x
Z 16
5
(b) dt
2 3t
Z ln 5
ex
(c) √ x dx
ln 2 e −1

2
ex
4. (10 points) Find the local maximum and minimum values of f (x) = .
x

√ √
1 + x 3 1 − x3
5. (10 points) Let y = . Find y 0 using logarithmic differentiation.
(7 − 7x)
6. (14 points) For each of the following curves, find an equation of the tangent line at the given value.

(a) y = cos−1 (2x), x = 0

(b) y = tan−1 x4 , x = −4

7. (15 points) Whenever Pinocchio tells a lie, his nose lengthens

until he cannot turn around in a room. Suppose his nose grows at
a rate proportional to its length, measuring 5 cm after one second
and measuring 6 cm after three seconds.

(a) Find the relative rate of growth.

(b) What is the normal length of Pinocchio’s nose?

p p
(Use the approximations 6/5 ≈ 1.1 and (6/5)3 ≈ 1.3
to calculate your answer to part (b).)