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CALCULUS 1 EXERCISES
CHAPTER 1: FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS

1. Find the composite functions ( g  f )( x ) ; ( f  g )( x ) :

𝑎⁄   𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 3   ;   𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 1

𝑏⁄   𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 2   ;   𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 1
𝑐 ⁄   𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥   ;   𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 2
𝑑 ⁄   𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥   ;   𝑔(𝑥) = 4𝑥

x 1 2 tan 1 x  1
2. (2016-2017) : Let f ( x)  ; g ( x )  . Solve the equation : ( f  g )( x )  1 .
x2  1 tan 1 x  1

2sin 1 x  1
3. (2016-2017) : Let f ( x)  . Solve the equation : ( f  f )( x )  1 .
sin 1 x  2

4. Find the inverse function:

a/ f :
b / f ( x)  2 x5  3
x  y  3x  1
3x  2
f 1 :    c / f ( x)  ; x  3
x3
y 1
y  f 1 ( y )  d / f ( x)  x 2  2
3

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5. cos 1 x   x?
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CHAPTER 2: LIMITS AND CONTINUITY

Evaluate limits:

6. Evaluate the limits:

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a / lim b / lim 4 x c / lim ln(e x  2) d / lim 2 x
x 0 x x  x  x 

x
1
e / lim ln(2 x  3) f / lim   g / lim ln(e x  1) h / lim ln 3 x
x 
 
x  3 x  x 0

sin h( x)
7. Evaluate the limits: lim 1
xa
h ( x ) 0
h( x )

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sin 2 x sin ( x  2) sin 2 3 x

a / lim d / lim g/ lim
x 0 2x x 2 5 x  10 x 0 2x2
sin 3 x sin 4 x 2 sin( x  3)
b / lim e/ lim h/ lim 2
x 0 x x 0 3x 2 x 3 x  4 x  3

sin ( x  2) 2 x( x  1) sin( x  4)
c / lim f/ lim i/ lim 2
x 0 5 x  10 x  0 sin 3 x x 4 x  5 x  4

8. Evaluate the limits:

sin 1 2 x sin 3 x cos x  1

a / lim b / lim c / lim
x 0 x x  x x 0 x2

cos x  1 sin 1 2 x x.sin 5 x

d / lim e / lim f / lim
x 0 2x x 0 sin 3 x x 0 2cos x  2

9. Evaluate the limits:

1  tan x sin x 1  cos x

a / lim sec x b / lim c / lim d / lim
x  /3 x  /4 csc x  1 x  0 x x  0 x

sin 4 x tan 5 t cot 3 x 1  cos x

e / lim f / lim g / lim h / lim
x 0 9x t 0 tan 2t x 0 cot x x 0 sin 3 x

10. Evaluate the limits: (Squeeze rule)

sin x 1 2cos x
a / lim b / lim x.sin c / lim
x  x x 0 x x  x2

11. Evaluate the limits: (L’hospital formula)

x  sin x ln x 1  cos x x  sin x

a / lim b / lim c / lim d / lim
x 0 x3 x  x 2 x 0 sec x x0 1  cos x

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(e x  1) sin 4 x ln(3 x  1).sin 1 4 x e2 x  x  1 1 1 

e / lim f / lim g / lim h / lim   
x 0 3 x 2 cos x x 0 x 2 cos x x 0 ln(2 x  1) x 0  x sin x 
 1 
i / lim  cot x   j / lim x.ln x k / lim x.e  x l / lim  ( x  ).tan x
x 0  x x 0 x    2
x  
2
1 x
 1 
m/ lim x x
n / lim x x
o / lim x sin x
p / lim 1  
x 0 x  x 0 x 
 3x 
x 5x 2x x 1
 1   1   1   x3
q/ lim  1   r / lim 1   s / lim 1   t / lim  
x 
 2x  x 
 3x  x 
 3x  1  x  x  2
 
2 x 1 4 x 1 3
 x2  3x  3  x2
u / lim   v / lim   w / lim (cos x )
x  x  7 x  2 x  2
    x 0

12. Thêm bài

Continuity:

 sin(8 x)
 if x  0
13. f ( x)   2 x
5  x if x  0

a/ Test the continuity at x=0. b/ Test the continuity on R

 sin 5 x .sin 1 x
 if x  0
14. f ( x)   6 x2 .Test the continuity on R.
5 / 6 if x  0


 2 x  e3 x  1
 x0
15. f  x    4x
k x0


a/ Find k that the function is continuous at x=0.

b/ Find k that the function is continuous everywhere.

2 x  1 if x  2
16. Test the continuity at point x=2 of f ( x)  
5  x if x  2

17. Test the continuity of f(x) ( or find the intervals that f(x) is continuous )

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 sin(8 x)
 if x  0
f ( x)   2 x .
5  x if x  0

2 x  a if x  1
18. Find a,b that f(x) is continuous at x=1: f ( x)   Ans: a=b-2
b if x  1

 sin(5 x)
 x if x  0

19. Find a,b that f(x) is continuous on R: f ( x)  4  a if x  0 , Ans: a=1 , b=5
b if x  0



20. (2017-2018) Find the value of the constant k for which the following piecewise-
defined function is continuous everywhere. Justify your answer

 2 x  e3 x  1
 x0
f  x   4x
k x0
 Ans:5/4

21. (2016-2017) Find the value of the constant k for which the following piecewise-
defined function is continuous at x=0. Justify your answer

1  cos 6 x
 x0
f  x   x2
k x0 Ans: 18

22. (2016-2017) Find a, b, that this function is continuous everywhere

1  cos( ax)
 x0
x2

g ( x)  a x0 Ans: a=b=0
 ln(1  bx)  bx
 x0
 x2

23. (2016-2017 ) Find a,m that the function is continuos at x=0 :

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 e x  1
 x x0

h( x )  a x0 ans: a=m=-1
 ln(1  x)
 x0
 mx

The intermediate value theorem:

24. a/ Show that the given equation has at least one solution on the indicated interval
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x  x 2  2 x  1 on (0;1) .

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b/ Show that the equation has at least one solution on the interval x  sin x  on (0,  ) .
x 3

x 1
c/ Show that the equation has at least one root:  sin x
x2  1

e2 x
d/ Show that the equation has at least one root: 2 x  10  3 
x2  1

Compounding of Interest:
25. If $12,000 is invested for 5 years at 4%, find the future value at the end of 5 years if
interest is compounded:
a/ monthly b/ quarterly c/continuously
d/ If the interest is compounded continuously, how long will it take for the money to
double?
26. (44) A certain bank pays 6% interest compounded continuously. How long will it take
for $835 to double?
27. (46) First National Bank pays 2.4% interest compounded monthly, and World
Savings pays 2% interest compounded continuously. Which bank offers a better deal?
28. (28 review) How quickly will $2,000 grow to $5,000 when invested at an annual rate
of 8% if interest is compounded:
a. Quarterly? b.Monthly? c.Continuously?

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29. (78 review) How much should you invest now at an annual interest rate of 6.25% so
that your balance 10 years from now will be $2,000 if interest is compounded
a. Quarterly ? b. continuously?

CHAPTER 3: DIFFERENTIATION
Evaluate Derivative:

 x2  ex
 ; x0 f ' x 
30. f ( x)   x . Find
1 ; x0


31. Find the derivative at 0 of the function : f ( x)  e x  4 x  5sin x

 x  1  ex
 ; x0
32. f ( x)   x . a/ Find f / (0) b/ Find f / (2) c/ Find f / ( x)
0 ; x0


 ln(2 x  3)
 ; x2 f ' 2
33. f ( x)   x  2 a/ Test the continuity at x=2 b/ Find
8 ; x2

e x ,x0
34. f ( x)   2 . Find a that f(x) is differentiable at x=0.
 x  ax  1 , x  0

 ex  x 1
 ; x0
35. f ( x)   x 2 . a/Find m that f(x) is continuous at x=0. b/ Find f / (0)
m ; x0


 x2  2 x if x  0
36. f ( x)   . Find a,b that f(x) is differentiable everywhere.
ax  b if x  0

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 2 x  e3 x  1
 x0
f  x   4x
k x0
37. ( 2017-2018 – final exam) 

a/ Find the value of the constant k for which the following piecewise-defined function is
continuous everywhere. b/ Find   .
f' 0

Ans:5/4 ; 9/8

1  x  e3 x
 ; x0
38. f ( x)   2 x
a ; x0


f '0
a/ Find a that the function is continuous everywhere. b/ Find

Ans: a/ -1 b/ -9/4

 ln(1  3x 2 )
 ; x0
39. g ( x)   x a/ Find the derivative at 2 b/ Find the derivative at x=0
0 ; x0


Ans: a/ 6/13-(ln13)/4 b/ 3

 ln x  e x 1  1
 ; x 1
40. f ( x)   x 1 . Find f / (1) Ans: 
1 ; x 1


 sin x  e 2 x  1
 ;x  0
41. f ( x)   x . Is the function differentiable at x=0? Ans: 
0 ; x  0


 cos x  e  x / 2
2

 ; x0 f '0
42. f ( x)   x . Find Ans: 
1 ; x0


43. Find the derivative of these functions

a / (e 3 x .sin x ) / b / tan 1 x c / sin 1 (1  t )

d / sec 1 (e2 x ) e / f ( x)  e x .sin x . Find f / / ( x )

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44. Find the derivative of these functions

e2 x .(2 x  1) 6
a/ y x x
b / y  ( x  1) 2x
c/ y  3 ( solution in your book )
( x  5) 2 .(4  7 x)

45. f ( x)  x

a. Show that f(x) is continuous at x=0.

b. Show that f(x) is not differential at x=0

Implicit differentiation:

dy d 2 y
46. Find ; 2 at P(-1,3) of the function x 2  y 2  10 .
dx dx

dy d 2 y
47. Find ; 2 of the function 7 x  5 y 2  1 .
dx dx

dy
48. Find of the function x 2 y  2 y 3  3x  2 y .
dx

dy
49. Find of the function sin( x 2  y)  y 2 (3x  1) .
dx

50. Find the slope of a line tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  5 x  4 y at the point P(5;4)

Tangent line:
51. Find the tangent line of the circle x 4  y 2  e  1  e y  sin x at the point P(0;1)

52. Find the tangent line of the circle y  2 x  ln(2 x 2  1) at the point P(0;1)

53. Find the tangent line of the circle x ln(2 y  1)  y e x  3x  1 at the point P(0;1)

Find the normal line of the circle at point P(0;1)

54. (2017-2018) Find the tangent line of the circle sin x  e 2 x  2 y 2  4 x  9 at the point
P(0;2)

55. Find the tangent line of the circle x 2  2 xy  y 3 ; and we know that this tangent line
parallel to Ox .

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dy
56*. (2015-2016) f ( x)  ( x 2  y 2 ) 2  4( x 2  y 2 ) . Find
dx

57*. (2017-2018) Find the tangent line of the circle ( x 2  y 2 )  x 2  y 2  2 x at the point
M (1; 3)

 sin x
 ; x0
58*.(2016-2017) Let f ( x )   x
 m ; x0

a/ Find m that the function is continuous at x=0

b/ Find the tangent line of the circle of f (x) at ( ;0)

Rates of change:

59. Assume that the position at the time t of an object moving along a line is given by
s(t )  3t 3  40.5t 2  162t for t on [0,8]. Find the initial position, velocity, and acceleration
for the object and discuss the motion. Compute the total distance traveled.

60. (34 page 171) A particle moving on the x-axis has position x(t )  2t 3  3t 2  36t  40
after an elapsed time of t seconds.

a/ Find the velocity of the particle at time t.

b/ Find the acceleration at time t.

c/ What is the total distance traveled by the particle during the first 3 seconds?

61. (39 section 3.4)vSuppose a person standing at the top of the Tower of Pisa (176 ft
high) throws a ball directly upward with an initial speed of 96 ft/s.

a/ Find the ball’s height, its velocity, and its acceleration at time t.

b/ When does the ball hit the ground and what is its impact velocity?

c/ How far does the ball travel during its flight?

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62. A person standing at the edge of a cliff throws a rock directly upward. It is observed
that 2 seconds later the rock is at its maximum height (in ft) and that 5 seconds after that,
it hits the ground at the base of the cliff.

a/ What is the initial velocity of the rock?

b/ How high is the cliff?

c/ What is the velocity of the rock at the time t?

d/ With what velocity does the rock hit the ground?

Rates of change:

63. A spherical balloon is being filled with a gas in such a way that when the radius is 2
ft, the radius is increasing at the rate of 1/6 ft/min. How fast is the volume changing at
this time?

64. A person 6 ft tall is walking away from a street light 20ft high at the rate of 7 ft/s. At
what rate is the length of the person’s shadow increasing?

65. A bag is tied to the top of a 5-m ladder resting against a vertical wall. Suppose the
ladder begins sliding down the wall in such a way that the foot of the ladder is moving
away from the wall. How fast is the bag descending at the instant the foot of the ladder is
4 m from the wall and the foot is moving away at the rate of 2 m/s?

66. Every day, a flight to Los Angeles flies directly over my home at a constant altitude
of 4 mi. If I assume that the plane is flying at a constant speed of 400 mi/h, at what rate is
the angle of elevation of my line of sight changing with respect to time when the
horizontal distance between the approaching plane and my location is exactly 3 mi?

67 .(35 section 3.7) The volume of a spherical balloon is increasing at a constant rate of 3
in.3/s. At what rate is the radius of the balloon increasing when the radius is 2 in.?

68. (37 section 3.7) A person 6 ft tall wall away from a street light at the rate of 5 ft/s. If
the light is 18 ft above ground level, how fast is the person’s shadow lengthening?

CHAPTER 4: ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS OF THE DERIVATIVE

Critical number:

69. Find the critical numbers for the given functions:

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ex
a/ f ( x)  4 x  5x  8x  20
3 2
b/ f ( x )  ;x  2
x2

c/ f ( x)  2 x (6  x) ; x  0 d/ f ( x)  1  x 2/3
2
e/ f ( x)  (50  x ) 3
f/ f ( x)  (2 x  7)( x  1)2/3

Relative Extreme:

70. Find all relative maxima and minima of the functions

a/ f ( x)  3x4  5x3  1

b/ f ( x)  x3  3x 2  9 x  2

c/ f ( x)  x  tan 1 x

d/ (2017-2018) f ( x)  x3  3( x  1)2  3x  11

e/ f ( x)  ( x 2  3).e  x

f/ (2015-2016) f ( x)  x  2 tan 1 x

g/ (2016-2017) f ( x)  (2 x  7)( x  1)2/3

h/ (2016-2017) f ( x)  ln(1  x)  sin 1 x

Absolute Extreme:

71. Find the absolute extrema of the function defined by the equation

a/ f ( x)  x4  2 x2  3 on the closed interval [-1,2]

b/ f ( x)  98 x3  4 x2  72 x on [0;4]

c/ f ( x)  x3  3x2 on [-1;3]

d/ f ( x)  3x5  20 x3 on [-1;2]

e/ f ( x)  x3  3x 2  24 x  4 on [-4;4]

f/ g ( x)  x2/3 (5  2 x) on the interval [-1,2]

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g/ (2016-2017) h( x)  2 x  sin 1 x

h*/ Find all absolute maxima and minima of f ( x)   sin 3 x ; [  3 / 27;  3 / 8]

i/ Under the condition that 2 x  5 y  18 , minimize x2 y when x  0 and y  0 .

Applications:

72. You need to build a rectangular fence to enclose a play zone for children. What is
the maximum area for this play zone if it is to fit into a right-triangular plot with sides
measuring 4m and 12m?

73. A carpenter wants to make an open-topped box out of a rectangular sheet of tin 24in.
wide and 45 in. long. The carpenter plans to cut congruent squares out of each corner of
the sheet and then bend and solder the edges of the sheet upward to form the sides of the
box. For what dimensions does the box have the greatest possible volume?

74. A dune buggy is on the desert at a point A located 40km from a point B, which lies
on a long, straight road. The driver can travel at 45 km/h on the desert and 75 km/h on the
road. The driver will win a prize if she arrives at the finish line at point D, 50 km from
point B, in 84 minutes or less. What route should she travel to minimize the time of
travel? Does she win the prize?

75. Find the rectangle with largest area that fits inside the
graph of the parabola y  x 2 below the line y  4 , with the
top side of the rectangle on the horizontal line y  4 ; see the
figure.

76. A person is at a point A on the north bank of long,

straight river 6 (mi) wide. Directly across from him on the
south bank is a point B, and he wishes to reach a cabin C located s = 6 (mi) down the
river from B, as shown in Figure below.

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Given that person can row at 6 (mi/h) (including the effect of the current) and run at 10
(mi/h), what is the minimum time ( to the nearest minute) required for him to travel from
A to C .

The mean value theorem for derivatives (MVT):

77. Show that sin x2  sin x1  x2  x1 for all numbers x1 and x2 by applying the mean
value theorem.

Sketching the graph of a function:

78. Determine where the function f ( x)  x 4  4 x3  10 is increasing, where it is

decreasing, where its graph is concave up, and where its graph is concave down. Find the
relative extrema and inflection points, and sketch the graph of f.

79. Sketching the graph of a polynomial function?

𝑎⁄    𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑏⁄ 𝑓 (𝑥) =

80. Find vertical asymtome and horizontal asymtome of the functions

𝑎⁄    𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑏⁄ 𝑓 (𝑥) =

Vertical tangent, Cusp :

81. In each of the following cases, determine where the graph of the given function has a
vertical tangent or a cusp: a/ f ( x)  x 2/3 (2 x  5) b/ g ( x)  x1/3 ( x  4)

CHAPTER 5: INTEGRATION

82. Evaluate the integrals:

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1
a /  x3dx dx j /  sin 4 x dx n/ dx
f / x  x 1
2

x 1
b /  5 xdx k/
1 1
1 dx o/ dx
g/ x 32
1  x2
c /  ( x  3)7 dx 2x  3 1
l /  2 dx 1
h /  e2 x dx 9x  1 p/ dx
d /  (2 x  1)4 dx 16  x 2
1
2 i /  cos7 x dx m/  2 dx 1
e /  dx x  2x  2 q/ dx
x 9  4 x2

83. Evaluate the integrals:

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2 e /  x.e 4 x dx
2

a/ 
2
x (1  ln x )
dx
f /  tan x dx i /  x.e x dx
ln x
b/ dx x
x g / dx j / x.arctan x dx
e t 1  x2 1
c/ dt t k * / dx
e 1t e x 1
3
h * / dt
d /  (4  2 cos x )3 .sin x dx t (1  e t )

Separable differential equations:

84. Find the general solution of the separable differential equations

dy dy y
a/  3xy b/  . Find the particular solution satisfying y (1)  1
dx dx x

dy sin x dy
c / xydx  xy dy  0 d/  e/ e y x
dx cosy dx

dQ dv gR2
f /  k .Q (k  const ) g/ .v  2 (g , R : const )
dt ds s

85. Find the general solution of the separable differential equations

dy x dy ln x
a/  1 x 2 b / xy  . Find the particular solution satisfying y (e)  0
dx y dx 1 y 2

dy
c/ 1 y 2 dx  0 d * / (1 cos y )2 dx  sin y . 4x  4x 2 dy
e 2x

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dy 3cos(ln x )
e / Solve the initial value problem  , x  0 , y (2) 1
dx x

86. (2017-2018) Find the particular solution of the separable differential equation satisfying
dy x
the initial condition: x 1  ; y( 3)  2
2

dx y

87. (2017-2018) Find the particular solution of the separable differential equation satisfying
dy 1
the initial condition:  ; y(1)  4
dx 2xy(1  ln x)

88.*(2015-2016) Solve the separable differential equation : (1  y ) 1  x 2 dy  x 1  y 2 dx

89. Solve the separable differential equation : x(1 ln y)dy  y(1 1 x)dx

Average value of a function:

90. (2017-2018) Let f ( x)  3x 2  4 x  5 . Find the average value of f on the interval [4;10]

91. (2017-2018) Let f ( x)  x  2sin x . Find the average value of f on the interval [0;  ]

92. (2016-2017) Let f ( x)  x 1  x . Find the average value of f on the interval [0;3]

2x 1
93. (2016-2017) Let f ( x)  . Find the average value of f on the interval [0;3]
1  4x

94. (2016-2017) Let f ( x)  x3  6 x 2  k for k an arbitrary constant. Find the value of k for
which the average value of f over [-1;2] is 2.

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