Bilkent Calculus I Exams 1989 – 2020 67

Fall 2004 Midterm I

1 . Evaluate the following limits: (Do not use L’Hôpital’s Rule.)

x3 − 24x − 5
a . lim 3
x→5 x − 2x2 − 75

1 − cos(x1/3 − 2)
b . lim
x→8 (x − 8)2

2 . Find d2 y/dx2 at the point (x, y) = (1, −1) if y is a differentiable function of x satisfying

y 3 + x2 y + x = x3 + 2y .

1 1
3a . Show that lim = using the ε-δ definition of the limit.
x→3 x−1 2
3b . Suppose that for all 0 < ε < 1,
ε2
|x − 1| < =⇒ |f (x) − 3| < ε
4
and
ε
|x − 1| < =⇒ |g(x) − 4| < ε .
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Find a real number δ > 0 such that
1
|x − 1| < δ =⇒ |f (x) + g(x) − 7| < .
5

4a . Show that the equation x4 + 1 = 7x3 has at least 2 real roots.

dy
4b . Find if y = sin7 (cos(x5 )).
dx

5 . In each of the following if there exists a function f whose domain is the entire real line
and which satisfies the given condition, then give an example of such a function; otherwise just
write Does Not Exist. No further explanation is required.
 
x−1
a . lim f ̸= f (0)
x→1 x+1
b . y = f (x) is not differentiable at x = −1, but y = (f (x))2 is differentiable at x = −1.
c . y = f (x) is not continuous at x = 5, but it is differentiable at x = 5.
d . lim f (x) = 2 and f (0.000000000000001) = −1.
x→0

e . f (2) = 3, f (4) = −1 and f (x) ̸= 0 for all x.

Fall 2004 Midterm II