Practice Problems for Final Exam (Semester 1)

For each multiple choice problem, SHOW YOUR WORK and circle the best answer.

1) A hanging spring with a weight at the bottom is compressed and then released so that it bounces
up and down. A cosine function models the motion of the spring, with y as vertical displacement
and x as time. What is the instantaneous rate of change of the spring given the sinusoidal model
below.
5
y = 4 cos( x)
2

 5   5   5 
(A) 4 cos x (B) 4 sin x (C) − 4 sin x
 2   2   2 
 5   5 
(D) − 10 sin x (E) 10 sin x
 2   2 

dy
2) If y = tan 5 (2 x) then is:
dx
(A) sec10 (2 x) (B) 10 sec10 (2 x) (C) 5 tan 4 (2 x)
(D) 10 tan 4 (2 x) (E) 10 tan 4 (2 x) sec2 (2 x)

3) If f ( x ) =
3
x 3 − x then f (x ) is:
1 1 3x 2 − 1 x2 − 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) None of these
3( x − x)
3
3( x3 − x)
2
3
3( x3 − x)
2
3
( x 3 − x)
2
3

ex
4) Find the derivative of f ( x) = . Then evaluate f (  )
sin( x) 2

5) Find the derivative of g ( x) = ln x . Then evaluate g (e)

6) Find the derivative of h( x) = e

−4 x
+ 5 ln(cos x) . Then evaluate h(  )
4
7) Take the derivative of each function (attempt to clean it up when applicable)
b. f ( x ) = 2x3 − 1
3
a. f(x) = 3x(7x2 – 2)4

3x − 1 ex 7
c. y= d. g = −
x 7 ex

e. (
f ( x) = ln x 2 + 1 ) f. y = 2ln x
g) f ( x) = ln(sin x) + ln(cos x) h f ( x) = tan(sin 3 x)

8) Which expression below is the derivative of f(x) = 2csc3(4-x)?

a) -6csc2(4-x)cot(4-x)
b) -3csc(4-x)cot2(4-x)
c) 6csc3(4-x)cot(4-x)
d) -6csc(4-x)cot(4-x)
e) 24csc2(4-x)cot2(4-x)


9) Given f ( x) = sin(2 x) cos(x) , then f ( ) = …
6
3 −3 3 3 2 3 +3
a) b) c) d) e) 0
4 4 2 4

10) Find H (x ) given that H ( x) = e . Then evaluate H ( 1 ) . Leave answers in simplest form (but
arccos( x)

4
a radical in the denominator is fine.)