A SAMPLE OF THE MIDTERM EXAM

Write your full name and Student ID on your exam paper.

Total time: 120 min (is subject to change).

There are 4 problems (is subject to change).

This is an open-book exam. However, phones, tablets and laptops are not allowed.

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(1) Find the domain of the function f (x) = x − x2 .
4 4

Answer:
Give your short reasoning.

x3
(2) Write an equation of the tangent line to the curve y = at the point where x = −2.
x−1
Answer:
Give your short reasoning.

(3) Find a ∈ R such that lim �x3 − x − �x − a�� = a.

x→ a

Answer:
Give your short reasoning.

(4) How many asymptotes (vertical, horizontal, slant asymptotes) does the curve y = x − e− x have?
1

Answer:
Give your short reasoning.