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HKUST
MATH1012 Calculus IA

Midterm Examination (White Version) Name:

25th Oct 2015 Student ID:

14:15-15:30 Lecture Section:

Directions:

• This is a closed book examination. No Calculator is allowed in this examination.

• DO NOT open the exam until instructed to do so.
• Turn off all phones and pagers, and remove headphones. All electronic devices should be
kept in a bag away from your body.
• Write your name, ID number, and Lecture Section in the space provided above, and also in
the Multiple Choice Item Answer Sheet provided.
• DO NOT use any of your own scratch paper, and do not take any scratch paper away from
the examination venue.
• When instructed to open the exam, please check that you have pages of questions in 7
addition to the cover page. Two blank pages attached at the end can be used as scratch
paper.
• Answer all questions. Show an appropriate amount of work for each short or long problem.
If you do not show enough work, you will get only partial credit.
• You may write on the backside of the pages, but if you use the backside, clearly indicate that
you have done so.
• Cheating is a serious violation of the HKUST Academic Code. Students caught
cheating will receive a zero score for the examination, and will also be subjected
to further penalties imposed by the University.

Please read the following statement and sign your signature.

I have neither given nor received any unautho-
rized aid during this examination. The answers Question No. Points Out of
submitted are my own work.
Q. 1 1
I understand that sanctions will be imposed, if I
am found to have violated the University’s regu- Q. 2-9 16
lations governing academic integrity.
Q. 12 9
Student’s Signature :
Q. 13 9
Q. 14 15
Total Points 50
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Some useful formula:

sin(x + y) = sin x cos y + cos x sin y
cos(x + y) = cos x cos y − sin x sin y
tan x + tan y
tan(x + y) =
1 − tan x tan y

Part I: Answer all of the following multiple choice questions.

• Mark your MC answers to the boxes in the Multiple Choice Item Answer Sheet provided.

• Do not forget to write your name and mark your student ID number on the Multiple Choice Item
Answer Sheet.

• Mark only one answer for each MC question. Multiple answers entered for each single MC question
will result in a 2 point deduction.

Write also your MC question answers in the following boxes for back up use only. The
grading will be based on the answers you mark on the MC item answer sheet.

Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
Answer

Each of the MC questions except Q1 is worth 2 points. Q1 is worth 1 point. No partial

credit.

1. What is the color version of your midterm exam paper?

(a) Green (b) Orange (c) White (d) Yellow (e) None of the previous

2. A student attends school by cycling with speed 3 km per hour for 30 minutes, then he parks his
bike in a lot and walk with speed 1 km per hour for 10 minutes. What is the average speed (in km
per hour) of this student in his trip?

(a) 5/6 (b) 1 (c) 5/3 (d) 2 (e) 5/2

1 1 5 2
solution: This student has traveled for 3 × 2 +1× 6 = 3 km in 3 hour. Thus, his average speed is
53 5
3 2 = 2 km per hour.
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1 1 π π
3. Compare the magnitudes of the numbers , √ , sin and cos .
2 2 5 5

1 π 1 π
(a) < sin < √ < cos
2 5 2 5
π 1 1 π
(b) sin < < √ < cos
5 2 2 5
1 1 π π
(c) < √ < sin < cos
2 2 5 5
π 1 π 1
(d) cos < < sin < √
5 2 5 2
1 π 1 π
(e) < cos < √ < sin
2 5 2 5

π π π 3π
solution: Since 6 < 5 < 4 < 10 , sin of these angles follow the same order.

sin sin x
4. Evaluate lim
x→−∞ x

(a) −∞ (b) −1 (c) 0 (d) 1 (e) +∞

1 sin sin x
solution: Since | sin z| ≤ 1 for all z, we apply sandwich to x ≤ x ≤ − x1 .

5. Let f (x) = x3 for all x. L is the line tangent to the graph of f at the point (a, a3 ), which is not the
origin. At which point, besides (a, a3 ), the graph of f intersects L?

(a) (−3a, −27a3 ) (b) (−2a, −8a3 ) (c) (0, 0) (d) (2a, 8a3 ) (e) (3a, 27a3 )

solution: f 0 (a) = 3a2 and so L is defined by y − a3 = 3a2 (x − a). To find the intersection of L and
the graph of f , we solve x3 − a3 = 3a2 (x − a) to get roots a, a and −2a.
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6. Let f (x) = x5 + x + 1 for all x. Which of the following interval contains a root of the equation
f (x) = 0?

(a) (−∞, −1] (b) [−1, 0] (c) [0, 1] (d) [1, +∞) (e) none of the above

solution: Since f (−1) = −1 < 0 and f (0) = 1 > 0, the equation f (x) = 0 has a root in (−1, 0) by
the intermediate value theorem.

7. The population of a city will increase exponentially to three times as much after every 10 years.
How long does it take (in years) in order that the population of this city increases to twice as much?

ln 2 ln 3 ln 2 ln 3
(a) (b) (c) 10 (d) 10 (e) 10
ln 3 ln 2 ln 3 ln 2

solution: For each t, the population in this city after t years is 3t/10 times of the initial population.
So this problem is about solving the equation 3T /10 = 2.

π
8. Compute tan .
8
1 1 √ √ √
(a) √ (b) (c) 2−1 (d) 2 (e) 2+1
2 2

2 tan π8
solution: By the double angle formula of tan, = tan π4 = 1. Solve this equation to yield
1 − tan2 π8
√ √
tan π8 = 2 − 1 or − 2 − 1. The latter one is impossible as tan π8 is positive.

2x 3x − 2
9. Let f (x) = for all x 6= −1 and g(x) = for all x 6= 0. Find all roots of the equation
x+1 x

f −1 ◦ g ◦ f (x) = x.

(a) −1 and −2 (b) −1 and 2 (c) 1 only (d) 2 only (e) 1 and 2

solution: The only roots of the equation g(x) = x are 1 and 2. On the other hand, the only root of
the equation f (x) = 1 is 1 while the equation f (x) = 2 has no root. Therefore, the only root of the
given equation is 1.
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Part II: Answer each of the following questions. Give your reasoning for full credits
Evaluate the following limits if they exist.
x
(a) lim [3 pts]
x→0 x + sin x

x 1
solution: Since = for x 6= 0,
x + sin x 1 + sinx x
sin x
and lim exists and is 1,
x→0 x
x
we see that lim exists and is 1/(1 + 1) = 1/2.
x→0 x + sin x

Ans. 1/2
√
4x4 + 1 + 1
(b) lim [3 pts]
x→+∞ x2

√ r
4x4 + 1 + 1 1 1
solution: Since = 4+ + 2 for x > 0
x2 x 4 x
1
and lim = 0,
x→+∞ x √
4x4 + 1 + 1 √
we see that lim 2
exists and is 4 = 2.
x→+∞ x

Ans.2
2x + |x|
(c) lim [3 pts]
x→0 x + 2|x|

2x + |x| 2x + x
solution: Since lim = lim = 1,
x + 2|x| x→0 x + 2x
x→0+ +

2x + |x| 2x − x
and lim = lim = −1,
x→0 − x + 2|x| x→0 + x − 2x
2x + |x|
we see that lim does not exist.
x→0+ x + 2|x|

Ans.
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10. ([9 pts])

√ √
(a) Evaluate f 0 (1) if f (x) = (1 + x)2 − (1 − x)2 for all x > 0. [3 pts]

√
solution: For every
√ x > 0, we rewrite and see that f (x) = 4 x.
0
Thus, f (1) = 2/ 1 = 2.

Ans. 2
(b) Evaluate g 0 (1) if g(x) = (1 − x)(1 + x2 )(1 + x4 )(1 + x6 ) for all x [3 pts]

solution: For every x, let p(x) = 1 − x and q(x) = (1 + x2 )(1 + x4 )(1 + x6 ).

Then, p(1) = 0, p0 (1) = −1 and q(1) = 8.
So, g 0 (1) = p(1)q 0 (1) + p0 (1)q(1) = −8.

Ans. -8
e3x
(c) Evaluate h0 (1) if h(x) = √ for all x > 0. [3 pts]
x

solution: For every x,

3e3x e3x (6x − 1)e3x
h0 (x) = √ − √ = √ .
x 2 x3 2 x3
So h0 (1) = 5e3 /2.

Ans. 5e3 /2
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11. ([15 pts])

(a) Sketch the graph of f if f (x) = e−x for all x, and find all horizontal asymptotes of the graph
of f by revealing the appropriate limits. [3 pts]

lim e−x = 0 and lim e−x = 0 does not exist, so the x-axis is the only horizontal asymptote
x→+∞ x→−∞
of the graph of f .

(b) Sketch the graph of g if g(x) = 1 − e−|x| for all x. [3 pts]

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x
(c) Sketch the graph of h if h(x) = [1 − e−|x| ] for all x 6= 0, and find all horizontal asymptotes
|x|
of the graph of h by revealing the appropriate limits. [4 pts]

lim 1 − e−x = 1 and lim −(1 − ex ) = −1, so the lines defined by y = ±1 are the only
x→+∞ x→−∞
horizontal asymptotes of the graph of h.

(d) Define h(0) in order that h becomes a continuous function. [5 pts]

Since lim h(x) = lim 1 − e−x = 0,

x→0+ x→0+
and lim h(x) = lim −(1 − ex ) = 0 also,
x→0− x→0+
we see that lim h(x) exists and is 0. We define h(0) = 0 in order that h is continuous.
x→0

Ans.