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SUMMATIVE TEST
IN basic calculus
(q3 - WEEK 3 & 4)

Department of Education
Region VIII-Eastern Visayas
Division of Southern Leyte
District of Silago
Silago, Southern Leyte
 Name: _______________________________ Date: __________

Grade & Section: 12 - AMETHYST Score: _________

Summative Test 2
in Basic Calculus

Multiple Choice.

Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the correct
answer. Shade the circle with the letter of the best answer on the right box.
Show your solution in a separate sheet if possible.

1. Which of the following does NOT define the slope of the tangent line to 1. b
A B C D
the curve?
A. It is constant.
B. It is not constant and must be determined by a point.
C. It is equal the derivative of the function.
D. It is derived from the concept of the slope of a second line.
2. On which of the following conditions will a tangent line exist? 2.
A. Function continuous at P.
B. Function discontinuous at P.
C. Curve with cusp at P.
D. Curve with corner at P.
3. Which of the following describes a line tangent to a given curve drawn 3.
at its maximum or minimum point?
A. has a positive slope C. horizontal
B. has a negative slope D. vertical
4.
4. Which is the line perpendicular to the tangent line at the point of
tangency?
A. secant C. parallel
B. skew D. normal
5. Which of the following is equal to the slope of the tangent line? 5.
A. Average rate of change
B. Instantaneous rate of change
C. Slope of the secant line
D. Slope of the line perpendicular to the given tangent line.
 For numbers 6 – 10, evaluate f ' (2) for the given functions.

6. f ( x )=5 x−1

A. 1 B. 5 C. – 1 D. 2

7. f ( x )=3 X 2

A. 3 B. 2 C. 6 D. 12

8. f ( x )=x 2−6 x + 9

A. – 2 B. – 6 C. 1 D. 2

9. f ( x )=x 3−4

A. 3 B. 6 C. 12 D. 2

2x
10. f ( x )=
x−1

A. – 2 B. 2 C. 1 D. – 1

11. Which of the following is not used to evaluate limits of indetermin –

ate type?
A. Factoring C. rationalization
B. Getting the additive inverse D. using established limits
12. What is the derivative of a constant?
A. Constant itself C. 0
B. Undefined D. 1
13. The slope of a tangent line at (1,4) is 2. What is the equation of the
line?
A. y=x +2 C. y=2 x +2
B. y=2 x +1 D. y=x + 4

14. Which of the following does NOT describe a tangent line at a given 14.
point?
 f ( x+ h )−f ( x )
15. In finding the limit of the difference quotient , on what
h
value does h approach?
A. – 1 B. 0 C. 1 D. ∞

Filling the Blanks

Directions: Fill out the line with word/s to make the concepts about
slope of the tangent to a curve true. Write your answers on
the right box.

In Geometry, (16) ___________ is a line that intersects a circle 16.

at exactly one point. However, in cases where the curve is (17) ________,
A tangent may intersect a curve at different points. Thus, the slope of 17.
the tangent is not (18) _______ and must be determined by a point.
The tangent lines drawn at the maximum or minimum points 18.
are always (19) __________. A tangent line is also tangent to the
(20) _____. Vertical tangents may also exist if the graph or function 19.
is (21) _______.
There are cases when a tangent line does not exist. First, if the 20.
function is (22) ________ at x. Second, if the graph has a (23) ________
or (24) _________ at P. 21.
The precise definition of a tangent line relies on the notion of a
(25) _______ line. It is the limiting position of the secant line as Q 22.
approaches P. The slope of the tangent line which is also the function’s
(26) ________ may be defined in symbols in two ways: 23.
(27) ____________ or 28) _____________
The derivative of the function which is the slope of a tangent 24.
line to the graph of f(x) is also interpreted as the (29) _________.
While the (30) ________ is defined as the ratio between the amount of 25.
Change in one variable and the amount of change in another.

26.

27.
Identification

Directions: Identify whether the following functions are continuous

or not. Write your solution in a separate sheet and your answer
will be written in the right box.
31.
31. f ( x )=2 x−3
32.
32. f ( x )=−3 x + 4
33. f ( x )=x 2−5 x−4 33.
2
x + 2 z−3 34.
34. f ( x )=
x−1
35.
35. f ( x )=2 x 2 +4 x −3