MATH 101 Calculus I OCT 2013

MIDTERM EXAM

1. Suppose that f : R → R is defined by


2, for x rational
f (x) =
1 + x2, for x irrational

Then f is continuous

(A) nowhere (B) all reals (C) at x = 0 only (D) at x = 1 only

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (D)

Topics: squeeze theorem

2. Evaluate the limit

tan (x)
lim =
x→0 sin (x)

(A) -1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) the limit does not exist

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (C)

Topics: limits, trig functions

3. Let f : R → R be defined by f (x) = −3x + 1. The largest open interval for

which |f (x) − f (−1)| < 1 is given by the inequality

(A) |x + 1| < 1/3 (B) |x − 1| < 1/3 (C) |x + 3| < 3 (D) |x − 3| < 3

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: A

Topics: formal limits

4. Let f be defined by f (x) = x − 1 for all reals x  1.

x+1
Then f ′(−1) is

(A) 1/2 (B) -1/2 (C) 1 (D) 2

(E) none of the other choices is correct

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Answer: (B)

Topics: quotient rule

sin (x3 + x2 + 2x)

5. limx→0 x
is

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) not defined

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (A)

Topics: limit definition of derivative, chain rule

6. Consider the graph of the curve defined by the equation

y 3 + y 2 − 5y − x2 = −4
What is the slope(gradient) of the tangent line to the curve at the point (1,-3)?

(A) 1/16 (B) 1/8 (C) 1 (D) 2

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Topics: implicit differentiation

7. If we use a linear approximation at x = 0 to estimate the value of

√
f (x) = 1 + x + sin (x)
at x = 0.1 then we get that f (0.1) is approximately

(A) 1 (B) 1.1 (C) 1.15 (D) 1.2

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (C)

Topics: linear approximation

8. Consider the function defined by


1
, for x < 0





 x

f (x) = |x − 3| , for 0 6 x < 4






 x + 3, for x > 4

Then f is differentiable except at exactly the points (and no others)

(A) x = 0 (B) x = 0 and x = 4 (C) x = 0 and x = 3 (D) x = 4

(E) none of the other choices is correct

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Answer: (E)

9. Find all values of x at which the graph of f defined by

x2
f (x) = √
x+1
has a horizontal tangent line.

(A) 0 (B) 3/4 (C) -4/3 (D) 0 and -4/3

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (D)

Topics: derivatives, quotient rule

10. Find the values of a and b that make f continuous everywhere.


x5 − 1
, x<1


x−1





f (x) =

 a x2 − b x + 3, 1 ≤ x < 2




2 x − a + b, 2≤x


(A) a = 0, b = 3/2 (B) a = −5/2, b = −9/2 (C) a = 1, b = 3

(D) there is not enough information to answer this question

(E) none of the other answers is correct

Answer: (B)

Topics: limit defn of derivative, limits, continuity

Q11 Which of the following is true?

(A) If f is not continuous, then it is not a polynomial.

(B) If f is continuous, then it is a polynomial.

(C) If f is not a polynomial, then it is not continuous.

(D) If f is continuous then it is differentiable.

(E) none of the other choices is true.

Answer: (A)

Topics: polynomials, continuity

Q12 If limx→af (x) = 0 and limx→ag(x) = 0 then

f (x)
lim
x→a g(x)

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(A) is 1 (B) is zero (C) does not exist (D) can be found by conjugation

(E) not enough information is given to say anything about the limit.

Answer: (E)

Topics: limits

Q13 A function f is not defined at x = a. Consider the following statements.

I. limx→af (x) does not exist.

II. f is not continuous at x = a.

III. The graph of f has a vertical asymptote at a.

Which of the statments must be true?

(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and II only

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (B)

Topics: continuity

Q14 If f is differentiable at x = 1 and f (1) = 1 and f ′(1) = 3 and

f (x)
g(x) =
x2
then g ′(1) =

(A) -1 (B) 1/2 (C) 1 (D) 3/2 (E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: C

Topics: quotient rule

Q15 Let f : R → R be defined by

 x2sin(1/x) , for x  0


f (x) =
0, for x = 0


Suppose that h is a function such that

h ′(x) = sin2 [sin (x + 1)]

and
h(0) = 3
Then
(h ◦ f ) ′(0) =

(A) 9 sin (1/3)sin2(sin (1))

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(B) 9 sin (3)sin2(sin (1/3))

(C) 1

(D) 0

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer:

Topics: derivatives, limits, chain rule

Q16 Consider the function f : R → R defined by f (x) = x3. The values of x for
which the value of the derivative equals the value of the function, f (x) = f ′(x)
are

(A) 0, 1 (B) 0, -1 (C) 0, 1/3 (D) 0, -1/3

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (E)

Q17 Let y: R → R be defined by

y(x) = |cos (x)|

Then

(A) y ′(π/2) = 0 and y ′(π) does not exist

(B) y ′(π/2) does not exist and y ′(π) = 0

(C) y ′(π/2) does not exist and y ′(π) does not exist

(D) y ′(π/2) = 0 and y ′(π) = 1

(E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (B)

Topics: limit defn of derivative

Q18 Using a linear approximation, the approximate value of (17)1/4 is closest to

(A) 2.0008 (B) 2.0078 (C) 2.0982 (D) 2.0312 (E) 2.1124

Answer: (D)

Topics: linear approximation

Q19 Evaluate the limit

p p
1 + sin (x) − 1 − sin (x)
lim
x→0 x
The limit equals

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 √ √
(A) 2 (B) 1/ 2 (C) 1 (D) 0 (E) none of the other choices is correct

Answer: (C)

Topics: ?

Q20 Look at the graphs on the next page. The top graph is that of a function
f . Which of the lower graphs is the graph of the derivative f ′.

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) none of the graphs is the graph of f ′

Answer:

Topics: derivatives and their graphs