MATH 1001: CALCULUS I

Final Exam

Instructions:

1. Give your answers in exact form.

2. In order to receive credits, you must show your work. Do not do computations in
your head. Instead, write them out on the exam paper.

3. Place a box around YOUR FINAL ANSWER to each question.

Name and Surname:

1. (25 points) LIMITS and CONTINUITY

A. (3 points) At what points is the function f (x) continuous?

1 x2
f (x) = −
|x| + 1 2

sin θ
B. (5 points) Use limθ→0 θ = 1 to calculate the limit

cos2 x − cos x
lim =?
x→0 x2

C. (7 points) Find the limit

1
2e x
lim 1
x→0+ ex + 1
D. (10 points) Find equations for all horizontal and vertical asymptotes for the graph
of the function √
4x2 + 2
f (x) = .
x−2

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2. (25 points) DERIVATIVES
A. (3 points) Find f ′ (x) =? if
f (x) = (2x − 3)(7x2 + 5x).

B. (5 points) Use the formula

f (z) − f (x)
f ′ (x) = lim
z→x z−x
to find the derivative of the function
2x + 1
f (x) =
x−1
dy
C. (7 points) Use implicit differentiation to find dx =?
y = (xy + 2)2
dy
and then calculate dx at the point (x, y) = (0, 4).
D. (10 points) Find the derivative of the function
x2 + 3ex df
f (x) = , =?
2ex − x dx
and calculate f ′ (0) =?.
3. (25 points) APPLICATIONS of DERIVATIVES
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Let f (x) = x4 − 2x2 + 4 be a continuous function defined on the interval [−3, 3].
A. (3 points) Find Critical points of f (x).
B. (5 points) Determine open intervals where f is increasing or decreasing.
C. (7 points) Identify local and global Extreme values in the given domain [−3, 3].
x4
D. (10 points) Sketch the graph of y = f (x) = 4 − 2x2 + 4.
4. (25 points) INTEGRALS
A. (3 points) Evaluate the sum
30
Σ k(2k + 3) =?
k=1

B. (5 points) Find the most general indefinite integral


(2x − 5)4 dx =?

C. (7 points) Use known area formula to evaluate the integral

 3
9 − x2 dx =?
−3

D. (10 points) Find the tangent line to the curve y = F (x) at x = 2, where
 x
t2 1
F (x) = 2
dt and F(2) = .
1 t +4 3

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1. BONUS QUESTIONS

A. (8 points) Evaluate the definite integral

 5
(3x2 − 2x)dx =?
1

B. (12 points) Find the first and second derivatives of the given function

f (x) = |x|, f ′ (x) =? and f ′′ (x) =?

for x ̸= 0.

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