MATH 1A Exam #1 Spring 2011

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Work each problem in the space provided on the exam page. Full or partial credit will be given only if all work has been shown and the answers are clearly indicated. Each numbered problem is worth 10 points. 1. Classify each of the following statements as true (T) or false (F). x _____ a) lim is indeterminate. x0 cos x 1 _____ b) lim does not exist. x2 x 2 _____ c) If s = g(t) gives the position of a particle at time t, then lim gives the instantaneous velocity of the particle at t = a . _____ _____
g(t) g(a) ta ta

d) If h is differentiable at x = 3 , then h is continuous at x = 3 . e) If f (x) =

g(x) g(x) then f (x) = . h(x) h(x)

2. Determine the limits algebraically, if they exist. Show all steps. a)

x1

lim

3x 2 x 2 2x 2 + x 3

b)

x16

lim

4 x x 16

3. The graph of f is given on the adjacent coordinate system. a) For which values of x is f discontinuous? Why?

b) For which values of x is f not differentiable? Why?

3 2 1

page 2 4. a) Complete the following definition. The derivative of the function f is the function f defined by:

b) Use the definition of derivative from part (a) to find the derivative of f (x) = x + Show all steps.

1 . x

5. For the following functions, sketch the graphs of the derivatives on the given coordinate systems. a)
y

b)
y

page 3 6. Use the differentiation rules to find the derivatives of the following functions. Show all steps. a)
h(x) = 2x 3 4 + 67 5 x

b)

f (x) = e x x e

7. Find dy / dx and simplify. Show all steps. a)

y = (4x 3 x)2

b)

y=

1 x + x3
2

8. The height s at time t of a SuperBall dropped from the Sears Tower in Chicago is given by
s(t) = 16t 2 + 1450 . Where s is measured in feet and t is measured in seconds.

a) Find the average velocity of the SuperBall over the interval [2, 2.5].

b) Find the instantaneous velocity of the SuperBall when it hits the ground.

page 4 9. a) Given that

d [ cos x ] = sin x , find the dx equation, in slope-intercept form, of the

tangent line to the curve y = e x cos x at the point (0, 1). b) Illustrate part (a) by graphing the curve and the tangent line on the coordinate system provided. Label the graphs. The window settings are: [3, 3] x [2, 2]

10. Use calculus to find the x-coordinate of all points on the graph of y = 1 x 2 at which the tangent line passes through the point (0, 5).