M221 - Sample Exam I
M221 - Sample Exam I
M221 - Sample Exam I
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1. Let f ( x) = . Which of the following is the correct value of f ′(−2) ?
x4
3 3
A. f ′(−2) = D. f ′(−2) =
−
4 8
3 3
B. f ′(−2) =− E. f ′(−2) =
4 16
3
C. f ′(−2) =
8
2
2. − x + b is tangent at some point to the graph of y = x . Determine the value of b .
Suppose the line y =
2
3
A. b=0
1
B. b=
9
1
C. b= −
9
D. b =1
E. b = −1
3. Let f ( x) = x . Which of the following gives the equation of the tangent line to the graph of f ( x)
when x = 4 ?
1
A. y= x
2
1
B. =
y x +1
2
1
C. =y x+2
2 2
1
D. =
y x+3
4
1
E. =
y x +1
4
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f ( x + h) − f ( x )
4. Let f =
( x) x 2 − x . Which of the following is equivalent to ?
h
x2 − x + h
A.
h
x2 − x + h − x2 − x
B.
h
( x − h) −x−h − x2 − x
2
C.
h
( x + h) −x−h − x2 − x
2
D.
h
( x + h) −x+h − x2 − x
2
E.
h
5. How many lines have a slope of 6 and are tangent to the graph of f ( x) = x ?
3
A. 0 D. 3
B. 1 E. 4
C. 2
x 2 + 2 x − 15
6. The function f ( x) = is well-defined for all x except for x ≠ −5 . Define f ( x) at the exceptional
x+5
point in such a way that makes f ( x) continuous for all x .
A. f (−5) =
8
B. f (−5) =−8
C. f (−5) =
5
D. f (−5) =−5
E. f (−5) =
0
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3x − 2
2
7. Find the exact value of lim .
x →∞ 4 x − 3x 2
3
A. −1 D.
4
B. 0 E. The limit is undefined.
C. 1
x−2
8. Find the exact value of lim .
x →2 x2 − 4
A. 0 D. 4
1
B. E. The limit does not exist
4
C. 1
5
2 1 2
9. Find the derivative of f ( x)= x − x + .
x
3
5 2 1 2
A. f ′(=
x) x −x+
2 x
3
5 2 12 1
B. f ′=
( x) x −x+ 2x −1− 2
2 x x
3
5 2 1 2 1
C. f ′=
( x) x − x + 2x −1 + 2
2 x x
3
D. f ′=
( x)
5 2 1 2
x − x + 2x −1 − x
2 x
(2
)
3
E. f ′=
( x)
5 2 1 2
x − x + 2x −1 + x
2 x
(2
)
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10. The graph of f ( x) is shown below. Which of the following statements is true?
x
0 2 4
A. f ( x) is continuous at x = 4 .
B. lim f ( x) = 6
x →4
C. f (4) = 6
D. lim f ( x) = 3
x →4
E. f ( x) is differentiable at x = 4 .
11. Which of the following four statements is/are true regarding differentiability and continuity of a function f ( x)
at x = a ?
1
12. Which of the following is the second derivative of =
y +3
2x
1
A.
x3
1
B. −
6x 4
C. − 6x 4
1
D.
6x 4
4
E.
x3
4 3 dV
13. Let V = π r . Compute
3 dr r = 2
16π
A.
9
B. 8π
C. 16π
32
D.
3
E. 48π
1024
14. If the price (in dollars) of a product is given by P=
( x) + 1500 , where x represents the demand for the
x
product, find the rate at which the price changes when the demand is 32 units.
A. $ –1/unit
B. $ 32/unit
C. $ –32/unit
D. $ 1/unit
E. $ 64/unit
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15. The cost in thousands of dollars for producing x units of a product is given by C ( x) = x3 − 2 x 2 + 3 x + 2 . Find
the marginal cost at a production level of 10 units.
16. Consider the following graph of the function f ( x) . Which of the following is/are true?
III. The function has an inflection point for some value of x such that 1 < x < 4 .
E. The slope decreases for x < −3 and also for 1 < x < 5 ;
The slope increases for −3 < x < 1 and also for x > 5 .
18. United States electrical energy production (in trillions of kilowatt-hours) in year t (with 1900 corresponding to
t = 0 ) is given by f (t ) , where f is graphed below.
Approximate the year in which energy production was growing at the greatest rate.
A. 1900
B. 1960
C. 1970
D. 2000
19. Consider the graph of y = f ( x) shown below. The function has a relative minimum value when x = 0 , a
relative maximum value when x = 2 , and an inflection point when x = 1 . Which of the following statements
is/are true?
B. Only II and III are true E. All of the statements are true
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
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The following questions are free response. All answer must be supported by appropriate work. Answers without
supporting work will earn zero points.
21. A ball is thrown straight up. Its height, in feet, at time t seconds is given by the equation
s (t ) =
−16t 2 + 192t + 10 .
a. What is the average velocity of the ball between 3 and 4 seconds? (4 points)
22. The number of people riding a certain subway daily is a function, N , of the cost in x cents. If N (235) = 3400
and N ′(235) = −100 , approximate the number of daily riders when the cost is 237 cents. (4 points)
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All answer must be supported by appropriate work. Answers without supporting work will earn zero points.
1
23. Use the limit definition of derivative to determine f ′( x) if f ( x) = . (8 points)
x
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FREE RESPONSE SOLUTIONS
21. A ball is thrown straight up. Its height, in feet, at time t seconds is given by the equation
s (t ) =
−16t 2 + 192t + 10 .
( ) (
s (4) − s (3) −16 ( 4 ) + 192 ( 4 ) + 10 − −16 ( 3) + 192 ( 3) + 10
=
2 2
)
4−3 1
= 522 − 442
= 80 feet/second
s′(t ) =
v(t ) = −32t + 192
v(4) =
− 32(4) + 192
v(4) = 64 feet/second
22. The number of people riding a certain subway daily is a function, N , of the cost in x cents. If N (235) = 3400
and N ′(235) = −100 , approximate the number of daily riders when the cost is 237 cents.
1
= lim −
h →0 x ( x + h)
1
= −
x2