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Midterm 01 Practice

This document provides a practice exam for Math 31A Midterm 1. It contains 6 problems testing a variety of calculus skills, including: 1) Analyzing continuity and limits of functions. 2) Evaluating limits, including limits that approach positive/negative infinity or do not exist. 3) Finding derivatives using difference quotients, product rule, quotient rule. 4) Calculating first and second derivatives of polynomial and trigonometric functions.

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Midterm 01 Practice

This document provides a practice exam for Math 31A Midterm 1. It contains 6 problems testing a variety of calculus skills, including: 1) Analyzing continuity and limits of functions. 2) Evaluating limits, including limits that approach positive/negative infinity or do not exist. 3) Finding derivatives using difference quotients, product rule, quotient rule. 4) Calculating first and second derivatives of polynomial and trigonometric functions.

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MATH 31A MIDTERM 1 PRACTICE

Section UID First Name, Last Name

Pro. 1 Pro. 2 Pro. 3 Pro.4 Pro. 5 Pro. 6 Total

1
2 MATH 31A MIDTERM 1 PRACTICE

Problem 1. (5+(3+2)+5=15 pts) Consider the function


 cos(2x2 )−1
 x2 if x > 0
f= 0 if x = 0
2 sin x cos x if x < 0

(1) Explain whether f is continuous on the intervals (0, +∞) and (−∞, 0).
(2) What can we say about
lim f (x) and lim− f (x)?
x→0+ x→0
Explain your argument.
(3) Explain whether f is continuous at 0.
MATH 31A MIDTERM 1 PRACTICE 3

Problem 2. (8+8=16 pts) Explain whether the following limits exist as


numbers. If yes, evaluate them. If no, explain whether they are equal to ±∞
or nothing at all.
(1)
3x2
lim (3x + + cos(x − 2)).
x→2 x+1
(2)
cos(x2 )
lim √
x→0 x+4−2
4 MATH 31A MIDTERM 1 PRACTICE

Problem 3. (8+8=16 pts) What can we say about the following limits?
(1)
1
lim sin x cos( ).
x→0 (sin x)2
(Hint: use squeeze theorem.)
(2) √3
x6 + 2x2 − 9x + 1
lim 4 .
x→+∞ 7x4 + 5x 3 − x2 − 8x + 1
MATH 31A MIDTERM 1 PRACTICE 5

Problem 4. (7+7+7=21 pts) Consider the function


5x10 + 15x2 + 5x
f (x) = .
10x125 + 25x55 + 3x2 + 1
(1) What is the difference quotient ∆f∆x at the point x = 0.
(2) For the difference quotient in question (1), evaluate
∆f
lim .
∆x→0 ∆x
What can we say about the derivative f 0 (0)?
(3) Write down the equation of the tangent line to the graph of f at the
point (0, f (0)). (Remark: you need to find the value f (0) your self. Do
not leave f (0) in your final equation.)
6 MATH 31A MIDTERM 1 PRACTICE

Problem 5. (8+8=16 pts) Use product law or quotient law to find the
derivatives of the following functions.
(1)
f (x) = (x2 + 2x + 4) sin x
(2)
x cos x
f (x) =
1 + x + x2
MATH 31A MIDTERM 1 PRACTICE 7

Problem 6. (8+8=16 pts) Calculate the first and the second derivatives (f 0
and f 00 ) of the following functions.
(1)
f (x) = x4 + 2x3 − 3x2 .
(2)
f (x) = (sin x)2

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