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Calculus I SAMPLE Midterm: by Writing My Name I Swear by The Honor Code

This Calculus I midterm exam consists of 8 multi-part problems testing a variety of calculus concepts including limits, continuity, derivatives, and logarithmic differentiation. The exam is out of 100 total points and requires showing all work to receive full credit. Students are advised to circle final answers and keep written responses brief and clear.

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Calculus I SAMPLE Midterm: by Writing My Name I Swear by The Honor Code

This Calculus I midterm exam consists of 8 multi-part problems testing a variety of calculus concepts including limits, continuity, derivatives, and logarithmic differentiation. The exam is out of 100 total points and requires showing all work to receive full credit. Students are advised to circle final answers and keep written responses brief and clear.

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Calculus I SAMPLE Midterm

MAC 2311
Sept 21, 2020 Name: | {z }
by writing my name i swear by the honor code

Read all of the following information before starting the exam:

ˆ Show all work, clearly and in order, if you want to get full credit. I reserve the right to take off
points if I cannot see how you arrived at your answer (even if your final answer is correct).
ˆ Justify your answers algebraically whenever possible to ensure full credit. When you do use your
calculator, sketch all relevant graphs and explain all relevant mathematics.
ˆ Circle or otherwise indicate your final answers.

ˆ Please keep your written answers brief; be clear and to the point. I will take points off for rambling
and for incorrect or irrelevant statements.
ˆ This test has 6 problems and is worth 100 points. It is your responsibility to make sure that you
have all of the pages!

ˆ Good luck!
1. (12 points) Find the limit if exists:
2
a. (4 pts) limx→−3 x −x−12
x+3 ;

√ √
2−x− 2
b. (4 pts) limx→0 x ;

(−5+h)2 −25
c. (4 pts) limh→0 h .

2. (12 points) Find the limit if it exists, otherwise, explain why it doesn’t exist.
a. (4 pts) limx→−4− |x+4|
x+4 ;

b. (4 pts) limx→1+ f (x) where


(
x2 − 2x + 2 x ≤ 1;
f (x) =
3−x x > 1.

c. (4 pts) limx→1 f (x) where


(
x−1 x ≤ 1;
f (x) = √
x+2 x > 1.
3. (6 points) Discuss the continuity of
(
cx + 1 x ≤ 3;
f (x) =
cx2 − 1 x>3

at x = 3.
4. (12 points) Find the limit or show that it does not exist.
a. (4 pts) limx→+∞ −3x−4
4x−6 ;

x−4
b. (4 pts) limx→−∞ 2x2 +3 ;

2x3 −x+1
c. (4 pts) limx→+∞ 3x3 +4x2 +1 .

5. (10 points) (a) Give the definition of the derivative f 0 (x);

(b) Use the definition of the derivative to find the derivative of f (x) = −x2 + x − 3.(You won’t get any
partial credit if you use the formula)
6. (32 points) Find the derivatives of the following functions:
2
(a) f (x) = x −x+2
√
x
;

xe2x
(b) f (x) = √ ;
x2 + 2

√
3
(c) f (t) = t3 tan t − t2 ;

(d) f (x) = ln(cos3 x);


√
3
(e) f (x) = 2x2 − 1;

(f) f (x) = (x2 + x1 )3 ;

(g) f (x) = 3 sin(3x + 1);

3
(h) f (x) = ln (x−1)
(x−2)2 ;
7. (8 points) Find the equation of the tangent line to the ellipse x2 + xy + y 2 = 3 at (1, 1).

e2 cos2 x
8. (8 points) Use logarithmic differentiation to find the derivative of the function y = x2 +x+1 .

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