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This document contains the instructions and questions for a final exam in a mathematics course. There are 9 questions covering topics like limits, derivatives, implicit differentiation, optimization problems, and graph sketching. Calculators are not allowed and the exam is out of 100 total marks.

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April 2007

This document contains the instructions and questions for a final exam in a mathematics course. There are 9 questions covering topics like limits, derivatives, implicit differentiation, optimization problems, and graph sketching. Calculators are not allowed and the exam is out of 100 total marks.

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Department of Mathematics & Statistics Course Mathematics Examination Final Instructors B. Brown, J. Hayes, R. Mearns, M. Mei, D.

Sevilla-Gonzalez Special Instructions Calculators are not allowed. MARKS [8] 1. (a) Let f(x) = x2 + 1 and g(x) = sin x. Find f g and g f. (b) Find the inverse of the function f(x) = e2x 1. Determine the domain and range of f and f 1 . Number 203 Date April 2007 3 Course Examiner H. Proppe Section(s) All Pages

[10] 2. Evaluate the limits: x2 6x 7 (a) lim x7 x+23 Do not use lHopitals rule. (b)
x

lim

4x2 9x6 + 2x2 x5 + 3

[12] 3. (a) Consider the function f(x) =

|x + 1| . x2 1

Calculate both one-sided limits at the point(s) where the function is undened. (b) Find parameters a and b such that the function 2 1 x x, if 0 x < 1 x2 1 f(x) = a, if x=1 x + b, if x>1 will be continuous at every point. Sketch the graph of this function.

MATH 203

Final Examination

April 2007

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[12] 4. Find derivatives of the functions (do not simplify the answer): (a) f(x) = ex (cos x + tan x) ; (b) f(x) = ln(1 + x2 ) ; 1 + arctan(2x) 1 + x2 ) ;
3 2

(c) f(x) = sec3 (

(d) f(x) = (sin(5x))x

(use logarithmic dierentiation).

[12] 5. Given the function f(x) =

3x + 1 ,

(a) Use appropriate dierentiation rules to nd the derivative of the function. (b) Use the denition of derivative to verify (a). (c) Find the dierential of the function at x = 1. (d) Use the dierential above with the appropriate choice of dx = x to estimate 5 .

[10] 6. (a) A curve called a lemniscate is dened implicitly by the equation 2(x2 + y 2 )2 = 25(x2 y 2 ). Verify that the point (3, 1) belongs to the curve. Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at this point. (b) Use lHopitals rule to evaluate lim
x0

1 cos x . (ln (x + 1))2

MATH 203

Final Examination

April 2007

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[8] 7. (a) Let f(x) = arcsin (x2 ). Find f (x) . (b) Let f(x) = 3x2 + 2x + 5 . Find a number c that satises the Mean Value Theorem for the function f(x) on [1, 1]. [12] 8. (a) A particle is moving along the curve y = 4 x. As the particle passes the point (9, 12) its x-coordinate is increasing at a rate of 3 cm/sec. How fast is the distance from the particle to the origin changing at this instant? (b) Find the area of the largest rectangle that has its base on the x - axis and its other two vertices above the x - axis and lying on the parabola y = 12x2 .

x [16] 9. Given the function f(x) = e , x

(a) Find the domain and check for symmetry. Find asymptotes (if any). (b) Calculate f (x) and use it to determine interval(s) where the function is increasing, interval(s) where the function is decreasing, and local extrema (if any). (c) Calculate f (x) and use it to determine interval(s) where the function is concave upward, interval(s) where the function is concave downward and inection point(s) (if any). (d) Sketch the graph of the function.

[5]

Bonus Question Let f(x) = x|x|. Use the denition of the derivative to show that f (0) exists, then nd f (x) for any x.

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