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The document outlines the Math 121 Calculus I exam for the May-September 2021 semester, consisting of compulsory and optional questions. Part A includes limit evaluations, differentiation using first principles, and finding tangent lines, while Part B covers definitions and properties of functions. Additionally, it includes questions on the rates of change in geometry and product differentiation.

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Math 121 Calculus I Cat

The document outlines the Math 121 Calculus I exam for the May-September 2021 semester, consisting of compulsory and optional questions. Part A includes limit evaluations, differentiation using first principles, and finding tangent lines, while Part B covers definitions and properties of functions. Additionally, it includes questions on the rates of change in geometry and product differentiation.

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MAIN CAMPUS

MATH 121 CALCULUS I

MAY-SEP 2021 SEMESTER TIME 1 HOUR

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN PART A AND ANY TWO


QUESTIONS IN PART B

PART A (COMPULSORY)

1. Evaluate the following limits;


lim 2
(i) x →2 5 x −4 x +6 (3mks)
2
lim p +2 p−3
p→−3
(ii) p+3 (3mks)
3 2
lim 7 z +4 z −5 z−2
z→∞
(iii) 4 z3 −2 z 2 +z−8
(3mks)

2. Use first principles to determine f ' ( x ) of

(i) f ( x )=√ 3+x (3mks)


(ii) f ( x )=cos x (3mks)
3. Differentiate then following functions with respect to x;

(a) y=( x 2 +3 )(4+3 x−2 x 3 ) (3mks)


x
e
y=
(b) sin x (3mks)
2
(c) y=ln( x +2 x+1) (3mks)
x
4. Determine the equation of the tangent to the curve y=e cos x at the point where x=0 (3mks)
2 2
x y
− =1
5. Find the slope of the hyperbola 9 16 at the point (-3,-8) (3mks)
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REVISION QUESTIONS
1. What is a function? (2mks)
2. Distinguish between the following;
a) Domain and Range of a function (2mks)
b) Dependent and Independent Variable (2mks)
3. When is a function said to be constinous? Differentiable? (2mks)

4. Given that f (4 )=7 , g( 4 )=−3 , f ' (4 )=−5 and g' ( 4 )=2 Determine h' ( x ) given that;
(a) h( x )=f (x )g( x ) (3mks)
f ( x)
h( x )=
(b) g (x ) (3mks)
5. The length and width of a rectangle increases at 0.02cm/s and 0.01cm/s respectively. Find the rate
of increase in its area when length is 5cm and width is 4cm (3mks)
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