Term 1 Focused Informal Practice Questions

(Term 1 Focused IPQs)

Mathematics | MAT 71
Grade 12 | Advanced

KPI 1.1.2 Evaluate a limit Graphically, from the left and right sides, on a function’s graph
as 𝒙 approaches 𝒙𝟎

Question 1:
Use the graph of 𝒇 in the figure below to determine the following limits.

1. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) = −𝟐
𝒙→ 𝟒

2. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟑
𝒙→ 𝟒

3. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) = does not exist.

𝒙→ 𝟒

4. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟒
𝒙→ 𝟏

5. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟒
𝒙→ 𝟏

6. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟒
𝒙→ 𝟏

7. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟓
𝒙→𝟐

8. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) = −𝟏
𝒙→𝟐

9. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇𝟐(𝒙) = does not exist.

𝒙→

10. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐

𝒙→𝟒

11. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐

𝒙→𝟒

12. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐

𝒙→𝟒

13. 𝒇(−𝟒) = 𝟑

14. 𝒇(𝟐) = −𝟏

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Question 2:

Use the graph of 𝒇 in the figure below to answer the following questions.

Find 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙), 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙), 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) , 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) , 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙), 𝒇(𝟏) and 𝒇(𝟑)
𝒙→ 𝟑 𝒙→ 𝟏 𝒙→𝟏 𝒙→𝟏 𝒙→𝟏

 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟓
𝒙→ 𝟑

 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) = 3
𝒙→ 𝟏

 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) = −𝟐
𝒙→𝟏

 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟏
𝒙→𝟏

 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒇(𝒙) = DNE

𝒙→𝟏

 𝒇(𝟏) = −𝟐

 𝒇(𝟑) = 𝟐

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KPI 1.2.3 Evaluate limits of rational functions using factoring and simplifying.

Question 1:
Evaluate each limit.

𝟐𝒙𝟐 𝒙 𝟑 𝟐( 𝟏)𝟐 ( 𝟏) 𝟑 𝟎 (𝟐𝒙 𝟑)(𝒙 𝟏)

1. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = ( 𝟏) 𝟏
= → 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = 𝐥𝐢𝐦 (𝟐𝒙 − 𝟑) = −𝟓
𝒙→ 𝟏 𝒙 𝟏 𝟎 𝒙→ 𝟏 𝒙 𝟏 𝒙→ 𝟏

𝒙𝟐 𝟒𝒙 𝟏𝟐 (𝟐)𝟐 𝟒(𝟐) 𝟏𝟐 𝟎 (𝒙 𝟐)(𝒙 𝟔) 𝒙 𝟔 𝟐 𝟔

2. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = = 𝟎 → 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = =𝟒
𝒙→𝟐 𝒙𝟐 𝟐𝒙 (𝟐)𝟐 𝟐(𝟐) 𝒙→𝟐 𝒙(𝒙 𝟐) 𝒙→𝟐 𝒙 𝟐

Question 2
𝒙𝟐 𝟒𝒙 𝟏𝟐 (𝟐)𝟐 𝟒(𝟐) 𝟏𝟐 𝟎 𝟐𝒙 𝟒 𝟎 𝟐(𝟐) 𝟒 𝟎
Evaluate 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = = → 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = =𝟒
𝒙→𝟐 𝒙𝟐 𝟐𝒙 (𝟐)𝟐 𝟐(𝟐) 𝟎 𝒙→𝟐 𝟐𝒙 𝟐 𝟐(𝟐) 𝟐

A. 𝟑

✓ B. 𝟒

C. 𝟓

D. Does not exist

Question 3
𝟐𝒙𝟐 𝟔𝒙 𝟐(𝟑)𝟐 𝟔(𝟑) 𝟎 𝟒𝒙 𝟔 𝟒(𝟑) 𝟔
Evaluate 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = = → 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = =𝟏
𝒙→𝟑 𝒙𝟐 𝟗 (𝟑)𝟐 𝟗 𝟎 𝒙→𝟑 𝟐𝒙 𝟎 𝟐(𝟑) 𝟎

✓ A. 𝟏
B. 𝟐

C. 𝟑
D. Does not exist

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 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙
KPI 1.2.5 Evaluate limits for the six basic trigonometric functions. ( 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = 𝟏)
𝒙→𝟎 𝒙
Question 1:
Evaluate each limit.

𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟒𝒙 𝟒𝒙
1. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = =𝟐
𝒙→𝟎 𝟐𝒙 𝟐𝒙

𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟔𝐱 𝟔𝒙
2. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝟐𝒙 = 𝟐𝒙 = 𝟑
𝐱→𝟎

KPI 1.2.9 Evaluate limits using the Squeeze (or Sandwich) Theorem.

Question 1:
Evaluate each limit.

1. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒙𝟐 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 + 𝟒 = 𝟎 + 𝟒 = 𝟒 because 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒙𝟐 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 = 𝟎

𝒙→𝟎 𝒙→𝟎
𝟏 𝟏
2. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝟓𝒙 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟐
− 𝟑 = 𝟎 − 𝟑 = −𝟑 because 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝟓 𝒙𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧 (𝒙) = 𝟎
𝒙→𝟎 𝒙 𝒙→𝟎

KPI 1.3.2 Discuss graphically the types of discontinuity: hole, removable, jump, infinity
Question 1:
Use the graph shown , Is the function continuous at points 𝒙 = −𝟑 , 𝒙 = −𝟏, 𝒙 = 𝟏 If not,
give the type of discontinuity.

The function is not continuous at the points 𝒙 = −𝟑 , 𝒙 = −𝟏 and 𝒙 = 𝟏

𝒙 = −𝟑 infinite discontinuity.

𝒙 = −𝟏 removable discontinuity.

𝒙 = 𝟏 jump discontinuity.

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KPI 1.3.3 Identify the intervals where a given function is continuous.

Question 1:
𝒙 𝟑
Given the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 𝟕𝒙 𝟏𝟐 .
Find the interval on which the function 𝒇(𝒙) is continuous.
𝒙−𝟑 (𝒙 − 𝟑) 𝟏
𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐 = =
𝒙 − 𝟕𝒙 + 𝟏𝟐 (𝒙 − 𝟑)(𝒙 − 𝟒) 𝒙 − 𝟒
𝒇 is continous on (−∞, 𝟑) ∪ (𝟑, 𝟒) ∪ (𝟒, ∞)

Question 2:
𝒍𝒏𝒙
Determine the intervals on which 𝒇(𝒙) = is continuous
𝒙𝟐 𝟗𝒙 𝟐𝟎

𝒍𝒏𝒙 𝒍𝒏𝒙
𝒇(𝒙) = = (𝒙 , note that also 𝒙 > 𝟎
𝒙𝟐 𝟗𝒙 𝟐𝟎 𝟓)(𝒙 𝟒)
𝒇 is continous on (𝟎, 𝟒) ∪ (𝟒, 𝟓) ∪ (𝟓, ∞)

Question 3:

𝒙 𝟑
Determine the intervals on which 𝒇(𝒙) = is continuous.
𝒙𝟐 𝟐𝒙 𝟏𝟓

𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏𝟓 = 𝟎 → 𝒙 = 𝟑, 𝒙 = −𝟓
𝒇 continuous on (−∞, −𝟓) ∪ (−𝟓, 𝟑) ∪ (𝟑, ∞)

A. (−∞, 𝟑) ∪ (𝟑, 𝟓) ∪ (𝟓, ∞)

B. (−∞, −𝟑) ∪ (−𝟑, 𝟓) ∪ (𝟓, ∞)
C. (−∞, −𝟑) ∪ (−𝟑, 𝟑) ∪ (𝟑, ∞)
✓ D. (−∞, −𝟓) ∪ (−𝟓, 𝟑) ∪ (𝟑, ∞)

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KPI 1.4.2 Find limit of rational functions as 𝒙 → ±∞

Question 1:
Evaluate each limit.
𝟐𝒙𝟒 𝟒𝒙𝟓 𝟑 𝟒𝒙𝟓
1. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = 𝐥𝐢𝐦 =𝟎
𝒙→ 𝟒𝒙𝟑 𝟐𝒙𝟔 𝟏 𝒙→ 𝟐𝒙𝟔

𝟖𝒙𝟑 𝟕𝒙 𝟏𝟎 𝟖𝒙𝟑
2. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = 𝐥𝐢𝐦 =𝟐
𝒙→ 𝟒𝒙𝟑 𝟑 𝒙→ 𝟒𝒙𝟑

𝟐𝒙𝟒 𝟒𝒙 𝟏𝟎
3. 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝟒𝒙𝟑 𝒙
=∞
𝒙→

Question 2:
𝟒𝒙𝟒 𝟑𝒙𝟑 𝟐𝒙 𝟓 𝟒𝒙𝟒
Evaluate 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = 𝐥𝐢𝐦 =𝟎
𝒙→ 𝟐𝒙𝟓 𝒙𝟑 𝟑𝒙 𝟐 𝒙→ 𝟐𝒙𝟓

A. ∞
✓ B. 𝟎
C. 𝟐
D. Does not exist

Question 3:
𝟒𝒙𝟒 𝟑𝒙𝟔 𝟐𝒙 𝟓 𝟑𝒙𝟔
Evaluate 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝟐𝒙𝟓 = ∞
𝒙→ 𝟐𝒙𝟓 𝒙𝟑 𝟑𝒙 𝟐 𝒙→

✓ A. ∞
B. 𝟎
C. 𝟐
D. Does not exist

Question 4:
𝟒𝒙𝟒 𝟑𝒙𝟑 𝟐𝒙 𝟓 𝟒𝒙𝟒
Evaluate 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝟐𝒙𝟒 𝒙𝟑 𝟑𝒙 𝟐
= 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝟐𝒙𝟒 = 𝟐
𝒙→ 𝒙→

A. ∞
B. 𝟎
✓ C. 𝟐
D. Does not exist

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KPI 1.4.3 Find the equations of Horizontal and vertical asymptotes.

Question 1:
𝒙𝟐 𝒙 𝟐𝟎
Given the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 𝟏𝟔
Find the vertical and horizontal asymptotes.

𝒙𝟐 + 𝒙 − 𝟐𝟎 (𝒙 − 𝟒)(𝒙 + 𝟓) 𝒙 + 𝟓
𝒇(𝒙) = = =
𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏𝟔 (𝒙 − 𝟒)(𝒙 + 𝟒) 𝒙 + 𝟒
𝒙 + 𝟒 = 𝟎 → 𝒙 = −𝟒 vertical asymptote
𝒙 𝟓
𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙 𝟒
→ 𝒚 = 𝟏 horizontal asymptote

Question 2 :
𝒙𝟐 𝒙 𝟐𝟎
Given the function 𝒇(𝒙) = Find the vertical and horizontal asymptotes.
𝒙𝟐 𝟐𝟓

𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏𝟓 (𝒙 − 𝟑)(𝒙 + 𝟓) 𝒙 − 𝟑
𝒇(𝒙) = = =
𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝟓 (𝒙 − 𝟓)(𝒙 + 𝟓) 𝒙 − 𝟓
𝒙 − 𝟓 = 𝟎 → 𝒙 = 𝟓 vertical asymptote
𝒙 𝟑
𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙 𝟓
→ 𝒚 = 𝟏 horizontal asymptote

KPI 2.1.5 Find average and instantaneous velocity.

Question 1:

The position of a car after 𝒕 minutes driving in a straight line is given by

𝟏 𝟏
𝒔(𝒕) = 𝟐 𝒕𝟐 − 𝟏𝟐 𝒕𝟑 Where 𝒔 is measured in miles and 𝒕 is measured in minutes.
Find the average velocity between the times 𝒕 = 𝟏 and 𝒕 = 𝟐
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
𝒔(𝟐) 𝒔(𝟏) (𝟐)𝟐 (𝟐)𝟑 (𝟏)𝟐 (𝟏)𝟑 𝟏𝟏
𝟐 𝟏𝟐 𝟐 𝟏𝟐
𝒗𝒂𝒗𝒈 = = = 𝟏𝟐 ≈ 𝟎. 𝟗𝟐𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔/𝒎𝒊𝒏
𝟐 𝟏 𝟏

Question 2:

An object is dropped in free fall, the distance it covers during the first few seconds is
given by
𝒔(𝒕) = 𝟒. 𝟗 𝒕𝟐 where 𝒔 is the distance in meters and 𝒕 is the elapsed time in seconds.
Find the instantaneous speed of the object at 𝒕 = 𝟔𝟎 seconds.
𝒔(𝒕) = 𝟒. 𝟗𝒕𝟐
𝒗(𝒕) = 𝟗. 𝟖 𝒕
𝒗(𝟔𝟎) = 𝟗. 𝟖 (𝟔𝟎) = 𝟓𝟖𝟖 𝒎/𝒔

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KPI 2.2.2 Find the derivative (by definition) of a function at an unspecified point, and then
𝒇(𝒙 𝒉) 𝒇(𝒙)
at a given point. ( 𝒉
)

Question 1:
𝒇(𝒙 𝒉) 𝒇(𝒙)
Given the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟗𝒙 , find 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒉
then find 𝒇′(𝟏)
𝒉→𝟎
𝒇(𝒙 𝒉) 𝒇(𝒙)
 𝒉
= 𝟐𝒙 + 𝒉 − 𝟗
𝒇(𝒙 𝒉) 𝒇(𝒙)
 𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝒉
= 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝟐𝒙 + 𝒉 − 𝟗 = 𝟐𝒙 + (𝟎) − 𝟗 = 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟗
𝒉→𝟎 𝒉→𝟎
 𝒇 (𝟏) = 𝟐(𝟏) − 𝟗 = −𝟕

Question 2
𝒇(𝒙 𝒉) 𝒇(𝒙)
Given the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟓 , Compute the ratio: 𝒉

✓ A. 𝟐𝒙 + 𝒉 + 𝟐
B. 𝟐𝒙 + 𝒉 − 𝟏
C. 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟐𝒉 − 𝟏
D. 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟐𝒉 + 𝟏

KPI 2.2.6 Discuss where is the function un-differentiable through the graphs and algebraically
by applying the definition formula (jump discontinuity, vertical asymptote, a cusp, a corner, a
vertical tangent)

Question 1:
1. For what values of 𝒙 is the function is not differentiable

The function is not differentiable at 𝒙 = ±𝟐 called cusp.

2. For what values of 𝒙 is the function is not differentiable

The function is not differentiable at 𝒙 = 𝟎 called vertical tangent.

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KPI 2.3.4 Find the derivatives of functions using the sum and difference rules – rewrite the
function where needed prior to derivation.

Question 1:
Find the derivative of each function.

1. 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟑𝒙𝟒 + 𝟐𝒙𝟑 + 𝟒𝒙𝟐 + 𝟗𝒙 + 𝟑

𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟑 + 𝟔𝒙𝟐 + 𝟖𝒙 + 𝟗

𝟏
2. 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟒𝒙𝟒 + − 𝟐√𝒙 + 𝟓𝒙 + 𝟑
𝒙

𝟏 𝟏
𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟏𝟔𝒙𝟑 − 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐(𝟐 𝒙)
√
𝟏 𝟏
𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟏𝟔𝒙𝟑 − −
𝒙𝟐 √𝒙

KPI 2.3.5 Find the equation of the tangent line.

Question 1:
Find the equation for the line tangent to the curve 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟐 , 𝒙 = 𝟏
Step 1: 𝒚𝟏 = (𝟏)𝟐 − 𝟐(𝟏) + 𝟐 = 𝟏
Step 2:
𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟐
Step 3: 𝒎 = 𝟐(𝟏) − 𝟐 = 𝟎
Step 4:
𝒚 = 𝒎(𝒙 − 𝒙𝟏 ) + 𝒚𝟏
𝒚 = 𝟎(𝒙 − 𝟏) + 𝟏
𝒚=𝟏

Question 2:
Find the equation for the line tangent to the curve 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐𝒙𝟐 − 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟏 , 𝒙 = 𝟐
Step 1: 𝒚𝟏 = 𝟐(𝟐)𝟐 − 𝟒(𝟐) + 𝟏 = 𝟏
Step 2:
𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟒
Step 3: 𝒎 = 𝟒(𝟐) − 𝟒 = 𝟒
Step 4:
𝒚 = 𝒎(𝒙 − 𝒙𝟏 ) + 𝒚𝟏
𝒚 = 𝟒(𝒙 − 𝟐) + 𝟏
𝒚 = 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟕

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KPI 2.4.1 Find the derivatives of functions using the Product rule.
Question 1:
Find the derivative of each function.

1. 𝒇(𝒙) = (𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏)(𝒙𝟑 + 𝟏)

Use the formula (𝒖𝒗) = 𝒖 𝒗 + 𝒗′𝒖
𝒖 = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏 → 𝒖 = 𝟐𝒙
𝒗 = 𝒙𝟑 + 𝟏 → 𝒗 = 𝟑𝒙𝟐
𝒖 𝒗 + 𝒗′𝒖
𝒇′(𝒙) = (𝟐𝒙)(𝒙𝟑 + 𝟏) + (𝟑𝒙𝟐 )(𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏)
𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟐𝒙𝟒 + 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑𝒙𝟒 + 𝟑𝒙𝟐
𝒇′(𝒙) = 𝟓𝒙𝟒 + 𝟑𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙

2. 𝒇(𝒙) = (𝟒𝒙𝟑 + 𝟑)(𝒙 − 𝟏)

Use the formula (𝒖𝒗) = 𝒖 𝒗 + 𝒗′𝒖
𝒖 = 𝟒𝒙𝟑 + 𝟑 → 𝒖 = 𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟐
𝒗 = 𝒙−𝟏 → 𝒗 =𝟏
𝒖 𝒗 + 𝒗′𝒖
𝒇′(𝒙) = (𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟐 )(𝒙 − 𝟏) + (𝟏)(𝟒𝒙𝟑 + 𝟑)
𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟑 − 𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟐 + 𝟒𝒙𝟑 + 𝟑
𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟏𝟔𝒙𝟑 − 𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑

3. 𝒇(𝒙) = (𝟐𝒙𝟒 + 𝟓)(𝟑𝒙 − 𝟒)

Use the formula (𝒖𝒗) = 𝒖 𝒗 + 𝒗′𝒖
𝒖 = 𝟐𝒙𝟒 + 𝟓 → 𝒖 = 𝟖𝒙𝟑
𝒗 = 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟒 → 𝒗 = 𝟑
𝒖 𝒗 + 𝒗′𝒖
𝒇′(𝒙) = (𝟖𝒙𝟑 )(𝟑𝒙 − 𝟒) + (𝟑)(𝟐𝒙𝟒 + 𝟓)
𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟐𝟒𝒙𝟒 − 𝟑𝟐𝒙𝟑 + 𝟔𝒙𝟒 + 𝟏𝟓
𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟑𝟎𝒙𝟒 − 𝟑𝟐𝒙𝟑 + 𝟏𝟓

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KPI 2.4.2 Find the derivatives of functions using the Quotient rule.
Question 1:
Find the derivative of each function.

𝒙𝟐 𝟐𝒙
1. 𝒇(𝒙) =
𝟒 𝟓𝒙

𝒖 𝒖𝒗 𝒗𝒖
Use the formula 𝒗
= 𝒗𝟐
𝟐
𝒖 = 𝒙 + 𝟐𝒙 → 𝒖 = 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟐
𝒗 = 𝟒 − 𝟓𝒙 → 𝒗 = −𝟓
(𝟐𝒙 + 𝟐)(𝟒 − 𝟓𝒙) − (−𝟓)(𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙)
𝒇 (𝒙) =
(𝟒 − 𝟓𝒙)𝟐
𝟖𝒙 − 𝟏𝟎𝒙 + 𝟖 − 𝟏𝟎𝒙 + 𝟓𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏𝟎𝒙
𝟐
𝒇 (𝒙) = =
(𝟒 − 𝟓𝒙)𝟐
−𝟓𝒙𝟐 + 𝟖𝒙 + 𝟖
𝒇 (𝒙) =
(𝟒 − 𝟓𝒙)𝟐

𝟐𝒙 𝟒
2. 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟑𝒙
𝟐

𝒖 = 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟒 → 𝒖 = 𝟐
𝒗 = 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐 → 𝒗 = 𝟑
𝒖 𝒗 − 𝒗′𝒖
𝒗𝟐
(𝟐)(𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐) − (𝟑)(𝟐𝒙 + 𝟒)
𝒇 (𝒙) =
(𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐)𝟐

𝟔𝒙 + 𝟒 − 𝟔𝒙 − 𝟏𝟐
𝒇 (𝒙) =
(𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐)𝟐

−𝟖
𝒇 (𝒙) =
(𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐)𝟐

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KPI 2.5.3 Find the derivatives of the different function types using the chain rule, the chain rule
with other rules, or by using multiple chain rules.

Question 1:
𝒅𝒚
Find 𝒅𝒙
1. 𝒇(𝒙) = (𝟒𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑)𝟑

𝒇 (𝒙) = (𝟑)(𝟒𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑)𝟐 (𝟖𝒙)

𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟐𝟒𝒙 (𝟒𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑)𝟐

2. 𝒇(𝒙) = (𝟓𝒙𝟒 + 𝟏)𝟓

𝒇 (𝒙) = (𝟓)(𝟓𝒙𝟒 + 𝟏)𝟒 (𝟐𝟎𝒙𝟑 )

𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝒙𝟑 (𝟓𝒙𝟒 + 𝟏)𝟒

3. 𝒇(𝒙) = (𝟐𝒙𝟑 − 𝒙 + 𝟏)𝟑

𝒇 (𝒙) = (𝟑)(𝟐𝒙𝟑 − 𝒙 + 𝟏)𝟐 (𝟔𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏)

𝒇 (𝒙) = (𝟏𝟖𝒙𝟐 − 𝟑) (𝟐𝒙𝟑 − 𝒙 + 𝟏)𝟐

4. 𝒇(𝒙) = √𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏

𝟐𝒙 𝒙
𝒇 (𝒙) = =
𝟐 𝒙𝟐 𝟏 𝒙𝟐 𝟏

5. 𝒇(𝒙) = (𝒙𝟒 + 𝟐)√𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏 (𝒖. 𝒗) = 𝒖 𝒗 + 𝒗′𝒖

𝒖 = 𝒙𝟒 + 𝟐 → 𝒖 = 𝟒𝒙𝟑
𝟐𝒙 𝒙
𝒗 = √𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏 → 𝒗 = 𝟐
=
𝟐 𝒙 𝟏 𝒙𝟐 𝟏

𝒙
𝒇 (𝒙) = (𝟒𝒙𝟑 ) √𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏 + ( )(𝒙𝟒 + 𝟐)
𝒙𝟐 𝟏

𝒙𝟓 𝟐𝒙
𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟒𝒙𝟑 √𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏 +
𝒙𝟐 𝟏

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KPI 2.5.7 Compute derivative of inverse function
Question 1:

Given that the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟓 + 𝟑𝒙𝟑 + 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏 has an inverse function 𝒈.

𝟏
Compute 𝒈′(𝟕) , 𝒈 (𝒙) = 𝒇 (𝒈(𝒙)) note that 𝒈(𝟕) = 𝟏
𝟏
 𝒈 (𝟕) = 𝒇 (𝒈(𝟕))
 𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟓𝒙𝟒 + 𝟗𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
 𝒈 (𝟕) = = = =
𝒇 (𝒈(𝟕)) 𝒇 (𝟏) 𝟓(𝟏)𝟒 𝟗(𝟏)𝟐 𝟐 𝟏𝟔

Question 2

Given that the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟓 − 𝟑𝒙𝟑 + 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟏 has an inverse function 𝒈.

𝟏
Compute 𝒈 (𝟐), 𝒈 (𝒙) = 𝒇 (𝒈(𝒙)) note that 𝒈(𝟐) = 𝟏
𝟏
 𝒈 (𝟐) = 𝒇 (𝒈(𝟐))
 𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟓𝒙𝟒 − 𝟗𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑
 𝒇 (𝟏) = 𝟓(𝟏)𝟒 − 𝟗(𝟏)𝟐 + 𝟑 = −𝟏
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
 𝒈 (𝟐) = 𝒇 (𝒈(𝟐)) = 𝒇 (𝟏) = 𝟏 = −𝟏

KPI 2.6.5 Use derivatives of trigonometric functions to solve real-life applications: spring-mass
systems.

Question 1:
Suppose that 𝒔(𝒕) measures the displacement (measured in cm) of a mass suspended from
a spring 𝒕 seconds after it is released and that 𝒔(𝒕) = 𝟒𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐𝒕
Find the velocity at any time 𝒕 and determine the maximum velocity.
𝒗(𝒕) = 𝟒(−𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐𝒕) = −𝟖𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐𝒕
Maximum velocity = 𝟖𝒄𝒎/𝒔

Question 2:
Suppose that 𝒔(𝒕) measures the displacement (measured in cm) of a mass suspended from
a spring 𝒕 seconds after it is released and that 𝒔(𝒕) = 𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟖𝒕
Find the velocity at any time 𝒕 and determine the maximum velocity.

A. 𝒗(𝒕) = 𝟏𝟔 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟖𝒕 , 𝒗𝒎𝒂𝒙 = 𝟖

✓ B. 𝒗(𝒕) = 𝟏𝟔 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟖𝒕 , 𝒗𝒎𝒂𝒙 = 𝟏𝟔
C. 𝒗(𝒕) = 𝟖 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟏𝟔𝒕 , 𝒗𝒎𝒂𝒙 = 𝟖
D. 𝒗(𝒕) = 𝟖 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟏𝟔𝒕 , 𝒗𝒎𝒂𝒙 = 𝟏𝟔

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KPI 2.7.5 Find the derivatives of functions including logarithmic functions using the chain rule
and other rules.

Question 1:

Find the derivative of each function

1. 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝐥𝐧 (𝐬𝐞𝐜𝒙 + 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝒙)

𝒖 = 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒙 + 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒙 → 𝒖 = 𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝒙𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒙 + 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝟐 𝒙
𝒖
(𝒍𝒏𝒖) =
𝒖
𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝒙𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒙 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝟐 𝒙 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒙(𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒙 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒙)
𝒇 (𝒙) = = = 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒙
𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒙 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒙 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒙 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒙

2. 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝐥𝐧 (𝒙𝟐 )

𝒖 = 𝒙𝟐 → 𝒖 = 𝟐𝒙
𝟐𝒙 𝟐
𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟐 =
𝒙 𝒙

KPI 2.7.7 Find the value(s) of 𝒙 where the function has a horizontal tangent.

Question 1 :
Find all the values of 𝒙 for which the tangent line to 𝒚 = 𝟐𝒙𝒆𝟑𝒙 is horizontal
𝒖 = 𝟐𝒙 → 𝒖 = 𝟐
𝒗 = 𝒆𝟑𝒙 → 𝒗 = 𝟑𝒆𝟑𝒙 (𝒆𝒖 ) = 𝒖′𝒆𝒖

𝒚 = (𝟐)(𝒆𝟑𝒙 ) + (𝟑𝒆𝟑𝒙 )(𝟐𝒙)

𝒚 = 𝟐𝒆𝟑𝒙 + 𝟔𝒙 𝒆𝟑𝒙
𝒚 = 𝟐𝒆𝟑𝒙 (𝟏 + 𝟑𝒙) = 𝟎 remember the exponential function is always >0
𝟏 + 𝟑𝒙 = 𝟎
𝟑𝒙 = −𝟏
𝟏
𝒙= 𝟑

Question 2:
Find all the values of 𝒙 for which the tangent line to 𝒚 = 𝒙𝒆𝟒𝒙 is horizontal
𝒖=𝒙→𝒖 =𝟏
𝒗 = 𝒆𝟒𝒙 → 𝒗 = 𝟒𝒆𝟒𝒙
𝒖 𝒗 + 𝒗′𝒖
𝒚 = (𝟏)(𝒆𝟒𝒙 ) + (𝟒𝒆𝟒𝒙 )(𝒙)
𝒚 = 𝒆𝟒𝒙 + 𝟒𝒙 𝒆𝟒𝒙
𝒚 = 𝒆𝟒𝒙 (𝟏 + 𝟒𝒙) = 𝟎
𝟏 + 𝟒𝒙 = 𝟎
𝟒𝒙 = −𝟏
𝟏
𝒙=
𝟒

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KPI 2.8.4 Find the slope and equation of tangent line by using implicit differentiation.

Question 1:
Find the equation of the tangent line at point(𝟐, 𝟏), given 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟑 − 𝟐𝒚 = 𝟑
𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑𝒚𝟐 𝒚 − 𝟐𝒚′ = 𝟎
𝟐(𝟐) + 𝟑(𝟏)𝟐 𝒚 − 𝟐𝒚′ = 𝟎
𝟒 + 𝟑𝒚 − 𝟐𝒚 = 𝟎
𝟒+𝒚 =𝟎
𝒚 = −𝟒
𝒎 = −𝟒
𝒚 = 𝒎(𝒙 − 𝒙𝟏 ) + 𝒚𝟏
𝒚 = −𝟒(𝒙 − 𝟐) + 𝟏
𝒚 = −𝟒𝒙 + 𝟖 + 𝟏
𝒚 = −𝟒𝒙 + 𝟗

KPI 2.8.7Apply the formulas to find derivatives of composition of functions that include inverse-
trigonometric components. (Chain rule and other rules involved)
Question 1 :
Find the derivative of each function

1. 𝒚 = 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝟏 (√𝟐𝒕)
𝒖 = √𝟐𝒕 → 𝒖 = √𝟐
√𝟐 √𝟐
𝒚 = =
𝟏 (√𝟐𝒕)𝟐 𝟏 𝟐𝒕𝟐

2. 𝒚 = 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝟏 (𝟏 − 𝒕)

𝒖 = 𝟏 − 𝒕 → 𝒖 = −𝟏
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
𝒚 = 𝟐
= = =
𝟏 (𝟏 𝒕) 𝟏 (𝟏 𝒕)(𝟏 𝒕) 𝟏 (𝟏 𝒕 𝒕 𝒕𝟐 ) 𝟐𝒕 𝒕𝟐

3. 𝒚 = 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝟏 (𝒙𝟐 )
𝒖 = 𝒙𝟐 → 𝒖 = 𝟐𝒙
−𝟐𝒙 −𝟐𝒙
𝒚 = =
𝟏 − (𝒙𝟐 )𝟐 √𝟏 − 𝒙𝟒

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KPI 2.10.1 Explain and apply the Rolle’s Theorem. -Find the value of c that satisfies the
conditions of the theorem.
Question 1 :

Check the hypothesis of Rolle’s theorem for the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟑 − 𝟑𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟐 on the
interval [𝟎, 𝟏] ,then find the value of c.

 𝒇 is continuous on [0,1]
 𝒇 is differentiable on (𝟎, 𝟏)
 𝒇(𝟎) = (𝟎)𝟑 − 𝟑(𝟎)𝟐 + 𝟐(𝟎) + 𝟐 = 𝟐
 𝒇(𝟏) = (𝟏)𝟑 − 𝟑(𝟏)𝟐 + 𝟐(𝟏) + 𝟐 = 𝟐
 So 𝒇(𝟎) = 𝒇(𝟏) now Rolle’s theorem is applied.
𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟑𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟐
𝒇 (𝒄) = 𝟑𝒄𝟐 − 𝟔𝒄 + 𝟐 = 𝟎 → 𝒄 ≈ 𝟏. 𝟓𝟕𝟕𝟒 rejected and 𝒄 ≈ 𝟎. 𝟒𝟐𝟐𝟔𝟓

Question 2 :

Check the hypothesis of Rolle’s theorem for the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏 on the interval
[−𝟐, 𝟐] ,then find the value of c.

 𝒇 is continuous on [−2,2]
 𝒇 is differentiable on (−𝟐, 𝟐)
 𝒇(−𝟐) = (−𝟐)𝟐 + 𝟏 = 𝟓
 𝒇(𝟐) = (𝟐)𝟐 + 𝟏 = 𝟓
 So 𝒇(−𝟐) = 𝒇(𝟐) now Rolle’s theorem is applied.
𝒇 (𝒙) = 𝟐𝒙
𝒇 (𝒄) = 𝟐𝒄 = 𝟎 → 𝒄 = 𝟎

KPI 3.2.2 Explain how to apply L’Hôpital’s Rule for the two indeterminate forms 𝟎/𝟎
Question 1:
𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒙 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝟎 𝟎 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝟐 𝒙 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝟐 𝟎 𝟏
Evaluate 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝟏 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒙
=𝟏 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟎
= 𝟎 → 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = = 𝟎 so limit does not exist
𝒙→𝟎 𝒙→𝟎 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟎

A. 𝟏
✓ B. Does not exist
C. 𝟎
D. −𝟏

Question 2:
𝟏 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒙 𝟏 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝟎 𝟎 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟎 𝟎
Evaluate 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = = → 𝐥𝐢𝐦 = = =𝟎
𝒙→𝟎 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒙 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟎 𝟎 𝒙→𝟎 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝟐 𝒙 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝟐 𝟎 𝟏

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