University of Toronto Scarborough

Department of Computer & Mathematical Sciences

Mid-Term Test
MATA31 Calculus I for Computer & Mathematical Sciences
Examiner: Z. Shahbazi Date: Winter 2013
Time: 150 Minutes
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NOTES:
There are 17 numbered pages in the test including the blank pages 6,
14, and 17. It is your responsibility to ensure that, at the start of the
exam, this booklet has all its pages and that all pages are handed in.
Simple scientic calculators allowed.
Justify your answers.
FOR MARKERS ONLY
Question Marks
1 / 15
2 / 15
3 / 20
4 / 15
5 / 20
6 / 15
TOTAL /100
MATA31 page 1
1 (15 marks)
1.(a) (5 marks) Find the domain of the function
f(x) =

x
3
9x
x
2
1
+
ln x

x
2
+ 1
.
MATA31 page 2
1.(b) (5 marks) Determine whether the following functions are even, odd
or neither.
(a)
f(x) = x
2
+
1
x
3
(b)
g(x) = x(
cos x
|x|
+ e
x
2
)
MATA31 page 3
1.(c) (5 marks) Solve the equation
ln(ln x) = 1
for x.
MATA31 page 4
2 (15 marks)
2.(a) (5 marks) Write the precise denition of limit and then use deni-
tion to prove that lim
x1
(e
k
x + 1) = e
k
. Here k is a constant.
MATA31 page 5
2.(b) (10 marks) Calculate the following limits:
1)
lim
x3
x
2
9
x
2
+ 2x 3
2)
lim
x3

x + 6 x
x
3
3x
2
3)
lim
x

ln(sin x)
4)
lim
x
e
x
2
+x
5)
lim
x
ln x

x
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MATA31 page 7
3 (20 marks)
3. (a) (5 marks) For what values of c is the function f continuous on
(, +)?
f(x) =

cx
2
+ 5x if x < 3
x
3
cx if x 3
MATA31 page 8
3. (b) (7 marks) Suppose that f is continuous function on [a, b] and that
f(x) is always rational. What can be said about f?
MATA31 page 9
3. (c) (8 marks) Give an example of a function f dened on the set of real
numbers R which is continuous at only one point.
MATA31 page 10
4 (15 marks)
4.(a) (4 marks) State the Intermediate Value Theorem (IVT).
MATA31 page 11
4.(b) (4 marks) Use IVT to show that there is some number x (0, 1)
such that
10x
3
+ 5x
2
= 3e
x
2.
4. c) (7 marks) Suppose f is continuous function dened on [0, 1] and
0 f(x) 1 for all x. Prove that f(x) = x for some number x.
MATA31 page 12
5 (20 marks)
5.(a) (5 marks) Use denition of derivative to show that g

(0) does not exist

if g(x) = x
3
7
.
MATA31 page 13
5.(b) (15 marks) Calculate y

.
1) y = ln(x
2
ln x)
2) y = e
cos x
+ cos(e
x
)
3) sin(xy) = x
2
y
4) y = (tan x)
1
x
5) y = arctan

1x
1+x
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6 (15 marks)
6.(a) (8 marks) State Rolles Theorem and then use it to show that
3x + 2 cos x + 5 = 0
has exactly one real root.
MATA31 page 16
6.(b) (7 marks) Sketch the graph of
y = e
x
2
.
MATA31 page 17
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