Math 121 Midterm Exam Version A Spring 2012 Instructor: Lang

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Express as a single logarithm and, if possible, simplify.

1) ln 3x2 - 18x + ln 1 1)
3x

A) ln 9x2(x - 6) B) ln (x - 6)

C) ln (x - 18) D) ln 3x2 - 18x + 1

3x

2) If f(x) = x, g(x) = x , and h(x) = 5x+ 20, find h(g(f(x))). 2)

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A) 5 x + 20 B) x +4 C) x + 20 D) x +4

Use the graph to evaluate the limit.

3) lim f(x) 3)
x0
y
4

-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 x
-1

-2

-3

-4

A) 0 B) 3 C) -3 D) does not exist

4) Find lim 2 . 4)
h0 3h + 4 + 2
A) 2 B) Does not exist C) 1 D) 1/2

1 +x - 1 .
5) Find lim 5)
x0 x
A) 1/4 B) Does not exist C) 1/2 D) 0

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6) Graph the function y = -|x| and determine the symmetry, if any, of the function. 6)
y

-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 x
-1

-2

-3

-4

A) Symmetric about the y-axis B) Symmetric about the y-axis

y y

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 x -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 x
-1 -1

-2 -2

-3 -3

-4 -4

C) Symmetric about the x-axis D) Symmetric about the origin

y y

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 x -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 x
-1 -1

-2 -2

-3 -3

-4 -4

16 - x2 0x<4
Find lim - f(x), where f(x) =
x 5 4 4x<5
7) 7)
5 x=5
A) Does not exist B) 5 C) 4 D) 0

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8) Find all vertical asymptotes of the function f(x) = 8)
49x - x 3
A) x = 0, x = -7 B) x = 0, x = 7
C) x = 0, x = -7, x = 7 D) x = -7, x = 7

3 2
9) Find lim 2x + 4x . 9)
x - x - 6x2

A) 2 B) C) - 2 D) -
3

10) Is f continuous at f(3)? 10)

-x2 + 1, -1 x < 0
3x, 0<x<1
f(x) = -4, x= 1
-3x + 6 1<x<3
2, 3<x<5

A) No B) Yes

11) Find numbers a and b so that f is continuous at every point, where 11)
-7, x < -4
f(x) = ax + b, -4 x 3
21, x>3
A) a = -7, b = 21 B) a = 4, b = 33 C) a = 4, b = 9 D) Impossible

36x2 + x - 3
12) Find lim . 12)
x (x - 13)(x + 1)
A) B) 6 C) 0 D) 36

13) Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve h(t) = t3 - 16t + 3 at the point (4, 3). 13)
A) y = 32t + 3 B) y = 3 C) y = 32t - 125 D) y = 35t - 125

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14) The graph of y = f(x) in the accompanying figure is made of line segments joined end to end. 14)
Graph the derivative of f.

y y

(3, 5) (6, 5)

(-3, 2)

(-5, 0) x x
(0, -1)

A) B)
y y

6 6

4 4

2 2

-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x

-2 -2

-4 -4

-6 -6

C) D)
y y

6 6

4 4

2 2

-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x

-2 -2

-4 -4

-6 -6

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The graph of a function is given. Choose the answer that represents the graph of its derivative.
15) 15)
y
15

10

-15 -10 -5 5 10 15 x
-5

-10

-15

A) B)
y y
15 15

10 10

5 5

-15 -10 -5 5 10 15 x -15 -10 -5 5 10 15 x

-5 -5

-10 -10

-15 -15

C) D)
y y
15 15

10 10

5 5

-15 -10 -5 5 10 15 x -15 -10 -5 5 10 15 x

-5 -5

-10 -10

-15 -15

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The figure shows the graph of a function. At the given value of x, does the function appear to be differentiable,
continuous but not differentiable, or neither continuous nor differentiable?
16) x = -1 16)
y

-4 -2 2 4 x

-2

-4

A) Differntiable
B) Not continuous and not differentiable
C) Continuous but not differentiable
D) None of the above

17) Find dy for y = 16x-2 + 2x3 + 17x 17)

dx

A) -32x-3 + 6x2 B) -32x-3 + 6x2 + 17

C) -32x-1 + 6x2 + 17 D) -32x-1 + 6x2

18) Find dy for y = (3x - 2)(5x3 - x 2 + 1). 18)

dx

A) 15x3 + 13x2 - 39x + 3 B) 60x3 - 39x2 + 4x + 3

C) 60x3 - 13x2 + 39x + 3 D) 45x3 + 39x2 - 13x + 3

19) The curve y = ax2 + bx + c passes through the point (2, 28) and is tangent to the line y = 2x at the 19)
point (0,0). Find a, b, and c.
A) a = 2, b = 0, c = 6 B) a = 7, b = 0, c = 0
C) a = 0, b = 6, c = 2 D) a = 6, b = 2, c = 0

20) Find the second derivative y'' of y = 3x3 - 7x2 + 3ex. 20)
A) 14x - 18 + 3ex B) 12x - 14 + 3ex C) 18x - 14 + 3ex D) 14x - 12 + 3ex

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21) Find the derivative of y = x . 21)
x- 1
3 2 3 2
A) y' = -2x + 3x B) y' = 2x + 3x
(x - 1)2 (x - 1)2
3 2 3 2
C) y' = -2x - 3x D) y' = 2x - 3x
(x - 1)2 (x - 1)2

22) Find the derivative of y = 6x2e-x. 22)

A) 6xex(2 - x) B) 6xe-x(2 - x) C) 6xe-x(x + 2) D) 12xe-x(1 - x)

23) The area A = r2 of a circular oil spill changes with the radius. At what rate does the area change 23)
with respect to the radius when r = 7 ft?
A) 14 ft2/ft B) 7 ft2/ft C) 49 ft2/ft D) 14 ft2/ft

24) Find y'' if y = -2 cos x. 24)

A) y'' = -2 sin x B) y'' = 2 sin x C) y'' = -2 cos x D) y'' = 2 cos x

25) The position of a body moving on a coordinate line is given by s = t2 - 6t + 9, with s in meters and 25)
t in seconds. When, if ever, during the interval 0 t 6 does the body change direction?
A) t = 12 sec B) no change in direction
C) t = 3 sec D) t = 6 sec

Suppose that the functions f and g and their derivatives with respect to x have the following values at the given values
of x. Find the derivative with respect to x of the given combination at the given value of x.
x f(x) g(x) f'(x) g'(x)
26) 3 1 9 8 3 26)
4 3 3 5 -4

f(g(x)), x = 4
A) -32 B) 8 C) 24 D) -20

27) Find the derivative of the function y = (4x3 - 2x2 + 8x - 6)ex3 27)
A) (12x5 - 6x4 + 24x3 + 12x2 - 4x + 8)ex3 B) (12x2 - 4x + 8)ex3
C) (12x5 - 6x4 + 24x3 -18x2)ex3 D) (12x5 - 6x4 + 24x3 - 6x2 - 4x + 8)ex3

28) Find dy if y = t7(t3 + 4)6 28)

dt
A) 126t19(t3 + 4)5 B) 7t6(t3 + 4)5(18t3 + 4)
C) t6(t3 + 4)5(25t3 + 28) D) t7(t3 + 4)5(25t2 + 28)

29) Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve y 4 + x3 = y 2 + 12x at the point (0, 1). 29)
A) y = - 2x B) y = 6x + 1 C) y = - 3x - 1 D) y = 3x + 1

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30) Find dy/dx by implicit differentiation where x4/3 + y 4/3 = 1. 30)
1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3
A) - x B) y C) - y D) x
y x x y

31) Assume that the profit generated by a product is given by P(x) = 3 x, where x is the number of 31)
units sold. If the profit keeps changing at a rate of $600 per month, then how fast are the sales
changing when the number of units sold is 1600?
A) $8/month B) $160,000/month
C) $8000/month D) $16,000/month

32) Find the derivative dy/dx if y = ln(ln 8x). 32)

A) 1 B) 1 C) 1 1
D)
x ln 8x 8x x ln 8x

33) Use logarithmic differentiation to find dy if y = (x + 10)x. 33)

dx
x x
A) (x + 10)x ln(x + 10) + B) ln(x + 10) +
x + 10 x + 10

C) x + (10)x-1 D) x ln(x + 10)

34) Find dy if y = -sin-1 (3x2 - 4). 34)

dx
3 6x
A) B)
1 + (3x2 - 4)2 1 - (3x2 - 4)2
-6x 6x
C) D)
1 - (3x2 - 4)2 1 + (3x2 - 4)2

35) Use logarithmic differentiation to find dy if y = (x4 + 1)5(x - 1)4x5. 35)

dx

A) (x4 + 1)5(x - 1)4x5 25 + 4

x x- 1

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B) 20x + 4 + 5
x4 + 1 x - 1 x

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C) (x4 + 1)5(x - 1)4x5 20x + 4 + 5
x4 + 1 x - 1 x

D) (x4 + 1)5(x - 1)4x5(5ln(x4 + 1) + 4ln(x - 1) + 5ln x)

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Answer Key
Testname: 121 MIDTERM A

1) B
2) C
3) D
4) D
5) C
6) B
7) C
8) A
9) B
10) A
11) C
12) B
13) C
14) A
15) A
16) Continuous but not differentiable
17) B
18) B
19) D
20) C
21) D
22) B
23) D
24) D
25) C
26) A
27) D
28) C
29) B
30) A
31) D
32) D
33) A
34) C
35) C