University of California, Riverside Department of Mathematics

Midterm 1
Mathematics 9A - First Year of Calculus Sample 1

Instructions: This exam has a total of 100 points. You have 50 minutes. You must show all your work to receive full credit You may use any result done in class. The points attached to each problem are indicated beside the problem. You are not pallowed to use books, notes, or calculators. Answers should be written as 2 as opposed to 1:4142135:::.

1. Find the following limits: (a) (7 Points) Find limx!2 g (x) ;provided that limx!2 (b) (6 Points) Find limx!0
sin(4x) : 5x x 3 + x2 9

4 g (x) x

= 5:

(c) (6 Points) Evaluate limx!

2. Consider the following graph of a function f : 8 1 x< 1 > x > > > 1 x<1 < 2 3 x=1 f (x) = > > x + 1 1 < x 2 > > : 1 2<x x 2

-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

-1

-2

(a) (4 points) Find limx! (b) (4 points) Find limx! (c) (4 points) Find limx!

1 1+ 1

f (x) f (x) : f (x) :

(d) (4 points) Find limx!1 f (x) : (e) (4 points) Is f continuous at x = 1? 3. Let y = p 3x 5

dy (a) (10 points) Use the denition of the derivative to compute dx p for y = 3x 5: p (b) (10 points) Find the equation of the tangent line to y = 3x 5 at (2; 1).

4. Find the derivatives of the following functions. Do not simplify. (a) (10 points) f (x) = (b) (10 points) g (x) = p x (x2 + 2). where x > 0

x+3 x3=2 +2

5. At time t;the position of a body moving along the s axis is given by s = t3 6t2 + 9t (in meters and seconds). 2

(a) (6 points) Find the body s acceleration each time the velocity is 0: (b) (7 points) Find the body s speed each time the acceleration is 0: (c) (7 points) Find the total distance traveled by the body from time t = 0 seconds to t = 2 seconds.

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Midterm 1
Mathematics 9A - First Year of Calculus Sample 2

Instructions: This exam has a total of 100 points. You have 50 minutes. You must show all your work to receive full credit You may use any result done in class. The points attached to each problem are indicated beside the problem. You are not pallowed to use books, notes, or calculators. Answers should be written as 2 as opposed to 1:4142135:::.

1. Find each of the following limits if it exists. If you think the limit does not exist provide a reason.
4 j xj p x 2 4t 6 3t 7x12 1+45x 14x12

(a) (7 points) limx!4 (c) (6 points) limt!1

(b) (7 points) limt!2+

2. (20 points) Let f (x) = 7 3x and let L = 1:Prove that L = limx!2 f (x) using the denition of limits. 3. Let f (x) = 5 x2 :

(a) (10 points) Using the denition, nd the derivative of f (x). (b) (10 points) Find the equation of the tangents line to the graph of f (x) at x = 2. 4. Find the derivatives of the following functions: (a) (10 points) f (t) = (b) (10 points) y =
1 5x 2t 3 t3

(x + 4) 1

where x > 0:

5. Consider the following graph of a function y = f (x) : 8 x 2 x< 2 > > < 2 (x + 2) 2 x<0 f (x) = 2 > (x 1) + 3 0 x < 2 > : x 3 2 x

-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

-1

(a) (7 points) Find the following limits if they exists: i. limx!2+ f (x) ii. limx! 2 f (x) (b) (6 points) List all x-values where f is discontinuous. Give reasons for your answers. (c) (7 points) List all x-values where f is continuous but not dierentiable.

University of California, Riverside Department of Mathematics

Midterm 1
Mathematics 9A - First Year of Calculus Sample 3

Instructions: This exam has a total of 100 points. You have 50 minutes. You must show all your work to receive full credit You may use any result done in class. The points attached to each problem are indicated beside the problem. You are not pallowed to use books, notes, or calculators. Answers should be written as 2 as opposed to 1:4142135:::.

1. Find the following limits, if they exist. If you think a limit doesn t exist, provide a reason why the limit does not exist. (a) (7 points) limx!3 (c) (6 points) limx!2
x2 x 6 x 3 8x2 +9x 4 12x2 x+3 x x2 4

(b) (7 points) limx!1

2. (20 points) Using this denition of function limits, prove that

x!2

lim ( 4x + 2) =

3. Let y =

x+2
dy dx

(a) (10 points) Use the denition of the derivative to nd p function y = x + 2.

for the

(b) (10 points) Find the equation of the line tangent to the curve p y = x + 2 at the point x = 7.

4. Find the derivatives of the following functions. Do not simplify. (a) (10 points) f (x) = x5=2 (b) (10 points) f (x) = p x
1 p x

; where x > 0

(2x+4)2 x2=3 +1

5. (20 points) A ball is dropped from a tower that is 128 feet high. It s position at time t is given by the equation s = 128 2t2 . What is the velocity of the ball when it hits the ground?

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Mathematics 9A - First Year of Calculus Sample 4 Instructions: This exam has a total of 100 points. You have 50 minutes. You must show all your work to receive full credit You may use any result done in class. The points attached to each problem are indicated beside the problem. You are not pallowed to use books, notes, or calculators. Answers should be written as 2 as opposed to 1:4142135:::.

1. Evaluate the following limits.) (a) (7 points) limx!2 (b) (7 points) limx!0
p x2 +12 4 x 2

sin(3x) sin(7x)

tan x (c) (6 points) (limx! (2) 2. The function f (x) = 3x7 tinuous everywhere. 8x + 2 is a polynomial and therefore con-

(a) (10 points) State the Intermediate Value Theorem. (b) (10 points) Use the Intermediate Value Theorem to show that f (x) has a zero in the interval [0; 1] : 3. (20 points) Use the denition of the derivative to nd x function y = 1+ . 3x
dy dx

for the

4. Find the derivatives of the following functions. Do not simplify. (a) (10 points) f (x) = x3 x4=3 (b) (10 points) f (x) =
x3 + x 3 1+6x

where x > 0

5. (20 points) A spaceship that is stationery in outer space res a projectile which travels horizontally in a straight line. Its position from the spaceship is given by the function: s = t2 + 4t where s is in meters and t is in seconds. What is the velocity of the projectile when it is 12 meters from the spaceship?

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Mathematics 9A - First Year of Calculus Sample 5 Instructions: This exam has a total of 100 points. You have 50 minutes. You must show all your work to receive full credit You may use any result done in class. The points attached to each problem are indicated beside the problem. You are not pallowed to use books, notes, or calculators. Answers should be written as 2 as opposed to 1:4142135:::.

1. Find the following limits: (a) (7 Points) If limx!3

f ( x) 2x

+ 1 = 2; nd limx!3 f (x) :
2x3 2x+3 . 3x3 +3x2 3

(b) (7 Points) Find limx!0

tan(4x) : sin(6x)

(c) (6 Points) Evaluate limx!1

2. (20 points) Let f (x) = 2x + 5: Using the denition of limits, prove that limx!3 f (x) = 11. p 3. Let y = 3 2x + 5
dy (a) (10 points) Use the denition of the derivative to compute dx p for y = 3 2x + 5: p (b) (10 points) Find the equation of the tangent line to y = 3 2x + 5at ( 2; 9).

4. Find the derivatives of the following functions. Do not simplify. (a) (10 points) f (x) = (b) (10 points) g (x) =
(3x 5)( x
2 +4x

x4=5

x+

1 p x

. for x > 0:

5. A rock thrown vertically upward from the surface of moon at a velocity of 24 m/sec reaches a height of s (t) = 24t 0:8t2 m in t seconds (a) (7 points) Find the rock s velocity and acceleration as a function of t: (b) (7 points) How long does it take the rock to reach its s highest point? (c) (6 points) How high does the rock y?