University of the Philippines, Manila

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics
MATH 100: INTRODUCTION TO CALCULUS
First Departmental Exam
July 15, 2010

I- TRUE OR FALSE: For each of the following, write TRUE if the given statement is accurate. Otherwise,
write FALSE. (2 pts each)
1. In a hyperbola, the distance of a vertex from its center is always greater than the distance of an extremity from
the center.
2. The circle with equation x2 + y 2 = r2 has its center at the origin and radius r units.
3. If an ellipse has one extremity at (1, 5) and one vertex at (3, 3), then its latus recta are each 2 units long.
4. The distance of the focus of a parabola from its directrix is equal to half the length of its latus rectum.
5. If f (a) exists, then lim f (x) exists.
xa

6. For a, L <, if lim f (x) = L, then the graph of y = f (x) passes through the point (a, L).
xa


7. For m, n N, m > n, then lim+
x0

1
1
n
m
x
x


= .

8. For any non-negative number C, if f (a) = C, then lim

xa

9. lim x sin
x0

f (x) =

C.

1
= 0.
x

10. For any real numbers a, b 6= 0, then lim

x0

a
sin(ax)
= .
sin(bx)
b

II - FILL IN THE BLANKS: Give only the final answer for each of the following questions: (3 pts each)
1. The center-radius equation of the circle with center at (2, 4) and tangent to the line 5x 12y = 6 is given by
.
2. The hyperbola 9y 2 4x2 40x 54y 55 = 0 is asymptotic to the lines with equations

3. The endpoints of the latus rectum of a parabola opening downwards are at (3, 5) and (5, 5), then its vertex
is at
.
4. The foci of the ellipse 9x2 + 5y 2 + 90x 10y + 185 = 0 are at

5. The standard equation of the hyperbola with the same center, extremities and foci as the ellipse
(y 6)2
= 1 is given by
16
6. lim

x4+

7.

sgn(x2 10x + 24)

=
x2 10x + 24

2x3 + 7x2 + 2x 3
=
x
2x 1
lim

.
1

(x + 4)2
+
4

8. lim bx bx bxccc =

x0

9.

lim

q
p

x2 + x2 + x2 +
1

x + x2 + x4 + x8

tan(x2 4)
=
x2
x2

10. lim

III- PROBLEM SOLVING: Show your complete and orderly solutions in solving the following limits:
1. Find the standard equation of the ellipse, such that one of its latus recta has endpoints at (4, 10) and (4, 3) and
its center is at (2, 6.5).


|x + 3|
bx + 3c
+
(4 pts)
2. lim
sgn(x + 3)
x+3
x3

x 2x

x1
x 3x

3. lim

4.

lim (2x + 3 +

(6 pts)
p

4x2 + 25)

5. lim

tan2 (9x)
(x ) sin(7x)

(6 pts)

(10 pts)

IV- CURVE TRACING: Sketch the graph of the function f given the following properties. Determine the
points of discontinuity and identify the type of discontinuity at each. (14 pts)
f (3) = 0, f (2) = 0, f (1) = 0, f (2) = 1
lim f (x) = +
x2

lim f (x) = 2
x3

lim f (x) = , lim+ f (x) = +

x0

x0

lim f (x) = 1, lim+ f (x) = 0

x2

x2

lim f (x) = 1, lim f (x) = 1

x+

-END OF EXAM(90 PTS)

Stubbornly persist, and you will find that the limits of your stubbornness go well beyond the stubbornness of your
limits. Robert Brault