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Math 150 Practice Exam 1

This practice exam for Math 150 contains 11 problems testing various calculus concepts: 1) Finding domains of functions and compositions of functions. 2) Finding inverses of functions. 3) Solving equations, computing limits, and using the limit definition. 4) Determining continuity and discontinuities of a piecewise function. 5) Computing limits at infinity and using derivatives to find tangent lines.

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Math 150 Practice Exam 1

This practice exam for Math 150 contains 11 problems testing various calculus concepts: 1) Finding domains of functions and compositions of functions. 2) Finding inverses of functions. 3) Solving equations, computing limits, and using the limit definition. 4) Determining continuity and discontinuities of a piecewise function. 5) Computing limits at infinity and using derivatives to find tangent lines.

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Math 150 Practice Exam 1

1. State the domain of each function. (a) f (x) =


1 x2 +1

; (b) g (x) =

x+4 ; x5

(c) ln(4 3x)

2. Let f (x) =

1 x2 2

and g (x) =

x. Find (f g )(x) and its domain.

4 3. Let f (x) = x2x . (a) Determine the domain of f (x). (b) Determine the vertical +5x+6 asymptotes of f (x). (c) Determine the horizontal asymptotes of f (x).

ii 4. Find the inverses of the following functions: (a) f (x) =


2x1 , x+1

(b) f (x) =

3x + 4.

5. Solve each equation: (a) ln(2x + 5) = 3; (b) ex

2 +3x4

=1

6. Compute the following limits: (a) lim (d) lim 9x x2 . , (e) lim 2 x9 3 x2 (x 2) x

2x + 3 x2 x2 , (b) lim , (c) lim , x1 5x 1 x2 (x 2)2 x2+ (x 2)2

iii 7. Use the denition of limit to prove lim (x2 3x + 5) = 3.


x 2

8. Determine where f is continuous and label any discontinuities as removable, jump, or innite. 4x + 1 if x < 1 f ( x) = 1 x2 if 1 x 1 x1 if x > 1

9. Compute the following limits at innity: (a) lim (b) lim


x

x2 + x + 3 , x 5x4 2x3 + 1

2x2 + 3x 1 3x2 1 3x2 , (c) lim , (d) lim . x x + 5 x x + 5 9x4 x3 + x2 + 4

iv 10. Let f (x) = x2 + 1. (a) Use the denition of derivative to nd f (x). (b) Find the equation of the tangent line to f (x) through the point (2,5).

11. The position of a particle at time t is given by s(t) = to compute the instantaneous velocity after 3 seconds.

1 . t+2

Use the denition of derivative

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