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MATH1009 Test 2 Solutions

This document contains solutions to a MATH 1009-A test with multiple choice and long answer questions. The multiple choice section covers limits of functions. The long answer section includes sketching a piecewise function graph, applying the Intermediate Value Theorem, finding the equation of a tangent line, and taking derivatives of various functions using differentiation rules.

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MATH1009 Test 2 Solutions

This document contains solutions to a MATH 1009-A test with multiple choice and long answer questions. The multiple choice section covers limits of functions. The long answer section includes sketching a piecewise function graph, applying the Intermediate Value Theorem, finding the equation of a tangent line, and taking derivatives of various functions using differentiation rules.

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MATH 1009-A TEST 2 - solutions February 2011

PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS.


[10 marks]
A1. lim
1
2r
3
r
2
+ 7r + 4
1 r
5
is
(a) 6. (b) 6. (c) 3 (d) . (e) None of the above.
A2. lim
2
4 r
2
2 r
is
(a) . (b) 0. (c) 2. (d) 4 (e) None of the above.
A3. lim

2r
3
+ 3r
2
+ r 11
r
4
+ 1
is
(a) 2. (b) 0 (c) . (d) . (e) None of the above.
A4. lim

r
4
+ r
2
9
r
2
3
is
(a) 2. (b) (c) . (d) 0. (e) None of the above.
A5. The function p(r) =
r
2
r
2
3
is discontinuous at
(a) r =

3 (b) r =

3 (c) r = 3. (d) r = 3. (e) None of the above.

PART B: LONG STYLE QUESTIONS.


[7 marks] B1.
Let )(r) =
{
r
2
fo: r < 1.
2r fo: r 1.
[1] (a) Sketch the graph of ).
(b) Find the following limits:
[1] (i) lim
1+
)(r) = 2; [1] (ii) lim
1
)(r) = 1;
[1] (iii) lim
1
)(r) = DNE (Does Not Exist);
[1] (iv) lim
3
)(r) = 6; [1] (v) lim
2
)(r) = 4;
[1] (c) Is the function ) continuous at r = 1? Explain.
No, since the left-hand-side limit (i) is not the same as the righ-hand-side limit (ii), the limit
at 1 does not exist. Thus, the function is discontinuous at r = 1. The graph has a gap at
r = 1.
[7 marks] B2. Use the Intermediate Value Theorem to show that the equation has at least
one solution in the designated interval. Explain why the theorem is applicable.
[3] (a) r
2
6r + 8 = 0, in (1. 3)
[4] (b) 3r = 2

, in (0. 1).
Solution: (a) )(r) = r
2
6r + 8 is a polynomial, therefore, it is continuous on the interval
[1. 3]. Thus, we can apply the IVT on that interval.
)(1) = (1)
2
6 1 + 8 = 3 0; )(3) = 3
2
6 3 + 8 = 1 < 0.
Since the values of the function have opposite signs at the endpoints of the interval, then there
is at least one point on the interval, at which this function assumes the value of zero.
(b) In the context of this problem, )(r) = 3r2

. As a dierence of two continuous function,


it is continuous on the interval [0. 1],
)(0) = 3 0 2
0
= 0 1 = 1 < 0; )(1) = 3 1 2
1
= 3 2 = 1 0.
Since the values of the function have opposite signs at the endpoints of the interval, then there
is at least one point on the interval, at which this function assumes the value of zero.
[4 marks] B3. The general form of the equation of the tangent line to the curve = )(r)
at the point (r
0
.
0
) is

0
= )

(r
0
)(r r
0
).
Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of the function
)(r) =
1
r
at the point (2.
1
2
).
Solution. The slope of the tangent line to the graph of )(r) at a given point r
0
equals the
derivative )

(r
0
):
)

(r) = (1)r
2
=
1
r
2
. )

(2) =
1
4
.
Therefore, we have (
1
2
) =
1
4
(r 2), which is +
1
2
=
1
4
r
1
2
, which is
1
4
r + 1 = 0,
which is
4 r + 4 = 0.
[12 marks] B4. Find the derivative of the following functions using the appropriate rules of
dierentiation:
[3] (a) )(r) = (r
5
+ 3r
3
+ 1)(7r
2
r 23). (Do not simplify.)
[3] (b) p(r) =
2r
2
3r
3
+ 5
. (Simplify the numerator.)
[3] (c) (r) = 3c
12
.
[3] (d) /(r) = 2(1 3r
2
)
1/4
.
Solution:
(a) )

(r) = (r
5
+ 3r
3
+ 1)

(7r
2
r 23) + (r
5
+ 3r
3
+ 1)(7r
2
r 23)

=
= (5r
4
+ 9r
2
)(7r
2
r 23) + (r
5
+ 3r
3
+ 1)(14r 1).
(b) p

(r) =
(2r
2
)

(3r
3
+ 5) 2r
2
(3r
3
+ 5)

(3r
3
+ 5)
2
=
4r(3r
3
+ 5) 2r
2
9r
2
(3r
3
+ 5)
2
=
6r
4
+ 20r
(3r
3
+ 5)
2
.
(c)

(r) = 3 c
12
(1 2r)

= 3(2)c
12
= 6c
12
.
(d) /

(r) = 2
1
4
(1 3r
2
)
3/4
(1 3r
2
)

=
1
2
(1 3r
2
)
3/4
(6r) = 3r(1 3r
2
)
3/4
.

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