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Midterm Exam Review Questions

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Directions: Solve each of the following problems. Choose the BEST answer choice from those given. A
calculator may not be used. Do not spend too much time on any one problem.

In this test: Unless otherwise specified, the domain of the function f is assumed to be the set of all real
numbers x for which f(x) is a real number.

1. The graph of y = 3x2 – x3 has a relative maximum at

(A) (0,0) only

(B) (1,2) only
(C) (2,4) only
(D) (4, −16) only
(E) (0,0) and (2,4)

10 8 x 5 10 6 x 4 10 4 x 2
2. lim
x 10 9 x 6 10 7 x 5 10 5 x 3

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) −1
(D) 1/10
(E) −1/10

y B
B

A
x
C
E

3. The figure above shows the graph of the velocity of a moving object as a function of time. At which of the
marked points is the speed the greatest?

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
(E) E

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4. What are all values of x for which the graph of y = is concave downward?
4 x
(A) No values of x
(B) x<4
(C) x>–4
(D) x<–4
(E) x>4

5. The equation of the tangent line to the curve x2 + y2 = 169 at the point (5, −12) is

(A) 5y – 12x = −120

(B) 5x – 12y = 119
(C) 5x – 12y = 169
(D) 12x + 5y = 0
(E) 12x + 5y = 169

k
6. If the graph of f ( x) 2 x2 has a point of inflection at x 1 , then the value of k is
x
(A) −2
(B) −1
(C) 0
(D) 1
(E) 2

1 t
7. A particle moves along the x-axis in such a way that its position at time t is given by x(t ) . What is
1 t
the acceleration of the particle at time t = 0?

(A) −4
(B) −2
(C) −3/5
(D) 2
(E) 4

dy d2y
8. If x 2 y 2 , then =
dx dx 2

(A) 2xy 2
(B) 4x 3 y 3
(C) 2 x 2 x 2 y 3
(D) 2 x 2 y 2 xy 2
(E) 2 x 4 y 3 2 xy 2

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9. y
g(x)

g(x)

f (x)
x

f (x)

Piecewise functions f and g are shown above. If h(x) = f ( x) ● g ( x) , then h (3) =

(A) −8/3
(B) −1/3
(C) 0
(D) 2/3
(E) 8/3

1
10. The average rate of change of the function f ( x) cos x on the closed interval [−4, 0] is
2
1
(A) − sin(2)
2
1
(B) − sin(2)
4
1 cos(2)
(C)
4
1 cos(2)
(D)
4
1 sin(2)
(E)
4

6
11. If ( x2 2 x 2)dx is approximated by three inscribed rectangles of equal width on the x-axis, then the
0

approximation is

(A) 24
(B) 26
(C) 28
(D) 48
(E) 76

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 24. Which graph best represents the position of a particle, s(t), as a function of time, if the particle’s velocity
and acceleration are both positive?

s(t) s(t) s(t)

(A) (B) (C)

t t t

(D) s(t) (E) s(t)

t t

f (7 h) f (7)
25. Let f be a function such that lim 12 . Which of the following must be true?
h 0 h

I. f is continuous at x = 7
II. f is differentiable at x = 7
III. The derivative of f is continuous at x = 7

(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) I and III only
(E) II and III only

MC Answer Key

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1. C 6. E 11. B 12. C 17. A 22. C
2. A 7. E 13. B 18. B 23. D
3. D 8. E 14. A 19. A 24. C
4. E 9. C 15. E 20. A 25. C
5. C 10. D 16.C 21. D

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