1st EXAM: CEE 101 – Differential Calculus

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1. Find dy/dx if y = x2 + 3x + 1 and x = t2 + 2.
a. 4t3 + 14t2
b. t3 + 4t
c. 4t3 + 14t
d. 4t3 + t
Solution:
2
y=( t 2 +2 ) +3 ( t 2+ 2 ) +1

dy =2 ( t +2 ) ( 2t ) dt+3 ( 2 t ) dt
2

dy 3
=4 t +14 t → C
dt
2. Evaluate the first derivative of the implicit function: 4x 2 + 2xy + y2 = 0
a. (4x + y) / (x + y)
b. –[(4x + y) / (x + y)]
c. (4x – y) / (x + y)
d.  –[(4x + y) / (x –y)]
Solution:

4 x2 +2 xy + y 2=0
8 xdx +2 xdy +2 ydx +2 ydy=0
( 2 x+2 y ) dy=−( 8 x +2 y ) dx
dy −4 x + y
= →B
dx x+ y
3.  Find the derivative of (x + 5) / (x2 – 1) with respect to x.
a. DF(x) = (-x2 – 10x – 1) / (x2 – 1)2
b. DF(x) = (x2 + 10x – 1) / (x2 – 1)2
c. DF(x) = (x2 –10x – 1) / (x2 – 1)2
d. DF(x) = (-x2 –10x + 1) / (x2 – 1)2
Solution:
x +5
f ( x )=
x 2−1
 ' ( x 2−1 )−( x +5 ) ( 2 x )
f ( x )= 2
( x 2−1 )
2
' −x −10−1
f ( x )= 2
→A
( x 2−1 )
4. If a simple constant, what is the derivative of y = xa?
a. a xa – 1
b. (a – 1)x
c. xa – 1
d. ax
e. a

5. Given the equation: y = (e ln x)2, find y’.

a. ln x
b.  2 (ln x) / x
c. 2x
d.  2 e ln x
2 2 ln x
e. e
x
Solution:
2 lnx
y=e
' 2 2 ln x
y= e
x
6. Differentiate ax2 + b to the ½ power.
a. -2ax
b. 2ax
c. 2ax + b
d.  ax + 2b
ax
e.
√ a x 2 +b
Solution:
1
F=( a x 2 +b ) 2
−1
F=
1
2 ()
( a x 2+ b )
' 2
( 2 ax )

' ax
F=
√ a x 2+ b
7. Given the function f(x) = x to the 3rd power – 6x + 2, find the value of the first
derivative at x = 2, f’(2)
a. 6
b. 3x2 – 5
c. 7
d. 8
Solution:
3
f ( x )=x −6 x +2

f ' ( x )=3 x 2−6

f ' ( 2 )=3 ( 2 )2−6

'
f ( 2 )=6 → A
8. What is the first derivative dy/dx of the expression (xy) x = e?
a. – y(1 + ln xy) / x
b. 0
c. – y(1 – ln xy) / x2
d. y/x

(1
e. ¿− y +ln xy
x )
Solution:

( xy )x =e
x
ln ( xy ) ln e
e =e
xln xy
e =e
x ln xy =1
xdy + ydx
ln xy dx + =0
y

( xy ) dy=−( ln xy +1) dx
x (x
+ ln xy ) → A
dy − y 1
=
dx

9. Evaluate the following:

πx
tan
2
lim ( 2−x )
x →1
a. Infinity
 b. eπ
c. 0
d. e2/π
Solution:
πx π
tan tan
2 2
lim ( 2−x ) =( 2−1 ) =∞ !
x →1

10. Evaluate the limit ( x – 4 ) / (x2 – x – 12) as x approaches 4.

a. 0
b. Undefined
c. 1/7
d. Infinity
Solution:
x−4 4−4
lim 2
= 2 =0
x→ 4 x −2 x−12 4 −2 ( 4 ) −12