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Math 1151 Sample Questions For MID Exam Fall 2023

The document provides a sample of questions that will be included in a midterm exam on fundamental calculus. The questions cover topics like determining if equations define functions, evaluating and sketching functions from graphs, finding domains and ranges of functions, working with piecewise functions and limits, and questions about inverse functions.

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Math 1151 Sample Questions For MID Exam Fall 2023

The document provides a sample of questions that will be included in a midterm exam on fundamental calculus. The questions cover topics like determining if equations define functions, evaluating and sketching functions from graphs, finding domains and ranges of functions, working with piecewise functions and limits, and questions about inverse functions.

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United International University

School of Science and Engineering


Sample Questions for MID Exam, Fall-2023
Course Code: Math 1151, Course Title: Fundamental Calculus

1. Determine whether the equation defines y as a function of x.

(a) 2x − 5y = 7 (c) x2 + (y − 3)2 = 5


(b) (y + 3)3 + 1 = 2x (d) 2x − |y| = 0

2. Determine whether the curve is the graph (Figure 1) of a function of x. If it is,


sketch the domain and range of the function along with the corresponding function.

Figure 1:
3. The graph (Figure 2) of function f and g are given.
Figure 2:

(a) State the values of f (−4) and g(3).


(b) Which is larger, f (−3) or g(−3) ?
(c) For what values of x is f (x) = g(x) ?
(d) On what interval(s) is f (x) ≤ g(x)?
(e) State the solution of the equation f (x) = −1.
(f) On what interval(s) is g decreasing?
(g) State the domain and range of f.
(h) Sketch the domain and the range of the function g.
(i) On what interval(s) is f increasing?

4. Find the domain of the following functions.

x+4

(a) f (x) = x2 −9
(c) h(x) = x2 − 4x − 5
x2 +1
√ √
(b) g(x) = x2 +4x−21
(d) k(x) = 3 − x − 2 + x

5. Evaluate f (−4), f (0), and f (2) for the piecewise defined function. Then sketch the
graph of the function.
 
x2 + 2 if x ≤ 0 
 −1 if x < −2
(a) f (x) =

√
x + 1 if x > 0 (b) f (x) = 4 − x2 if − 2 ≤ x < 2



x if x ≥ 2

6. Sketch the graph of the following functions and also find their domain and range.
Don’t use the graphing calculator or online tool.

x2 −9
(a) f (x) = x + |x| (c) f (x) = x+3
(e) y = 4x − x2

|x|
(b) f (x) = x
(d) y = 2(x − 1)2 + 3 (f) y = 1 + 4x − x2

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√ √
(g) y = 2 − 3−x (k) y = 1 + 3
2−x (o) y = 12 sin( x2 )
(h) y = x
x+1
(l) y = 1 + sin x (p) y = 2 − 3−x
3
(i) y = 2 + 1−x
(m) y = cos(2x + π) (q) g(x) = 2 + ex−1
(j) y = 2 − 3|x + 1| (n) y = −2 cos(2x) (r) g(x) = − ln(3 − x)

7. Use the given graph (Figure 3) of y = f (x) to sketch the following functions:
Figure 3:

(a) y = |f (x)| − 2; (b) y = 2f (x + 1); (c) y = f ( x2 ) − 1; (d) y = 1 − f (2 − x)

8. Find the functions (f ◦ g)(x), (g ◦ f )(x), (f ◦ f )(x), and (g ◦ g)(x) and state their
domains.
√ √
(a) f (x) = x1 , g(x) = 2x + 1 (b) f (x) = x, g(x) = 2−x

9. The given graph (Figure 4) of the function is defined for x ≥ 0. Complete the graph
for x < 0 to make it as (a) an odd function, and (b) an even function:
Figure 4:

10. Determine whether f is even, odd, or neither. You may use a graphing calculator to
verify your answer:
√ x3 2
(a) y = 3
x−1 (b) y = x4 −1
(c) y = x−3

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11. Sketch the graph of the following set of functions on a common screen. How are
these graphs related?

(a) y = 2ex , y = 2e−x (b) y = 4x , y = −4x (c) y = 8x , y = −8−x

12. Complete the accompanying table so that the graph of y = f (x) (Figure 5) is
symmetric (a) about y axis, and (b) about origin.
Figure 5:

13. (a) Find an equation for the family of lines whose members have slope 5.
(b) Find an equation for the member of the family that passes through (−2, 5).
(c) Sketch some members of the family, and label them with their equations. In-
clude the line in part (b).

14. (a) Find an equation for the family of lines with y-intercept 3.
(b) Find an equation for the member of the family whose angle of inclination is
150◦ .
(c) Sketch some members of the family, and label them with their equations. In-
clude the line in part (b).

15. The following graphs in (Figure 6) are functions of y = 5x, y = x5 , y = x5 , y =



5
x, y = 1 + ex and y = ln (x − 1). Identify the graph of the functions and determine
which graph is inverse of the other graph.
Figure 6:

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16. Starting with the graph of y = 3x , write the equation of the graph that results from

(a) shifting 2 units downward. (d) reflecting about the y-axis.


(b) shifting 2 units to the right. (e) about the x-axis and then about the
(c) reflecting about the x-axis. y-axis.

17. Determine whether the following functions are one-to-one, or many-to-one. Find the
inverse of each function (if possible).

(a) f (x) = 1 + 2−x (b) f (x) = (x − 3)2 , x ≥ 3

18. Find the inverse of the following functions, draw the graph of the function and its
inverse in the same diagram. Also, state the domain and range of the inverse.

(a) f (x) = (x − 2)3 + 1 (b) f (x) = 2 + e−x

19. Use the following graph (Figure 7) of the function f (x) to complete the table and
sketch the graph of f −1 (x).

x -4 -2 2 3
f −1 (x)

Figure 7:

20. Determine whether the following set of functions are inverse, or not.
√ √
(a) f (x) = 5
x + 2, g(x) = x5 − 2 (b) f (x) = x4 , g(x) = 4
x

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21. Determine whether the following graph in (Figure 8) has inverse or not. If so, write
down the equation of the graph. Sketch the graph of its inverse in the same diagram.
Also, write down the equation of the inverse graph.
Figure 8:

22. Determine whether the following graph in (Figure 9) has an inverse or not. If there
has no inverse, determine an interval from the graph on which the graph has an
inverse. Sketch the graph of its inverse in the same diagram.
Figure 9:

23. Consider the following graph in (Figure 10) of a function y = f (x).


Figure 10:

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From the figure write the following answers:

(a) limx→−1− f (x) (e) f (−2), f (−1), f (2), f (3)


(b) limx→0+ f (x) (f) check the continuity at x = −2, 0, 2.
(c) limx→−1 f (x) (g) Find the vertical and horizontal
(d) limx→1 f (x) asymptotes of f (x).

24. Show that, f (x) = 2 − |x − 1| is continuous at x = 1.

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25. Check the continuity at x = 2 for the function f (x) = x−5
−2

26. Find the numbers at which f (x) is discontinuous. At which of these numbers is f (x)
continuous from the right, from the left, or neither? Sketch the graph of f (x).
 


 x2 if x < −1 

 2x if x ≤ 1
 
(a) f (x) = x if − 1 ≤ x < 1 (b) f (x) = 3 − x if 1 < x ≤ 4
√ x

 

1

if x ≥ 1

if x > 4
x

27. Consider a function



1
 x ≤ −2
 x+2


f (x) = x2 − 5 −2 < x ≤ 3




 x + 13 x > 3

Find

(a) limx→−2 f (x) (b) limx→3 f (x)

28. Find values of the constants k and m, if possible, that will make the function f (x)
continuous everywhere.



 x2 + 5, x>2

f (x) = m(x + 1) + k, −1 < x ≤ 2


2x3 + x + 7,

x ≤ −1

29. Find the vertical and horizontal asymptotes of the following functions.

2x+1
(a) y = x + 7 (c) y = x+5
2 x3 +2x−1
(b) y = x−3
(d) y = x2 −3x−10

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