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Calculus Practice Mid Exam

Instructor: Ms. Zahra / Mr. sarfraz


Date: October 15, 2024

Answer the following questions to the best of your ability.

Multiple Choice Questions


1. y = x2 is a function, Draw the following along with y:

• y = (x − 2)2 − 2
• y = (x − 1)2 + 1
• y = 3(x)2
• y = 31 (x)2
• y = 3(x − 1)2 − 1

2. Label all these curves:

• Hint: On the top left we have the following functions: x1 , x3 , x5 , x7 , x1/3 , x1/5 , x1/7

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3. Label all these curves:

√
4. f (x) = x + 1 and g(x) = x3 − 9, find the domain of:

• f og(x)
• gof (x)
• f of (x)
• gog(x)

5. How will you determine the domain of the composition of the two functions, let us say
both the functions are f and g respectively. Could you explain in 2 lines? Explain
pictorially.

6. Let f (x) = x2 + 3. Find a function y = g(x) so that f (g(x)) = 4x − 1.

7. y = x2 is a function, Draw the following along with y:

• y = x2 + 1
• y = (x + 1)2
• y = 2(x)2
• y = 21 (x)2
• y = 2(x + 1)2 + 1

8. Label x1/2 , x1/4 , x1/6 :

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9. How to detect whether a function is an increasing or decreasing function? Remember:
Try to visualize a decreasing function.

10. Draw the rough graph y − 5 = 12 (x + 5)2 .

11. Draw the rough graph for y = −2(x + 2)2 + 5

12. Let f (x) = 2x3 − 4. Find a function y = g(x) so that f (g(x)) = x + 2.


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13. Given the function y = x2
, apply the following transformations:

• Scale the function vertically by a factor of 3.


• Scale the function horizontally by a factor of b.
• Translate the graph left by 2 units.
• Translate the graph down by 1 unit.

What is the resulting function, show by drawing each.

14. Plot ⌈5 sin(x)⌉


h i
3 π
15. If sin(x) = 5
for x ∈ 2
,π , find cos x, tan x, sec x, csc x, and cot x.

16. Why sin(π − θ) = sin(θ). Give an intuitive argument.

17. Why cos(π − θ) = −cos(θ). Give an intuitive argument.

18. If sin(x) is an odd function and cos(x) is an even function, then what can you conclude
about tan(x), sec(x), csc(x), and cot(x)?

19. Just like,


 the last
 example of Section 1.3: Draw generation cosine function: f (x) =
2π
A cos B (x − C) + D

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20. Draw their shapes:

21. Find :

1. Limit for ⌈x⌉ ? at every x ∈ (1, 2), HINT: Look at the plot.
2. Limit for |x| at x → 0.
3. Limit for sin(θ)cot(50θ) at θ → 0

22. Can a function that has a horizontal asymptote of y = c, can oscillate around that line?
10x2 +10x−5
23. 20x2 +10100 x−2
has a horizontal asymptote at ?

24. Find:

1. limx→3+ xx−5
4 −92 .

2. limx→3− xx−5
4 −92 .

25. Fill in the blank:

• If limx→c f (x) = L exists and f (c) ̸= L, then the function at c is .


• If limx→c f (x) = L exists and f (c) = L, then the function at c is .
• All 1
xp
where p is even, (tick, if it exists, and cross, if it doesn’t, the options):
1. Continuous
2. Limit Exists
• All 1
xp
where p is odd, (tick, if it exists, and cross, if it doesn’t, the options):
1. Continuous
2. Limit Exists

26. The following function is:

• Limit exists at every multiple of π.


• Continuous at every multiple of π.
• Differentiable at every multiple of π.

27. Define Limit using this drawing in one line:

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√
28. − x doesn’t have:
• Left-hand limit at x = 0
• Right-hand limit at x = 0
x
29. Remember, limx−>0 e x−1 . Compute:
6x −1
• limx→0 e x
.
e6x −1
• limx→0 e3x −1 .

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6x
• limx→0 √ex−1−1
−1
, Hint: Use rationalisation.

30. Find horizontal asymptote of:


q
• x2 +9
9x2 +80x
√
• 100x2 +1
10
1−x3
• x3 +2x1.5

1 Derivatives
31. We have the following two measures of change:

• Average Rate of Change: AC


• Instantaneous Rate of Change: IC

Choose one of the options (AC/IC) for each of the following cases that best fit the
scenario:

1. Weather temperature over the course of a day.


2. Fuel efficiency on a road trip.
3. Fuel consumption at a constant speed of 100 km/h.
4. Stock price over a quarter.
5. Stock price movement at market open.
6. Growth rate of a bacterial culture.
7. Rocket launch velocity.
8. Heart rate during exercise.
9. Car’s speedometer reading.
10. Water consumption in a household.
11. Water flow rate required to reach a higher building by the fire brigade.
12. Employee productivity over the course of a week.
13. Measure the asteriod speed in the earth orbit to avoid damage when it hits the
earth surface.

32. Find derivative of:

• sin(cos(x)) and sin(ex )


2

• tan(x) and sec(x) using quotient rule. Remember: tan(x) = sin(x)


cos(x)
and sec(x) =
1
cos(x)

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Figure 1: Evaluate whether the derivative exists based on abrupt or smooth changes.

• Find the derivative of sin(x)e2x .

33. Does the derivative exist or not, and why?

34. ax = exlna , find the derivative of ax .

35. Write the blue function:

Figure 2: Label the blue function

Hint: Look at x = 2.
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36. What is the value of: ∞
0
37. What is the value of: ∞

38. Assume we have x → ∞, y → ∞ then xy ?

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