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MCB1010 Accelerated Calculus I Number:

2023-2024, Fall Semester
Midterm Exam Name Surname:
November 21, 2023
Duration: 90 Minutes Score:

(1 - 12 pt.) Find the centre and radius of the circle x2 + y 2 + 6x + 8y − 96 = 0.

Solution. Given equation can be converted to the standard equation of a circle
(x−h)2 +(y −k)2 = r2 where (h, k) is the centre and r is the radius, as follows:

x2 + y 2 + 6x + 8y − 96 = 0
(x + 3)2 − 9 + (y + 4)2 − 16 − 96 = 0
(x + 3)2 + (y + 4)2 = 121 = 112 .

Therefore, the centre of the circle is (−3, −4), and radius of the circle is 11.


2
x − 4,
 x < 1,
(2 - 13 pt.) Sketch the graph of the piecewise defined function f (x) = −1, x = 1,

 1
− 2 x + 1, x > 1.
Find the left and right limits of f (x) at x = 1. Is this function continuous at
x = 1? Explain your answers.
Solution. The graph of the function below:

lim f (x) = lim (x2 − 4) = 12 − 4 = −3

x→1− x→1−
 
1 1 1
lim f (x) = lim − x + 1 = − · 1 + 1 =
x→1+ x→1− 2 2 2
Since limx→1− f (x) ̸= limx→1+ f (x), then limx→1 f (x) does not exist. There-
fore, f (x) is discontinuous at x = 1.
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√
x + 11 − 4
(3 - 13 pt.) Evaluate lim .
x→5 x−5
Solution. First, try the substitution method:
√ √
x + 11 − 4 5 + 11 − 4 0
lim = = .
x→5 x−5 5−5 0
Now, multiply both√the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the
radical expression ( x + 11 + 4) to get the result:
√ √ √
x + 11 − 4 x + 11 − 4 x + 11 + 4
lim = lim ·√
x→5 x−5 x→5 x−5 x + 11 + 4
√
( x + 11)2 − 42 x + 11 − 16
= lim √ = lim √
x→5 (x − 5)( x + 11 + 4) x→5 (x − 5)( x + 11 + 4)
x−5 1
= lim √ = lim √
x→5 (x − 5)( x + 11 + 4) x→5 x + 11 + 4
1 1 1
=√ = = .
5 + 11 + 4 4 + 4 8

√
x + 11 − 4
(4 - 12 pt.) How should the function be defined at the point 5 to be contin-
x−5
uous there? Give a formula for the continuous extension to that point.
√
x + 11 − 4
Solution. Observe that is undefined at 5. From Question 3, we
x−5
know that √
x + 11 − 4 1
lim = .
x→5 x−5 8
1
Therefore, if we (re)define the function to be at x = 5, we obtain a continuous
8
function there. So, the required continuous extension is
√
 x + 11 − 4 , x ̸= 5,

F (x) = x−5
1
 , x = 5.

8
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p
sin(2x) + 1
(5 - 13 pt.) Evaluate the derivative of f (x) = .
2x
Solution. If u = u(x) and v = v(x), then
d√ u′ d d  u  u′ v − uv ′
u= √ , sin u = u′ cos u, = .
dx 2 u dx dx v v2
Using above formulas, we obtain
d
p p d
′ dx ( sin(2x) + 1)(2x) − ( sin(2x) + 1) dx (2x)
f (x) =
(2x)2
2 cos(2x) p
p (2x) − ( sin(2x) + 1)(2)
2 sin(2x) + 1
=
4x2
x cos(2x) p
p − sin(2x) + 1
1 sin(2x) + 1
= ·
2 x2
x cos(2x) − sin(2x) − 1
= p
2x2 sin(2x) + 1

(6 - 12 pt.) Evaluate f ′ (0) if f (x) = tan(cos(x2 )).

Solution. Applying the chain rule, we obtain
d
f ′ (x) = sec2 (cos(x2 ))(cos(x2 ))
dx
= sec (cos(x ))2x(− sin(x2 ))
2 2

= −2x sec2 (cos(x2 )) sin(x2 ).

Thus
f ′ (0) = −2 · 0 · sec2 (cos(0)) sin(0)
= −2 · 0 · sec2 (1) · 0
= 0.
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(7 - 13 pt.) Find an equation of the straight line normal to the curve y = sin2 x at the
π
point x0 = .
3
 √ 2
Solution. Observe that if x0 = 3 , then y0 = sin 3 = 23 = 34 . On the
π 2 π

other hand, since the slope of the tangent line to the graph of y = sin2 x at π
3
is
dy d
sin2 x


= = (2 sin x cos x)| π
dx x= π3 dx π 3

π 
3
π  √ √
3 1 3
= 2 sin cos =2· · =
3 3 2 2 2
1 2
thus, its normal has slope m = − √ = − √ and equation of normal is
3 3
2

2  π 3 2x 2π 3
y = m(x − x0 ) + y0 = − √ x− + or y = − √ + √ + .
3 3 4 3 3 3 4

8x2 − 7x + 5
(8 - 12 pt.) Evaluate the limit lim .
x→∞ −2x2 + 5x − 7

Solution. Since x1 → 0 as x → ∞, we obtain that

 
7 5
x2 8 − + 2
8x2 − 7x + 5 x x
lim = lim  
x→∞ −2x2 + 5x − 7 x→∞ 5 7
x2 −2 + − 2
x x
7 5
8− + 2
= lim x x
x→∞ 5 7
−2 + − 2
x x
8
= = −4.
−2