University of Western Ontario

London Canada
Department of Mathematics
CALCULUS 1000 Midterm

March 3, 2023 Version A 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Student ID Number

Student's Name (Print)

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Complete the front cover of this booklet AND the provided
bubblesheet when the exam begins. Ensure your Student Name and
Student ID Number are correct before handing in your booklet and bubblesheet.

2. CALCULATORS AND NOTES ARE NOT PERMITTED

3. DO NOT UNSTAPLE THE BOOKLET.

4. There are two parts to this examination: Part A (20 marks) in multiple choice
format and Part B (20 marks) in written answer format.

5. In Part A, ll in the bubble corresponding to the correct answer to each question
completely on the bubblesheet provided with your exam.

6. In Part B, write your answer in the space provided.

7. Questions are printed on both sides of the paper. They begin on Page 1 and
continue to Page 10. Be sure that your booklet is complete.

8. Pages 11 and 12 of the exam are extra space for work you want to be graded
for B1, B2, B3, or B4. Please clearly label such extra work here by the question
number (e.g. Extra work for B3). Also indicate on the original page for such
questions that there is extra work available (e.g. See page 11 (or 12) for extra
work for this question).

9. You must hand in this test booklet, the bubblesheet, and all rough work sheets.

10. TOTAL MARKS = 40

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PART A (20 marks)

YOUR ANSWERS TO THE PROBLEMS IN THIS PART MUST BE PROPERLY

FILLED IN ON THE SCANTRON PROVIDED WITH YOUR EXAM.

√
x2 − 1
1 A1. Determine the domain of f (x) = .
mark ln(x)

A: (0, 1) ∪ (1, ∞) B: (−∞, −1) ∪ (1, ∞) C: (−1, 1) D: (0, 1)

E: (1, ∞)

x+1
1 A2. If f (x) = then the inverse of f (x) is:
mark x−2

2x + 1 x−1 x−2 2x − 3 x−4

A: B: C: D: E:
x−1 x+2 x+1 x+3 2x + 1

1



A3. Evaluate log2 (16) − log2 (10) + log2 (5) + log2 (3) · log3 (2) .
mark
A: 9 B: 4 C: 3 D: log2 (14) E: log2 (9)
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e4x+7
1 A4. If + 1 = 12 nd x.
mark 3

ln(5) − 1  13  ln(33) − 7 ln(39) + 7

A: B: ln C: D: ln(3) + 7 E:
3 2 4 4

 11π 
1 A5. Determine the value of cos .
mark 3
√ √
3 1 2 1
A: 1 B: − C: − D: − E:
2 2 2 2

1 A6. Find the number of solutions to the equation sin(x) = cos(2x) which lie in the closed interval [0, 2π].
mark
A: 2 solutions B: 6 solutions C: 3 solutions D: 1 solution E: no solutions

x6 + x − 1
1 A7. Find lim .
x→1 x4 − x + 1
mark

3
A: 2 B: C: −1 D: 1 E: DN E
2
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x2 − 4
1 A8. Find lim √
mark
x→2 x+7−3

A: 16 B: 6 C: 12 D: 24 E: 4

arcsin(4x)
1 A9. Find lim+ .
mark x→0 7x

7 4
A: 1 B: C: 0 D: E: DN E
4 7

√
4x2 + 7x + 5
1 A10. Find lim .
mark
x→−∞ 2x − 3
√
A: −1 B: −2 5 D: 1 E: DN E
C:
3

1 A11. Find all values of a and b so that the following function is continuous at x = 3,
mark 

 a − 5x if x<3


f (x) = b if x=3



6 − 2x2 if x>3


A: a = 21, b = 6 B: a = 9, b = 4 C: a = −7, b = −12 D: a = 3, b = −12 E: a = 11, b = 6

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x2 − 1
1 A12. Find the number of horizontal and vertical asymptotes for the curve y= .
mark 2x3 + 4x2 + 2x

A: one horizontal asymptote, three vertical asymptotes

B: two horizontal asymptotes, one vertical asymptote

C: two horizontal asymptotes, three vertical asymptotes

D: two horizontal asymptotes, two vertical asymptotes

E: one horizontal asymptote, two vertical asymptotes

π
1 A13. Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve y = sin2 (x) + cos2 (x) at x= .
mark 3
√ √
2π 3 3
A: B: C: − D: 0 E: 1
3 2 2

1 A14. Let f (x) = x2023 − x2022 + 1. Find f 0 (1).

mark
A: 4045 B: 1 C: 2 D: 2023 E: −1
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π 
1 A15. If h(x) = x sin(x) evaluate h0 .
mark 4
√ √
4+π 8−π π−1 2 π+2 2
A: √ B: √ C: √ D: E:
4 2 4 2 8 2 2 4

1 A16. Find the derivative of f (x) = sin(2x) + tan(2x).

mark
A: cos(2x) + sec2 (2x) B: 2 cos(x) + 2 sec2 (x) C: −2 sin(x) + 2 tan2 (x) D: 2 sin(2x) + 2 tan(2x)

E: 2 cos(2x) + 2 sec2 (2x)

1 A17. Find the derivative of f (x) = cos−1 (x7 ).

mark
7 7x6 7x6 14 1
A: − √ B: √ C: − √ D: √ E: √
1 − x2 1 − x14 1 − x14 1 + x14 1 + x14

x
1 A18. Suppose that h(x) = xg(x) + . If g(6) = 3 and g 0 (6) = 2 evaluate h0 (6).
mark g(x)

40 4
A: B: 14 C: −1 D: 15 E:
9 3
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1 A19. Evaluate the derivative of f (x) = ln ex + xe at x = e.
mark
1 √
A: 1 B: 2ee−2 C: D: 2ee E: e e
2ee

dy
1 A20. If exy = sin(x + y) nd .
mark dx

xexy + cos(x + y) exy (x + y) yexy − cos(x + y) yexy + cos(x + y)

A: B: C: D:
yexy − cos(x + y) 1 + cos(x + y) cos(x + y) − xexy xexy − cos(x + y)

xexy − cos(x + y)
E:
cos(x + y) − yexy
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PART B (20 marks)

YOU MUST SHOW SUFFICIENT WORK TO JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS.

A CORRECT ANSWER WITH LITTLE WORK MAY EARN FEW/NO MARKS.

5 B1. Show that 2x + 3x = 6x has a solution over the closed interval [0, 1].
marks
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6 B2. Suppose we have two functions, f (x) and g(x). Suppose further we are told that for all x < 1,
marks 10x ≤ f (x) ≤ g(x) and x3 + 2x2 + 3x + 4 ≤ g(x) ≤ 5x2 + 5.

(a) Determine lim g(x).

x→1−

(b) By using your nal answer in (a), determine lim f (x).

x→1−
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5 B3. If f (x) = 4x − 2x , determine the value of f 00 (1).
marks
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4 B4. Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve given by e3y−6 + x2 = 10 at the point (−3, 2).
marks

Did you give full explanations and show all of your work?
Did you ll in your name and student number in this
booklet and the provided bubblesheet?
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Extra space for work you want to be graded for B1, B2, B3, and B4. Please clearly label
such extra work here by the question number (e.g. Extra work for B3). Also indicate
on the original page for such questions that there is extra work available (e.g. See page
11 (or 12) for extra work for this question).
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Extra space for work you want to be graded for B1, B2, B3, and B4. Please clearly label
such extra work here by the question number (e.g. Extra work for B3). Also indicate
on the original page for such questions that there is extra work available (e.g. See page
11 (or 12) for extra work for this question).