METU Department of Mathematics - Math 119 - Midterm II - May 11, 2024

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6 QUESTIONS ON 4 PAGES
ANSWER KEY TOTAL: 100 POINTS

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Q.1 (10+10+10 pts) Evaluate the following limits. If the limit does not exists, is it ±1 or neither
? Explain your steps of calculation.
arctan(x2 ) + 1
(a) lim
x! 1 ex 1

arcton 1 4 I
0
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so
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(b) lim (1 2x)1/x

x!0
n 2
2 1 e
e
3
E
e Es e
e

n ✓
X ◆
3 2i
(c) lim + 2
n!1
i=1
n n
3
3 Ie
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assume
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that the intent to b is divided into n subinterols

of equal length her _ax bit

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Q.2 (7+7 pts) Consider the function f (x) = xx + ex + 119 where x > p1 .
e

(a) Find f 0 (x)

e in 1
Observe that of
So
f'fx x
tef
Cinxtl

1 0
(b) Explain why f (x) has an inverse function (defined on the range of f ). Find (f ) (120 + e).

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f 120th

If
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Q.3 (6+10 pts) Consider the function f (x) = e on [0, 1).

(a) Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve y = f (x) at the point x = a. (a > 0)

f x e Tagat line eqn.at a flol

al flo
y f'lolx
f
a x a e
e

(b) Find the value of a 2 (0, 1) such that the area of the triangle formed by the tangent line to
y = f (x) at x = a and the coordinate axes is maximum.
a
e 1 a e
g intercept y

toy
a
e
Kept 9 0

x 0 1

Area of the
triangle flel for one 0,0

21 2 11 0
observe that f e
2

so f takes the maximum value

f f when
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Q.4 (12 pts) Consider a square whose side length is increasing at a rate of 2cm/min. Find the rate of
change of the area of the square when the side is 8 cm long.

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A t 251 1 S t

2 8 2 32 am4min
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Q.5 ((Bonus) 5 pts) Let f (x) = 2 |2 x| on [0, 4]. Let P be the partition of [0, 4] into 4 sub-intervals
of equal length. Find the upper and lower Riemann sums of f with respect to P .

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f1 1 2 12
fo 2 4

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D 0 1

Eitan
2,3 4

Axi
L If P
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f
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flail 4 flat fly ftp.ltf1647

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If 1 If it flat fixalt f 131
1 1 2 2 11

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L f P flett DX

1 0 1 1 0
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Q.6 (6+7+7+8pts) Consider the function f (x) = where f 0 (x) = 2
and f 00 (x) =
x x
2 ln x 3
x3
(a) Find all asymptotes of f .

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I
t is a H A
I II it

(b) Determine the intervals where f is increasing or decreasing.

f 11 D e

increasing on 6 e

ff
e a

g desreasing on

e
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(c) Determine the intervals where f is concave up or concave down.

f x 24 1 0 e
2
concave down on 10 e

up on le o

(d) Sketch the graph of f .