MTH 121 (Study Question)

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1. Given that f (x) = [x + 2] (greatest integer value function), and g(x) = 2x + 1 find (f ◦ g)(− 45 ).
(A) −4 (B) −3 (C) −1 (D) 0

2. The inverse of the function f (x) = 4x − 7 is

(A)f −1 (x) = x−7
4 (B)f −1 (x) =
(C)f −1 (x) = x+7
4
x+3
4 (D) f −1 (x) = x−3
4
q
3
3. The domain of the function f (x) = x−3 is
(A) (5, ∞) (B) (−5, ∞) (C) (3, ∞) (D) (−3, ∞)
√
x−2
4. The domain of the real valued function f (x) = x−3 is?
(A) [2, 3) ∪ (3, ∞) (B) [−2, 3) ∪ (3, ∞) (C) [−2, ∞) (D) [2, ∞)
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5. The range of f (x) = 2 + x is
(A) (−∞, 4) ∪ (4, ∞) (B) (−∞, −4) ∪ (−4, ∞) (C) (−∞, 2) ∪ (2, ∞) (D) (−∞, −2) ∪ (−2, ∞)

6. Given that f (x) = |x + 2|, g(x) = 2x + 1 find (f ◦ g −1 )(x).

(A) | x+3 x+1 x−3 x−5
2 | (B) | 2 | (C) | 2 | (D) | 2 |

H(x)+[3−x] 1
7. If x = 0.5, what is Sgn(x+1) ? (A) 1 (B) −1 (C) 3 (D) 3
(
x−2
|x−2| if x > 2
8. For what values of k is the function f defined by f (x) = k
continuous at x = 2.
2 if x ≤ 2
(A) 2 (B) −1 (C) 1 (D) −2

9. Evaluate lim −1+cos(x)

x2 . (A) 0 (B) −1
6 (C) 1
2 (D) −1
2
x→0

4x
10. Evaluate lim √ (A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 4
x→∞ x2 − 1

11. If y = 2 cos(2x + 1) − 3 sin(2x − 1), then y ′′ is

(A) −4y (B) −y (C) −9y (D) y
x dy
12. If y = xe , find dx
x
ex sin x 2 ln x cos x





(A) xe ex ln(x) + x (B) xsin x cos x ln(x) + x (C) xln x x (D) xcos x − sin x ln(x) + x

dy
13. If y = e2x cos 3x, find dx at x = 0.
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) −3 (D) −2
dy
14. If x = et + cos(t) and y = et + sin(t) find dx
t
et −cos(t) et −cos(t) et +cos(t)
(A) eet+cos(t)
+sin(t) (B) et +sin(t) (C) et −sin(t) (D) et −sin(t)

15. Find the derivative of the function x2 cos x

(A) 2x cos x − x2 sin x (B) 2x sin x − x2 cos x (C) 4x sin x + 2x2 cos x (D) 4x cos x − 2x2 sin x
dy
16. Find dx at (2, 1) if x3 + 4xy + y 5 − 11 = 0.
(A) − 16
13 (B) 8
3
8
(C) − 13 (D) 16
3

17. If f (x) = 3x2 + 2x + 8 find f ′ (1). (A) 8 (B) −4 (C) −10 (D) 14

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18. Differentiate the function cos 2y = x2
(A) − sinx2y (B) x
sin 2y
x
(C) − 2 sin 4y (D)
x
2 sin 4y

−2+x dy
19. If y = x2 , then dx is
1 4
(B) x12 4 1 4 1 4





(A) x2 1 − x −1 − x (C) x2 1+ x (D) x2 −1 + x

(1+x)8 dy
20. If y = x6 , find dx at the point (−1, 1).
(A) −4 (B) 0 (C) − 27
8 −4 (D) 41 4
dy
21. Given that y = 6 cos t and x = 2et find dx at t = 0. (A) 0 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) 2

ex
Z
22. Evaluate dx
ex + 1
2
(A)ex + c (B)ln(ex + 1) + c (C)ex + 1 + c (D) 12 ln(ex + 1) + c
Z
dx
23. √ is (A) sin−1 ( x2 ) (B) cos−1 x (C) cos−1 ( x2 ) (D) sin 7x + c
4 − x2
Z
6x
24. Evaluate the integral dx
+1 x2
(A) 3 ln(x + 1) (B) −3 ln(x + 1) (C) 6 ln(x2 + 1) (D) −6 ln(x2 + 1)
2 2

Z
1
25. Evaluate the integral dx
x2 − 1
1 x−1 1 x−1
(A) 2 ln( x+1 ) (B) 5 ln( x+1 ) (C) 6 ln(x2 − 1) (D) −6 ln(x2 − 1)

26. Find the antiderivative of the function 4x sin(2x2 + 5)

(A) cos(2x2 + 5) + C (B) −4 cos(2x2 + 5) + C (C) sin(2x2 + 5) + C (D) − cos(2x2 + 5) + C
Z
27. xe2x dx is
(A) 12 xe2x + 41 e2x + c (B) 41 e2x − 14 xe2x + c (C) 12 xe2x − 14 e2x + c (D) 12 xe2x − 21 e2x + c
Z 3
dx √
28. If = ln K, find the value of K. (A) 25 (B) 36 (C) 5 (D) 81
1 2x − 1

−x + sin(x)
29. Evaluate lim . (A) 0 (B) − 16 (C) 1
2 (D) − 21
x−→0 x2
Sgn(x) 1 2 −1
30. If x = 2.5, what is |x+1| ? (A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 7 (D) 3

31. If s(t) = −16t2 + 400t + 400 is the position of a moving objects find its initial velocity at t = 10.
(A) 200m/s (B) 400m/s (C) 100m/s (D) 50m/s
(
3−x , x≤2
32. Let f (x) = x2 −4 . Find lim− f (x) (A) 4 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) −1
x−2 , x>2 x→2

33. If y = 2 cos(−x + 1) − 3 sin(−x − 1), then y ′′ is

(A) −4y (B) −y (C) −9y (D) y
dy
34. Find dx at (−2, −1) if x3 + 4xy + y 5 − 11 = 0
−16 8 −8 16
(A) 13 (B) 3 (C) 13 (D) 3

2x − 1 1
35. Find lim1 (A) 2 (B) 0 (C) −1 (D) N OT A
x→ 2 2x + 1
x dy
36. If y = xe , find dx
ex ex sin x 2 ln x
x




(A) x e ln(x) + x (B) xsin x cos x ln(x) + x (C) xln x x
− sin x ln(x) + cosx x


(D) xcos x

2
37. Find the area between the curve y = −x2 + 5x and the line y = 6
(A) 15 (B) 13 (C) 16 (D) 12

38. The relative maximum point of the function f (x) = 2x3 − 3x2 + 1 is (a)(0, 1) (b)(1, 0) (c)(0, −1) (d)(−1, 0)
39. The function f (x) = 2x3 − 3x2 + 1 is strictly increasing on the interval
(A)(−∞, 0) (B)(−∞, 0) ∪ (1, ∞) (C)(1, ∞) (D)(−∞, 1)

40. Find the volume generated by rotating the area bounded by the curve y = cos x, the x-axis and the lines
x = 0 and x = π2 through 2π radius about the x- axis.
π2 π2 π2
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) π (D) 6

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