Winter Term, 2011

Name: Section:

WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY Waterloo, Ontario

Mathematics 110* Introduction to Dierential and Integral Calculus Midterm 2 February 2, 2011
Instructor: Section A (MWF 9:30 am): S. Hu Section B (MWF 10:30 am): S. Hu Section C (MWF 11:30 am): A. Allison Time Allowed: 80 minutes Total Value: 80 marks Number of Pages: 10 plus cover page

Instructions: Non-programmable, non-graphing calculators are permitted. No other aids are allowed. Check that your test paper has no missing, blank, or illegible pages. Answer in the spaces provided. Please note that questions are printed on both sides of the test pages. Show all your work. Insucient justication will result in a loss of marks. Write your student number in the space provided on the next page.

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Student Number:
1. Find the following limits:
[4 marks]

a) lim
x

x 1 + x2

[4 marks]

b) lim (sin x)sec

x 2

[4 marks]

c) lim

x0

1 1 x sin x

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2. Sketch the graph of y = f (x) where f (x) = (x + 1)ex , following the steps outlined below:
[1 mark ]

a) Find the domain of f (x).

[2 marks]

b) Find the intercepts of y = f (x).

[2 marks]

c) Find the asymptotes of y = f (x).

[2 marks]

d) Find the critical value(s) of f (x).

[2 marks]

e) Find the intervals of increase and decrease of y = f (x).

[1 mark ]

f) Find any local maxima and minima of y = f (x), if they exist.

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#2 continued
[1 mark ]

g) Find the second order derivative of f (x).

[3 marks]

h) Determine the concavity and the points of inection for y = f (x).

[3 marks]

i) Use the information obtained above (from a) to h)) to sketch the graph of y = f (x) on the following axes. Label clearly all the special points and asymptotes. (You may use the following values for the powers of e: e 2.71828, e1 0.36788, e2 0.13533.) y 2

x 1 2 3 4

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3. Find the tangent line of x3 y + tan1 x = sin y at (0, ).

4. Let f (x) = x(x

[4 marks]

2 +1)

, then f (1) = 1.

a) Find f (x).

[3 marks]

b) Find the approximate value of f (0.9) = 0.91.81 using the linear approximation of f (x) at a = 1.

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5. Suppose that the height, depth, and width of a staircase is, respectively, 4 meters, 3 meters, and w meters. A rectangular box of width w meters is to t under the staircase. Find the dimensions (height and depth) of the box so that it is as large as possible.

? 4m ?

3m

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6. Follow the steps below and show that y = x3 and y = ex intersect exactly once.
[6 marks]

a) Show that y = x3 and y = ex intersect at least once. (Hint: Intermediate value theorem.)

[4 marks]

b) Show that y = x3 and y = ex cannot intersect more than once. (Hint: Mean value theorem or Rolles theorem.)

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[4 marks]

7. Evaluate
0

4 x2 dx by interpreting it as an area.

[4 marks]

8. Solve the following equation for y = f (x), where f (1) = 1: 2 sin x + x2 1 4 + 3x2 = y . +1 x

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9. Two cars start at the same intersection, one going toward the north with speed 50km/h and the other going toward the east with speed 120km/h. How fast is the distance between them increasing in 30 minutes?

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