Calculus for Biology and Medicine

Practice Exam 2

1. Find the infinite limits. Be sure to justify all steps in finding your answer.
x5 + x3 + 2x 5
(a) lim
x 3x2 4
3x3 + 4x 1
(b) lim
x 5x3 + 2
x2 3x + 1
(c) lim
x 6x4 x + 7

2. Use the Sandwich (a.k.a. Squeeze) Theorem to find the limit of the function
7 2 cos (3x)
(a) lim
x x
x
(b) lim e sin (4x)
x

3. Find the derivative of the function f using the limit definition of the derivative.

(a) f (x) = x2 + 5x 2
2
(b) f (x) =
x+1

(c) f (x) = x

4. Find f 0 (x).
1 3
(a) f (x) = x4 5x3 2x + 1 +
x3 x
2
(b) f (x) =
3 x
 
1
(c) f (x) = 2x (x4 3x2 )
x
(d) f (x) = esin(cos())

 
x 2
(e) f (x) = (5x + e ) 3

x 5
x
(f) f (x) = (x2 ex )(x2 + ex )
(g) Let f (x) = g(x)h(x), and suppose g(2) = 5, h(2) = 1, g 0 (2) = 2, and h0 (2) = 8. Find f 0 (2).

5. Find the derivative of the function f , then find the point for which the function has a horizontal tangent
line.
3
(a) f (x) = 4x 2 3x2 + 18x 1
(b) f (x) = (3x3 3)(2 2x2 )
6. Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve at the given point.
 
3 1 273
(a) f (x) = 4x 10x +
2 4,
x 4
(b) f (x) = (3x3 3)(2 2x2 ) at x = 0

7. Circle the error in the following problem and find the correct answer.

(a) f (x) = x(2x 3)
1 1/2
f 0 (x) = x (2x 3) + 2 x
2
3
= x3/2 x1/2 + 2x1/2
2
1
= 3/2
x + x1/2
2

 
x 1
(b) f (x) = e +7
5
x
   
1 1
f 0 (x) = ex + 7 + e x

5
+ 7
5
x 5 x4
 
1 1
= ex + 7
5
+ 7
5
x 5 x4
 
1 1
= ex + 14
5
x 5 5 x4

8. Find the derivative of the function.

(a) 5xex
(b) g(x) = x3 e2x (Hint: e2x = ex ex .)
1 + x + x2
(c)
x

(d) (1 + 9x2 + 7x)(x + 3x2 )
 
x 2 1
(e) f (x) = e x +
x