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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. A cardiac monitor is used to measure the heart rate of a patient after surgery. It compiles the number of
heartbeats after t minutes. When the data in the table are graphed, the slope of the tangent line represents
the heart rate in beats per minute. The monitor estimates this value by calculating the slope of a secant
line. Use the data to estimate the patient's heart rate after 42 minutes using the secant line between the
points with .
a.
b. 180
c. 90
d. 100
e. 89
f. 95
____ 2. If an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the point where
a.
b.
c.
d.
e. none of these
____ 3. The displacement (in feet) of a certain particle moving in a straight line is given by where t is
measured in seconds. Find the average velocity over the interval
a. 0.865
b. 0.654
c. 0.765
d. 0.756
e. 0.745
f. 0.755
____ 4. Estimate the value of the following limit by graphing the function . State your answer
correct to two decimal places.
a. 3.14
b. 2.01
c. 1.0
d. 0
e. 0.64
____ 5. Find the limit.
a.
b. 3
c.
d.
e. does not exist
____ 6. Evaluate the limit.
a. 27
b.
c.
d. 29
e.
a. 1
b. 8
c.
d.
a. 4
b. 10
c.
d.
e. does not exist
____ 9. How would you define in order to make f continuous at 3?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e. none of these
____ 10. A machinist is required to manufacture a circular metal disk with area 1000 . If the machinist is
allowed an error tolerance of in the area of the disk, how close to the ideal radius must the
machinist control the radius? Round down the answer to the nearest hundred thousandth.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
____ 11. Use the graph of the function to state the value of if it exists.
a.
b. 0
c.
d.
e. does not exist
____ 12. Choose an equation from the following that expresses the fact that a function f is continuous at the number
6.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
a. 0 and 3
b. 0 only
c. 3 only
d. 0 and
e. only
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
____ 15. Use the graph of the function to state the value of , if it exists.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e. does not exist
____ 16. Find the vertical asymptotes of the function.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e. none of these
____ 17. The cost (in dollars) of producing x units of a certain commodity is Find
the instantaneous rate of change with respect to x when (This is called the marginal cost.)
a. 26.06
b. 20.06
c. 21.06
d. 18.06
e. 31.06
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
a. 6
b.
c. 1
d.
e. 0
____ 20. The position of a car is given by the values in the following table. Find the average velocity for the time
period beginning when and lasting 2 seconds.
a. 35.5
b. 47.5
c. 39
d. 37.5
e. 33.5
____ 21. If an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the point where is find
and
a.
b.
c.
d.
e. none of these
____ 22. Use the graph of the function to state the value of , if it exists.
a. 0
b.
c.
d.
e. does not exist
____ 23. The slope of the tangent line to the graph of the exponential function at the point is
a. 1.293
b. 2
c. 2.026
d. 1.568
e. 2.079
f. 2.556
____ 24. Find the limit.
a.
b.
c.
d. 0
e. does not exist
____ 25. Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the point .
a.
b.
c.
d.
e. none of these
____ 26. Estimate the value of the following limit by graphing the function . State your answer
correct to two decimal places.
a. 3.00
b. 3.14
c. 0.95
d. 0.64
e.
f.
a. both 2
b. 2 and 1
c. 2 and
d. 2 and
e. both 1
____ 28. Use continuity to evaluate the limit.
a.
b.
c. 0
d.
e. 1
a.
b.
c.
d.
e. none of these
____ 30. For what value of the constant c is the function f continuous on
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
____ 31. How would you define in order to make f continuous at 4?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e. none of these
____ 32. Use the graph of the function to state the value of if it exists.
a. 0
b.
c. 1
d.
e. does not exist
a. 1
b.
c. 0
d. 3
e. 5
____ 34. Find an equation of the tangent line to the parabola at the point
a.
b. 81
c. 27
d.
e. 18
____ 35. The cost (in dollars) of producing x units of a certain commodity is Find
the average rate of change with respect to x when the production level is changed from
a. 29.6
b. 19.6
c. 18.6
d. 26.6
e. 24.6
____ 36. Find the limit.
a.
b. 0
c.
d. 3
e. 2
____ 37. If a ball is thrown into the air with a velocity of 58 ft/s, its height (in feet) after t seconds is given by
. Find the velocity when
a. 58 ft/s
b. 70 ft/s
c. 70 ft/s
d. ft/s
e. 56 ft/s
____ 38. Is there a number a such that exists? If so, find the value of a and the value of
the limit.
a. 1
b.
c.
d.
e. does not exist
____ 40. If a rock is thrown upward on the planet Mars with a velocity of 10 m/s, its height in meters t seconds
later is given by . Find the average velocity over the time interval .
a. 3.5 m/s
b. 2.56 m/s
c. 1.86 m/s
d. 12.56 m/s
e. 4.42 m/s
____ 41. The position of a car is given by the values in the following table. Estimate the instantaneous velocity
when by averaging the velocities for the periods .
a. 27.5
b. 28.5
c. 28
d. 30
e. 28.51
f. 30.5
____ 42. Is there a number a such that exists? If so, find the value of a and the value of
the limit.
____ 43. Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve at the point .
a.
b. 81
c. 27
d.
e. 18
a. 6.5
b. 4.5
c. 1
d. 2
e. 6
a. 1
b.
c. 0
d. 3
e. 5
____ 46. Use the graph of the function to state the value of if it exists.
a.
b. 0
c.
d.
e. does not exist
____ 47. Find the value of the limit.
a. 121
b. 135
c. 134
d. 130
e. 125
a. 18 and 9
b. 18 and
c. both 18
d. 18 and
e. 81 and 9
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
a.
b.
a. 6
b. 8
c. 5
d. 9
e. 18
____ 52. The point lies on the curve . If is the point Q , use your calculator to find the
slope of the secant line PQ(correct to six decimal places) for the value
a. 0.250157
b. 0.250156
c.
d.
e. 0.250154
a. 5
b. 8.5
c. 8
d. 11.5
e. 7.5
____ 54. Which of the given functions is discontinuous?
a.
b.
a.
b.
c. 0.3
d. 0
e. 0.8
Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
____ 57. For the function f whose graph is shown, find the equations of the vertical asymptotes.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
____ 58. For the function f whose graph is shown, find the equations of the vertical asymptotes.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Numeric Response
59. The point lies on the curve . If is the point Q , use your calculator to find the
slope of the secant line PQ(correct to six decimal places) for the value
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60. The position of a car is given by the values in the following table.
Estimate the instantaneous velocity when by averaging the velocities for the periods
.
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61. If a rock is thrown upward on the planet Mars with a velocity of 10 m/s, its height in meters t seconds
later is given by . Find the average velocity over the time interval .
__________
63. Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the point .
__________
64. Use the graph of the function to state the value of , if it exists.
__________
__________
__________
67. If an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the point where is find
and .
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68. How close to 2 do we have to take x so that is within a distance of 0.01 from 13?
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__________
by graphing the function . State your answer correct to two decimal places.
_________
__________
73. A machinist is required to manufacture a circular metal disk with area 1000 . If the machinist is
allowed an error tolerance of in the area of the disk, how close to the ideal radius must the
machinist control the radius?
__________
74. For determine whether f is continuous from the right, from the left, or neither.
__________
75. Find the point at which the given function is discontinuous.
__________
76. By graphing the function and zooming in toward the point where the graph
__________
__________
__________
79. The point lies on the curve . If is the point Q , use your calculator to find the
slope of the secant line PQ(correct to six decimal places) for the value
__________
80. If a cylindrical tank holds 100,000 gallons of water, which can be drained from the bottom of the tank in
an hour, then Torricelli's Law gives the volume of water remaining in the tank after t minutes as
Find the rate at which the water is flowing out of the tank (the instantaneous rate of change of V with
respect to t) as a function of t.
__________
81. If a rock is thrown upward on the planet Mars with a velocity of 10 m/s, its height in meters t seconds
later is given by . Find the average velocity over the time interval .
__________
__________
83. Find an equation of the tangent line to the parabola at the point
__________
84. Evaluate the function at the given numbers (correct to six decimal places). Use the
results to guess the value of the limit
__________
86. If an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the point where is find
and .
__________
__________
88. Estimate the value of the following limit by graphing the function . State your answer
correct to two decimal places.
__________
89. Use the graph of the function to state the value of if it exists.
__________
__________
91. The cost (in dollars) of producing x units of a certain commodity is Find
the average rate of change with respect to x when the production level is changed from
__________
__________
__________
95. Write an equation that expresses the fact that a function f is continuous at the number 6.
__________
96. By graphing the function and zooming in toward the point where the graph
__________
__________
98. For the function f whose graph is shown, state the following.
__________
99. A tank holds 1000 gallons of water, which drains from the bottom of the tank in half an hour. The values
in the table show the volume V of water remaining in the tank (in gallons) after t minutes. If P is the point
(15, 263) on the graph of V, fill the table with the slopes of the secant lines PQ where Q is the point on the
graph with the corresponding t.
100. Use the graph of the function to state the value of if it exists.
__________
101. By graphing the function and zooming in toward the point where the graph
__________
102. If an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the point where is find
and .
__________
__________
__________
105. Let
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107. How close to 2 do we have to take x so that 5x + 3 is within a distance of 0.025 from 13?
__________
__________
109. Use the given graph of to find a number such that whenever .
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
114. The displacement (in meters) of an object moving in a straight line is given by , where t is
measured in seconds. Find the average velocity over the time period [1, 1.5].
__________
115. If a ball is thrown into the air with a velocity of 45 ft/s, its height (in feet) after t seconds is given by
. Find the instantaneous velocity when
__________
116. For the function f whose graph is shown, find the limit.
__________
117. If an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the point where
__________
__________
119. Use the graph of the function to state the value of , if it exists.
__________
120. Find the limit.
__________
121. Use the graph of the function to state the value of if it exists.
__________
122. Estimate the value the following limit by graphing the function . State your answer
correct to two decimal places.
__________
__________
__________
125. Use the definition of the limit to find values of that corresponds to .
Round down the answer to the nearest thousandth.
__________
__________
__________
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__________
131. The slope of the tangent line to the graph of the exponential function at the point .
__________
__________
133. Consider the following function.
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135. If an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the point where
__________
__________
__________
by graphing the function . State your answer correct to two decimal places.
_________
__________
__________
__________
142. Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve at the point .
__________
__________
144. By graphing the function and zooming in toward the point where the graph
__________
__________
146. The displacement (in feet) of a certain particle moving in a straight line is given by where t is
measured in seconds.Find the instantaneous velocity when t = 3.
__________
__________
__________
149. Estimate the value of the limit by graphing the function . State your answer correct to
two decimal places.
_________
__________
__________
152. How close to 2 do we have to take x so that 5x + 3 is within a distance of 0.075 from 13?
__________
153. Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve at the point .
__________
__________
155. If an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the point where is find
and .
__________
__________
__________
158. Write an equation that expresses the fact that a function f is continuous at the number 3.
__________
159. If a ball is thrown into the air with a velocity of 62 ft/s, its height (in feet) after t seconds is given by
. Find the velocity when
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Calculus: Early Transcendentals, International Metric Edition, 7th Edition
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
NUMERIC RESPONSE
70. ANS:
92. ANS: