MATH 141 FINAL EXAM SAMPLE C

1. Find (f −1 )0 (0) for f (x) = x2 − 4x − 5, where f (x) is defined for π/2

Z
6. Evaluate 3 cos3 x dx.
x > 2. 0

a) 1/2
a) 1/6
b) −2
b) 1/5
c) 1/3
c) 6
d) 2
d) -1/4
e) 3
e) 5

2. Differentiate y = (cos x)x .

a) −(cos x)x tan x

b) (cos x)x [ln(cos x) − x tan x]

c) (cos x)x [ln(cos x) + x sec x]

d) ln(cos x) + x sec x

e) −(cos x)x sec x

ex + 1
3. Find f −1 (x) if f (x) = .
ex − 1 Z
dx
 ex + 1  7. After the appropriate substitution the integral √ be-
a) ln x2 x2 − 1
ex − 1 comes

b) − ln(x − 1) Z
x + 1 a) sec θ dθ.
c) ln
x−1 Z
b) cos θ dθ.
x+1
d)
x−1
cos3 θ
Z
x c) dθ.
e) x sin θ
e +1 Z
d) csc2 θ dθ.
ln(3 + e2x )
4. Find lim .
cos2 θ
Z
x→∞ 4x
e) dθ.
sin θ
a) 0

b) 1/4 sin x
8. Find lim .
x→0 x3
c) 1/2
a) ∞
d) 3/4
b) 0
e) ∞
c) -1/6
Z
ln x d) 1/2
5. Evaluate dx.
x2
e) 1
a) 1 + ln x + C

b) 1 − ln x + C
1 + ln x
c) +C
x
1 − ln x
d) +C
x
−(1 + ln x)
e) +C
x

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9. Evaluate the improper integral xe−x dx.
X 1
13. The series
1
n=1
n2 − ln n
1 ∞
a) X 1
2e a) converges by the direct comparison test with .
n=1
n2
1
b) +1
e ∞
X 1
b) converges by the limit comparison test with .
2 n2
c) n=1
e
c) converges by the ratio test.
2
d) − ∞
e X 1
d) diverges by the limit comparison test with .
e) The integral diverges. n=1
n2

e) diverges by the test for divergence.

2n−1 + 1
10. Determine whether the sequence an = n−1 converges or di-
3 +1
verges. If it converges, find the limit. 14. Which of the following series converge?
∞
X 1
I. π
n=14
n
a) converges to 1
∞
2 X 3n
b) converges to II. 2n
3 n=0
2
c) converges to 0 ∞
X (−1)n
1 III. √
d) converges to n=1
n
3
e) The sequence diverges.
a) I and II

b) I and III
10 20 40
11. Find the sum of the series 5 − + − + ···.
3 9 27 c) I only

a) 3/5 d) III only

b) -2 e) all of the above

c) 15
∞
X (−1)n (3x − 2)n
d) 3 15. Find the Radius of Convergence, R, of the series .
n=1
n3n
e) 5
a) R = 1/3
∞ b) R = 3/2
X p
12. Find the values of p for which the series n(1 + n2 ) is conver-
n=0 c) R = 1
gent.
d) R = 2

a) p = 0 e) R = 3

b) p > 1

c) p < 1

d) p > −1

e) p < −1

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t
16. Evaluate the indefinite integral dt as a power series. Arrows indicate the direction in which the curve is traced.
1 − t2
∞
X t2n+1
a) +C
n=0
2n + 1

∞
X
b) t2n + C
n=1

∞
X t2n+2
c) +C
n=0
2n + 2

∞
X tn
d) +C
n=1
n+1

∞ 2n
X t
e) +C
n=0
2n

17. Find the Maclaurin series for f (x) = tan−1 (x2 ).

∞
X (−1)n x4n
a)
n=0
(2n)

∞
X (−1)n x2n+1
b)
n=0
(2n + 1)!

∞
X
c) x4n
n=0

∞
X (−1)n x4n+2
d)
n=0
(2n + 1)

∞
X (−1)n x4n+2
e)
n=0
(4n + 2)

18. Find the curve described by the parametric equations

x = cos t, y = − sin t, 0 ≤ t ≤ π.

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∞ √
19. Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve x = ln t, y = t + t2 X (−1)n n
at the point (0, 2). 24. n
n=1
3

a) 3

b) 1

c) 1/3

d) 2/3

e) e ∞
X 3n + 1 n
25. (−1)n ( )
n=1
2n + 5
20. Find a Cartesian equation for the curve described by the polar equa-
tion r = 6 sin θ.

a) x2 + y 2 = 32

b) (x − 3)2 + y 2 = 32

c) (x + 3)2 + y 2 = 32

d) x2 + (y − 3)2 = 32

e) x2 + (y + 3)2 = 32

For each of the series 21−25 below, determine whether it is abso-

lutely convergent, conditionally convergent, or divergent. Code on
your scantron
A if the series is Absolutely convergent,
C if the series is Conditionally convergent,
D if the series is Divergent.

∞
X (−1)n 2n
21.
n=1
3n + 1

∞
X cos(nπ)
22. √
n=1
n

∞
X (−1)n
23.
n=2
ln(n3 )

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26. (10 points) Evaluate dx. Show all work for full credit.
x(x2 + 4)

27. (10 points)

a) Write the third degree Taylor polynomial T3 (x) for f (x) = ln(1 +
x) centered at 1.
Show all work for full credit.

b) Use Taylor’s Inequality to estimate the accuracy of the ap-

1 3
proximation f (x) ≈ T3 (x) when x lies in the interval ≤ x ≤ .
2 2

28. (15 points) Consider the region that lies inside the circle r = 3 sin θ
and outside the cardioid r = 1 + sin θ.

a) Find point(s) of intersection of the two curves.

b) Sketch the curves. Label any intersection point(s) and

shade the region inside the circle and outside the cardioid.

c) Set up but DO NOT EVALUATE the integral to find

the area of the region that lies inside the circle and outside
the cardioid.

KEY: 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. E 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. C 11. D

12. E 13. B 14. E 15. C 16. C 17. D 18. B 19. A 20. D 21. A 22.
C 23. C 24. A 25. D

|x|
26. ln √ +C
x2 + 4

1 1 1
27a) T3 (x) = ln 2 + (x − 1) − (x − 1)2 + (x − 1)3
2 8 24

1
27b)
324

3 π 3 5π
28a) ( , ), ( , ) and pole
2 6 2 6

28b) picture of a circle intersecting with a cardiod at the above

intersection points.

Z π
2 1
(3 sin θ)2 − (1 + sin θ)2 dθ

28c) A = 2
π
6
2

Z 5π
6 1
(3 sin θ)2 − (1 + sin θ)2 dθ

OR A =
π
6
2