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Study Guide for the Credit Exams in Single Variable Calculus (MA 165, 166)
Exam 1 and Exam 2 cover respectively the material in Purdue’s courses MA 165 (MA 161)
and MA 166 (MA 162). These are two separate two hour examinations. Students who pass Exam
1 will receive 4 credit hours for MA 165, and normally will be placed in MA 173. Those who pass
Exam 2 will receive 4 credit hours for MA 166, but only if they have credit for MA 165, either by
credit examination or other means, and normally will be placed in MA 271. MA 173 and MA 271
are offered in the fall semester only, but students may also register in MA 166 or MA 162 instead
of MA 173, and in MA 261 instead of MA 271.
This study guide describes briefly the topics to be mastered prior to attempting these ex-
aminations. The material can be studied from many textbooks, almost all of them entitled
Calculus or Calculus with Analytic Geometry. The textbook currently used at Purdue
is Calculus, Early Transcendentals, James Stewart, Brooks/Cole Publishing Company. See also
http://www.math.purdue.edu/academic/courses for recent course information and materials.
Each exam consists of 25 multiple choice problems with two hours time limit. No
books, notes, calculators or any other electronic devices are allowed.
The topics covered in the Credit Exams are listed below.
IMPORTANT
1. Study all the material thoroughly.
2. Solve a large number of exercises.
3. When you feel prepared for the examination(s), solve the practice problems under exam con-
ditions.
A strong background in algebra, trigonometry, and basic analytic geometry is indispensable
for the study of calculus. Successful completion of many of the problems in the examination will
depend on your competence in these background areas.
SPECIAL NOTE A word of advice concerning the taking of the actual examination for credit.
No one does well on an examination when he or she is excessively fatigued. Therefore, you are urged
to provide yourself an adequate rest period before taking the actual examination(s). If your trip
to the campus necessitates travel into the late hours of the night or an extremely early departure
from your home, you should allow for a one night rest in the Lafayette area before taking the
examination(s). Many students who are unsuccessful with the examination(s) tell us that failing to
take the above precautions contributed strongly to their inability to complete their examination(s)
successfully. Most such students find that their first year was somewhat less rewarding than it
might have been because of the time spent retracing material studied in high school. Please consult
your advanced credit schedule for the actual time and place of the examination(s). They are usually
given both morning and afternoon.
MA 165 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
x −1
2
1. lim =
x→1 x2 − x
A. −1 B. 0
C. 1 D. 2 E. Does not exist
dy
2. If y = (x2 + 1) tan x, then =
dx
A. 2x tan x + (x2 + 1) sec2 x B. 2x sec2 x
3
1−x
9. Find f 00 (x) if f (x) =
1+x
4 −4
A. B.
(1 + x)3 (1 + x)3
4x 2 2(1 + x)2 − 2x(1 + x)
C. − + D. E. −1
(1 + x)3 (1 + x)2 (1 + x)4
10. Assume that y is defined implicitly as a differentiable function of x by the equation
dy
xy 2 − x2 + y + 5 = 0. Find at (−2, 1).
dx
−5 5
A. 9 B. C. 1 D. 2 E.
3 3
11. Find the maximum and minimum values of the function f (x) = 3x2 + 6x − 10 on the
interval −2 ≤ x ≤ 2.
a2 √
A. B. 3a 2 C. 2a2 D. 4a2 E. a2 . x
2 a
4
15. Given that f (x) is differentiable for all x, f (2) = 4, and f (7) = 10, then the Mean
Value Theorem states that there is a number C such that
6 5
A. 2 < C < 7 and f 0 (C) = B. 2 < C < 7 and f 0 (C) =
5 6
6
C. 4 < C < 10 and f 0 (C) = D. 2 < C < 7 and f 0 (C) = 0
5
E. 4 < C < 10 and f 0 (C) = 0.
16. Suppose that the mass of a radioactive substance decays from 18gms to 2 gms in 2
days. How long will it take for 12 gms of this substance to decay to 4 gms?
ln 3 ln 2
A. days B. 1 day C. days D. 2 days E. (ln 3)2 days
ln 2 ln 3
17. Which of the following is/are true about the function g(x) = 4x2 − 3x4 ?
A. (1), (2) and (3) B. only (2) C. only (1) D. (1) and (2) E. (1) and (3).
√
18. Find where the function f (x) = 2/ 1 + x2 is increasing.
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Z 4 p 37 74 7
21. x 25 − x2 dx = A. 0 B. −37 C. D. − E.
3 3 3 12
x2 + 2x
22. lim = A. 1 3/7 C. 1/4 D. 0 E. 1/3.
x→∞ 3x2 + 4
Z 2
23. Calculate the upper sum Uf (P ) for the definite integral (x2 + 1)dx with the par-
−2
tition P = {−2, −1, 0, 1, 2}
A. 5 + 2 + 1 + 1 B. 5 + 2 + 1 + 5 C. 5 + 2 + 2 + 5
D. 5 + 1 + 2 + 5 E. 5 + 1 + 2 + 2
24. Suppose that a function f has the following properties:
f 00 (x) > 0 for x < c, f 0 (c) = 0 and f 0 (x) < 0 for x > c.
c x c x c x c x c x
x2
25. Find lim .
→0 1 − cos(3x)
x−
1 2 2 1
A. 0 B. C. D. E. −
9 9 3 3
2
26. Find lim (1 + )3x
x−
→∞ x
A. ∞ B. 1 C. e6 D. e3 E. e2
d 2x √ e2x e2x √
27. e ln 1 + x = A. e2x ln(1 + x) + B. √ + 2e2x ln 1 + x
dx 2(1 + x) 1+x
2x 2x 2x
1 e 2e e
C. e2x ln(1 + x) + D. √ E.
2 2(1 + x) 1+x 1+x
d sin x
28. x = A. (cos x)xsin x B. (sin x)xsin x−1 C. xcos x
dx
D. xsin x [ sinx x + (cos x) ln x] E. (ln x)xsin x
d 1 e3x 3e3x 3e3x 3e3x
29. tan−1 e3x = A. B. C. D. E. √
dx 1 + e3x 1 + e3x 1 + e6x 1 + e9x2 1 − e6x
6
Z1
3
30. x2 e3x dx =
0
2 3 1 2 3 1 1 3
A. e B. + e C. 1 D. E. (e − 1)
9 9 9 9 9
Z 1
1 π π 1 π π
31. dx = A. B. C. tan−1 3 D. E.
−2 x2 + 4x + 13 4 12 3 6 36
Z 1
ex 1+e 1
32. dx = A. ln B. ln(1 + e) C. D. 1 − ln 2 E. e
0 1 + ex 2 2
33. An equation of the parabola with horizontal axis, vertex (−2, 3), and containing the
point (1, 2) is
1 1
A. (y − 3)2 = (x + 2) B. (y + 2)2 = −8(x − 3) C. (y − 3)2 = (x + 2)
12 3
9
D. (x + 2)2 = −9(y − 3) E. (x + 2)2 = − (y − 3)
4
34. The ellipse 16(x − 3)2 + 25(y − 7)2 = 400 has one focus at
A. 2x − 3y − 7 = 0, 2x + 3y − 1 = 0 B. 3x − 2y − 8 = 0, 3x + 2y − 4 = 0
C. 3x − 2y = 0, 3x + 2y = 0 D. 3x − 2y + 7 = 0, 3x + 2y − 1 = 0
E. 2x − 3y + 8 = 0, 2x + 3y − 4 = 0
36. If f (x) = x2 − 1, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2, then the graph of y = f −1 (x) is
A. y B. y C. y D. y E. y
3 3 3 3 6
2 2 2 2 4
1 1 1 1 2
-3 -2 -1 1 2 3
x -3 -2 -1 1 2 3
x -3 -2 -1 1 2 3
x -3 -2 -1 1 2 3
x -6 -4 -2 2 4 6
x
-1 -1 -1 -1 -2
-2 -2 -2 -2 -4
-3 -3 -3 -3 -6
7
x3
38. Which could be the graph of f (x) =
1 + |x|3
A. y B. y C. y
x x x
D. y E. y
x x
Answers: 1.D, 2.A, 3.D, 4.A, 5.C, 6.D, 7.B, 8.E, 9.A, 10.E, 11.C, 12.E, 13.E, 14.E, 15.A,
16.B, 17.C, 18.C, 19.A, 20.A, 21.C, 22.E, 23.C, 24.B, 25.C, 26.C, 27.A, 28.D, 29.C, 30.E,
31.B, 32.A, 33.C, 34.A, 35.B, 36.B, 37.A, 38.D, 39.D, 40.A
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MA 166 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
* * * * * * *
1. Calculate the projection of the vector b = 2 i − k onto the vector a = i + j + k .
1* 1 * 1 * 1 * 1*
A. a B. √ a C. √ a D. √ b E. b
3 3 5 3 3
* * * * * *
2. Find the angle between the vectors a = − i + 2 j and b = i + 3 j
3π π 2π 5π 11π
A. B. C. D. E.
4 4 3 6 12
3. Find the area of the triangle with vertices at the points√(1, 0, 2), (2, 4, −3) and (1, 2, 1).
1√ √ √ 2√ 41
A. 41 B. 41 C. 10 D. 21 E.
2 2 2
4. The area of the region bounded by y = x2 and y = x + 2 is given by
2 3 2
x x3 2 x x2 2 x x3 1
A. + 2x − B. − − 2x C. + 2x −
2 3 −1 3 2 −1 2 3 −2
3 2
2 3
x x 1 x x 2
D. − − 2x E −
3 2 −2 2 3 −1
9
Z e
9. x2 ln xdx =
1
2 3 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 1
A. e B. e + C. e − D. e + E. e3 − e
9 9 9 3 9 2 4
3x + 2
10. Give the form of the partial fraction decomposition of .
+ 1)(x − 1)2 (x2
A B A B C D
A. 2 + B. + + +
x + 1 (x − 1) 2 x + 1 (x + 1) 2 x − 1 (x − 1)2
Ax + B C D A B C
C. 2 + + D. 2 + +
x +1 x − 1 (x − 1) 2 x + 1 x − 1 (x − 1)2
Ax + B C
E. 2 +
x +1 (x − 1)2
11. Indicate convergence or divergence for each of the following improper integrals:
Z ∞ Z 2
1 1
(I) dx (II) dx
2 (x − 1)2 0 (x − 1)2
10
14. Let R be the region between the graphs of y = x2 and y = 2x. The volume of the
solid generated by revolving R about the x–axis, given by the shell method is
Z2 Z2 Z2
2 2 1
A. π 2x − x 2
dx B. 2π 2x − x dx C. πx x − x dy
2 2
2
0 0 0
Z4 Z4
1 √ √ 1
D. πy 2 y − y dy E. 2πy y − y dy
2 2
0 0
Z20 y 2 Z2π 2
y
A. 62.5π (20 − y) dy B. 62.5π y dy
4 4
0 0
Z20 y Z20 y 2
C. 62.5π (20 − y)2 dy D. 62.5π (20 − y) dy
4 2
0 0
Z20
E. 62.5π (20 − y)(2y)2dy
0
17. A force of 9 lb. is required to stretch a spring from its natural length of 6 in. to a
length of 8 in. Find the work required to stretch it from its natural length to 10 in.
11
√
n
1
21. Evaluate the limit lim n+ .
n−
→∞ n!
A. 0 B. 1 C. e D. 1/e E. limit does not exist
X∞
2n+1
22. If L = n
, then L =
n=0
3
A. 3 B. 6 C. 9 D. 2 E. 4/3
X∞ X∞
1 (−1)n
23. If L = n
+ n
, then L =
n=1
2 n=0
2
A. 1/3 B. 2/3 C. 1 D. 4/3 E. 5/3
∞
X 1
24. 2 + 1)p
converges when
n=1
(n
1 1
A. p > 1 B. p ≤ 1 C. p ≥ 1 D. p > E. p ≤
2 2
X∞ p
1
25. 1+ converges for
n=1
n
A. p ≤ 1 B. p > 1 C. p < 0 D. p > 0 E. no values of p
26. Which of the following series converge conditionally?
X∞ X∞ X∞
(−1)n (−1)n n (−1)n n
(i) (ii) (iii)
n=1
n2 n=2
ln n n=1
en
A. only (ii) B. only (i) and (iii) C. only (i) and (ii) D. all three E. none of them
27. Which of the following series converge?
∞
X ∞
X X∞ n
(−1)n n! 4 1
(i) (ii) (iii)
n=1
1
n4 n=1
1 · 3 · 5 · · · (2n − 1) n=1
3 2
A. only (ii) B. only (i) and (iii) C. only (i) and (ii) D. all three E. none of them
X∞
3 n xn
28. The interval of convergence for the power series is
n=2
n ln n
1 1 1 1 1
A. − ≤x< B. − <x≤ C. 0 ≤ x ≤
3 3 3 3 3
D. −1 ≤ x ≤ 2 E. −1 < x < 1
12
X∞
nxn
29. Find the interval of convergence of the power series
n=0
2n
1 1
A. − <x< B. −2 < x < 2 C. −2 ≤ x ≤ 2
2 2
D. −2 < x ≤ 2 E. −∞ < x < ∞
x2 + 3
30. The fourth term of the Taylor series for about a = 0 is
x−1
A. −x3 B. 3x3 C. −3x3 D. −4x3 E. 4x3
Z0.5 ∞ n
!
X x
e−x dx to within 0.001
2
31. Use Taylor series to approximate ex =
n=0
n!
0
A. 0.449 B. 0.452 C. 0.455 D. 0.458 E. 0.461
32. The first three nonzero terms of the Taylor series for f (x) = (1 − x ) sin x about a = 0
2
are
5 31 5 3 13 7 31 5
A. x − x3 + x B. 1 − x2 + x4 C. x − x3 + x
6 150 2 24 6 150
7 1 7 21 5
D. x2 − x3 + x5 E. x − x3 + x
6 25 6 120
π
33. A point P has polar coordinates (3, ). Which of the following are also polar coordi-
4
nates of P ?
π 5π 7π 5π
I. −3, − II. −3, , III. 3, − IV. 3, − .
4 4 4 4
13
35. The area inside the curve r = sin θ and outside the curve r = 1 − sin θ is given by
which of the following definite integrals?
Z
5π/6 Zπ
1 1
A. [sin2 θ − (1 − sin θ)2 ]dθ B. [sin2 θ − (1 − sin θ)2 ]dθ
2 2
π/6 0
Zπ/2 Z
5π/6
1 1
C. [sin2 θ − (1 − sin θ)2 ]dθ D. [sin θ − (1 − sin θ)]2 dθ
2 2
π/6 π/6
Zπ
1
E. [sin θ − (1 − sin θ)]2 dθ
2
0
36. The area inside one leaf of the rose curve r = sin 2θ is
π π π π
A. B. C. D. E. π
2 3 4 8
37. The length of the parametrized curve
1 2 1 √
x= t , y = 2 + t3 , 0≤t≤ 3
2 3
is
21 7 7 14 8
A. B. C. D. E.
4 2 3 3 3
38. Which of the following looks most like the graph of the polar curve r = 2 cos θ − 2?
A. B. C. D. 4
2
2
2
-4 4 2
-4
√
39. The area of the region inside both r = sin θ and r = 3 cos θ is given by
Z Z Z Z
π/3
1 √ π/2
1 π/3
1 π/2
1 √
A. ( 3 cos θ)2 dθ + (sin θ)2 dθ B. (sin2 θ)dθ + ( 3 cos θ)2 dθ
0 2 π/3 2 0 2 π/3 2
Z Z
1 √ π π/3
1 √
C. [( 3 cos θ)2 − (sin θ)2 ]dθ D. [( 3 cos θ)2 − (sin θ)2 ]dθ
0 2 0 2
Z π/2 √
1
E. ( 3 cos θ − sin θ)2 dθ
0 2
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40. Find the length of the curve x = sin θ − θ cos θ, y = cos θ + θ sin θ, 0 ≤ θ ≤ π
π2 π2
A. B. C. π 2 D. π E. 2π
2 4
Answers: 1–A, 2–B, 3–A, 4–A, 5–E, 6–D, 7–E, 8–E, 9–B, 10–C, 11–A, 12–B, 13–D, 14–E,
15–D, 16–A, 17–D, 18–A, 19–E, 20–B, 21–B, 22–B, 23–E, 24–D, 25–E, 26–E, 27–D, 28–A,
29–B, 30–D, 31–E, 32–E, 33–D, 34–E, 35–A, 36–D, 37–C, 38–C, 39–B, 40–A
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