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MATH 135
FINAL EXAM
Summer 1999
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Show all of your work and circle your answers
Each problem is worth 5 points
YOU MUST SHOW WORK OR DESCRIBE CALCULATOR FUNCTIONS USED FOR ALL PROBLEMS TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT
1.
Find the vertical and horizontal asymptotes for the function
Vertical Asymptote:__________________________
Horizontal Asymptote:________________________
2. Use the definition of derivative to find the slope of the tangent line to f(x) = (x - 1)(x + 1)
3. Find dy/dx for the following:
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dy/dx:___________________________
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dy/dx:____________________________
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dy/dx:____________________________
4. Find B so the function is continuous:

B=:_______________________
Is the function differentiable at the point -1? Explain?
5. One car drives east at 40 mph. while a second car drives south at 30 mph. How much is the distance between them changing one hour later?
Answer:_______________________
6. Limits:
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7. Find all critical ponts for f(x) = (ln x)3 - 5 ln x + 6
Answer:_______________________
How would you determine if the critical point was a max or a min without graphing?
Answer:_______________________
8. Find dy/dx for x3 = 27 - y2 + tan (y)
Answer:_______________________
Find the equation of the line tangent to the graph at (3,0)
Answer:_______________________
9. After collecting sales data over twenty years, a curve b(x) is found to accurately describe the amount of books people will buy as a function of the price x. What is price should be asked to realize the maximum revenue when b(x) = e -.01x ?
Answer:_______________________
10. A cylindrical can is to be made of 10 square inches of steel. What is the maximum volume?
Answer:_______________________
11. Given a function y = x3 - 5x2 + 3x + 2
Determine when the function is both decreasing and concave up.
Answer:_______________________
12. Given the graph of the derivative, For what values of x is the function a max? Min? Inflection point?
Max:_______________________
Min:_______________________
Inflection:__________________
13. Without a calculator, use calculus to show how you could approximate the fourth root of 19?
Answer:_______________________
14. If P''(x) = x - 2 , and P'(0) = 5 and P (1) = -3, find P(x).
Answer:_______________________
15. Find the upper and lower limits to the area under the unit circle and between the x and y axis using Reiman sums. Assume there are 4 equally spaced partitions.
Upper Bound:_______________________
Lower Bound:_______________________
16. Sketch the area under the curve given by y = (x + 5) (3 - x) and above the x-axis.
Find the area exactly by using calculus
Answer:_______________________
17. Evaluate:
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18 Evaluate:
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What exactly is being studied in calculus?
What relevance are the objects studied in calculus to you?