Math 221, Fall 2024, Exam 3 R November 20, 2024

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1. (4 points) Use Newton’s method to approximate 12. Start with the initial estimate x1 = 1 and find x2 .

⃝ x2 = 23/4
⃝ x2 = 25/11
⃝ x2 = 19/11
⃝ x2 = 17/4
⃝ x2 = 15/4
⃝ x2 = 20/11
⃝ none of the above

2. (4 points) Suppose the tangent line to the curve y = f (x) at the point where x = 6 has the equation
x
y = − 4. If Newton’s method is used to locate a solution of the equation f (x) = 0 and the initial
2
approximation is x1 = 6, find the second approximation x2 .

x2 =

3. (6 points) Suppose the second derivative of f (x) is f ′′ (x) = sin(5x), and that f (0) = 8 and f ′ (0) = 0.
Find f (x).

f (x) =
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4. (4 points) On planet MathIsFun, the acceleration due to gravity is a(t) = −20 ft/s2 . Suppose a stone is
dropped off a cliff and hits the ground 3 seconds later. What is the height of the cliff?

⃝ 60 ft
⃝ 180 ft
⃝ 30 ft
⃝ 10 ft
⃝ 90 ft
⃝ none of the above

5. (4 points) Estimate the area under the graph of f (x) = x2 + 3 from x = 1 to x = 7 using three
approximating rectangles and LEFT endpoints.

⃝ 100
⃝ 68
⃝ 88
⃝ 102
⃝ 54
⃝ 94
⃝ none of the above

6. (4 points) Consider the function f (x) = 2x on the interval [1, 5]. Compute Rn , the Riemann Sum with
n rectangles and Right endpoints.

⃝ Rn = 8 + 16(n + 1)2 /n2

⃝ Rn = 8 + 8(n + 1)(2n + 1)/n2
⃝ Rn = 8 + 16n(n + 1)
⃝ Rn = 16 + 8n/(n + 1)
⃝ Rn = 8 + 16(n + 1)/n
⃝ none of the above
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7. Properties of the definite integral.
(a) (4 points) Find numbers a and b such that
Z 1 Z 4 Z −2 Z b
f (x) dx+ f (x) dx− f (x) dx = f (x) dx.
−3 1 −3 a

a= b=

Z 7 Z 4

(b) (4 points) Suppose g(t) dt = 5. Find 3g(x) + 2 dx.
4 7

Answer =

Z x
8. (9 points) Consider a function f (x) whose graph is shown below. Define the function g(x) = f (t) dt.
0
No justification is needed for this problem.
(a) What is g(2)?

5 g(2) =
4 y = f (x)
3 (b) What is g ′ (2)?

2
g ′ (2) =
1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (c) At which x value does g have its absolute maximum?

−1

−2 x=
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Z e2x
9. (4 points) Let g(x) = cos(t2 + 1) dt. Compute g ′ (x).
0
4x
⃝ sin(e + 1)
2x
⃝ cos(e + 1)
⃝ 2e2x sin(e2x + 1)
⃝ 2e2x cos(e4x + 1)
⃝ e2x sin(e2x + 1)
⃝ e2x cos(e4x + 1)
⃝ none of the above

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10. (7 points) A plant is 100 inches tall. Suppose the height of the plant increases by 15 t inches/month
where t is measured in months from now. What will the height of the plant be in 4 months?

height = inches

11. (4 points) If the velocity of a particle is given by v(t) = 6 cos(t), then the total distance traveled (distance
forwards + distance backwards) of the particle from time t = 0 to t = π is

⃝ 3
⃝ 6
⃝ 9
⃝ 12
⃝ 18
⃝ 24
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12. Integrals.
Z  
1 x
(a) (6 points) Evaluate √
3
+ sec(x) tan(x) + 4 dx
x2

Answer =

Z
(b) (6 points) Evaluate e3x (e3x + 4)9 dx

Answer =
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Z π/3
sin(t)
(c) (7 points) Evaluate dt
0 cos3 (t)

Answer =

Your answer should be a fraction of two integers.

Z 3 √
(d) (7 points) Evaluate x x − 2 dx
2

Answer =

Your answer should be a fraction of two integers.

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13. Consider the region R bounded by y = e−x , x = 1, and y = 3.

(a) (6 points) Set up, but do not evaluate, a definite integral with dx that will give the area of R.

Z
Area = dx

(b) (6 points) Set up, but do not evaluate, a definite integral with dy that will give the area of R.

Z
Area = dy

14. (4 points) A kidney-shaped pool is 16 meters long and the widths are measured at 2-meter intervals,
starting at one end. Use the Midpoint rule with n = 4 rectangles to estimate the area of the pool.

Area ≈ m2
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Z 1 p
15. (1 point) Extra credit! Evaluate 2x 1 − x4 dx.
0

⃝ π/4
⃝ π
⃝ π/2
⃝ 4π
⃝ π/8
⃝ 2π
⃝ 8π

16. (0 points) Which of the following can NOT be found on UIUC’s campus?

⃝ a high school
⃝ an experimental crop field
⃝ a pedestrian scramble
⃝ the sculpture “Ideas of Stone,” by Italian sculptor Giuseppe Penone
⃝ an ice arena