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Final - Review Problems

The document contains a series of review problems covering various mathematical concepts including limits, derivatives, and optimization. It includes specific functions and equations for evaluation, as well as tasks such as finding continuity, tangent lines, and maximum/minimum values. Additionally, it addresses implicit differentiation and the use of linear approximation.

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Final - Review Problems

The document contains a series of review problems covering various mathematical concepts including limits, derivatives, and optimization. It includes specific functions and equations for evaluation, as well as tasks such as finding continuity, tangent lines, and maximum/minimum values. Additionally, it addresses implicit differentiation and the use of linear approximation.

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Final - Review Problems

Sections covered: 2.1 - 2.8, 3.1 - 3.10, 4.1 - 4.7, 5.1 - 5.5


2 if x ≤ 1
x + 1

1. Let f be the function defined by f (x) = a + bx if 1 < x ≤ 4

3x − 16 if x > 4

Find the values of a and b for which f is continuous.

2. Evaluate the following limits.


√
2x + 3 − 2
a) lim 2
x→ 12 2x − 7x + 3
x−4
b) lim 2
x→3 2x − 7x + 3
√
3x2 + x
c) lim
x→∞ 2x − 1
1 − cos(θ)
d) lim
θ→0 θ sin(7θ)

3. Use the limit definition of the derivative to find f ′ (x).

a) f (x) = x2 − 4x + 1
p
b) f (x) = x2 + 1

4. Compute the derivative of the following functions.


√ 1
a) f (x) = 8x3 − 3
x+
4x
√
x
b) f (x) = 3x2 ex + 2
x +1
√
5. Find the equation of the tangent line to f (x) = 2 x − 1 at x = 4.

6. Let f be the function defined by f (x) = x + sin(x) − 1.


Show that f has a zero on the interval 0, π2 .
 

1

7. Evaluate the limit: lim x cos x
x→0

8. Compute the derivative of the following functions.


 2x 
e +1
a) f (x) = sin 2x
e −1
√
b) f (x) = tan−1 (x − 1 + x2 )
c) f (x) = ln(sec(x) + tan(x))
1
2

d) f (x) = 4sin(x)

9. Consider the curve defined implicitly by: sin(x + y) = y 2 cos(x)


dy
Use implicit differentiation to find dx .

10. A ship starts sailing north at 10 miles per hour. Two hours later, a second ship departs
from the same point and sails east at 15 miles per hour. How fast is the distance between the
two ships changing four hours after the first ship departed.

11. Use linear approximation to estimate (2.1)4

12. Find the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of f on the given interval.
√
a) f (x) = 3 x(8 − x) ; [0, 8]
b) f (x) = x − 2 tan−1 (x) ; [0, 4]

13. For each function:


i. find the intervals on which the function is increasing or decreasing.
ii. find any local maxima or minima.

a) f (θ) = sin(θ) + cos(θ) ; 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π


√
b) f (x) = x 6 − x

14. For each function:


i. find the intervals of concave up and concave down.
ii. find any inflection points.

a) f (x) = ln(x4 + 27)


x2 − 4
b) f (x) = 2
x +4

15. Evaluate the following limits.


1 − cos(θ)
a) lim
θ→0 sin2 (θ)
b) lim (1 + 4x)1/x
x→0

x2 − 4
16. Let f (x) = .
x2 − 1
Use the following information to sketch the curve.
i. domain
ii. asymptotes
iii. increasing or decreasing
iv. local extrema
v. concavity
vi. inflection points
vii. graph
3

17. You have 24 ft of fence to fence off a rectangular region and divide it into two equal spaces
with a line of fence parallel to one of the sides. What are the dimensions of the region that
has the largest area?

18. Let f (x) = 2x2 + 4 ; [−1, 7].

Evaluate: R4 , L4 and M4 .

19. Evaluate the following.


Z 4
a) |2x − 4| dx
1
4
5x2 + 6x − 7
Z
b) √ dx
1 x
Z
c) (sec2 (4x) − 2x−1 + e−x ) dx
Z x2
d 2
d) tet dt
dx x
dy
20. Let dx = 6e2x−4 − 1 ; y(2) = 8.

Solve the differential equation with the given initial condition.

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