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Math 165: Midterm – Part 2

Fall 2017
INSTRUCTIONS: This part of the exam has 6 problems for a total of 56 possible points. Point
values are listed with each problem.

Answer each question completely. Calculators are allowed, but show all work. No credit is allowed
for mere answers with no work shown. Show the steps of calculations. State the reasons that justify
conclusions.

This part of the exam will be collected after 50 minutes.

Do not write inside the following box.

Question 6: /10

Question 7: /8

Question 8: /8

Question 9: /10

Question 10: /10

Question 11: /10

Total Points: /56

Question 6 (10 points). Use the limit definition of the derivative to calculate the derivative of
f (x). (Note: No credit for calculating the derivative without using the limit definition.)

1−x
f (x) =
2x
Question 7 (8 points). Find the limit or show that it does not exist (DNE). If the limit exists,
give an exact answer. Show complete mathematical justification for your solution.
s
4 8 + 3x2 + 7x3 + 12x5
lim
x→∞ 2x5 + 4x4 + 1
Question 8 (8 points). Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve given by the following
equation at the point (1, 2).
x2 + 2xy − y 2 + x = 2
 7u3 − 5
Question 9 (10 points). Let y = f (u) = and u = g(x) = x3 − 7x2 + 2x + 4.
4u + tan u + 2

dy 
Find the value of , the derivative of y = f (g(x)) with respect to x when x = 1.
dx x=1
Question 10. A projectile is fired into the air and lands in a valley. Its height (in feet) above the
firing point is given by s(t) = −16t2 + 48t where t is measured in seconds.

(a) (5 points) What is the maximum height above the firing point reached by the projectile?

(b) (5 points) The projectile lands in the valley 160 feet below the firing point. What is the speed
of the projectile when it hits the valley floor?
Question 11. If f and g are the functions whose graphs are shown below, let
u(x) = f (x)g(x).

y
g(x)
4

f (x) 1

−1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x

(a) (5 points) Find f 0 (2) or show that the value does not exist (DNE).

(b) (5 points) Find u0 (5) or show that the value does not exist (DNE).
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