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will be part of the grade.
sin(A ± B) = sin A cos B ± sin B cos A cos(A ± B) = cos A cos B ∓ sin A sin B
=exp(0) = e0 = 1
F. 19
G. 25
H. 28
I. ∞
Solution: Find all critical points by solving f 0 (x) = 0. f 0 (x) = 4x3 − 16x =
4x(x2 − 4) so critical points are x = −2, 0, 2. Plug in all critical points within the
interval and the endpoints:
x y
−2 −14 Not in interval
0 2 Not in interval
1 −5
2 −14 MIN
3 11 MAX
2
3. Let f (x) = xeax . Find a so that x = 2 is a critical point of f
A. It is not possible to find such a value for a.
B. −1
C. −1/2
D. −1/4
E. −1/8
F. 0
G. 1/8
H. 1/4
I. 1/2
J. 1
2x + 6
4. Find lim
x→−3 ln(x + 4)
F. e−1
G. 1
H. 2
I. e
J. e2
2x + 6 LH 2
lim = lim 1
x→−3 ln(x + 4) x→−3
x+4
= lim 2(x + 4) = 2
x→−3
Math 131 Exam 3 Page 6 of 19
√
5. Find the absolute maximum value of f (x) = x 4 − x2 on [−1, 2]
A. f has no absolute maximum on this interval.
B. −2
√
C. − 3
√
D. − 2
E. −1
F. 0
G. 1
√
H. 2
√
I. 3
J. 2
Solution:
4 − 2x2
f 0 (x) = √
4 − x2
√
Solving f 0 (x) = 0 gives x = ± 2.
Plug in all critical points within the interval and the endpoints:
√x y
− 2 −2
√ Not in interval
−1
√ − 3 MIN
2 2 MAX
2 0
e4x − 1 − 4x
6. Find lim
x→0 x2
A. Does not exist
Math 131 Exam 3 Page 7 of 19
B. 0
C. 2
D. 4
E. 8
F. 16
G. ∞
Solution:
e4x − 1 − 4x LH 4e4x − 4
lim = lim Form: 0/0
x→0 x2 x→0 2x
LH 16e4x
= lim Form: 0/0
x→0 2
=8
Math 131 Exam 3 Page 8 of 19
F. 2
G. e
H. π
I. e2
J. π 2
Solution: f 0 (x) = (cos x)esin x . Solving f 0 (x) = 0 gives cos x = 0 and on our interval
we have the critical point x = π/2.
Plug in all critical points within the interval and the endpoints:
x y
0 1 MIN
π/2 e MAX
π 1 MIN
A. It is impossible to determine.
B. 0
C. 1
Math 131 Exam 3 Page 9 of 19
D. 2
E. 3
F. 4
G. 5
H. 6
I. ∞
Solution: f 0 (x) = 2x
3(x2 −1)2/3
. The critical numbers are x = 0, x = 1 and x = −1.
Math 131 Exam 3 Page 10 of 19
B. 0
C. e−3
D. e−2
E. e−1
F. 1
G. 2
H. e
I. 3
J. e2
K. ∞
−2x2 + 5x + 1
10. Find an equation of the slant asymptote of y =
x−2
A. There is no slant asymptote for this function.
B. y = 2x
C. y = 2x + 1
D. y = 2x − 1
E. y = −2x
F. y = −2x + 1
G. y = −2x − 1
−2x2 + 5x + 1 3
= (−2x + 1) +
x−2 x−2
So the slant asymptote is y = −2x + 1. We can check this by computing the limit:
−2x2 + 5x + 1 3
lim f (x) − (−2x + 1) = lim − (−2x + 1) = lim =0
x→∞ x→∞ x−2 x→∞ x − 2
Math 131 Exam 3 Page 12 of 19
C. (−∞, 0)
D. (0, ∞)
E. (−2, 2)
F. (−2, 0)
G. (0, 2)
H. (−∞, 2) and (2, ∞)
Solution:
12. Suppose the derivative of a function f is f 0 (x) = (x − 1)2 (x − 4)7 (x + 3)8 . On what
intervals is f increasing?
A. f is never increasing
B. (∞, −3)
C. (−3, 1)
D. (1, 4)
E. (4, ∞)
F. (−∞, −3) ∪ (1, 4)
G. (−3, 1) ∪ (4, ∞)
H. (∞, ∞)
I. 10
J. 11.
C. a = −2
D. a = −1
E. a = 0
F. a = 1
G. a = 2
H. a = 3
Which of these functions satisfy the hypotheses of the Mean Value Theorem on the given
interval?
A. None
B. I only
C. II only
D. III only
E. I and II only
Solution: The main point here is that the function has to be differentiable on the
interval. This is only true for the functions II and III, not for I.
16. Suppose you know the following about the differentiable function f (x):
x 2 3
f (x) 4 0
f 0 (x) 0 2
f 00 (x) 2 1
B. I only
C. II only
D. III only
Math 131 Exam 3 Page 16 of 19
E. IV only
F. I and III only
G. I and IV only
H. II and III only
I. II and IV only
Solution: Since x = 2 is a critical point and f 00 (2) > 0, by the second derivative
test, x = 2 must be a local minimum.
Math 131 Exam 3 Page 17 of 19
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Use the back of this sheet, if necessary.
17. Given f , f 0 and f 00 , graph the function f (x). Identify all important aspects of the
function (as discussed in class and in the text).
f 00 − − − +
f0 + − + +
x < 3.6 3.6 < x < 6 6 < x < 7.2 x > 7.2
x f (x)
18
5
6.45 Local Max
6 0 Local Min
36
5
8.13 Inflection Point
CD CD CD CU
8.13 Max IP
6.45
x
Min
3.6 6 7.2
Math 131 Exam 3 Page 18 of 19
Intervals of increasing and decreasing are obvious in the graph. The concavity is
pictured. If I were graphing this by hand, I would emphasize the concavity for
x > 6. It is labelled correctly, but it is just not obvious from the graph that is is
concave up/down (for these x-values, |f 00 (x)| is very small so it is difficult to see the
concavity in the graph).
There are no asymptotes to note.
Math 131 Exam 3 Page 19 of 19
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Use the back of this sheet, if necessary.
18. Find the point on the parabola y = x2 that is closest to the point (0, 3). Be sure to
include why your answer is the closet point.
Solution: The function we want to maximize is the distance between (0, 3) and
(x, x2 ).
p
d = (x − 0)2 + (x2 − 3)2
The maximum and minimum of d will occur at the same points for the maximum
and minimum of d2 , so we’ll work with this easier function:
px D
− 5/2 11
4
Global Min
p0 9 Local Max
5/2 11
4
Global Min
p p
Thus the minimum occurs
p at two points (− 5/2, 5/2) and ( 5/2, 5/2) and the
minimum distance is 11/4.