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Differential

 Calculus  Review  
 
1. lim ( x 3 " 2x 2 +1)  
x!"2
 
1 1
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2. lim 2 + x 2  
x!0 x
 
x + sin x
3. lim  
x!0 x + cos x

 
2x 2 + 3
4. lim 2  
x!±" 5x + 7

 
$ 1, x ! "1
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& "x, "1 < x < 0
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5. f ( x ) = % 1 x=0  
& "x, 0 < x < 1
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&' 1, x #1
a) Find  the  right-­‐hand  and  left-­‐hand  limits  of  f  at    x  =  -­‐1,  0,  and  1.  
b) Does  f  have  a  limit  as  x  approaches  -­‐1?  0?  1?  If  so,  what  is  it?  If  not,  why  not?  
c) Is  f  continuous  at  x  =  -­‐1?  0?  1?  Explain.  
 
6. Find  the  average  rate  of  change  of   f ( x ) = 1+ sin x  over  the  interval   [ 0, ! 2 ] .  
 
7. Let   f ( x ) = x 2 ! 3x  and   P = (1, f (1)) .  
 
a) Find  the  slope  of  the  curve   y = f ( x )  at  P.  
 
b) Find  an  equation  of  the  tangent  at  P.  
 
c) Find  an  equation  of  the  normal  at  P.  
 
x 3 ! 2x 2 +1
8. Let   f ( x ) = .  Find  all  zeros  of  f.  Examine  the  right  end  behavior  of  f.  
x2 + 3
Determine   lim f ( x ) .  
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2x +1
9. Find  the  derivative  of   y = .  
2x !1
 
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10. Find  the  derivative  of   y = x +1+ .  
x
 
11. Find  the  derivative  of   y = x 2x +1 .  
 
12. Find  all  values  of  x  for  which   y = ln x 2  is  differentiable.  
 
 
In  the  next  four  exercises,  find  dy/dx.  
13. xy + 2x + 3y = 1  
 
4 6
14. 5x 5 +10y 5 = 15  
 
15. xy = 1  
 
x
16. y 2 =  
x +1
 
 
In  the  next  three  exercises,  find   d 2 y dx 2  by  implicit  differentiation.  
17. x 3 + y 3 = 1  
 
2
18. y 2 = 1!  
x
 
1 1
19. x 3 + y 3 = 4  
 
20. Find  an  equation  for  the  tangent  and  normal  to   y = x 2 ! 2x  at  x  =  3.  
 
21. Find  an  equation  for  the  tangent  and  normal  to   y = 4 + cot x ! 2 csc x  at   x = ! 2 .  
 
%# x, 0 ! x !1
22. Graph   f ( x ) = $ .  Is  f  continues  at  x  =  1?  Explain.  Is  f  
%& 2 " x, 1 < x ! 2
differentiable  at  x  =  1?  Explain.  
 
23. Suppose  two  balls  are  falling  from  rest  at  a  certain  height  in  centimeters  above  
the  ground.  Use  the  equation   s = 490t 2  to  answer  the  following  questions.  
a) How  long  does  it  take  the  balls  to  fall  the  first  160  cm?  What  is  their  average  
velocity  for  the  period?  
b) How  fast  are  the  balls  falling  when  they  reach  the  160-­‐cm  mark?  What  is  
their  acceleration  then?  
 
24. On  Earth,  if  you  shoot  a  paper  clip  64  ft  straight  up  into  the  air  with  a  rubber  
band,  the  paper  clip  will  be   s (t ) = 64t !16t 2  feet  above  your  hand  at  t  sec  after  
firing.  
a) Find   ds dt  and   d 2 s dt 2 .  
b) How  long  does  it  take  the  paper  clip  to  reach  its  maximum  height?  
c) With  what  velocity  does  it  leave  your  hand?  
d) On  the  moon,  the  same  force  will  send  the  paper  clip  to  a  height  of  
s (t ) = 64t ! 2.6t 2  ft  in  t  sec.  About  how  long  will  it  take  the  paper  clip  to  reach  
its  maximum  height,  and  how  high  will  it  go?  

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