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Solutions to a set of practice problems for the final exam of a college-level calculus course, math 105. The problems cover various topics such as continuity, average rate of change, limits, derivatives, and tangent lines. The solutions demonstrate the application of different calculus techniques and concepts, making it a valuable resource for students preparing for the exam.
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Math 105: Review for Final Exam, Part I - SOLUTIONS
5 − 2 x
f(x) =
5 − 2 x
f(x) =
5 − 2 x
(a) Is this function continuous on the domain (−∞, ∞)
(−∞, ∞)? Explain.
No. f is discontinuous at x = 2.5, where f is undefined (and has a vertical asymptote).
(b) Compute the average rate of change of f
f f on [2, 2.01]
f(2.01) − f(2)
(c) Using the limit definition of the derivative, compute f
′
(x)
f
′
(x) f
′
(x).
f
′
(x) = lim
h→ 0
f(x + h) − f(x)
h
provided this limit exists
= lim
h→ 0
3
5 −2(x+h)
3
5 − 2 x
h
= lim
h→ 0
3(5− 2 x)
[5−2(x+h)](5− 2 x)
3[5−2(x+h)]
[5−2(x+h)](5− 2 x)
h
common denominator
= lim
h→ 0
15 − 6 x − (15 − 6 x − 6 h)
[5 − 2(x + h)](5 − 2 x)h
= lim
h→ 0
6 h
[5 − 2(x + h)](5 − 2 x)h
= lim
h→ 0
[5 − 2(x + h)](5 − 2 x)
(5 − 2 x)
2
(d) Find the equation of the tangent line to f
f f at x = 2
x = 2 x = 2.
We want y = mx + b. m = f
′
2
= 6, so y = 6x + b.
When x = 2, y = f(2) =
Thus, 3 = 6 · 2 + b, so b = −9 and we have y = 6x − 9.
′
(0) = 5, g
′
f(0) = 2, g(0) = 3, f
′
(0) = 5, g
′
f(0) = 2, g(0) = 3, f
′
(0) = 5, g
′
(0) = 7, and f
′
(3) = π
f
′
(3) = π f
′
(3) = π compute the following.
(a) h
′
h
′
h
′
(0) if h(x) = f(x)g(x)
h(x) = f(x)g(x) h(x) = f(x)g(x)
h
′
(0) = f
′
(0)g(0) + f(0)g
′
(b) j
′
j
′
j
′
(0) if j(x) =
f(x)
g(x)
j(x) =
f(x)
g(x)
j(x) =
f(x)
g(x)
j
′
f
′
(0)g(0) − f(0)g
′
[g(0)
2
2
(c) k
′
k
′
k
′
(0) if k(x) = f(g(x))
k(x) = f(g(x)) k(x) = f(g(x))
k
′
(0) = f
′
(g(0)) · g
′
(0) = f
′
(3) · (7) = (π)(7) = 7π
dy/dx dy/dx for each of the following.
(a) y = x
5
x
5
x
x
y = x
5
x
5
x
x
5
x
5
x
x
dy
dx
= 5x
4
+(ln 5)
x
− 5 x
− 2
5 x
1 + (5x)
2
·5+0+0 = 5x
4
+(ln 5)
x
x
2
x
1 + 25x
2
(b) y =
3
x cos(7x
3
y =
3
x cos(7x
3
y =
3
x cos(7x
3
y =
x
− 2 / 3
cos(7x
3
3
x(− sin(7x
3
)(21x
2
cos(7x
3
3 x
2 / 3
− 21 x
7 / 3
sin(7x
3
(c) y =
e
x
π
tan 4 − 7 x
y =
e
x
π
tan 4 − 7 x
y =
e
x
π
tan 4 − 7 x
dy
dx
e
x
(tan 4 − 7 x) − (−7)(e
x
π
(tan 4 − 7 x)
2
(d) y = tan (e
x
2
arcsin(5x)
y = tan (e
x
2
arcsin(5x)
y = tan (e
x
2
arcsin(5x)
dy
dx
= sec
2
(e
x
2
arcsin(5x)
) · e
x
2
arcsin(5x)
x
2
1 − 25 x
2
· 5 + 2x arcsin(5x)
(e) y
3
2
2
= 3y
2
y
3
2
2
= 3y
2
y
3
2
2
= 3y
2
[Implicit Differentiation]
3 y
2
dy
dx
dy
dx
x
2
dy
dx
3 y
2
dy
dx
dy
dx
x
2
− 6 y
dy
dx
= − 2 xy − 2 x
dy
dx
(3y
2
2
− 6 y) = − 2 xy − 2 x
dy
dx
− 2 xy − 2 x
3 y
2
2
− 6 y
′
y = − 3 y
′
y= − 3 y
′
= − 3 y.
(a) For what value(s) of CCC and kkk is y = Ce
−kx
y = Ce
−kx
y = Ce
−kx
a solution to this differential equation?
If y = Ce
−kx
, then y
′
= −kCe
−kx
. Therefore, to satisfy the differential equation given, the
following must be true.
y
′
= − 3 y
−kCe
−kx
= − 3 Ce
−kx
This is true when k = 3 and C is any real number.
(b) Find the solution that passes through (1(1(1,,, 5)5)5).
We plug x = 1 and y = 5 into y = Ce
− 3 x
5 = Ce
− 3
⇒ C = 5e
3
, so the solution is y = 5e
3
e
− 3 x
or y = 5e
3 − 3 x
(a) g
′
(t) = e
5
5
5 t
g
′
(t) = e
5
5
5 t
g
′
(t) = e
5
5
5 t
Any antiderivative will have the form e
5
t +
t
6
e
5 t
(b) h
′
(r) = 3 sin(2r) +
3
r
h
′
(r) = 3 sin(2r) +
3
r h
′
(r) = 3 sin(2r) +
3
r
Any antiderivative will have the form −
3 cos(2r)
r
4 / 3
Note that throughout this solution, the symbol ♥ will stand for the phrase “has the form ‘
’ and so,
by L’Hopital’s Rule, is equal to” while the symbol F will stand for the phrase “has the form ‘
’ and
so, by L’Hopital’s Rule, is equal to”.
(a) lim
x→∞
x
2
ln x
lim
x→∞
x
2
ln x
lim
x→∞
x
2
ln x
♥ lim
x→∞
2 x
1 /x
= lim
x→∞
2 x
2
(b) lim
x→ 0
sin (12x) − 12 x
x
3
lim
x→ 0
sin (12x) − 12 x
x
3
lim
x→ 0
sin (12x) − 12 x
x
3
F lim
x→ 0
12 cos(12x) − 12
3 x
2
F lim
x→ 0
−144 sin(12x)
6 x
F lim
x→ 0
−1728 cos(12x)
(c) lim
x→ 0
e
x
cos x
lim
x→ 0
e
x
cos x
lim
x→ 0
e
x
cos x
(d) lim
x→ 5
35 − 7 x
2 x − 10
lim
x→ 5
35 − 7 x
2 x − 10
lim
x→ 5
35 − 7 x
2 x − 10
F lim
x→ 5
(e) lim
x→ 0
−
x
lim
x→ 0
−
x
lim
x→ 0
−
x
tiny, tiny negative
= large negative
(f) lim
x→ 0
x
lim
x→ 0
x
lim
x→ 0
x
does not exist lim
x→ 0
−
x
= −∞ but lim
x→ 0
x