Math Test: Instructions and Problem Solving, Exams of Mathematics

Instructions for a math test and a series of problems to be solved. Students are required to provide their names, check for different test pages, and work through each problem without using a calculator. The problems involve calculating limits, finding derivatives, and identifying critical points and local extrema of a function.

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Pre 2010

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MATH 141: TEST 2
Name
Instructions and PointValues:
Put your name in the space provided above. Check
that you have 6 (dierent) test pages. Work each problem below and show ALL of your
work. You do not need to simplify your answers. Do NOT use a calculator.
Problem (1) is worth 14 points.
Problem (2) is worth 9 points.
Problem (3) is worth 12 points.
Problem (4) is worth 18 points.
Problem (5) is worth 29 points.
Problem (6) is worth 18 points.
(1) (a) Calculate lim
x
!1
2
x
+1
x
+3
.(SHOWWORK!!)
(b) Calculate lim
x
!1
p
x
4
+3
x
2
,
2
x
,
x
2
.
pf3
pf4
pf5

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MATH 141: TEST 2

Name

Instructions and Point Values: Put your name in the space provided ab ove. Check that you have 6 (di erent) test pages. Work each problem b elow and show ALL of your work. You do not need to simplify your answers. Do NOT use a calculator.

Problem (1) is worth 14 p oints. Problem (2) is worth 9 p oints. Problem (3) is worth 12 p oints. Problem (4) is worth 18 p oints. Problem (5) is worth 29 p oints. Problem (6) is worth 18 p oints.

(1) (a) Calculate lim x!

2 x + 1 x + 3

. (SHOW WORK!!)

(b) Calculate lim x!

p

x^4 + 3 x^2 2 x x^2.

(2) Calculate dy for y = sin (x^2 + 1).

(3) Calculate

R (3x + 2)^6 dx.

(5) For this page and the next page, f (x) = 3 x^4 + 8 x^3 + 6 x^2.

(a) What are the critical p oints of f (x)?

(b) Where is f (x) increasing?

(c) Where is f (x) decreasing?

(d) What are the lo cal maximum values of f (x)?

(e) What are the lo cal minimum values of f (x)?

(f ) Where is f (x) concave up?

(g) Where is f (x) concave down?

(h) What are the x-co ordinates for the in ection p oints of f (x)?

(i) Graph f (x) b elow.