Math M119 Practice Test 1

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This exam consists of 6 pages and 14 problems, some with multiple parts.
Time limit is 75 minutes
Scrap paper, notes, books, portable electronic devices, and laptops are not to be
used during the exam.
Cell phones should be off and put away. Earpieces other than medically
required hearing aids are not permitted.

The only permitted calculator is the TI30Xa.

To receive credit, show supporting work.
Unless otherwise indicated:
give exact answers (not approximations)
simplify your answers

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1. For the function

f ( x )=x 25 x

a. Find the simplified form of the difference quotient

b. Estimate

'
f (3)

f ( x+ h )f ( x)
.
h

by evaluating your difference quotient for

x=3

and

h=0.01

____________
c. Now find an exact answer for

f ' ( 3) .

____________

2. The amount of money in an account that pays 2.5% interest compounded

annually, t years after an initial deposit of $150 is given by:
a. Find the average rate of change between

t=0

and

A ( t ) =150(1.025)t
t=12.

________________
(to the nearest
cent)

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b. What does the average rate of change in part (a) represent? (Write a short
sentence).

3.

f ( x )=2 x 2
a. Graph the function and draw a tangent line at

b. Find

x=1.

f ' (1 ) .
____________

c. Explain the relationship between your graph in part (a) and your answer to
part (b).

4. If

y=

12
x
x2

find

dy
dx

x=2

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_____________

5. If

g ( x ) =2 x +

3x
5

find

g' (x)

__________________________

6. If

f ( x )=(3 x 2x )8

find

f ' (x )

__________________________

7. If

x 4
g (x )=
4 x

find

g' (1)

_____________

8. Differentiate:

y=6 3 x +7

__________________________

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9. Write an equation for the line tangent to the curve

y=f ( x ) =x2 x

at

x=2 .

y = _______________________

10. Find the derivative of the function

y=x (x + 3 x ) . DO NOT MULTIPLY OUT THE

ORIGINAL EXPRESSION, OR SIMPLIFY IT FIRST. Differentiate the function as it is written

above. You do not have to simplify your answer.

11. Given
a. Find

y=10 x

dy
dx

________________________

b. Find

d2 y
d x2

________________________
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d2 y
d x2

c. Find

x=4

____________

2
12. If

g ( x ) =3 x (5 x+ 4)

find

'

g (x).

Simplify your answer by multiplying constants

together.

13. Given

s ( t )=3 t 2+ 20t +5

where

velocity and acceleration when

s (t)

t=2

is in meters and t is in seconds, find the

seconds. Give correct units with your

answers.

Velocity _______________________

Acceleration____________________

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14. Find the points on the graph of each function below where the tangent line is
horizontal. If none exist, just write none.
a.

f ( x )=5 x10

__________________

b.

g ( x ) =x2 8 x

__________________

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M119 Practice Test 1 ANSWERS

1a.

2 x +h5

1b. 1.01
1c. 1
2a. $4.31
2b. The balance in the account increased by an average of $4.31 per year during the
first 12 years.
3a.
3b. 4
3c. The slope of the tangent line I drew in part (a) should be the same as my answer to
part (c) which is 4.
4. -4
3 3
8
x
+
5.
5
6.

8(3 x 2x)7 ( 6 x1)

7. 4.25 or equivalent answer

2
3

8.

2x

9.

y=5 x4

10.

x 5 ( 2 x+3 )+ 5 x 4 ( x 2 +3 x )
1
2

11a.

5x

11b.

5
x
2

3
2

11c. -5/16 or equivalent

90 x ( 5 x + 4 )5 3(5 x+ 4)6
12.
13a. 8 m/s
13b. -6 m/s2
14a. none
14b. (4, -16)

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