Sierra College – Math 30 – Practice Exam #2

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(5 points each)
1. Find the derivative and simplify appropriately
3

 x2 
a. y  
 3
 1

c. x
cos y
 y sin x 
e. y  ln csc(  e2 ) tan 4 x 
b. f ( x)  arctan  1 x  d. y 
6 x 4  3x5  x
3x 2
f. y  sin 1 ( x 1)  ( x 1) 2 x  x2

4
Given f ( x) 
(n)
2. . Find a formula for f ( x ) .
1  4 x 
2

3. Show that if the position x of a particle is given by a quadratic function x  at 2  bt  c ,then the average
velocity over any time interval [t1 , t2 ] is equal to the instantaneous velocity at the midpoint of the interval. When
is the particle at rest?

 2 sin x   x 
4. Evaluate lim cos   , if it exists.
x 0
 sin x 
(5 points each)
g ( x)
5. Let P( x)  f ( x) g ( x) and Q( x)  and C ( x)  g ( f ( x)) where the graphs of f and g are given below.
f ( x)
Find each of the following

a. P(5) 

b. Q(2) 

c. C (1) 

Find the equation of the line that is orthogonal (perpendicular) to the curve x  2 xy  3 y  0 at the point 1,1 .
2 2
6.
At what other point does this line intersects the curve?

7. A balloon is rising at a constant speed of 5 ft/s. A boy is riding a bicycle along a straight road at a speed of 15
ft/s. When he passes directly under the balloon, it is 45 ft above him. How fast is the distance between the boy
and the balloon changing 3 seconds later? [Note: At this time the distance between them is 75 ft].

8. Temperature and the period of a pendulum. For oscillations of a small amplitude (short swings), we may
model the relationship between the period P (measured in seconds) and the length L (measured in centimeters) of
L
a simple pendulum with the equation P  2 , where g is the constant acceleration of gravity. If the
g
pendulum is made of metal, its length will vary with temperature, either increasing or decreasing proportional to
dL
L. In symbols, with T being the temperature (measured in Kelvin) and k being a constant, we have  kL .
dT
kP
Show that the rate of change of the period with respect to temperature is . What are the units for this rate of
2
change?

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9. Approximate (8.06) using linearization or differentials.