Final Exam Fall

2008/2009

U A E University, College of Science

Department of Mathematical Sciences

MATH 1110 CALCULUS I FOR ENGINEERS

8/1/2009 5-7 pm
Dr. Tarik Ali - Section 51 Dr. Jae Lee - Section 01

Dr. Tarik Ali- Section 52 Dr. Jae Lee - Section 02

Dr. Sherif Moussa - Section Dr. Adama - Section 03

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Dr. Sherif Moussa - Section Dr. Adama - Section 04

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Student’s Name Student’s I.D. Section #

Circle the name of your instructor (with the time of your class)

Exam regulations:
1) This exam consists of 10 problems and 11 pages including
this cover page.
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2) The time limit is 120 minutes.

3) Only regular scientific calculators are allowed, but may not be
shared.
4) Show all your work in order to qualify for full credit.

Final Exam (Fall 2008/2009) Math 1110 CALCULUS I FOR ENGINEERS.

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Final Exam (Fall 2008/2009) Math 1110 CALCULUS I FOR ENGINEERS.

 Problem 1: (4 points)
Multiple Choices Problems. Circle only one for each
problem.

i) Find the second-degree polynomial (of the form ax2 +

bx + c) such that
f(0) = 0, f '(0) = 5, and f ''(0) = 1.
x2 x2
A) + 5x B) − + 5 x
2 2
2 2
x x
C) − 5x + 1 D) − + 5 x + 1
2 2

x2 + 1
ii) The interval(s) where f ( x) = , x ≠ 0 is increasing
x
and/or decreasing

A) increasing x < −1 and x > 1 ; decreasing −1 < x < 1

B) increasing x > 0 ; decreasing x < 0
C) increasing x < −1 and x > 1 ; decreasing −1 < x < 0 and 0 < x < 1
D) increasing −1 < x < 1 ; decreasing x < −1 and x > 1
Note: The Sign chart of f’(x) for C.P. (-1,+1)------+----(-1)
--------(0)--------(+1)---+---
According to the point x=0 is not in our domain, but he
mentioned in the one of the choices.
−2 1
iii) An antiderivative of f ( x ) = 2 x + is:
x

1 1
A) F ( x) = 2( + x ) B) F ( x ) = 2(− + x)
x x
1 −3 / 2 1
C) F ( x) = −4 x −3 − x D) F ( x ) = 2( − − x)
2 x

1
iv) If the acceleration vector is a (t ) = − t −3 / 2 + 2 , the
2
initial velocity is v(0) = 0 , and the initial position function is
s (0) = 0 then the position vector s (t ) is:
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A) s (t ) = 2 t − 8t 2 + 5 B) s (t ) = 2 t + t 2

C) s (t ) = 4 t −3t +5 D) s (t ) = 2 t −t 2

Final Exam (Fall 2008/2009) Math 1110 CALCULUS I FOR ENGINEERS.

 Problem 2: (4 points)
Answer True or False for the following statements:
Put T for the correct statement and F for the false statement:
i) The graph of the area bounded by the curves
2
y = ( x − 1) and y = 1 − x 2 is
[T]

ii) The graph of f ( x) = 1 − cos x has absolute max: ( −π , 2 ) and

π   π
absolute min:  ,1 on the interval  −π ,  . [F]
2   2
( the first part is true, but the second one, it
has to be (0,0))

If the unit price of x units of a certain product is given by

iii)
50
P( x) = − 3 , then the maximum possible revenue when
x+3
selling x units to nearest dollar is $17 . [T]
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Revenue (R)= PQ= P X, find R’. Then, solve for x=Sq(50)-3=4.07, Rmax
=Px ( when x=4.07)
iv) The area between the x − axis and the graph of the function

Final Exam (Fall 2008/2009) Math 1110 CALCULUS I FOR ENGINEERS.

 π/2
f ( x) = sin( x) from x = −π / 2 to x = π / 2 is area = ∫ Sin ( x )dx
−π / 2

[F]
π
0 2

∫ (− sin(x)dx + ∫ sin(x)dx
− π2 0

Problem 3: (3 points)
x2
In statistics, the function f ( x) = e − 8 is used to analyze random
quantities that have a bell-shaped distribution. Solutions of the
equation f ' ' ( x ) = 0 give statisticians a measure of the
variability of the random variable.

1. Find f ''
( x ).

2. Find all the solutions x such that f ''

( x) = 0 .

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 Problem 4: (4 points)

1. Find the point on the curve y = cos x closest to the point

(0, 0).

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Final Exam (Fall 2008/2009) Math 1110 CALCULUS I FOR ENGINEERS.

 2. Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of y = f (x)
x

at x = −1 if f ( x) = ∫ ln( t 2 + 2t + 2) dt
−1

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Final Exam (Fall 2008/2009) Math 1110 CALCULUS I FOR ENGINEERS.

 Problem 5: (3 points)
Consider the curve x 2 y − 2 y = 4.

1. Use implicit differentiation to find y ' ( x ).

2. Find all points ( x, y ) such that y ' ( x) = 0 .

3. Are all the solutions ( x, y ) of question (2) lying on the

curve x 2 y − 2 y = 4 ? Explain.

4. Is there any vertical or horizontal tangents? Explain.

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Final Exam (Fall 2008/2009) Math 1110 CALCULUS I FOR ENGINEERS.

 Problem 6: (3 points)
Suppose that you are blowing up a balloon by adding air at the rate
of 1 ft 3 / s . If the balloon maintains a spherical shape, the volume
4
and the radius are related by V = π r 3 . Compare the rate at
3
which the radius is changing when r = 0.01 ft and r = 0.1 ft

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Final Exam (Fall 2008/2009) Math 1110 CALCULUS I FOR ENGINEERS.

Problem 7: (5 points)

a) Evaluate the integral ∫ cos t sin t dt .

4 3

∫cos
4 2
t sin t sin t dt

∫cos t (1 −cos
4 2
t ) sin t dt
5 7
cos t cos t
=− + +c
5 7

1
b) Decompose the rational function into partial
x + x−2
2

α
∫t α is a constant.
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fractions, then evaluate dt , where

2
+t −2

Final Exam (Fall 2008/2009) Math 1110 CALCULUS I FOR ENGINEERS.

 1 A B
= +
x + x− 2 x−1 x+ 2
2

⇒ A = 13 , B = −31
1 1
= −
3( x − 1) 3( x + 2)

α 1 α α
Now, ∫t 2
+t−2
dt = c ∫ 2 = ln t − 1 _ ln t + 2
t +t−2 3 3

Problem 8: (5 points)

Evaluate the following integral

a) ∫sin (ln x ) dx .

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Final Exam (Fall 2008/2009) Math 1110 CALCULUS I FOR ENGINEERS.

 2
b) ∫ x −4
2
dx
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Final Exam (Fall 2008/2009) Math 1110 CALCULUS I FOR ENGINEERS.

Problem 9: (4 points)

a) Sketch and find the area of the region determined by the

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intersections of the curves: y = x , y = x 2 .

Final Exam (Fall 2008/2009) Math 1110 CALCULUS I FOR ENGINEERS.

 sin x

b) If F ( x ) = ∫ t 2 + 1 dt , compute F ' ( x) .
x2

F ' ( x ) = (sin x ) 2 +1 cos x −2 x x 4 +1

Problem 10: (5 points)

a) Compute the volume of the solid formed by revolving the

region bounded by
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y =2 −x , y =0 and x = 0 about y = 3 .

Final Exam (Fall 2008/2009) Math 1110 CALCULUS I FOR ENGINEERS.

 b) Compute the volume of the solid formed by revolving the
region bounded by

y = x2 and y = x 3 about the y − axis .

1 1
V = ∫ 2π x ( x 2 − x 3 )dx = ∫ ( x 3 − x 4 )dx
0 0

x4
x 5
1 1 π
= 2π ( − )10 = 2π ( − ) =
4 5 4 5 10

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