University of the Philippines, Manila College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics MATH 100:

INTRODUCTION TO CALCULUS First Departmental Exam January 18, 2011

I- TRUE OR FALSE: For each of the following, write TRUE if the given statement is accurate. Otherwise, write FALSE. (2 pts each) 1. The latus rectum of the parabola 4(x + 3)2 = y 2 is 4 units long. 2. An ellipse with a vertex at (2, 5) and extremity at (4, 1) has its center at (4, 5). 3. The graph of y = sgn(x2 + x + 4) is the line y = 1. x1 4. lim = 1. x0 x+1 5. For r > 0, lim
xa

r2 x2 exists for every a in the domain of f (x) =

xa

r2 x2 .

6. For any a Z, lim x = a 1. 7. If lim f (x) = K, K > 0 and lim g(x) = 0, then lim
xa xa

xa+

f (x) = +. g(x) f (x) has exactly one horizontal g(x)

8. If f and g are polynomial functions with equal degrees, then the function y = asymptote. 9. The function f (x) = 3x + |x 1| has one removable discontinuity. 2x2 3x 2 cot(ax) 1 = . x0 x a

10. For any a R, a = 0, lim

II - FILL IN THE BLANKS: Give only the nal answer for each of the following questions: (2 pts each) 1. The distance between the vertex of the parabola y = (x+2)2 +2 and the center of the circle (x2)2 +(y+2)2 = 4 is . 2. The center of the conic 4x2 9y 2 16x 54y 101 = 0 is 3. The foci of the conic (y 3)2 (x + 1)2 = + 1 are 24 25 . .

4. If the endpoints of the latus rectum of a parabola opening upwards are at (5, 1) and (7, 1), then its vertex is at . 5. The extremities of the ellipse 16x2 + 9y 2 96x + 18y + 117 = 0 are at 6. lim sgn(x) + x +
x0

|x| x

= .

sgn(x 4) 7. lim = x4 16 x2

 8.
x

lim

25x2 + 9 = 7 15x

. . .

9. lim 10. lim

x3 + x2 x + 1 = x x2 2

sin(x2 25) = x5 x5

III- PROBLEM SOLVING: Show your complete and orderly solutions in solving the following limits: 1. Find the standard equation of the ellipse, such that one of its latus recta has endpoints at (4, 10) and (4, 3) and its center is at (2, 6.5). (8 pts) x (x2 16) 2. lim 2 (5 pts) |x + 4| x4 x x+32 3. lim x1 x1 4. lim (3x + 1 + 9x2 4x)

(5 pts)

(7 pts)

5. lim

sgn(x2 + 4x 5) x1 xx

(8 pts)

IV- CURVE TRACING: Sketch a graph of the function f satisfying the following properties. Determine the points of discontinuity and identify the type of discontinuity at each. (12 pts) 1 f (2) = 0, f ( ) = 0, f (0) = 1 2 lim f (x) = 3
x2

lim f (x) = 1, lim+ f (x) = 3.

x0 x0

x1

lim f (x) = +,

x1+

lim f (x) =

lim f (x) = 2, lim f (x) = 5

x+

f is continuous elsewhere. -END OF EXAM(85 PTS)

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