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PART 1: Multiple-Choice Questions
Please circle only one answer.

  1. [3 marks] Let tex2html_wrap_inline212 . Evaluate tex2html_wrap_inline214 . In other words, find the second derivative of f at x=0.

    (a) tex2html_wrap_inline220

    (b) tex2html_wrap_inline222

    (c) tex2html_wrap_inline224

    (d) tex2html_wrap_inline226

  2. [3 marks] Let tex2html_wrap_inline228 . Calculate

    displaymath230

    (a) L=0

    (b) L=-1

    (c) L=1

    (d) This limit does not exist

  3. [3 marks] Let tex2html_wrap_inline238 . Evaluate tex2html_wrap_inline240 . In other words, find the derivative of f at tex2html_wrap_inline244 .

    (a) tex2html_wrap_inline246

    (b) tex2html_wrap_inline248

    (c) tex2html_wrap_inline250

    (d) tex2html_wrap_inline252

  4. [3 marks] Let tex2html_wrap_inline254 . Evaluate tex2html_wrap_inline256 . In other words, find the derivative of f at x.

    (a) tex2html_wrap_inline262

    (b) tex2html_wrap_inline264

    (c) tex2html_wrap_inline266

    (d) tex2html_wrap_inline268

  5. [3 marks] Let tex2html_wrap_inline270 . Evaluate tex2html_wrap_inline256 . In other words, find the derivative of f at x.

    (a) tex2html_wrap_inline278

    (b) tex2html_wrap_inline280

    (c) tex2html_wrap_inline282

    (d) tex2html_wrap_inline284

  6. [3 marks] Let tex2html_wrap_inline286 . Calculate tex2html_wrap_inline288 . In other words, find the derivative of f at tex2html_wrap_inline292 .

    (a) tex2html_wrap_inline250

    (b) tex2html_wrap_inline296

    (c) tex2html_wrap_inline252

    (d) tex2html_wrap_inline300

  7. [3 marks] Evaluate tex2html_wrap_inline302 using any method.

    (a) tex2html_wrap_inline304

    (b) L = 0

    (c) This limit does not exist.

    (d) tex2html_wrap_inline308

  8. [3 marks] Evaluate

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    (a) This limit does not exist

    (b) tex2html_wrap_inline312

    (c) tex2html_wrap_inline314

    (d) tex2html_wrap_inline316

  9. [3 marks] Which of the following expressions gives the area of the region bounded by the curves tex2html_wrap_inline318 y = 1 and between the lines x=0, and x=1?

    (a) tex2html_wrap_inline326

    (b) tex2html_wrap_inline328

    (c) tex2html_wrap_inline330

    (d) tex2html_wrap_inline332

  10. [3 marks] Which of the following expressions gives the volume of the solid of revolution obtained when the region bounded by the curves tex2html_wrap_inline318 y = 1 and between the lines x=0, and x=1 is revolved about the y-axis?

    (a) tex2html_wrap_inline344

    (b) tex2html_wrap_inline346

    (c) tex2html_wrap_inline348

    (d) tex2html_wrap_inline350

    Subtotal : 30 marks


    PART 2
    Please show all work here.

  11. [6 marks] (a) Find the general solution of the differential equation

    displaymath352

    using the method of separation of variables and any method of integration.

    [2 marks] (b) Find the particular solution of this differential equation which satisfies y=0 when x=0.

  12. Evaluate the following integrals using any method.

    [4 marks] (a) tex2html_wrap_inline358

    [4 marks] (b) tex2html_wrap_inline360

  13. [10 marks] Sketch the graph of the function f defined by tex2html_wrap_inline364 by providing the following information:

    [2 marks] (a) Find the critical points of f,

    [2 marks] (b) Find the intervals where the graph of f is increasing and decreasing,

    [2 marks] (c) Find the intervals where the graph of f is concave up and concave down,

    [2 marks] (d) Find all asymptotes,

    [2 marks] (e) Sketch the graph of f.

  14. [4 marks] Plutonium 240 (Pu 240) has a half-life of 6500 years. This radionuclide is an extremely toxic carcinogen and occurs as a by-product of nuclear activity. How long would it take for a 1 gram sample of Pu 239 to decay to 1 microgram ( tex2html_wrap_inline376 grams)?

Subtotal: 30 marks

ANSWERS:

  1. d
  2. a
  3. c
  4. d
  5. b
  6. a
  7. b
  8. d
  9. c
  10. b
  11. This is a separation of variables problem. Use the Table Method on the right and a substitution on the left. The general solution is given by

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    The particular solution such that y=0 when x=0 is given by solving for C above. This gives tex2html_wrap_inline386 .

  12. This is a three-row problem. The answer is

    displaymath388

  13. Use long division first. This gives

    displaymath390

    Using Partial Fractions on the right (and the Cover-Up method) we find,

    displaymath392

    The final answer is

    displaymath394

  14. 129,564 years. See Example 460.



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Angelo Mingarelli
Sun Nov 22 13:07:31 EST 1998