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Semester/Academic year 231 2023-2024

Midterm Exam
Date 28/10/2023
UNIVERSITY OF Course title Calculus 1
TECHNOLOGY Course ID MT1003
Faculty of AS Duration 50 mins Question sheet code 2314
Notes: - You are NOT allowed to use materials.
- Each correct answer is awarded 0.5 points, each incorrect answer is deducted 0.1 points,
answers left blank will not be counted.
- Do not round between steps. Round your final answers to 4 decimal places. Total available score: 10.

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Question 1 (L.O.1). As x → 0, we have ln(1−ax) ∼ 3 1 + (a + 1)x−1. Find the value of a.
3 1 3
A − B − C −
4 3 2
1
D − E None of the others
4
6x + 12
Question 2 (L.O.1). Let f (x) = · Find the value of f −1 (−19).
x−3
9 6 11
A B − C −
5 5 5
29
D E None of the others
5
Question 3 (L.O.1). Find the range of the functionf (x) = π − 8 arctan(x2 ).
A None of the others B (−3π, 5π) C [0, 5π)
 π π
D − , E (−3π, π]
2 2
Question 4 (L.O.1). Let the functions y = f (x) and y = g(x) have the graphs as below. Find the
value of (f ◦ g)(2).
y

y = g(x)
2

1
y = f (x)
x
−1 1 2 3

−1

A 0 B −1 C 2
D None of the others E 1
√
Question 5 (L.O.1). Find the domain of the function y = 1 − 51−x .

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 A x∈R B None of the others C x⩾0
D x⩽5 E x⩾1

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 6 to 7.

Let y = f (x) have the graph as below.
y

The tangent line to the graph at (2, 1)

2

x
1 2 3

Question 6. Let g(x) = xf (x). Find the value of g ′ (2).

A 0 B None of the others C 3
D 1 E 2

Question 7. Find the value of (f −1 )′ (1).

A 2 B 0 C −3
D 5 E None of the others

Question 8 (L.O.1). Let f (x) = x4 − 8x + sin (x). Use the differential df (−9) to approximate ∆f if
∆x = 0.2.
A −585.4633 B None of the others C −585.6837
D −584.9822 E −585.0767

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 9 to 10.
Let y = y(x) be defined by the parametric equations x(t) = 6t3 + t + 7 arctan(t) − 9,
y(t) = 9t3 − 189t2 .

Question 9. Find the value of y ′ (x) when t = 7.

A −1.4981 B −1.8697 C −0.6150
D −2.4639 E None of the others

Question 10. Find the x−coordinate of the local maximum point of the the curve y = y(x)
A −5 B −6 C −9
D None of the others E −12

Question 11 (L.O.1). Let f (x) be differentiable at every x ∈ R and satisfy f (5) = −4, f ′ (5) = −2.
Let g(x) = xef (x) . Use the linear approximation at x = 5 to approximate g(5.1)
A 0.0585 B None of the others C −0.8210
D 0.8368 E 0.0751

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Question 12 (L.O.2). A point P moves on a parabolic trajectory as shown in the figure below. The
observing position A is located on the x−axis at a distance of 6 meters (m) from the origin. It is
known that at the time when the x−coordinate of P is 6 (m), this x−coordinate of P is increasing
at a rate of 1.9 meters per minute (m/min). What statement is TRUE regarding the rate of change
of the distance between A and P at this moment?
y(m)
y = x2

x(m)
A

A Decreasing at the rate of 12 (m/min)

B Increasing at the rate of 22.8 (m/min)
C None of the others
D Decreasing at the rate of 22.8 (m/min)
E Increasing at the rate of 12 (m/min)

Question 13  Which statement is TRUE regarding the slant asymptote of the curve y =
 (L.O.1).
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(x2 − 9) ln 1 − .
x
A The slant asymptote does not exist
B None of the others
C The slant asymptote from the left (x → −∞) is y = 6x − 36
D The slant asymptote from the left (x → −∞) is y = −6x − 18
E The slant asymptote from the right (x → +∞) is y = 6x + 18

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 14 to 16.
Let f (x) = arctan(x2 − 9x + 18).

Question 14. Find the values of f ′ (3) and f ′′ (3).

A None of the others B f ′ (3) = −3, f ′′ (3) = 2 C f ′ (3) = 18, f ′′ (3) = 11
D f ′ (3) = 3, f ′′ (3) = 20 E f ′ (3) = −3, f ′′ (3) = 20

Question 15. The Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 3 has a form
A −3(x − 3) + 2(x − 3)2 + R2
B None of the others
11
C 3(x − 3) + (x − 3)2 + R2
2
D −3(x − 3) + (x − 3)2 + R2
E 3(x − 3) + 10(x − 3)2 + R2

Question 16. Use the Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 3 to approximate
f (2.81)

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 A −3.394 B 1.606 C None of the others
D −2.394 E 0.6061

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 17 to 18.
−(x−6)2
Given the curve (C) : y = f (x) = e 32 .

Question 17. Find ALL of the x−coordinate of the inflection points of (C)
A 10; 6 B 2 C 6
D 10; 2 E None of the others

Question 18. Which statement is TRUE regarding f ′ (x).

A f ′ (x) has a local minimum value at x = 2
B f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 6
C None of the others
D f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 10
E f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 2

Question 19 (L.O.2). People use a water pump to drain a filled swimming pool for cleaning pur-
poses. Let g(t) be the amount of water remaining in the pool after t minutes since the pump started
operating. Assume that it takes 37 minutes to pump out all the water from the pool. Suppose that
for the first 2 minutes, the pumping rate is speeding up, but after that, it is slowing down until all
the water is drained. Based on the description above, which statement is TRUE?
A g(30) > 0, g ′ (30) < 0, g ′′ (30) > 0
B g(30) < 0, g ′ (30) < 0, g ′′ (30) > 0
C g(30) > 0, g ′ (30) > 0, g ′′ (30) > 0
D None of the others
E g(30) > 0, g ′ (30) < 0, g ′′ (30) < 0

Question 20 (L.O.2). Let f be defined in R, but be DISCONTINUOUS at x = 0.3, and let g be con-
tinuous in R. The graphs of f and g are shown below. Assume that g ◦ f is continuous at x = 0.3.
Choose a possible value of f (0.3)

y
y = f (x)
2.5

1.1 y = g(x)

O 0.3 1.6 x

A −0.2 B 1.1 C None of the others

D 5.3 E 3.5

END

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 ANSWER
1-D 2-A 3-E 4-E 5-E 6-E 7-A 8-D 9-A 10 - C
11 - E 12 - D 13 - D 14 - B 15 - D 16 - E 17 - D 18 - E 19 - A 20 - A

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Question 1 (L.O.1). As x → 0, we have ln(1 − ax) ∼ 1 + (a + 1)x − 1. Find the value of
a.
3 1 3
A − B − C −
4 3 2
1
D − E None of the others
4

Solution

p
3
As x → 0, we have ln(1 − ax) ∼ 1 + (a + 1)x − 1 then

ln(1 − ax) −ax −3a

lim p = lim h i= =1
x→0 3
1 + (a + 1)x − 1 x→0 1 a+1
(a + 1)x
3
1
⇔ −3a = a + 1 ⇔ a = −
4

The correct answer is D □

6x + 12
Question 2 (L.O.1). Let f (x) = · Find the value of f −1 (−19).
x−3
9 6 11
A B − C −
5 5 5
29
D E None of the others
5

Solution

−30
We have f ′ (x) = · Thus, f is monotone, so f has inverse function. Suppose that,
(x − 3)2
6x0 + 12 9
f −1 (−19) = x0 ⇒ f (x0 ) = −19 ⇒ = −19 ⇒ x0 = ·
x0 − 3 5

The correct answer is A □

Question 3 (L.O.1). Find the range of the functionf (x) = π − 8 arctan(x2 ).

A None of the others B (−3π, 5π) C [0, 5π)
 π π
D − , E (−3π, π]
2 2

Solution

We have
π
0 ⩽ arctan(x2 ) <
2
Therefore, the range of the funciton f (x) = π − 8 arctan(x2 ) is (−3π, π]
The correct answer is E □

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 Question 4 (L.O.1). Let the functions y = f (x) and y = g(x) have the graphs as below. Find
the value of (f ◦ g)(2).
y

y = g(x)
2

1
y = f (x)
x
−1 1 2 3

−1

A 0 B −1 C 2
D None of the others E 1

Solution

From the graph, we have (f ◦ g)(2) = 1.

The correct answer is E □
√
Question 5 (L.O.1). Find the domain of the function y = 1 − 51−x .
A x∈R B None of the others C x⩾0
D x⩽5 E x⩾1

Solution

The function is defined when 1 − 51−x ⩾ 0 ⇔ 51−x ⩽ 50 . Therefore, x ⩾ 1.

The correct answer is E □

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 6 to 7.

Let y = f (x) have the graph as below.
y

The tangent line to the graph at (2, 1)

2

x
1 2 3

Question 6. Let g(x) = xf (x). Find the value of g ′ (2).

A 0 B None of the others C 3
D 1 E 2

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 Solution

We have g ′ (x) = f (x) + xf ′ (x). Therefore,

g ′ (2) = f (2) + (2)f ′ (2) = 2.

The correct answer is E □

Question 7. Find the value of (f −1 )′ (1).

A 2 B 0 C −3
D 5 E None of the others

Solution

1
We have (f −1 )′ (1) = = 2.
f ′ (2)
The correct answer is A □

Question 8 (L.O.1). Let f (x) = x4 − 8x + sin (x). Use the differential df (−9) to approximate
∆f if ∆x = 0.2.
A −585.4633 B None of the others C −585.6837
D −584.9822 E −585.0767

Solution

We have
h i
df (−9) = f ′ (−9).∆x = − 2924 + cos (9) × (0.2) ≈ −584.9822.

The correct answer is D □

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 9 to 10.
Let y = y(x) be defined by the parametric equations x(t) = 6t3 + t + 7 arctan(t) − 9,
y(t) = 9t3 − 189t2 .

Question 9. Find the value of y ′ (x) when t = 7.

A −1.4981 B −1.8697 C −0.6150
D −2.4639 E None of the others

Solution

y ′ (t) 27t2 − 378t

We have y ′ (x) = = . Therefore, the value of y ′ (x) khi t = 7 is
x′ (t) 18t2 + 1 + t27+1

y ′ (7) 22050
′
=− ≈ −1.4981.
x (7) 14719

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The correct answer is A □

Question 10. Find the x−coordinate of the local maximum point of the the curve y =
y(x)
A −5 B −6 C −9
D None of the others E −12

Solution
"
y ′ (t) t=0
We have y ′ (x) = ′ = 0 ⇔ 27t2 − 378t = 0 ⇔
x (t) t = 14

t −∞ 0 14 +∞

x′ (t) + + +

y ′ (t) + 0 − 0 +

0 +∞

y(x)

−∞ −12348

The curve y = y(x) attains local maximum value when t = 0, so the x−coordinate of the local
maximum point of the the curve y = y(x) is x = −9.
The correct answer is C □

Question 11 (L.O.1). Let f (x) be differentiable at every x ∈ R and satisfy f (5) = −4, f ′ (5) =
−2. Let g(x) = xef (x) . Use the linear approximation at x = 5 to approximate g(5.1)
A 0.0585 B None of the others C −0.8210
D 0.8368 E 0.0751

Solution

We have
g(5.1) = g(5) + g ′ (5).∆x =
h i 4.1
= 5ef (5) + ef (5) + (5)ef (5) f ′ (5) .[5.1 − (5)] = 4 ≈ 0.0751.
e

The correct answer is E □

Question 12 (L.O.2). A point P moves on a parabolic trajectory as shown in the figure below.
The observing position A is located on the x−axis at a distance of 6 meters (m) from the origin.
It is known that at the time when the x−coordinate of P is 6 (m), this x−coordinate of P is

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 increasing at a rate of 1.9 meters per minute (m/min). What statement is TRUE regarding the
rate of change of the distance between A and P at this moment?

y(m)
y = x2

x(m)
A

A Decreasing at the rate of 12 (m/min)

B Increasing at the rate of 22.8 (m/min)
C None of the others
D Decreasing at the rate of 22.8 (m/min)
E Increasing at the rate of 12 (m/min)

Solution

The distance between A and P is

p x − 6 + 2x3
AP = f (x) = (x − 6)2 + x4 ⇒ f ′ (x) = p
(x − 6)2 + x4
At the moment t0 , the x−coordinate of P is 6, and we have
6 − 6 + 2 × 63
f ′ (t0 ) = f ′ (6)x′ (t0 ) = p × (−1.9) = −22.8 ≈ −22.8000
(6 − 6)2 + 64

The correct answer is D □

Question 13 (L.O.1).
 Which statement is TRUE regarding the slant asymptote of the curve
6
y = (x2 − 9) ln 1 − .
x
A The slant asymptote does not exist
B None of the others
C The slant asymptote from the left (x → −∞) is y = 6x − 36
D The slant asymptote from the left (x → −∞) is y = −6x − 18
E The slant asymptote from the right (x → +∞) is y = 6x + 18

Solution
"
x<0
The domain:
x>6
The slant asymptote has a form y = mx + b, where
(x2 − 9) ln 1 − x6

     
y 9 6 −6
m = lim = lim = lim x − ln 1 − = lim x × = −6
x→∞ x x→∞ x x→∞ x x x→∞ x

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2 6
b = lim (y − mx) = lim (x − 9) ln 1 − − (−6x) =
x→∞ x→∞ x
"   2  2 #
−6 1 −6 −6
= lim (x2 ) − × +o − (−6x) = −18
x→∞ x 2 x x

The correct answer is D □

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 14 to 16.
Let f (x) = arctan(x2 − 9x + 18).

Question 14. Find the values of f ′ (3) and f ′′ (3).

A None of the others B f ′ (3) = −3, f ′′ (3) = 2 C f ′ (3) = 18, f ′′ (3) = 11
D f ′ (3) = 3, f ′′ (3) = 20 E f ′ (3) = −3, f ′′ (3) = 20

Solution

2x − 9
We have f ′ (x) = . Thus, the value of f ′ (3) = −3
− 9x + 18)2 + 1
(x2
(2x − 9) (4x − 18) (x2 − 9x + 18) 2
We have f ′′ (x) = −
2 + . Thus, the value of
2
(x2 − 9x + 18) + 1 (x − 9x + 18)2 + 1
2

f ′′ (3) = 2
The correct answer is B □

Question 15. The Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 3 has a form
A −3(x − 3) + 2(x − 3)2 + R2
B None of the others
11
C 3(x − 3) + (x − 3)2 + R2
2
D −3(x − 3) + (x − 3)2 + R2
E 3(x − 3) + 10(x − 3)2 + R2

Solution

The Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 3 has a form

f ′′ (3)
f (x) = f (3) + f ′ (3)(x − 3) + (x − 3)2 + R2 = −3(x − 3) + (x − 3)2 + R2
2!

The correct answer is D □

Question 16. Use the Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 3 to approximate
f (2.81)
A −3.394 B 1.606 C None of the others
D −2.394 E 0.6061

Solution

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The Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 3 has a form
f ′′ (3)
f (2.81) ≈ f (3) + f ′ (3)(−0.19) + (−0.19)2 = −3 × (−0.19) + (−0.19)2 ≈ 0.6061
2!

The correct answer is E □

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 17 to 18.
−(x−6)2
Given the curve (C) : y = f (x) = e 32 .

Question 17. Find ALL of the x−coordinate of the inflection points of (C)
A 10; 6 B 2 C 6
D 10; 2 E None of the others

Solution
 
′ 3 x (x−6)2
We have f (x) = − e− 32 and
8 16
(x−6)2
2 "
e−

3 x (x−6)2 32 x = 10
f ′′ (x) = − − 32
e − =0⇔
8 16 16 x=2

Therefore,

x −∞ 2 10 +∞

f ′′ (x) + 0 − 0 +

f (x) CU PI CD PI CU

ALL of the x−coordinate of the inflection points of (C) are 10 and 2

The correct answer is D □

Question 18. Which statement is TRUE regarding f ′ (x).

A f ′ (x) has a local minimum value at x = 2
B f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 6
C None of the others
D f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 10
E f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 2

Solution

(x−6)2
2 "
e−

3 x (x−6)2 32 x = 10
f ′′ (x) = − − 32
e − =0⇔
8 16 16 x=2
Therefore,

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 x −∞ 2 10 +∞

f ′′ (x) + 0 − 0 +

f ′ (2) 0

f ′ (x)

0 f ′ (10)

f ′ (x) has local maximum value at x = 2

The correct answer is E □

Question 19 (L.O.2). People use a water pump to drain a filled swimming pool for cleaning
purposes. Let g(t) be the amount of water remaining in the pool after t minutes since the
pump started operating. Assume that it takes 37 minutes to pump out all the water from the
pool. Suppose that for the first 2 minutes, the pumping rate is speeding up, but after that, it is
slowing down until all the water is drained. Based on the description above, which statement
is TRUE?
A g(30) > 0, g ′ (30) < 0, g ′′ (30) > 0
B g(30) < 0, g ′ (30) < 0, g ′′ (30) > 0
C g(30) > 0, g ′ (30) > 0, g ′′ (30) > 0
D None of the others
E g(30) > 0, g ′ (30) < 0, g ′′ (30) < 0

Solution

Since 30 < 37 so g(30) > 0.

The amount of water remaining in the pool decreases, so g ′ (30) < 0.
Since the pumping rate slowing down until all the water is drained, so g ′ (30).g ′′ (30) < 0, thus
g ′′ (30) > 0
The correct answer is A □

Question 20 (L.O.2). Let f be defined in R, but be DISCONTINUOUS at x = 0.3, and let g be

continuous in R. The graphs of f and g are shown below. Assume that g ◦ f is continuous at
x = 0.3. Choose a possible value of f (0.3)

y
y = f (x)
2.5

1.1 y = g(x)

O 0.3 1.6 x

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 A −0.2 B 1.1 C None of the others
D 5.3 E 3.5

Solution

Since g ◦ f is continuous at x = 0.3 so

lim g(f (x)) = g(f (0.3))

x→0.3

Since g(x) = const, for all x ⩽ 1.6 so the value of f (0.3) ⩽ 1.6.
Since f is discontinuous at x = 0.3 so f (0.3) ̸= 1.1.
The correct answer is A □

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