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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 2315
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.

p
Question 1 (L.O.1). As x → 0, we have ln(1−ax) ∼ 5 1 + (a + 6)x−1. Find the value of a.
6 15
A None of the others B − C −
5 2
D −1 E −5
12x − 9
Question 2 (L.O.1). Let f (x) = · Find the value of f −1 (−13).
x+2
42 58
A − B C None of the others
25 25
17 92
D − E −
25 25
Question
 3 (L.O.1).
 Find the range of
 the functionf
 (x) = π + 5 arctan(x2 ).
3π 7π 7π
A − , B 0, C None of the others
 2  2 2
7π  π π
D π, E − ,
2 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 (g ◦ f )(2).
y

y = g(x)
2

1
y = f (x)
x
−1 1 2 3

−1

A 1 B 2 C 0
D −1 E None of the others
√
Question 5 (L.O.1). Find the domain of the function y = 81−x − 1.

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 A x⩽8 B x∈R C x⩽1
D None of the others E x⩾0

[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
-3 -2 -1

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

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

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

A −2 B 1 C 0
D 2 E None of the others

Question 8 (L.O.1). Let f (x) = x4 − 7x + sin (x). Use the differential df (−1) to approximate ∆f if
∆x = 0.08.
A −0.4946 B −0.8368 C −0.0566
D None of the others E −0.3881

[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 + 3 arctan(t) − 4, y(t) = 4t3 − 36t2 .

Question 9. Find the value of y ′ (x) when t = 8.

A 0.1665 B None of the others C 0.7633
D 0.9155 E 0.8128

Question 10. Find the x−coordinate of the local maximum point of the the curve y = y(x)
A −7 B −3 C −4
D None of the others E −5

Question 11 (L.O.1). Let f (x) be differentiable at every x ∈ R and satisfy f (−2) = 4, f ′ (−2) = −4.
Let g(x) = xef (x) . Use the linear approximation at x = −2 to approximate g(−2.19)
A None of the others B −202.6954 C −202.5591
D −202.0343 E −203.4845

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 4 meters (m) from the origin. It is

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known that at the time when the x−coordinate of P is 8 (m), this x−coordinate of P is increasing
at a rate of 1.3 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 20.8406 (m/min)

B None of the others
C Increasing at the rate of 20.8406 (m/min)
D Decreasing at the rate of 16.0312 (m/min)
E Increasing at the rate of 16.0312 (m/min)

Question 13  Which statement is TRUE regarding the slant asymptote of the curve y =
 (L.O.1).
9
(x2 + 6) ln 1 − .
x
A None of the others
B The slant asymptote does not exist
81
C The slant asymptote from the right (x → +∞) is y = −9x −
2
81
D The slant asymptote from the left (x → −∞) is y = 9x +
2
E The slant asymptote from the left (x → −∞) is y = 9x − 81

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 14 to 16.
Let f (x) = arctan(x2 − 14x + 48).

Question 14. Find the values of f ′ (6) and f ′′ (6).

A f ′ (6) = 2, f ′′ (6) = 10 B f ′ (6) = −2, f ′′ (6) = 10 C None of the others
D f ′ (6) = −2, f ′′ (6) = 2 E f ′ (6) = 8, f ′′ (6) = 6

Question 15. The Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 6 has a form
A −2(x − 6) + 2(x − 6)2 + R2
B 2(x − 6) + 3(x − 6)2 + R2
C 2(x − 6) + 5(x − 6)2 + R2
D None of the others
E −2(x − 6) + (x − 6)2 + R2

Question 16. Use the Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 6 to approximate
f (6.17)
A 0.6889 B None of the others C 1.689
D −1.311 E −0.3111

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[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 17 to 18.
−(x−13)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 None of the others B 17; 9 C 9
D 13 E 17; 13

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

A f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 17
B f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 9
C None of the others
D f ′ (x) has a local minimum value at x = 9
E f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 13

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 22 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(10) > 0, g ′ (10) > 0, g ′′ (10) > 0
B g(10) > 0, g ′ (10) < 0, g ′′ (10) > 0
C g(10) < 0, g ′ (10) < 0, g ′′ (10) > 0
D None of the others
E g(10) > 0, g ′ (10) < 0, g ′′ (10) < 0

Question 20 (L.O.2). Let f be defined in R, but be DISCONTINUOUS at x = 1.4, 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 = 1.4.
Choose a possible value of f (1.4)

y
y = f (x)
2.5

1.6
y = g(x)

O 1.4 2.1 x

A 3.5 B 6.4 C 0.2

D 1.6 E None of the others

END

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

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5
Question 1 (L.O.1). As x → 0, we have ln(1 − ax) ∼ 1 + (a + 6)x − 1. Find the value of
a.
6 15
A None of the others B − C −
5 2
D −1 E −5

Solution

p
5
As x → 0, we have ln(1 − ax) ∼ 1 + (a + 6)x − 1 then

ln(1 − ax) −ax −5a

lim p = lim = =1
x→0 1 a+6
x→0 5 1 + (a + 6)x − 1
h i
(a + 6)x
5
⇔ −5a = a + 6 ⇔ a = −1

The correct answer is D □

12x − 9
Question 2 (L.O.1). Let f (x) = · Find the value of f −1 (−13).
x+2
42 58
A − B C None of the others
25 25
17 92
D − E −
25 25

Solution

33
We have f ′ (x) = · Thus, f is monotone, so f has inverse function. Suppose that,
(x + 2)2
12x0 − 9 17
f −1 (−13) = x0 ⇒ f (x0 ) = −13 ⇒ = −13 ⇒ x0 = − ·
x0 + 2 25

The correct answer is D □

Question
 3 (L.O.1).
 Find the range of thefunctionf (x) = π + 5 arctan(x2 ).
3π 7π 7π
A − , B 0, C None of the others
 2 2 2
7π  π π
D π, E − ,
2 2 2

Solution

We have
π
0 ⩽ arctan(x2 ) <
2
 
7π
2
Therefore, the range of the funciton f (x) = π + 5 arctan(x ) is π,
2
The correct answer is D □

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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 (g ◦ f )(2).
y

y = g(x)
2

1
y = f (x)
x
−1 1 2 3

−1

A 1 B 2 C 0
D −1 E None of the others

Solution

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

The correct answer is B □
√
Question 5 (L.O.1). Find the domain of the function y = 81−x − 1.
A x⩽8 B x∈R C x⩽1
D None of the others E x⩾0

Solution

The function is defined when 81−x − 1 ⩾ 0 ⇔ 81−x ⩾ 80 . Therefore, x ⩽ 1.

The correct answer is C □

[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
-3 -2 -1

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

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

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 Solution

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

g ′ (−2) = f (−2) + (−2)f ′ (−2) = 0.

The correct answer is D □

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

A −2 B 1 C 0
D 2 E None of the others

Solution

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

Question 8 (L.O.1). Let f (x) = x4 − 7x + sin (x). Use the differential df (−1) to approximate
∆f if ∆x = 0.08.
A −0.4946 B −0.8368 C −0.0566
D None of the others E −0.3881

Solution

We have
h i
df (−1) = f ′ (−1).∆x = − 11 + cos (1) × (0.08) ≈ −0.8368.

The correct answer is B □

[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 + 3 arctan(t) − 4, y(t) = 4t3 − 36t2 .

Question 9. Find the value of y ′ (x) when t = 8.

A 0.1665 B None of the others C 0.7633
D 0.9155 E 0.8128

Solution

y ′ (t) 12t2 − 72t

We have y ′ (x) = = . Therefore, the value of y ′ (x) khi t = 8 is
x′ (t) 18t2 + 1 + t23+1
y ′ (8) 3120
′
= ≈ 0.1665.
x (8) 18737

The correct answer is A □

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 Question 10. Find the x−coordinate of the local maximum point of the the curve y =
y(x)
A −7 B −3 C −4
D None of the others E −5

Solution
"
y ′ (t) t=0
We have y ′ (x) = ′ = 0 ⇔ 12t2 − 72t = 0 ⇔
x (t) t=6

t −∞ 0 6 +∞

x′ (t) + + +

y ′ (t) + 0 − 0 +

0 +∞

y(x)

−∞ −432

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 = −4.
The correct answer is C □

Question 11 (L.O.1). Let f (x) be differentiable at every x ∈ R and satisfy f (−2) = 4, f ′ (−2) =
−4. Let g(x) = xef (x) . Use the linear approximation at x = −2 to approximate g(−2.19)
A None of the others B −202.6954 C −202.5591
D −202.0343 E −203.4845

Solution

We have
g(−2.19) = g(−2) + g ′ (−2).∆x =
h i
= −2ef (−2) + ef (−2) + (−2)ef (−2) f ′ (−2) .[−2.19 − (−2)] = −3.71e4 ≈ −202.5591.

The correct answer is C □

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 4 meters (m) from the origin.
It is known that at the time when the x−coordinate of P is 8 (m), this x−coordinate of P is
increasing at a rate of 1.3 meters per minute (m/min). What statement is TRUE regarding the
rate of change of the distance between A and P at this moment?

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 y(m)
y = x2

x(m)
A

A Decreasing at the rate of 20.8406 (m/min)

B None of the others
C Increasing at the rate of 20.8406 (m/min)
D Decreasing at the rate of 16.0312 (m/min)
E Increasing at the rate of 16.0312 (m/min)

Solution

The distance between A and P is

p x − 4 + 2x3
AP = f (x) = (x − 4)2 + x4 ⇒ f ′ (x) = p
(x − 4)2 + x4
At the moment t0 , the x−coordinate of P is 8, and we have
8 − 4 + 2 × 83 √
f ′ (t0 ) = f ′ (8)x′ (t0 ) = p × (−1.3) = −1.3 257 ≈ −20.8406
(8 − 4)2 + 84

The correct answer is A □

Question 13 (L.O.1).
 Which statement is TRUE regarding the slant asymptote of the curve
9
y = (x2 + 6) ln 1 − .
x
A None of the others
B The slant asymptote does not exist
81
C The slant asymptote from the right (x → +∞) is y = −9x −
2
81
D The slant asymptote from the left (x → −∞) is y = 9x +
2
E The slant asymptote from the left (x → −∞) is y = 9x − 81

Solution
"
x<0
The domain:
x>9
The slant asymptote has a form y = mx + b, where
(x2 + 6) ln 1 − x9

     
y 6 9 −9
m = lim = lim = lim x + ln 1 − = lim x × = −9
x→∞ x x→∞ x x→∞ x x x→∞ x
 
2 9
b = lim (y − mx) = lim (x + 6) ln 1 − − (−9x) =
x→∞ x→∞ x

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 "   2  2 #
−9 1 −9 −9 81
= lim (x2 ) − × +o − (−9x) = −
x→∞ x 2 x x 2

The correct answer is C □

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 14 to 16.
Let f (x) = arctan(x2 − 14x + 48).

Question 14. Find the values of f ′ (6) and f ′′ (6).

A f ′ (6) = 2, f ′′ (6) = 10 B f ′ (6) = −2, f ′′ (6) = 10 C None of the others
D f ′ (6) = −2, f ′′ (6) = 2 E f ′ (6) = 8, f ′′ (6) = 6

Solution

2x − 14
We have f ′ (x) = 2 . Thus, the value of f ′ (6) = −2
2
(x − 14x + 48) + 1
(2x − 14) (4x − 28) (x2 − 14x + 48) 2
We have f ′′ (x) = − 2 + . Thus, the value
(x2 − 14x + 48)2 + 1 (x2 − 14x + 48)2 + 1

of f ′′ (6) = 2
The correct answer is D □

Question 15. The Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 6 has a form
A −2(x − 6) + 2(x − 6)2 + R2
B 2(x − 6) + 3(x − 6)2 + R2
C 2(x − 6) + 5(x − 6)2 + R2
D None of the others
E −2(x − 6) + (x − 6)2 + R2

Solution

The Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 6 has a form

f ′′ (6)
f (x) = f (6) + f ′ (6)(x − 6) + (x − 6)2 + R2 = −2(x − 6) + (x − 6)2 + R2
2!

The correct answer is E □

Question 16. Use the Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 6 to approximate
f (6.17)
A 0.6889 B None of the others C 1.689
D −1.311 E −0.3111

Solution

The Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 6 has a form

f ′′ (6)
f (6.17) ≈ f (6) + f ′ (6)(0.17) + (0.17)2 = −2 × (0.17) + (0.17)2 ≈ −0.3111
2!

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The correct answer is E □

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 17 to 18.
−(x−13)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 None of the others B 17; 9 C 9
D 13 E 17; 13

Solution
 
′ 13 x (x−13)2
We have f (x) = − e− 32 and
16 16
(x−13)2
2 "
e−

′′ 13 x −
(x−13)2 32 x = 17
f (x) = − e 32 − =0⇔
16 16 16 x=9

Therefore,

x −∞ 9 17 +∞

f ′′ (x) + 0 − 0 +

f (x) CU PI CD PI CU

ALL of the x−coordinate of the inflection points of (C) are 17 and 9

The correct answer is B □

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

A f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 17
B f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 9
C None of the others
D f ′ (x) has a local minimum value at x = 9
E f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 13

Solution

(x−13)2
2 "
e−

13 x (x−13)2 32 x = 17
f ′′ (x) = − e − 32
− =0⇔
16 16 16 x=9
Therefore,

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 x −∞ 9 17 +∞

f ′′ (x) + 0 − 0 +

f ′ (9) 0

f ′ (x)

0 f ′ (17)

f ′ (x) has local maximum value at x = 9

The correct answer is B □

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 22 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(10) > 0, g ′ (10) > 0, g ′′ (10) > 0
B g(10) > 0, g ′ (10) < 0, g ′′ (10) > 0
C g(10) < 0, g ′ (10) < 0, g ′′ (10) > 0
D None of the others
E g(10) > 0, g ′ (10) < 0, g ′′ (10) < 0

Solution

Since 10 < 22 so g(10) > 0.

The amount of water remaining in the pool decreases, so g ′ (10) < 0.
Since the pumping rate slowing down until all the water is drained, so g ′ (10).g ′′ (10) < 0, thus
g ′′ (10) > 0
The correct answer is B □

Question 20 (L.O.2). Let f be defined in R, but be DISCONTINUOUS at x = 1.4, and let g be

continuous in R. The graphs of f and g are shown below. Assume that g ◦ f is continuous at
x = 1.4. Choose a possible value of f (1.4)

y
y = f (x)
2.5

1.6
y = g(x)

O 1.4 2.1 x

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 A 3.5 B 6.4 C 0.2
D 1.6 E None of the others

Solution

Since g ◦ f is continuous at x = 1.4 so

lim g(f (x)) = g(f (1.4))

x→1.4

Since g(x) = const, for all x ⩽ 2.1 so the value of f (1.4) ⩽ 2.1.
Since f is discontinuous at x = 1.4 so f (1.4) ̸= 1.6.
The correct answer is C □

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