Exam 3 Math 151-016

Fall 2014 - Graf

Tuesday, 12/2/14

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Read each problem carefully.

Write legibly.
Show all work in the space provided.
Answers given without sucient justification will receive no credit.
No calculators, phones, books, notes, or other aids may be used.
There are 7 questions on this exam, please make sure all pages are included.
You have 75 min to complete this exam.

Problem Possible Points

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Total

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Problem 1. Evaluate the limit or show that it does not exist using methods learned in class.
(a) (3 pt)
lim

(b) (4 pt)
lim

x0

(c) (4 pt)

ex
x2

1
1

sin( x) x

"

#
$
lim
x
sec( x)

2
x 2

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(d) (5 pt)

lim (1 + 2 x)1/(2ln(x))

Problem 2. (10 pt) An open-top box is to be made by cutting small congruent squares from
the corners of a 12 inch by 12 inch sheet of tin and bending up the sides. How large should the
squares cut from the corners be to make the box hold as much as possible?

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Problem 3. (8 pt) Use Newtons Method to find the second, x2 , and third, x3 , approximation to
the root of the function f ( x) = x3 2 x 5 by taking initial guess: x1 = 1. Think about a theorem
that can guarantee that the function has a root.

Problem 4. (8 pt) Approximate the area under the curve f ( x) = 1 + e x from x = 1 to x = 3 using
n = 4 rectangles with the midpoints as the sample points.

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Problem 5. (8 pt) Use the limit definition of the definite integral to evaluate the integral
!5
2
2 (4 2 x ) dx. You may use the formulas below. Show complete work.
n
"

i =1

1 = n,

n
"

i =1

i=

n
"

n( n + 1)
,
2

i =1

i2 =

n( n + 1)(2 n + 1)
6

Problem 6. (8 pt) Find the derivatives of the following:

a)
f ( x) =

b)
g ( x) =

#2

1 t2
dt
4
sin(x) 1 + t

#13x
1

arcsin( t)
dt
1 t4

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Problem 7. (16 pt) Evaluate the following integrals.

a)
!

(2 sec( ) tan( ) 2 e ) d

b)

c)

!1
0

d)

1 + t + t2
dt
"
t

2
dx
"
1 x2

!10
0

| x 5| dx

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