MATH 151

Mrs. Bonny Tighe

EXAM IA

NAME ___________________

2.1-3.3
100 points

TA__________ Mon 9/29/2014

1. (10 points) State and use the definition of the derivative to find f (x) for

f ( x) =

1
3x + 1

2. (10 points) Short Answer

a) What must be true for a function to be differentiable on an interval?

b) List 4 ways a function would not be differentiable at a point a?

c) What must be true for a discontinuity to be removable?

d) Find lim f ( x ) = ____

x

if for all x > 1 ,

21x 3 21
7 x +1
< f ( x) <
3
3x
2 + x 1

3. (20 points) Find the following limits, if possible.

2 x 2 + 3
= _____
a) lim
b) d ) lim tan 1 ( x ) = ______
3
x
x 4 5 x

c) lim ( 4 x 2 + 2 x + 3 2 x) = ______
x

d) lim
x 2

2 x+2
= ______
x2

tan( 4t )

= ______
g) lim
t 0 sin( 7t )

4. (10 points) a) Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of y =

g(x) at x = 4 if g(4) = 5 and g'(4) = - 2.

b) If the tangent line to y = f (x) at (-1, 2) passes through the point (0, 3),
find f (-1) =_______ and f ' (-1)=_________.

c) The limit represents the derivative of some function f at some number a.

sin x 12
lim

f ( x ) = ______ a = ____
State such an f and a.

x 6 x 6

5. (15 points) a) Find a number such that if | x + 3 | < , then | -9- 3x | <
, where = 0.01.

b) How close to - 2 do we have to take x so that

c) How large do we need to take x so that

sin t

= ______
d) lim
t 0
t

1
> 10,000
( x 2) 4

1
0.0001
( x + 3) 2

1
e) tan (

) = _______

6. (10 points) State and use the Formal Definition of a Limit to symbolically
(1 2 x ) = 5
find in terms of . xlim
3

7. (10 points) Steve gives the following argument for the existence of a
solution to the equation f (x) = 5:
We observe that f (2) = 3, and that f (4) = 11. Therefore 5 is between f (2)
and f (4). By the Intermediate Value Theorem, there exists a number c in the
interval (2, 4) so that f (c) =5. This c is a solution to the equation f (x) = 5.
Steves proof is incorrect. Determine why it is incorrect, and either fix his
argument, or explain why his argument cannot be fixed.

8. (10 points) a)

The graph of a function f is given. Graph f ' and f ' ' .

b) For what value of the constant c is the function f continuous at x = 1?

cx 2 + 3 if x < 1
f ( x) =
2 x + 3c if x 1

9. (15 points) Find dy/dx

csc( x ) + 3x
b) y =
tan( x ) + 4 x

c) y =

2
+ 3x 2 x 7 x 3 + 3
x

a)

y = e x cos(x )