MATH 121 FINAL EXAM FALL 2010-2011

December 6, 2010

NAME: SECTION:

Instructions: Show all work and mark your answers clearly to receive full credit. This is a closed
notes, closed book exam. No electronic devices are allowed. If your section number is missing or
incorrect, 5 points will be deducted from the total score.

You may only use techniques that were discussed in class.

Simplify all of your answers.

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Raw Score (out of 125): ____________

Final Score (100 * Raw Score / 125 ): _____________

Final Exam   MATH 121  Fall 2010‐2011 

dy
1. (6 points each) Compute .
dx

2
a. y  5 x3  2
 x x  ex
x

b. y  x 5 tan 1 x

c. y  2 cos 4  3 x 2 

d. y   x 2  1
x

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x
2. (6 points) Find all values of x at which the tangent line to the curve y  is horizontal.
x 9
2

dy x 2 d2y
3. (6 points) Suppose that y is an implicit function of x and that  . Express in terms
dx y 2 dx 2
of x and y.

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4. (3 points each) During the first 10 seconds of a rocket flight, the rocket is propelled straight up
1
so that in t seconds it reaches a height of s (t )  t 3 feet.
2
a. What is the average velocity of the rocket during the first 10 seconds of its flight?

b. What is the instantaneous velocity of the rocket at t  10 seconds?

5. (6 points) (Version #1) Find values of the constants k and m that will make the following
function continuous everywhere.

 x 2  5, x2

f ( x)  m( x  1)  k ,  1  x  2
2 x3  x  7, x  1


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4. (3 points each) During the first 10 seconds of a rocket flight, the rocket is propelled straight up
1
so that in t seconds it reaches a height of s (t )  t 3 feet.
2
a. What is the average velocity of the rocket during the first 10 seconds of its flight?

b. What is the instantaneous velocity of the rocket at t  10 seconds?

5. (6 points) (Version #2) Find values of the constants k and m that will make the following
function continuous everywhere.

3x3  x  5, x 1

f ( x)  m  k ( x  3),  3  x  1
 x 2  7, x  3


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6. (6 points each) Compute the limits.

x2  9
a. lim
x 3 x  3

4x2  2
b. lim
x  x3

 1 
 
 1 x 
c. lim x
x 1

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7. (8 points) A spherical snowball melts so that its surface area decreases at a rate of 1 cm 2 min .
At what rate is the radius of the snowball changing when the radius is 5 cm?
Recall that the surface area S of a sphere with radius r is S  4 r 2 .

8. (8 points) (Version #1) Use an appropriate local linear approximation to estimate  2.02  .
3

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7. (8 points) A spherical snowball melts so that its surface area decreases at a rate of 1 cm 2 min .
At what rate is the radius of the snowball changing when the radius is 5 cm?
Recall that the surface area S of a sphere with radius r is S  4 r 2 .

8. (8 points) (Version #2) Use an appropriate local linear approximation to estimate  4.04  .
2

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9. (8 points) Determine the locations of all relative maxima or minima, if any, of

f ( x)  x  2 cos x on the interval 0  x  2 .

10. (8 points) Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of f ( x)  x  ln x on the interval
1 
 5 ,5 . Hint: ln 5  1.6 .

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11. (7 points) (Version #1) The graph of the derivative f '( x) is given below. Use this graph to
find all critical points of f ( x) and at each critical point determine whether a relative maximum,
relative minimum, or neither occurs.
y

3
y = f ' (x)

-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

-1

 
   

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11. (7 points) (Version #2) The graph of the derivative f '( x) is given below. Use this graph to
find all critical points of f ( x) and at each critical point determine whether a relative maximum,
relative minimum, or neither occurs.
y
3

y = f ' (x)

-2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6

-1

-2

 
   

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12. (10 points) Find the radius and height of the right circular cylinder of largest volume that can
be inscribed in a right circular cone with radius 6 inches and height 10 inches. What is the
maximum volume? Hint: Use similar triangles.
Recall that the volume V of a right circular cylinder with radius r and height h is V   r 2 h .

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12. (10 points) Find the radius and height of the right circular cylinder of largest volume that can
be inscribed in a right circular cone with radius 6 inches and height 10 inches. What is the
maximum volume? Hint: Use similar triangles.
Recall that the volume V of a right circular cylinder with radius r and height h is V   r 2 h .

(Alternate Solution)

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13. (10 points) On the axes provided on the next page, sketch the graph of the given function f and
identify the locations of all critical points and inflection points. Label all intercepts and
asymptotes, if any. The first and second derivatives are given to you. Hint: f (0.5)  3.6
1
2  2 x  1 4  x  1
f ( x)  3 x 3  2  x  f '( x)  2
f ''( x)  5
x 3 3x 3

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Sketch the graph of the given function f and identify the locations of all critical points and
inflection points. Label all intercepts and asymptotes, if any. The first and second derivatives
are given to you. Hint: f (0.5)  3.6
1
2  2 x  1 4  x  1
f ( x)  3 x 3  2  x  f '( x)  2
f ''( x)  5
x 3 3x 3

y
15

10

-3 -2 -1 1 2

-5

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