INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (IU) – VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – HCMC

CALCULUS 1 – MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Semester 1, 2020-21 • Mon 28 Dec 2020 • Duration: 90 minutes

Chair of Dept. of Mathematics: Lecturers:

Prof. Pham Anh Huu Ngoc Prof. Nguyen Dinh, Dr. Janet C. Harris, Dr. Nguyen Anh Tu

INSTRUCTIONS:
• Each student is allowed one double-sided A4 sheet of reference material marked with their name
and ID. Calculators are forbidden. All other documents and electronic devices are also forbidden.
• Attempt all questions. Each question carries 10 points. (Total 100 points.)
• Write out your answers in detail, presenting and explaining each step.

1. The piecewise function f comprises two straight line segments and a semi-circle, as shown in the
figure below. Write a formula for the function f .

2. The graph below shows a function g with domain [0, 2] and range [0, 1]. Suppose h(x) = 2g(x−1).
Sketch the graph of h and state its domain and range.

3. Let f be a function defined by (

x2 −x
3x if x 6= 0
f (x) =
k if x = 0
where k is a constant.
a) Find the value of k such that f is continuous at x = 0.
b) With the value of k found in part a), is function f differentiable at x = 0? Explain your answer
clearly. If f ′ (0) exists, find its value.

4. Prove that lim x2 esin(π/x) = 0.

x→0

PLEASE TURN OVER

 5. Find the point on the curve y = 1 + 2ex − 3x at which the tangent line is parallel to the line
x + y = −5.

6. Suppose f (x) and g(x) are differentiable functions, and h = f −1 ◦ g. Assume f (2) = g(1) = 2,
f ′ (2) = 3 and g′ (1) = 6. Find h′ (1).

7. Find the derivative of y = (x2 + 1)sin x .

8. Find the tangent line to the curve y sin x + x cos y = π/2 at the point (π/2, π).

9. A runner exercises on a straight road. His displacement (in kilometers) relative to an origin O is
s(t) = 2t 3 − 9t 2 + 12t, 0 ≤ t ≤ 3, where time t is measured in hours.
a) When is the velocity of the runner zero?
b) Find the total distance traveled by the runner between t = 0 and t = 2.

10. Consider the equation:

2x − 1 = sin x. (1)
a) Show that equation (1) has at least one solution on the interval (0, 2).
b) Show that equation (1) has no solution on [2, ∞) and no solution on (−∞, 0].

Optional Bonus Question (+5 points):

10. c) Show that equation (1) has only one solution in R.
Hint: To answer this you may use anything you have learned in Calculus 1 or in high school.

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