CALCULUS 1 - FINAL EXAMINATION

Semester 1, 2021-22. Date: January 16, 2022

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (RELEASED RANDOMLY)

f (x + h) + f (x − h) − 2 f (x)
1. Assume that f ′ is continuous. Find the value of the limit: lim .
h→0 h
(A) −1 (B) f ′ (x) (C) 0 (D) f ′′ (x).

Answer: C

x3 2
2. The absolute miniimum value of the function f (x) = 3 − 7x2 + 10x + 5 on the interval [0, 6] is

(A) 5 11 (C) 10 (D) 16

(B)
3

Answer: A
2x3
3. On which interval the function f (x) = 3 − 3x2 − 10x + 1 is strictly decreasing?

(A) [−2, 5] (B) (−∞, 5] (C) [−5, ∞] (D) None of them

Answer: D

4. Consider the equation x4 + 4x + c = 0 where c is a constant. Suppose that c > 3.

(A) The equation has no root (C) The equation has exactly one real root
(B) The equation has exactly two real roots (D) The equation has 4 real roots

Answer: A

5. Let f (x) = −x3 + x2 − x + 1. The inflection point(s) of the graph of f is (are):

1 20 (C) There are no inflection points
(A) ( , )
3 27
(B) (1, 0) (D) None of them

Answer: A

6. A particle moves along a straight line and its velocity at time t is given by v(t) = 4t − sin 2t. If its
initial position is s(0) = 1, then its position at t = T is
1 1 3
(A) s (T ) = 2T 2 + cos (2T ) + 1 (C) s (T ) = 2T 2 − cos (2T ) +
2 2 2
2 1 1
(B) s (T ) = 2T + cos (2T ) +
2 2 (D) s (T ) = 2T 2 − 2 cos (2T ) + 1

Answer: B
x A B
7. In the partial fraction decomposition = + , what is the value of A?
x2 − 4x + 3 x−3 x−1
 3 (B) 2 3 (D) −2
(A) (C) −
2 2

Answer: A
R2
8. The integral V = 2π 0 xe−x dx represents the volume of a solid. Describe the solid.
(A) The solid generated by rotating about the y-axis the region under the curve y = e−x on [0, 2]
(B) The solid generated by rotating about the x-axis the region under the curve y = 2xe−x on [0, 2]
(C) The solid generated by rotating about the y-axis the region under the curve y = xe−x on [0, 2]
√
(D) The solid generated by rotating about the x-axis the region under the curve y = x e−x on [0, 2]
Answer: A

9. Find the limits R x3

0 sintdt
lim .
x→0 x6
(A) 1/2 (B) 2/3 (C) 1/3 (D) 0

Answer: A

x
Z ∞
10. The value of dx is
0 1 + 3x2
1 (B) 21
(C) 1 (D) divergent
(A) √ 5
5

Answer: D

Z 3 Z 3
11. If f (1) = f (3) = 3 and f (x)dx = 5, then the value of x f ′ (x)dx is
0 0
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 5 (D) None of them

Answer: B

Z π/6
12. The value of sin3 x cos x dx is
0
1 1 π
(A) (B) others (C) (D)
64 6 2

Answer: A

13. When the diameter of a spherical tumor is 12 mm, it is growing at a rate of 0.2 mm a day. How fast is
the volume of the tumor changing at that time?

(A) 4π mm3 /day (B) 14.4π mm3 /day (C) None of them (D) 7.2π mm3 /day

Answer: B
14. Find the value of the integral
Z 1
x
√ dx.
0 4 − x2
√ √ √
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 1 − 3 (D) 2 − 3
Answer: D

Z 0p
dF
15. Let F (x) = 1 + t 4 dt. The derivative is
x2 dx
√ √ √ √
(A) −2x 1 + x4 (B) −x 1 + x8 (C) − 1 + x8 (D) −2x 1 + x8

Answer: D
2
16. Let I = 01 e−x dx. Divide the interval [0, 1] into 4 equal subintervals and use the trapezoidal rule to
R

approximate the value of I. This value is:

(A) 0.7430 (B) 0.5210 (C) 0.3472 (D) 1.2567

Answer: A

17. Which of the following integrals has the (Riemann) sum by dividing the interval [2, 3] into n equal
subintervals with the right hand endpoints

1 n i
∑ ln(2 + ).
n i=1 n
Z 1 Z 1 Z 3 Z 3
(A) ln x dx (B) ln(2 + x) dx (C) ln(2 + x) dx (D) ln x dx
0 0 2 2

Answer: D
√
18. The area of the region enclosed by the curves y = 12 x2 and y = 2x is
4 1 1 2
(A) (B) (C) − (D)
3 2 6 3

Answer: A

√
19. The region R enclosed by the curves y = x and y = x2 is rotated about the x-axis. Find the volume
of the resulting solid
3π π 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) π
10 6 3

Answer: A

20. The area of the region enclosed by y = x2 − 2x and y = x − 2 is

1 1
(A) (C)
3 6
1 1
(B) − (D) −
6 3
 Answer: C

21. The velocity of a racing car was read from its speedometer at 10-second interval and recorded in the
next table. Use the trapezoidal rule to estimate the distance traveled by the car.
time (s) : t 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
speed (meter/s) : v(t) 0 38 52 58 55 51 56 53 50 47 45

(A) 4,825 meters (B) 4,135 meters (C) 3,542 meters (D) 6,545 meters

Answer: A

22. Given f (x) whose derivative is given by

f ′ (x) = x(x + 1)(x + 2)2 (x + 3)2

The total number of points at which f (x) attains its local maximum and minimum is

(A) 6 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Answer: B
πx
23. Knowing that the two curves y = sin( ) and y = x4 have only two intersection points with
2
x1 = 0, x2 = 1 in the interval [0, 1]. Which of the following expressions is the volume V of the solid
obtained by rotating the region R, bounded by these two curves on [0, 1], about Oy ?
Z 1
2πx sin(πx/2) − x4 dx
 
(A) V =
0
Z 1
2πx x4 − sin(πx/2) dx
 
(B) V =
0
Z 1 
π sin2 (πx/2) − x8 dx

(C) V =
0
Z 1
2πx sin2 (πx/2) − x4 dx
 
(D) V =
0
Answer: A
Z x2 p
24. Given F(x) = 1 + t 2 dt, the value of F ′ (2) is
0
√ √ √
(A) 2 3 (B) 2 2 − 1 (C) 4 17 (D) 0

Answer: C

Z 1
1
25. The value of dx is
0 x2 + 4x + 3
3 11
 
(C) ln 3 − ln 2 1 3
(A) (B) ln (D) ln
2 2 2 2

Answer: D

Z 2π Z 2π
26. If f (t) dt = 1 then the value of f (2π − t) dt is
0 0
 (A) 0 (B) −1 (C) π (D) 1

Answer: D
27. The amount of trash, in tons per year, produced by a town in next t years is growing linearly according
to the formula P(t) = 50 + 4t. Evaluate the total trash (in tons) that will be produced over the next 10
years by interpreting the integral as an area under the curve.

(A) 700 tons (B) 90 tons (C) 500 tons (D) 200 tons

Answer: A
Z ∞
28. The value of xe−x dx is
0
(A) 1 (B) −1 (C) 2 (D) divergent

Answer: A
29. Suppose that f (0) = −2 and f ′ (x) ≥ 3 for all values of x. How small can f (3) possibly be?

(A) −2 (B) −12 (C) 7 (D) 5

Answer: C
2 x
 
30. Evaluate lim 1 +
x→∞ x
√
(A) e (B) e (C) 1 (D) e2

Answer: D
31. An object moves with velocity v(t) = −t 2 + 1 meters per second between t = 0 (s) and t = 2 (s). Find
the average velocity of the object between t = 0 (s) and t = 2 (s).
1 1
(A) − (C)
3 3
1
(B) 1 (D) −
6
Answer: A
Z 1
sin x
32. The value of dx is
−1 x4 + 1
(A) 0 (B) −1 (C) π (D) 1

Answer: A
1 x
Z ∞ Z ∞
33. Let I = √ dx and J = 4
dx . Which of the following is correct?
1 x 1 2x − 1
(A) I converges and J diverges (C) Both I and J diverge.
(B) Both I and J converge (D) I diverges and J converges

Answer: D
34. We use the Newton’s method to find an approximate solution of the equation sin x = x2 , starting at the
point x0 = 1. We then get x1 , x2 , x3 , .... The value of x2 , exact to six decimal places, is:
 (A) 0.876985 (B) 0. 725495 (C) 0.345677 (D) 0.991234

Answer: A

35. The velocity at t seconds of a moving object is v(t) = −t 2 + 1 meters per second. Find the total
distance traveled by the object during the first two seconds.

(A) 1 2
(C) −
3
(B) 2 (D) None of them

Answer: B
Z +∞
1
36. Consider the improper integral I = dx. This improper integral is
2 x(ln x)2
(A) convergent and I = 1/(ln 2)
(B) convergent and I = ln 2
(C) divergent
(D) convergent and I = 1/2
Answer: A

2 3 sin x
 
37. Evaluate lim 1 +
x→∞ x
√
(A) e e (B) ∞ (C) 1 (D) e6

Answer: C

3
38. Find the length of the arc y = 31 x 2 between x = 0 and x = 1.
√
1 √ 9
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3/2 8 3
(A) (5 5 − 8) 8 13 (D)
3 (B) − 1 (C) 2
27 4 27

Answer: A

1 x
Z ∞ Z ∞
39. Let I = √ dx and J = dx . Which of the following is correct?
1 2x + 1 1 2x4 − x3 + x + 1
(A) I converges and J diverges (C) Both I and J diverge.
(B) Both I and J converge (D) I diverges and J converges

Answer: D
R2
40. The value of I = 0 xe−x dx is:

(A) 1 − e32 (B) 1 − 3e (C) 1 + e32 (D) (2 + 1e )/3

Answer: A