Practice Exam Chapter 1 and Chapter 2

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Course: Math 110 - Calculus I Term: Fall 2020
Instructor: Dr. Hashim Alshehri Due Date: December 9, 2020

Problem 1

If f (x) = x2 , compute the following expressions:

[1] f (a + b) =

Answer Key: a2 + 2ab + b2 .

[2] f (a2 ) =

Answer Key: a4 .

Solution:

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Problem 2

Based on the given graph of the function f (x), evaluate the following:
f (0) − f (2)
[1] =
f (−2)
Answer Key: −2

[2] f (5) =

Answer Key: undef ined

Solution:

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Problem 3

Find the domain of the following functions:

[1] f (x) = x2 − 2x + 5

Answer Key: R because f (x) is a polynomial function.

√
[2] f (x) = 2x − 4

Answer Key: x ∈ [2, ∞) because the function is radical and n = 2.

x−2
[3] f (x) =
x+7
Answer Key: x ∈ (−∞, −7) ∪ (−7, ∞) since the function is rational.

Solution:

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Problem 4

Write the appropriate new graph of the functions for the following below func-
tions that are shifted a distance 3 units left and then 2 units upward:

[1] f (x) = x2

Answer Key: f (x) = (x + 3)2 + 2.

[2] f (x) = cos(x + 1)

Answer Key: f (x) = 2 + cos(x + 4).

Solution:

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Problem 5

If f (x) = x3 + 4, and g(x) = x + 2, find the following:

[1] (f ◦ g)(x) =

Answer Key: (x + 2)3 + 4

[2] (g ◦ f )(x) =

Answer Key: x3 + 6.

[3] (f ◦ f )(x) =

Answer Key: (x3 + 4)3 + 4.

[4] (g ◦ g)(x) =

Answer Key: x + 4

Solution:

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Problem 6

Find the domain and the range of the following functions:

[1] f (x) = ex − 4

Answer Key: Rf = (−4, ∞), and Df = R.

[2] f (x) = −ex + 4

Answer Key: Rf = (−∞, 4), and Df = R.

[3] f (x) = ln(x − 1)

Answer Key: Df = (1, ∞), and Rf = R.

[4] f (x) = ln(x + 1) =

Answer Key: Df = (−1, ∞), and Rf = R.

Solution:

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Problem 7

Find the inverse of the following functions:

[1] f (x) = 3x + 2

Answer Key: f −1 (x) = x−2

3
.

1
[2] f (x) = −1
x
Answer Key: f −1 (x) = 1
x+1
.

Solution:

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Problem 8

Evaluate the limits of the following functions if they exist:

√
[1] lim+ x − 2 =
x→2

Answer Key: 0 .

[2] lim (x2 − 2x + 3) =

x→3

Answer Key: 6.

x2 − 49
[3] lim
x→7 x − 7

Answer Key: 14.

√
x−2
[4] lim =
x→4 x−4
1
Answer Key: 4
.

Solution:

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Problem 9

Study the continuity and discontinuity of the following functions:

x
[1] f (x) =
x−1
Answer Key: It’s continuous on (−∞, 1)∪(1, ∞) while it’s discontinuous at x = 1.

√
[2] f (x) = x+1

Answer Key: It’s continuous on [−1, ∞) while it’s discontinuous on (−∞, −1).

Solution:

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Problem 10

Find the vertical asymptotes of the below graph of the functions:

1
[1] f (x) =
x+2
Answer Key: x = −2.

1
[2] f (x) =
x2 − 25
Answer Key: x = ±5.

Solution:

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Problem 11

Find the horizontal asymptotes of the below graph of the functions:

1
[1] f (x) = 2 +
x
Answer Key: y = 2

2
[2] f (x) = 4 −
x2
Answer Key: y = 4.

Solution:

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Problem 12

Find the slope of the tangent line to the following curves at the point (1, −1).

[1] f (x) = x

Answer Key: The slope is m = 1.

[2] f (x) = x2

Answer Key: The slope is m = 2.

Solution:

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Problem 13

Determine the set of points where the following functions are not differentiable

[1] f (x) = |x|

Answer Key: It is not differentiable at x = 0

[2] f (x) = |x + 6|

Answer Key: It is not differentiable at x = −6.

[3] f (x) = |3x − 9|

Answer Key: It is not differentiable at x = 3.

[4] f (x) = |6x + 12| =

Answer Key: It is not differentiable at x = −2

Solution:

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