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1.18 Multiple Choice Questions on Limits

3x4 − 2x + 1
313. lim =
x→∞ 7x − 8x5 − 1

3
A) ∞ B) −∞ C) 0 D) 7 E) − 38
1
314. lim =
x→0− x
A) ∞ B) −∞ C) 0 D) 1 E) does not exist
9x2 − 1
315. lim =
x→1/3 3x − 1

A) ∞ B) −∞ C) 0 D) 2 E) 3
x3 − 8
316. lim =
x→0 x2 − 4

A) 4 B) 0 C) 1 D) 3 E) 2

317. In order for the line y = a to be a horizontal asymptote of h(x), which of the following
must be true?

A) lim h(x) = ∞
x→a+

B) lim h(x) = −∞
x→a−

C) lim h(x) = ∞
x→∞

D) lim h(x) = a
x→−∞

E) lim h(x) = ∞
x→−∞
⎧
⎨x − 3
⎪ x>2
318. The function G(x) = −5 x = 2 is not continuous at x = 2 because
⎪
3x − 7 x<2
⎩

A) G(2) is not defined

B) lim G(x) does not exist

x→2

C) lim G(x) ̸= G(2)

x→2

D) G(2) ̸= −5

E) All of the above

3x2 + 2x
319. lim =
x→0 2x + 1

3
A) ∞ B) −∞ C) 0 D) 1 E) 2
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2x2 − 3x − 2
320. lim =
x→−1/2− 2x + 1
3
A) ∞ B) −∞ C) 1 D) 2 E) − 52
√
2x + 5 − 1
321. lim =
x→−2 x+2
A) 1 B) 0 C) ∞ D) −∞ E) does not exist
3x2 + 2x3 + 5
322. lim =
x→−∞ x4 + 7x2 − 3

3
A) 0 B) 2 C) 7 D) ∞ E) −∞

−x2 + 4
323. lim =
x→0 x2 − 1

A) 1 B) 0 C) −4 D) −1 E) ∞
%
x2 x>2
324. The function G(x) = is not continuous at x = 2 because
4 − 2x x<2

A) G(2) does not exist

B) lim G(x) does not exist

x→2

C) lim G(x) = G(2)

x→2

D) All three statements A, B, and C

E) None of the above

√
325. The domain of the function f (x) = 4 − x2 is

A) x < −2 or x > 2 B) x ≤ −2 or x ≥ 2 C) −2 < x < 2 D) −2 ≤ x ≤ 2 E) x ≤ 2

x2 − 25
326. lim =
x→5 x − 5

A) 0 B) 10 C) −10 D) 5 E) does not exist

⎧ 2
⎨ x − 16
x ̸= 4
327. Find k so that f (x) = x−4 is continuous for all x.
k x=4
⎩

A) any value B) 0 C) 8 D) 16 E) no value

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2.19 Multiple-Choice Problems on Derivatives

⎧ 2
⎨x + x
x ̸= 0
658. Let F (x) = x Which of the following statements are true of F ?
⎩1 x = 0.

I. F is defined at x = 0.
II. lim F (x) exists.
x→0
III. F is continuous at x = 0.

A) I only B) II only C) I, II only D) II, III only E) I, II, and III

659. If P (x) = (3x + 2)3 then the third derivative of P at x = 0 is

A) 0 B) 9 C) 54 D) 162 E) 224

660. If F (x) = 3x then F ′ (5) =

1
A) 0 B) 5 C) −5 D) 3 E) − 15

661. The slope of the curve y 3 − xy 2 = 4 at the point where y = 2 is Hint: plug in y=2 to find x.
1
A) −2 B) 4 C) − 12 D) 1
2 E) 2

662. If F (x) = x/(x − 1)2 then the set of all x for which F (x) exists is

A) all real numbers B) {x|x ̸= −1} C) {x|x ̸= 13 } D) {x|x ̸= ±1} E) {x|x ̸= 1}

663. If lim G(x) = K, then which of the following must be true?

x→b

A) G′ (b) exists.
B) G(x) is continuous at x = b.
C) G(x) is defined at x = b.
D) G(b) = K.
E) None of the above must be true.
664. Which of the following functions are continuous for all real numbers x?

√ 3x − 1
I. y = x4/3 II. y = 3
3x − 1 III. y =
4x2 + 5

A) None of these B) I only C) II only D) I, II only E) I, II, and III

665. The equation of the tangent line to the curve y = x2 − 4x at the point where the curve
crosses the y-axis is

A) y = 8x − 4 B) y = −4x C) y = −4 D) y = 4x E) y = 4x − 8

666. The tangent to the curve y = 2xe−x is horizontal when x =

1
A) −2 B) 1 C) −1 D) e E) None of the above

If you have an unpleasant nature and dislike people, that is no obstacle to work. —J. G. Bennett
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Hint: before taking derivative, rewrite using
ex
$ %
dy ln(a/b) = ln(a) - ln(b)
667. If y = ln , then =
ex − 10 dx
ex 1 10 ex − 20
A) x − B) − C) D) 0 E)
ex − 10 ex 10 − ex ex − 10
√ dy Hint: before taking derivative, rewrite using
668. If y = ln(x x2 + 1), then = ln(a*b) = ln(a) + ln(b)
dx
x 1 2x2 + 1 2x2 + 1 x2 + x + 1
A) 1 + 2
B) 1 + √ C) √ D) E)
x +1 x x2 + 1 x x2 + 1 x(x2 + 1) x(x2 + 1)
dy
669. If y = e−x ln x then when x = 1 is
dx
2 1
A) 0 B) Does not exist C) D) E) e
e e
670. The slope of the line tangent to the graph of y = ln x2 at x = e2 is
1 2 4 1 4
A) B) C) D) E)
e2 e2 e2 e4 e4
dy
671. If y = ln(x2 + y 2 ) then the value of at (1, 0) is
dx
A) 0 B) −1 C) 1 D) 2 E) undefined
3w dz
672. If z = , then =
cos w dw
3 3 cos w − 3w sin w 3
A) − B) C)
sin w cos2 w sin w
3 cos w + 3w sin w
D) E) None of the above
cos2 w
1
673. Find the derivative of y = .
2 sin 2x
cos 2x
A) − csc 2x cot 2x B) − csc2 2x C) −4 csc 2x cot 2x D) √ E) 4 sec 2x
2 sin 2x
√ dy
674. If y = sec2 x then =
dx
√ √ √
sec x tan x tan x √ √
A) √ B) √ C) 2 sec x tan2 x
x √ √ x
sec2 x tan x √ √
D) √ E) 2 sec2 x tan x
x
675. If y = sin 11x cos 11x, then the derivative of y is

A) 11 cos 11x B) 11 cos 22x C) sin2 11x − cos2 11x

2
D) −121 sin 11x E) −121 sin 11x cos 11x

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3.14 Multiple-Choice Problems on Applications of Derivatives

820. The value of c guaranteed to exist by the Mean Value Theorem for V (x) = x2 in the
interval [0, 3] is
3 1
A) 1 B) 2 C) 2 D) 2 E) None of these

821. If P (x) is continuous in [k, m] and differentiable in (k, m), then the Mean Value Theorem
states that there is a point a between k and m such that
P (k) − P (m)
A) = P ′ (a)
m−k
B) P ′ (a)(k − m) = P (k) − P (m)
m−k
C) =a
P (m) − P (k)
m−k
D) = P ′ (a)
P (m) − P (k)
E) None of these

822. The Mean Value Theorem does not apply to f (x) = |x − 3| on [1, 4] because

A) f (x) is not continuous on [1, 4]

B) f (x) is not differentiable on (1, 4)

C) f (1) ̸= f (4)

D) f (1) > f (4)

E) None of these

823. Which of the following function fails to satisfy the conclusion of the Mean Value Theorem
on the given interval?

A) 3x2/3 − 1; [1, 2]

B) |3x − 2|; [1, 2]

C) 4x3 − 2x + 3; [0, 2]
√
D) x − 2; [3, 6]

E) None of these

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824. If a function F is differentiable on [−4, 4], then which of the following statements is true?

A) F is not continuous on [−5, 5]

B) F is not differentiable on [−5, 5]

C) F ′ (c) = 0 for some c in the interval [−4, 4]

D) The conclusion of the Mean Value Theorem applies to F

E) None of these
(x − 2)(x − 3)
825. The function G(x) = does not satisfy the hypothesis of Rolle’s Theorem
x−1
on the interval [−3, 2] because

A) G(−3) = G(2) = 0

B) G(x) is not differentiable on [−3, 2]

C) G(x) is not continuous on [−3, 2]

Rolle's Theorem is just a special case of the
D) G(0) ̸= 0 MVT when the average/instant slope are = 0
E) None of these

826. The function F below satisfies the conclusion of Rolle’s Theorem in the interval [a, b]
because

A) F is continuous on [a, b]
B) F is differentiable on (a, b)
C) F (a) = F (b) = 0
D) All three statements A, B and C a b

E) None of these

827. The intervals for which the function F (x) = x4 − 4x3 + 4x2 + 6 increases are

A) x < 0, 1 < x < 2

B) only x > 2

C) 0 < x < 1, x > 2

D) only 0 < x < 1

E) only 1 < x < 2

828. If Q(x) = (3x + 2)3 , then the third derivative of Q at x = 0 is

A) 0 B) 9 C) 54 D) 162 E) 224
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829. The function M (x) = x4 − 4x2 has

A) one relative minimum and two relative maxima

B) one relative minimum and one relative maximum
C) no relative minima and two relative maxima
D) two relative minima and no relative maxima
E) two relative minima and one relative maximum
830. The total number of all relative extrema of the function F whose derivative is F ′ (x) =
x(x − 3)2 (x − 1)4 is

A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3 E) None of these

831. The function F (x) = x2/3 on [−8, 8] does not satisfy the conditions of the Mean Value
Theorem because
A) F (0) does not exist
B) F is not continuous on [−8, 8]
C) F (1) does not exist
D) F is not defined for x < 0
E) F ′ (0) does not exist
832. If c√is the number defined by Rolle’s Theorem, then for R(x) = 2x3 − 6x on the interval
0≤x≤ 3, c must be
√
A) 1 B) −1 C) ±1 D) 0 E) 3

833. Find the sum of the values of a and b such that F (x) = 2ax2 + bx + 3 has a relative
extremum at (1, 2).
3 5
A) 2 B) 2 C) 1 D) −1 E) None of these

834. Which of the following statements are true of the graph of F (x) shown below?
I. There is a horizontal asymptote at y = 0.
II. There are three inflection points.
III. There are no absolute extrema.

A) I only
B) I, II only
C) I, III only
D) II, III only
E) None are true

It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well. —Rene Descartes
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! π/2
1107. cot x dx =
π/6
√
A) ln 12 B) ln 2 C) 1
2 D) ln( 3 − 1) E) None of these

! 3
1108. |x + 1| dx =
−2
5 17 9 11 13
A) 2 B) 2 C) 2 D) 2 E) 2

! 2
1109. (3x − 2)3 dx =
1
16 63 13 85
A) 3 B) 4 C) 3 D) 4 E) None of these

! π/2
1110. sin3 θ cos θ dθ =
π/4

3 1
A) 16 B) 8 C) − 18 3
D) − 16 E) 3
4

1
ex
!
1111. dx =
0 (3 − ex )2
1 e−1 e−2
A) 3 ln(e − 3) B) 1 C) D) E)
3−e 2(3 − e) 3−e

! 0
1112. e−x dx =
−1

1−e 1
A) 1 − e B) C) e − 1 D) 1 − E) e + 1
e e

1
x
!
1113. dx =
0 x2 +1
π
√
A) 4 B) ln 2 C) 12 (ln 2 − 1) D) 3
2 E) ln 2

Anyone who cannot cope with mathematics is not fully human. At best he is a tolerable subhuman who has
learned to wear shoes, bathe, and not make messes in the house. —Robert A. Heinlein