MATH 141 Basic Calculus 1

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Name-Surname: Instructor: Dr. Tina Beşeri Sevim

Student Number:

1 2 3 Total
10+15 15+15+15 15+15 100

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1) a) Find the domain and range of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = .
√4−√𝑥−3
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𝑥+1
b) Sketch the graph of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 3 + by using transformations.
𝑥 2 −1

(Your answer will not be accepted if you use a method other than transformations)
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2) Compute the following limits if they exist. You are not allowed to use the L’Hospital’s Rule.

cos 8𝑥−cos 5𝑥 cos 3𝑥

a) 𝑙𝑖𝑚
𝑥→0 𝑥2
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√𝑥 2 +12−4
b) 𝑙𝑖𝑚
𝑥→2 𝑥−2
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𝑥 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑥)+2√𝑥
c) 𝑙𝑖𝑚
𝑥→∞ 𝑥+sin(𝑥)
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3) a) Find the values of a and b that make the function 𝒇(𝒙) continuous everywhere.

Explain your reasoning in detail.

𝑥 2 −4
𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 2
𝑥−2
𝑓(𝑥) = {𝑎𝑥 2 − 𝑏𝑥 + 3 𝑖𝑓 2 ≤ 𝑥 < 3
2𝑥 − 𝑎 + 𝑏 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 3
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b) Apply the definition of the derivative directly to differentiate the function

𝑥
𝑓(𝑥 ) =
𝑥+3
Then find the equation of the tangent line to the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) at the origin.

(Note: Answering this question without using the definition of a derivative will not be accepted.)
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