MA 161 EXAM II Fall 2005

Name

ten–digit Student ID number

Division and Section Numbers

Recitation Instructor

Instructions:
1. Fill in all the information requested above and on the scantron sheet.
2. This booklet contains 14 problems, each worth 7 points.
You get 2 points if you fully comply with instruction 1.
The maximum score is 100 points.
3. For each problem mark your answer on the scantron sheet and also circle
it in this booklet.
4. Work only on the pages of this booklet.
5. Books, notes, calculators are not to be used on this test.
6. At the end turn in your exam and scantron sheet to your recitation
instructor.

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 √
x2 − 2 x
1. If f (x) = then f 0 (4) =
x
9
a.
8
5
b.
4
7
c.
8
−5
d.
8
−3
e.
4

ax + b
2. If g(x) = then g 0 (1) =
cx + d
a+b−c−d
a.
c+d
ad − bc
b.
(c + d)2
a+b−c−d
c.
(c + d)2
ad + bc
d.
c+d
ad + bc
e.
(c + d)2

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 3. A box with no top has width twice its height and length four times its height.
The material for the sides costs $6/in2 and for the base $4/in2 .
If its height is s in. find the rate of change of the cost of the box with respect to s in
$/in.
$
a. 52s in
$
b. 62s in
$
c. 104s in
$
d. 208s in
$
e. 86s in

4. If f (x) = sec x + tan x then f 0 (x) =

a. sin x + cos x
cos x + 1
b.
sin2 x
c. tan2 x sec x
d. tan x sec x
sin x + 1
e.
cos2 x

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 π
5. If f (x) = (1 + cos2 x)6 then f 0 =
4
 6
3
a. −
2
 5
3
b. −2
2
 6
3
c. −4
2
 6
3
d. 4
2
 5
3
e. −4
2

6. D125 xe−x =
a. −(x − 124)e−x
b. −(x − 125)e−x
c. (x − 125)e−x
d. (x − 124)e−x
e. none of the above

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 √
3
7. Find the tangent line to y = arcsin(x) at x = .
2
π
a. y = +x−2
6
√
π 2 3
b. y = + x−2
6 3
π √
c. y = + 2x − 3
3
π √
d. y = + 2x − 3
6
√
π 2 3
e. y = + x−2
3 3

e2u
8. If g(u) = then g 0 (u) =
eu + e−u
2e2u
a.
e2u + 2 + e−2u
2e2u
b.
eu + e−u + 1
e3u + 3eu
c.
e2u + 2 + e−2u
e2u + e−2u
d.
e2u + 2 + e−2u
e. none of the above

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 d cos x
9. (x )=
dx
a. x1+cos x (cos x − sin x ln x)
b. (− sin x)xcos x
c. (cos x)x(cos x−1)
d. x(cos x−1) (cos x − x sin x ln x)
e. xcos x ln cos x

dy
10. Given xy = y x , then =
dx
1 − ln x
a.
1 − ln y
b. xy−x ln x
y
c. (1 − ln x)
x
y
d. (1 − ln y)
x
 y 2 1 − ln x
e.
x 1 − ln y

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 ln x
11. Given f (x) = , then f 00 (x) =
x2
1
a. −
2x2
6 ln x
b.
x4
1 − 6 ln x
c.
x4
1 − 2 ln x
d.
x3
e. none of the above

√
3
12. A particle moves along the curve y = 11 + x4 .
As it reaches the point (2, 3), the y–coordinate is increasing at a rate of
cm
32 s .

Then, the x–coordinate at that instant is increasing at a rate of

cm
a. 27 s
cm
b. 9 s
cm
c. 13.5 s
cm
d. 6.75 s

e. None of the above

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13. The minute hand on a watch is 9 cm long and the hour hand is 4 cm long.
cm
How fast, in h , is the distance between the tips of the hands
increasing at ten o’clock?
√
1−8 3
a. √
11 61π
√
33 3π
b. √
61
√
c. 61
√
11 61π
d.
6
√
6 61
e.
11π

14. The edge of a cube was found to be 20 cm with a possible error in

measurement of 0.1 cm.
Using differentials, the percentage error in the surface area of the cube is
a. 1%
b. 2%
c. 0.5%
d. 5%
e. 2.5%