Week 1-3

Mathematics for Data Science - 2

Practice Assignment

sin nπ + cos nπ
1. Let {an } be a sequence defined as an = , then which of the following
n2
option(s) is (are) true?
[Hint: Use the sandwich theorem.]
Option 1: {an } is divergent.
Option 2: {an } is convergent.
Option 3: Limit of {an } is 0.
Option 4: Limit of {an } is +∞.
Option 5: Limit of {an } is π.
√
2. Consider a sequence {an } defined as a1 = 1 and an+1 = αan , where α > 2. Assume
that lim an = α. Which of the following option(s) is (are) true?
n→∞

Option 1: If α = 3, then lim (3a3n + 5a2n − 1) = 125.

n→∞

Option 2: If α = 5, then lim (2an − 2a2n − 5) = −23.

n→∞

Option 3: If α = 5, then lim (2an + 2a2n − 5) = 23.

n→∞
Option 4: If α = 4, then lim (log3 (an + 4) − log√3 ( a2n + 2)) = − log3 2.
n→∞
Option 5: If α = 4, then lim (log3 (an + 4) − log√3 ( a2n + 2)) = log3 2.
n→∞

3. Which of the following option(s) is (are) true?

[Hint: Use L’Hospital’s rule ]
2
ex
Option 1: lim 2 = 0.
x→0 ex + 2
2
ex
Option 2: lim 2 = 1.
x→0
ex + 2
2 2
e x − e− x
Option 3: lim 2 2 does not exist.
x→0 e x + e− x
2
Option 4: lim x x = 1.
x→∞
 2 2
Option 5: lim − = 0.
x→0 sin x x
  2 2
Option 6: lim − = 1.
x→0 sin x x
4. Consider two functions f (x) and g(x) such that

f (x + y) = f (x)f (y) and f (x) = 1 + g(x),

where lim g(x) = 0. Assume that g is differentiable and lim g 0 (x) = 1. Which of the
x→0 x→0
following option(s) is (are) true?

[Hint: lim f (x) = lim+ f (a + h) (i.e., right limit) = lim− f (a + h) (i.e., left limit) and
x→a h→0 h→0
use L’Hospital’s rule.]
Option 1: lim f (x) = 0.
x→0

Option 2: lim f ( n1 ) = 1.
n→∞

Option 3: f (x) is continuous for all x ∈ R.

Option 4: f (x) is not differentiable for all x ∈ R.
Option 5: f (x) is differentiable and lim f 0 (x) = 0.
x→0
0
Option 6: f (x) is differentiable and f (x) = f (x).

5. Consider a function f (x) defined as f (x) = |x(x − 3)| in the domain [-4,4]. Then which
of the following option(s) is (are) true?
Option 1: The number of critical points is 3.
Option 2: The number of discontinuities of f (x) in the given domain is 2.
Option 3: The number of points where f (x) is not differentiable in the given
domain is 2.
Option 4: x = 0 is a critical point.
Option 5: A local maximum value of f (x) is 49 .
Option 6: The global minimum value of f (x) is -1.
Option 7: The number of points where f (x) attains its global maximum value
is 3.

6. Consider the following two functions f and g:

(
0 if x = 1
f (x) =
6 1.
2 if x =

g(x) = x + 1
Choose the set of correct options.

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 Option 1: f is continuous on R.
Option 2: g is continuous on R.
Option 3: g is differentiable on R.
Option 4: lim (f ◦ g)(x) = (f ◦ g)(0)
x→0

Option 5: (f ◦ g) is continuous at x = 0.

7. Consider the function defined as follows

(
x − dxe if 0 < x ≤ 1
f (x) =
bxc − x if 1 < x < 2.

Option 1: lim f (x) = 0

x→1
Option 2: f is not continuous at x = 1.
Option 3: f is continuous at x = 1.
Option 4: f is not differentiable at x = 1.
Option 5: f is differentiable at x = 1.

8. Consider a function f (x) defined as

(
x sin x1 if x 6= 0
f (x) =
0 if x = 0.

Which of the following option(s) is(are) true?

sin x
[Hint: Use lim x
= 0]
x→∞

Option 1: f (x) is continuous at x = 0.

Option 2: f (x) is differentiable at x = 0.
Option 3: lim f (x) = 0
x→0

Option 4: lim f (x) does not exist.

x→0

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 Consider the following graph of a function f (x) which contains only one saddle point as
shown in Figure M2W1PS1-3 1, where the solid points denote the value of the function
at the points, and the values denoted by the hollow points are not taken by the function.
Use the above information to answer the questions 9 to 14.

• (6, 4.5)

(saddle point)
(−1, 2.5)
•
•
• (5, 1.5)
(−1, 1.5)
(−4, 0.5) •

Figure M2W1PS1-3 1

9. Which of the following is(are) true?

Option 1: limit exists at x = 5.
Option 2: limit exists at x = −1.
Option 3: Limit exists at every point x ∈ (−1, 6).
Option 4: The global minimum value of f (x) is 1.5.
Option 5: f (x) has the global maximum value at x = 6.
10. Find the number of critical points of f (x) in the interval (-4, 6). [Ans: 10]
11. Find the number of discontinuities of f (x) in the interval (-4, 6). [Ans: 1]
12. Find the number of points where f (x) is not differentiable in the interval (-4, 6). [Ans:
3]
13. Find the number of points where f (x) has local minimum in the interval [-4, 6] . [Ans:
5]
14. Find the number of points where f (x) has local maximum in the interval [-4, 6] . [Ans:
6]

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15. Let f (x) = x(x−2) and F (x) be the anti-derivative of f (x) defined as F (x) = −1 f (t)dt.
Ra
Choose the set of correct options about estimating the −1 f (t)dt on the interval [-1, a]
using Riemann sums, where a is a critical point of F (x).
n(n + 1)(2n + 1)
[Hint: Use 12 + 22 + . . . + (n − 1)2 + n2 = and 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + . . . + n =
6
n(n + 1)
]
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Option 1: If F (x) has a local maximum at x = a, then the value of the left
Riemann sum using a partition of [−1, a] into two sub-intervals of equal length
is 58 .
Option 2: If F (x) has a local minimum at x = a, then the value of the
right Riemann sum using a partition of [−1, a] into three sub-intervals of equal
length is −1.
Option 3: Suppose F (x) has a local maximum at x = a. Then the limit as n
tends to ∞ of the values of the left Riemann sums using a partition of [−1, a]
into n sub-intervals of equal length is 43 .
Option 4: Suppose F (x) has a local minimum at x = a. Then the limit as n
tends to ∞ of the values of the right Riemann sums using a partition of [−1, a]
into n sub-intervals of equal length is 4.