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Semester/Academic year 231 2023-2024

Midterm Exam
Date 28/10/2023
UNIVERSITY OF Course title Calculus 1
TECHNOLOGY Course ID MT1003
Faculty of AS Duration 50 mins Question sheet code 2316
Notes: - You are NOT allowed to use materials.
- Each correct answer is awarded 0.5 points, each incorrect answer is deducted 0.1 points,
answers left blank will not be counted.
- Do not round between steps. Round your final answers to 4 decimal places. Total available score: 10.

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Question 1 (L.O.1). As x → 0, we have ln(1−ax) ∼ 1 + (a − 4)x−1. Find the value of a.
16
A None of the others B 1 C
3
4 16
D E
5 5
x−9
Question 2 (L.O.1). Let f (x) = · Find the value of f −1 (14).
x+3
51 38 64
A − B − C −
13 13 13
77
D None of the others E −
13
Question 3 (L.O.1). Find the range of the functionf (x) = π + 8 arctan(x2 ).
 π π
A None of the others B [π, 5π) C − ,
2 2
D (−3π, 5π) E [0, 5π)

Question 4 (L.O.1). Let the functions y = f (x) and y = g(x) have the graphs as below. Find the
value of (g ◦ f )(3).
y

y = g(x)
2

1
y = f (x)
x
−1 1 2 3

−1

A −1 B None of the others C 1

D 0 E 2
√
Question 5 (L.O.1). Find the domain of the function y = 1 − 4−x−1 .

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 A x⩽4 B None of the others C x ⩾ −1
D x∈R E x⩾0

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 6 to 7.

Let y = f (x) have the graph as below.
y

The tangent line to the graph at (2, 1)

2

x
1 2 3

Question 6. Let g(x) = xf (x). Find the value of g ′ (2).

A 0 B 1 C 3
D None of the others E 2

Question 7. Find the value of (f −1 )′ (1).

A None of the others B −1 C 2
D 0 E 6

Question 8 (L.O.1). Let f (x) = x4 + 8x + sin (x). Use the differential df (−3) to approximate ∆f if
∆x = 0.16.
A None of the others B −16.1237 C −15.6929
D −16.1584 E −16.0150

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 9 to 10.
Let y = y(x) be defined by the parametric equations x(t) = 4t3 + t + 2 arctan(t) − 7, y(t) = 7t3 − 42t2 .

Question 9. Find the value of y ′ (x) when t = −2.

A 5.1012 B 5.9208 C 4.9019
D 4.3556 E None of the others

Question 10. Find the x−coordinate of the local maximum point of the the curve y = y(x)
A −7 B None of the others C −11
D −6 E −4

Question 11 (L.O.1). Let f (x) be differentiable at every x ∈ R and satisfy f (5) = 4, f ′ (5) = −5.
Let g(x) = xef (x) . Use the linear approximation at x = 5 to approximate g(5.13)
A 101.8399 B 102.6445 C None of the others
D 103.1502 E 103.2376

Question 12 (L.O.2). A point P moves on a parabolic trajectory as shown in the figure below. The
observing position A is located on the x−axis at a distance of 6 meters (m) from the origin. It is

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known that at the time when the x−coordinate of P is 2 (m), this x−coordinate of P is increasing
at a rate of 1.3 meters per minute (m/min). What statement is TRUE regarding the rate of change
of the distance between A and P at this moment?
y(m)
y = x2

x(m)
A

A Increasing at the rate of 2.7577 (m/min)

B Increasing at the rate of 2.1213 (m/min)
C None of the others
D Decreasing at the rate of 2.7577 (m/min)
E Decreasing at the rate of 2.1213 (m/min)

Question 13  Which statement is TRUE regarding the slant asymptote of the curve y =
 (L.O.1).
9
(x2 − 6) ln 1 − .
x
A The slant asymptote from the left (x → −∞) is y = 9x − 81
B None of the others
C The slant asymptote does not exist
81
D The slant asymptote from the right (x → +∞) is y = 9x +
2
81
E The slant asymptote from the left (x → −∞) is y = −9x −
2
[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 14 to 16.
Let f (x) = arctan(x2 + 3x − 18).

Question 14. Find the values of f ′ (3) and f ′′ (3).

A None of the others B f ′ (3) = 9, f ′′ (3) = 2 C f ′ (3) = 162, f ′′ (3) = 83
D f ′ (3) = −9, f ′′ (3) = 164 E f ′ (3) = 9, f ′′ (3) = 164

Question 15. The Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 3 has a form
A 9(x − 3) + (x − 3)2 + R2 B 9(x − 3) + 2(x − 3)2 + R2 C None of the others
83 2
D −9(x − 3) + (x − 3) + R2 E −9(x − 3) + 82(x − 3)2 + R2
2
Question 16. Use the Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 3 to approximate
f (2.94)
A −5.536 B 0.4636 C None of the others
D −2.536 E −0.5364

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 17 to 18.
−(x−11)2
Given the curve (C) : y = f (x) = e 8 .

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Question 17. Find ALL of the x−coordinate of the inflection points of (C)
A 13; 9 B 11 C 13; 11
D None of the others E 9

Question 18. Which statement is TRUE regarding f ′ (x).

A f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 9
B f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 13
C None of the others
D f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 11
E f ′ (x) has a local minimum value at x = 9

Question 19 (L.O.2). People use a water pump to drain a filled swimming pool for cleaning pur-
poses. Let g(t) be the amount of water remaining in the pool after t minutes since the pump started
operating. Assume that it takes 28 minutes to pump out all the water from the pool. Suppose that
for the first 2 minutes, the pumping rate is slowing down, but after that, it is speeding up until all
the water is drained. Based on the description above, which statement is TRUE?
A None of the others
B g(15) > 0, g ′ (15) < 0, g ′′ (15) < 0
C g(15) < 0, g ′ (15) < 0, g ′′ (15) > 0
D g(15) > 0, g ′ (15) < 0, g ′′ (15) < 0
E g(15) > 0, g ′ (15) > 0, g ′′ (15) > 0

Question 20 (L.O.2). Let f be defined in R, but be DISCONTINUOUS at x = 0.6, and let g be con-
tinuous in R. The graphs of f and g are shown below. Assume that g ◦ f is continuous at x = 0.6.
Choose a possible value of f (0.6)

y
y = f (x)
2.5

1.2 y = g(x)

O 0.6 1.7 x

A 1.2 B 8.4 C 4.4

D None of the others E −1.0

END

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 ANSWER
1-D 2-A 3-B 4-E 5-C 6-E 7-C 8-D 9-A 10 - A
11 - B 12 - D 13 - E 14 - B 15 - A 16 - E 17 - A 18 - A 19 - B 20 - E

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 p
4
Question 1 (L.O.1). As x → 0, we have ln(1 − ax) ∼ 1 + (a − 4)x − 1. Find the value of
a.
16
A None of the others B 1 C
3
4 16
D E
5 5

Solution

p
4
As x → 0, we have ln(1 − ax) ∼ 1 + (a − 4)x − 1 then
ln(1 − ax) −ax −4a
lim p = lim i= =1
x→0 4
1 + (a − 4)x − 1 x→0 1h a−4
(a − 4)x
4
4
⇔ −4a = a − 4 ⇔ a =
5

The correct answer is D □

x−9
Question 2 (L.O.1). Let f (x) = · Find the value of f −1 (14).
x+3
51 38 64
A − B − C −
13 13 13
77
D None of the others E −
13

Solution

12
We have f ′ (x) = · Thus, f is monotone, so f has inverse function. Suppose that,
(x + 3)2
x0 − 9 51
f −1 (14) = x0 ⇒ f (x0 ) = 14 ⇒ = 14 ⇒ x0 = − ·
x0 + 3 13

The correct answer is A □

Question 3 (L.O.1). Find the range of the functionf (x) = π + 8 arctan(x2 ).

 π π
A None of the others B [π, 5π) C − ,
2 2
D (−3π, 5π) E [0, 5π)

Solution

We have
π
0 ⩽ arctan(x2 ) <
2
Therefore, the range of the funciton f (x) = π + 8 arctan(x2 ) is [π, 5π)
The correct answer is B □

Question 4 (L.O.1). Let the functions y = f (x) and y = g(x) have the graphs as below. Find
the value of (g ◦ f )(3).

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 y

y = g(x)
2

1
y = f (x)
x
−1 1 2 3

−1

A −1 B None of the others C 1

D 0 E 2

Solution

From the graph, we have (g ◦ f )(3) = 2.

The correct answer is E □
√
Question 5 (L.O.1). Find the domain of the function y = 1 − 4−x−1 .
A x⩽4 B None of the others C x ⩾ −1
D x∈R E x⩾0

Solution

The function is defined when 1 − 4−1−x ⩾ 0 ⇔ 4−1−x ⩽ 40 . Therefore, x ⩾ −1.

The correct answer is C □

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 6 to 7.

Let y = f (x) have the graph as below.
y

The tangent line to the graph at (2, 1)

2

x
1 2 3

Question 6. Let g(x) = xf (x). Find the value of g ′ (2).

A 0 B 1 C 3
D None of the others E 2

Solution

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We have g ′ (x) = f (x) + xf ′ (x). Therefore,

g ′ (2) = f (2) + (2)f ′ (2) = 2.

The correct answer is E □

Question 7. Find the value of (f −1 )′ (1).

A None of the others B −1 C 2
D 0 E 6

Solution

1
We have (f −1 )′ (1) = = 2.
f ′ (2)
The correct answer is C □

Question 8 (L.O.1). Let f (x) = x4 + 8x + sin (x). Use the differential df (−3) to approximate
∆f if ∆x = 0.16.
A None of the others B −16.1237 C −15.6929
D −16.1584 E −16.0150

Solution

We have
h i
df (−3) = f ′ (−3).∆x = − 100 + cos (3) × (0.16) ≈ −16.1584.

The correct answer is D □

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 9 to 10.
Let y = y(x) be defined by the parametric equations x(t) = 4t3 + t + 2 arctan(t) − 7, y(t) = 7t3 − 42t2 .

Question 9. Find the value of y ′ (x) when t = −2.

A 5.1012 B 5.9208 C 4.9019
D 4.3556 E None of the others

Solution

y ′ (t) 21t2 − 84t

We have y ′ (x) = = ′
2 . Therefore, the value of y (x) khi t = −2 is
x′ (t) 2
12t + 1 + t2 +1

y ′ (−2) 1260
′
= ≈ 5.1012.
x (−2) 247

The correct answer is A □

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 Question 10. Find the x−coordinate of the local maximum point of the the curve y =
y(x)
A −7 B None of the others C −11
D −6 E −4

Solution
"
y ′ (t) t=0
We have y ′ (x) = ′ = 0 ⇔ 21t2 − 84t = 0 ⇔
x (t) t=4

t −∞ 0 4 +∞

x′ (t) + + +

y ′ (t) + 0 − 0 +

0 +∞

y(x)

−∞ −224

The curve y = y(x) attains local maximum value when t = 0, so the x−coordinate of the local
maximum point of the the curve y = y(x) is x = −7.
The correct answer is A □

Question 11 (L.O.1). Let f (x) be differentiable at every x ∈ R and satisfy f (5) = 4, f ′ (5) = −5.
Let g(x) = xef (x) . Use the linear approximation at x = 5 to approximate g(5.13)
A 101.8399 B 102.6445 C None of the others
D 103.1502 E 103.2376

Solution

We have
g(5.13) = g(5) + g ′ (5).∆x =
h i
= 5ef (5) + ef (5) + (5)ef (5) f ′ (5) .[5.13 − (5)] = 1.88e4 ≈ 102.6445.

The correct answer is B □

Question 12 (L.O.2). A point P moves on a parabolic trajectory as shown in the figure below.
The observing position A is located on the x−axis at a distance of 6 meters (m) from the origin.
It is known that at the time when the x−coordinate of P is 2 (m), this x−coordinate of P is
increasing at a rate of 1.3 meters per minute (m/min). What statement is TRUE regarding the
rate of change of the distance between A and P at this moment?

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 y(m)
y = x2

x(m)
A

A Increasing at the rate of 2.7577 (m/min)

B Increasing at the rate of 2.1213 (m/min)
C None of the others
D Decreasing at the rate of 2.7577 (m/min)
E Decreasing at the rate of 2.1213 (m/min)

Solution

The distance between A and P is

p x − 6 + 2x3
AP = f (x) = (x − 6)2 + x4 ⇒ f ′ (x) = p
(x − 6)2 + x4
At the moment t0 , the x−coordinate of P is 2, and we have
2 − 6 + 2 × 23 √
f ′ (t0 ) = f ′ (2)x′ (t0 ) = p × (−1.3) = −1.95 2 ≈ −2.7577
(2 − 6)2 + 24

The correct answer is D □

Question 13 (L.O.1).
 Which statement is TRUE regarding the slant asymptote of the curve
9
y = (x2 − 6) ln 1 − .
x
A The slant asymptote from the left (x → −∞) is y = 9x − 81
B None of the others
C The slant asymptote does not exist
81
D The slant asymptote from the right (x → +∞) is y = 9x +
2
81
E The slant asymptote from the left (x → −∞) is y = −9x −
2

Solution
"
x<0
The domain:
x>9
The slant asymptote has a form y = mx + b, where
(x2 − 6) ln 1 − x9

     
y 6 9 −9
m = lim = lim = lim x − ln 1 − = lim x × = −9
x→∞ x x→∞ x x→∞ x x x→∞ x
 
2 9
b = lim (y − mx) = lim (x − 6) ln 1 − − (−9x) =
x→∞ x→∞ x

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 "   2  2 #
−9 1 −9 −9 81
= lim (x2 ) − × +o − (−9x) = −
x→∞ x 2 x x 2

The correct answer is E □

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 14 to 16.
Let f (x) = arctan(x2 + 3x − 18).

Question 14. Find the values of f ′ (3) and f ′′ (3).

A None of the others B f ′ (3) = 9, f ′′ (3) = 2 C f ′ (3) = 162, f ′′ (3) = 83
D f ′ (3) = −9, f ′′ (3) = 164 E f ′ (3) = 9, f ′′ (3) = 164

Solution

2x + 3
We have f ′ (x) = 2 . Thus, the value of f ′ (3) = 9
2
(x + 3x − 18) + 1
(2x + 3) (4x + 6) (x2 + 3x − 18) 2
We have f ′′ (x) = −
2 + . Thus, the value of
2
(x2 + 3x − 18) + 1 (x2 + 3x − 18)2 + 1
f ′′ (3) = 2
The correct answer is B □

Question 15. The Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 3 has a form
A 9(x − 3) + (x − 3)2 + R2
B 9(x − 3) + 2(x − 3)2 + R2
C None of the others
83
D −9(x − 3) + (x − 3)2 + R2
2
E −9(x − 3) + 82(x − 3)2 + R2

Solution

The Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 3 has a form

f ′′ (3)
f (x) = f (3) + f ′ (3)(x − 3) + (x − 3)2 + R2 = 9(x − 3) + (x − 3)2 + R2
2!

The correct answer is A □

Question 16. Use the Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 3 to approximate
f (2.94)
A −5.536 B 0.4636 C None of the others
D −2.536 E −0.5364

Solution

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The Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of f when x is near x0 = 3 has a form
f ′′ (3)
f (2.94) ≈ f (3) + f ′ (3)(−0.06) + (−0.06)2 = 9 × (−0.06) + (−0.06)2 ≈ −0.5364
2!

The correct answer is E □

[L.O.1] Using the following information, answer the questions from 17 to 18.
−(x−11)2
Given the curve (C) : y = f (x) = e 8 .

Question 17. Find ALL of the x−coordinate of the inflection points of (C)
A 13; 9 B 11 C 13; 11
D None of the others E 9

Solution
 
′ 11 x (x−11)2
We have f (x) = − e− 8 and
4 4
(x−11)2
2 "
e−

11 x (x−11)2 8 x = 13
f ′′ (x) = − e − 8 − =0⇔
4 4 4 x=9

Therefore,

x −∞ 9 13 +∞

f ′′ (x) + 0 − 0 +

f (x) CU PI CD PI CU

ALL of the x−coordinate of the inflection points of (C) are 13 and 9

The correct answer is A □

Question 18. Which statement is TRUE regarding f ′ (x).

A f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 9
B f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 13
C None of the others
D f ′ (x) has a local maximum value at x = 11
E f ′ (x) has a local minimum value at x = 9

Solution

(x−11)2
2 "
e−

11 x (x−11)2 8 x = 13
f ′′ (x) = − e− 8 − =0⇔
4 4 4 x=9
Therefore,

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 x −∞ 9 13 +∞

f ′′ (x) + 0 − 0 +

f ′ (9) 0

f ′ (x)

0 f ′ (13)

f ′ (x) has local maximum value at x = 9

The correct answer is A □

Question 19 (L.O.2). People use a water pump to drain a filled swimming pool for cleaning
purposes. Let g(t) be the amount of water remaining in the pool after t minutes since the pump
started operating. Assume that it takes 28 minutes to pump out all the water from the pool.
Suppose that for the first 2 minutes, the pumping rate is slowing down, but after that, it is
speeding up until all the water is drained. Based on the description above, which statement is
TRUE?
A None of the others
B g(15) > 0, g ′ (15) < 0, g ′′ (15) < 0
C g(15) < 0, g ′ (15) < 0, g ′′ (15) > 0
D g(15) > 0, g ′ (15) < 0, g ′′ (15) < 0
E g(15) > 0, g ′ (15) > 0, g ′′ (15) > 0

Solution

Since 15 < 28 so g(15) > 0.

The amount of water remaining in the pool decreases, so g ′ (15) < 0.
Since the pumping rate speeding up until all the water is drained, so g ′ (15).g ′′ (15) > 0, thus
g ′′ (15) < 0
The correct answer is B □

Question 20 (L.O.2). Let f be defined in R, but be DISCONTINUOUS at x = 0.6, and let g be

continuous in R. The graphs of f and g are shown below. Assume that g ◦ f is continuous at
x = 0.6. Choose a possible value of f (0.6)

y
y = f (x)
2.5

1.2 y = g(x)

O 0.6 1.7 x

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 A 1.2 B 8.4 C 4.4
D None of the others E −1.0

Solution

Since g ◦ f is continuous at x = 0.6 so

lim g(f (x)) = g(f (0.6))

x→0.6

Since g(x) = const, for all x ⩽ 1.7 so the value of f (0.6) ⩽ 1.7.
Since f is discontinuous at x = 0.6 so f (0.6) ̸= 1.2.
The correct answer is E □

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