MATH 100 - MIDTERM I - PRACTICE QUESTIONS.

Note: I have put on a bit more problems then there will be on the Midterm. However the structure
and the difficulty would be similar.

Problem I. Short answer questions. Here you only need to give the correct answer no detailed
explanations/ calculations are needed to support your answer.

tan 2x
(1) lim =
x→0 x

√
x−1
(2) lim =
x→1 x2 − 1

µ ¶
1 1
(3) lim − =
x→0+ |x| x

1 − 3y 2
(4) lim p =
y→∞ 4y 4 + 100y + 1

(5) lim tan−1 (x2 − 1) =

x→∞

f (x) f (x)
(6) If lim =2 then lim =
x→0 x2 x→0 x

µ ¶0
f
(7) If f (2) = 2, f 0 (2) = 1 then (2) =
1+f

(8) If f (1) = 1, f 0 (1) = 2 then the equation of the tangent line to the graph
y = f (x) at P (1, 1) is: y=

Full Answer questions. Here you have to give detailed explanations and/or calculations to support
your answer.
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Problem II. Find the horizontal and vertical to the graph of the function
√
x4 + 1
f (x) = 2
x −4
If the line x = a is a vertical asymptote, then find the both limits: limx→a− f (x) and limx→a+ f (x).

Problem III. Use the Initial Value Theorem to show that the equation
1
sin x =
1 + x2
has at least

(a) One root in the interval [0, π/2].

(b) Two positive roots.

Problem IV. Let f (x) = |x − 1| + |x + 1|.

(a) Find the derivatives: f 0 (−2), f 0 (0), f 0 (2).

(b) Find all points where the function f (x) is differentiable.

Problem V. Find all values of a and b such that the line: 3x + y = b is tangent to the curve
y = ax3 at x = 1.

Problem VI. A mass is attached to the end of an elastic spring. When the mass is pulled and
released, it vibrates moving back and forth along the x-axis. The equation of the motion is:
x = cos t + sin t (where x denotes the position at time t (s) measured in (cm)).

(a) Find the velocity and acceleration of the mass at time t.

(b) When does the mass pass through the origin at the first time?

(c) How far does the mass travel from the origin in the positive direction? What is its velocity
when it is farthest from the origin?