009A Sample Final 1

This is a sample, and is meant to represent the material usually covered in Math 9A for the final. An actual test may or may not be similar. Click on the  boxed problem numbers  to go to a solution.

 Problem 1 

In each part, compute the limit. If the limit is infinite, be sure to specify positive or negative infinity.

a) $\lim _{x\rightarrow -3}{\frac {x^{3}-9x}{6+2x}}$

b) $\lim _{x\rightarrow 0^{+}}{\frac {\sin(2x)}{x^{2}}}$

c) $\lim _{x\rightarrow -\infty }{\frac {3x}{\sqrt {4x^{2}+x+5}}}$

 Problem 2 

Consider the following piecewise defined function:

$f(x)=\left\{{\begin{array}{lr}x+5&{\text{if }}x<3\\4{\sqrt {x+1}}&{\text{if }}x\geq 3\end{array}}\right.$

a) Show that $f(x)$ is continuous at $x=3$.

b) Using the limit definition of the derivative, and computing the limits from both sides, show that $f(x)$ is differentiable at $x=3$.

 Problem 3 

Find the derivatives of the following functions.

a) $f(x)=\ln {\bigg (}{\frac {x^{2}-1}{x^{2}+1}}{\bigg )}$

b) $g(x)=2\sin(4x)+4\tan({\sqrt {1+x^{3}}})$

 Problem 4 

If

$y=x^{2}+\cos(\pi (x^{2}+1))$

compute ${\frac {dy}{dx}}$ and find the equation for the tangent line at $x_{0}=1$. You may leave your answers in point-slope form.

 Problem 5 

A kite 30 (meters) above the ground moves horizontally at a speed of 6 (m/s). At what rate is the length of the string increasing

when 50 (meters) of the string has been let out?

 Problem 6 

Consider the following function:

$f(x)=3x-2\sin x+7$

a) Use the Intermediate Value Theorem to show that $f(x)$ has at least one zero.

b) Use the Mean Value Theorem to show that $f(x)$ has at most one zero.

 Problem 7 

A curve is given in polar coordinates by

$r=1+\sin \theta$

a) Sketch the curve.

b) Compute $y'={\frac {dy}{dx}}$.

c) Compute $y''={\frac {d^{2}y}{dx^{2}}}$.

 Problem 8 

A curve is given in polar coordinates by

$r=1+\sin 2\theta$

$0\leq \theta \leq 2\pi$

a) Sketch the curve.

b) Find the area enclosed by the curve.

 Problem 9 

A curve is given in polar coordinates by

$r=\theta$

$0\leq \theta \leq 2\pi$

Find the length of the curve.

 Problem 10 

A curve is given in polar parametrically by

$x(t)=3\sin t$

$y(t)=4\cos t$

$0\leq t\leq 2\pi$

a) Sketch the curve.

b) Compute the equation of the tangent line at $t_{0}={\frac {\pi }{4}}$.