Mercer County College       MAT151            Prof. Porter Calculus 1   PRACTICE EXAM #3                    

  1. Given the function:

a.)      Find all critical values

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b.)     Show how to use the second derivative test or the first derivative test to determine if the critical values are a maximum or minimum.

 

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c.)      Find the absolute maximum and minimum values on the interval  [-2,2]

 

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  1. Given the function  find the following values.

a.)      Vertical Asymptotes

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b.)     Horizontal Asymptotes

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c.)      Interval where f(x) increases.

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d.)     Interval where f(x) is concave up.

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  1. The sales S of a certain book is found to follow the formula  where p is the price asked. The revenue is a product of the price and the amount sold.

a.) Give the Revenue as a function of the price asked.

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            b.)     What price will yield the maximum revenue?

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c.)      What price(s) will yield the minimum revenue?

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  1. Given the function:

Find the zero using Newton's method starting with the value x = 50

Be sure to list the first 5 iteration:

  1. Suppose that during a trip, the distance traveled away from home s miles at time t hours is modeled by the function  

 

What is the velocity at t = 2?

 

                                                                                                               

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What is the acceleration at t = 2?

 

                                                                                                               

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Verify that there must be a time between t = 0 and t = 2 where the speed is 8 mph.

 

                                                                                                               

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At what time did that occur?

 

 

 

                                                                                                               

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  1. An open rectangular box is created by cutting square corners from a sheet of cardboard that is 12 by 15 inches.

 

a.)      Find the maximum volume possible

 

 

 

 

 

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b.)     What would be the largest volume possible if you were restricted to cutting squares that are between 2.5 and 3 inches?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1.           Use the data points to plot a linear regression:

(1900,3.5), (1950,4.5),(2000,6)

2.           After performing a quadratic regression, you obtain the formula y(x) = x(x-2). Find the area under the curve between 0 and 2 in the following manners:

              a.) Estimate the area with 4 rectangles of equal width.

b.) Estimate the area with 4 rectangles using x1=.5, x2=1 x3=1.25 and x4=2 and Δx1=1, Δx2=.25, Δx3=.25, Δx4=.5  Draw a picture of this approximation.

c.) If and show how you might find the exact area as a limit as n goes to infinity of a sum of equally spaced rectangles of width 2/n

              d.) Verify this by finding a definite integral.

              e.) Check this value in the calculator

3.          Evaluate the integrals:

             

4. Evaluate the integral using a geometric approach

5.  Explain what is wrong with this integral.

6. Evaluate the integral using substitution.

              What is the average value of   over the interval [-2,3]?

7. If the acceleration a(t) = -10 and v(0) = 30, find the velocity v(t).

What is the displacement from t = 0 to t = 4?

What is the distance traveled from t = 0 to t = 4?

8. Sketch the curve y = 1/t and shade the region under the curve whose area is ln3.

If ln a = 2, find a.

Give an integral whose area is 2.