Math 275 - Practice Final Examination

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Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Fill in the appropriate circle on the answer
sheet with a pencil AND circle your answer in the examination booklet.
There are 20 problems.
π 1
1. If y = sin(4x), x = 12 and ∆x = 1000 , then ∆y is approximately equal to
1
(a) 100 .
1
(b) 500 .
1
(c) 1000 .
1
(d) 2000 .
1
(e) 4000 .

2. If tanh(t) = 12 , then sech(t) is equal to

√
3
(a) .
4
√
3
(b) .
2
√
2 3
(c) .
3
√
(d) 2 3.
√
5
(e) .
2

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3. Suppose f is a differentiable function with f ′ (x) = (x3 − 1)3 ex . How many local extrema (either a
local minimum or a local maximum) does f have?

(a) Zero.

(b) One.

(c) Two.

(d) Three.

(e) More than three.

4. Below is the graph of the derivative y = f ′ (x).

How many inflection points does f have on the open interval (−2, 2)?

(a) Zero.

(b) One.

(c) Two.

(d) Three.

(e) More than three.

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5. The maximum for the quantity xy 2 subject to the constraint x2 − y 2 = 1 where −2 ≤ x ≤ 2 is equal to

(a) 5.

(b) 6.

(c) 7.

(d) 8.

(e) 9.

6. The degree 2 Taylor polynomial for the function f (x) = x3 − 3x2 + 2x − 1 centered about c = 1 is equal
to

(a) P2 (x) = −3x2 + 2x − 1.

(b) P2 (x) = −x.

(c) P2 (x) = x3 − 3x2 + 2x − 1.

(x−1)2
(d) P2 (x) = −x + 2 .
(x−1)2
(e) P2 (x) = 1 − x + 2 .

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7. If Z xp
F (x) = 1 + t4 dt,
0
then how many inflection points does F have?

(a) Zero.

(b) One.

(c) Two.

(d) Three.

(e) More than three.

8. The integral Z 1
x+1
dx
0 x2 + 2x + 3
equals
ln 2
(a) 2 − 2 .

ln 2
(b) 1 − 2 .

ln 2
(c) 4 .

ln 2
(d) 2 .

ln 3
(e) 2 − 1.

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9. The definite integral Z 4

1
√ √ dx
1 x x+1
√
is equal to which of the following after applying the substitution u = x?
Z 2
1
(a) √ du.
2
1 2 u +1
Z 2
1
(b) 2 √ du.
2
1 u u +1
Z 2
1
(c) 2 √ du.
1 u u+1
Z 2
1
(d) 2 √ du.
2
u +1
1
Z 2
1
(e) 2 2
√ du.
1 u u+1

10. The indefinite integral Z

arctan xdx

equals

(a) x arctan x − ln(x) + C.

1
(b) x arctan x − ln(x2 + 1) + C.
2
x 1
(c) − ln(x2 + 1) + C.
x2
+1 2
p 1
(d) x x2 + 1 − ln(x2 + 1) + C.
2
1
(e) arctan x − ln(x2 + 1) + C.
2

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11. The indefinite integral Z

2x + 3
dx
(x − 1)(x + 2)
equals
4
(a) 3 ln |x − 1| + 31 ln |x + 2| + C.
2
(b) 3 ln |x − 1| + 35 ln |x + 2| + C.
5
(c) 3 ln |x − 1| + 32 ln |x + 2| + C.
2
(d) 3 ln |x − 1| + 32 ln |x + 2| + C.
5
(e) 3 ln |x − 1| + 31 ln |x + 2| + C.

12. The integral Z 1 p

x2 1 − x2 dx
0
equals
π+2
(a) .
8
(b) π + 1.
π
(c) .
8
π
(d) .
16
(e) 1.

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13. Consider the following four improper integrals

Z 1 Z ∞ Z 1 Z 0
1 3 1 1
dx, x dx, √
4
dx and dx.
−1 x −∞ 0 x −1 x(x + 1)

Then

(a) none of these converge.

(b) exactly one of these converges.

(c) exactly two of these converge.

(d) exactly three of these converge.

(e) exactly four of these converge.

14. Below is the graph y = f (x).

Then

x2 − 1
(a) f (x) = .
x4 + 1
x2 − 1
(b) f (x) = .
x2
x2 − 1
(c) f (x) = .
x2 + 1
x2 + 1
(d) f (x) = .
x2 − 1
x2 + 1
(e) f (x) =
x3 + 2x + 1

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15. The integral

ln 2
e3x
Z
dx
0 1 + e2x
equals
π+1
(a) − tan−1 2.
4
π+1
(b) + tan−1 2.
4
π
(c) 1 + − tan−1 2.
4
π
(d) 1 + + 4 tan−1 2.
4
π
(e) 1 + − 2 tan−1 2.
2

16. The area enclosed by y = 1 + sin x and y = cos x between x = 0 nd x = 2π is

(a) 4 + π.

(b) 2π.

(c) 4 − π.

(d) 4 − 2π.

(e) π.

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17. Suppose f (x) = e2x and that P4 (x) is the degree 4 Taylor polynomial for f at c = 0 (i.e. the degree 4
Maclaurin polynomial). On the interval [−1, 1], the Taylor remainder theorem gives what upper bound on
the error
|f (x) − P4 (x)|?

1
(a) .
120
e
(b) .
120
e
(c) .
60
e2
(d) .
120
4e2
(e) .
15

18. The Maclaurin series for f (x) = arctan x is given by

∞
X (−1)n x1+2n
(a) .
1 + 2n
n=0

∞
X (−1)n x2n
(b) .
2n
n=0

∞
X (−1)n+1 x1+2n
(c) .
1 + 2n
n=0

∞
X (−1)n xn
(d) .
n
n=0

∞
X (−1)n xn
(e) .
n!
n=0

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19. Suppose
∞
X
f (x) = an (x − 3)n
n=0

is a power series with radius of convergence R > 0. Suppose f (12) converges and f (−17) diverges. Which
of the following statements must be true?

(a) f (13) diverges.

(b) f (−16) diverges.

(c) f (16) converges.

(d) R < 20.

(e) R > 10.

20. Let R1 , R2 , R3 , and R4 denote the radii of convergence of the power series
∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
X n5 xn X 2n xn X n!xn X 3n xn
, , , and ,
2n 6n + n2 nn nn
n=0 n=0 n=0 n=0

respectively. Which of the following values is the largest?

(a) R1 .

(b) R2 .

(c) R3 .

(d) R4 .

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