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Math 165: Midterm — Part 2

Fall 2016
This part of the exam has 6 problems for a total of 58 points. Point values are given in each
problem statement.

Answer each question completely. Show all work. No credit is allowed for mere answers with
no work shown. Show the steps of calculations. State the reasons that justify conclusions.
This portion of the exam will be collected after 50 minutes.

Question 1:

Question 2:

Question 3:

Question 4:

Question 5:

Question 6:

58 Total Points:
Question 1. Use the limit definition of derivative to calculate the derivative of F (x) with
√
F (x) = 4x + 3.

(No credit will be awarded for calculating the derivative without using the limit definition.)
(10 points.)

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Question 2. The function r(x) is differentiable with r(3) = −2 and r0 (3) = 7. If

x2
T (x) = 4x +
r(x)

find the value of T 0 (3). (9 points.)

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Question 3. On the new hit show “Tightrope Tycoon” a lucky member of the studio
audience is selected to walk a 250 foot tightrope that extends from the roof of the downtown
Hollywood studio to the roof of a hospital across the street. The chart below shows the prize
money M , in dollars, earned by making it to distance s (in feet) on the rope before falling
into the safety net:
s (ft.) 0 15 30 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250
M ($) 100 1000 2500 4000 8500 10,000 12,500 17,500 25,000 50,000 100,000

a. What is the average rate of change of money earned with respect to distance as the
contestant walks from the 50 foot mark to the 200 foot mark? Include units with your
answer. (4 points.)

b. When a skilled contestant reaches the 75 foot mark, the commentator excitedly relates
that “if she successfully makes it to the end of the rope, then from the 75 foot mark
to the end she will be averaging $536.00 dollars per foot.” What is the missing entry
in the above chart? (5 points.)

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Question 4. An object moves along the horizontal s-axis so that at time t ≥ 0 seconds, its
position on the s-axis (which is marked in meters) is
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s(t) = t − 3 + meters.
t+3

a. Find all t ≥ 0 value(s), if any, for which the velocity of the object is 0 m/sec, and give
the position of the object on the s-axis for each of these times. Include units with your
answers. (5 points.)

b. For what value(s) of t ≥ 0, if any, is the acceleration of the object equal to 0 m/sec2 ?
(5 points.)

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Question 5. The function F is defined for −5 ≤ x ≤ 5. The graph of y = F (x) is shown
below. Perform each of the following calculations or state why a result does not exist.

a. Let R(x) = F (x2 − 4x), a composition. Find the value of R0 (4). (5 points.)

b. Let L(x) = F (F (x) + 2), also a composition. Find the value of L0 (3). (5 points.)

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Question 6. The function Q is defined by

2x2 − 7x − 4
Q(x) = .
x2 − 4x

a. Find all horizontal asymptotes for the graph of y = Q(x). (5 points.)

b. Find the value for x at which Q(x) has a removable discontinuity and give the value
that should be assigned to Q at that point to remove the discontinuity. (5 points.)

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