009A Sample Midterm 2

This is a sample, and is meant to represent the material usually covered in Math 9A for the midterm. An actual test may or may not be similar.

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 Problem 1 

Evaluate the following limits.

(a) Find  $\lim _{x\rightarrow 2}{\frac {{\sqrt {x^{2}+12}}-4}{x-2}}$

(b) Find  $\lim _{x\rightarrow 0}{\frac {\sin(3x)}{\sin(7x)}}$

(c) Evaluate  $\lim _{x\rightarrow ({\frac {\pi }{2}})^{-}}\tan(x)$

 Problem 2 

The function  $f(x)=3x^{7}-8x+2$  is a polynomial and therefore continuous everywhere.

(a) State the Intermediate Value Theorem.

(b) Use the Intermediate Value Theorem to show that  $f(x)$  has a zero in the interval  $[0,1].$

 Problem 3 

Use the definition of the derivative to find   ${\frac {dy}{dx}}$   for the function  $y={\frac {1+x}{3x}}.$

 Problem 4 

Find the derivatives of the following functions. Do not simplify.

(a)   $f(x)=x^{3}(x^{\frac {4}{3}}-1)$

(b)   $g(x)={\frac {x^{3}+x^{-3}}{1+6x}}$  where  $x>0$

 Problem 5 

Find the derivatives of the following functions. Do not simplify.

(a)   $f(x)=\tan ^{3}(7x^{2}+5)$

(b)   $g(x)=\sin(\cos(e^{x}))$

(c)   $h(x)={\frac {(5x^{2}+7x)^{3}}{\ln(x^{2}+1)}}$