
# Test 2

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## Mock Exam (Test 2)

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Exercise $$\PageIndex{1}$$: definition of the derivative

a) Use the definition of the derivative to find $$f'(x)$$ for

$$\displaystyle{f(x)=\frac{1}{3x+1}}$$

Hint:

The definition of the derivative $$f'(x)= \lim_{h \rightarrow 0} \displaystyle\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}$$.

$$\displaystyle{f(x)=\frac{-3}{(3x+1)^2}}$$.

Solution:

$$f'(x)= \lim_{h \rightarrow 0} \displaystyle\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}$$.

b) Find the slope of the tangent line to the graph at the point $$x=1.$$

$$\displaystyle{f(x)=\frac{-3}{16}}$$.

Exercise $$\PageIndex{2}$$: L'Hopital's

Find the following limits:

1. $$\displaystyle \lim_{x→0^+}x^2lnx$$
2. $$\displaystyle \lim_{x→π}\frac{1+cosx}{sinx}$$
3. $$\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 0 }\left(e^x + x\right)^{1/x}.$$

$$0. 0, e^2$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{3}$$: derivatives

Find the derivative  $$\displaystyle{\frac{dy}{dx}}$$ of the following functions/relations:

1. $$y(x)=\displaystyle \frac{ln(x^2+1)}{x^2}$$. Note that $$y(x)$$ is $$y$$ as a function of $$x$$.

2. $$\displaystyle{y=\sin^{-1}(x^3)}$$.

3. $$x^2y+xy+y^2=1$$

4. $$y(x)= x^{\sin x}$$

$$\displaystyle\frac{2}{x^2+x} -\displaystyle \frac{2 \ln(x^2+1)}{x^3}, \displaystyle\frac{3x^2}{\sqrt{1-x^6}}, \displaystyle\frac{-(2xy+y)}{x^2+x+2y}, x^{\sin x-1}(\sin(x)+x \ln(x) \cos(x))$$.

Solution:

1.    $$\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}=\displaystyle \frac{\displaystyle \frac{2x}{x^2+1}-(2x)ln(x^2+1)x^2 }{x^4},$$ by quotient rule,

$$= \displaystyle \frac{2}{x(x^2+1)}-\displaystyle \frac{2ln(x^2+1)}{x^3},$$

$$= \displaystyle\frac{2}{x^2+x}- \displaystyle \frac{2 \ln(x^2+1)}{x^3}.$$

4.  Let $$y=x^{\sin x}$$.

Then $$ln(y)= ln \left(x^{\sin x} \right)$$.

Which implies,   $$ln(y)= \sin(x) ln \left(x\right)$$.

Differentiate with respect to $$x$$ both sides,

$$\displaystyle \frac{1}{y} (\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}= \cos(x) \ln(x)+ \sin(x) \displaystyle \frac{1}{x}$$,

$$(\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}= y\left(\cos(x) \ln(x)+ \sin(x) \displaystyle \frac{1}{x} \right)$$,

$$(\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}= x^{\sin x}\left(\cos(x) \ln(x)+ \sin(x) \displaystyle \frac{1}{x} \right)$$, Hence the result.

Exercise $$\PageIndex{4}$$: Related rates

A spherical balloon is being inflated at a rate of $$2 m^3/min.$$ Find how fast the surface area of the balloon is increasing when $$r=5m.$$

(The surface area of the sphere is $$4\pi r^2$$ and the volume $$v=\displaystyle \frac{4}{3} \pi r^3,$$ where $$r$$ is the radius of the sphere.)

$$\displaystyle\frac{4}{5} m^2/min$$.

Exercise $$\PageIndex{5}$$:

Consider the function $$f(x)=x^5 - 5x^4$$.

1.  Find the intervals on which $$f$$ is increasing.
2.  Find the intervals on which $$f$$  is decreasing.
3.  Find the value of the relative minima(s)( if any) of the function.
4. Find the value of the relative maxima(s)( if any) of the function.
5.  Find the open intervals on which $$f$$  is concave up.
6. Find the open intervals on which $$f$$  is concave down.
7. Find the $$x-$$ coordinates of all inflection points.
$$(-\infty, 0)\cup (4, \infty), (0,4), x=4, x=0,(3,\infty), (-\infty,3). x=3$$