MATH 1020 TEST 2 VERSION A FALL 2014

ANSWER KEY

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FR#1 FR #2 FR #3 FR #4 FR #5 scantron Free Multiple Total

Response Choice
Total Total

Possible 6 5 9 6 9 1 36 64 100
points

Points
Earned

f ( x + h ) − f ( x) f ( x ) − f (a )
Useful Formulas: f ′( x) = lim ; f ′(a ) = lim
h →0 h x→a x−a

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General Directions:

• Show work where possible. Answers without supporting work (where work is appropriate) may
receive little credit.

• Do not round intermediate calculations.

• Answers in context ALWAYS require units.

• Round your answers to 3 decimal places UNLESS the answer needs to be rounded differently to
make sense in the context of the problem OR the directions specify another type rounding OR the
complete answer has less than 3 decimal places.

• When you are asked to write a model, include all components of a model: an equation, a description
of the input including units, a description of the output including units, and the interval when known

• When asked to write a sentence of practical interpretation, answer the questions: when?, what?,
and how much? using ordinary, conversational language. DO NOT use math words, terms, or
unnecessary phrases.

• Always use a ruler when estimating values off of a graph.

HINTS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR CALCULATOR:

• If you lose your L1, L2, etc., you may reinsert them using STAT 5 (set-up editor) enter.

• The SCATTER PLOT will not show unless Plot 1 has been turned on and there is data in L1 and L2.

• ZOOM 0 may not work for graphing if Plot 1 is turned on.

• IF you set the entire x and y window range, use the GRAPH button to see the graph.

• DIM MISMATCH error usually means that the lists in L1 and L2 are not of equal length.

• DATA TYPE error usually means that you already have something in Y1 and you need to clear it before you can
paste a new equation.

• INVALID DIM error usually means that your plot(s) are on, but that you have no data in the lists. Refer to the
second hint above.

• If your batteries die, raise your hand and hold up your calculator. If your instructor has an extra calculator
available, he/she will loan it to you for a few minutes.

• SYNTAX ERROR: Try GO TO. This will happen if you use a subtraction minus sign when you should use a
negative sign.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE: 64 points (3 points each unless otherwise noted)

Version A: A C D B D| A B D B C| C B A D D| B A B C C| A B C D A

Use a #2 pencil and completely fill each bubble on your scantron to answer each multiple choice question.
(For future reference, circle your answers on this test paper.) There is no penalty for guessing on multiple choice.
If you indicate more than one answer, or you leave a blank, the question will be marked as incorrect.

1. If f ( x) = 5e , then f ′( x ) = __________ .
x

a. 5e
x b. 5ln x c. 5xe
( x−1) d. 5

, then f ′( x ) = __________ .
−6
2. If f ( x) =
x

a. −6x b. 12x c. 3x d. 3x
−1 2 −3 2 −3 2 −1 2

3 x 3 − x ln x
3. If f ( x ) = , then f ′( x ) = __________ . [2 pts]
2x

a. c. 12x − d. 3 x −
3 2 1 9 x2 −1 2 1
x − ln x b.
2 2 2 x 2x

4. If f ( x) = 100(1.05 x ) , then f ′( x ) = __________ . [2 pts]

a. (ln105)(1.05 x ) b. 100(ln1.05)(1.05 x )

c. 100 x (1.05 x −1 ) d.
100
(1.05 x )
x

5. If f ( x) = , then f ′( x ) = __________ .
4
x

a. 4 ln x b. 4 c. 4x
−1
d. −4x
−2

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Use the following information to answer the next four questions.

The graph below shows the global mean temperature in degrees Celsius ( °C ) between 2000 and 2009.

6. Global mean temperature was changing the most rapidly in 2005. How quickly was the temperature
changing in 2005?

a. -0.092 b. -10.909 c. -0.058 d. -0.375

7. What are the output units for the answer to the previous question? [2 pts]

a. years per degree C b. degrees C per year

c. degrees C d. years

8. Which ONE of the following is FALSE? [2 pts]

a. The slope of the tangent line is positive at point A.
b. The derivative at point B is greater than the derivative at point C.
c. The tangent line lies below the curve at point D.
d. The instantaneous rate of change is greatest at B.

9. What does the slope of a line that passes through the points A and C represent? [2 pts]
a. The change in global mean temperature between 2001 and 2005.
b. The average rate of change in global mean temperature between 2001 and 2005.
c. The rate of change in global mean temperature between 2001 and 2005.
d. The percentage change in global mean temperature between 2001 and 2005.
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10. Fill in the blanks to the following sentence by referring to the graphs below.

On the four graphs below, there are ______correctly drawn tangent lines and ______correctly drawn
secant lines.

Graph A Graph B Graph C Graph D

a. two; two b. one; three c. three; one d. four; zero

11. Which ONE of the following is the derivative graph of the

function shown to the right?

a. Graph A b. Graph B

c. Graph C d. Graph D

Graph A Graph B Graph C Graph D

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12. b(t ) micrograms per milliliter ( µ g / ml ) gives the concentration level of a certain drug in the blood
stream, where t is the number of hours since the drug is dosed.

Which ONE of the following is an INCORRECT statement about b′(t ) ?

a. b′(t ) describes the instantaneous rate of change in the concentration level of the drug in the blood
t hours after the drug is dosed.

b. b′(t ) describes the concentration level of the drug in the blood t hours after the drug is dosed.

c. b′(t ) describes the slope of the tangent line to a graph showing the concentration level of the drug
in the blood t hours after the drug is dosed.

d. b′(t ) describes the derivative of the concentration level of the drug in the blood t hours after the
drug is dosed.

13. p (t ) thousand people gives the population of a certain town, in the year t .

In 2014, the population of the town was 56.6 thousand people and the population was decreasing by 0.5
thousand people per year.

Which ONE of the following follows from the given information?

a. p (2014) = 56.6 and b. p (2014) = −0.5 and

dp dp
= −0.5 = 56.6
dt t = 2014 dt t = 2014

b. p (2014) = −0.5 and d. p (2014) = 56.6 and

dt dt
= 56.6 = −0.5
dp p =14
dp p =14

14. The yearly profit for a small clothing company is given by P(x) thousand dollars, where x is the
number of years after 2000.

P(6) = 20.143 , P '(6) = 4.452 , and P(7) = 25.607 .

Find the percentage rate of change in the company’s profit in 2006.

a. 4.524 % per year b. 27.126 % per year

c. 21.338 % per year d. 22.102 % per year

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15. In using the limit definition of the derivative for a function f ( x ) , one finds
14 xh − 7 h 2 + 15h
f ′( x) = lim .
h →0 h
14 xh − 7 h 2 + 15h
Which ONE of the following expressions is equal to lim ?
h →0 h

a. lim(14 xh − 7h 2 + 15h) b. 14 x − 7h + 15
h →0

c. 14 x − 7h + 15 d. 14 x + 15
lim
h →0 h

16. A function F (v) shows how driving speed affects fuel economy. F (v) is measured in miles per gallon
and speed v is measured in miles per hour.

Sketch a graph of the function F (v) with the following properties:

F (50) = 30 , F ′(50) = 0 , F ′(30) > 0 , F ′(70) < 0

a. b.

c. d.

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Use the following information to answer the next three questions. [2 pts each]

The graph below shows US cattle prices for 450-pound calves from October 1994 through April 1995.

17. On what interval(s) is the P(m) dollars per pound

instantaneous rate of change in 0.93
cattle prices positive?
0.91
a. 0 < m < 3
0.89

b. 3 < m < 6 0.87

c. 0 < m < 3 and 3 < m < 6 0.85

d. nowhere 0.83
m months since October 1994
1 2 3 4 5 6

18. Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence:

in January 1995, when m = 3 , the graph of P(m) shows that the function is __________________ and
that the instantaneous rate of change __________________.

a. continuous; exists b. continuous; does not exist

c. not continuous; exists d. not continuous; does not exist

19. Identify the correct derivative graph of P(m) .

Graph A Graph B Graph C Graph D

a. Graph A b. Graph B c. Graph C d. Graph D

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Use the following SLOPE graphs to answer the next two questions.

GRAPH A GRAPH B GRAPH C GRAPH D

20. Which one of the above graphs is the correct slope graph f (x)
for the graph of the function to the right?

a. Graph A b. Graph B
x

c. Graph C d. Graph D

21. Which one of the above graphs is the correct slope graph
for the graph of the function to the right?
f (x)

a. Graph A b. Graph B x

c. Graph C d. Graph D

Use the following information to answer the next two questions:

According to the Apple Corporation’s annual reports, s(t ) = 3405.12e million dollars gives Apple’s
0.284t

annual sales, t years after 2000, 1 ≤ t ≤ 10 . checkpoint: s (2) ≈ 6009.131

22. Find the average rate of change in Apple’s annual sales between 2005 and 2008.

a. 18,938.115 b. 6,312.705 c. 134.433 d. 4000.819

23. What are the units for the average rate of change calculated in the previous question? [2 pts]

a. million dollars b. percent

c. million dollars per year d. percent per year

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Use the following information to the complete the sentences in the next two questions. [2 pts each]

After hearing rumors that the iPhone 6 may bend when carried in one’s front pocket, a Math 1020
instructor experimented by carrying the phone in her front pocket. She recorded the angle of bend, in
degrees, every two hours. The table below gives the results.

Hours since phone placed 2 4 6 8 10

in pocket

Angle of bend, in degrees 0.07 0.32 0.85 1.23 1.6

24. Between the 4th and 8th hours, the iPhone 6’s angle of bend increased by _____________ degrees.

a. 4.396 b. 1.23 c. 0.228 d. 0.91

25. Between the 4th and 8th hours, the iPhone 6’s angle of bend increased by _____________ percent.

a. 284.375 b. 73.984 c. 22.750 d. 384.375

FREE RESPONSE: 36 points

Show work where possible. Read the directions on rounding, inclusion of units, and writing models and
sentences at the front of the test.

1. P(t ) = 0.162(1.048 t ) people per square mile gives the population density in Nevada,
t years after 1900, 0 ≤ t ≤ 97 . checkpoint: P(3) ≈ 0.186

a. How quickly was Nevada’s population density changing in 1965? Include units with your answer,
correct to 3 decimal places.
a) 1 pt. numeric portion
(Note: use nderiv) P′(65) = 0.160
1 pt units
0.160 people per square mile per year
b) 1 pt equation
1 pt units
1 pt “rate of change in”
1 pt “Nevada’s population density”
b. Find the derivative of P (t ) and write a completely defined
RATE OF CHANGE model:

= 0.162(ln1.048)(1.048 ) ____ people per square mile per year ____

dP t
dt
(equation) (units)
gives ___the rate of change in Nevada’s population density_____,
(description)
t years after 1900, 0 ≤ t ≤ 97 . ( _______ / 6 pts )

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2. There were 3,253 students enrolled at Clemson's main campus in 1947. In 1987, Clemson had 12,870
students enrolled at the main campus.
Find the average rate of change of students enrolled at the main campus from 1947 to 1987, correct to
3 decimal places. Write your answer in a sentence of interpretation.
12870 − 3253
= 240.425 ½ pt.”when”
1987 − 1947 1 pt output description
1 pt “increased ”
Between 1947 and 1987, the number of students enrolled at Clemson’s main ½ pt “on average by”
campus increased on average by 240.425 students per year. 1 pt number
1 pt units

( _______ / 5 pts )

3et + 11t 3 + 11t

3. The function N (t ) = gives the total number of bacteria in a petri dish t weeks after the
t2 +1
start of an experiment, 0 ≤ t ≤ 12 . Checkpoint: N (2) ≈ 26.433

a. Fill in the following table, correct to 3 decimal places, to numerically estimate the instantaneous
rate of change of N (t ) at t = 6 .

t → 6− N (t ) − N (6) t → 6+ N (t ) − N (6)
t −6 t −6

5.999 33.093 6.01 33.185

5.9999 33.101 6.001 33.110

5.99999 33.102 6.0001 33.102

5.999999 33.102 6.00001 33.102

b. Each entry in the table for represents (circle one):

N (t ) − N (6)
t −6

the slope of a secant line on the graph of N (t ) OR the slope of the tangent line to N (t ) at t = 6

a) 4 pts
b) ½ pt
c. According to the table N ′(6) = ___ 33.102 ___ . (correct to 3 decimal
c) ½ pt
places) d) 1 pt when
1 pt output description
1 pt “increasing by”
d. Write a sentence of interpretation for the answer to part c). 1 pt number with units
Six weeks after the start of an experiment, the bacteria in a petri dish
were increasing by 33.102 bacteria per week.
ONE MORE PAGE….. ( _______ / 9 pts )

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4. Find the derivative for each of the given functions. Simplify exponents and coefficients, and use exact
numbers. For full credit, show work clearly and include proper use of derivative notation and equal signs
( _______ / 6 pts )
a. f ( x) = 2.6 x 2 − 3.7 x −2 + 5.9 x b. g ( x) = 5ln x − π e
x

f ′( x) = 5.2 x + 7.4 x −3 + 5.9 g ′( x) =

5
− π ex
x
3.5 pts: ½ pt notation, 1 pt per term
2.5 pts: ½ pt notation, 1 pt per term

5. Use the limit definition of the derivative to find the derivative of f ( x) = 1.5x − 2 x + 9 .
2

(Check your answer using simple rate of change formulas.)

For full credit, continue from the general limit definition (provided below), clearly showing all necessary
algebraic steps (cancellations, expansions, etc.) and including proper use of notation and equal signs.
f ( x + h) − f ( x)
f ′( x) = lim
h →0 h
[1.5( x + h) 2 − 2( x + h) + 9] − [1.5 x 2 − 2 x + 9]
= lim
h →0 h
[1.5( x + 2 xh + h ) − 2( x + h) + 9] − [1.5 x 2 − 2 x + 9]
2 2
= lim
h →0 h
1.5 x + 3 xh + 1.5h − 2 x − 2h + 9 − 1.5 x 2 + 2 x − 9
2 2
= lim
h →0 h
3 xh + 1.5h − 2h
2
h(3 x + 1.5h − 2)
= lim = lim
h →0 h h →0 h
= lim(3 x + 1.5h − 2)
h →0

= 3x − 2
Thus, f ′( x) = 3x − 2

3 pts: Find slope of secant using given function: [f(x+h) –f(x)]/h

1 pt: Square (x+h) correctly
2 pts: Distribute 1.5, -2, and -1 correctly
1 pt: Combine like terms and show the result; factor out “h” and “cancel”, showing the limit of a completely simplified
expression.
1 pt: Evaluate limit of simplified expression to find derivative.

½ pt correctly written limit notation throughout proof

½ pt: equal signs in correct places and used throughout proof ( _______ / 9 pts )

6. If your scantron is correctly bubbled with a #2 pencil, with your correct XID, your correct test version,
AND the front of your test is completed with your signature on the academic integrity statement, you
earn 1 point. END OF TEST

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