CUNY York College Reviewing for the Final Exam

Math 121 – Calculus I

Final Exam Review Questions

1. Answer the following questions, giving the graph of f(x).

a) 𝑓(7) = b) lim𝑥→2− 𝑓(𝑥) =

c) lim𝑥→1+ 𝑓(𝑥) = d) lim𝑥→1 𝑓(𝑥) =

2. The graph below is the function 𝑓(𝑥). Answer the following question about the function.

a) Find lim𝑥→−1− 𝑓(𝑥) = b) Find lim𝑥→−1+ 𝑓(𝑥) =

c) Find lim𝑥→−1 𝑓(𝑥) = c) Find 𝑓(−1) =

 8(𝑦 2 −1)
3. Evaluate the limit: lim𝑦→3
5𝑦 2 (𝑦−1)3

𝑥 2 −12𝑥+35
4. Evaluate the limit: lim𝑥→5
𝑥−5

4𝑥+16
5. Evaluate the limit: lim𝑥→−4
𝑥 2 −𝑥−20

(6+ℎ)2 −36
6. Evaluate the limit: limℎ→0
ℎ

√2𝑥+16−4
7. Evaluate the limit: lim𝑥→0
𝑥

81−𝑠
8. Evaluate the limit: lim𝑠→81
9−√𝑠
 sin(𝑥)
9. Use the lim𝑥→0 =1 to find the value of the following limit.
𝑥

sin(13𝑥 )
lim𝑥→0
𝑥

sin(𝑥)
10. Use the lim𝑥→0 =1 to find the value of the following limit.
𝑥

8sin(5𝑥)
lim𝑥→0 4𝑥

11. The graph below is the function 𝑓(𝑥). Answer the following questions.

Select all statements below that you agree with.

Note: You may be checking more than one box. No partial credit.
A. 𝑓(2) is defined.
B. lim𝑥→2 𝑓(𝑥) exists.
C. lim𝑥→2 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓(2) .
D. The function is continuous at x = 2.
E. The function is not continuous at x = 2.
 4𝑥 + 1 if 𝑥 < 3
12. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = {
19 − 2𝑥 if 𝑥 > 3

Determine whether f(x) is continuous at = 3 . If f(x) is not continuous, identify why.

A. Not continuous: lim𝑥→3 𝑓(𝑥) ≠ 𝑓(3) .
B. Not continuous: 𝑓(3) is undefined.
C. Not continuous: lim𝑥→3 𝑓(𝑥) does not exist.
D. The function is continuous at 𝑥 = 3 .

𝑥 2 −1
13. Is the function 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = continuous at = 1 ?
𝑥−1

A. Yes it is continuous
B. No it is not continuous

b) Select all of the options below that are true.

A. No rules are violated, the function is continuous.

B. The function is not defined at 𝑥 = 1 .
C. The limit does not exist.
D. The value of the limit does not equal the value of the function at 1

3 3
14. The slope of the tangent line to the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 at the point (4, 4) is:

2
15. Find the derivative of 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = −4√𝑥 − 𝑥 6 .

2
16. If 𝑓(𝑡) = (𝑡 + 5𝑡 + 7) (3𝑡2 + 5) ,

a) Find 𝑓′(𝑡) .

b) Findf ′(4) .
 6𝑥+8
17. If 𝑓(𝑥) = , find:
5𝑥+5

𝑓′(𝑥) =

𝑓′(3) =

2sin𝑥
18. If 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 3+cos𝑥 , then

𝑓′(𝑥) =

𝑓′(3) =

19. Use the chain rule to find the derivative of

𝑓(𝑥) = 2(−8𝑥 6 − 3𝑥 8 )15

𝑓′(𝑥) =

20. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = −5sec(2𝑥)

𝑓′(𝑥) =

21. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = √2𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 4

𝑓′(𝑥) =
𝑓′(4) =

22. Use implicit differentiation to determine 𝑑𝑥 given the equation 𝑥

𝑑𝑦 3
+ 𝑦 3 = −5 .
𝑑𝑦
=
𝑑𝑥
23. Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve at the point (4,4) for the following:

−2𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑦 + 4𝑦 3 = 160

𝑑𝑦
24. Find 𝑑𝑥 by implicit differentiation

4 + 2𝑥 = sin(𝑥𝑦 7 )

𝑑𝑦
=
𝑑𝑥

4
25. Suppose that 𝑥 + 𝑦 4 = 82 .
𝑑𝑦
(1) Use the method of implicit differentiation to find 𝑑𝑥 .

𝑑𝑦
=
𝑑𝑥

(2) Find the equation of the tangent line at the point (𝑥, 𝑦) = (−1,3) .

The equation is 𝑦 =

26. A spherical snowball is melting in such a way that its radius is decreasing at rate of 0.1 cm/min. At
what rate is the volume of the snowball decreasing when the radius is 12 cm. (Note the answer is a
positive number).
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Hint: The volume of a sphere of radius r is 𝑉 = 3 𝜋𝑟 3

𝑑𝑟 𝑑𝐴
27. Let 𝐴 be the area of a circle with radius . If 𝑑𝑡 = 4 , find 𝑑𝑡 when 𝑟 = 3 .
28. Gravel is being dumped from a conveyor belt at a rate of 20 cubic feet per minute. It forms a pile in the
shape of a right circular cone whose base diameter and height are always equal. How fast is the height of
the pile increasing when the pile is 14 feet high?

Recall that the volume of a right circular cone with height h and radius of the base r is given by
1
𝑉 = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ
3

29. A spherical snowball is melting in such a way that its diameter is decreasing at rate of 0.3 cm/min. At
what rate is the volume of the snowball decreasing when the diameter is 17 cm. (Note the answer is a
positive number).

30. A circle's radius is increasing at 0.4 feet/minute. How rapidly is its area increasing when the radius is
4 feet?

31. Let (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 3 − 6𝑥 2 .
Calculate the derivative
𝑓′(𝑥) =
Calculate the second derivative
𝑓″(𝑥) =
On what interval(s) is 𝑓 increasing?
Increasing:
On what interval(s) is 𝑓 decreasing?
Decreasing:
On what interval(s) is 𝑓 concave downward?
Concave Down:
On what interval(s) is 𝑓 concave upward?
Concave Up:
What is the limit as x approaches infinity?
Limit is:
What is the limit as x approaches negative infinity?
Limit is:
32. Let (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 3 + 9𝑥 2 + 27𝑥 + 6 .
Calculate the derivative
𝑓′(𝑥) =
Calculate the second derivative
𝑓″(𝑥) =
On what interval(s) is 𝑓 increasing?
Increasing:
On what interval(s) is 𝑓 decreasing?
Decreasing:
On what interval(s) is 𝑓 concave downward?
Concave Down:
On what interval(s) is 𝑓 concave upward?
Concave Up:
What is the limit as x approaches infinity?
Limit is:
What is the limit as x approaches negative infinity?
Limit is:

33. Consider the function (𝑥) = 9 + 3𝑥 − 1.5𝑥 2 , 1≤𝑥 ≤4.

The absolute maximum occurs at 𝑥 =
The absolute minimum occurs at 𝑥 =

34. Suppose that you have 360 feet of rope and want to use it to make a rectangle. What dimensions
should you make your rectangle if you want to enclose the maximum possible area?

35. A gardener has 1080 feet of fencing to fence in a rectangular garden. One side of the garden is
bordered by a river and so it does not need any fencing.

What dimensions would guarantee that the garden has the greatest possible area?
36. Use the right endpoint, left endpoint and midpoint approximation to approximate the area under the
curve of f(x)= 1/x on the interval [1, 5], width = 1.

Left Hand Rule =

Right Hand Rule =

Midpoint Rule =

37. Use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to find the exact "area under curve" of −𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 between
𝑥 = 1 and = 3 .

38. Use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to find the exact "area under curve" of 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 + 12
between 𝑥 = 13 and = 16 .

19 9 𝑏
39. ∫1 𝑓(𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥 − ∫1 𝑓(𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥 = ∫𝑎 𝑓 (𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥
where 𝑎 = and 𝑏 =

7 15 3
40. Given that ∫ 𝑓 (𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥
3
= , what is ∫7 𝑓(𝑣) 𝑑𝑣 ?
7

13 13
41. Suppose ∫5 𝑓 (𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥 = 14 and ∫6 𝑓 (𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥 = 6 .
6
Then ∫5 𝑓(𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥 =

14 14
42. Suppose ∫3 𝑓 (𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥 = 14 . Find ∫3 3 𝑓 (𝑥 )𝑑𝑥 .

14
∫3 3 𝑓(𝑥 )𝑑𝑥 =
43. Use the Substitution method to evaluate the integral

∫ 𝑥 3 (𝑥 4 − 11)33 𝑑𝑥

44. Evaluate the definite integral

9
∫ (9𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 8) 𝑑𝑥
3

45. Find ∫ (𝑥 + 6)(𝑥 − 2)𝑑𝑥

46. Evaluate the integral given.

∫ sec(4𝑥 )tan(4𝑥 )𝑑𝑥 =

47. Use the Substitution method to evaluate the integral

𝑑𝑥
∫ (2𝑥+11)3
,

48. Use part I of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to find the derivative of
𝑥 13
1 2
𝐹 (𝑥 ) = ∫ ( 𝑡 − 1) 𝑑𝑡
2 2

𝐹′(𝑥) =
49. Use part I of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to find the derivative of
𝑥
𝐹 (𝑥 ) = ∫ √𝑡 3 + 13 𝑑𝑡
−1

𝐹′(𝑥) =

50. Use the Substitution method to evaluate the integral

∫ (2𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 7)3 𝑑𝑥