Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto
Term Test 1 November 15, 2006
MAT 137Y, Calculus!
Time Alloted: 1 hour 50 minutes
1. Evaluate the following limits. Do not use LHopitals Rule to evaluate the limit.
(x 1)2 1
.
x0
x2 + 6x
sin2 (5t)
(7%) (ii) lim
.
t0
3t 2
(4 x)|3x 14|
(7%) (iii) lim
.
|4 x|
x4+
3 9 x2
(7%) (iii) lim
.
x0
x2
(7%) (i) lim
2.
x2 3x
0. Express your answer as a union of intervals.
x4 1
and 2 x . Find the exact value of each of the following expres-
(7%) (i) Solve the inequality
(ii) Suppose sin x =
sions.
3
4
(6%) (a) tan x.
(4%) (b) cos 2x.
3.
(5%) (a) Give the precise , definition of the following statement: lim f (x) = L.
xa
x2 + 1
= 5 directly using the precise definition of limit.
x3 1 x
(12%) (b) Prove that lim
4. Consider the sequence of numbers
x1 = 1,
x2 = 1 + 1,
r
x3 =
1 + 1 + 1,
x4 =
so xn containes n nested radicals and exactly n ones.
(3%) (a) Express xn in terms of xn1 .
(9%) (b) Prove for all positive integers n 2 that xn is irrational.
1+
r
1+
1 + 1, . . . ,
5. For each of the following statements determine whether the statement is true or false (by
putting a checkmark next to the word True or False) and then justifying your answer
with either a proof showing that it is true, or an example showing that it is false. Failing to
check either True or False for each question will result in no credit (and no part marks).
(5%) (i) If g(x) is odd and h(x) = ( f g)(x), then h(x) is also odd. True or False
(5%) (ii) If lim f (x) and lim g(x) do not exist, then lim f (x) + g(x) also does not exist.
xa
xa
xa
True or False
(5%) (iii) If f (x) = x3 x2 + x, then there exists c such that f (c) = 15. True or False
(5%) (iv) Suppose S is a set of real numbers and lub S exists. Then S has a largest element.
True or False
(6%) 6. Suppose f is continuous at a and f (a) > 1. Prove that there exists > 0 such that f (x) > 1
for all x (a , a + ).
Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto
Term Test 1 November 13, 2008
MAT 137Y, Calculus!
Time Alloted: 1 hour 50 minutes
Examiners: S. Homayouni, K. Kaveh, B. Khesin, B. Lee, J. Mesaric, P. Mondal, S. Uppal
1. Evaluate the following limits. (Do not prove them using the formal definition of limit.)
x sin x
.
x0 1 cos x
5 x x2 7
(10%) (ii) lim
.
x3
x+63
(10%) (i) lim
2.
(10%) (i) Find all solutions in the interval [0, 2) that satisfy the equation 2 sin 3x 1 = 0.
(10%) (ii) Solve the inequality |2x| + |x 3| < 5 and express your answer as a union of intervals.
(12%) 3. Recall that {Fn }, the Fibonacci sequence, is defined by F1 = 1, F2 = 1, and Fn = Fn1 + Fn2
for all n 2. Let r be a positive constant which satisfies the property that r2 = r + 1.
Prove for all n 2 that
rn = Fn r + Fn1 .
4.
(5%) (a) State the precise definition of the statement: lim f (x) = L.
xa
8x2
= 4.
(10%) (b) Prove, using the precise definition, lim
x 12 x 1
1
does not exist.
x5 x 5
(6%) (c) Prove, using the precise definition, that lim
5.
(8%) (i) Suppose f , g, and h are functions such that f (x) g(x) h(x) for all real numbers x,
f is continuous at a, and h is continuous at a.
If f (a) = h(a), prove that g is continuous at a.
(5%) (ii) Does there exist a function F(x) defined for all real numbers such that F(x) is not
continuous for any a, but (F F)(x) is continuous for all a? Justify your answer.
6.
(8%) (a) Show that there exists a real number x which satisfies the equation sin x = x 1.
(6%) (b) Suppose f (x) is a continuous function on [a, b] and that f (x) is always irrational. Prove
that f (x) is a constant function.
Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto
Term Test 1 - November 5, 2009
MAT137Y, Calculus!
Time Alloted: 1 hour 50 minutes
1. Evaluate the following limits. (Do not prove them using the formal definition of limit.)
1
41
x
(i) (10%) lim 2
x4 x x 12
x x2 5x + 5
(ii) (10%) lim
x1
x1
2.
(i) (10%) Suppose is in the first quadrant and cos() =
1
. Find the exact value of
5
sin(2).
(ii) (10%) Consider the function f (x) = |x3|+|x|. Express f (x) as a piecewise function
by eliminating the absolute values, and (without plotting any points) sketch the graph
of f .
3.
(a) (5%) State the Intermediate Value Theorem.
(b) (8%) Use the Intermediate Value Theorem to show that there exists a number x such
that
40
x3 100 = 4
.
x + cos6 (x) + 5
4.
(a) (5%) State the precise definition of the statement: lim f (x) = L.
xa
2
7
(b) (10%) Prove, using the precise definition, lim x
= .
x3
x
3
(c) (7%) Suppose f is a function with the property that |f (x)| |x| for all values x.
Prove, using the formal definition, that lim f (x) = 0.
x0
5.
(a) (5%)Give the definition of the statement: f is
(b) (8%)Suppose the piecewise function
sin(ax)
bx ,
f (x) =
5,
2
ax + a + b,
continuous at x = a.
x<0
x=0
x>0
is continuous for all x. Find the values of a and b.
6. (12%) Prove for all positive integers n, that 4n + 15n 1 is divisible by 9.
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