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MATH 161 and 161E: Plane Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Fall 2000

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Fall 1997 MA 161 Exam Answers

Exam 1:  1.B  2.B  3.C  4.B  5.A  6.A  7.D  8.A  9.C  10.C
        11.C 12.A 13.D 14.A 
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Exam 2:  1.B  2.A  3.B  4.A  5.B  6.D  7.A  8.C  9.A  10.C
        11.D 12.C 13.B 14.C 
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Exam 3:  1.E  2.C  3.A  4.D  5.E  6.A  7.C  8.C  9.B  10.C
        11.C 12.D 13.E 14.B 
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Final:   1.B  2.A  3.D  4.A  5.C  6.C  7.B  8.A  9.C  10.A
        11.C 12.C 13.D 14.D 15.A 16.A 17.D 18.B 19.D  20.E
        21.C 22.A 23.D 24.B 25.E 
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Spring 1998 MA 161 Exam Answers

Exam 1:  1.C  2.D  3.A  4.E  5.D  6.B  7.D  8.D  9.A  10.B
        11.B 12.B 13.D 14.B 15.D 
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Exam 2:  1.B  2.D  3.D  4.D  5.E  6.C  7.A  8.C  9.C  10.B
        11.A 12.B 13.A 14.E 15.E 
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Exam 3:  1.D  2.C  3.E  4.C  5.D  6.B  7.A  8.B  9.A  10.E
        complete solutions (pdf format)

Final:   1.E  2.B  3.E  4.A  5.D  6.B  7.C  8.C  9.B  10.D
        11.E 12.A 13.D 14.C 15.B 16.A 17.A 18.D 19.C  20.E
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Fall 1998 MA 161 Exam Answers

Exam 1:  1.B  2.A  3.E  4.B  5.D  6.B  7.C  8.E  9.E  10.C
        11.D 12.B 13.D 14.B 
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Exam 2:  1.C  2.A  3.E  4.A  5.D  6.D  7.E  8.B  9.C  10.B
        11.D 12.A 13.D 14.B 
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Exam 3:  1.B  2.B  3.D  4.A  5.A  6.B  7.B  8.B  9.B  10.D
        11.C 12.D 13.C 14.E 
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Final:   1.A  2.E  3.D  4.E  5.C  6.D  7.D  8.B  9.C  10.D
        11.A 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.D 16.A 17.A 18.E 19.A  20.C
        21.C 22.B 23.C 24.C 25.C
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Spring 1999 MA 161 Exam Answers

Exam 1:  1.D  2.C  3.D  4.D  5.C  6.C  7.E  8.A
         9.         x < -1 or 1 < x < 2
        10.         x + 2y - 11 = 0
        11.         f'(2) = -1/2
        12.         x = 2 and x = 0
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Exam 2:  1.C  2.A  3.B  4.D  5.D  6.D  7.E  8.A

                     x     2     2       x    3
9.         f'(x) = (e  + 3x )(cos x) + (e  + x )(-2 cos x sin x).

10.        rel. min. occurs at x = 2;  no rel. max.
11.        length = 500, width = 250.

                    3     2
                   x     x         13
12.        f(x) = --- + --- - 2x + ---.
                   3     2          6
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Exam 3:  1.B  2.C  3.D  4.D  5.E  6.B  7.C
         8. a.False   b.False   c.False   d.True
         9. a. 2 exp( sqrt(x) ) + C
                              4
            b. (1/4) ln( 1 + x ) + C

              / 1                   / 2
        10. - |     (ln x)/x dx  +  |    (ln x)/x dx
              / 1/2                 / 1

        11. a. u = x + 3    b. u = ln x    c. u = tan x  or  u = sec x
        12. f'(x) = (exp(x) - exp(-x))/(exp(x) + exp(-x))
                                           2
            f''(x) = (4)/(exp(x) + exp(-x))
            no relative maximum
            relative minimum at x = 0
            concave up for all real numbers x
            nowhere concave down
            no points of inflection
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Final:   1.E  2.B  3.D  4.C  5.E  6.A  7.B  8.A  9.D  10.B
        11.C 12.D 13.C 14.E 15.B 16.B 17.A 18.C 19.D  20.C
        21.D 22.A 23.E 24.D 25.E
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Fall 1999 MA 161 Exam Answers

Exam 1:  1.D  2.B  3.A  4.B  5.B  6.A  7.C  8.C  9.A  10.E
        11.E 12.D  
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Exam 2:  1.D  2.A  3.C  4.D  5.E  6.C  7.D  8.E  9.B  10.B  11.A  
        complete solutions (pdf format) 

Exam 3:  1.A  2.A  3.D  4.E  5.B  6.E  7.C  8.C  9.C  10.B  11.D  
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Final:  1.E  2.C  3.D  4.A  5.D  6.A  7.B  8.E  9.B 10.C
       11.D 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.A 16.E 17.A 18.B 19.E 20.B
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Spring 2000 MA 161 Exam Answers

Exam 1:  1.E  2.B  3.D  4.C  5.D  6.C  7.A  8.B  9.D  10.E
        11.D 12.C 13.C 14.A 15.B
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Exam 2:  1.B  2.C  3.E  4.A  5.A  6.D  7.E  8.C  9.A  10.E 
        11.A 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.B
        complete solutions (pdf format)

Exam 3:  1.A  2.E  3.B  4.C  5.E  6.A  7.C  8.E  9.B  10.A  11.A
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