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Mahidol University International College

Trimester 1 Academic Year 2016-17

ICNS 103 Fundamental Mathematics Final Exam

Saturday, 10 December 2016 12.00 - 13.50 80 points

Directions Solve the following problems using the bottom of each page or any blank space for scratch-work.
Answer the questions according to the instructions in each part. Write your name, ID number, section,
and seat number in the space provided on each page. A calculator is NOT allowed for this exam.

• This exam paper contains 80 points + 5 bonus points.

• Unless specified otherwise, you must show detailed work to get full credits

(Questions begin on next page.)

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Problem 1 8 points

Answer the following questions. No partial credits are given. Points are awarded based on final answers only.
x
1.1 lim = (1 pt.)
x!5 5 x

1.2 Let f (x) = 2x 3. Then lim f (1) = (1 pt.)

x!2

dy
1.3 Let f (x) = 22 + 2x. Then = (1 pt.)
dx x=1

1.4 A cost function is c = 4q 2 + 9q + 3. The marginal cost when q = 5 is (1 pt.)

1.5 Let f (x) = (2x2 4)(x5 5x). Then f 0 (0) = (2 pts.)

1.6 An equation of the tangent line to the curve y = 4x2 6x 5 at the point ( 1, 5) is (circle the correct
answer). (2 pts.)
A. y = 14x 9
B. y = 14x + 71
C. y = 14x + 19
D. y = (8x 6)(x + 1) + 5
E. y = 8x 6

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Problem 2 8 points

2.1 Evaluate the rate of change of the following function when x = 0:

2
f (x) = e(2x+1) .

Choose the correct answer from the given multiple choices below. You must show your work that is aligned
with the chosen choice. No partial credit is to be given for this question. (2 pts.)
A. 0
B. 1
C. e
D. 2e
E. 4e
2.2 A company manufactures two products, X and Y , and the joint cost function for these products is given
by c = 3xy + ex + (x + y)3 , where c is the total cost, in dollar, of producing x units of X and y units of Y .
(6 pts.)
(a) Determine the marginal cost with respect to y when x = 1 and y = 2.

(b) From the above condition, should the manufacturer produce the 3rd unit of Y when X is held constant
at 1 unit if it can sell Y product for $25 each? Give your reason.

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There is no question on this page. You may use it as a scratch area.

This page will be ignored by the grader. If you write some work that needs to be graded here, please indicate
it on the other side.

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Problem 3 9 points

3.1 Di↵erentiate y = 2ex + e2 + ln x + xe . (2 pts.)

3.2 A manufacturer has determined that, for a certain product, the average cost in dollar per unit is given by
100
c̄ = 2q 2 42q + 240 + ,
q

where q is the number of units produced and 2  q  10. (7 pts.)

(a) At what level within the interval [2, 10] should the production be fixed at in order to minimize the
total cost? What is the minimum total cost?

(b) If the production level were allowed to be within the interval [0, 10], what value of q would minimize
the total cost?

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This page will be ignored by the grader. If you write some work that needs to be graded here, please indicate
it on the other side.

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Problem 4 20 points

4.1 Suppose that the demand equation for a monopolist’s product is p = 80 7q and the average-cost function
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is c = 10 + , where q is number of units, and both p and c are expressed in dollars per unit. Determine
q
the price at which maximum profit occurs. Give a reason why the obtained value yields the maximum.
(5 pts.)

4.2 Let f (x) = x3 + 6x2 + (3 2x)3 . Determine where the function is concave up or concave down. Find the
x-values where points of inflection occur. (3 pts.)

Z a
4.3 If (1 + x) dx = 4, then what are the possible values of a ? (3 pts.)
0

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4.4 Determine the definite integral Z 8 p

(5 3 x)2 10x dx.
1
(3 pts.)

4.5 Let f (x) = x5 10x4 + 25x3 .

(a) Find all the intercepts of the graph of the function f. (2 pts.)

(b) Find intervals on which the function f is increasing or decreasing; Find the coordinates of all relative
extrema of f. (3 pts.)

(c) Sketch the graph of the function f based on the information obtained from the previous questions.
(1 pt.)

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Problem 5 20 points

5.1 Compute the following indefinite integrals. (9 pts.)

Z p
ln( x)
(a) dx
ln x

Z
x+2
(b) dx
x

Z
p
(c) 3x 5 x e2 dx

Z
5.2 If a function f satisfies ex ln x dx = f (x) + C, find the value of f 0 (e). (1 pt.)

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5.3 The marginal cost function for a certain product is given by

q
dc p p
= q 4 + q q.
dq

Find the total-cost function if the fixed cost is $4. (4 pts.)

Z
3x5
5.4 Find the indefinite integral: dx. (6 pts.)
(x3 + 1)2

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Problem 6 20 points

p 1
6.1 Region A is bounded above and below by the curves y = x, y = . The left boundary is the intersection
x
point between the two curves and the right boundary is the vertical line x = 4. Sketch the two curves.
Indicate this region and find its area. (6 pts.)

Z 3
p
e x+1
6.2 Evaluate p dx (7 pts.)
0 2 x+1

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6.3 Given the demand function p = 400 2q, and the supply function p = q + 100.
(a) Find the price at which the market equilibrium occurs. (2 pts.)

(b) Find the consumers’ surplus under market equilibrium. You may use any method to calculate the area.
(5 pts.)

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