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Department of Mathematics and Statistics

MATH 209/2 all sections except EC-Fundamental Mathematics II


Midterm Exam-October 2022, 1h30min

Special instructions:
Only approved calculators are permitted.
Justify all your answers.

1. Find the following limits (use −∞ or ∞ where appropriate):


[6] (a)
x2 − 1
lim √
x→1 3x + 1 − 2
[4] (b)
5x7 − 6x4 + 3x2 + 2x − 10
lim
x→−∞ −9x2 + 2x − 10

[6] (c) Give an example of a function f (x) and a function g(x) such that
f (x) and g(x) are continuous for all real numbers, and fg(x)
(x)
is continuous
√ √
for all real x except x = −2 3 and x = 2 3.

[5] 2. Find the value of dy if y = ln(x2 + 3), x = 4, and the change in x is 0.2.

[12] 3. Find the derivatives of the following functions. Do not simplify.

(a)

 
e
 22
f (x) = 3
x+x · 5x − 3
x
(b) √
4x − e x
f (x) = 2
x + ln x
(c)
 √ 20
f (x) = x2 + x3 + 2

P LEASE T U RN OV ER

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4. The total cost (in dollars) of producing x calendars is

C(x) = 5000 + 40x + 0.05x2 .

[3] (a) Use marginal cost to approximate the cost of producing the 201st calendar.
[6] (b) Find the average cost and the marginal average cost at a production level of 200
calendars. Interpret these results.
[3] (c) Use the results in part (b) to estimate the average cost per calendar if 201 calendars
are produced.

[10] 5. Let y = y(x) be defined implicitly as

2ex − 3x2 y 5 + y 2 = 11

Find y 0 (x) and the equation(s) of the tangent line(s) to the graph of y(x) at the point(s)
where x = 0.

[6] 6. An investment earns a nominal annual rate of 19.6% compounded continuously. In


how many years will the $12000 be accumulated in order for its present value to be $2500?

[9] 7. A 9-foot ladder is placed against a vertical wall. At what distance is the top of
the ladder from the ground if the bottom of the ladder slides away from the wall at a rate
of 8 feet per second and the top of the ladder is sliding down the wall at a rate of 6 feet per
second?

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