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Business Calculus I (Math 221) Exam 1: September 28, 2016 Professor Ilya Kofman

This exam covers limits, derivatives, and other calculus concepts. It contains 10 multi-part problems testing a variety of skills including evaluating limits, finding derivatives, analyzing functions for continuity and differentiability, graphing piecewise functions, finding equations of tangent lines, and applying calculus to profit functions. Justification is required for some answers but not others. No calculators are permitted.

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Business Calculus I (Math 221) Exam 1: September 28, 2016 Professor Ilya Kofman

This exam covers limits, derivatives, and other calculus concepts. It contains 10 multi-part problems testing a variety of skills including evaluating limits, finding derivatives, analyzing functions for continuity and differentiability, graphing piecewise functions, finding equations of tangent lines, and applying calculus to profit functions. Justification is required for some answers but not others. No calculators are permitted.

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Business Calculus I (Math 221) Exam 1

September 28, 2016 Professor Ilya Kofman


Justify answers and show all work for full credit. No calculators permitted on this exam.

NAME: A

Problem 1 (20pts). The graph of y = f (x) is shown above. Evaluate each limit, or write
DNE if the limit does not exist. No justifications are necessary for this problem.
(a) lim f (x) =
x→−4

(b) lim− f (x) =


x→10

(c) lim f (x) =


x→2

(d) lim f (x) =


x→−2

(e) lim+ f (x) =


x→6

(f ) lim− f (x) =
x→6

(g) For f (x) to be continuous at x = −4, we must set f (−4) =


(h) Estimate the derivative f 0 (0) =
(i) Estimate the derivative f 0 (4) =
(j) Estimate the derivative f 0 (12) =
Problem 2 (12pts). Evaluate these limits. For an infinite limit, write +∞ or −∞.
If a limit does not exist (DNE), you must justify. Show all work!

x2 − 11x + 24
(a) lim
x→3 x−3

x2 + x − 20
(b) lim
x→−5 x2 − 25

1
(c) lim−
x→4 3x − 12

−5x6 + 2x2 − 2
(d) lim
x→∞ 4x6 + 3x3 − 2x

f (a + h) − f (a)
Problem 3 (8pts). Recall f 0 (a) = lim .
h→0 h
(a) If f (x) = 5x3 , write the limit for f 0 (2). Do not evaluate this limit.

(b) Show that g(x) = |x| is not differentiable at 0. Evaluate this limit. Show all work!
Problem 4 (5pts). (a) On the grid below, graph the following piecewise defined function.
(
3 − 2x x<2
f (x) =
x−5 x≥2

(b) Is the function f (x) continuous at x = 2? (Do not justify.) YES NO


5

-5
-5 0 5

Problem 5 (6pts). For what value of c (if any) is the function g(x) continuous at x = 3?
Justify your answer.
8x − 4



 x2 + 1 x<3
g(x) = c x=3

 2
x − 4x + 5 x>3

dy
Problem 6 (24pts). Compute the derivative y 0 = . Do not simplify. Show all work!
dx

x5
(a) y = − 4x3/4 + 3x + 8 + 15x−1/3
3

7 √ 12 4
(b) y = √ − 6 x9 + + 7
3
x x x

√
3
(c) y = 2x5 − 3x2 − 2

6x4 + 5x3
(d) y =
x6 − 2

(e) y = (3x5 + 4x4 − 2)(4x7 − 18)

p
(f ) y = (3x + 2)4 − 15x
Problem 7 (8pts). The graph of y = f (x) is shown above for −6 < x < 6.

(a) For which x values is f (x) not continuous?

(b) For which x values is f (x) not differentiable?

(c) For which x values is the derivative f 0 (x) = 0?

Problem 8 (7pts). Let F (x) = 3x3 − 2x2 − 10. Find the equation of the tangent line to the
graph of F (x) at x = 1. Leave your answer in the form y = mx + b.
Problem 9 (8pts). Let g(x) = (2x − 1)6 .

(a) Find g 0 (0).

(b) Find g 00 (0).

Problem 10 (12pts). For x units sold, the total revenue function is R(x) = 30x + 100. The
1
total cost function is C(x) = 500 + 8x + x2 .
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(a) Find the profit function P (x).

(b) Find the marginal profit when 100 units are sold.

(c) If P (100) = 550, use your part (b) answer to estimate the total profit if 101 units sold.

(d) Should the company sell the 101st unit? Explain using your answers above.

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