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MATH 1300-MIDTERM # 2-2011: For Long Answer Questions, YOU MUST SHOW YOUR WORK

This document contains instructions and questions for a math midterm exam. It includes 4 multiple choice questions worth 5 points each, and 3 long answer questions worth 14, 16, and 10 points respectively. The long answer questions cover topics like profit maximization for a golf ball company, graphing a rational function, and evaluating a definite integral. The total exam value is 60 points.

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MATH 1300-MIDTERM # 2-2011: For Long Answer Questions, YOU MUST SHOW YOUR WORK

This document contains instructions and questions for a math midterm exam. It includes 4 multiple choice questions worth 5 points each, and 3 long answer questions worth 14, 16, and 10 points respectively. The long answer questions cover topics like profit maximization for a golf ball company, graphing a rational function, and evaluating a definite integral. The total exam value is 60 points.

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MATH 1300-MIDTERM # 2-2011

NAME and I.D.#


Instructions: This midterm exam consists of 4 multiple choice questions and 3 long an-
swer questions. The multiple choice questions are worth 5 points each, and the long answer
questions are as indicated. The total value of the exam is 60 points.
Place your answers to the multiple choice questions in the boxes below. All your work on
the long answer questions must be clearly marked. You may use the backs of pages.
For long answer questions, YOU MUST SHOW YOUR WORK
NO CALCULATORS. NO BOOKS. NO NOTES.
TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONES AND
PUT THEM AWAY.
If you need additional scrap paper, it will be provided by the proctors.
ANSWERS:
#1 #2 #3 #4
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Multiple Choice Section Questions (1-4)
Question 1. Find f

(e
2
) when f(x) = x
2
ln(x)
A) 2 + 5e
2
B) 2e
2
+ 2e C) 5e
2
D) 2e
2
+ 2 ln(2) E) e
2
+ 2 ln(2)
Question 2. Suppose that the demand function for a product is given by p = x
2
+2x+10.
What is the elasticity of demand when x = 2? Is demand elastic or inelastic?
A) =
2
5
, elastic B) =
2
5
, inelastic C) =
5
2
, elastic
D) =
5
2
, inelastic E) = 1, unit elastic
2
Question 3. Given the function f(x) =
1
x
2
+3
, which of the following statements is correct?
(Only one is correct.)
A) f(x) has a local minimum at x = 3
B) f(x) has a local maximum at x = 3
C) f(x) has an local maximum at x = 2
D) f(x) has a local maximum at x = 0
E) f(x) has a local minimum at x = 0
Question 4. Consider the function g(x) = x
4
+2x
3
12x
2
4. On what interval or intervals
is the function concave down?
A) (, 2) (1, ) B) (1, ) C) (2, 1) D) (, )
E) (2, ).
3
Long Answer Section Questions (5-8)
Question 5. (14 points) When the price of a brand of golf ball is 8 dollars per golf ball,
30,000 golf balls are sold. When the price is raised to 10 dollars, 24,000 golf balls are sold.
A golf ball costs 8 dollars to make, and the owners of the golf ball company had an initial
cost of 22,000 dollars. How many golf balls should the manufacturer sell to maximize prot?
Be sure to explain why your answer is an absolute maximum.
4
Question 6. (16 points) For the following function nd the appropriate information (listed
next page) to sketch the graph of the following function.
f(x) =
x
x 3
5
Graph of f(x)
1. Find the domain of the function
2. Find the y-intercept and plot it
3. Find the x-intercepts and plot them
4. Find the horizontal asymptotes and plot them
5. Find the vertical asymptotes and plot them
6. Find the critical numbers
7. Find the intervals of increase and decrease
8. Identify the relative extrema and plot them
9. Find the intervals of concave up and concave down
10. Identify the points of inection and plot them
11. Fill in the rest of the graph using (7) and (9)
6
Question 7. (10 points)
(a) Suppose f

(x) = 3x
2
+ 8x 4, and that f(1) = 5. Find f(x).
(b)Calculate

4x + 2
x
2
+ x + 1
dx
7
Space for additional work
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