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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

QUEENS UNIVERSITY AT KINGSTON
MATHEMATICS 121
DECEMBER EXAM 2010 - VERSION 1
Alan Ableson
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer all questions, writing clearly in the space provided. If you need more room,
continue your answer on the back of the previous page, providing clear directions to the
marker.
Show all your work and explain how you arrived at your answers, unless explicitly told to
do otherwise.
Only CASIO FX-991, Gold Sticker or Blue Sticker calculators are permitted.
Write your student number clearly at the top of each page.
You have three hours to complete the examination.
Wherever appropriate, include units in your answers.
When drawing graphs, add labels and scales on all axes.
PLEASE NOTE: Proctors are unable to respond to queries about the interpretation of exam
questions. Do your best to answer exam questions as written.
FOR MARKERS USE ONLY
Section Possible Received
I 20
II 15
III 15
IV 10
V 15
VI 10
VII 15
TOTAL 100
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Section I: Multiple Choice (10 questions, 2 marks each)
Each question has four possible answers, labelled (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the most
appropriate answer. Write your answer in the space provided, using UPPERCASE letters.
Illegible answers will be marked incorrect. You DO NOT need to justify your answer.
(1) Given f(x) = 4 +
5
2
cos

3x 5
2

, what is the period of f(x)?

(A)
3
2
(B)
4
3
(C)
4
3
(D)
5
2
ANSWER:
(2) The integral

arcsin(x) dx equals
(A)
1

1 x
2
(B)
1
2
(arcsin(x))
2
(C) xarcsin(x)
x

1 x
2
(D) xarcsin(x) +

1 x
2
ANSWER:
(3) Let A be the average value of the function f(x) = x
2
over the interval x [2, 2]. Which of
the following statements is true?
(A) A < 0
(B) 0 A < 2
(C) 2 A < 4
(D) 4 A < 8
ANSWER:
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(4) Imagine a cube that is gradually increasing in size. If the lengths of the sides of the cube
are growing at 2 cm/s, then the volume of the cube will be growing at
(A) 8 (current side lengths) cm
3
/s
(B) 6 (current side lengths)
2
cm
3
/s
(C)

4
3

8 cm
3
/s
(D) 8 cm
3
/s ANSWER:
(5) The graph of the derivative, f

(x) is shown below.

0 2 4 6 8 10
f(x)
x
On the interval x [0, 10], the original function f(x) has its global minimum closest to
(A) x = 0
(B) x = 8
(C) x = 9
(D) x = 10
ANSWER:
(6) The value of the limit lim
x0
3x
2e
x
is
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C)
3
2
(D) ANSWER:
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(7) Consider the graphs of f(x) and g(x) shown below.
0 1 2 3 4
1
2
3
4
f(x)
x
0 1 2 3 4
1
2
3
4
g(x)
x
We now dene h(x) = f(g(x)). The value of h

(3) is
(A) 2
(B) -1
(C) -2
(D) undened ANSWER:
(8) The following equation is from your integral table.

1
x
2
+ a
2
dx =
1
a
arctan

x
a

+ C
The integral

1
(2x 3)
2
+ 1
dx equals
(A)
1
2x 3
arctan(2x 3) + C
(B) arctan (2x 3) + C
(C)
1
2
arctan(2x 3) + C
(D)
1
3
arctan (2x 3) + C ANSWER:
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(9) 3 functions, f
1
, f
2
, f
3
, all pass through the point (0, 1). The functions have the following
quadratic Taylor approximations.
f
1
(x) = 1 + x + x
2
f
2
(x) = 1 x + x
2
f
3
(x) = 1 x x
2
Which of the sets of graphs shows the functions f
1
, f
2
and f
3
?
A B
C D
ANSWER:
(10) If

8
4
(3f(x) + 1) dx = 16, then

8
4
f(x) dx equals
(A)
5
3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D)
13
3
ANSWER:
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Section II: Family of Functions
Consider the family of functions g(t) = t
2
e
kt
, with t 0, and where k is a positive parameter
(or constant). Wherever necessary, express your answers to the questions below in terms of k.
(i) Find all point(s) where g(t) = 0.
(ii) Find all the critical points of g(t), and identify them as local maxima, minima, or neither.
(iii) Find the value of g(t) at the critical point(s) you found above.
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(iv) Find lim
t
g(t).
(v) Use the answers from parts (i) to (iv) to sketch the graphs of g(t) for the specic k values
k = 1 and k = 3.
Clearly label and scale the axes.
Label all the features of the graphs you used to construct your sketch. E.g. g

(t) = 0,
or from (iii).
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Section III: Maximizing Prot
A company making q thousand units of its product has found the following relationships.
Cost(q) = 500 + 3q
2
Revenue(q) = 1000(1 e
0.5q
)
(i) Write an expression for the prot as a function of q.
(ii) This prot function has one critical point, which is a global maximum.
Set up the equation for the critical points of the prot function. (Do not try to solve the
equation once you have it; see next part.)
(iii) The equation from the previous part cannot be solved by hand. Instead, use 2 steps of
Newtons Method to nd an approximate value for q at the critical point. (Hint: q = 5 is
fairly close to the critical point.) In recording your calculations, keep all values to 2 digits
after the decimal.
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(more space for Newtons method if necessary)
(iv) Find the marginal revenue and marginal cost functions, MR(q) and MC(q).
(v) Try to conrm your answer to part (iii) by verifying that the marginal revenue and marginal
costs are equal at the critical point you found. If they are not equal, explain why their
values dier.
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Section IV: Magnetism
Consider a wire with constant radius R. The strength of a magnetic eld B generated by a
current in this wire depends on the distance r from the center of the wire. B
0
is a constant
related to the general strength of the eld.
1
B(r) =

r
R
B
0
for r < R
R
r
B
0
for r R
(i) Find the lim
rR
B(r) using one-sided limits ( lim
rR
+
and lim
rR

)
(ii) Sketch the graph of B(r) on the axes below. The transition point, r = R, is marked for
you already.
B(r)
R
r
(iii) Is the function B(r) continuous at r = R? Explain your answer in a sentence or two.
(iv) Is the function B(r) dierentiable at r = R? Explain your answer in a sentence or two.
1
You do not need to know any physics to answer this question.
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Section V: Catalysts
Francine is just starting a unit on catalysts in her Chemistry course. She has read the denition:
Catalyst: A substance that helps a reaction to go faster without being used up in the reaction.
The particular reaction she is studying generates oxygen (O
2
) at a rate given by
R(C) = 0.4 + 0.1 C
2
g/min
where C is the amount of catalyst present in milligrams.
In her lab, Francine starts her reaction at t = 0 minutes.
For two minutes, she lets the reaction run with no catalyst present.
Starting at t = 2 minutes, she begins to add catalyst, at a rate of 0.75 mg/min.
At t = 5 minutes, she stops the reaction.
Reminder: You must include units in your answers whenever appropriate.
(i) Give an expression for the amount of catalyst present during the 5 minutes of the experi-
ment. You will need to give your answer in piece-wise form.
(ii) During the rst two minutes, what is the rate of O
2
production?
(iii) How much O
2
is produced in the rst two minutes of the reaction?
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(iv) Using your answer to part (i), write out the rate of O
2
production over the interval t = 2
to t = 5. Your nal rate should be written as a function of t only, and not a function of C.
(v) Compute the total amount of O
2
produced between t = 0 and t = 5.
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Section VI: Integration
(i) Sketch the graph of f(x) = xsin(x) on the axes
below. Clearly indicate the vertical scale.
0 1 2 3 4
(ii) Referring only to your sketch, state
whether

2
0
xsin(x) dx is positive or
negative. Explain your reasoning in a
sentence or two.
(iii) Estimate the value of the integral

2
0
xsin(x) dx using the trapezoidal rule with 4 intervals.
(iv) Find the exact value of the integral

2
0
xsin(x) dx using anti-derivatives.
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Section VII: Optimization
The graph and equation of an oval are shown below.
x
2
+ 16y
2
= 1600
40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40
40
30
20
10
10
20
30
40
Now consider a rectangle inscribed within the oval. Two examples are shown below.
(x, y)
(x, y)
(i) If we identify the right-hand corner of the rectangle as the point (x, y), what will the area
of the rectangle be?
(ii) Write the area of the rectangle as a function of y only (or, if you prefer, of x only).
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(iii) Find the values of x and y that give the rectangle with the largest area. Show that the
values you nd are at least a local maximum for the area.
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