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Midterm Exam - A
SUMMER 2020
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ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

INSTRUCTOR NAME: Dr. Tayeb Brahimi

COURSE NAME: Mathematics for Management COURSE NUMBER: MATH-160 SECTION:
NUMBER OF PAGES: 06 NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 03 Total Grade: 25

The final exam is 20% of the total grade.

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Question (1) (7 Marks)

A. Use the graph to answer the following questions. (0.5 mark/each)

1. The domain of the function is:

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2. The Range of the function is:

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3. The y-intercept is located is:

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4. The value of the function at x=3 is:

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5. The limit of the function f (x) when x approaches 3is (Circle the correct answer):

a) lim ⁡x →3
⁡ f ( x )=DNE b) lim ⁡x →3
⁡ f ( x )=−∞

c) lim ⁡x →3
⁡ f ( x )=+ ∞ d) lim ⁡x →3
⁡ f ( x )=0

6. Find the points of discontinuity of the function f (x)

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7. Determine the horizontal and vertical asymptotes....................................................................................

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8. Find the following limits:

lim ⁡ ⁡ f ( x ) =¿ ¿.............................................................................................................................................
x→∞

lim ⁡ ⁡ f ( x ) =¿ ¿.............................................................................................................................................
x →−∞

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B. Determine the domain of the following functions (1 marks)

2 x+1
1. f ( x )= 2
x −9

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2. f ( x )= √ 4 x −16+ √ 8−x (2 marks)

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Question (2) (8 Marks)

A. Evaluate the given limits if they exist. (2 marks)

x−4
1. lim ⁡x →⁡ 4 x 2−16

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lim ¿
2. x→ 3 −¿ (x−3)
¿¿
(1.5 marks)
¿x−3∨¿

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8 x 5 +1
3. lim
x→ ∞ 4 x 5 +2
(1.5 marks)

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B. Determine if the following function is continuous at x=4 (3 marks)

f ( x )=
{¿2xx−42
if x >4
−3 x if x ≤ 4
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Question (3) (10 Marks)

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1. Use the limit process to find the derivative of the function f ( x )=x 3 +2 x.
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2. Use the derivative rules to find the equation the tangent line to the graph of
f ( x )=(x 2−3 x)( x−4) at the point (2, 4).
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3. A rental company rents Toyota Corolla cars for $29.99 per day and $0.40 per mile. Find a function
for the cost of a rented car driven for n miles in a day.
(2 marks)

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4. A trucking company buys a satellite communication system for $78,000 and estimates its useful life
to be 15 years, after which its scrap value will be $3000.

a. Use straight-line depreciation to find a formula for the value V of the system after t years,
for 0 ≤ t ≤15.
b. Use your formula to find the value of the system after 8 years.
(2 marks)

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