University of Toronto Scarborough

Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences

MATA33H3S (LEC 01\02\30) - Winter 2023 - Term Test 2 - Practice 3

Date: Monday, March 20th, 2023 from 17:15 - 18:45

Instructor: Michael Cavers and Shuchita Sharma

Note: This is Term Test 2 from the Winter 2009 semester. The format is similar to our test, but it has
7 long answer questions whereas your test will have 5 or 6 long answer due to the amount of time given.

Name

Student ID:

Email:

Signature:

• Time: 90 minutes

• Write your solutions in this booklet (only those pages with a QR code will be graded).

• Use the back of each page for rough work.

• This is a closed-book test. No aids are allowed for this test other than those provided by the instructor.
Calculators and the use of personal electronic or communication devices is prohibited.

• This test has 10 pages with the last page being blank.

• There are 13 problems with the number of points indicated by each problem.

• The total number of points possible is 97.

• The University of Toronto’s Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters (July 2019) applies to all University
of Toronto Scarborough students. The Code prohibits all forms of academic dishonesty including, but not
limited to, cheating, plagiarism, and the use of unauthorized aids. Students violating the Code may be
subject to penalties up to and including suspension or expulsion from the University.
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Part A - Multiple Choice Questions. Circle the answer you think is correct. Each correct answer
earns 4 points. Each incorrect answer earns 0 points.

1. (4 points) If f (x, y) = 5x2 ln(x2 − 3y) then fx (2, 1) equals

(a) 20 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 101 (e) none of (a)-(d)

2. (4 points) The joint demand functions for products A and B are α(x, y) = 80 − 2x + e−y − y 2 and
β(x, y) = 140 + (4x)−1 − 7y respectively, and x and y are the unit prices for A and B, respectively.
We may then conclude that A and B are
(a) complementary (b) competitive (c) both (a) and (b) (d) neither (a) nor (b)

3. (4 points) Exactly how many of the following properties are equivalent to the statement, “For a given
n > 1, the n × n matrix A is invertible.”

(i) det(A) ̸= 0
(ii) The reduced matrix of A is the n × n identity
(iii) A + AT is invertible
(iv) There is a matrix C such that AC = CA
(v) The matrix A3 is invertible

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) 5

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(1 − x2 − y 2 )1/2
4. (4 points) The domain of the function f (x, y) = is the set of points that
x2 + y 2
(a) lie on or inside the unit circle
(b) lie strictly inside the unit circle, except (0, 0)
(c) lie on or inside the unit circle, except (0, 0)
(d) lie on or outside the unit circle
(e) lie strictly outside the unit circle

√ ∂w
5. (4 points) If w =3
rs e5+r then equals
∂s
w 3w w sw
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) none of (a) - (d)
s s 3s 3

6xy
6. (4 points) The equation of the level curve of f (x, y) = 2 + 1 that passes through (1, 3) is
x +2
 2
x2 + 2 x2 + 2

4 x +2 x
(a) y = (b) y = (c) y = (d) y = 2 (e) none of (a) - (d)
3 x 2x x x +2

END OF MULTIPLE CHOICE SECTION

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Part B - Full Solution Problem Solving. Full points are awarded for solutions that are numeri-
cally correct and sufficiently display concepts and methods in the curriculum of MATA33.
 
2 x 6
1. (14 points) Let x be a real number and let M =  2 7 x .
2 7 7
(a) Find and simplify det(M ).

(b) Find M −1 when x = 6.

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2. (12 points) In all of this question let I(x, y) = x2 − 4x − y + 8; I(x, y) represents the annual income in
thousands of dollars obtained by holding x units of stock X and y units of stock Y in your investment
portfolio for one year. Assume x and y are real and nonnegative.

(a) Let A be the set of points (x, y) for which the annual income I(x, y) is at least $3,000.
Draw a neat, labeled diagram of the set A.

(b) Describe mathematically the set of points (x, y) in A such that Ix (x, y) = Iy (x, y).
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3. (7 points) Assume the equation 2z 2 + 2x2 z 3 = xy defines z implicitly as a function of independent

variables x and y. Find the value of zx at the point (x, y, z) where y = 4 and z = 1.

4. (8 points) Let f (x, y) = exy and let F (x, y) = fy (x, y) − fxy (x, y). Find the function y = g(x) such
that F (x, g(x)) = 0 for all x in the domain of g.
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5. (8 points) Let c be a real constant and let (∗) represent the system of two linear equations:

x − 2y = cx + 5
x − y = cy − 7

Use Cramer’s rule to solve (∗).

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6. (7 points) Assume B is an n × n matrix, n > 1, and det(B) = 4.

(a) Find n such that det(−5B) = 100

 2
−1 !
B
(b) Compute det .
2
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xy
7. (17 points) In all of this question C = is the manufacturing cost function (in millions of
5x + 3y
dollars) where x, y > 0 are the number of hundreds of units of two products, P and Q, respectively.

(a) Find and simplify the marginal cost functions.

∂C
(b) Find and interpret the meaning of (3, 1).
∂x

(c) Find the number of units of P and Q manufactured under the assumptions that (i) the total
number manufactured is 1,000 units, and (ii) the marginal cost functions are equal. Leave your
answer in an exact form.
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