Final Exam MAC 2233 Review

1. lim (−30) =
𝑥→15

A. 15 B. 30 C. -15 D. -450 E. None of the above

2. Which statements is/are true?

I. 𝑓 (𝑥) = 7𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 5 is continuous at 𝑥 = −1
(𝑥−2)
II. lim 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡
𝑥→ 2 (𝑥−2)(𝑥+2)
𝑥2
III. The horizontal asymptote of 𝑦 = is 𝑥 = 1.
𝑥−1

A. I and II B. I and III C. II only D. I only E. All of them

3. Differentiate 𝑦 = 3√𝑥 − 7𝑥 5 + 10𝑥 − 8.

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A. 𝑦 ′ = 2√𝑥 − 35𝑥 4 + 10
6
B. 𝑦 ′ = − 7𝑥 4 + 5𝑥 − 1
√𝑥

C. 𝑦 ′ = 2√𝑥 − 35𝑥 4 − 8
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D. 𝑦 ′ = 2 √𝑥 − 7𝑥 4 + 10

E. None of the above

4. In 2007 in the United States, the cost per gallon for gas was $2.85, while in 2014 it was $3.43. Find the average
rate of change of the cost per gallon for gas per year from 2007 to 2014. Round to the nearest hundredth.
A. $0.58
B. $12.07
C. $0.08
D. $0.90
E. None of the above
5. Find the value of A that makes 𝑓(𝑥) continuous on all real numbers.
2
𝑓 (𝑥) = {2𝑥 − 3𝑥 + 1 𝑥 < −2
𝐴𝑥 − 7 𝑥 ≥ −2

A. 𝐴 = −2 B. 𝐴 = 15 C. 𝐴 = −10 D. 𝐴 = −11 E. None of the above

6. How long will it take for $3,000 to turn into $30,000 at an annual interest rate of 3.7% compounded
continuously? Round to the nearest whole number.
A. 10 years
B. 62 years
C. 37 years
D. 6 years
E. None of the above
7. How much money is in the account when $800 is invested at a 4.6% interest rate compounded monthly after
10 years?
A. $1,267.26
B. $1,387.62
C. $1,266.15
D. $1,357.32
E. None of the above
8. Find the marginal average cost given the total cost is 𝐶 (𝑥) = 4𝑥 + 8,000 when x units are produced.
A. 𝐶̅ ′ (𝑥) = 4
8,000
B. 𝐶̅ ′ (𝑥) = − 2
𝑥
C. 𝐶̅ ′ (𝑥) = 0
D. 𝐶̅ ′ (𝑥) = 4 − 8,000𝑥 2
E. None of the above
9. Differentiate 𝑦 = 4 ln 𝑥 6
A. 𝑦 ′ = 24 ln 𝑥 5
24
B. 𝑦 ′ = 𝑥 5
C. 𝑦 ′ = 4 ln 6𝑥 5
24
D. 𝑦 ′ = 𝑥
E. None of the above
10. Differentiate 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 𝑒 2𝑥 . Factor completely.
A. 𝑦 ′ = 6𝑥 2 𝑒 2𝑥
B. 𝑦 ′ = 𝑥 2 𝑒 2𝑥 (3 + 𝑥)
C. 𝑦 ′ = 𝑥 2 (3𝑒 2𝑥 + 2𝑒 2𝑥−1 )
D. 𝑦 ′ = 𝑥 2 𝑒 2𝑥 (3 + 2𝑥)
E. None of the above
11. Which of the following is/are true?
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I. (𝐹𝑆)′ = 𝐹 ′ 𝑆 − 𝐹𝑆′ II. 𝑦 = ln 3𝑥 → 𝑦 ′ = III. Profit = Cost - Revenue
𝑥
A. I and II B. II and III C. II only D. I and III E. None of them

2
12. Differentiate 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 −5𝑥+4 .
2
A. 𝑦 ′ = 𝑒 𝑥 −5𝑥+4
B. 𝑦 ′ = 𝑒 2𝑥−5
C. 𝑦 ′ = 𝑒 𝑥 (2𝑥 − 5)(𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 4)
2
D. 𝑦 ′ = (2𝑥 − 5)𝑒 𝑥 −5𝑥+4
E. None of the above

13. Differentiate 𝑦 = 3𝑥 (2𝑥 2 − 5)3 . Factorize Completely.

A. 𝑦 ′ = 3(2𝑥 2 − 5)2 (14𝑥 2 − 5)
B. 𝑦 ′ = 36𝑥 (2𝑥 2 − 5)2
C. 𝑦 ′ = 3(2𝑥 2 − 5)2 (2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 5)
D. 𝑦 ′ = 12𝑥 2 (2𝑥 2 − 5)(4𝑥)
E. None of the above
14. Use the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) to find the interval on which 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) > 0.
A. (−∞, −3) ∪ (0,2) ∪ (3.5, ∞)
B. (−∞, −2) ∪ (1,3)
C. (−2,1) ∪ (3, ∞)
D. (−3,0) ∪ (2, 3.5)
E. None of the above

15. Find all inflection points of 𝑦 = 3𝑥 5 − 10𝑥 4 .

A. (0,0) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (2, −64)
8
B. (0,0) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (3 , −101.1)

C. (2, −64)
D. (0,0)
E. None of the above

16. The graph of 𝑓(𝑥) is given below. Find the intervals where 𝑓 ′′ (𝑥) < 0.
A. (−∞, −1.5) ∪ (−0.5, ∞)
B. (−∞, −1)
C. (−1.5, −1) ∪ (−1, −0.5)
D. (−1, ∞)
E. None of the above

17. 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = 0 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 5 (the critical numbers). Use the second derivative test to find the x-coordinate of
the local extrema of the function, given the second derivative: 𝑓 ′′ (𝑥) = √2𝑥 − 1 − 2.
A. Local max at 𝑥 = 1 and local min at 𝑥 = 5
B. Local max at 𝑥 = 1 and 𝑥 = 5
C. Local min at 𝑥 = 1 and 𝑥 = 5
D. Local max at 𝑥 = 5 and local min at 𝑥 = 1
E. None of the above

18. Find two numbers whose difference is 71 and whose product is a minimum.
A. 35.5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 35.5
B. 81 𝑎𝑛𝑑 10
C. 40 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 31
D. −15.5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 55.5
E. None of the above
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19. Evaluate ∫2 3𝑥 − 2 𝑑𝑥
A. 2
B. 6
C. 14
D. 18
E. None of the above
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20. Evaluate: ∫12 (𝑒 𝜋 − 6𝑥 7 − ln(𝑥))34
A. 12
B. 34
C. 0
D. 12 − 𝜋
E. None of the above

21. Which of these is/are true? (Choose all that apply)

If 𝑓 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔 are continuous on [𝑎, 𝑏], and 𝐹 is an antiderivative of 𝑓, then
𝑏 1
I.∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 = 𝐹 (𝑏) + 𝐹(𝑎) II. ∫ 𝑓(𝑥) ± 𝑔(𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 = ∫ 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 ± ∫ 𝑔(𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 III. ∫ 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = ln|𝑥| + 𝑐

A. I and II B. II and III C. I and III D. All of them E. None of them

22. Evaluate the following limits. SHOW WORK FOR EACH to receive full credit.
2𝑥
a. lim 𝑥+1 =
𝑥→7

𝑥−25
b. lim =
𝑥→25 √𝑥−5

3𝑥 2 −7𝑥+1
c. lim =
𝑥→∞ 6𝑥 2 +8

d. lim (−5𝑥 5 + 6𝑥 − 10) =

𝑥→−∞

𝑥−3
e. lim + =
𝑥→−4 𝑥+4
23. Use the graph to answer the following questions.

a. lim 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥→−6

b. lim 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥→∞

c. lim 𝑓 (𝑥) =
𝑥→−1−

d. Is 𝑓(𝑥) continuous at 𝑥 = −2?

Why or why not?

e. Is 𝑓(𝑥) continuous at 𝑥 = 1?
Why or why not?

24. Find the horizontal and vertical asymptotes of 𝑓(𝑥) using limits. Failure to use limits will result in a zero. State
if there are any holes in the graph, and if yes, give the coordinates.
𝑥−5
𝑓 (𝑥) = 2
𝑥 − 4𝑥 − 5
5
25. Use the definition of the derivative (four-step process in book) to differentiate 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 .

Any other method of finding the derivative will result in a zero.

26. Let 𝑦 = 2𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 4.

a. Find the equation of the tangent line in slope intercept form when 𝑥 = 1.
b. Find the x-values where the tangent line is horizontal.

27. Differentiate.
3 5
a. 𝑦 = √𝑥 4 − 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 10𝑥 4
5𝑥 2 −7𝑥
b. 𝑦 = 𝑥

28. A function 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at a value 𝑥 = 𝑐 if the following conditions are met:
1. 𝑓 (𝑐) is defined 2. lim 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠 3. lim 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑐)
𝑥→𝑐 𝑥→𝑐

Use the three conditions of continuity to decide if 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 3.

2𝑥 − 1 𝑥<3
𝑓 (𝑥) = { −5 𝑥=3
𝑥2 − 4 𝑥>3
1. 2. 3.
29. The profit function in dollars for a company producing 𝑥 units of facemasks is given below.
Find P(30) and P’(30) and interpret your results using words.

𝑃 (𝑥) = 5𝑥 2 − 100𝑥 − 3000

30. The revenue when x units of a certain commodity are sold is given by
𝑅(𝑥) = −36𝑥 2 + 7,200𝑥, 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 100
a. Find the actual revenue of producing the 61 st unit.
b. Use marginal analysis to estimate the revenue of the 61st unit

31. A 700 grams sample decays exponentially (continuously) and after 50 years, 200 grams is left.
a. Find the rate of decay. Round to five decimal places.
b. How many grams are left after 80 years? Round to the nearest whole number.

32. Find the equation of the tangent line in slope-intercept form of 𝑦 = 3𝑥 − 6√𝑥 3 + 𝑒 4𝑥 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 0.

33. Differentiate the following functions.

a. 𝑦 = (3𝑥 2 − 5)(𝑥 3 + 1)
b. 𝑓 (𝑥) = 5𝑥 7 ln 𝑥 (factorize final answer completely for full credit)
3𝑥 2
c. 𝑦 = ln ( 𝑒 2𝑥 )
𝑥−5
34. Find the x-values where the tangent line is horizontal of 𝑦 = 𝑒𝑥
35. A communication company has installed a cable television system in a city. The total number 𝑁 (in thousands)
of subscribers 𝑡 months after the installation of the system is given by
100𝑡 2
𝑁(𝑡) = 2
𝑡 + 40
a. Find 𝑁′(𝑡)
b. Find the total number of subscribers 5 months after the installation.
c. Use marginal analysis to estimate the number of new subscribers during the 6th month after the installation.
d. Use the result in b) and c) to estimate the total number of subscribers after 6 months.

36. A company is producing soccer balls. It is estimated that when 𝑥 number of balls are sold then the company’s
price is modeled by 𝑝(𝑥) = 300 − 2𝑥. The total cost in producing 𝑥 number of balls is modeled by 𝐶 (𝑥) =
40𝑥 + 4,000.
a. Find the revenue function.
b. Find the profit function.
c. Find the marginal profit function.
d. Find the average profit function.

37. Differentiate using logarithmic differentiation.

3
𝑥 5 ( √𝑥 2 − 1)
𝑦=
𝑒 3𝑥

38. Find the equation of the tangent line in slope-intercept form to 𝑦 = ln(3𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 1) 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = 0.
 𝑒 4𝑥
39. Differentiate 𝑦 = (2𝑥−1)3 . (Factorize completely)

2
40. Find the second derivative of 𝑦 = 𝑒 3𝑥 . (Factorize completely)

41. Use the graph below of 𝑦 = 𝑓′(𝑥) to find the intervals on which 𝑓 is increasing, decreasing and the x-
coordinate of the local extrema of 𝑓. Do a sign chart and sketch a possible graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥).

42. Given the function 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 4 + 4𝑥 3 + 15, Find

a) Interval of increasing and decreasing
b) Find the local extrema.
c) Graph the function and any horizontal tangent line.

43. Use the given information to sketch the graph of 𝑓 (𝑥).

Domain: All real numbers or (−∞, ∞).

𝑥 −5 −3 −1 1 4
𝑓(𝑥) 0 2 3 6 0

44. Use the graphing strategic procedure to graph and analyze the function 𝑓 (𝑥). Asymptotes and/or holes, if any,
must be found using limits.
𝑥 1−𝑥 2(𝑥−2)
𝑓 (𝑥) = (𝑥+1)2 𝑓 ′ (𝑥 ) = (𝑥+1)3
𝑓 ′′ (𝑥) = (𝑥+1)4

45. Find the absolute extrema of the given function on the interval [-1, 4], if they exist.

𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 4 − 8𝑥 2 − 16
98
46. Use second derivative test to find the local extrema of 𝑓 (𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 6 + 𝑥
.
47. A fence is to be built to enclose a rectangular area of 693 square meter. The fence along three sides is to be
made of material that cost $7 per meter. The material for the fourth side cost $15 per meter. Find the
dimensions of the rectangle which will minimize cost. Draw a visual.

48. A 300-room hotel in New York City is filled every night at $120 a room. For each $2 increase in rent, 4 fewer
rooms are rented. If each rented room cost $10 to service per day, how much should the management charge
for each room to maximize gross profit? What is the maximum gross profit?

49. Evaluate the following indefinite integrals:

16
∫ (5 − ) 𝑑𝑥
𝑥3
𝑥 7𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑥 6
∫ 𝑑𝑥
𝑥7
2
∫ 𝑑𝑥
√𝑥

∫(𝑥 + 3)(4𝑥 − 1) 𝑑𝑥

50. Find the average value of 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑒 𝑥 + 9𝑥 2 on [-2,5].

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51. Given a company has the marginal profit function 𝑃′(𝑥) = + 3 dollars when x units are produced. Find the
𝑥
change in profit if the company raises production from 40 units to 150 units by setting up a definite integral
and evaluating it.

52. A company has the following monthly marginal cost function 𝐶 ′ (𝑥) = 3𝑥 3 − 4𝑥 in dollars. It has a monthly
fixed cost of $12000. Find the company’s monthly cost function and the cost after 12 months. (Hint: 𝐶 (0) =
12000)

𝑑𝑦
53. Solve the differential equation: 𝑑𝑥 = 5𝑥 4 − 3𝑒 𝑥 − 2𝑥 ; 𝑦 = 5 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 1
Answer Key

1. E (-30)
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. B
9. D
10. D
11. E
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. C
16. B
17. A
18. E (-35.5 and 35.5)
19. C
20. C
21. B
7 1
22. a. 4 b. 10 c.2 d. ∞ e. −∞

23. a. −2 b. 1 c. −∞ d. No, lim 𝑓(𝑥) 𝐷𝑁𝐸 e. Yes, lim 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑓(1)

𝑥→−2 𝑥→1
1
24. 𝑦 = 0, 𝑥 = −1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑡 (5, ) (Credit was only given if work was shown using proper limit work)
6
5 𝑓(𝑥+ℎ)−𝑓(𝑥)
25. 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = − 𝑥 2 (credit was only given if the definition of the derivative was used: 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = 𝑙𝑖𝑚 ℎ
)
ℎ→0

26. a. y = −12x + 3 b. 𝑥 = −1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 2

4 10
27. a. 𝑦 ′ = 3 3√𝑥 + 𝑥 3 + 7 − 40𝑥 3 b. 𝑦 ′ = 5

28. I. 𝑓(3) = −5 II. lim 𝑓(𝑥) = 5 III. lim 𝑓(𝑥) ≠ 𝑓(3), therefore 𝑓(𝑥) is not continuous at 𝑥 = 3
𝑥→3 𝑥→3

29. 𝑃 (30) = −$1500 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃 30) = $200: At 30 masks, the profit is -$1500 and is increasing by $200.
′(

30. a. $2844 b. $2880

31. a. 𝑟 = −0.02506 𝑜𝑟 − 2.50553% b. 94 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠
32. 𝑦 = 7𝑥 + 1
33. a. 𝑦 ′ = 15𝑥 4 − 15𝑥 2 + 6𝑥
b. 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = 5𝑥 6 (1 + 7 ln 𝑥)
2
c. 𝑦 ′ = − 2
𝑥
6−𝑥
34. 𝑦 ′ = 𝑒𝑥
→𝑥=6
8000𝑡
35. a. 𝑁(𝑡) = (𝑡 2+40)2 b. 38,462 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 c. 9,467 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 d. 47,929 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠

36. a. 𝑅 (𝑥) = 300𝑥 − 2𝑥 2 b. 𝑃(𝑥) = 260𝑥 − 2𝑥 2 − 4,000

260𝑥−2𝑥 2 −4000 4000
c. 𝑃 ′ (𝑥) = 260 − 4𝑥 d. 𝑃̿ (𝑥) = 𝑥
𝑜𝑟 260 − 2𝑥 − 𝑥
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5 2𝑥 𝑥 5 ( √𝑥 2 −1)
37. 𝑦 ′ = (𝑥 + 3(𝑥 2+1) − 3) ( 𝑒 3𝑥
)

38. 𝑦 = −5𝑥
2𝑒 4𝑥 (4𝑥−5)
39. 𝑦 ′ = (2𝑥−1)4
2
40. 𝑦 ′ = 6𝑒 3𝑥 (1 + 6𝑥 2 )
41. 𝐼𝑛𝑐: (−∞, −3) ∪ (−1,2) 𝐷𝑒𝑐: (−3, −1) ∪ (2, ∞) 𝐿𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑎𝑥: 𝑥 = −3,2 𝐿𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑖𝑛: 𝑥 = −1

42. 𝐼𝑛𝑐: (−3, ∞) 𝐷𝑒𝑐: (−∞, −3) 𝐿𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑖𝑛: (−3, −12)

43. 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ:
 44.

Domain: 𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 𝑥 = −1

x-int: (0,0)
y-int: (0,0)
Horizontal Asymptote: 𝑦 = 0
Vertical Asymptote: 𝑥 = −1
Inc: (−1,1)
Dec: (−∞, −1) ∪ (1, ∞)
1
Local extrema: (1, ) 𝑀𝑎𝑥
4
Concave up: (2, ∞)
Concave down: (−∞, −1) ∪ (−1,2)
2
Inflection points: (2, 9)

45. Absolute maximum at 112 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 4; absolute minimum at −32 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 2

46. Local max: (−7, −34); Local min: (7,22)
47. 21 𝑥 33 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠
48. Price: $140, Profit: $33,800
49.
8
a. 5𝑥 + +𝐶
𝑥2

b. 𝑒 𝑥 − ln|𝑥| + 𝐶
c. 4√𝑥 + 𝐶
4 11
d. 3
𝑥3 + 2
𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 𝐶
1 2
50. (2𝑒 5 − + 399) ≈ 99.4
7 𝑒2

51. $501.83
3
52. 𝐶 (𝑥) = 4 𝑥 4 − 2𝑥 2 + 12,000; 𝐶 (12) = $12,160

53. 𝑦 = 𝑥 5 − 3𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑥 2 + 5 + 3𝑒