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Denartment of mathematics & Statistics
Final Examination : 17 April 2fi)4
Math 1505: Mathematics for Life and Social Science
Narne:
(Last/Family)
(First)
Section
Student No.
Instructors:
Alfred Pietrowski: Sec B, MWF @ 9:30
(CLH B)
;
Sec E@ 10:30 (CLH B).
Jae Chawla: Sc A, MWF@ 8:30(CLH Bh Sec C, MWF@ 930(Tel fi)fa);
Sec D, Tue @7:fi)PM
(CLH G).
Instnrctions:
l. You have to answer all questions and show all Your work
L hrt answers and rough work on the question paper, using the back pages if necessary.
3. Thert are 13 numbered pages containing 14 questiotts-
4. Non-programmabte and Non-graphing calculators are allowed.
5. Exam is for 3 hours.
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4. E
5. l 0
6. 4
7. 5
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9. 2l
10. 5
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12. 6
13. 6
14. 7
Total 100
l. Find the targest domain
for which the function
f(x)
=
h(r+l1
^r
is well defined.
Find an equatiolr
expressed in slope intercept form, of the tangent line to the
curve y2+fy=6f atthe
Point
(1r2)'
Using the linear approximation
method, tind an approximate value of .68
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4. Find each of the following limits, if it exists; if it does not exist state so.
r - l
(a)
lim
r^
';
r+r
lx
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ll
G
( b) , H
{ t *
G)
ti mf
Q+h)- f
(2);
where, f(x)
=
,.,G
l .
h+o
h
rJ-
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5. For each of the following,
find the derivative
*.
,onot simplify-
dx
a.
Y=at ,
Pl '
b'
Y=x"
c- y=
tanl!1
x
xz +l
e'
Y=x
fi
x+Jx
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8. Let
Y
=f($=?-+
t. Find first and sacond derivative of f(x).
b. Deterrnine
the horizontal and vertical asymptotes' if any.
c. Determine the intervals where f is increasing or decreasing.
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6.To enclose a rectangular garden adjacent to a long straight wall, 4fi) meters of
fencing is used. One of the borders of the garden is the straight wall, and the
fencing is for the other three borders. Find the maximum anea and
justify
your
answer.
7. Find the area of the region bounded by the curves
I
=
*
-f and
V
=
-y'
4x.
(s)
Determine the intervals where f is concave up or concave
down.
e. Sketch the graph of f.
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9. Evaluate the following integrals; if it exists, if not state so.
, r t +x+2
( a) l #x.
' x- - x
l
e f'--'-7
(b)
J
x^19
-
x' dx.
0
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(d)
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t"'
d, .
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l +cost
(dl F
(e)
toi l *
o
r '
( 9i , l - d'
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10. Determine c such that
2x-3y=5
4x-6y=c
has (a)
infinite number of solutions (b)
no solution. (c)
exactty
one solution.
Justify your answer:s.
ll- solve the following system of linear equations.
-x-Zy.y3"=-t
2x+y-eS
4x-3y+52=-9.
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12. suppose A and B are events with P(A)
=
.7, P(B)=.4 and P
(AtrBp.8z,
(a) Find P(A^B)-
(b) Find P(A/B).
(c) Are A and B independent
events? Explain'
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1,3. For a company
with a fleet of trucks, it is found that the number of trucks, x,
that require repair after a day of operation, has the following probability
distribution.
x: 01234
p(x): .6 .16 .10
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(a) Find the mean- and the standard deviation of the nurnber of tnrcks that
require repair after a day of operation'
(b) nna the piobabitity at least one-truck is in need of repair after a day of
operation.
(r2,
14. Suppose you are given a l0 question tnre-false
quia
Being unprepared
you
decide
to guess at each question.
(a)
Find the probability that you will get
(i)
Exactly 5 correct arufwers.
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or less correct answeris.
(b)
(i)
the mean nurnber of correct answens.
(ii)
the variance and standard
deviation
of corrcct
ansvyer.:s.
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