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JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

OF
AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2014/2015
FIRST YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE
OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS
SMA 2101: CALCULUS I
DATE: AUGUST 2015
TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS:
ANSWER QUESTION ONE (COMPULSORY)
AND ANY OTHER TWO QUESTIONS
QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)
a) Define the following terms:
i) Limit
ii) Continuity of a function
iii) Squeeze theories
[4 marks]
b) Evaluate the following limits showing clearly your workings:
i)
Lim 3
x 2x 7
x2
[2
marks]
ii)

Lim 4 x 2 1
x 2 x 3
[2 marks]
iii)

Lim
x0

1 x 1
x
[3 marks]

c) Test whether the following function has a minimum or a maximum

turning point.
[3 marks]
y = x3 6x3 + 9x +2
1

d) Given the function of x below test whether the limit exist

1
x 2
x2 5
x 13

f(x) = |

x 2
2 x 3
x 3

[6 marks]
e) The cost accountant of a firm producing colour televisions
has worked out the total cost function for the firm to be
C = 120Q Q2 + 0.02Q3 where C is the total cost and Q is
quantity produced. And sales manager has provide the sales
forecasting function as P = 114 0.25Q, where P is the price
and Q is the quantity sold.
Required:
i) Find the level of production that will yield minimum
average cost per unit.

[4 marks]

ii) Determine the price that will maximize profit for the firm.

[4 marks]

iii) Determine the maximum Revenue for this firm.

[2 marks]

QUESTION TWO
a) Find the derivatives for the following functions:
i)

y = 3(2x3 + 1)

[2 marks]

ii)

= 48x + 60y + 10xy - 10x2 - 6y2

[4 marks]

iii)

y =

3x 2 x 3 4
x 3 3 x 5 x 11
2

[3 marks]

b) Find out the x values of two turning points of the function:

y = x3 + 8x2 + 5x +3

[4 marks]

c) The population P of a certain small town t years from now is

predicted to be.

P(t) = 35000 +

10,000
t 2 2

Find the population in the long run.

[4 marks]

d) Work out the following integrals:

i)

6 x 4 dx

[1 mark]

5x x dx
2

ii)

[2 marks]

QUESTION THREE
a) Find the evaluations of the tangents and the normal to the curve
y = x3 -2x2 -2x - 3

at x =2

[6 marks]

b) Using the squeeze theorem show that:

Lim Sin x
1
x0 x

[6 marks]

c) ABC Ltd is considering marking a bid for xyz Ltd.

The anticipated net profits of xyz Ltd as a function of time is
y = 20 + 12x - x2
Where;

y = net profit in 000s

x = time in years

The bid by ABC Ltd is to be based on total anticipated

profits of B Ltd during the second to sixth years after take over.
What is the value of the bid?
[8 marks]
QUESTION FOUR
Lim Sin 4 x
1
x0
x

a) Work out the following:

b) Calculate the area between the curve y = 3x x2 and x-axis
between x = 10 and x = 6.
c) The gradient of a curve at any point (x, y) is (7- 2x).
Given that the curve passes through (3,2)
Find:
3

[4 marks]
[4 marks]

i) Equation of the curve

ii) The points A, B where the curve crosses the x-axis.
iii) The point where gradient is zero.

[3 marks]
[3 marks]
[2 marks]

d) Evaluate the value of the limit in the following:

|

H (t) =
t

0 If t 0
1 If t 0

[4 marks]