MAT133Y@UTM (2013-2014)

Calculus and Linear Algebra for Commerce

Problem Set G - to be submitted to your TA

Due Date:
This assignment must be submitted to YOUR TA at the beginning of YOUR tutorial, during Week 10
(week of Nov. 11 15). Late assignments will NOT be accepted, for any reason. The best 4 out of a
possible 6 hand written Problem Sets will count towards your Problem Set grade in the course.

Marking scheme:
8 marks for your solutions to the assigned problems.
2 marks for presentation. To receive these 2 marks, you must submit solutions to at least half the
assigned problems, and have the following:
- Your full name, student number, tutorial section, name of your TA, clearly indicated at the top
of the first page.
- The question number (including the parts a, b, c, etc.) clearly marked, at the beginning of the
answer to each part.
- The assignment should be stapled in the top left corner (if it is more than one page).
- Have it written on clean paper (no ripped papers), that is NOT folded or rolled.
- Your writing is clear and organized, using full sentences, in such a way that your arguments
and computations are easy to follow.

Submit your solutions to all of the following exercises, IN ORDER. Show your work!



1. Given the function
2
1 if 1
2 1
if 0 1
( )
1
4 1 if 2 0
7 if 2
x x
x
x
f x
x
x x
x
+

< <
=

+ <

<

.


a) Evaluate
1
lim ( )
x
f x

b) Evaluate (1) f
c) Is the given function
continuous at x = 1
d) Evaluate
0
lim ( )
x
f x

e) Evaluate (0) f
f) Is the given function
continuous at x = 0
g) Evaluate
2
lim ( )
x
f x

h) Evaluate ( 2) f
i) Is the given function
continuous at x = -2
When finding the limits, show your steps.
Give your reason(s) as
to why the function is
continuous or not.


2. Evaluate:
2 4
3
lim
31 2
x
ex x
x x

3. Evaluate:
2
2
3 2
lim
1
x
x
x x

(
+



4. Given ( ) 1 f x x = + , use the limit definition of the derivative to find ( ) f x .


5. Use the differentiation rules,

a) Given:
2
3 2
3 6 12
( )
x x
g x
x

= , evaluate (8) g .

b) Given:
1 1
1 1
( )
x a
h x
x a


+
=

, where a is a constant, evaluate ( ) h x .

6. Given that
750
50
q
p
q
+
=
+
represents the demand function for a certain product, where p denotes
the price per unit for q units, find the marginal revenue function.

7. Suppose that a countrys consumption function is given by

3
9 0.8 0.3 I I I
C
I
+
= corrected consumption function (November 5)
Where C and I are expressed in billions of dollars.

a) Find the marginal propensity to save when income is $25 billion.
b) Determine the relative rate of change of C with respect to I when income is $25 billion.

8. Use the differentiation rules, including the chain rule, to evaluate the derivative of

2
3
2
8 3
( )
2
x
l x
x

=
+
. Simplify your answer.