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MATH 30.13 Finals Review Guide

This document is a review for the final exam in MATH 30.13: Applied Calculus for Business and Economics I at Ateneo de Manila University. It was prepared by the course instructor, Luis S. Silvestre, Jr., and contains sample problems evaluating limits, determining continuity, finding derivatives, solving optimization problems, and sketching graphs - all topics that will be covered on the final exam. It is intended to help students prepare and review key concepts and skills that will be assessed.

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MATH 30.13 Finals Review Guide

This document is a review for the final exam in MATH 30.13: Applied Calculus for Business and Economics I at Ateneo de Manila University. It was prepared by the course instructor, Luis S. Silvestre, Jr., and contains sample problems evaluating limits, determining continuity, finding derivatives, solving optimization problems, and sketching graphs - all topics that will be covered on the final exam. It is intended to help students prepare and review key concepts and skills that will be assessed.

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  • Introduction
  • Evaluate Limits
  • Continuous Function Problem
  • Horizontal Tangent Line
  • Derivative Problem
  • Price-Demand and Cost Function Problem
  • Ladder Related Rates Problem
  • Graph Sketching Problem
  • Box Optimization Problem
  • Tank Volume Optimization Problem
  • Conclusion

MATH 30.

13:
Applied Calculus for Business and Economics I
Review for Final Exam

Luis S. Silvestre, Jr.


lsilvestre@[Link]
Department of Mathematics,
Ateneo de Manila University

MATH 30.13

March 2023

L. Silvestre (AdMU) MATH 30.13 Finals Review


Evaluate the following limits.
x2 − 5x + 6 3x2 − 15
(a) lim √ (b) lim
x→3 2− x+1 x→−∞ 5+x

L. Silvestre (AdMU) MATH 30.13 Finals Review


Determine the value c that will make the function h(x) continuous
everywhere, where 
2cx + 1 if x ≤ 1
h(x) = x2 − x ·
 if x > 1
x −1
2

L. Silvestre (AdMU) MATH 30.13 Finals Review


The graph of x4 + ax3 − 3x2 + b − y = 0 has a horizontal tangent line at the
point (−1, 1). Solve for the values of a and b. Determine the equation of the
horizontal tangent line.

L. Silvestre (AdMU) MATH 30.13 Finals Review


dx p
Find if 2 ln(xy) − 3 = sin(y + π).
dt

L. Silvestre (AdMU) MATH 30.13 Finals Review


The price-demand equation and the cost function for the production of garden
hoses are given, respectively, by
√
p = 20 − x and C(x) = 500 + 2x
where x is the number of garden hoses that can be sold at a price of p dollars
per unit and C(x) is the total cost (in dollars) of producing x garden hoses.
1 Express the revenue function in terms of x and find its domain.
2 Using the marginal profit function, compute for the change in profit of
producing the 101st, 145th, and 197th garden hose. Interpret.

L. Silvestre (AdMU) MATH 30.13 Finals Review


A 26-foot ladder is placed against a wall. If the top of the ladder is sliding
down the wall at 2 ft/s, at what rate is the bottom of the ladder moving away
from the wall when the bottom of the ladder is 10 ft away from the wall.

L. Silvestre (AdMU) MATH 30.13 Finals Review


3x2
Sketch the graph of f (x) = .
2x2 − 8

L. Silvestre (AdMU) MATH 30.13 Finals Review


At the end of the semester, a student wants to burn all of his calculus
documents amounting to 108 cubic foot of paper in a wooden box with square
base and no top cover that he will create . Determine the dimensions of the
box which will require the student the least amount of wood.

L. Silvestre (AdMU) MATH 30.13 Finals Review


An open rectangular tank of length 2x meters, width x meters, and height h
meters, is to be constructed using a piece of thin metal with an area of 3.2
square meters. Find the width that will make the volume of the tank
maximum, and find the maximum volume.

L. Silvestre (AdMU) MATH 30.13 Finals Review


L. Silvestre (AdMU) MATH 30.13 Finals Review

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