I. A company decides to support a charity with monthly donations starting in January 2022.

In
the first month, the company makes a donation of =C10 and each month it makes an additional
donation of =C2.
We note un the amount of the donation in the n-th month. Thus, we have u1 = 10.

1. Compute u2 and u3 and interpret these values in the context of the exercise.

Solution. In fact:
u2 = 10 + 2 = 12
u3 = 12 + 2 = 14
Interpretation: In February, it makes a donation of =C12. In March, it makes a donation of
C14.
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2. Express un+1 in terms of un .

Solution. In the n+1-th month, it makes an additional donation of =C2 than in the n-th month;
thus: un+1 = un + 2.

3. Derive the nature of the sequence (un ).

Solution. Since 2 is a positive number and due to the previous result, we derive that (un ) is a
linear increasing sequence.

4. Write a function in Python language that gives the rank 10 term.

Solution. In fact:
print("Type the initial amount:")
u1=int(input())
print("Type the additional donaiton:")
r=int(input())
print("Type the time (in months)")
n=int(input())
m=n
while n>1:
u1=u1+r
n=n-1
print("The ",m,th term is ",u1,".")

5. Determine un as a function of n and derive the donation amount in December 2023.

Solution. Since (un ) is an increasing linear sequence, with a common difference of 2, we can
derive that:

un+1 = u1 + 2n

Replacing n = x − 1:

u(x−1)+1 = u1 + 2(x − 1)
ux = u1 + 2(x − 1)

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 Thus, we have:

ux = 10 + 2x − 2
ux = 8 + 2x
f (x) = 8 + 2x

In terms of n:

f (n) = 2n + 8

Finally, in December 2023, 24 months will have passed. So, n = 24 and:

f (24) = 2 · 24 + 8 = 48 + 8 = 56

That is, the donation amount will be =C56

6. What total amount will the firm have donated after 2 years?

Solution. The total amount will be:

T = u1 + u2 + u3 + · · · + u2 2 + u2 3 + u2 4
T = 10 + 12 + 14 + · · · + 52 + 54 + 56
T = (10 + 56) + (12 + 54) + (14 + 52) + . . . (12 pairs)
T = 66 × 12
T = 792

That is, the total amount will be =C792

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II. Let f be a function defined on R by f (x) = −3x2 + 2

1. Show that the function f is derivable in 1 and give f 0 (1).

Solution. Let’s evaluate the limit:

−3(x + h)2 + 2 − −3x2 + 2


f (x + h) − f (x)
l́m = l́m
h→0 h h→0 h
−3(x + 2xh + h2 ) + 2 + 3x2 − 2
2
= l́m
h→0 h
−3x − 6xh − 3h2 + 3x2
2
= l́m
h→0 h
−6xh − 3h2
= l́m
h→0 h
= l́m −6x − 3h
h→0
= −6x − l́m 3h
h→0
= −6x
And this limit is continuous in 1, so it is derivable in 1. Then:

f 0 (x) = −6x ⇒ f 0 (1) = −6(1) = −6

2. Study the variations of the function f .

Solution. We know that f 0 (x) = −6x. Then:

f 0 (x) = 0 ⇒ −6x = 0
⇒ x=0
So, x = 0 is a critical point of f . In addition:
If x < 0, then f 0 (x) = −6x > 0; so, f is increasing.
If x > 0, then f 0 (x) = −6x < 0; so, f is decreasing.

3. Determine an equation of the tangent to the representative curve of f at the point of abscissa
1.

Solution. We know that f (1) = −3(1)2 + 2 = −3 + 2 = −1, so:

y − f (1)
= f 0 (1)
x−1
y − (−1)
= −6
x−1
y + 1 = −6(x − 1)
y = −6x + 6 − 1
y = −6x + 5
Is the equation of the tangent in x = 1

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4. Study the relative position of the representative curve of f with respect to its tangent.

Solution. Let m(x) = −6x + 5 the function for the tangent in x = 1. Then, if we choose a
random value x 6= 1, like 0:
m(0) = −6 · 0 + 5 = 5
f (0) = −3 · 02 + 2 = 0 + 2 = 2
So, f (0) = 2 < 5 = m(0). Then, the representative curve of f is below its tangent in x = 1.