BMM1014 Mathematics for Managers (Tutorial 5)

Tutorial 5 Differentiation
1. Find the derivatives of the given function.
(a) f ( x )=2−5 x2
(b) f ( x )= √ 4 x
3
(c) f ( x )= 5
2
x
5 4 2
(d) f ( x )=3 x −2 x +3 x −2 x +1
(e) g ( x )=−2 x−3+ 3 x −1 +2
−1 −3
(f) g ( t ) =2t 2
+4 t +2 2

2 4 2
(g) g ( s )=2 s − +
s √s
2 2
h ( x )=x −
(h) 3
x2
2
(i) f ( x )=( x + 2)(3 x +5)
4 2
(j) f ( x )=2 x (3 x +4 x )
(k) f ( x )= √3 x ( x +2)
2 x−1
(l) f ( x )=
2 x+ 1
2
2 x +3
(m) f ( x )=
x +1

(n) h ( t )= √t
√t +1
x ( x +1 )
2 2
(o) f ( x )=
x 2−1

2. Find the derivatives of the given function.

g ( t ) =√ 1−2 t 3
3
(a)
(b) g ( t ) =√ t e−2 t
(c) g ( x )=e x √1+ x 2

f ( x )=ln ( e +1 )
2
x
(d)
x
(e) f ( x )=
ln x
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x
(f) y=(x +1) e
ln x
(g) f ( x )= x
1+e
2

ex
(h) g ( x )=
1+ ln x
1+ x
(i) h ( x )= 2 2
(2 x +1)
3 2 2
(j) f ( x )=(2 x+1) (x + x )
x
(k) f ( x )=
√ x3 +2
(l) h ( x )=
√3 x +2
4 x −3
√ 2t +1
(m) f ( t )= 3
(t +1)

3. The weekly demand for the Lectro Copy photocopying machine is given by the demand
equation
p=2000−0.04 x ,(0 ≤ x ≤ 50,000)

where p denotes the wholesale unit price in dollars and x denotes the quantity
demanded. The weekly total cost function for manufacturing these copiers is given by

C ( x )=0.000002 x 3−0.02 x2 +1000 x+ 120,000

where C(x) denotes the total cost incurred in producing x units.

(a) Find the revenue function (R), the profit function (P) and the average cost
function(C).
(b) Find the marginal cost function (C ' ¿, the marginal revenue function ( R' ¿, the
marginal profit function ( P' ¿ and the marginal average cost function(C ' ).
(c) Compute C ' ( 3000 ) , R ' (3000) and P' (3000).

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