ESCP Business School

MA11: Fundamental of Mathematics 1

2023/24
Mock Midterm Exam
Time Allowed: 1.5 hours

Student Name:
Student ID Number:

This examination paper consists of 2 pages and:

ˆ 11 multiple-choice questions [13 marks]

ˆ 4 open questions [4 marks]

ˆ 1 word problems [3 marks].

Instructions:

1. The exam is closed book. A formulas sheet is allowed (one A4 page, two sides).

2. Non programmable calculators are allowed. The use of computers or mobile phones
is not allowed.

3. You should have both the examination paper and a multiple choice answer sheet.
Write your name and student number on this examination paper and the multiple
choice answer sheet.

4. You should also have a calculator, pencil, pen and an eraser.

5. The examination paper and the multiple choice answer sheet are to be handed in at
the end of the examination.

6. Important: To encode your student number and your responses, you must
fill the correct boxes using a pencil on the multiple choice answer sheet.

7. NO part of the examination question paper is to be retained by the candidate.

8. Try to work on ALL questions.

GOOD LUCK!
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Question 1 [1 mark]
2
Solve x − 6x + 6 = 0 and write the lowest solution with two digits after period.

Question 2 [1 mark]
Solve log6 (x) = log6 (2x − 5) + log6 (5) and write the solution with one digit after period.

Question 3 [1 mark]
Compute log317 1503 and round it with two digits after period.

Question 4 [1 mark]
2 −3x−6
Simplify: 3x
x2 +4x+3

3(x−2)
A x+3
3(x−1)
B x+1
3(x−1)
C x+3
for x ̸= −3
3(x−1)
D x+1
for x ̸= −1
3(x−2)
E x+3
for x ̸= −3 and x ̸= −1
3(x−1)
F x+3
3(x−2)
G x+3
for x ̸= −1
3(x−1)
H x+1
for x ̸= −1
3(x−1)
I x+3
for x ̸= −3
3(x−2)
J x+3
for x ̸= 2 and x ̸= −3

Question 5 [1 mark]
Solve for y: 10
7
+ 17
7
y≤y− 5
7

A y > − 12
B y < − 53
3
C y≥ 2

D y ≤ − 23
E y = − 34
4
F y≤ 7

G y > − 73
H y ≥ − 13
2
I y< 5
1
J y= 2

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Question 6 [1 mark]
|z− 7 |
Solve for y: 1 + 5 2 < 1110

A (−∞, 3]
B [2, 3]
C [4, ∞)
D (2, 3)
E [3, 4]
F (3, 4)
G (−∞, 4)
H (3, ∞)
I [2, 4)
J (2, 4]
K (−3, 2)

Question 7 [1 mark]
Find the equation of the line that passes through the point (3, 4) and has a slope m = 2.

A y = 2x + 2
B y = −2x + 4
C y =x+1
D y = 3x − 2
E y = 2x − 4
F y = −x + 2
G y = 4x − 4
H y = 2x − 2
I y = −2x − 2
J y = 5x − 10

Question 8 [1 mark]
5x+2
Calculate the inverse of the function f (x) = 4
− 3.

A f −1 (x) = 5−4x
3

B f −1 (x) = 5+4x
4

C f −1 (x) = 2x − 5
D f −1 (x) = 10+4x
5
+1
E f −1 (x) = 8+4x
3

F f −1 (x) = 10+4x
5

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G f −1 (x) = 12−2x
5

H f −1 (x) = 12+4x
7

I f −1 (x) = 5+6x
5

J f −1 (x) = 4+5x
7

Question 9 [1 mark]
Calculate the composition of the three linear functions f (x) = 2x + 1, g(x) = 3x − 4, and
h(x) = −x + 5. Find (f ◦ g ◦ h)(x).

A (f ◦ g ◦ h)(x) = 14 + 4x
B (f ◦ g ◦ h)(x) = 21 − 7x
C (f ◦ g ◦ h)(x) = 12 + 8x
D (f ◦ g ◦ h)(x) = 25 − 10x
E (f ◦ g ◦ h)(x) = 5 − 17x
F (f ◦ g ◦ h)(x) = 13 + 5x
G (f ◦ g ◦ h)(x) = 9 + 14x
H (f ◦ g ◦ h)(x) = 23 − 6x
I (f ◦ g ◦ h)(x) = 20 + 16x
J (f ◦ g ◦ h)(x) = 3 − 8x

Question 10 [1 mark]
Solve the system of linear equations:

3x − 4y = 8,
2x + y = −1.

4 18

A x = 12 , y = 12
4
, y = − 19

B x = 11 11
5
, y = − 18

C x = − 12 12
4 19

D x = 11 , y = − 11
5
, y = − 20

E x = 11 11
4 19

F x = 12 , y = 12
5
, y = − 20

G x = 13 13
3 20

H x = 10 , y = 10
4 18

I x = 13 , y = 13
3
, y = − 19

J x = 12 12

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Question 11 [1 mark]  3   2
Simplify the logarithmic expression logb ad2·c − logb ca .

A 3 logb (a) − 2 logb (c) − logb (d)

B 3 logb (a) + logb (c) + logb (d)
C 5 logb (a) − 2 logb (c) + 3 logb (d)
D 5 logb (a) − logb (c) − 2 logb (d)
E 4 logb (a) + 2 logb (c) + 3 logb (d)
F 4 logb (a) − logb (c) − 2 logb (d)
G 3 logb (a) + 3 logb (c) + logb (d)
H 2 logb (a) − 3 logb (c) − logb (d)
I 2 logb (a) + logb (c2 ) − 3 logb (d)
J 6 logb (a) − logb (c) − 3 logb (2d)

Question 12 [1 mark]
The graph of f (x) is illustrated in the following figure:

What are the values of the following limits ? (und. means that the limit is not defined).
lim f (x), lim f (x) and lim f (x).
x→−2 x→0 x→3

A lim f (x) = und., lim = 0f (x) and lim f (x) = 0

x→−2 x→0 x→3

B lim f (x) = 2, lim = 0f (x) and lim f (x) = 0

x→−2 x→0 x→3

C lim f (x) = −1, lim = 0f (x) and lim f (x) = 0

x→−2 x→0 x→3

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D lim f (x) = und., lim = 0f (x) and lim f (x) = −1

x→−2 x→0 x→3

E lim f (x) = 2, lim = 0f (x) and lim f (x) = −1

x→−2 x→0 x→3

F lim f (x) = −1, lim = 0f (x) and lim f (x) = −1

x→−2 x→0 x→3

G lim f (x) = und., lim = 0f (x) and lim f (x) = und.

x→−2 x→0 x→3

H lim f (x) = 2, lim = 0f (x) and lim f (x) = und.

x→−2 x→0 x→3

I lim f (x) = −1, lim = 0f (x) and lim f (x) = und.

x→−2 x→0 x→3

J lim f (x) = und., lim = 1f (x) and lim f (x) = 0

x→−2 x→0 x→3

K lim f (x) = 2, lim = 1f (x) and lim f (x) = 0

x→−2 x→0 x→3

L lim f (x) = −1, lim = 1f (x) and lim f (x) = 0

x→−2 x→0 x→3

M lim f (x) = und., lim = 1f (x) and lim f (x) = −1

x→−2 x→0 x→3

N lim f (x) = 2, lim = 1f (x) and lim f (x) = −1

x→−2 x→0 x→3

O lim f (x) = −1, lim = 1f (x) and lim f (x) = −1

x→−2 x→0 x→3

P lim f (x) = und., lim = 1f (x) and lim f (x) = und.

x→−2 x→0 x→3

Q lim f (x) = 2, lim = 1f (x) and lim f (x) = und.

x→−2 x→0 x→3

R lim f (x) = −1, lim = 1f (x) and lim f (x) = und.

x→−2 x→0 x→3

Question 13 [2 marks]
Solve the system of non-linear equations:
 2
x + y 2 = 10,
xy = 5.
 √ √
A x = − 5, y = − 5
 √ √
B x = 5, y = 5
 √ √  √ √
C x = 10, y = − 10 , x = 10, y = − 10
 √ √  √ √
D x = − 10, y = 10 , x = − 10, y = 10
 √ √
E x = 5, y = − 5
 √ √
F x = − 5, y = 5
 √ √  √ √
G x = − 5, y = 5 , x = 5, y = − 5
 √ √  √ √
H x = − 5, y = − 5 , x = 5, y = 5
 √ √  √ √
I x = 10, y = − 10 , x = − 10, y = 10
 √ √  √ √
J x = − 10, y = 10 , x = 10, y = − 10
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Question 14 [1 mark]
How many solution(s) has the question 12?

Question 15 [2 marks] √
4 −3√x+5 9x3 −4x1/3 +2
Calculate the following limits as x → ∞: 1. lim 2xx3 −4x 2 +x 2. lim √ 3. lim 5/4
4x−5
3/4
x→∞ x→∞ 5x−x x x→∞ x +x −x

A 2, −3, ∞
B ∞, ∞, 0
C 2, −∞, 0
D ∞, −3, 0
E 2, ∞, 0
F 0, −∞, ∞
G 0, 2, −∞
H ∞, 0, −∞
I −∞, 0, ∞
J 0, 2, 0

Question 16 [3 marks]
Companies A and B manufacture and sell different models of hover boards. While Com-
pany A has a fixed cost cA = 20 000, income per board sold pA = 25 and a government
grant of gA = 100 000, the same expenses/subsidies for Company B are cB = 35 500,
pB = 40 and gB = 30 000, respectively.
An analyst working for Company B claims: “We will start off making a loss, but we will
overtake Company A in terms of profit if we sell a certain amount of boards.”
Find the number of boards x0 necessary for company B to sell in order to overtake their
rival.

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MA11 Fundamental of mathematics 1

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