UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES

CAVE HILL CAMPUS

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

ECON 1003 – MATHS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES I

ASSIGNEMNT #7

SECTION A
1. Evaluate the following integral

 (x  2 x)dx
3
(i)

3
(ii)  x dx
 1 1 
(iii)   x 2  x 2  x 1  5e x dx
 2 

x2
(iv)  dx
x3  3

 2x e
2 x 2 1
(v) dx

(vi)  2 x( x 2  4)1 dx

2
(vii)  (3x 2  2 x)dx
0

2. (a) Find the total revenue function for the marginal revenue function.
MR  20  2 x

(b) Find the total cost function if the marginal cost function MC  10 x  2 and
fixed costs are 5.

(c) Use your answer in (b) to find the area under the total cost curve between
x  0 and x  1 .
 SECTION B

1. Evaluate the following integrals

 1 
  x  x3  2 x 1  5 dx
2
a)
2 

6x2  x 1
b)  4 x3  x2  2 x  3dx
1

 x  4  x  2 dx
2
c)

 2x e
x 2
3
d) dx

 (4 x3  2 x  3)dx
2
e) 0

2. Find the constant of integration if

dy
 3x 2  1 and y  12 when x  2
dx

3. Find the equation to the function f(x) which has the gradient of 3  3x 2 and passes
through the point (0, -2).

4. Find the area between the curve y  x3  x , the x-axis from x  0 to x  3.

E. Edwards