DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

University Examination 2014/2015

STAGE IV EXAMINATION FOR THE DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY
DIT 0205: ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS AND DECISION MAKING

DATE: 7th August 2015 TIME: 8:30AM-10:00 AM

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer Question 1 (compulsory - 30 marks) and any other TWO Questions (15 marks
each).

QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)

(a) Define a set (2mks)

(b) State any 4 types of functions (4mks)
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(c) Differentiate the function y = x + x + 1 (3mks)
(d) The following are sets of numbers A = (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) and B = (8, 9, 10,11).FindA∩B
(3mks)

(e) Find the definite integral 12 – 16x + 12 x2 – 4x3 in the limits x = -2 and x = 3 (4mks)

(f) Given the cost function C(x) = a + f(x), show that average cost is minimum when
average cost = marginal cost. (4mks)
(g) Find the 10th and the 13th terms of the sequence 1,3,9,27 (4mks)
(h) A man deposited ksh.150,000 in a financial firm for 3 years.If the money was to earn
interest at a rate of 12% p.a.,calculate the compound interest the money accrued during
this period. (4mks)
(i) A line passes through points A(2, 1) and B(8, - 3).Calculate its gradient. (2mks)

QUESTION 2 (15MARKS)

(a) The product of the third and the fourth terms of an arithmetic sequence is 3,000.Find the
first term if the common difference is 10. (5mks)

(b)A cylindrical metal tin is to have a capacity of 250πml.If the area of the metal used is to
be a minimum, find the radius of the tin. (5mks)
(c)(a) A farmer bought a goat at Ksh.4,300 and sold it at Ksh.4,700.Calculate the % profit he
made. (2mks)
(b) Find the union of two sets A and B with elements; A(1, 3, 5) and B(3, 4, 5, 6). (3mks)

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QUESTION 3 (15MARKS)

(a) A manufacturer has found that if he wants to increase his output, he must lower his
price.His total revenue R from an output x is given by the expression R = x (148 - x).His
production costs are $ 1,000 fixed and $ 36 per unit variable and the total cost C = 1,000 +
36x.Find;
(i) the output that would maximize revenue (4mks)
(ii) The output x that would maximize profit. (4mks)
(b)Plot a graph of y = 3x – 4 and use it to determine the gradient and the x and y
intercepts. (8mks)

QUESTION 4 (15MARKS)
(a)A company making a single product has manufacturing and distribution divisions. Stocks
of finished goods are not held, all production being to order. The average net revenue per unit
allowing for quantity discounts is £100 - £0.01Q where Q is the quantity sold. The average
variable costs per unit for two divisions are;
Manufacturing = £10 + 0.01Q
Distribution = £2 + £ 0.001Q
The fixed costs per annum are;
Manufacturing = £40,000
Distribution = £20,000
You are required to calculate;
(i) The optimum annual production quantity to maximize the profit of the company.(6mks)
(ii) The profit of the company at the level of activity in (i) above. (4mks)
(iii)The annual production quantity to maximize the manufacturing division’s profit, if it has
been instructed to transfer the product to the distribution division at £73 per unit .(3mks)
(iv) The profit of the company,showing the results of the two divisions at the level of activity
In (iii) above. (2mks)
QUESTION 5 (15MARKS)
(a)Plot a graph of y = 3x2 + 4x -2 between x = -3 and x = 4.Find the value x and y where the
function is (i) Negative (ii) Positive (iii) Zero. (6mks)
(b)A GP is such that the first term is 2.Find two possible values of r if the sum of the first
three terms is 26. (4mks)
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(c)Find the equation of the normal to a curve, y = x + x + 1 at the point (1, 3). (5mks)

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