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    MATH 121

    CHUKA UNIVERSITY

    UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
    EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF
    BACHELOR OF EDUCATION ARTS

    MATH 121: CALCULUS I

    STREAMS: BED (ARTS) TIME: 2 HOURS

    DAY/DATE: TUESDAY 21/04/2020 11.30 AM – 1.30 PM


    INSTRUCTIONS:

    Answer Question One and any other Two Questions

    QUESTION ONE (COMPULSORY) – 30 MARKS

    (a) Determine the domain of the functions 𝑓(𝑥) = √4 + 3𝑥 − 𝑥 2 [3 marks]

    𝑥 2 −81
    (b) Discuss the continuity of the functions 𝑓(𝑥) = [3 marks]
    𝑥+9

    (c) Evaluate the limits

    𝑥 2 +2𝑥−3
    (i) lim 𝑥−1
    [3 marks]
    𝑥→1

    1−cos 𝑥
    (ii) lim [3 marks]
    𝑥→0 𝑥

    (d) Differentiate the following functions with respect to x.

    𝑥 2 +1
    (i) 𝑦= [3 marks]
    𝑥 3 −3𝑥

    (ii) 𝑦 = sin 𝑥 2 [3 marks]

    (e) Locate the stationery point of the curve 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑛𝑥 − 𝑥 [2 marks]

    𝑑𝑦
    (f) Given 𝑥 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑡 and 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑡, determine 𝑑𝑥 [2 marks]

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    MATH 121

    𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
    (g) Given y cos x=𝑒 𝑥 show that − 2 tan 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 0 [4 marks]
    𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥

    1
    (h) Determine the slope of the tangent line to the graph 𝑥 2 + 4𝑦 2 = 4 at the point (√2,− )
    √2
    [4 marks]
    QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)

    5 𝑥 3 −7𝑥+1
    (a) Evaluate lim √ [3 marks]
    𝑥→∞ 32𝑥 3 +5𝑥 2 −7

    (b) A spherical balloon in being blown up so that its volume increases at the rate of 2cm3 per
    second. Find the rate at which the radius increases when the volume of the balloon is
    100cm3 [5 marks]

    (c) Differentiate the following functions with respect to x:


    2
    (i) 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 [4 marks]

    (ii) 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (𝑙𝑛𝑥) [4 marks]

    (iii) 𝑦 = (3𝑥 − 2𝑥 2 )3 (5 + 4𝑥) [4 marks]

    QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)

    (a) Determine all the turning points of the curve 𝑦 = 5 + 24𝑥 − 9𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 3 and sketch the
    curve. [5 marks]

    (b) Determine the coordinates of the points on the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 6𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 + 2 at which
    the tangent is parallel to the line 𝑦 = 3𝑥. [5 marks]

    𝑑𝑦
    (c) Given 𝑦 3 + 𝑥𝑦 2 − 5𝑥 + 𝑥 2 = 5, determine [3 marks]
    𝑑𝑥

    4
    (d) Given that 𝑓(𝑥) = 5 − , find all the values of C in the open interval (1,4) such that
    𝑥
    ′ (𝑐) 𝑓(4)−𝑓(1)
    𝑓 = [3 marks]
    4−1

    6𝑒 4𝑥−𝑒 −2𝑥
    (e) Evaluate lim [4 marks]
    𝑥→∞ 8𝑒 4𝑥 −𝑒 2𝑥 +3𝑒 −𝑥

    QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)


    𝑑
    (a) Show that (sin 𝑥) = cos 𝑥 [5 marks]
    𝑑𝑥

    (b) Sketch the graph of f(x) with the following characteristics

    𝑓(2) = 𝑓(4) = 0

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    MATH 121

    𝑓 ′ (𝑥) < 0 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 3


    𝑓 ′ (3)is undefined
    𝑓 ′ (𝑥) > 0𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 3
    𝑓 ′′(𝑥) < 0 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 0 [3 marks]

    (c) Find 𝑓’(𝑥) given 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 4 sin 𝑥 3 [4 marks]

    (d) Given 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 + 2, determine the interval where f(x) is increasing and
    decreasing. [4 marks]
    𝑑𝑦 2
    (e) Use the method of first principles to determine given 𝑦 = [2 marks]
    𝑑𝑥 𝑥

    QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS)

    (a) Sketch the intersecting graphs of the equations 2𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 6 and 𝑦 2 = 4𝑥 and show that
    they are orthogonal. [6 marks]

    𝑓(𝑥)
    (b) Given 𝑦 = , 𝑔(𝑥) ≠ 0, where f(x) and g(x) are differentiable functions of x, show
    𝑔(𝑥)
    𝑑 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑔(𝑥)𝑓′ (𝑥)−𝑓(𝑥)𝑔′(𝑥)
    that 𝑑𝑥 [𝑔(𝑥)] = [𝑔(𝑥)]2
    [5 marks]

    (c) Approximate In 1.1 given In 1= 0 [3 marks]


    4
    (d) Find the equation of the normal and the tangent to the curve 𝑦 = at the point 𝑥 = 1
    𝑥
    [4 marks]
    𝑑𝑦
    (e) Determine given 𝑦 = 2 𝑥 [2 marks]
    𝑑𝑥
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