FACULTY OF SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF PURE AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS

MODULE MAT01A1
CALCULUS OF ONE-VARIABLE FUNCTIONS

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CAMPUS APK
ASSESSMENT SEMESTER TEST 1

DATE 10/03/2018 TIME 08:30

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ASSESSOR(S) DR A CRAIG
MS S RICHARDSON

DURATION 90 MINUTES MARKS 50 (27 written, 23 Blackboard)

SURNAME AND INITIALS

STUDENT NUMBER

CONTACT NUMBER
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NUMBER OF PAGES: 1 + 7 PAGES

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS ON THE PAPER IN PEN.

2. NO CALCULATORS ARE ALLOWED.

3. SHOW ALL CALCULATIONS AND MOTIVATE ALL ANSWERS.

4. IF YOU REQUIRE EXTRA SPACE, CONTINUE ON THE FACING BLANK PAGE AND
INDICATE THIS CLEARLY.

5. THE LAST TWO PAGES SHOULD BE USED FOR YOUR ROUGH WORK FOR THE
BLACKBOARD QUESTIONS. THESE PAGES WILL NOT BE MARKED.
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Question 1 [4 marks]
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Solve for x and write your answer in interval notation: −3 < ≤ 1. (4)
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Solution:

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∴ −3 < AND ≤1
x x
1 1
∴ 0< +3 AND −1≤0
x x
1 + 3x 1−x
∴ 0< AND ≤0

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x x
1 + 3x −1
For the inequality 0 < , we have x = 0 and x = 3
as critical values.
x

1+3x x RHS
−∞,
−1


3
− − +
−1
, 0 + − −
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(0, ∞) + + +

Therefore x ∈ −∞, −1


3
∪ (0, ∞).
1−x
For the inequality ≤ 0 we have x = 0 and x = 1 as critical values.
x
1−x x LHS
(−∞, 0) + − −
(0, 1) + + +
(1, ∞) − + −

Therefore x ∈ (−∞, 0) ∪ [1, ∞).

Finally we take the intersection of the two solutions (i.e. where the lines overlap):
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This gives us x ∈ −∞, −1

3
∪ [1, ∞).
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Question 2 [4 marks]
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1 3
Calculate the square roots of z = − + i. Leave your answers in polar form. (4)
2 2

√ q
1 3
q
4
Solution: r = |z| = a2 + b 2 = 4
+ 4
= 4
=1

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π 2π
From the sketch we see that arg(z) = θ = π − = . We get
3 3
 
2π 2π
z = 1 cos + i sin .
3 3
Since we are looking for square roots, we have
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2π/3 + 2kπ 2π/3 + 2kπ

1/2
wk = r cos + i sin
2 2
where k = 0, 1. Therefore
 
1/2 2π/3 + 2(0)π 2π/3 + 2(0)π  π π
w1 = 1 cos + i sin = 1 cos + i sin
2 2 3 3
   
1/2 2π/3 + 2(1)π 2π/3 + 2(1)π 4π 4π
w2 = 1 cos + i sin = 1 cos + i sin
2 2 3 3

Question 3 [2 marks]
n  
X 1 1
Calculate the sum: − (2)
p=1
4p + 2 4p − 2
Solution:
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n      
X 1 1 1 1 1 1
− = − + − +
p=1
4p + 2 4p − 2 4(1) + 2 4(1) − 2 4(2) + 2 4(2) − 2
 
1 1
− + ...
4(3) + 2 4(3) − 2
   
1 1 1 1
... + − + −
4(n − 1) + 2 4(n − 1) − 2 4n + 2 4n − 2
     
1 1 1 1 1 1
= − + − + − + ...
6 2 10 6 14 10
   
1 1 1 1
... + − + −
4n − 2 4n − 6 4n + 2 4n − 2
1 1
= −
4n + 2 2
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Question 4 [5 marks]

(a) Write f (x) = −x2 − 4x − 3 in the form f (x) = a(x − p)2 + q by completing the square. (2)

Solution:

f (x) = −(x2 + 4x + 3) = −(x2 + 4x + 4 + 3 − 4) = −((x + 2)2 − 1) = −(x + 2)2 + 1.

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(b) Now use transformations to show step-by-step (on separate graphs), how the graph of f (x)
is obtained from the graph of y = x2 . (3)

Solution:
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Question 5 [2 marks]
Sketch the function 
−6
 if x < −2
f (x) = 2x − 2 if − 2 ≤ x ≤ 1

 2
−x + 4 if x > 1

Indicate all endpoints and intercepts with the axes. (2)

Solution:

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Question 6 [3 marks]
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(a) Prove that f (x) = ln x + 1 is a one-to-one function. (1)

Solution: Let f (a) = f (b).

√ √
∴ ln a + 1 = ln b + 1
√ √
∴ eln a+1 = eln b+1
√ √
∴ a+1= b+1
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√ √
∴ ( a + 1)2 = ( b + 1)2
∴ a+1=b+1
∴ a=b

Therefore f (x) is one-to-one.

(b) Find f −1 (x). (2)

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Solution: Let x = ln y + 1.
p
∴ ex = y + 1
∴ e2x = y + 1
∴ e2x − 1 = y
∴ f −1 (x) = e2x − 1
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Question 7 [7 marks]
Determine the following limits or show that they do not exist:
x2 + x − 2
(a) lim (2)
x→−2 x2 + 5x + 6

Solution:

x2 + x − 2 (x + 2)(x − 1)
lim 2
= lim
x→−2 x + 5x + 6 x→−2 (x + 3)(x + 2)
x−1
= lim
x→−2 x + 3
−2 − 1
= = −3

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−2 + 3

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x2 + 1 if x < 2
(b) lim f (x) if f (x) = (2)
x→2 x3 − 4 if x ≥ 2
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We have lim+ f (x) = lim+ (x3 − 4) = 23 − 4 = 8 − 4 = 4.
x→2 x→2

Also, lim− f (x) = lim− (x2 + 1) = 22 + 1 = 4 + 1 = 5.

x→2 x→2

Therefore limx→2+ f (x) 6= limx→2− f (x) so limx→2 f (x) does not exist.
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(c) lim x2 cos . (3)
x→0 x2

Solution:

−1 ≤ cos x12 ≤ 1
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∴ −x2 ≤ x2 cos x12 ≤ x2

Now lim −x2 = 0 = lim x2 .

x→0 x→0

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Therefore, by the Squeeze Theorem, we have lim x2 cos = 0.
x→0 x2