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Department of Mathematics

MATH 3730 - COMPUTER ALGEBRA SYSTEM I - Spring 2024


Assignment I

Name: I.D:
Instructions:

• Students should work on this assignment individually (not in group).

• Answer all questions in a single Maple worksheet and save your work in pdf format.

• The question sheet should be attached as front sheet to the answer printout.

x4 + x3 − 4x2 − 4x
1. Let R(x) = . Transforn R(x) into each of the following: [2+2+2]
x4 + x3 − x2 − x
(x + 2)(x − 2) (x2 − 4)
(a) (b) (c) Partial fractions.
(x + 1)(x − 1) x2 − 1

2. Consider the functions: [4+2]

x sin x1
 
if x > 0,
g(x) =
−x if x ≤ 0.

(a) Divide the interval [−π, π] into 16 equally spaced intervals, then compute all the pairs [xi , g(xi )]
at each of the points xi in the interval [−π, π].
(b) Plot all the points [xi , g(xi )] using solid circles.

3. (a) Create a function fdiff which for a given function f produces its second derivative. Apply
fdill to the function f given by f (x) = x2 sin x. [3+5]
(b) Create a procedure tplot which for each couple (f, x0 ), where f is a function and x0 is a
scalar, produces the graph of f in the interval [−3, 3] together with the tangent line at the
point (x0 , f (x0 )). Apply tplot to f (x) = xex/2 and x0 = 1.

4. A particle is moving along a path C defined by the parametric equations: [3+2+2]

x(t) = 3t2 + 3t − 6, y(t) = t2 + 4t − 5.

(a) Graph the path C for −2 ≤ t ≤ 4 in the range [−10, 10] × [−10, 10].
(b) Find the point(s) on the path C where the velocity is vertical.
(c) Determine the time when the particle passes through the origin.

5. Consider the polar function r1 (θ) = 4 cos(θ) sin2 (θ). [3+2+2]

(a) Graph the polar function for 0 ≤ θ ≤ 4π.


(b) Explain why there is no curve to the left of the y-axis.
(c) Find the intersection point(s) of the previous graph with the line y = x.

6. Consider the following nonlinear system of equations: [3+3]

x3 + xy + 2y 2 = 4


x3 + y = 1.

(a) Graph the two equations together in the range [−2, 2] × [−3, 3] using different colors.
(b) Compute an approximation to the intersection point that lies in the second quadrant.

Total marks = 40

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