UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FINAL ASSESSMENT

COURSE : CALCULUS 1
COURSE CODE : MAT421
EXAMINATION : JULY 2020
TIME : 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. This question paper consists of twelve (11) questions only.

2. By the end of the three (3) hours you will have another 30 minutes to upload your answer in pdf
form. Submit your answer script according to instruction from your lecturer.

3. Answer ALL questions in English.

QUESTION 1

1 3 1
Given g ( x ) = 9 −
x , h( x ) = and k ( x ) = 4 + x . Find
3 x −1
a) the domain of g ( x ) .
b) the composite function ( h k )( x ) .
c) the domain of ( h k )( x ) .
(7 marks)

QUESTION 2

Consider the graph of y = f ( x ) below. Determine the limit of the following statements.

x
-2 2 4

Figure 1

a) lim f ( x ) b) lim f ( x ) c) lim f ( x )

x →−2+ x →0− x →0
d) lim f ( x ) e) lim f ( x ) f) lim f ( x )
x →2 − x →2 + x →2
(6 marks)

QUESTION 3

Evaluate the following.

a) 4x
lim sin3 x
x →0
(3 marks)
b)
5x 2 − x
lim
x → 3x − 4
(4 marks)

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QUESTION 4

6 x + 2 , −4  x  5
Given g ( x ) =  , where C is constant. Find the value of C if g ( x ) is continuous at x = 5.
 Cx
3 , x5
(4 marks)

QUESTION 5

a)
( )
Find the derivative of f (t ) = sin t + tan t + ln ( 2t + 1) .
(4 marks)

b) Given F ( x ) = f ( g ( x ) ) , where f ( −2) = 8, f  ( −2) = 4, f  ( 5 ) = 3, g ( 5 ) = −2,and g  ( 5 ) = 6 . Find F  ( 5 ) .

(4 marks)
c) Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve y + x = y − 2x at the point (-2,1).
2 2 4

(6 marks)

QUESTION 6

Find the linear approximation of the function f ( x ) = x + 1 at x0 = 0 and use it to approximate 1.1 .
(4 marks)

QUESTION 7

x
Given f ( x ) = .
x−4

a) Find x-intercept and y-intercept of the given function.

b) Find f  ( x ) and f  ( x ) .
c) Find the interval(s) f ( x ) where the function is increasing or decreasing.
d) Find the interval(s) f ( x ) where the function is concave up or concave down.
e) Using all the information above, sketch the graph of f ( x ) if the vertical asymptote is x = 4 and
horizontal asymptote is y = 1 .
(16 marks)

QUESTION 8

x3
The volume of liquid is given by V = − 4 x + 24 cm3 where x cm is the depth of liquid in a container.
3
Find the value of x so that the volume is a minimum. Hence, find the minimum volume.
(6 marks)

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QUESTION 9

Find a positive number A so that the average rate of change of f ( x ) = 3 x 2 − 1 from x = 2 to x = A is 33.
(5 marks)

QUESTION 10

a) 25
Evaluate (k
k =1
3
)
+k .

(4 marks)
b) 7
Given f ( x ) = 3 x 3 + − e2 x and f (1) = 0 . Find f ( x ) .
2 x
(6 marks)
c)
 5 sin (2x) cos
3
Evaluate (2x ) dx.
(4 marks)
d) 2
Evaluate x x − 1 dx.
1
(6 marks)

QUESTION 11

1
Figure 2 shows the region bounded by the curve y = , and the lines y = 2, x = 2 .
x
y

x
2

Figure 2

a) Find the area of the shaded region.

(5 marks)
b) Find the volume of the solid generated when region R is revolved about the y-axis using Shell
Method.
(6 marks)

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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 APPENDIX

RULES OF DIFFERENTIATION
1. Product rule
d
dx
( f ( x ) g ( x ) ) = g ( x )f ( x ) + f ( x )g ( x )
2. Quotient rule
d  f ( x )  g ( x )f ( x ) − f ( x )g ( x )
 =
d x  g( x )  ( g ( x ) )2
3. Power rule
d
( f ( x ))n = n f ( x )n −1 f ( x )
dx
4. Chain rule

f (g ( x )) = f (g ( x ))g ( x )
d
dx

TABLE OF INTEGRALS

(
 ax + b ) n + 1

)
+ C ; n  −1
1.  (ax + b )n dx =  a(n + 1)
 1 ln ax + b + C n =1
 a


1
d x = ln x + C
2. x


1
3. sin ax d x = − cos ax + C
a

 cos ax d x = a sin ax + C
1
4.

 sec
1
5.
2
ax d x = tan ax + C
a


1
6. csc 2 ax d x = − cot ax + C
a

DEFINITION OF DIFFERENTIATION

f (x + h ) − f ( x )
f (x ) = lim
h →0 h

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LINEAR APPROXIMATION

f (x )  f (x 0 ) + f (x 0 )(x − x 0 )

THE SQUEEZING THEOREM

sin x
1. lim =1
x →0 x

1 − cos x
2. lim =0
x →0 x

SIGMA NOTATION
n

1. a
k =1
k = a1 + a2 + a3 + ... + an

n ( n + 1)
n

2. k =1
k = 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + n =
2

n ( n + 1)( 2n + 1)
n

3. k
k =1
2
= 12 + 22 + 32 + ... + n 2 =
6

 n ( n + 1) 
n 2

4. k =1
k 3 = 13 + 23 + 33 + ... + n3 = 
 2



THE SECOND FUNDAMENTAL THEOREM OF CALCULUS

g ( x ) 

d 
f ( t ) d t  = f ( g ( x )) g 
dx  
 a 