KOFORIDUA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

1ST YEAR HND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

END OF SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION, AUGUST- 2020

MORNING SESSION
COURSE: CALCULUS COURSE CODE: BME 102
DURATION: 1 2 Hours
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COURSE LECTURER: Dr. E. Okoampa Boadu
Instructions: Answer All Questions In Section A and Four Questions in Section B
SECTION A

1. Determine  dx
(a) 1 (b) xc (c) 1 c (d) 0

1 
 f  x  
2. Given f ( x)  4 x  x , determine 2
2
when x  1

(a) 8 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) -7

d 
3. Evaluate dx 
sin  x 1 
 
 x  x
cos  x 1   
x  1 cos     sin  
x 1  1 
  cos  
x 1
(a) (b)  2  (c) 
2  (d)  2 x 

4. Find the stationary point of y  3 x  12 x  15

2

(a)  2, 3 (b)  2, 3 (c)  2,3 (d)  2, 3

d  2 2
dx 
 1
 x  1 dx 
5. Determine

10 4 2
(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 3 (d) 3

 x2  x  1 
  x 2  dx
6. Evaluate

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 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1
x xc x x c x 1 c x 1 c
a) 2 (b) 2 x (c) 2 (d) 2
(

7. An object is thrown into the air such that its height h meters after time t seconds, is given by

h  36t  4t 2 . Find the time taken to reach maximum height

(a) 81m (b) 83m (c) 82m (d) -83m

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8. Determine the differential of y , given y  cos x

dy 1 dy 1 dy 1 dy 1
  2  
(a) dx x  1 (b) dx x  1 (c) dx 1  x2 (d) dx 1  x2

d  
 3x  2 
9. Determine dx

3 2
(a) 2 3x  2 (b)
3
2
 3x  2  (c)
3x  2
2 (d) 3x  2


sin  2x  dx
Determine 
2

10. 0

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 1

lim  2 x  2 
 
11. Simplify x  2  x  1 

3
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d)

dy
12. Given that 2 x  y  4 x , find dx
2 4

dy x 2  1 dy x 2  1 dy 4 x 2  1 dy x 2  4
 3   
(a) dx y (b) dx 4 y 3 (c) dx y3 (d) dx 4 y3

4 1 1 1 9 7

1
x
dx
16 7 16 16
13. Evaluate (a) (b) (c) (d)

14. The distance x metres moved by a car in a time t seconds is given by x  3t  2t  4t  1

3 2

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 Determine the acceleration when t = 0.

(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3

15. Integrate  In x dx (a)

x  In x  1  c
(b)  In x  1  c (c)
x  2In x  1  c

x  In x   c
(d)

SECTION B : Answer any Two Questions Only

QUESTION 1 20MARKS

Differentiate with respect to t ,  

n t  te x
(a)
(5marks)
f  x   2  x  1
2
(b) Differentiate from first principle
(6marks)
(c) Determine
d6 (9marks)
 3 x 5  2 x 4  x3  4 x 2  x  e3 x 
dx 6 

QUESTION 1 20MARKS

dy
(4marks)
(a) Given that x  y  9 , evaluate dx when x  5 and y  2 .
2 2

(b) Determine the indefinite integral

cos  x  dx
 x
(8marks)

lim 3 x  y
(c) Investigate the limiting behavior of  x, y    1, 2  4  x  2 y (8marks)
(9marks)

QUESTION 2 20MARKS

(a) Determine the following integrals.




6
sec 2  2x  dx (5marks)
(i) 0

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 


2
cos x sin x dx (7marks)
(ii) 0

9

(b) Evaluate 1
x In x dx
, correct to 3 significant figures. (8marks)

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