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MST124/D

Module Examination 2018

Essential mathematics 1

Friday 21 September 2018 2.30 pm – 5.30 pm

Time allowed: 3 hours

This paper has TWO sections. You should attempt ALL questions in each
section.

Section A carries 68% of the marks. It has 34 questions, each worth 2%.
Section B carries 32% of the marks. It has 8 questions, each worth 4%.

Each question is multiple-choice, with ONE correct answer from five options.
No marks will be deducted for incorrectly answered questions.

Mark your answers on the computer-marked examination (CME) form provided,

using an HB pencil. Instructions for filling in the CME form are given on the
next page. The assignment number for this examination is MST124 81.

Write your rough work in the spaces provided in this question paper. You may
also request an answer book for further rough work. Your rough work will not be
considered by the examiners.

At the end of the examination

• Make sure that you have completed Part 1 of the CME form.
Failure to do so will mean that your work cannot be identified.

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of questions 1–42 in Part 2 of the CME form.

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Instructions for filling in the computer-marked
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assignment number for this examination, which is MST124 81, in the boxes
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Completing Part 2
• For each question (numbered 1 to 42), mark your answer by pencilling across
ONE of cells A, B, C, D or E.
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cell (U), as well as pencilling across an answer cell.
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Sample CME form

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Section A
You should attempt ALL questions in this section. Each question is worth 2%.

Question 1

Which of the following is equivalent to (x + 2)(3 − 2x) − x(x − 3) ?

A −x2 + 6 B −x2 + 2x C −x2 + 4x + 6

D −3x2 − x + 3 E −3x2 + 2x + 6

Question 2
5 3
Which of the following is equivalent to − ?
x − 3 3x + 1
1 4 2
A B C
2x − 1 2x − 1 (x − 3)(3x + 1)
12x + 14 −4x − 18
D E
(x − 3)(3x + 1) (x − 3)(3x + 1)

Question 3
1/3
Which of the following is equivalent to s−1/3 t−4 (s4 t2 ) , where s > 0 and t > 0 ?

1 s s s14/3
A B C D s5/3 t14/3 E
s t8/3
4/9 t10/3 t8/3 t10/3

Question 4

2t − 4 1
If s = , where t > , which of the following is equal to t ?
t+3 2
1 4 − 3s2 3s2 − 4 3s2 + 4
A B C D
s +2
2 s2 + 2 s2 + 2 2 − s2
4 − 3s2
E
3

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Question 5

What is the gradient of the straight line passing through the points (−6, 7)
and (1, 4) ?
7 3 3 4 7
A − B − C D E
3 7 7 3 3

Question 6
x
Which of the following could be the graph of the equation y = − − 2 ?
3
A y B y C y

x x x

D y E y

x x

Question 7

When the quadratic expression 5x2 − 30x − 2 is written in the completed square
form a(x + r)2 + s, what is the value of s ?

A −47 B −2 C −11 D 11 E 47

Question 8

What is the x-coordinate of the vertex of the parabola with equation

y = −3x2 − 15x − 12 ?

5 3 1 3 5
A − B − C D E
2 2 4 2 2
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Question 9

Which of the following is the graph of a one-to-one function?

A y B y C y

x x x

D y E y

x x

Question 10

The graph of a function f , and a second graph, are shown below.

y y

3 3
2 2
1 1

−1 1 2 3 x −1 1 2 3 x
−1 −1
−2 −2
−3 −3

y = f (x)

Which of the following could be the equation of the second graph?

A y = −f (−x) − 1 B y = −f (x) − 1 C y = −f (x) + 1

D y = f (−x) + 1 E y = f (−x) − 1

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Question 11
√ 1
If f (x) = 2x + 1 and g(x) = , what is the rule of the function f ◦ g ?
x 
1 1 2
A √ B √ C +1
2x + 1 x 2x + 1 x
√
2x + 1 √
D E x 2x + 1
x

Question 12

Which of the following is equivalent to e2 ln x+1 ?

A 2x + 1 B 2ex C ex2
D x2 + 1 E x2 + e

Question 13

What is the solution set of the inequality x2 ≤ 3x − 2 ?

A (−∞, 1) ∪ (2, ∞) B (−∞, 1] ∪ (2, ∞) C (−∞, 1) ∪ [2, ∞)
D (1, 2) E [1, 2]

Question 14

The right-angled triangle below (which is not drawn to scale) has hypotenuse of
length 4 and another side of length 1.

What is the size, in radians to three decimal places, of the angle θ between these
two sides?

θ
1

A 0.245 B 0.253 C 0.631 D 1.318 E 1.326

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Question 15

The triangle below (which is not drawn to scale) has sides of lengths 3, 5 and 7.

3 7
θ

5
What is the size, to the nearest degree, of the angle θ opposite the side of length 5 ?

A 22◦ B 38◦ C 60◦ D 142◦ E 158◦

Question 16

The triangle below (which is not drawn to scale) has two sides of lengths 2 and 5.
The angle opposite the side of length 5 is 37◦ .

2 5

37◦ θ

What is the size, to the nearest degree, of the angle θ opposite the side of length 3 ?

A 9◦ B 14◦ C 19◦ D 32◦ E 42◦

Question 17

Which of the following is equivalent to sin(2θ)cosec θ ?

A 2 B 2 cos θ C 2 sin θ D cos2 θ E sin2 θ

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Question 18

Which of the following equations represents the circle with centre (4, −1) and
radius 2 ?

A (x + 1)2 + (y − 4)2 = 4 B (x + 4)2 + (y − 1)2 = 2

C (x + 4)2 + (y − 1)2 = 4 D (x − 4)2 + (y + 1)2 = 2
E (x − 4)2 + (y + 1)2 = 4

Question 19

What is the scalar product of −5i + 3j − 2k and i − 3j + 2k, where i, j and k are
the Cartesian unit vectors?
A −18 B −4 C 0 D 4 E 18

Question 20

What is the derivative of 2x5/4 ?

5 1/4
A 2x1/4 B x C 8x1/4
2
8 9/4 9 9/4
D x E x
9 2

Question 21

What is the derivative of 5x4 − 9x2 + 7 ?

A 5x3 − 9x B 20x3 − 18x C 20x4 − 18x2

D 20x4 − 18x2 + 7 E x5 − 3x3 + 7z

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Question 22

What is the derivative of 3 sin(ln x) ?

3 cos(x) 3 cos(ln x) 3 cos(ln x)

A B C
x sin(x) x
3
D 3 cos(ln x) E
sin(x)

Question 23

What is the second derivative of x2 ex ?

A 2ex B 2xex C x2 ex + 2xex

D x2 ex + 2xex + 2ex E x2 ex + 4xex + 2ex

Question 24

Which of the following, where c is an arbitrary constant, is equal to


 4/3 
x + 5 cos x dx ?

3 7/3 3 7/3
A x + 5 sin x + c B x − 5 sin x + c
7 7

C x7/3 + 5 sin x + c D x7/3 − 5 sin x + c

4 1/3
E x − 5 sin x + c
3

Question 25

What is the area between the x-axis and the graph of y = cos x, between x = 0
π
and x = ?
3 √
1 1 1 3
A B C √ D E π
4 2 2 2

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Question 26

Which of the following, where c is an arbitary constant, is equal to


(4x + 3)12 dx ?

(4x + 3)13 (4x + 3)13 4(4x + 3)13

A +c B +c C +c
52 13 13
(2x2 + 3x)13
D +c E (2x2 + 3x + c)12
13

Question 27

The velocity v (in m/s) of an object at time t (in seconds) is given by

v(t) = 3t2 + 1.
What is the change in the displacement of the object (in metres) from t = 1
to t = 2 ?

A 2 B 6 C 8 D 10 E 12

Question 28
⎛ ⎞
6 8


3 6 −4
If P = ⎝ −8 2 ⎠, Q = and R = ,
−8 3 3
8 1

which of the following matrices is defined?

A P−Q B P2 C R−1 D RP E QR

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Question 29
⎛ ⎞ ⎛ ⎞
0 5 −7 −9 7
If A = ⎝3 −4 9⎠ and B = ⎝ 2 3 ⎠, what is AB ?
9 5 −7 5 1

⎛ ⎞


 −25 8
0 6 45 51 −28 46 ⎝ 10 18⎠
A B C
35 −12 5 18 28 −29
−106 71
⎛ ⎞ ⎛ ⎞
0 5 5 6
D ⎝ −3 −8⎠ E ⎝ 2 −6⎠
−45 −20 −4 −9

Question 30


2 8
What is the determinant of the matrix ?
−5 6
A −28 B −6 C 28 D 46 E 52

Question 31

Which of the following is a closed form for the arithmetic sequence sequence (an )
with first four terms −2, 2, 6, 10 ?

A an = 4n − 6 (n = 0, 1, 2, . . .)
B an = 4n + 2 (n = 0, 1, 2, . . .)
C an = 4n − 2 (n = 1, 2, 3, . . .)
D an = 4n − 6 (n = 1, 2, 3, . . .)
E an = 6n − 4 (n = 1, 2, 3, . . .)

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Question 32

What is the sum of the geometric series

4 − 4 × 3 + 4 × 32 − 4 × 33 + . . . + 4 × 312 ?

A −4 782 968 B −531 440 C −182 D 1 594 324 E 67 108 864

Question 33

Which of the following is equal to the complex number (6 + 5i)(1 − 4i) ?

A −14 − 19i B −13 − 20i C 6 − 20i D 6 + 20i

E 26 − 19i

Question 34







6π 6π 2π 2π
If z = 4 cos + i sin and w = 9 cos + i sin ,
7 7 7 7

which of the following is equal to z/w?






4 4π 4π 4 4π 4π
A cos + i sin B cos − + i sin −
9 7 7 9 7 7







9 4π 4π 9 4π 4π
C cos + i sin D cos − + i sin −
4 7 7 4 7 7
4
E (cos (3) + i sin (3))
9

TURN OVER FOR SECTION B

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Section B
You should attempt ALL questions in this section. Each question is worth 4%.

Question 35

What is the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the
points (2, 6) and (10, 0) ?

4 4 3 3
A y = − x−5 B y = − x + 11 C y = x−
3 3 4 2
4 4
D y = x−5 E y = x + 11
3 3

Question 36

A function f has derivative given by f  (x) = x2 − 4x + 3.

What are the x-coordinates of the stationary points of f , and the nature of those
stationary points?

A There is a local maximum at x = −1 and a local minimum at x = −3.

B There is a local minimum at x = −1 and a local maximum at x = −3.
C There is a local maximum at x = 1 and a local minimum at x = 3.
D There is a local minimum at x = 1 and a local maximum at x = 3.
E There is a local maximum at x = 1 and a horizontal point of inflection
at x = 3.

Question 37
ex
What is the derivative of ?
x2 + 4

ex ex (x2 − 2x + 4) ex
A B C
2x 4x2 (x2 + 4)

(x2 + 2x)ex (x2 − 2x + 4) ex

D E
(x2 + 4)2 (x2 + 4)2

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Question 38

What is the derivative of (ln(3x − 5))2 ?

2 6 2 ln(3x − 5)
A B C
3x − 5 3x − 5 3x − 5
6 ln(3x − 5)
D E 2 ln 3
3x − 5

Question 39

Which of the following, where c is an arbitrary constant, is equal to


3x sin(2x) dx ?

3x cos(2x) 3x2 cos(2x) 3 sin(2x) 3x cos(2x)

A − +c B − +c C − +c
2 4 4 2
3x2 sin(2x) 3x2 sin(2x) 3
D +c E −x cos(2x)+c
2 2

Question 40


122
What is (3 − 3n3 ) ?
n=67

A −159 801 894 B −155 081 781 C −154 219 296 D −154 219 461
E −153 317 010

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Question 41

What is the coefficient of (x − 1)2 in the Taylor series about x = 1 for the
function f (x) = (1 + 2x)1/4 ?

31/4 31/4 31/4 31/4 31/4

A − B − C D E
6 24 24 12 6

Question 42

Which of the following complex numbers is a solution of z 3 = −64 ?

√ √ √ √
A −2 3 − 2i B −2 − 2 3 i C −2 + 2 3 i D 2−2 3i
√
E 2 3 − 2i

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