NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

SEMESTER 2, 2012/2013

MA1521 Calculus for Computing Homework Assignment 1

N OTE: Please write your name, matriculation card number and tutorial group number
on the answer script, and submit during the lecture on 22nd February 2013 (Friday).∗
The assignment carries a total of 65 marks, and the final mark is capped at 60.†

1. Find the domain of the following functions.

1
(a) f ( x ) = p . [3]
|2x − 1| − | x − 1|
s
( x − 1)( x2 − 2)
(b) f ( x ) = . [3]
( x3 − 3)( x4 − 4)

2. Find the following limits. (l’Hôpital’s Rule is not allowed.)

 
3 2
(a) lim − . [3]
x →0 1 − x 3 1 − x2
(2x − 3)20 (3x + 2)30
(b) lim . [3]
x→∞ (2x + 1)50
√
9 + 2x − 5
(c) lim √ 3
. [3]
x →8 x−2

3. Let f ( x ) = 5x2/3 − 2x5/3 . [10]

(i) Find all the critical numbers of f .
(ii) Find the open intervals on which f is increasing and decreasing.
(iii) Determine the local maximums and local minimums of f .
(iv) Find the open intervals on which f is concave up and concave down.
(v) Sketch the graph of f .

dy
4. (a) Find , where y = (sin x )cos x (cos x )sin x . [3]
dx

∗
5 marks will be deducted if the script is submitted without name.
†
The final mark for late submissions by 25th February 2013 (Monday) will be capped at 50. No late
submission is acceptable thereafter.
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dy p
3
√ p √
(b) Find if x = 1 − t and y = 1 − 3 t. [3]
dx
d2 y √ √
(c) Find 2 if x + y = 1. [3]
dx
 
d 1
(d) Using the definition of derivative, evaluate . [3]
dx x3 + x

5. (a) Use linear approximation to evaluate sin(88◦ ). [3]

(b) Let a > 0. Using linear approximation, show that for small h, [3]
√
n n h
a + h ≈ a + n −1 .
na
6. (a) Find the area of the triangle △ ABC, where A(1, 1, 1), B(2, 4, 8) and C(3, 9, 27)
are points in R3 . [3]
(b) Find the angle between the planes [3]

5x + y − z = 10 and x − 2y + 3z = −1.

7. (i) Using the fact that sin x < x for all x > 0, prove that for all x > 0, [3]
x2
cos x > 1 − .
2
(ii) Using (i) or otherwise, prove that for all x > 0, [3]
x3
sin x > x − .
6
8. (i) Derive the triple-angle formula [2]

sin(3x ) = 4 sin x cos2 x − sin x.

(ii) Show that [2]

4 cos2 (π/5) − 2 cos(π/5) − 1 = 0.

√ p √
1+ 5 10 − 2 5
(iii) Show that cos(π/5) = and sin(π/5) = . [2]
4 4
√ p √
(iv) Let z = (1 + 5) + 10 − 2 5 i. Express z2013 as x + yi, where x, y ∈ R. [4]