University of Ghana

SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS,

2013/2014
BSc/BA

MATH 122: CALCULUS I

(3 credits)

Two hoursand Thirty

 minutes
1
2 hours
2

Answer ALL QUESTIONS in SECTION A and ANY THREE QUESTIONS in

SECTION B
Examiner: Mrs. P.C.N Ogbogbo
 SECTION A: Answer All Questions
1. (a) A right circular cylinder with a height of 10 cm and a surface area of S cm2
has a radius given by
r !
1 2S
r(S) = 100 + − 10 .
2 π

Find
lim r(S)
s→0+

and interpret your result.

(b) A cylindrical tank is filled with water to a depth of 9m. At t = 0, a drain in
the bottom of the tank is opened and water flows out of the tank. The depth
of water in the tank (measured from the bottom of the tank) t seconds after
the drain is opened is approximated by

d(t) = (3 − 0.015t)2 , 0≤t≤200.

Evaluate and interpret

lim d(t).
t→200−

2. (a) Determine whether the following functions are continuous at a. Justify your
answer.
√
i. f (x) = x − 2 ; a = 1
( 2
x −1
if x 6= 1
ii. f (x) = x−1 ; a=1
3 if x = 1
( 2
x −x
if x 6= −1
iii. f (x) = x+1 ; a = −1
0 if x = −1
(b) Determine the intervals of continuity of the following functions.
i. p(x) = 4x4 − 3x2 + 1
x5 +6x+17
ii. f (x) = (x2 −9)

3x2 −6x+7
iii. g(x) = x2 +x+1
.

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3. Find the family of antiderivatives for the function
sin 2x
f (x) = .
2 cos2 x

x
4. Let f (x) = . Determine whether f is an even or odd function and hence or
1 + x4
otherwise evaluate Z π
2
f (x)dx.
−π
2

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 SECTION B: Answer Any Three Questions
1. Sketch the curve
3x2
f (x) =
x2 − 1
indicating the following:
(a) intercepts
(b) Domain
(c) Asymptotes
(d) Behaviour of curve
(e) Intervals of increase and decrease
(f) Local maximum and minimum values
(g) Concavity
(h) Points of inflexion

2. (a) Solve the initial value problem

(1 + x)y 0 = (1 − x)y , y(0) = 1.

and find the gradient of the curve at (2, e).

(b) The parametric equation of a curve is given by

x = sect 
t
y = ln tan
2
dy
i. Find dx
.
d2 y
ii. Show that dx2
= −2 cot3 t csc t.

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3. (a) By using the substitution x = 3 + sin θ, show that,
π
Z 4 p Z
2
(−x2 + 6x − 8)dx = cos2 θdθ.
−π
2 2

Hence evaluate the integral.

(b) Evaluate the integral Z
x
√ dx.
x4+1

4. (a) Suppose u and v are differentiable functions. Prove that

Z Z
u(x)v (x)dx = u(x)v(x) − v(x)u0 (x)dx.
0

Prove also that

−1 n−1
Z Z
n n−1
sin xdx = cos x sin x+ sinn−2 xdx.
n n

(Hint:sinn x = sinn−1 x sin x). Hence, evaluate

Z π
4
sin3 xdx.
0

(b) Evaluate Z
sin2 2x cos2 3x dx.

5. (a) Sand is dumped off a conveyor belt into a pile at the rate of 2 cubic feet per
minute. The sand pile is shaped like a cone whose height and base diameter
are always equal. At what rate is the height of the pile growing when the pile
is 5 feet high? (The volume of a cone is π3 r2 h where r is the radius of the base
and h is the height).
(b) Given y = e2x sin x, prove that

d2 y dy
2
− 4 + 5y = 0.
dx dx

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