Department of Mathematics and Statistics

MM115 Mathematics 1D

Wednesday 11th May, 2011 2.00 p.m – 5.00 p.m

Duration: 3 hours

Attempt ALL questions.

Use of a calculator is permitted, but answers
will receive credit only if supported with appropriate working.
A formula sheet is attached

Section A
1. (a) Simplify the following expression as much as possible

(a3 b−2 )1/3 (ab2 )1/3

.
(a5/2 b)4
(3 marks)

(b) Find all values of the real number x that satisfy the inequality x3 − x < 0.
(3 marks)
√
(c) What is the natural domain of the function f ( x ) = 1 − x2 , and what is the range
of the function when defined on this domain? (5 marks)

(d) Find the composite functions f ( g( x )) and g( f ( x )) where

1
f ( x ) = sin2 ( x ) + x and g( x ) = .
x2
(2 marks)

[PLEASE TURN OVER]

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2. (a) Find the following derivatives, simplifying your answer where possible:

d ln(2x )
 
d d h −1  x i
(i) ; (ii) [exp(3x ) cos( x )] ; (iii) tan .
dx x2 dx dx 3
(2, 2, 2 marks)

(b) Evaluate the following integrals, simplifying your answer where possible:
Z π/2
1 1
Z Z
(i) √ dx; (ii) dx; (iii) cos( x ) exp(sin( x )) dx.
9 − x2 3 + 2x 0

(2, 2, 3 marks)

z1
3. (a) Given z1 = 2 − i and z2 = −1 + 6i evaluate z1 z2 and , leaving your answers in
z2
the form a + ib, where a and b are real.
(4 marks)

(b) Given the vectors a = i − 2j + 3k and b = −3i + 2j,

(i) find a unit vector perpendicular to both a and b;
(ii) determine the area of the triangle of which a and b define two sides.
(6 marks)

(c) Evalulate AB T − 6I when

   
1 2 4 −2 3 0
A =  2 −1 3  , and B =  4 1 2 .
   

6 2 1 −1 −2 3

(3 marks)

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4. (a) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve defined by the parametric equations

1
x (t) = and y(t) = tan(t)
2t + 1
π
at the point where t = 4.
(5 marks)

(b) Find the finite area bounded by the curves y2 − 2 = x and x = 7.

(4 marks)

(c) A ball of ice melts so that its radius decreases from 5 cm to 4.92 cm. Use calculus to
establish by approximately how much the volume of the ball decreases ?
(4 marks)

Section B
 9
2
5. (a) Evaluate the coefficient of z5 in the expansion of −z .
z
(4 marks)

(b) By completing the square in the equation y( x ) = −5x2 + 3x − 1, locate the turning
point of the function y( x ), and hence sketch the graph of y( x ).
(4 marks)

(c) Using appropriate trigonometric

 identities
 and standard triangles, find an exact ex-
7π
pression for the value of sin .
12
(4 marks)

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 √ d2 f
6. (a) Given the function f (θ ) = θ 2 + 1, evaluate its second derivative .
dθ 2
(2 marks)

Z π/2
(b) Evaluate the integral x cos( x ) dx.
0
(3 marks)

e x −2
 
(c) Use the properties of logarithms to expand and simplify y = ln and
(4x + 3)3
dy
hence find .
dx
(3 marks)

x+7
Z
(d) Evaluate the integral dx.
x2 −x−6
(4 marks)

7. (a) Given the matrices

" # " #
1 −2 7
A= and B= ,
2 3 5

calculate the matrix product A−1 B.

(4 marks)

√ √
(b) Plot z = − 6 + 2 i on an Argand diagram and evaluate |z| and Arg(z). (4 marks)

(c) Find the angle between the vectors a = 2i − 2j + k and b = i + 3j + 2k. Give your
answer in degrees to two decimal places. (4 marks)

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8. (a) Using implicit differentiation find dy/dx if

y sin( x ) = x3 + cos(y).

(4 marks)

(b) Find the maximum and minimum values of the function

g( x ) = x3 − 3x2 − 9x + 2

on the interval −2 ≤ x ≤ 2.
(4 marks)

(c) Derive the volume of the right-circular cone of base radius r and height h that is
generated by rotating the triangle with vertices (0, 0), (h, 0) and (h, r ) about the x-
axis.
(4 marks)

END OF PAPER

(J.A. Mackenzie)

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 UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
MATHEMATICAL FORMULAE

Trigonometric Identities

cos2 x + sin2 x = 1
1 + tan2 x = sec2 x
1 + cot2 x = cosec2 x
sin( x + y) = sin x cos y + cos x sin y
sin( x − y) = sin x cos y − cos x sin y
cos( x + y) = cos x cos y − sin x sin y
cos( x − y) = cos x cos y + sin x sin y
tan x + tan y
tan( x + y) =
1 − tan x tan y
tan x − tan y
tan( x − y) =
1 + tan x tan y
sin(2x ) = 2 sin x cos x
cos(2x ) = cos2 x − sin2 x
= 1 − 2 sin2 x
= 2 cos2 x − 1
2 tan x
tan(2x ) =
1 − tan2 x
h i h i
1 1
sin x + sin y = 2 sin 2 ( x + y) cos 2 ( x − y)
h i h i
sin x − sin y = 2 cos 12 ( x + y) sin 21 ( x − y)
h i h i
cos x + cos y = 2 cos 12 ( x + y) cos 21 ( x − y)
h i h i
cos x − cos y = −2 sin 12 ( x + y) sin 21 ( x − y)

sin x cos y = 12 [sin( x + y) + sin( x − y)]

sin x sin y = 21 [cos( x − y) − cos( x + y)]
cos x cos y = 21 [cos( x + y) + cos( x − y)]

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 Standard Derivatives

f (x) f ′ (x) f (x) f ′ (x)

xn nx n−1 ln x
1
sin x cos x x
− sin x 1
cos x sin−1 x √
tan x sec2 x 1 − x2
1
cot x −cosec2 x cos−1 x −√
1 − x2
sec x sec x tan x
1
cosec x −cosec x cot x tan−1 x
1 + x2
ex ex

Rules of Differentiation

d
[ f ( x ) g( x )] = f ′ ( x ) g( x ) + f ( x ) g′ ( x )
dx

f ′ ( x ) g( x ) − f ( x ) g′ ( x )
 
d f (x)
=
dx g( x ) [ g( x )] 2
d
[ f ( g( x ))] = f ′ ( g( x )) g′ ( x )
dx

Standard Integrals

Z
f (x) f ( x ) dx ∗

1 x
x n +1
xn ( n 6 = −1)
n+1
1
ln | x |
x
sin x − cos x
cos x sin x
sec2 x tan x
1 x
√ sin−1
a2 − x 2 a
1 1 −1 x
 
tan
a + x2
2 a a
ex ex
∗ Arbitrary constant to be added in each case.

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