Department of Mathematics and Statistics

MM115 Mathematics 1D

Friday 12th August, 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

( x3 y−1 )2/3 ( x2 y)1/2

.
( x5/2 y)2
(3 marks)

(b) Find all values of the real number x that satisfy the inequality x5 − x3 < 0.
(3 marks)

(c) What is the natural domain of the function f ( x ) = ln(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 ) = cos2 ( x ) + and g( x ) = tan( x ).
x
(2 marks)

[PLEASE TURN OVER]

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

d cos( x )
 
d  −x  d h −1 2 i
(i) xe ; (ii) tan ( x ) ; (iii) .
dx dx dx cos(2x )
(2, 2, 2 marks)

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

(2, 2, 3 marks)

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

(b) Given the vectors a = 3i − j + 4k and b = i + j,

(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)

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4. (a) A particle moves in two dimensions with coordinates

x ( t ) = t3 and y(t) = ln(t3 + 1).

dy d2 y
Obtain the first derivative and the second derivative as functions of t, sim-
dx dx2
plifying your answers where possible.
(5 marks)

(b) The volume of a box is given by the formula

v ( x ) = x (8 − x )2 , 0 < x < 8.

Find the value of x which maximises the volume.

(4 marks)

(c) Use the properties of logarithms to expand

s
x−2
y( x ) = ln
(3x + 1)3

dy
and hence find .
dx
(4 marks)

Section B
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1
5. (a) Evaluate the coefficient of x −11 in the expansion of 2x − 2 .
x
(5 marks)

(b) Factorise p( x ) = x3 − x2 − 16x − 20 into linear factors.

(3 marks)

(c) Find all real solutions of

3 sin x = 2 cos2 x
in the range 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.
(4 marks)

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6. (a) Using partial fractions evaluate

8x − 1
Z
dx.
2x2 +x−1

(5 marks)

(b) Evaluate Z π/2

x sin x dx.
0

(4 marks)

d2 y
(c) Given the function y( x ) = cos(2x2 + 1) evaluate the second derivative .
dx2
(3 marks)

7. (a) Given the matrices

" # " #
−2 7 3
A= and B= ,
1 3 −4

calculate the matrix product A−1 B.

(4 marks)

(b) Plot z = −1 − i on an Argand diagram and evaluate |z| and Arg(z). (4 marks)

(c) Find the angle between the vectors a = 6i − 3j + k and b = i + 3j − 2k. Give your
answer in degrees to two decimal places. (4 marks)

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8. (a) Obtain the equations of the lines which are normal and tangent to the curve defined
implicitly by the equation
ln( xy) + x3 y = 1,
at the point ( x, y) = (1, 1).
(5 marks)

(b) The region R in the ( x, y)-plane is bounded to the left by the y-axis, below by the x-
axis, and above by the curve y = cos( x ). Find the volume of the solid bodies formed
when R is rotated through a full turn (i) around the x-axis; (ii) around the y-axis.
(7 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 12 ( x − y)
h i h i
cos x + cos y = 2 cos 21 ( x + y) cos 21 ( x − y)
h i h i
cos x − cos y = −2 sin 21 ( x + y) sin 12 ( x − y)

sin x cos y = 21 [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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