Bahir Dar University

Department of Mathematics
Mathematics for Natural Sciences (Math 1011)
Worksheet on chapters 3 and 4
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1. Find the polynomial function p(x) whose zeros are -1, 0, 2, & 3 with multiplicity 2, 4, 3 & 1

respectively and 𝑝(1) = 7.

2. Find the inverse of the function :
8𝑥−5
a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2−3𝑥 b) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 + 3𝑒 −2𝑥 c)𝑓(𝑥) = ln(𝑥 + 2) − 5

3. Sketch the graph of:

a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−2
3 𝑥+1
b) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 −𝑥 c) 𝑓(𝑥) = 1 + 𝑒 −𝑥

3𝑥 2 e) 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 2
d) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 −𝑥−2 f) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 +1
𝑥 2 −𝑥−6
𝑥−1

4. Simplify the expressions:

a) sinh(2 ln 𝑥) 𝑏) cosh(3𝑥) −sin ℎ(3𝑥) c) ln (cosh 𝑥 −sinh 𝑥)

5. Find the fundamental period and the amplitude of:

1 2 −𝑥 1
a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 sin(𝑥 + 𝜋) − 1 b) 𝑓(𝑥) = cos (𝜋𝑥 − 𝜋) c) 𝑓(𝑥) = − 𝜋 sin ( 2 ) + 𝜋
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6. One of sin 𝑥 , cos 𝑥 , 𝑎𝑛𝑑 tan 𝑥 is given. Find the other two if x lies in the specified interval.
1 𝜋 5
a) cos 𝑥 − 13 , 𝑥 𝑖𝑛 [ 2 , 𝜋]
𝜋 1
b) tan 𝑥 = 2 , 𝑥 𝑖𝑛 [𝜋,
3𝜋
]
𝑎) sin 𝑥 = − , 𝑥 𝑖𝑛 [− , 0] 2
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7. One of sinh 𝑥 and 𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ 𝑥 is given. Find the values of the other five hyperbolic functions.
−3 13
a) sinh 𝑥 = b) cosh 𝑥 = ,𝑥 > 0
4 5

8. State the universe and solve the following equations

4 𝑥 27 𝑥−1 2
a) (9) . ( 8 ) =3 f) 2log 4 𝑥 + 2 log 𝑥 4 = 5

b) 2𝑥+1 + 3. 2𝑥−1 − 5. 2𝑥 + 6 = 0 g) ln 𝑥 − ln(√𝑥 − 1) = 2

c) 9𝑥 + 12. 3𝑥 + 27 = 0 h) ln(𝑥 − 3) = ln √𝑥 + 3
d) log 2 (𝑥 − 1)2 − log 1 (𝑥 − 1) = 9 i) log 𝑥 (9𝑥 2 ) ∙ log 3 𝑥 = 4
2

e) 𝑒 2𝑥 − 2𝑒 𝑥 = 15 j) 2 ln(√𝑥) − ln(1 − 𝑥) = 2

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 sec 𝑥 1+tan 𝑥 2 tan 𝑥
9. Show that a) = b) sin 2𝑥 =
csc 𝑥 1+cot 𝑥 1+𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝑥

10. Show that the point 𝑃 (6, 3) is on the perpendicular bisector of the line segment with end points
𝑄 (3, 2) and 𝑅(7, 6).
11. Let 𝑃 (3 , 5) and 𝑄 (1, −3) be two opposite vertices of a square. Compute its area.
12. A line segment has end points 𝑃 (1, −√2 ) and 𝑄(, √2 √2 ) and it is divided into three equal
parts. Find the coordinates of points that trisect the segment.
13. Find equation of a circle that passes through the points 𝑃 (−1, 5), 𝑄 (6, 6) and 𝑅(3, −3).
14. Write equation of a parabola with vertex at the origin if
a) The parabola is symmetrically situated with respect to x-axis and passes through (1, 3 )
b) The parabola is symmetrically situated with respect to y-axis and passes through (1, 3 )
c) The parabola is symmetrically situated with respect to x-axis and passes through (−1, 3 )
d) The parabola is symmetrically situated with respect to y-axis and passes through (−1, 3 )
e) The focus of the parabola is at (2, 0 )
f) The focus of the parabola is at (0, 2 )
15. Find points on the parabola 𝑦 2 = 6𝑥 whose distance from the focus is equal to 13.
16. Find equation of a parabola with focus at (1, −3 ) and equation of its directrix is 𝑥 = 5.
17. Find equation of an ellipse with
a) its vertices are at (−6, −3 ) and (2, −3 ). One end point of its minor axis is at(−2, −2 ).
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b) its center is at (2, −3 ), one vertex at (2, −9 ) and its eccentricity is 3.

18. Find equation of a hyperbola with

a) its center is at (−3, 4 ), one focus is at (2, 4 ) and length of its transverse axis is 8.
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b) its center is at (−4, 2), one focus at (−4, 2) and its eccentricity is 2.
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c) its center is at (2, 0), one vertex is at (2, 4) and eccentricity 4.