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School of Engineering

A114 Mathematics for Engineering

Revision Worksheet

Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 2 decimal places unless a

different level of accuracy is specified in the question.

W01 – Arithmetic and Geometric Sequence

1. In an arithmetic sequence, the first term is a = 300 and the common difference
is d = −7 .
a) Determine the 10th term ( T10 ) of the arithmetic sequence.

b) Determine the sum of the first 6 terms ( S 6 ) of the arithmetic sequence.

2. Given the following arithmetic sequence: 4, 10, 16, ..., 106 .

a) Determine the number of terms (n) in the arithmetic sequence.
b) Determine the sum of the first 11 terms.

3. In a geometric sequence, the first term is a = 250 and the common ratio is
r = 0.2 .
a) Determine the 4th term ( T4 ) of the geometric sequence.
b) Explain why this series have a sum to infinity.
c) Determine the sum to infinity ( S ∞ ) of the geometric sequence.

4. Given the following geometric sequence: 125, − 25, 5, − 1, ... .

a) Determine the 8th term ( T8 ) of the geometric sequence.

b) Determine the sum of the first 4 terms ( S 4 ) of the geometric sequence.

5. John and Karen each start a monthly saving scheme. John saves $50 in the
first month and saves $100 in every subsequent month. Karen saves $100 in
the first month and saves $90 in every subsequent month. What is the number
of months required for them to have the same amount of savings?

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6. In January 2013, Mary has $30 in her piggy bank. From February onwards,
she starts to take out $5 from her piggy bank to spend every month. When will
the money in her piggy bank be used up?
(a) April 2013
(b) May 2013
(c) June 2013
(d) July 2013
Answer: a b c d

7. Jack starts a monthly saving scheme, where he saves $100 in the first month
and increases the saving amount by 5% in every subsequent month. What is
the minimum number of months required for his total savings to exceed
$3000?
(a) 18
(b) 19
(c) 29
(d) 30
Answer: a b c d

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8. In a geometric sequence, the first term is a = 8 and the 7th term is T7 = .
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Determine the common ratio (r ) of this geometric sequence.
(a) 0.5
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 64
Answer: a b c d

9. Glen starts a monthly saving scheme, where he saves $50 in the first month
and increases the saving amount by 10% in every subsequent month. What is
the minimum number of months required for his total savings to exceed
$1000?
(a) 11
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) 14
Answer: a b c d

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W02 - Trigonometry

10. Determine the equation of each of the following graphs.

a)

b)

11. Consider the graph of y = −6 sin 4 x + c for 0° ≤ x ≤ 180° .

a) What is the amplitude of the graph?
b) How many cycles does it have within the stated range of x?
c) Given that the minimum value of the graph is 9, determine the value of c.

12. Solve the following equations, where 0° ≤ x ≤ 360° .

5 − 2 sin x
a) =2
3
b) 4 − 5 cos x = 1

c) 4 sin 2 x = −2 3

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W03 and W04 – Vectors

13. Determine the magnitude of the vector shown in the figure below.

�⎯� 3 �⎯� −8 �⎯� �⎯�

14. It is known that 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 = � � and 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 = � �. Determine vectors 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 and 𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄.
−3 4
What do you notice about these two vectors?

15. Determine the magnitude and direction (angle measured anti-clockwise from
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the positive horizontal axis) of the vector, � �.
−12

1 5
16. Consider the vectors 𝒂𝒂 = � � and 𝒃𝒃 = � �.
2 3
a) Find 𝒂𝒂 ∙ 𝒃𝒃.
b) Find 3𝒂𝒂 − 𝒃𝒃
c) Find the scalar projection of 𝒃𝒃 onto 2𝒂𝒂 .

�⎯� 2 �⎯� 6 �⎯� 1

17. Given that 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 = � 4 �, 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 = � 0 �, and 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 = �2�
−1 −4 3
�⎯�
a) Determine the vector 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 .
�⎯�
b) Find cos𝜽𝜽, where 𝜽𝜽 is the angle (in degrees) between the vectors 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 and
�⎯�
𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂.

3 −3
18. Explain why the vectors 𝒑𝒑 = � � and 𝒒𝒒 = � �, are perpendicular to each
−1 −9
other.

�⎯� 3 �⎯� 2
19. Given that 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 = �−4� and 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 = �ℎ�, where h and k are constants. If the
2 𝑘𝑘
�⎯� �⎯�
vectors 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 and 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 are parallel to each other, find the values of h and k.

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 1   3
 
20. Vectors a =  − 3  and b =  2  are illustrated in the figure below.
 − 4  −5 
   

Determine the length of projection of vector 𝐚𝐚 onto vector b , i.e. the length of 𝑙𝑙
as shown in the figure.

W05 – Transformations

21. Point B (3, 1) undergoes a 75° anti-clockwise rotation about the origin to
become point 𝐵𝐵′. Determine the rotation matrix, and thus find the coordinates
of 𝐵𝐵′.

22. A quadrilateral has four vertices A, B, C and D with coordinates (0,0), (3,4),
(−1,2) and (−4, −8) respectively.

Let 𝐼𝐼 and 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼 represent the following transformations:

𝐼𝐼: Translation of 5 units along the positive 𝑥𝑥-axis direction, and -6 units along
the positive 𝑦𝑦-axis direction

𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼: Rotation through an angle of 1250 , clockwise about the origin.

a) Find the coordinates of the image vertices 𝐴𝐴′ , 𝐵𝐵 ′ , 𝐶𝐶′ and 𝐷𝐷′ if the
quadrilateral undergoes Transformation 𝐼𝐼 only.
b) Find the coordinates of the image vertices 𝐴𝐴′′ , 𝐵𝐵 ′′ , 𝐶𝐶′′ and 𝐷𝐷′′ if the
quadrilateral undergoes Transformation 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼 only.
c) Find the coordinates of the image vertices 𝐴𝐴′′′ , 𝐵𝐵 ′′′ , 𝐶𝐶′′′ and 𝐷𝐷′′′ if the
quadrilateral undergoes Transformation 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼, followed by Transformation 𝐼𝐼.

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23. Transformations T, U and V are described as follows:

T: Translation of 13 units along the negative x-axis and 10 units along the
negative y-axis
U: 23o clockwise rotation about the origin
V: Translation of 4 units along the positive x-axis and 4 units along the
negative y-axis

Point 𝑃𝑃 is mapped onto 𝑃𝑃′ (−8, 12) after undergoing transformation T followed
by transformation U and finally by transformation V. Determine the coordinates
of Point P.

W06 – Matrices

24. Evaluate the following

2 −1
4 −2
a) �−3 2 � � �
5 −3
5 0

2 2 1 5
b) � �+� �
15 −4 2 3

1 1 6
c) � �� �
4 3 8

25.
 1 −3 a   1 0 0   1 −3 −2 
a) Given that  0 4 1  =  0 1 0   0 4 1  ,
     
 b c 1   1 0 1   4 −8 3 
determine the values of a, b and c.

 1 2 −1
b) Matrix  3 −1 2  undergoes a single elementary row operation to
 −4 9 8 
 
 7 0 d
become  3 −1 2  . Determine the value of d.
 −4 9 8 
 

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26. Consider the following system of linear equations:

3𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦 = 10
𝑥𝑥 + 4𝑦𝑦 = 12

a) This system can be represented as a matrix equation in the form of

𝑥𝑥 10
𝐀𝐀 �𝑦𝑦� = � �. Write down the matrix 𝐀𝐀.
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b) Find the determinant of 𝐀𝐀, and write down its inverse, 𝐀𝐀−𝟏𝟏 .
c) Solve the matrix equation using 𝐀𝐀−𝟏𝟏 , and write down the values of 𝑥𝑥 and
𝑦𝑦.

W07 - Differentiation of Algebraic Functions

dy
27. Determine dx for the following functions:
1
a) y= + 6x5 + 2
7
x

b) y = −60 x 4 + 1.5 x 3 + x

7 − 3x 2
c) y=
x3

d) y = 4ax −3 + bx − c where a, b and c are non-zero constants.

28. Determine the coordinates and the nature of the turning point(s) of
y = x 2 − 7 x − 60

29. The gradient of the function y = mx 5 − 11x + 60 is 29 at x = 2 . Find the value of m.

30. A vehicle is travelling in a straight line with a displacement function

s = 6t 2 − t + 25 , where t is the time lapsed in seconds. Determine the velocity
after 2 seconds.

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