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FACULTY SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT MATHEMATICS

SUBJECT PRECALCULUS

SUBJECT CODE MAT3512

DATE NOVEMBER 2016

DURATION 3 HOURS MARKS 100

SPECIAL /SU PPLEM ENTARY EXAM INATION

Examiner: Prof J.-B. Gatsinzi (UNAM)

Moderator: Mr P. Haihambo (UNAM)

This question paper consists of three pages (including this front page).

lnstructions
o Attempt ALL questions
o Only basic scientific calculators
o Full marks are obtained for complete answers to ALL
questions

UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA EXAM!NATIONS

Question 1
(a) Given that /(c) - \m and s(r) - 02 - b, find (g
" f)(z) 2nd
state its domain.

(b) Show that /(ac) /-1(r)

- :'3-2n
;t is injective on its domain. Find
and give its range. [4,10]

Question 2
Consider rational function

t2-L
f(*): n+3
(a) Find vertical, horizontal and oblique (slant) asymptotes, if any, of
f (n).
(b) Find intercepts.
(c) Give the sign table of f (*).
(d) Sketch the graph of f (*), clearly indicating intercepts and asymp-
totes. 17,4,3,3)

Question 3
(a) Solve for *
B"-7 :272*.
(b) The number of bacteria present in a certain culture at the end of t
hours is given by /V(t) - Afo y 50'1ot, where A16 is the original
number of bacteria. How many hours will it take for the number to
double? [4,51

Question 4
(a) Find all solutions of cos o 0. Hence or otherwise find all asymp-
totes of the function /(r)
-
_ sec r and sketch its graph.

(b) Show that 1 * tan2 n sec2 n.

-
(c) If tant :3/4andzr < t < Srf2,findsect,costandsint. 15t,2,5f
Question 5
(a) Use addition formulas for cosine and sine to show that
tano*tanb
----\- -' - 1-tana,tanb
tan(a -F' b)

2tano,
(b) Deduce that tan(Zo,) - lg,2l
l-tan2a
Question 6
Solve the equation
2cos2r-L: -sinc.
tel

Question 7
Compute the following limits'

+ 3*
4r3
Iim
(a) o-+oo
r""---.
.
- 27
13+8
(b)
AT, n, + zn
(c) Irm ffi-g S^',3,4)
' ' a--+o *

Question 8
Given f (*) - 1/*", find /'(r) from first principles' [10]

Question 9
(a) Find the derivative of the following function. t5l

f(*):{@ilw.
(b) Find an antiderivative of the following function' tsl

f(*) -' ^Fn-3

&
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