MATHEMATICS I FINAL MAJOR TEST

(C IVIL) J ULY 2022

QUESTION 1 [20 marks]

1.1 Solve for x:

3 −2 1
50 5
1.1.1 |𝑥 + 2 3𝑥 − 1 4𝑥 | = | | (4)
−2 2
−4 1 2

1.1.2 ln(2𝑥 + 2) − 1 = ln(𝑥 − 1) (3)

1.2 A model airplane flies in circular format. The radius of the circle is 25 m.
If it takes 10s to complete the full circle, determine (rounded to 3
significant figures):

1.2.1 the angular velocity in rad/s.

(2)

1.2.2 the linear velocity in km/h.

(4)

1.3 Find 𝜃 if 3 sec 𝜃 = 4 ; tan 𝜃 < 0 ; 0 ≤ 𝜃 < 2𝜋. (3)

1.4 Prove:
1 − cos 2𝐴
= tan2 𝐴
1 + cos 2𝐴
(4)

QUESTION 2 [36 marks]

2.1 Differentiate the following with respect to the given variables.

Simplification of the derivative is not necessary.
7 √𝑥
2.1.1 𝑦 = − + 𝑥 2𝑒 (3)
3𝑥 4𝑥

2.1.2 𝑝 = 25𝑥−1 . sec 10𝑥 (3)

sin−1 5𝑧
2.1.3 𝑇 = (4)
3−cot 5𝑧

Page 1 of 4
MATHEMATICS I FINAL MAJOR TEST
(C IVIL) J ULY 2022

𝑑𝑦
2.2 Find if:
𝑑𝑥

2.2.1 𝑦𝑒 sin 𝑥 = 3𝑥 4 + 𝑥𝑒 cos 𝑦 (6)

2.2.2 𝑦 = (5 − 6𝑥)3𝑥 (5)

2.3 Given the curve

𝑦 = 𝑥𝑒 𝑥 ,
2.3.1 determine the stationary point(s) of the curve and indicate whether it is
a maximum or minimum. (5)
2.3.2 determine the point(s) of inflection, if any. (2)
2.3.3 sketch the curve showing the points calculated above. (3)

2.4 The pressure 𝜌 of the atmosphere at height ℎ above ground level is given
ℎ
by 𝜌 = 𝜌0 𝑒 − 𝑐 , where 𝜌0 is the pressure at ground level and 𝑐 is a
constant. Determine the rate of change of pressure with height when
𝜌0 = 1.013 × 105 pascals and 𝑐 = 6.05 × 104 at 1450 metres. (5)

QUESTION 3 [24 marks]

3.1 Evaluate (Simplification of the integral is not required.):

3
3.1.1 ∫ ( 3 − 7𝑒 2 ) 𝑑𝑥
2𝑥
(2)

sin7 𝑥
3.1.2 ∫ (2+cos 3 𝑑𝑥
7𝑥)
(4)

𝑥+2
3.1.3 ∫ 2 𝑑𝑥
𝑥 +2
(4)

𝜋 ⁄4
3.1.4 ∫0 sec 𝑥 (sec 𝑥 + cos 𝑥)𝑑𝑥
(4)
Page 2 of 4
MATHEMATICS I FINAL MAJOR TEST
(C IVIL) J ULY 2022

3.2 A particle is moving according to the equation

𝑣(𝑡) = 2𝑡 − sin 𝑡 ; 𝑠(0) = 3,

where 𝑣 is the velocity and 𝑠 is the displacement of the particle at time 𝑡,

measured in seconds. Find the displacement of the particle at 3 s.
(4)
2 ln 𝑥
3.3 Use Simpson’s rule with 𝑛 = 4 to approximate the value of ∫1 𝑑𝑥
1+𝑥
to 4 decimal places.
(6)

QUESTION 4 [20 marks]

4.1 The department of energy collects data on the amount of gasoline sold in
a certain district. The following data show the per capita (gallons used per
person in tens) consumption in a certain year.

56 48 59 26 34 39 49 44
35 48 51 49 44 50 51 42
41 28 51 48 44 51 43 42

Formulate a frequency distribution using a class width of 5 gallons and a

lower class limit of 25 gallons.
[4]

4.2 The table below is an extract from a descriptive analysis on age of

respondents in a survey conducted by Mr Brown on job satisfaction of
some selected South African citizens at a certain private company in
Durban.
Age Frequency
11 – 20 years 40
21 – 30 years 112
31 – 40 years 134
41 – 50 years 68
51 – 60 years 34
61 – 70 years 12
Total 400

Page 3 of 4
MATHEMATICS I FINAL MAJOR TEST
(C IVIL) J ULY 2022

Calculate the Pearson’s measure of skewness, to 2 decimal places, and

comment.
[7]

4.3 Are the marks one receives in an examination related to the amount of time
spent studying the subject? To analyze this, a student took a sample of ten
(10) students who enrolled in a Business Mathematics class last semester.
She asked each of the participants to report his or her mark in the course
and the total number of hours spent studying the module. The data are
listed in the Table below: (A scatter plot for the data is also given)

Marks 77 63 79 86 51 78 83 90 65 47
Time 40 42 37 47 25 44 41 48 35 28

4.3.1 Compute the correlation coefficient and interpret it.

[3]

4.3.2 Write down the estimated regression equation and predict the mark of a
student who spends 60 hours studying.
[6]

-------- THE END ---------

Page 4 of 4