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 FINAL EXAMINATION

Directions to Candidates

1. Attempt ALL questions.

2. Answer each question in a separate answer book. Clearly write the question
number in the box provided on the front of each answer book.

3. All necessary working should be shown in every question. Answers must be

correctly numbered and clearly arranged.

4. All questions are of equal value. The total marks available is 72.

5. A table of standard integrals is provided after the last question on this paper.

6. Marks will not necessarily be awarded if directions to candidates have not

been followed.
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Question 1 (12 marks) Use a SEPARATE book clearly marked Question 1

(i) Differentiate each of the following with respect to x:

x
(a) 3 sin 2 x − 5 cos .
2

 2 x + 1
(b) log e  .
 x − 7 

2
−1
(c) 2 xe x .

(ii) You are told that 3 ⋅ 5 is an approximate root of the equation x 3 = 50 . Using one
application of Newton’s method, find a better approximation.

(iii) For the straight line function f ( x=

) 3 x − 1 , write down the equation of the inverse
−1
function f ( x) .

(iv) Find the primitive function (indefinite integral) of :

x
(a) 5 cos 2 x − 3 sin .
2

(b) (5 x − 7) 3 .

2
(c) .
3 − 2x
2
(d) 7 xe x .
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Question 2 (12 marks) Use a SEPARATE book clearly marked Question 2

4
⌠ dt
(i) Evaluate  .
⌡1 t

(ii) (a) Sketch y = x .

8
⌠
(b) Evaluate  x dx
⌡−2

(iii) Let X be a variable which has a normal distribution with µ = 2 and σ = 1.2 .

(a) Find the probability that X is negative.

(b) Find the constant a such that P( X > a ) = 0.65

(iv) Consider the parabola x 2 = 8 y and the line 3 x − 2 y − 8 = 0 .

(a) Find the points of intersection of these two curves.

(b) Find the area of the region enclosed by the parabola x 2 = 8 y and the line
3x − 2 y − 8 = 0 .

(c) Find the volume generated when the area in part (b) is rotated about the x-axis.
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Question 3 (12 marks) Use a SEPARATE book clearly marked Question 3

π
⌠4
(i) Evaluate  tan 2 x dx .
⌡0

(ii) If the area bounded by the curve y = e x , the x-axis and the lines x = 0 and
x = k [k > 0] is 1 square unit, find the value of k.

2
(iii) Find the term independent of x in the expansion of (2 − x + 3 x 2 )(1 − ) 9 .
x

dM
(iv) The rate of decay of a radioactive substance is given by = kM where M grams
dt
is the mass of substance present at time t years and k is a constant. If in 5 years a
mass of 10 grams will reduce to 8 grams, find the time taken for the original mass to
be reduced by 25%.

e2
(v) Find
d 2
dx
[ ] ⌠
x log e x and hence evaluate 
⌡1
x log e x dx .

dM t
(vi) A particular jet engine is using fuel at a rate given by = for t ≥ 2 where
dt t−2
M kg is the amount of fuel used in t seconds.
Find the total amount of fuel used by this engine during the time period from t = 6 to
t = 11 .

HINT: Use the substitution u = t − 2 .

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Question 4 (12 marks) Use a SEPARATE book clearly marked Question 4

π π
(i) (a) Show that 2 cos( + x) cos( − x) = cos 2 x .
4 4

π π
(b) Hence solve the equation 2 cos( + x) cos( − x) = 1 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π .
4 4

1
⌠ 6 dx
(ii) Evaluate  .
⌡− 1 1 − 9x 2
6

(iii) (a) Show that f ( x) = x 3 is an odd function and sketch the curve.

1
⌠
(b) Use your sketch to evaluate  f ( x) dx when f ( x) = x 3 .
⌡ −1

(c) Show that x 3 cos 2 x is an odd function.

1
(d)
⌠
Evaluate 
⌡ −1
[ ]
e −2 x + x 3 cos 2 x dx .
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Question 5 (12 marks) Use a SEPARATE book clearly marked Question 5

(i) Sketch y = 1 − 2 cos 2 x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π .

3
⌠ x
(ii) Find the indefinite integral  2 dx.
⌡ x +2

(iii) A picture with a height of 3 metres is placed on a wall with its base 3 metres above
an observer’s eye level as shown in the diagram below. The observer approaches the
wall at the rate of 1 m/s. How fast is the angle θ (shown in the diagram) changing
when the observer is 10 metres from the wall?

(iv) When a particular polynomial is divided by ( x + 1) the remainder is 6. When it is

divided by ( x − 3) the remainder is − 2 . Find the remainder when this polynomial is
divided by x 2 − 2 x − 3 .

(v) Consider f ( x) = 3 sin −1 (1 − 2 x) .

(a) State the domain and range of f (x) .

(b) Sketch the graph of y = f (x) .

−1
(c) Find the equation of f ( x) .
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Question 6 (12 marks) Use a SEPARATE book clearly marked Question 6

(i) Consider the function f ( x) = sin −1 x + sin −1 1 − x 2 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 .

(a) Find f ′(x) .

1
⌠
(b) Evaluate  f ( x) dx by considering the appropriate area under the
⌡0
curve.

dy y
(ii) (a) If y = log e ( xy 2 ) show that = .
dx xy − 2 x

dy
(b) Hence find the value of when y = 3 .
dx

(iii) If one root of the equation x 3 + kx 2 + mx + n = 0 is equal to the sum of the other two
roots show that k 3 − 4km + 8n = 0 .

dy
(iv) Find the general solution to the separable differential equation − x2 y 2 =
x2 .
dx
 STANDARD INTEGRALS

For the following integrals, a, b, C and n are constants.

n +1
⌠ x n dx = x + C , n ≠ −1.

⌡ n +1
⌠ n (ax + b) n +1
 ( ax + b ) dx = + C , n ≠ −1.
⌡ a (n + 1)
n +1
⌠ f ′( x)[ f ( x)]n dx = [ f ( x)] + C , n ≠ −1.

⌡ n +1

⌠ 1 dx = ln x + C.

⌡x
⌠ 1 dx = 1 ln ax + b + C , a ≠ 0.

⌡ ax + b a
⌠ f ′( x )
 dx = ln f ( x ) + C.
⌡ f ( x)

⌠ x x
 e dx = e + C.
⌡
⌠ e ax +b dx = 1 e ax +b + C , a ≠ 0.

⌡ a
⌠ f ( x) f ( x)
 f ′( x )e dx = e +C.
⌡
⌠ x 1 x
 a dx = ln a a + C , a > 0 but a ≠ 1.
⌡

⌠ sin(ax + b)dx = − 1 cos(ax + b) + C , a ≠ 0.


⌡ a
1
⌠ cos(ax + b)dx = sin( ax + b) + C , a ≠ 0.

⌡ a
⌠ sec 2 (ax + b)dx = 1 tan(ax + b) + C , a ≠ 0.

⌡ a

⌠ 1 x
 dx = sin −1 + C; a > 0, − a < x < a.
⌡ a2 − x2 a
⌠ f ′( x ) f ( x)
 dx = sin −1 + C; a > 0, − a < f ( x ) < a.
⌡ a 2 − [ f ( x )]2 a
⌠ 1 1 x
 2 2
dx = tan −1 + C , a ≠ 0.
⌡a +x a a
⌠ f ′( x ) 1 f ( x)
 2 2
dx = tan −1 + C , a ≠ 0.
⌡ a + [ f ( x )] a a
 ANSWERS
5 x -15 2
−1
1. (i) (a) 6 cos 2 x + sin   (b) (c) 2e x  2 x 2 + 1
2 2 (2x + 1)( x − 7)  
(ii) 3 ⋅ 69 (2 decimal places).
x +1
(iii) f −1 ( x) =
3

(iv) (a)
5 x
sin 2 x + 6 cos + c (b)
( 5x − 7 ) 4 + c
2 2 20
7 x2
(c) − ln(3 − 2 x) + c (d) e +c
2
2. (i) 2 (ii) (a) (b) 34

(iii) (a) 0.0475 (b) a = 1⋅ 538

4 64π
(iv) (a) (4,2) and (8,8) (b) square units (c) cubic units
3 5
π 9 3e4 + 1 2
3. (i) 1 − (ii) ln( ) (iii) 452 (iv) 6 ⋅ 4 years. (v) (vi) 16 kg.
4 4 4 3

e2 − e −2
4. (i) (b) 0, π , 2π (ii) π (iii) (a) (b) 0 (d) .
9 2

5. (i)

x2
(ii) − ln( x 2 + 2) + c
2
(iii) 0 ⋅ 0166 rad/sec (3 sig.figs.)
(iv) −2 x + 4

3π 3π
(v) (a) Domain: 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 , Range: − ≤y≤
2 2
 (b)

1 x
(c) f −1 ( x) = 1 − sin 
2 3

π 27 1 
6. (i) (a) 0 (b) (ii) (iv) y tan  x3 + C 
=
2 e3 3 
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