UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

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EXAMINATIONS:
DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SECOND SEMESTER
2021/2022

DEPARTMENT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

MAT1-l 122: CALCULUS I
(3-CREDITS)

INSTRUCTIONS:
ANSWER BOOKLET.
ANSWER ANY 3 OUT OF THE FOLLOWING 5 QUESTIONS INTO THE

TIME ALLOWED: TWO (2) HOURS

x Ux<1

l' (G) Let

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— §2-x23 if X = 1
if1<xs2
x—3 if x 2 >

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i. Sketch the graph of f [5 MARKS]
ii. Findxlirä1_ lin}+ f(x)
f(x) and x-r [10 MARKS]
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iii. Does lin} f(x) exist? Justify your answer. [10 MARKS]

I _ 3xZ + ax + a + 3
(b) Gwen that - x2 + X _ 2
i. Find the value ofa such that limz f(x) exist. [13 MARK]
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ii. Find the value ofthe limit lim2f(x) [3 MARKS]

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 (c) Given the graph h(x) below, state the value of quantity ifit exists. If it does not exists
explain why.

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......,...„„...„1.„„...
.--.-
1 1 ·
„. ...„„„„.....„„..... ...„„„..-..„.1.........„.-.. ..........„.
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,...,..........„„...„....................„.„..........,.,.........,.,.....

,. ....-„- . -. --. .
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i. lim_ h(x) [3 MARKS]

X-)

ii. lin; h(x) [3 MARKS]

X-)

[ iii. h(x) [3 MARKS]

2. (a) Write the equation that expresses the fact that a function g(x) is continuous at the number 1.
[IO MARKS]
(b) Given that the iimction below is continuous everywhere, find that value of the constant b.

f(x) —__ {bx-l-1, ifxé 3 ISMARKS

[[ [[1
bx—l,ifx>3
(c) Evaluate the limits below
i. lim („/(9xZ - x) - 3x) [16 MARKS]
x—)OO

,, . 12263 — 5x + 2 [IO MARKS]

11. ilIT1 ···T··*—T"-
376 476 1
x->oo + +

3. (a) Find an equation ofthe tangent line to the curve at the given point.
. x -1 [s 1v1A1u<s]
1. y - ;-E at [3, 2]

11 . y = '—_*""2
2" at [0 0] [ 8 MARKS ]
(x + 1) '
iii. y = 2:63 - 5x at [3, 2] [8 1v1AR1<s]

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 (b) Show that:
i. gi; (cosec x) = —c0sec x cotx [8 MARKS]
.. -—
d
(sec x) = sec x ——-
sinx11.
[8 MARKS]
dx cosx

(6) Given that y = xezx tind y' [10 MAR1<s]

4. Giveh that s(t) = 3t”' + 4t?· -— 6tZ

(a) Find the critical numbers of s(t) [18 MARKS]
(h) Find the extreme values of the function s(t) on [l, -2] [16 MARKS]
(c) Determine the intewals where the function s(t) is increasing/decreasing.
[16 MARKS]

5. (a) Give.11 that y = (sin'l x)2

1. Show that ä = [16 MAR1<s]
11. Show that (1 2 + ag-; [17 MARKS]
(b) Given that x = 1 + ln(t) and y = ln(t -1- 1) find in terms oft .
[17 MARKS]

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