LIMITS

{
3 e x +2 , x <0
f (x )= x −4 x+k , 0≤x<2
2

1. A function f is defined by
x+1, x ≥2 , where p is a constant.
(a) Find
lim
f ( x)
(i) x →0− ,
(ii) the value of k if f is continuous for x<2 . [4 marks]
(b) State, with a reason, whether f is continuous at x = 2. [3 marks]

{
x
1+e , x≤0

0<x≤4
f (x )= x +6 ,
3−x

C, x >4
2. Given that
where C is a constant.
(a) Determine whether f (x ) is continuous at x=0 . [ 4 marks]
(b) Given that f (x ) is discontinuous at x=4 , determine the values of C. [3 marks]

3. EVALUATE

a) b)

4. Evaluate h→0
1
h
lim ( √ 1+h
1
−1 ).

{
2
x −9
,x ≠3
( )
f x = |3−x|
5. Function f is defined by 6 , x=3 . [4 marks]

Determine whether f is continuous at x = 3.

DIFFERENTIATION
2
dy 2y
=
1. Given the equation of a curve is ln y = 2y ln x. Show that dx x (1−ln y ) . [3 marks]
Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point where x = 1. [3 marks]

x
2
2. If ye = 4−x √ 2
, show that
2
dx
−
(
dy x 2 −2 x−4
4−x 2
y=0
)
. [6 marks]

3. The equation of a curve is given by 2x2 + y2 – 3xy = 35.

dy
Find in terms of x and y.
dx
Hence, find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point (2, 3). [6 marks]
 2 2
4. a curve has parametric equations x  2t  ln 2t , y  t  ln t , where t  0 .
Find the value of t at the point on the curve at which the gradient is 2.

INTEGRATION
−x x
1. Sketch, on the same coordinate axes, the curve y = 5e and y = 6−e , and find the
coordinates of the points of intersection. [7 marks]
Calculate the area of the region bounded by the curves. [4 marks]

2. Show that the curve y = √ x+9 has no turning point.

√
Sketch, on the same coordinate axes, the curve y = x+9 and the line y = 3 – 2x. [5 marks]
(a) Calculate the area of the region bounded by the curve and the line. [5 marks]
(b) Calculate the volume of the solid generated when the region bounded by the curve and the
line is rotated through 2π radians about the x-axis. [5 marks]

3 (a) Find ∫ e 2 x sin xdx . [5 marks]

π
6

∫ sin 2 x cos2 x dx .
(b) Find the exact value of 0 [5 marks]

ln 3
2
4. By using a suitable substitution, evaluate ∫ x
dx . [6 marks]
0 1+3 e