Matriculation Number: MA1505

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

FACULTY OF SCIENCE
SEMESTER 1 EXAMINATION 2016-2017
MA1505 MATHEMATICS I
November 2016 Time allowed: 2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Write down your matriculation number neatly in the space
provided above. Do not write your name anywhere in this booklet.
This booklet (and only this booklet) will be collected at the end of
the examination. Do not insert any loose pages in the booklet.
2. This examination paper consists of EIGHT (8) questions and com-
prises THIRTY THREE (33) printed pages.
3. Answer ALL questions. For each question, write your answer in the
box and your working in the space provided inside the booklet follow-
ing that question. The marks for each question are indicated at the
beginning of the question. The maximum possible total score for this
examination paper is 96 marks.
4. This is a closed book (with authorized material) examination.
Students are only allowed to bring into the examination hall ONE
piece A4 size help-sheet which must be handwritten and can be written
on both sides.
5. Candidates may use any calculators that satisfy MOE A-Level exam-
ination guidelines. However, they should lay out systematically the
various steps in the calculations.
For official use only. Do not write below this line.
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Question 1 (a) [6 marks] (Multiple Choice Question)

Let ∞
X
a0 + (an cos nx + bn sin nx)
n=1
be the Fourier series for the function
f (x) = x6 if − π < x < π , and f (x + 2π) = f (x).

∞
P
(i) Find the exact value of bn .
n=1

(A) 0 (B) 6 (C) 12

(ii) Find the exact value of a0.

π6 π7 π6
(A) 14 (B) 7 (C) 7

Answer Answer
1(a)(i) 1(a)(ii)

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Question 1 (b) [6 marks]

Let f be a periodic function of period p = 2L = 4 defined as
follows: 


 0 if − 2 < x < −1
−1 if − 1 < x < 0

f (x) = .

 1 if 0 < x < 1

 0 if 1 < x < 2

Let ∞ 
X nπx nπx 
a0 + an cos + bn sin
n=1
2 2
be the Fourier series for the function f (x).
(i) Find the exact values of a1.
(ii) Find the exact values of b1.

Answer Answer
1(b)(i) 1(b)(ii)

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Question 2 (a) [6 marks]

∞
2
P
(i) Let f (x) = x for 0 ≤ x ≤ π. Let bn sin nx denote the sine
n=1
∞
P
half range expansion of f . Find the value of bn sin 4n. Give
n=1
your answer correct to two decimal places.
∞
P
(ii) Let f (x) = sin 3x for 0 ≤ x ≤ π. Let a0 + an cos nx denote
n=1
the cosine half range expansion of f . Find the exact value of
the coefficient a2.
(Hint: Use the formula sin A cos B = 21 {sin (A + B)+sin (A − B)}.)

Answer Answer
2(a)(i) 2(a)(ii)

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Question 2 (b) [6 marks]

The function f (x, y, z) is defined by the formula
f (x, y, z) = − cos(xyzπ).
(i) Find the vector ∇f (1, 21 , 31 ). Give exact values for your an-
swer.
(ii)Find the directional derivative of f at the point (1, 12 , 13 ) in the
direction of the vector i + j + k. Give your answer correct to two
decimal places.
Answer Answer
2(b)(i) 2(b)(ii)

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Question 3 (a) [6 marks]

Let
f (x, y) = ln(x2y 2) + ax + by,
where a and b are two constants and x > 0, y > 0. It is known
that ( 52 , 13 ) is a critical point of f .
(i) Find the exact value of the product ab.
(ii) Determine whether the point ( 52 , 13 ) is a local maximum, a local
minimum or a saddle point.

Answer Answer
3(a)(i) 3(a)(ii)

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Question 3 (b) [6 marks]

Your toy factory uses three types of inputs A,B and C to make
toys. When $x of A, $y of B and $z of C are used, your factory
1
can make (xy 2z 3) 6 units of toys. You have just received an order
for 850 toys. To minimize your total cost f (x, y, z) = x+y +z and
1
to meet this order (i.e. subject to the constraint (xy 2z 3) 6 = 850),
you apply Lagrange multiplier method and set up the function
1 2 3
F (x, y, z, λ) = x + y + z − λ(x 6 y 6 z 6 − 850).
(i) Find the minimum value of your total cost. Give your answer
in $ correct to the nearest integer.
(ii) Find the value of λ when the minimum total cost is attained.
Give your answer correct to two decimal places.

Answer Answer
3(b)(i) 3(b)(ii)

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Question 4 (a) [6 marks]

Let a and b be two positive constants such that a5 = 600b3. It is
known that Z Z
xdA = 10,
D
where D is the finite region in the first quadrant of the xy-plane
bounded by the line y = ax and the curve y = bx2.
(i) Find the exact value of a.
(ii) Find the value of b. Give your answer correct to two decimal
places.

Answer Answer
4(a)(i) 4(a)(ii)

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Question 4 (b) [6 marks]

Let a and b denote two positive constants such that ab = 50. It is
known that Z √ Z √ !
b ln a ln a
2
ex dx dy = 19.
y
0 b

(i) Find the exact value of a.

(ii) Find the exact value of b.

Answer Answer
4(b)(i) 4(b)(ii)

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Question 5 (a) [6 marks]

Let a and b denote two positive constants such that a < b and
a2 +b2 = 19.28. It is known that the volume of the solid whose base
is the finite region in the first
√ quadrant of the xy-plane bounded
√
by y = x2, x = a, x = b and whose top is bounded by the
plane x − z = 0 is equal to 2.4.
(i) Find the exact value of a.
(ii) Find the exact value of b.

Answer Answer
5(a)(i) 5(a)(ii)

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Question 5 (b) [6 marks]

Let a and b denote two positive constants such that b < a and
a+b = 82. Let R denote the finite region in the first quadrant of the
xy-plane bounded by the x-axis, the y-axis, the circle x2 +y 2 = a2,
and the line x = b. It is known that the surface area of the portion
of the cylinder x2 + z 2 = a2 above R is equal to 1339.
(i) Find the value of a. Give your answer correct to one decimal
place.
(ii) Find the value of b. Give your answer correct to one decimal
place.
Answer Answer
5(b)(i) 5(b)(ii)

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Question 6 (a) [6 marks] (Multiple Choice Question)

Let C denote the straight line segment that joins the point (1, 0)
to the point (3, 1) on the xy-plane. It is known that
Z
x √
2
ds = 5(aπ + b ln 2)
C 1 + y
where a and b are two rational numbers (i.e. integers or a fraction
with integers in the numerator and denominator).

(i) Find the exact value of a.

1 1 1
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4

(ii) Find the exact value of b.

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3

1
= tan−1 t .)
R
(Hint: 1+t2
dt

Answer Answer
6(a)(i) 6(a)(ii)

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Question 6 (b) [6 marks]

Let F (x, y, z) = e5z i − 4yj + kxe5z k, where k denotes a constant.
It is known that F is a conservative vector field.
(i) Find the exact value of k.
(ii) Let C denote the curve r (t) = 1505ti + 663 3
2R t j + t
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k, where
0 ≤ t ≤ 1. Find the value of the line integral C F · dr. Give your
answer correct to the nearest integer.
Answer Answer
6(b)(i) 6(b)(ii)

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Question 7 (a) [6 marks]

Let a and k denote two positive constants. Let D denote the circu-
lar sector in the first quadrant cut out from the circular disk centred
at the origin with radius a by the x-axis and the line y = x. Let C
denote the boundary of D with
 a counterclockwise
 orientation. It is
R  2 3
 3 R R
known that C xy + ex dx + 3x2y + ey dy = D kxydA.
(i) Find the value ofk.
R  2 3
 3

(ii) If C xy + ex dx + 3x2y + ey dy = 100, find the value
of a. Give your answer correct to two decimal places.

Answer Answer
7(a)(i) 7(a)(ii)

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Question 7 (b) [6 marks]

Let S be the part of the plane −2x − y + z = 0 with 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
and 0 ≤ y ≤ 2. The orientation of S is given by the downward
normal vector. RR
(i) Find the exact value of S F · dS where

F = 3x2i + 2xyj + 8k.

RR 2
(ii) Find the value of S y dS. Give your answer correct to two
decimal places.

Answer Answer
7(b)(i) 7(b)(ii)

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Question 8 (a) [6 marks]

Let a and k denote two positive constants with p a > 6. Let S
denote the part of the upper hemisphere z = a2 − x2 − y 2 with
z ≥ 6. The orientation of S is given by the upward normal vector.
xy
Let F = x5 sin zπ 6 i + 2xj + e z k.
RR R 2π 2
(i) It is known that S curl(F) · dS = 0 k cos tdt. Find the
exactRvalue
R of 2a2 − k.
(ii) If S curl(F) · dS = 101π. Find the value of a. Give your
answer correct to one decimal place.
Answer Answer
8(a)(i) 8(a)(ii)

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Question 8 (b) [6 marks]

Let a, b and c denote three positive constants. Let S denote the
surface of the rectangular box E bounded by the three coordinate
planes x = 0, y = 0, z = 0 and the three planes x = a, y = b,
z = c. The orientation
of S is given by the outward normal
vector.
Let F = 2 x yz + eyz i + 2 xy 2z − exz j + 12 xyz 2 + exy k.
1 2 1

(i) FindR Rdiv(F).

(ii) If S F · dS = 1505, find the value of the product abc. Give
your answer correct to two decimal places.

Answer Answer
8(b)(i) 8(b)(ii)

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