RAJARATA UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA

FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY

CMT 1307 - Mathematics for Technology I

(Practice Exam)

Answer all questions Time allowed: 3 Hour

(x + 2)2 − (x − 2)2
1. (i) lim
x→ 0 3x
2
2x + 3x + 5
(ii) lim
x→∞ 3x2 − 2x + 1
√ 2x 
(iii) lim 4x + 1 + 2
x→ 2 x −1
x
(iv) lim
x→ 2+ x2 − 4

lim 2ex + 3e5x

(v)
x→ −∞





 x + 3 if x < 0



2. Let f (x) = −2x if 0 < x < 1





x + 1 if 1 ≤ x


Find

(i) lim− f (x)

x→ 0

(ii) lim+ f (x)

x→ 1

(iii) lim− f (x)

x→ 1

Sketch the graph of f .

3. Find f 0 (x) for each of the following:

1 √
(i) f (x) = 2x3 − + 3 x+5
x2
(ii) f (x) = (x2 + 1)5 + sin 3x − 2 sin3 x
r
2x − 3
(iii) f (x) =
3x − 1
3
(iv) f (x) = x2 e−x + ln(x2 + 5)
e2x + 3
(v) f (x) =
3e2x − 1
(vi) f (x) = A cos ωx + B sin ωx, where A, B and ω are constants.

1
4. Let f (x) = 2x3 − 9x2 − 2.

Sketch the graph of f indicating local maxima/minima and the point of

inflection.

x
5. Let f (x) = for x 6= 1, 4.
(x − 1)(x − 4)
(x − 2)(x + 2)
Show that f 0 (x) = − for x 6= 1, 4.
(x − 1)2 (x − 4)2
Find the intervals on which f is increasing/decreasing and sketch the graph of f indicating the

asymptotes and the turning points.

6. A rectangular box with a square base and an open top must have a volume of 32, 000 cm3 .

Find the dimensions of the box which minimize the amount of material used.

7. Find each of the following:

Z
3
x3 + 3x2 − 2x + − 1 dx


(i)
x
Z
(ii) x2 (x3 + 2)7 dx
Z
(iii) (ex + e−x )2 dx
Z
(iv) x6 ln x dx
Z
(v) cos 3x cos 5x dx
Z
(vi) cos2 x dx
Z
cos x
(vii) dx
2 sin x + 5
Z 
2 3 
(viii) − dx
x+1 x+2
Z 2
(ix) (x2 + 2x − 1) dx
1

3x2 if 0 ≤ x ≤ 1


(x) Let f (x) =

0,

otherwise
Z ∞ Z ∞
Find f (x) dx and xf (x) dx
−∞ −∞

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 8. (a) Find the area bounded by the curves y = x + 1, y = 9 − x2 , x = −1 and x = 2.

(b) Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating the region that lies below the curve
√
y = x and above the x− axis from x = 1 to x = 2 through an angle 2π about the

x−axis.

9. (a) Let z = 2 + 3i and w = 3 − 4i.

z
Express in the form x + iy, where x, y ∈ R.
w
Find the values of a and b such that az + bw = 1 + 10i.
√
(b) Let z = 2 − 2 3 i.

Express z in the form r(cos θ + isin θ), where r > 0 and −π < θ ≤ π.

Write down Arg z.

Use De Moivre’s Theorem to express z 4 in the form x + iy, where x, y ∈ R.

(c) Sketch the curves |z −2| = 2 and z = 1 in the same diagram and find the complex numbers

represented by the point of intersection of these curves.

10. (a) PQRS is a quadrilateral, where A, B, C and D are the mid-points of SP,PQ,QR and RS,

respectively.
−→ −→ −→ −−→ −→ −→
Show that AB = 21 (SP + P Q) and that DC = 12 (SR + RQ).
−→ −→ −→ −→ −→ −−→
Show that SP + P Q + QR + RS = 0 and deduce that AB = DC.

(b) Relative to a fixed origin O, the points A, B and C have position vectors 3i+2j−k, 5i+j+k

and 7i − j, respectively.

(i) Find the coordinates of the points A, B and C.

−→ −−→ −→ −−→ ˆ
(ii) Find BA, BC, BA.BC and ABC.

The point D has position vector 7i + 3k.

(iii) Show that AC is perpendicular to CD.

−−→ −−→
(iv) Find AD and DB, and show that A,D and B are collinear.

Also find the ratio AD:DB.