SM015 PSPM

Mathematics 1 SET 3 Semester 1

2 hours Session 2022/2023

SECTION A (25 marks)

This section consists of 3 questions. Answer all questions.

1. Evaluate each of the following limits, if exists.

2x  6
a) lim 2 [3 marks]
x 3  x  2 x  3

x 9
b) lim [3 marks]
x 9

3 x 3 
x2
c) lim [3 marks]
x 
4x2  1

2. Differentiate the following with respect to x. Give your answer in the simplest form.

a) 
y  tan 3 e x  3  [3 marks]
 2  x2 
b) y  ln   [4 marks]
 x 1  x  
3
c) y  2x ln x
[4 marks]

3. The curve y = 2x3 + bx2 + cx has a turning point at ( 1, 5 ).

a) Find the values of b and c. [3 marks]
b) By using the second derivative test, determine whether the
stationary point at ( 1, 5 ) is a minimum or maximum point.
[2 marks]

SECTION B (75 marks)

This section consists of 7 questions. Answer all questions.

z 1
1. a) Given x = 3 + 2i, y = – i and  x   y2 .
13 x
Express z in polar form. [6 marks]

b) Given that the complex number, express z  1 2i  i10 in  

Cartesian form. [3 marks]

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2x
2. a) Determine the possible values of x if  1  2.
3 x
Express your answer in interval form. [6 marks]

b) Find the value of x such that 2 x  3 x  10. [5 marks]

3x
3. Given f  x   2 x  1 and g  x   .
x 1

a) State the domain of f  x  and g  x  . [2 marks]

b) Obtain fg  k  and gf  k  . Hence, determine the constant value

of k where f g k   g f k .
[8 marks]

4. Given

 x  2 ,  5  x  1

f  x   3 , 1  x  1

 x  2   1 ,
2
x 1

a) Evaluate f  3 . [1 marks]

b) Sketch the graph of f  x  . [3 marks]

c) Based on the graph, determine the point of x – intercept
and y – intercept.
[2 marks]
d) Hence, find the domain and range of f . [2 marks]

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5. Given

 ax  7 , x  k
 3 ,  k  x 1


f  x    x2  1 , 1 x  k
3 x  1 , k  x5

 16 , x5

a) Find the values of k if lim f  x  exist. [5 marks]

xk
b) Hence, by using the value of k  0 , find the value of a
if lim f  x  exist.
x  k
[5 marks]

 1
If xy  2  x  y  , find the following values at 1, 
2
6. a)
 2

dy d2y
i) ii) [9 marks]
dx dx 2

dy 1
b) Given x  cos 2t and x  2t  sin 2 t , show that   cos ec 2t  and
dx 2
d2y 
evaluate 2
when t  . [7 marks]
dx 8

7. a) Given a water tank which has a shape of circular cone with a base radius of
3 metres and a height of 5 metres. If water being pumped into the tank at the
rate of 2m3/minute, find the rate of change in water level rising when the water
is 3 metres deep.
[5 marks]

b) A closed cylinder of height h cm and radius r cm. The volume of the

cylinder is 128  cm3, and its total surface area is A cm2

 128 
i) Show that A  2  r 2  . [3 marks]
 r 
ii) Calculate the minimum value of A. [3 marks]

END OF QUESTION

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2 hours Session 2022/2023

Final Answer:

SECTION A

1 1
1. a )  b) 2 c) 
2 2
 
2. a) 3e x tan 2 e x  3 sec 2 e x  3   b) 
2x
2 x 2
1
 
1
x 1 x
c) 1  3ln x  x 2 2 x
3
ln x
ln 2

3. b = - 9 c = 12 b) maximum point

SECTION B

1. a) z  7 65 cos  2.622   i sin  2.622   b) z  2  i

 9
2. a)  , 3   3,    3,   b)  x : x  10
 5
3. a) D f   ,   ; Dg   , 1   1,  
1  5k 6k  3 5
b) fg (k )  , gf (k )  , k
k 1 2k  2 4
4. a) f  3  1 b) D.I.Y
c) x – intercept  2, 0  , y – intercept  0,3 d) D f   5,   ; R f   3, 0  1,  
4
5. a) k = 0, k = 3 b) a 
3
1
6. a) i) ii) 0 b) 2
2

dh 50
7. a)  m / min b) A  96 cm 2
dt 81

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