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SPMS/Division of Mathematical Sciences

2023/24 Semester 1 MH1810 Math 1 Take Home Test

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Questions 1,2,3 carry 2 marks each and question 4 carries 3

marks. Total 9 marks. Answer ALL questions.
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1. Let f (x) = 1 + : Use the de…nition of deivatives to show that
x
1
f 0 (x) = q :
1
2x2 x
+1

2. The tip of the minute hand on a watch is 12 mm from the center,

whereas the tip of the hour hand is 6 mm from the center. How fast
is the distance between the tips of the two hands changing at 3 p.m.?
Give your answers in mm / hour, rounded to 2 decimal places.
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3. Express the following as a de…nite integral 0 f (x) dx and …nd its
exact value. (Express your answer in terms of ):
X
n
n
lim :
n!1
k=1
k2 + n2

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1 a sin
4. (a) Show that 1+cos
d = cos +b
+ C; where the numbers a; b are to
be determined.
Z 0
x+3 p
(b) Show that p dx = a + b 3 + c; where the num-
2 12 4x x2
bers a; b; c are to be determined.

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(c) A wedge is cut out of a circular cylinder of radius 3 by two planes.
One plane is perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder. The other
plane intersects the …rst plane at an angle 60 along a diameter
ofpthe cylinder. Show that exact volume of the wedge equals to
a b; where a; b are numbers to be determined.