Mock Midterm Term 1 – Mathematics for Engineering

Date: 07-10-2022
Time: 60 minutes

Please read carefully:

This exam consists of 4 exercises, for a total number of 22 points. At each exercise,
it is indicated how many points can be obtained for this question. This is also
indicated for each sub-question. Your grade will be calculated using the formula:
number of obtained points
Exam grade = ⋅ 90 + 10.
22

Allowed material: Pen, pencil, geotriangle (protractor), ruler, eraser,

compass, formula sheet (next page).

Clearly state how you arrive at your answers. In case you do not provide
computations/explanations, 0 points will be awarded for that question. Always
simplify your answer as much as possible, unless stated otherwise.
Perhaps more important, we wish you good luck with the exam!
 Formula Sheet – MfE Midterm Term 1

Sum and difference identities

sin(𝑡 + 𝑢) = sin(𝑡) cos(𝑢) + cos(𝑡) sin(𝑢).
sin(𝑡 − 𝑢) = sin(𝑡) cos(𝑢) − cos(𝑡) sin(𝑢).
cos(𝑡 + 𝑢) = cos(𝑡) cos(𝑢) − sin(𝑡) sin(𝑢).
cos(𝑡 − 𝑢) = cos(𝑡) cos(𝑢) + sin(𝑡) sin(𝑢).

Product-to-Sum formulas
1
cos(𝑡) cos(𝑢) = (cos(𝑡 − 𝑢) + cos(𝑡 + 𝑢)).
2
1
sin(𝑡) cos(𝑢) = (sin(𝑡 + 𝑢) + sin(𝑡 − 𝑢)).
2
1
sin(𝑡) sin(𝑢) = (cos(𝑡 − 𝑢) − cos(𝑡 + 𝑢)).
2
1
cos(𝑡) sin(𝑢) = (sin(𝑡 + 𝑢) − sin(𝑡 − 𝑢)).
2

Sum-to-product formulas
𝑡+𝑢 𝑡−𝑢
sin(𝑡) + sin(𝑢) = 2 sin ( ) cos ( ).
2 2
𝑡−𝑢 𝑡+𝑢
sin(𝑡) − sin(𝑢) = 2 sin ( ) cos ( ).
2 2
𝑡+𝑢 𝑡−𝑢
cos(𝑡) − cos(𝑢) = −2 sin ( ) sin ( ).
2 2
𝑡+𝑢 𝑡−𝑢
cos(𝑡) + cos(𝑢) = 2 cos ( ) cos ( ).
2 2

Double-Angle identities
sin(2𝑡) = 2 sin(𝑡) cos(𝑡).
cos(2𝑡) = cos 2 (𝑡) − sin2 (𝑡) = 2 cos2 (𝑡) − 1 = 1 − 2 sin2 (𝑡).
 Mock Midterm Term 1 – Mathematics for Engineering

Question 1 Let 𝑓(𝑥) = log 5 (𝑥 + 2) and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 1. 9p

a) Give the domain of 𝑓 in set-builder notation. 1p

b) Give the range of 𝑔 in interval notation. 1p

c) Compute the intercept(s) of 𝑓. 2p

d) Compute the vertex and the intercept(s) of 𝑔. 3p

e) Sketch the graphs of 𝑓 and 𝑔 in one figure. 2p

𝑥
Question 2 Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−2 + 3 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 1. Then ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑓 ∘ 𝑔(𝑥). 4p

a) Find an expression for ℎ(𝑥) and give the domain of ℎ(𝑥). 2p

b) Find ℎ−1 (𝑥). 2p

Question 3 Solve the following equations: 6p

a) 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 = 19. 1p

b) 𝑒 2𝑥−4 + 7 = 18. 2p

c) sin2 (𝑥) + sin(4𝑥) = 1 − cos 2 (𝑥) on the interval [0, 𝜋). 3p

Question 4 The function rules of 𝑓 and 𝑔 are given by: 3p

𝑒2
𝑓(𝑥) = ln (𝑥 2 + 1) and 𝑔(𝑥) = ln (𝑥 2 +1).
The graphs of 𝑓 and 𝑔 are shown in the figure below. They
intersect in the points 𝑆 and 𝑇.

Line 𝑙 with equation 𝑥 = 𝑝 intersects the graph of 𝑓 in point 𝐴

and the graph of 𝑔 in point 𝐵. The point on 𝑙 with 𝑦-coordinate
Mock Midterm Term 1 – Mathematics for Engineering

1 we call 𝑃. In the figure above, the situation is shown in which

𝑙 lies to the right of 𝑇.

Show that in this situation 𝐴𝑃 = 𝐵𝑃.

THIS IS THE END OF THE EXAM.