University of Information Technology & Sciences (UITS)

School of Science and Engineering

Department of CSE
Term Final Examination, Spring 2021
Course Title: Fundamental Mathematics
Course Code: MAT 161
Marks: 50 Time: 3 Hours

1. a) Solve the logarithmic equation [5]

log 2 ( x−2 ) + log 2(8−x )−log 2 (x −5)=3.

b) The expression x 3 +a x 2+ bx−3 leaves remainders 27 and 3 when divided by x−2 and [5]
x +1 respectively. Calculate the value of a , b also find the remainder of the polynomial
when divided by (x +4 ).

2. a)
Simplify 8 × (
1 −1 2
4 0 3
−2
1
) (
0
−2 −1
. ) [4]

b)
Given A= (32 −1
0 )
and B=
5 0
−2 4(. ) [6]

(i) Evaluate 4 A−7 B .

(ii) Find A−1.
(iii) Given that AX=B, find the matrix X.
3. Differentiate with respect to x : [10]
2
5/2 3 /2 4 3 1−2 x
(i)2 x −4 x −6 x +8 (ii) ( x +1) (1−2 x) (iii) 3
1−x

(iv) ln
√ x+1
1−x
(v) ln (e sin x +1)

3
4. 2 x −√ x
2
1 [10]
Evaluate the integrals: (i)∫ (ii) ∫
2
dx 2
(4 x −9) dx
x 1 x
ln 3 π /4

(iii) ∫ e dx ∫ (cos x−3 sin x) dx

x
(iv)
0 0

8
5. a) d 3 x+2 [5]
Show that
dx
( x √1+ x )=
2 √ 1+ x
., hence evaluate ∫ 3√ 1+
x+ 2
x
dx .
3
b) dy [5]
A curve is defined by y= √ x ( x−4)4 . Find and the x-coordinates of the points where
dx
the gradient is zero.