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EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREES OF

M.A. AND B.Sc.

Mathematics 1
An electronic calculator may be used provided that it is allowed under the School
of Mathematics and Statistics Calculator Policy. A copy of this policy has been
distributed to the class prior to the exam and is also available via the invigilator.

Candidates must attempt ALL of Section A and ALL of Section B.

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Section A Multiple Choice

Attempt ALL questions from this section. Each question has only ONE correct
answer. Enter your answers as well as your student number and name on the
provided scanning sheet with a BLACK BALL POINT PEN. Return the sheet
together with your script book.

A1. Consider the line, L, that passes through the point (4, 4, 1) and is parallel to the
vector −i + 3j + k and let t ∈ R. Which of the following are the parametric
equations of L?
A) x = 4t − 1, y = 4t + 3, z = t + 1
B) x = 4 − t, y = 4 + 3t, z = 1 + t
C) x = 4 + t, y = 4 − 3t, z = 1 − t
D) x = −t, y = 3t, z = t
E) None of the above. 3

A2. What is the value of the limit

sinh x
lim ?
x→∞ ex
A) 0
B) 1
C) 1/2
D) ∞
E) None of the above. 3

A3. Consider the first order differential equation

dy
= 2x(1 + y 2 )
dx
1√


subject to y(0) = 0. Select the exact value of y 2
π :
1
A) 4
1
B) 2
C) 1
D) 2
E) None of the above. 3

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A4. Select the value of the integral Z 1

x3 dx
0
evaluated using the trapezium rule with four equally sized intervals:
A) 31/128
B) 17/64
C) 1/4
D) 9/32
E) None of the above. 3

A5. Evaluate the improper integral

∞
e−1/x
Z
dx
1 x2

using the substitution u = −1/x:

A) 1
e−1
B) e
e2
C) e−1
D) The integral diverges
E) None of the above. 3

A6. Consider the curve defined by the parametric equations

x(t) = sinh(t), y(t) = cosh(t).

Select the gradient of the tangent to the curve in terms of Cartesian coordinates:
A) x/y
B) y
C) y 2 − x2
D) xy
E) None of the above. 3

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A7. Consider the following matrices

     
1 0 0 1 2 1
A= , B= , C= .
0 1 1 0 4 2

Which of the following matrices is not invertible:

A) 2A + B
B) A + C
C) 2B ;
D) C − A
E) All of the matrices are invertible. 3

A8. Select the value of the definite integral

Z ln 2
x2 e−x dx :
0

A) ln(2) − 12 (ln(2))2
B) 1 + ln(2) + 12 (ln(2))2
C) 2 − ln(2) − 21 (ln(2))2
D) 1 − ln(2) − 21 (ln(2))2
E) None of the above. 3

A9. Suppose p and q are prime numbers. How many positive divisors does p2 q 2 have?
A) 5
B) 7
C) 9
D) 11
E) None of the above. 3

A10. Suppose a convex polyhedron has twice as many edges as faces. If it has 8
vertices, how many faces does it have?
A) 6
B) 8
C) 10
D) 12
E) None of the above. 3

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A11. Let n be a positive integer and r1 , . . . , rk non-negative integers satisfying

n


r1 +· · ·+rk = n. The multinomial coefficient r1 ,...,rk counts which of the following?
A) The number of ways to choose subsets S1 , . . . , Sk of {1, . . . , n} of sizes r1 , . . . , rk .
B) The number of partitions of {1, . . . , n} into subsets S1 , . . . , Sk of sizes r1 , . . . , rk .
C) The number of ordered selections of r1 + · · · + rk elements from {1, . . . , n}.
D) The number of ordered partitions of {1, . . . , n} into subsets S1 , . . . , Sk of sizes
r1 , . . . , rk .
E) None of the above. 3

A12. Let f : S → T be a function, where S and T are finite sets. Which of the following
statements is correct?
A) If f is 1-1 then |S| < |T |.
B) If |S| > |T | then f can be 1-1.
C) If |S| = |T | then f is a bijection.
D) If f is onto then |S| > |T |
E) None of the above. 3

A13. Let A and B be subsets of a set C satisfying |A| = r, |B| = s and |A ∪ B| = t.

Then |A ∩ B| is
A) r + s − t
B) t − r − s
C) t − r + s
D) t − s + r
E) None of the above. 3

A14. Let R be an equivalence relation on a set S. Which statement is correct?

A) Every equivalence class of R is non-empty.
B) R is not necessarily transitive.
C) Two distinct equivalence classes can intersect.
D) More than one partition can give rise to R.
E) None of the above. 3

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A15. How many permutations are there in S5 of cycle type (22 )(1)?
A) 120
B) 60
C) 30
D) 15
E) None of the above. 3

A16. The set of all functions N → {0, 1} has:

A) The same cardinality as Q.
B) Finite cardinality.
C) The same cardinality as the powerset of Q.
D) The same cardinality as ∞ n
S
n=1 Z .
E) None of the above. 3

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Section B
Attempt ALL questions from this section.

B1. Consider the curve described by x2 − xy + y 2 = 3.

(i) Show that
dy y − 2x
= .
dx 2y − x
3

(ii) Find the two points where the curve crosses the line y = 1 and evaluate the
gradient of the curve at those points. 3

(iii) Find the point at which the normal line to the curve at (−1, 1) intersects the
curve a second time. 3

B2. Consider the linear second order inhomogeneous differential equation

d2 y dy
2
+ 2 + 5y = 5 + 8ex .
dx dx

(i) Compute the complementary function of this differential equation in terms of

two arbitrary constants. The answer should be expressed in terms of real-valued
functions. 3

(ii) Compute the particular integral using the method of undetermined coeffi-
cients. 3

(iii) Solve the equation subject to the initial conditions

dy
y(0) = 2, (0) = 0.
dx
3

B3. (i) Expand the function

1
f (x) =
(x + 1)2 (x + 2)
in partial fractions to show that
−1 1 1
f (x) = + 2
+ .
(x + 1) (x + 1) (x + 2)
4

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(ii) Using your answer to part (i), or otherwise, construct the volume of revolution
of the function
1
y= p ,
(x + 1) (x + 2)
about the x-axis in the interval 0 6 x 6 1. 4

B4. (i) Give the definition of a prime number 2

2
(ii) Find all values of x ∈ R such that x < x+1
. 3

(iii) Find all values of n ∈ Z such that

23n ≡ 4(mod12). 4

B5. (i) Let S be a set.

(a) Define the Cartesian product S n for n > 1. 1
(b) Suppose |S| = m. How many elements does S n have? 2
(c) Suppose |S| = m. Consider the equivalence relation on S 2 given by

cl((x, y)) = {(x, y), (y, x)}.

How many equivalence classes are there? 2

(ii) Consider the permutation of 6 elements σ = (12)(465)(13).

(a) What is the signature of σ? 3
(b) What is the order of σ? 2

B6. Consider the set G of 2 × 2 real matrices with non-zero determinant. Prove that
G forms a group. Hint: it may be useful to consider the relationship between
determinants and inverses. 7

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