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MATH132 - S1, 2013 Mathematics IA (Advanced) : Week 7 Tutorial Exercises

This document provides a list of tutorial exercises for the MATH132 course covering topics such as: 1. Solving systems of linear equations by writing the augmented matrix and reducing to row echelon form. 2. Balancing chemical equations. 3. Evaluating limits using definitions, the squeeze principle, and properties of sequences and series. 4. Determining conditions for a matrix to be row equivalent to a matrix with three pivot ones. 5. Showing functions are continuous everywhere.

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MATH132 - S1, 2013 Mathematics IA (Advanced) : Week 7 Tutorial Exercises

This document provides a list of tutorial exercises for the MATH132 course covering topics such as: 1. Solving systems of linear equations by writing the augmented matrix and reducing to row echelon form. 2. Balancing chemical equations. 3. Evaluating limits using definitions, the squeeze principle, and properties of sequences and series. 4. Determining conditions for a matrix to be row equivalent to a matrix with three pivot ones. 5. Showing functions are continuous everywhere.

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MATH132 S1, 2013

Mathematics IA (Advanced)
FACULTY OF SCIENCE

Week 7 tutorial exercises

1. Consider the system of linear equations


2x 1 + 5x 2 + 8x 3 = 2,
x 1 + 2x 2 + 3x 3 = 4,
3x 1 + 4x 2 + 4x 3 = 1.
a) Write down the augmented matrix for this system.
b) Reduce the augmented matrix by elementary row operations to row echelon form.
c) Describe the solutions of this linear system.
2. Consider the system of linear equations
x 1 x 2 7x 3 + 7x 4 = 5,
x 1 + x 2 + 8x 3 5x 4 = 7,
3x 1 2x 2 17x 3 + 13x 4 = 14,
2x 1 x 2 11x 3 + 8x 4 = 7.
a) Write down the augmented matrix for this system.
b) Reduce the augmented matrix by elementary row operations to row echelon form.
c) Describe the solutions of this linear system.
3. For each of the following chemical reactions, determine the balanced chemical equation:
a) reactants Al and O 2 ; product Al 2O 3 .
b) reactants C 2 H6 and O 2 ; products CO 2 and H2O.
4. For which values of a can a sequence of elementary row operations convert the matrix
1
2
0
a
1 2a

1
1a
1

0
a 2 + 1
2a 2

to a row echelon form with three pivot ones?

p
5. Use the definition of limit to show that lim 1 + x = 1 .
x0

6. Calculate the following limits, if they exist. Do not use de lHpitals rule.
p
1 + 3x 2
(a) lim
;
x1
x 1
p
x +53
(b) lim p
;
3
x4
2x 2
1 cos 4x
(c) lim
;
x0
x2
p
3
x 1
(d) lim
;
x41 x 1
1

(e)

lim

x+

x 2 3x + 1 x .

7. Use the squeeze principle to evaluate the following limits.


p
a) lim x sin x cos x ;
x0

b)

cos(x 2 )
;
x+
x
lim

8. Evaluate the following limits, if they exist. Do not use de lHpitals rule.
|sin x|
a) lim
;
x0
x
p
x2 + 1
b) lim
.
xt o
x
p
x2 + x3
9. Given the function f : R \ {0} R given by f (x) =
, find lim+ f (x) and lim f (x) if they exist.
x0
x0
x
Does the limit exist for x 0 ?
10. Use the definition of limit to show that lim

n+ n p

11. If p > 0 , show that lim


n+
p
n 7 n n .

p
n

= 0 , where p is a positive rational number.

p = 1 . Use a technique similar to the one used in lectures for the sequence

12. Show that the function g : R R with


(

g (x) =

x sin

1
x

when x 6= 0 ,
when x = 0 ,

is everywhere continuous.
13. Find a and b such that the function

f (x) =

x + a

x +b

p x + 4

is continuous everywhere.

if x < 0 ,
if 0 x 1 ,
if x > 1 ,

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