MATH1110, Mathematics I Practice Exam First Name: Last Name: Student Number: Instructions

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MATH1110, Mathematics I Practice Exam
First Name:
Last Name:
Student Number:
Instructions
1. Fill in the information above.
2. Do not open the examination booklet until you are told to do so.
3. You have 10 minutes reading time.
4. You have 180 minutes working time.
5. Answer the multiple choice questions on your GPAS sheet.
6. Answer the written questions in this test booklet, showing all working.
7. You may use a double sided handwritten summary sheet.
8. No calculators.
Q31 Q32 Q33 Q34 Q35
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Section A: Thirty (30) multiple choice questions worth 1 mark

each. Fill in your answers on your GPAS sheet.
1. Use the following diagram to give an estimate for sin(110◦ )
o
110
(A) sin(110◦ ) ' −0.94
(B) sin(110◦ ) ' 0.94
(C) sin(110◦ ) ' −0.34
(D) sin(110◦ ) ' 0.34
(E) None of the above
2. The value of arcsin(sin(110◦ )) is
(A) −70◦
(B) −110◦
(C) 110◦
(D) 70◦
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3. Which of the following is not a representation of e−iπ/2 ?
(A) i
(B) −i
(C) cos(3π/2) + i sin(3π/2)
(D) cos(−π/2) + i sin(−π/2)
(E) cos(5π/2) + i sin(5π/2)
4. Rotating the complex number 8 + 5i anticlockwise by 270◦ yields
(A) 5 + 8i
(B) 5 − 8i
(C) −8 − 5i
(D) −5 + 8i
5. Which of the statements (A)–(D) is false?
(A) wz = w z, for all z, w ∈ C
(B) |zw| = |z| |w|, for all z, w ∈ C
(C) Re(zw)=Re(z)Re(w), for all z, w ∈ C
(D) |w + z| ≤ |w| + |z|, for all z, w ∈ C
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6. If z = a + ib is a complex number and zz = 4 then which of the following

is the value of
|z|?
(A) impossible to tell
(B) 2
(C) −4
(D) 4
7. Which of the following describes the relationship between the following

lines?
L1 : (x, y, z) = (0, 0, 0) + t(1, 2, 3); t∈R

L2 : (x, y, z) = (0, 0, −2) + s(1, 2, 5); s∈R
(A) they are the same line
(B) these two lines intersect at a point
(C) skew
(D) parallel and distinct
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8. Which of the following is equal to the dot product
(7, 2, −5) · (1, 4, 3)?
(A) (7, 8, −15)
(B) 26
(C) (26, −26, 26)
(D) 0
9. Which of the following is equal to the angle between the planes
7x + 2y − 5z = 0 and x + 4y + 3z = 0?
(A) π
π
(B)
4
(C) 0
π
(D)
2
10. Which of the following vectors is perpendicular to BOTH
(2, 4, 6) and (1, 0, 1)?
(A) (2, 2, −2)
(B) (−1, 0, 1)
(C) (2, −2, −2)
(D) (−3, 0, 1)
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11. Force is a vector because it has magnitude and direction. A horizontal

force of 4 Newtons is applied to an object which is constrained to move along
an incline of 60◦ to the horizontal.. The magnitude of the component of the
force in the direction of motion is
√
(A) (2 3 + 2) Newtons
(B) 4 Newtons
(C) 2 Newtons
√
(D) 2 3 Newtons
12. What is the area of the parallelogram defined by vectors u = (1, 2, 1)

and v = (3, 1, −1)?
(A) 50
(B) 4
(C) 5
√
(D) 5 2
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13. Let the function f : [−5, 5] → R be as shown in the graph below
The set of integer values of a between −4 and 4 for which the limit
lim f (x)
x→a
is not defined is
(A) {−2, 0, 2}
(B) {−2, 2}
(C) {0, 2}
(D) {−2, 0}
(E) {}
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14. What is
lim (3x + 5) ?
x→10
(A) 35
(B) 5
(C) 3
(D) ∞
15. What is
2x2 + 3x
lim ?
x→0 x
(A) undefined
(B) 0
(C) ∞
(D) 3
(E) 2
16. What is
x2 + 6x − 7
lim ?
x→1 x2 + 5x − 6
(A) 0
(B) ∞
(C) undefined
8
(D)
7
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17. What is the average rate of change of the function f (x) = x3 over the
interval [1, 3]?
(A) 12
(B) 13
(C) 26
(D) 24
18. Consider the function

(
4 x<3
f (x) =
4.5 x ≥ 3
The derivative, f 0 (3), is
(A) a positive number
(B) a negative number
(C) 0
(D) undefined
1 x
19. The derivative of the function f (x) = √ is f 0 (x) = .
100 − x2 (100 − x2 )3/2
Given this, what is
Z6
x
dx ?
(100 − x2 )3/2
0
(A) 0.125
(B) 0.025
(C) Undefined
(D) 0.25
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20. Given the function

f (t) = t2 cos(t)
what is its derivative?
(A) f 0 (t) = 2t cos(t) + t2 sin(t)
(B) f 0 (t) = −2t sin(t)
(C) f 0 (t) = 2t sin(t)
(D) f 0 (t) = 2t cos(t) − t2 sin(t)

1
g(x) =
x
(A) g 0 (x) = 0
1
(B) g 0 (x) =
x2
(C) g 0 (x) = ln(x)
−1
(D) g 0 (x) =
x2
(E) g 0 (x) = 1
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y = cosh(x2 )
dy
(A) = 2x sinh(x2 )
dx
dy
(B) = x sinh(x2 )
dx
dy
(C) = sinh(x2 )
dx
dy
(D) = sinh(2x)
dx
23. What is the Right Riemann Sum for f (x) = sin(x) over the interval
[0, π], with n = 4 rectangles each of width π/4?
√
(A) 2 + 2
(B) 2
√
(C) 1 + 2
π √
(D) (1 + 2)
4
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24. Consider the following definite integral. Do NOT attempt to evaluate

the integral!
Z3
exp(sin(sin(x)))dx
2
The integral is
(A) negative
(B) positive
(C) undefined
(D) zero
25. The definite integral

Z1
6x
dx
3x2 + 1
0
is equal to
(A) 0
(B) undefined
3
(C)
2
(D) ln(4)
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26. The indefinite integral
3x − 1
Z
dx
x2 − 1
is
92 − 6x
(A) +c
2x3 − 6x
(B) ln |x − 1| + ln |x + 1| + c
(C) ln |x − 1| + ln |x − 3| + c
(D) ln |x − 1| + 2 ln |x + 1| + c
27. The indefinite integral

Z
2x cos(x)dx
is
(A) 2x sin(x) − 2 cos(x) + c
(B) 2 sin(x) + c
(C) 2x sin(x) + 2 cos(x) + c
(D) x2 sin(x) + c
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28. What is the average value of the function f (x) = sin(x) over the interval
[0, π]?
(A) 0
2
(B)
π
(C) 1/2
(D) 2
29. What is the area of the region in the first quadrant of the plane which
is bounded by the curves y = x and y = x3 ?
(A) 0
1
(B)
4
1
(C)
3
(D) 1
30. What is the following definite integral?
Z3
1
dx
x2
−1
1
(A)
3
(B) 0
−4
(C)
3
4
(D)
3
(E) Undefined
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Section B: Five (5) written answer questions worth 4 marks

each. Write your solutions carefully in the space provided on
the exam paper.
31. (a) [1 mark] Fill in the missing entries in the following table.
√ −1 1 √
x − 3 −1 √ 0 √ 1 3
3 3
π π
arctan(x) 0
4 3
(b) [1 mark] Sketch y = arctan(x) below, approximately to scale.
(c) [1 mark] What is
(i) the natural domain of arctan?
(ii) the range of arctan?
(d) [1 mark] If the function arctan(x) is invertible, sketch its inverse on

the same diagram as for part (b), clearly labelling which is arctan and
which is its inverse. Otherwise, briefly explain why it is not invertible
on its natural domain.
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32. [4 marks] Find all roots to the equation
z 4 = −4,
express the roots in Cartesian form, and sketch all the roots neatly to scale
in the Complex Plane.
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33. Consider a plane passing through the points A = (1, 0, 0), B = (0, 1, 0)
and C = (0, 0, 1) in R3 .
(a) [2 marks] Find a vector equation of the plane.
(b) [2 marks] Find the Cartesian equation of the plane.
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34. Consider the function f (x) = sin(2x)
(a) [1 mark] Linearise f (x) at the point x = 0
(b) [1 mark] Sketch a graph of f and its linearisation at x = 0.
(c) [1 mark] Use your linearisation to approximate f (0.1)
(d) [1 mark] Is your estimate for f (0.1) smaller or larger than its true
value? Briefly explain your reasoning.
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35. [4 marks] A cylindrical water trough is to be built of sheet-metal, with

a circular base of radius r and vertical sides of height h. The trough is open
at the top so that animals can drink out of it.
If the volume of the trough is to be 64π litres (which is just over 200 litres),
what is the optimal radius of the base, to minimise the area of metal required?
1
You may use the fact that a 1 litre = 1000
m3 .
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MATH1110, Mathematics I Practice Exam

3. You have 10 minutes reading time.

4. You have 180 minutes working time.

5. Answer the multiple choice questions on your GPAS sheet.

7. You may use a double sided handwritten summary sheet.

Q31 Q32 Q33 Q34 Q35

Section A: Thirty (30) multiple choice questions worth 1 mark

(A) sin(110◦ ) ' −0.94

(B) sin(110◦ ) ' 0.94

(C) sin(110◦ ) ' −0.34

(D) sin(110◦ ) ' 0.34

(E) None of the above

2. The value of arcsin(sin(110◦ )) is

(E) None of the above

3. Which of the following is not a representation of e−iπ/2 ?

(C) cos(3π/2) + i sin(3π/2)

(D) cos(−π/2) + i sin(−π/2)

(E) cos(5π/2) + i sin(5π/2)

4. Rotating the complex number 8 + 5i anticlockwise by 270◦ yields

(E) None of the above

5. Which of the statements (A)–(D) is false?

(A) wz = w z, for all z, w ∈ C

(B) |zw| = |z| |w|, for all z, w ∈ C

(C) Re(zw)=Re(z)Re(w), for all z, w ∈ C

(D) |w + z| ≤ |w| + |z|, for all z, w ∈ C

(E) None of the above

6. If z = a + ib is a complex number and zz = 4 then which of the following

(A) impossible to tell

(E) None of the above

7. Which of the following describes the relationship between the following

L1 : (x, y, z) = (0, 0, 0) + t(1, 2, 3); t∈R

(A) they are the same line

(B) these two lines intersect at a point

(D) parallel and distinct

(E) None of the above

8. Which of the following is equal to the dot product

(7, 2, −5) · (1, 4, 3)?

(A) (7, 8, −15)

(C) (26, −26, 26)

(E) None of the above

9. Which of the following is equal to the angle between the planes

10. Which of the following vectors is perpendicular to BOTH

(2, 4, 6) and (1, 0, 1)?

(A) (2, 2, −2)

(C) (2, −2, −2)

(E) None of the above

11. Force is a vector because it has magnitude and direction. A horizontal

(E) None of the above

12. What is the area of the parallelogram defined by vectors u = (1, 2, 1)

(E) None of the above

13. Let the function f : [−5, 5] → R be as shown in the graph below

(E) None of the above

(E) None of the above