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This document outlines 10 calculus exercises that involve: 1) Finding vectors, parametric and symmetric equations of lines between two points in 3D space. 2) Finding the inverse of a quadratic function. 3) Evaluating limits using the squeeze theorem and properties of trigonometric functions. 4) Analyzing continuity and discontinuity of piecewise defined functions. 5) Sketching graphs of functions defined on intervals involving physical properties like weight on Earth. 6) Using properties of functions and intervals to show an equation has a real root.

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CalculusI Assignment01 PDF

This document outlines 10 calculus exercises that involve: 1) Finding vectors, parametric and symmetric equations of lines between two points in 3D space. 2) Finding the inverse of a quadratic function. 3) Evaluating limits using the squeeze theorem and properties of trigonometric functions. 4) Analyzing continuity and discontinuity of piecewise defined functions. 5) Sketching graphs of functions defined on intervals involving physical properties like weight on Earth. 6) Using properties of functions and intervals to show an equation has a real root.

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Assignment I - CALCULUS I

Dr. Duong Thanh PHAM


Deadline: 8am, Saturday 6th October 2018

Exercise 1. Let A(1, 2, −1) and B(4, 3, 2) be two points in R3 . Find


−−→
(i) AB

(ii) Parametric and symmetric equations of the line passing through A and B.

Exercise 2. Find a formula for the inverse of the function

f (x) = x2 + 2x, x ≥ −1.


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Exercise 3. Let f (x) = 2017 − cos(x + 1)

(i) Find the domain and the range of f .

(ii) Find functions g, h so that f (x) = g(h(x)), x ∈ (−∞, ∞).

Exercise 4. Let C be a circle with radius 2 centred at the point (2, 0).

(i) Write an equation for the circle C.

(ii) Is curve C the graph of a function of x? Explain your answer.

(iii) Write parametric equations to traverse C once, in a clockwise direction, starting from the origin.

Exercise 5. (i) Evaluate the limit √


6−x−2
lim √ .
x→2 3−x−1

(ii) By using the Squeeze Theorem, or otherwise, evaluate the limit


π
lim (x − π) sin .
x→π x−π
Exercise 6. Use Squeeze theorem to evaluate the limit

lim x cos(ln |x|).


x→0

Exercise 7. Which of the following is true for the function f (x) given by

2x − 1

 if x < −1
f (x) = x2 +1 if − 1 ≤ x ≤ 1


x + 1 if x > 1.

(i) f is continuous everywhere,

(ii) f is continuous everywhere except at x = −1 and x = 1,

(iii) f is continuous everywhere except at x = −1,

(iv) f is continuous everywhere except at x = 1,

(v) None of the above.

Explain your choice in details.

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Exercise 8. Let 
cos x

 if x < 0
g(x) = 0 if x = 0

1 − x2

if x > 0.

(i) Explain why g(x) is discontinuous at x = 0.

(ii) Sketch the graph of g(x).

Exercise 9. The radius of the earth is roughly 4000 miles, and an object located x miles from the
center of the earth weighs w(x) lb, where

ax if 0 < x ≤ 4000
w(x) =
 b if x > 4000
x2
and a and b are positive constants.

(i) Show that w(x) is continuous on (0; ∞) if and only if

b
a=
40003

(ii) Find any horizontal asymptotes and sketch the graph of w(x).

Exercise 10. Show that the equation


√
x3 − x sin x − 1 = x x + 2

has a real root in the interval [0, 2].

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