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160.101 CALCULUS 1 Assignment 3: Massey University Institute of Fundamental Sciences Mathematics

The document is an assignment for a calculus course containing 7 questions. Question 1 involves finding the dimensions of a rectangle that can be fenced for $6000 using two different types of fencing. Question 2 asks to find the dimensions of a square-based steel tank to minimize weight given a volume of 50 cubic meters. Question 3 involves using Newton's method in MATLAB to find the real root between 1 and 2 of an equation.

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160.101 CALCULUS 1 Assignment 3: Massey University Institute of Fundamental Sciences Mathematics

The document is an assignment for a calculus course containing 7 questions. Question 1 involves finding the dimensions of a rectangle that can be fenced for $6000 using two different types of fencing. Question 2 asks to find the dimensions of a square-based steel tank to minimize weight given a volume of 50 cubic meters. Question 3 involves using Newton's method in MATLAB to find the real root between 1 and 2 of an equation.

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MASSEY UNIVERSITY

Institute of Fundamental Sciences


Mathematics

160.101 CALCULUS 1

Assignment 3

Semester Two, 2018

There are 7 questions altogether. Read each question carefully, and show your work to receive
full credit.

1. A rectangular area of ground is to be enclosed by a fence and then divided down the
middle by another fence. If the fence down the middle costs $35/m and the fence around
the perimeter costs $20/m, find the dimensions of the rectangle of largest total area that
can be fenced for $6000 worth of fencing material.

2. A steel tank is to be constructed so that its volume is 50 m3 . Here is the specification:

(a) the tank is square-based,


(b) it has an open top,
(c) its shape is rectangular.

Find the dimensions (to 2 decimal places) that minimize the weight of the tank. Assume
the thickness of steel plates used is uniform.
[Hint: minimize the outer surface area.]

3. Consider the equation x3 = x + 1.


Why must there be a root between x = 1 and x = 2?
Use matlab to find the real root of the equation correct to 8 decimal places by using
Newton’s method.
Hand in a printout of matlab Notebook containing your input and matlab’s output.

4. Geometric Series:
1
The Maclaurin series for is
1−w
∞
1 X
= wk ,
1−w k=0

where |w| < 1. The above series is called the geometric series.

1
(a) Use this relation (and algebra) to find the Maclaurin series for
1 x
(i) 3
(ii)
1+x 5 + 2x

1
(b) Use this relation to find the Taylor series centred at x0 = 1 for f (x) = .
x

5. Let f (x) = sin2 x.

(a) Use the trigonometric identity


1
sin2 x = (1 − cos(2x))
2
to find the Maclaurin series for f (x).

(b) Use part (a) to get the Maclaurin series for cos x sin x.

6. Let f and g have the following Taylor series about x0 :

f (x) = a0 + a1 (x − x0 ) + a2 (x − x0 )2 + (x − x0 )3 Rf (x),
g(x) = b0 + b1 (x − x0 ) + b2 (x − x0 )2 + (x − x0 )3 Rg (x),

where Rf and Rg represent the higher order terms, which we need not worry about.

(a) Suppose that f (x0 ) = g(x0 ) = 0, but that g 0 (x0 ) 6= 0. Use the Taylor Series to show
that
f (x) f 0 (x0 )
lim = 0 .
x→x0 g(x) g (x0 )

(b) Suppose now that f (x0 ) = f 0 (x0 ) = 0 and g(x0 ) = g 0 (x0 ) = 0 but g 00 (x0 ) 6= 0. Find

f (x)
lim
x→x0 g(x)

using the Taylor series for f and g.


(This exercise gives us an insight into how the more general L’Hôpital’s Rule works.)

2
7. Let f be a function such that f (1) = 2, f 0 (1) = 0, f 00 (1) = −1 and f 000 (x) = ex sin(x2 ).

(a) Find the Taylor polynomial of degree 3 about x0 = 1 for f .

(b) Let P3 (x) denote the Taylor polymomial from part (a). Taylor’s Theorem indicates
that the error |P3 (x) − f (x)| is given by
(4)
f (w) |x − 1|4
|P3 (x) − f (x)| = ,
4!
where w is some number between x and 1. Although we do not know w, we can
none
(4) the less get an upper bound for the error by finding a value M such that
f (w) ≤ M for all w between x and 1. Let x = 1 and determine an upper bound
2
for the error P3 12 − f 21 .
 

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