MATHS 1 TUTORIAL ASSIGNMENT 1 /SEMESTER 2/2015

Instructions:

• Read all instructions carefully

• This is a group assignment ; individual assignments will not be marked

• Each group should consist of between 4-6 members. Students are free to organize

themselves into groups in any form or manner so longer the membership numbers are met

• The questions are to be divided amongst the group members on condition that each

member gets at least one complete question (not subquestion).

• The assignment is to be submitted as one document but each member writes for

themselves the questions they have been allocated in their own handwriting and sign

at the end of the question.

• A member who does not attempt and sign a question gets 0%, there are no sleeping

partners.

• Every assignment should have the following information in the front page: Name, student

number, group number and the course code of each group member. The group should

also indicate which venue they will submit the tutorial for ease of tracking.

• Assignments will be submitted to the tutors by 1600hrs on Friday 14 August 2015 except for

the Elec evening class who will submit after their tutorial on Saturday. Please be

considerate as the tutors will have to leave at the end of the tutorial

• All assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a deduction of 20% and there will

be no exception. If you have a practical on Friday then submit the assignment before

the tutorial. All assignments will be marked in Mr Hove’s office.

• All group members will get the same mark so it is important for the group members

to work together and achieve a reasonable performance. It is advisable to consult the

Tutorial Manual.

• NB: The scope of the assignment is the same as the scope of Semester Test 1!

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Question 1

(a) Sketch a general ellipse centred at the origin with a major axis along the x-axis indicating

the position of the foci and label the end points. [2]

(b) Sketch a general ellipse centred at the origin with a major axis along the y-axis indicating

the position of the foci and label the end points. [2]

(c) Write in standard form the equation of the ellipse having centre (0;0); foci ( ±2;0 ) ;

vertices ( ±5;0 ) . [6]

(d) Hence sketch the ellipse in (c) above. [4]

[14]

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Question 2

(a) State any 5 laws of natural logarithms that you know from Maths 1. [5]

(b) Simplify:

e x + e2 x
(i) [2]
e 2 x + e3 x

(ii) e 2 x + 2e 2 x +1 + e 2 x + 2 [3]

e4 x − 1
(iii) [3]
e 4 x − 2e 2 x + 1

[13]

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Question 3

Solve the following quadratic equations. Where necessary, leave the answer in surd (square root)

form.

(a) q 2 + 2q − 8 =0 [4]

(b) 8s 2 + 14 s =
15 [4]

(c) 63=
z 49 + 18 z 2 [4]

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(d) 3x 2 − 8 x + 2 =0 [4]

(e) 5 x 2 + 3x − 3 =0 [4]

[20]

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Question 4

(a) List any 5 laws of exponents that you know from Maths 1. [5]

(b) Solve the following for x without using a calculator, and simplify your answer:

(i)
2
(e + e ) =
1 x −x
3 [3]

(ii) x ln x = xe 2 [4]

[12]

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Question 5

(a) From the topic of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions in the Tutorial Manual, list all

the common mistakes and misconceptions identified (the mistake numbers are not

necessary). [4]

(b) Solve for x without using a calculator if:

(i) 1 + 2e − x − e3− x − 2e3− 2 x =

(ii) ln ( 3 − x )= ln ( x + 2 ) − 10 [5]

x4
x ln ex =
2
(iii) [5]
e

[18]

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Question 6

(a) The equation for exponential growth is y = Ae kx . Make x the subject of the formula. [2]

(b) Solve for x without using a calculator if:

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(i) 5 x = 70 [2]

(ii) 23 x = 80 [2]

(c) The half-life of a substance is the time it takes for half the substance to decay. Given that the

half-life of a certain substance is 17.329 years and it is decaying according to the formula

y = Ae kt , where t is time in years. (give answers correct to two decimal places in this

question)

(i) find k, correct to 2 decimal places [4]

(ii) find the amount of substance remaining after 10 years if the initial amount is 50

grams [2]

[12]

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Question 7

(a) Convert the following to radian measure as a multiple of π.

(i) 35° [2]

(ii) 135° [2]

(iii) 105° [2]

(b) If the area of a sector in a circle is 9cm 2 and the central angle of the sector is 120°, find

the radius of the circle without using a calculator.

 r 2θ 
 Use: Area =
2 
[5]


[11]

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TOTAL MARKS [100]

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