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Spring 2023 - MTH101 - 1 - SOL

The document provides instructions for Assignment 1 for a Calculus course. It includes two questions, the first asking which numbers a function is discontinuous at and why, and the second solving an inequality. Answers to both questions are provided in detail.

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Spring 2023 - MTH101 - 1 - SOL

The document provides instructions for Assignment 1 for a Calculus course. It includes two questions, the first asking which numbers a function is discontinuous at and why, and the second solving an inequality. Answers to both questions are provided in detail.

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Virtual University of Pakistan Spring 2023

Department of Mathematics Assignment 1


Section: Dr Imran Talib
Marks 10

MTH101: Calculus and Analytical Geometry


Instructions:

• Lectures 1-12 are included in Assignment 1.


• Assignment 1 is due on May 24, 2023.
• The course is segmented into sections, each of which is supervised by a different faculty member.
Information regarding the section incharge can be found in the course information section on the
LMS.
• Only students in Dr. Imran Talib’s section are required to complete this Assignment.
• Students in other sections will be completing a different assignment and are strictly prohibited from
solving this one.
• The assignment file can be downloaded from the announcement section of the course. It is important
to note that students can only view the announcements relevant to their respective sections.
• Submitting a copied assignment will result in a zero grade. Furthermore, if any student submits a
solution file that is not relevant to their section, they will receive a zero grade.
• The solution file of assignment 1 will be directly submitted on LMS assignment interface as per
usual practice.

Question 1: Figure 1 shows the graph of a function f . At which numbers is f discontinuous? Why?
Marks=5

Figure 1: Graph of function f .

Answer to Question 1

f is discontinuous at 1, 3, and 5 but with different reasons.


f is discontinuous at 1 because f is not defined at 1, i.e., f (1) is not defined.
f (3) is defined but limx→3 f (x) does not exist (because the left and right limits are different).
f (5) is defined and limx→5 f (x) exists. But

f (5) ̸= lim f (x).


x→5

Question 2: Solve the inequality |x − 3| + |x + 2| < 11. Marks=5

Answer to Question 2

1
Recall the definition of absolute value:
(
x if x ≥ 0,
|x| =
−x if x < 0.

It follows that
(
x−3 if x − 3 ≥ 0,
|x − 3| =
−(x − 3) if x − 3 < 0.
(
x−3 if x ≥ 3,
=
−x + 3 if x < 3.

Similarly
(
x+2 if x + 2 ≥ 0,
|x + 2| =
−(x + 2) if x + 2 < 0.
(
x+2 if x ≥ −2,
=
−x − 2 if x < −2.

These expressions show that we must consider three cases:

x < −2, − 2 ≤ x < 3, x ≥ 3.

Case I: If x < −2, we have

|x − 3| + |x + 2| < 11
−x + 3 − x − 2 < 11
x > −5.

Case II: If −2 ≤ x < 3, we have

|x − 3| + |x + 2| < 11
−x + 3 + x + 2 < 11
5 < 11, (always true).

Case III: If x ≥ 3, we have

|x − 3| + |x + 2| < 11
x − 3 + x + 2 < 11
x < 6.

Combining cases, I, II, and III, we see that the inequality is satisfied when −5 < x < 6. So the
solution is the interval (−5, 6).

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