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Question 1 [10]

Choose the correct answer for the questions below and write down the letter of the correct answer
in the following table.

Question: 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

Answer:

1.1 Which one of the following statements is true?

A. If 𝑎𝑛 → 0 as 𝑛 → ∞, then ∑∞ 𝑛=1 𝑎𝑛 is convergent.


B. If 𝑎𝑛 ↛ 0 as 𝑛 → ∞, then ∑∞ 𝑛=1 𝑎𝑛 is divergent.
∞
C. If ∑𝑛=1 𝑎𝑛 is divergent, then 𝑎𝑛 ↛ 0 as 𝑛 → ∞.
D. If (𝑎2𝑛 )∞ ∞
𝑛=1 converges, then (𝑎𝑛 )𝑛=1 converges.

1.2 Which one of the following statements defines 𝑓(𝑥) → 𝐿 as 𝑥 → ∞?

A. ∀𝜀 > 0, ∃𝛿 > 0, |𝑥 − 𝑎| < 𝛿 ⇒ |𝑓(𝑥) − 𝑓(𝑎)| < 𝜀.


B. ∀𝜀 > 0, ∃𝛿 > 0, 0 < |𝑥 − 𝑎| < 𝛿 ⇒ 𝑓(𝑥) > 𝜀.
C. ∀𝜀 > 0, ∃𝛿 > 0, 0 < |𝑥 − 𝑎| < 𝛿 ⇒ |𝑓(𝑥) − 𝐿| < 𝜀.
D. ∀𝜀 > 0, ∃𝛿 > 0, 𝑥 > 𝛿 ⇒ |𝑓(𝑥) − 𝐿| < 𝜀.
E. ∀𝜀 > 0, ∃𝛿 > 0, 𝑥 > 𝛿 ⇒ 𝑓(𝑥) > 𝜀.

1.3 Which ONE of the following statements is FALSE?

A. Let 𝐼 be an interval and let 𝑓 be a continuous real function on 𝐼. Then 𝑓(𝐼) is either an
interval or a singleton.
B. Let 𝑓 be a real function which is continuous on [𝑎, 𝑏], where 𝑎 < 𝑏. Then 𝑓 is
unbounded on [𝑎, 𝑏], i.e., 𝑓([𝑎, 𝑏]) is not bounded.
C. If 𝑓 is continuous on [𝑎, 𝑏], 𝑎 < 𝑏, then either 𝑓([𝑎, 𝑏]) is a singleton or 𝑓([𝑎, 𝑏]) =
[𝑐, 𝑑] with 𝑐 < 𝑑.
D. None of the above.

1.4 Which ONE of the following statements is TRUE?


𝜋 𝜋
A. The function arccos(𝑥) is strictly monotonic on the interval [− 2 , 2 ].
B. The function arccos(𝑥) is differentiable on the interval [0, 𝜋].
C. The function arccos(𝑥) is differentiable on the interval [−1,1].
D. The function arccos(𝑥) is differentiable on the interval (−1,1).

1
1.5 Let 𝑎 < 𝑏 be real numbers and 𝑓: [𝑎, 𝑏] → ℝ. Which one of the following properties is not
a necessary assumption before applying Rolle’s Theorem?

A. 𝑓(𝑎) = 𝑓(𝑏).
B. 𝑓 is differentiable on the interval (𝑎, 𝑏).
C. 𝑓 is strictly monotonic on the interval (𝑎, 𝑏).
D. 𝑓 is continuous on the interval [𝑎, 𝑏].

Question 2 [7]

Prove the Comparison Test:

Let ∑∞ ∞
𝑛=1 𝑎𝑛 and ∑𝑛=1 𝑏𝑛 be series with nonnegative terms and assume that 𝑎𝑛 ≤ 𝑏𝑛 for all 𝑛 ∈
ℕ∗ .

(i) If ∑∞ ∞
𝑛=1 𝑏𝑛 converges, then also ∑𝑛=1 𝑎𝑛 converges.
(ii) If ∑∞ ∞
𝑛=1 𝑎𝑛 diverges, then also ∑𝑛=1 𝑏𝑛 diverges.

Question 3 [8]

Does the series


∞
𝑛 1
∑ sin ( )
3𝑛 𝑛
𝑛=1

converge or diverge? Give reasons for your answer and show your calculations.

Question 4 [9]

Prove, from first principles, that


1 2 1
4.1 → − 5 as 𝑥 → 2. [6]
𝑥−3

1
4.2 → ∞ as 𝑥 → 3+ . [3]
𝑥−3

Question 5 [10]

5.1 Define continuity of a function 𝑓 at a point 𝑥 = 𝑎. [2]

5.2 When is 𝑓 continuous from the right at 𝑎? [1]


2
5.3 Prove now the following theorem: [7]

If 𝑓 is continuous at 𝑎, and 𝑔 is continuous at 𝑓(𝑎), then 𝑔 ∘ 𝑓 is continuous at 𝑎.

Question 6 [6]

Given the function

𝑓(𝑥) = cos(sin(𝑥) + 2𝑥)

6.1 Is 𝑓(𝑥) continuous on its domain? Motivate your answer. [3]

6.2 Determine lim 𝑓(𝑥). [3]


𝑥→𝜋

Question 7 [10]

7.1 Let 𝐴 ⊆ ℝ, 𝑎 ∈ 𝐴 and 𝑓 ∶ 𝐴 → ℝ be a function. State what is meant by saying that 𝑓 is


differentiable at 𝑎. [2]
7.2 Prove the Chain Rule: [8]
Let 𝐼 and 𝐽 be intervals, 𝑔: 𝐽 → ℝ and 𝑓: 𝐼 → ℝ with 𝑓(𝐼) ⊂ 𝐽, and let 𝑎 ∈ 𝐼. Assume that
𝑓 is differentiable at 𝑎 and that 𝑔 is differentiable at 𝑓(𝑎). Then 𝑔 ∘ 𝑓 is differentiable at
𝑎 and
(𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)′ (𝑎) = 𝑔′ (𝑓(𝑎))𝑓 ′ (𝑎).

TOTAL = 60 MARKS

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