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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION

INSTRUCTIONS ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER TWO

QUESTION ONE (30MARKS)


a) (i) Define a function and give an example (1 mark)
6 − 4x −3 x
(ii) Given that f ( x) = and g ( x) = .Find g 0 f at x = 1 (3 marks)
16 − 5 x 1− 4x
b) Evaluate the following limits
 1+ x − 1− x 
(i) lim   (3 marks)
x →0 x
 
 2 x3 − 4 x + 6 
(ii) lim  2  (2 marks)
x →∞ 3 x − x + 20
 
4 − 5x
c) Use the first principle to find the rate of change of y with respect to x given y ( x) =
3 − 2x
(4 marks)
d) Classify the extreme points of y ( x) = 2 x3 − 9 x 2 + 12 x (3 marks)
dy
e) Find given
dx
(i) x3 − 3 x 2 y 3 =20( x + y 2 ) at x = −2 , y = 1 (4 marks)
(ii) y = x 3 cos −1 (3 x) (3 marks)
=
(iii) y 2 x ln(4 x − 14)
2
(4 marks)

x
f) Evaluate ∫ (1 + x 2 6
)
dx (3 marks)
QUESTION TWO (20MARKS)

a) A farmer has 600 metres of fencing material with which to enclose a rectangular pen adjacent to
a long existing wall. He will use the wall for one side of the fence and the available fencing
material for the remaining three sides. What is the maximum area that can be enclosed in this
way? (7 marks)
b) Given that f ( x) is continuous everywhere. Find the values of a and b ,if
 −5 if x <1
 2
f ( x=
) ax − b if 1≤ x <1 (7 marks)
 20 x x>2
 if
c) Find the equation of the line tangent and line normal to the curve given below at the given point
xy = 6e 2 x −3 y at (3, 2) (6 marks)

QUESTION THREE (20MARKS)


2t 3 + 2t dy
a) If x = and y = . Find at x = 2 (8 marks)
1+ t 2
1+ t 2
dx
d2y dy
b) Given e x y = sin x .Show that 2
+ 2 + 2y = 0 (4 marks)
dx dx
c) Use the first principle to find y′( x) given y ( x) = cos x (4 marks)
3
d) Find the approximate value of 80 4 using linear approximation (4 marks)

QUESTION FOUR (20MARKS)


4
2x
a) Evaluate ∫ (1 + 3x
3
2
)
dx (3 marks)

b) Investigate whether the function f ( x) =3 − x − 3 is differentiable (3 marks)


dy
c) Find given
dx
10 x
(i) y =x 2 e − x − + cos ec(3 + 4 x)
2
(4 marks)
ln(2 − x 2 )
(ii) y = 2− x sin −1 (3 x) (3 marks)
(iii) x sin y + y sin x =
2
1 (3 marks)
3
d) Sand is being emptied from a hopper at a rate of 10 ft / s .The sand forms a conical pile whose
height is always twice its radius.At what rate is the radius of the pile increasing when its height is
5 ft ? (4 marks)

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