MATH100 Tutorials
MATH100 Tutorials
Tutorial 1
Question 1.
Use Cramer’s rule, Gaussian elimination method and Gauss-Jordan elimination method to solve the
following algebraic systems.
a) 3x + 2y − z = −2 b) x + 2y + z = 3 c) 2x + y − z = 1
−3x − y + z = 5 3x − y − 3z = −1 3x + 4y + 2z = 13
3x + 2y + z = 2 2x + 3y + z = 4 x − 5y − 2z = 0
d) −3x − 2y + 4z = 9 e) 2x + y − 3z = −4 f) x − y + z = 8
3y − 2z = 5 4x − 2y + z = 9 2x + 3y − z = −2
4x − 3y + 2z = 7 3x + 5y − 2z = 5 3x − 2y − 9z = 9
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Tutorial 2
1. Evaluate the difference quotient for the given function. Simplify your answer.
x+4 √ √
(a) f (x) = (c) f (x) = 4−x+ x+5
x2 − 9 √
√
3
x
(d) f (x) = 2 .
p
(b) f (x) = 2 − x x +1
3. Evaluate f (−4), f (−3), f (−1), f (0), f (1), f (2), f (3) and f (4).
x + 1 if x < 1 3 − 1 x
if x ≤ 2
(a) f (x) = (c) f (x) = 2
1 − x if x ≥ 1 2x − 5
if x > 2
x + 9
if x < −3
x + 2 if x ≤ −1 (d) f (x) = −2x if |x| ≤ 3
(b) f (x) =
x2 if x > −1 −6
if x > 3
x x
(a) f (x) = (c) f (x) = (e) f (x) = 1 + 3x2 − x4
x2 + 2 x+1
x2
(b) f (x) = 4 (d) f (x) = x|x| (f) f (x) = 1 + 3x3 − x5
x +1
5. Climate change Recent studies indicate that the average surface temperature of the earth has
been rising steadily. Some scientists have modelled the temperature by the linear function T =
0.02t + 8.50, where T is temperature in ◦ C and t represents years since 1900.
6. Drug dosage If the recommended adult dosage for a drug is D (in mg), then to determine the
appropriate dosage c for a child of age a, pharmacists use the equation c = 0.0417D(a + 1). Suppose
the dosage for an adult is 200 mg.
5. (b) 12.5◦ C
Tutorial 3
1. Find (a) f + g, (b) f − g, (c) f g, and (d) f /g and state their domains.
√ √
a) f (x) = x3 + 2x2 , g(x) = 3x2 − 1 b) f (x) = 3 − x, g(x) = x2 − 1
2. Find the functions (a) f ◦ g, (b) g ◦ f , (c) f ◦ f , and (d) g ◦ g and their domains
1 x+1
a) f (x) = x − 2, g(x) = x2 + 3x + 4 b) f (x) = x + , g(x) =
x x+2
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5. The formula C = (F −32), where F ≥ −459.67, expresses the Celsius temperature C as a function
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of the Fahrenheit temperature F . Find the formula for the inverse function and interpret it. What
is the domain of the inverse function?
6. Find the formula for the inverse of the function and check using the composition if indeed they are
inverses.
√ 4x − 1 ex
a) f (x) = 1+ 2 + 3x b) f (x) = c) f (x) = e2x−1 d) f (x) =
2x + 3 1 + e2x
Answers
√ √
1. (a) f + g = x3 + 5x2 − 1, (−∞, ∞), x2 − 1 + 3 − x, (−∞, −1] ∪ [1, 3]
√ √
(b) f − g = x3 − x2 + 1, 3 − x − x2 − 1
p
(c) f g = 3x5 + 6x4 − x3 − 2x2 , (3 − x)(x2 − 1)
x2 (x + 2)
r
f 3−x
(d) = 2
,
g 3x − 1 x2 − 1
2. (a) f ◦ g = x2 + 3x + 2, g ◦ f = x2 − x + 2, f ◦ f = x − 4, g ◦ g = x4 + 6x3 + 20x2 + 33x + 32
2x2 + 6x + 5 x2 + x + 1 x4 + 3x2 + 1 2x + 3
(b) f ◦ g = , g◦f = 2
, f ◦f = , g◦g =
(x + 1)(x + 2) (x + 1) x (x2 + 1) 3x + 5
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Tutorial 4
x2 − x
y=
3x − 2x2
3. 1 3 3
a) b) c) d) 0.587787
4 5 5
4. a) −∞ b) ∞ c) ∞ d) −∞
6. 4 1 1 7 6
a) 4 b) c) d) 0 e) f) 12 g) h) i) 0
5 2 12 2 5
7. a) 0 b) 0 c) 0
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Tutorial 5
8t
(
(a) R (t) = t2 t < −2
t2 − 9t − 1 (e) h (t) =
t+6 t ≥ −2
x
(b) y (x) =
7 − e2x+3
1 − 3x x < −6
4x + 5
7 x = −6
(c) f (x) =
9 − 3x (f) g (x) = x3 −6 < x < 1
(
2x x < 6
1 x=1
(d) g (x) =
x−1 x≥6
2−x x>1
−6 5t
(a) h (x) = (c) g (t) =
9−x t (t + 7) (t − 12)
x+8 z2 + 1
(b) f (x) = 3 (d) g (z) = 5 6
x2 (5 − 2x) (z 2 − 1) (z + 15)
4. Use the Intermediate Value Theorem to show that the given equation has at least one solution in
the indicated interval.
Tutorial 6
2. If a ball is thrown into the air with a velocity of 40 ft/s, its height (in metres) after t seconds is
given by y = 40t − 16t2 . Find the velocity when t = 2.
3. If s = t2 measures the distance in kilometres a car travels after time t minutes, find the average
speed the car travels through out the time interval of 2 minutes, a minute after the car started.
4. Find the average rate of change of y = 5 + 128t − 16t2 for the interval 2 ≤ t ≤ 4.
3
5. Find the rate at which y = 5x2 + is changing when x = 1.
x
t3 t2
6. A car starts from rest and moves a distance s metres in t seconds, where s = + . What is the
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initial acceleration, and the acceleration at the end of the 2nd second.
7. A population grows according to the formula N = 25000 + 45t2 where the time t is measured in
days. Find the average growth rate in the time intervals a) from t = 0 to t = 2, b) from t = 2 to
t = 10, c) from t = 0 to t = 10.
8. A group of tourists started for a 45 km hike at 10:00. The group reached a shelter 31 km away
from the starting point at 17:30. There they stayed overnight. Next morning at 08:00 the group
continued to hike and arrived at their goal at 11:00. Is the average velocity of the second day greater
or smaller than that of the first day?
9. Assume that a protein (mass M in grams) disintegrates into amino acids according to the formula
M = 28/(t + 2) where the time t is measured in hours. Find the average reaction rate for the time
intervals a) from t = 0 to t = 2, b) from t = 0 to t = 1, c) from t = 0 to t = 1/2.
10. Find the derivative of the function using the definition of a derivative. State the domain of the
function and the domain of its derivative.
1 √
a) f (x) = x2 − x − 10 b) f (x) = c) f (x) = csc(x) d) f (x) = x2 − 1
x+3
x2 − 1 1
e) f (x) = x4 f) f (x) = g) f (x) = √ h) f (x) = tan(x)
2x − 3 x
Answers to selected questions
1. 1 1
a) y = 2x + 1 b) y = −2x + 2 c) y = x+
2 2
x 2 3 1
d) y = + e) y = − x f) y = 3 − 2x
3 3 4 16
2. −24m/s
3. 4 km/m.
4. 32.
5. 7.
7. a) 90 b) 540 c) 450
8. Yes
7 14 28
9. a) − b) − c) −
2 3 5
10. 1
a) f ′ (x) = 2x − 1 b) f ′ (x) = − c) f ′ (x) = − cot x csc x
(x + 3)2
′ x ′ 3 ′
2 x2 − 3x + 1
d) f (x) = √ e) f (x) = 4x f) f (x) =
x2 − 1 (2x − 3)2
1
g) f ′ (x) = − 3/2 h) f ′ (x) = sec2 x
2x
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Tutorial 7
5. Differentiate
1. 3x2 − x4
a) ex tan x + ex sec2 x b) 2 c) 4ex (sin x + cos x)
(x2 − 1)
2x3 + 1 2x
d) e) 2 f) ex x x tan x + 2 tan x + x sec2 x
x2 (2x2 + 1)
g) − cot x csc x h) − csc2 x
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2. 10 x2 − 1 x2 + 1
a) b) 15 tan(3x) sec5 (3x)
x11
12x3 sin x2 + 3x (2x + 3) cos x2 + 3x
1 1
c) − 2 cos d) 4 + 3
x x (6 − x4 ) (6 − x4 )
4e8x 5
e) − √ f) 15e3x x4
2 − e8x
g) 5 cot(5x)
3. sec xy 2 − y 2
a) −1 b)
2xy
y
−1 e sin x + y cos(xy)
c) d) y
eqy − qx e cos x − x cos(xy)
2
x2 + 1 sec2 (x − y) + 2xy 4x − y
e) 2 f)
(x2 + 1) sec2 (x − y) + x2 +1 x − 2y
4. 5 5 4e8x
a) 2x 5x +1 4
x ln 10 b) − √
2 − e8x
9
10 x2 − 1 x2 + 1 x2
c) d) x x3 + 3 3 x3 + x + 2 x3 + 3 ln x3 + 3
x11
x−2
(x + x ln(x) ln(ln x) − 1)
[ln(x)]
e) xx (ln(x) + 1) f)
x
sin(x)−1
g) − 2 − e8x 8x 8x
8e sin(x) + e − 2 ln 2 − e 8x
cos(x)
5. 1 ln(x) − ln(5x) 7 1
a) b) c) d) √
x ln(3) x ln2 (x) 49x2 + 1 1 − x2
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Tutorial 7
2. Find the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of f on the given interval.
3. Find the intervals where the functions in (1) increase and decrease.
7. Find the intervals where the functions in (1) are concave up and concave down.
9. After an antibiotic tablet is taken, the concentration of the antibiotic in the bloodstream is modeled
by the function
C(t) = 8 e−0.4t − e−0.6t
where the time t is measured in hours and C is measured in mg/mL. What is the maximum
concentration of the antibiotic during the first 12 hours?
10. A man is walking at the speed of 5km/h towards the foot of a pole is 60m high. At what rate is he
approaching the top of the pole when he is 80m from the foot of the pole?
11. A flat circular metal when exposed to heat expands at the rate 0.04cm2 /s. Find the rate at which
the radius is expanding when the area is 4πcm2 ?
12. The air is being pumped into a spherical balloon at the rate of 54cm3 /s. Find the rate at which
the radius is changing when the volume of the balloon is 36πcm3 .
13. A factory can produce 25 items per week. Out of 25 items, x items can be sold per week at the
price of 110 − 2x dollars each. The cost of producing x items is 600 + 10x + x2 dollars. How many
items should be produced in order to maximize the profit?
14. A rectangular box with a square base and top is to be made to contain 1250m3 . The material for
the base cost 35 cents per square metre, for the top 15 cents per square metre, and for the sides 20
cents per square metre. Find the dimensions so that the cost of the material is minimum.
15. A rectangular garden is to be laid along a neighbour’s lot and is to contain 432m2 . If the neighbour
pays for half of his side, what should be the dimensions of the garden so that the cost to the owner
of enclosing it may be minimum?
16. Show that the rectangle that has maximum area for a given perimeter is a square.
17. An open rectangular box is to be made from a piece of cardboard 8cm wide and 15cm long by
cutting a square from each corner and bending up the sides. Find the dimensions of the box of
largest volume.
1. Critical numbers
1 1 √ √
a) x = b) x = −4, 2 c) x = 0, −1 ± 5 d) x = 1 ± 5
3 2
2 √ 8
e) θ = nπ f) x = 0, g) x = e h) x = 0, 4,
3 7
√
i) x = 0, 3 2 j) x = 2 k) x = −1 l) x = 0, ±1
√
m) x = 0, −3, −3± 14 n) x = 0, 1, 2 o) x = ±3
2. Extreme values
a) f (3) = 113 Abs max; f (0) = 5 Abs min b) f (3) = 66 Abs max; f (±1) = 2 Abs min
√ √
c) f (2) = 27 Abs max; f (0) = −1 Abs min d) f 2 = 2 Abs max; f (− 2) = −2 Abs
min
2 1
e) f (2) = √ Abs max; f (−1) = − √ Abs f) f (2) = 2 − ln 2 Abs max; f (1) = 1 Abs min
e 8
e
min
1
g) f (1) = 1.099 Abs max; f − = −0.29 h) f (4) = 1.35 Abs max; f (1) = −0.57 Abs
2
Abs min min
3π π π π
i) f = 3.71 Abs max; f = 2.57 j) f = 2.6 Abs max; f = 0 Abs min
2 2 6 2
Abs min
3. Increase / Decrease
1 1
a) x < I, x > D
3 2
b) x < −4 I,(−4, 2) D,x > 2 I
√ √ ! √ ! √
−1 − 5 −1 − 5 −1 + 5 −1 + 5
c) x < D, , 0 I, 0, D, x > I
2 2 2 2
√ √ √ √
d) x < 1 − 5 D, 1 + 5, 1 + 5 I, x > 1 + 5 D
e) (−π, 0) I, (0, π) D
2 2
f) x < 0 D, 0, I, x > D
3 3
√ √
g) 0 < x < e I, x > e D
8 8
h) x < 0 D, 0 < x < I, < x4 D, x > 4 I
7 7
√ √
i) x < 0 D, < 0x < 2 D, x > 3 2 I
3
Tutorial 9
Question 1.
Integrate
Z Z
1 1
a) dx by letting 2x = 5 tan θ b) dx by letting 2x = 5 cot θ
4x2 + 25 4x2 + 25
Z Z
1 1
c) √ dx by letting 2x = 5 csc θ d) √ dx by letting 2x = 5 sec θ
x 4x2 − 25 x 4x2 − 25
Z Z
1 1
e) √ dx by letting 2x = 5 sin θ f) √ dx by letting 2x = 5 cos θ
25 − 4x2 25 − 4x2
Question 2.
Use partial fractions to compute the following integrals.
Z Z Z
1 1 2x
a) 2
dx b) 2
dx c) dx
x + 2x − 15 x −4 3x2
+ 10x + 3
3x − 1 x2 + x − 3
Z Z Z
x+5
d) 2
dx e) 2
dx f) dx
x − 2x − 3 x + 3x − 4 (x + 1)(x − 2)(x − 5)
Z 2
x + 2x − 1
Z Z
1 2x
g) dP h) dx i) dx
PM − P2 x − x3 x2 + 4x + 3
Question 3.
Evaluate each of the following integrals.
x2 + 2 x−1
Z Z Z
2x + 1
a) 2
dx b) dx c) dx
x +1 x(x2 + 6) x2 + 4
2x − 3 2x2 − x + 20
Z Z Z
1
d) dx e) dx f) dx
x2 + 9 x2 + 2x + 2 (x − 2)(x2 + 9)
Question 4.
Evaluate the following integrals by substitution.
(ln x)2 x2
Z Z Z Z
1 p
a) dx b) dx c) √ dx d) 4x2 2 − 3x3 dx
x ln x x 2 − 3x3
Z Z Z Z
e) sin(2x) cos(2x)dx f) sin x cos6 xdx g) sin5 xdx h) tan xdx
eax
Z Z Z Z
i) dx j) csc xdx k) sec xdx l) sec6 (bx)dx
eax + 1
Answers
1 2x 1 2x 1 2x
1(a) tan−1 +C 1(c) − csc−1 +C 1(e) sin−1 +C
10 5 5 5 2 5
2x 1 2x 1 2x
1
1(b) − 10 cot−1 +C 1(d) sec−1 +C 1(f) − cos−1 +C
5 5 5 2 5
1 1 3 1 1
2(a) ln(x − 3) − ln(x + 5) + C 2(f) ln(x − 5) − ln(x − 2) − ln(x + 1) + C
8 8 2 3 6
1 1
2(b) ln(x − 2) − ln(x + 2) + C ln(P ) ln(M − P )
4 4 2(g) − +C
3 1 M M
2(c) ln(x + 3) − ln(3x + 1) + C
4 12
2(h) ln(x + 1) − ln(x − 1) − ln(x) + C
2(d) 2 ln(x − 3) − ln(x + 1) + C
2 13
2(e) ln(x − 1) + ln(x + 4) + C 2(i) 3 ln(x + 3) − ln(x + 1) + C
5 5
x
3(a) ln x2 + 1 + tan−1 (x) + C
3(d) ln x2 + 9 − tan−1
+C
3
1 ln(x)
3(b) ln x2 + 6 + +C 3(e) tan−1 (x + 1) + C
3 3
1 1 x 1 x
3(c) ln x2 + 4 − tan−1 +C 3(f) 2 ln(x − 2) − tan−1 +C
2 2 2 3 3
4(a) ln(ln(x)) + C 2 1
4(g) − cos x + cos3 x − cos5 x + C
3 5
1 3
4(b) [ln x] + C 4(h) − ln(cos x) + C
3
2√ 1
4(c) − 2 − 3x3 + C 4(i) ln (eax + 1) + C
9 a
8 3/2
4(d) − 2 − 3x3 +C 4(j) − ln (csc x + cot x) + C
27
1 4(k) ln (sec x + tan x) + C
4(e) − cos2 (2x) + C
4
1 1 1 5 2 3
4(f) − cos7 (x) + C 4(l) tan (bx) + tan (bx) + tan(bx)
7 b 5 3
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Tutorial 10
Question 1.
Use long division and the integrate the following rational functions:
Z 3
x − 5x2 + 7x − 9 2x4 − x2 − 2 x2
Z Z
a) dx b) dx c) dx
x−4 x2 + 2x + 1 x+1
6x3 + 5x2 + 2x − 10 x2 2x − 1
Z Z Z
d) dx e) dx f) dx
6x2 − x − 2 x2 + 6x + 5 4x + 3
Question 2.
Use integration by parts to evaluate the integral
Z Z Z Z
a) ln x dx b) sin−1 2x dx c) eax cos(bx)dx d) t2 sin (at)dt
Z Z Z Z
eax sin(bx)dx t3 e2t dt 3t + t2 sin (2t) dt
e) f) g) 4x cos (2 − 3x) dx h)
Z Z π Z
8
6tan−1 x2 cos (4x) dx t7 sin 2t4 dt
i) dw j) k)
w 0
Question 3.
Evaluate each of the following integrals.
Z 4 Z 7 Z π
2 4 1 4
sin y + sec2 y dy
a) 3z − 4 + 2 dz b) 6x + dx c)
1 z 3 3x 0
Z 4 Z 2 1
√ √ 4e2w + 4wew
Z
v 3 − 7v 2 + 3v dv
d) e) 8 3 z − 12 5 z dz f) dw
−2 −1 −2 ew
1
Z 3 Z Z ∞
1 2 3 7 1
g) 5 sin t + √ dt h) √ + 2 dx i) dx
−2 1 − t2 0 1 − x2 x +1 3 (x − 2)3/2
Z∞ Z ∞ Z −1
x 2
j) dx k) xe−x dx l) e−2x dx
0 (x + 2)2
2
−∞ −∞
Answers
x3 x2 x2 2 3
1(a) − + 3x + 3 ln(x − 4) + C 1(d) + x − ln(2 − 3x) + ln(2x + 1) + C
3 2 2 3 2
2x3 1 1 25
1(b) − 2x2 + 5x + − 6 ln(x + 1) + C 1(e) x + ln(x + 1) − ln(x + 5) + C
3 x+1 4 4
1 x 5
1(c) (x + 1)2 − 2(x + 1) + ln(x + 1) + C 1(f) − ln(4x + 3) + C
2 2 8
2(a) x ln(x) − x + C 4 4
2(g) cos(2 − 3x) − x sin(2 − 3x) + C
9 3
1p
2(b) 1 − 4x2 + x sin−1 (2x) + C
1 t2
2 3t t 3
2(h) − − cos(2t)+ + sin(2t)+C
eax 4 2 2 2 4
2(c) 2 a cos(bx) + b sin(bx) + C
a + b2
8
2(i) 24 ln w2 + 64 + 6w tan−1
2
2t sin(at) 2 cos(at) t cos(at) +C
2(d) + − +C w
a2 a3 a
eax 1 1
8x2 − 1 sin(4x) + x cos(4x) + C
2(e) 2 (a sin(bx) − b cos(bx)) + C 2(j)
a + b2 32 8
1 2t 3 3 2t 2 3 2t 3e2t 1 1
sin 2t4 − t4 cos 2t4 + C
2(f) e t − e t + e t− +C 2(k)
2 4 4 8 16 8
Tutorial 11
Question 1.
Use separation of variables to solve the following first-order ordinary differential equations
dy dy dy
a) = 3x2 e−y ; y(0) = 1 b) = yx−1 c) = y 3 x−2
dx dx dx
dy dy dy
d) = (y + 1)(1 − x)−1 e) = (y + 1)−2 x2 f) = xy + x + 1 + y
dx dx dx
dy xy dy xy dy y
g) = h) = 2 i) = 2
dx x+2 dx x +2 dx x + 2x
Question 2.
Determine the area of the region bounded by
2
a) y = xe−x , y = x + 1, x = 2, x = 0 b) y = 2x2 + 10, y = 4x + 16
c) y = 2x2 + 10, y = 4x + 16, x = −2, x = 5 d) f (x) = 3 + 2x − x2 , x−axis
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e) y = x2 + 2, y = sin x, x = −1, x = 2 f) y = , y = 2x, x = 4
x
√ 1
g) y = 4x + 3, y = 6 − x − 2x2 , x = −4, x = 2 h) y = x x2 + 1, y = e− 2x , x = −3, x = 0
Question 3.
Find the average value of the function on the given interval.
√
a) f (x) = 4x − x2 , [0, 4] b) f (x) = sin 4x, [−π, π] c) f (x) = 3
x, [1, 8]
x
d) f (x) = sec2 , [0, π/2] e) f (x) = (3 − 2x)−1 , [−1, 1] f) f (x) = cos4 x sin x, [0, π]
2
Question 4.
Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating the region bounded by the given curves about the
x-axis. Sketch the region, the solid, and a typical disk or washer.
1
a) y = 2 − x, y = 0, x = 1, x = 2 b) y = 1 − x2 , y = 0
2
√ √
c) y = x − 1, y = 0, x = 5 d) y = 25 − x2 , y = 0, x = 2, x = 4
1 2
e) y = x3 , y = x, x ≥ 0 f) y = x , y = 5 − x2
4
Answers
1(a) y = ln(x3 + e) 1 2
1 (f) ln(y + 1) = x +x+C
2
1(b) y = Cx
Cex
1 1 (g) y =
1(c) − y −2 = −x−1 + C (x + 2)2
2
p
x+C 1 (h) y = C 2 + x2
1(d) y =
1−x r
1 1 x
1(e) (1 + y)3 = x3 + C 1 (i) y = C
3 3 x+2
8 3(b) 0 45 4 2 1
3(a) 3(c) 3(d) 3(e) 3(f) ln 5
3 28 π 5π 4
19 16 4(c) 8π 94 4 176
4(a) π 4(b) π 4(d) π 4(e) π 4(f) π
12 15 3 21 3