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Day 13 TUTORIALS

The document contains exercises related to numerical functions, differentiation, Taylor series, and vector spaces. It includes tasks such as determining domains, limits, asymptotes, and properties of functions, as well as solving equations and finding Taylor series expansions. Additionally, it covers matrix operations, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors.

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Day 13 TUTORIALS

The document contains exercises related to numerical functions, differentiation, Taylor series, and vector spaces. It includes tasks such as determining domains, limits, asymptotes, and properties of functions, as well as solving equations and finding Taylor series expansions. Additionally, it covers matrix operations, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors.

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GENERAL TUTORIALS

EXERCISE 1 – NUMERICAL FUNCTIONS OF ONE REAL VARIABLE

1. Consider the function ( ) ( ).

a) Determine the domain of definition of .


b) Determine the limits at the bounds of the domain (as and ) and
deduce the eventual asymptotes of the curve of .
2. Deduce whether ( ) is an odd or an even function given that:
(a) ( ) , (b) ( ) ,
3. If ( ) , ( ) , deduce (i) ( ), (ii) ( ).
4. Solve the simultaneous equations:
, ( ) .

5. Prove that √ .

6. (a) Sketch the graph of the modulus function: ( ) | | { .

(b) Given that ( ) [ ] defines the greatest integer less than or equal to , find the
value of each of the following quantities: [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ].
7. Investigate whether ( ) is an odd or an even function given that:
(b) ( ) , (b) ( ) ,
8. (a) If ( ) , ( ) , deduce (i) ( ), (ii) ( ).

(b) (i) What is a periodic function?


(ii) Deduce that ( ) and ( ) , each has a period of .

EXERCISE 2 – SEVERAL REAL VARIABLE FUNCTIONS: DIFFERENTIATION


AND VECTOR OPERATORS
9. Consider the function of three variables defined by:
( ) ,
(a) Find the partial derivatives

(i) , (ii) , (iii) .

(b) Determine the (i) gradient and (ii) Laplacian of ( ) at the point ( ).
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(c) Determine the gradient of ( ) at the point ( ) (take √ ).
(d) Determine the Laplacian of the function ( ) at the point ( ).
EXERCISE 3 – TAYLOR SERIES, INTEGRATION & DIFFERENTIAL
EQUATIONS
7. (a) Find the Taylor series expansion of the function:
( ) .

(b) Deduce the approximate value to 3 decimal places of ∫ .


8. Solve the differential equation , given that ( ) ( ) .
9. (a) Find the Taylor series expansion of the function:
( ) .

(b) Deduce the approximate value to 3 decimal places of ∫ ( ) .

(c) Solve the differential equation , given that ( ) .

EXERCISE 4 – VECTOR SPACE OF FINITE DIMENSION & MATRICES


9. (a) Using the following matrices, investigate the commutativity of matrix multiplication:

* +; * +.

(b) Using the following vectors (matrix), investigate the associativity of vector addition:
⃑ * +; ⃑⃑ * +; ⃑ * +.

(c) Using rules of vector spaces, obtain the notation of the vector represented, in
magnitude and direction, by the diagonal line below:

𝑥⃑

𝑦⃑

10. (a) Consider the matrix * +. Find its eigenvalues and eigenvectors.

(b) Use the eigenvalue equation to investigate the correctness of the eigenvectors.

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