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ex +x cos2 x
1. Use logarithmic differentiation to find the derivative of y = √ . [3]
x4 + 1

2. For the curve x2 + y 2 = (2x2 + 2y 2 − x)2 :

dy
(a) Find . [3]
dx

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(b) Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve at the given point (0, 1/2). [2]

dy
3. Given that y = arctan(tanh x), find in its simplest form. [4]
dx

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4. Consider the curve defined by the parametric equations

x = esin θ and y = ecos θ , for 0 ≤ θ < 2π.

Find the points on the curve where the tangent is

(a) horizontal, [3]

(b) vertical. [2]

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x x y y
5. If z = e y sin + e x cos , evaluate [5]
y x
∂z ∂z
x +y
∂x ∂y

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6. Use differentials to solve the following:

(a) At a certain instant, the radius of a right circular cylinder is 15cm and is in-
creasing at the rate of 0.5cm/s while the altitude is 20cm and decreasing at a
rate of 1cm/s. Find the rate of change of the volume at that instant. [4]

(b) Approximate the volume of a box of the square base of side 9.996 and height
8.005 units. [4]

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7. Compute the following integrals:

Z
(b) sec4 x dx [3]

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x2
Z
(c) √ dx [5]
16 − x2

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x3 + 3x + 1
Z
(d) dx [5]
(x + 1)2 (x − 2)2

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Z √ 2
x + 4x
(e) dx [5]
x+2

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√
8. Consider the area enclosed by the graphs y = ln x, y = x + 2, y = 1 and y = −1 as
illustrated in the sketch below.

(a) Compute the area. [3]

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(b) If the area is rotated about the line x = −2, find the volume of the resulting
solid. [4]

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9. The temperature during the summer is modeled by the function

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" #
2 −1
10. Given that A = and that A2 − 6A + kI = 0, where I is a 2 × 2 identity
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matrix or unit matrix, and 0 is a null matrix. Find the value of k. [5]

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11. Using Gauss-Jordan method, solve the following simultaneous equations: [6]

x + 3y + 4z = 3
2x + 7y + 3z = −7
2x + 8y + 6z = −4

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12. Find the angle θ between a = ⟨2, 4, 0⟩ and b = ⟨−1, −1, 4⟩. [4]

 
−2 1 2
13. Given the matrix A =  1 −1 0  ,
 

1 0 −1
(a) Find the eigenvalues of A. [2]

(b) Is matrix A singular? Explain. [1]

(c) What are the eigenvalues of A−1 ? [1]

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