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Polytechnic Computing Mathematics

This document is a practice set for a Polytechnic Computing Mathematics module created by Wee Wen Shih, containing various mathematical problems and their solutions. The problems cover topics such as set theory, relations, functions, calculus, and geometry. The document serves as a resource for students to prepare for online quizzes from April to August 2024.

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Polytechnic Computing Mathematics

This document is a practice set for a Polytechnic Computing Mathematics module created by Wee Wen Shih, containing various mathematical problems and their solutions. The problems cover topics such as set theory, relations, functions, calculus, and geometry. The document serves as a resource for students to prepare for online quizzes from April to August 2024.

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POLYTECHNIC COMPUTING MATHEMATICS

PRACTICE SET
By Wee Wen Shih

I taught this module from April to August 2024 and created these questions to help my students
get ready for their online quizzes.

1 The universal set contains positive integers less than 10. A and B are sets of even and odd
integers respectively. Find the elements of
(a) A  B ,
(b) B' ,
(c) A'  B' ,
(d) B  A .
Answers: (a)  (b) 2, 4, 6, 8 (c) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (d) 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

2 Describe the shaded region using set notation.

Answer:  A  B   C or equivalent

3 A total of 58 teens signed up for training in at least one of three sports: swimming, cycling,
and running.
 9 trained in swimming and cycling, but not in running
 11 trained in cycling and running, but not in swimming
 13 trained in swimming and running, but not in cycling
 35 trained in swimming, 32 trained in cycling, and 38 trained in running
How many teens trained in all three events?
Answer: 7

 
Use the laws of algebra of sets to simplify B c   B c  A  .
c
4
Answer: B
5 Write the truth table for  p  q   r .
Answer:

6 Using the laws of algebra of propositions, simplify ~  p   ~ p  q   .


Answer: ~ p  ~ q

7 Compute 120708  61428 .


Answer: 37268

8 What is 27310 in binary representation?


Answer: 1000100012

9 Express 1100112 in decimal representation.


Answer: 5110

10 Represent 358.32812510 in base 8.


Answer: 546.258

11 Carry out 101110  100111 in twos complement.


Answer: 1112

12 Evaluate 2 F .416  1101.12 1000.12  , giving your answer in hexadecimal representation.


Answer: A216
13 The relation R is given by the following matrix:
 0 1 0 0
 
 0 0 1 0
1 0 0 1
 
0 0 0 1
(a) R has the domain 1, 2, 3, 4 and the co-domain a, b, c, d  .
List the ordered pairs of R.
(b) What is the inverse relation R 1 .
(c) State and explain whether R 1 is a function.
Answers: (a) R  1, b  ,  2, c  ,  3, a  ,  3, d  ,  4, d 
(b) R 1   b,1 ,  c, 2  ,  a, 3 ,  d , 3 ,  d , 4 
(c) d has two images, so R 1 is not a function.

14 The relation S on the set A  1, 2, 3, 5 is given by:


S  1, 2  ,  2, 3 ,  3, 5  , 1, 5 ,  2, 2  ,  3, 3 ,  5, 5  .
(a) State and explain whether S is reflexive, symmetric and/or transitive.
(b) State and explain whether S is an equivalence relation.
Answers: (a) S is not reflexive, not symmetric, and not transitive.
(b) S is not an equivalence relation.

15 Let f be a function from the domain 2, 3, 5, 8, 9 to the co-domain a, b, e, g , h such
that f  2   h, f  3  a, f  5   g , f  8   b, f  9   e .
State and explain if f is bijective.
Answer: f is injective and onto, so it is bijective.

2x  3
16 Given f  x   2 x  1 and g  x   , where x  a for both functions.
x 1
(a) State the value of a.
(b) Find the composite function g  f  x  , stating its domain.
(c) Evaluate f  g  6  .
(d) Find the inverse function g 1  x  .
4x  5 x3
Answers: (a) a  1 (b) g  f  x   , where x  1 (c) 2.6 (d) g 1  x  
2x  2 x2
3
 2 
17 Given the function f  x    2  1 .
x 
Find its derivative when x  2 .
27
Answer: 
8

18 Given the function g  x    3 x 4  8 x  7 x 2  1 .


Find the value of g' 1 .
Answer: 38

1
19 Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y   2 x 2 at the point where x  1 .
x
Answer: y  5 x  4

20 For the curve whose equation is y  x 3  5 x 2  7 x  1 , find the coordinates of its local
minima and local maxima.
 7 22 
Answers: Local maximum at (1, 2), local minimum at  , 
 3 27 

21 A right circular cylindrical metal rod is expanding as it is heated. After t seconds the radius
of the rod is x cm and the length of the rod is 5x cm. The cross-sectional area of the rod is
increasing at the constant rate of 0.032 cm 2s 1 .
dx
(a) Find when the radius of the rod is 2 cm.
dt
(b) Find the rate of increase of the volume of the rod when x = 2.
Answers: (a) 0.00255 cm/s (b) 0.48 cm 3 /s

22 A rectangular piece of cardboard measures 15 inches by 24 inches. Equal-sized squares


are cut out from each corner of the cardboard. The sides are then folded up to form an
open-top box. Determine the dimensions of the squares to be cut out so that the resulting
box has the maximum possible volume. Calculate this maximum volume.
Answers: Each square is 3 inches by 3 inches. Maximum volume is 486 in 3 .

4  x
2
4
23 Evaluate  1
x
dx .

1226
Answer:
15
24 Find the area of the shaded region shown below.

Answer: 34 units 2

x3
25 Use the method of substitution to find  x 2  25
dx .

1 2
 x  25   25  x 2  25   c
32 12
Answer:
3

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