MAT421
MAT421
COURSE CALCULUS I
COURSE CODE MAT421
EXAMINATION JULY 2024
TIME 3 HOURS
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
2. Answer ALL questions in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page.
3. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the
invigilator.
4. Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of:
QUESTION 1
I) lim
x->0 9x + 3x 2
(3 marks)
sin3x
ii) lim-
x->0 2x
(3 marks)
8x
iii) lim
X-)-HJC
V4 + x2 '
(4 marks)
x + px - 1 , x <0
c) Given h(x) = 3 - x, 0 < x < 1, where p is a constant.
2, x>1
QUESTION 2
a) Use the definition of derivative to find r"'(x) for the function f (x) = 3 - 2x2
(4 marks)
r~ 1
;) Find the linear approximation of the function fix) = v x + -j= at x0 = 64 and use it to
Vx
r— 1
approximate V65 + —j= . Give your answer correct to four (4) decimal places.
V65
(5 marks)
QUESTION 3
a) A sphere with radius r cm is inflated at the rate of 12 cm3 per second. Find the rate at
which the radius of the sphere is increasing when the radius is 3 cm.
4 •*
Hint: The volume of a sphere with radius r cm is given as, V =—nr
(5 marks)
6x-1
b) Given the function f (x) ••
2-x
iv) Find the interval(s) where f (x) is concave up and concave down.
(4 marks)
c) A closed container, made of thin metal is in the shape of a cylinder. The volume of the
container is 710^ cm3, given that rem is the radius of the circular base and h cm is the
height of the container.
[Hint:A = Inr1 + Inrh, V = nr2h]
i) Show that the total surface area of the container, A cm2, is given by
r
(2 marks)
QUESTION 4
a) Evaluate £ ( k 3 + 8k2).
k=1
(3 marks)
b) Evaluate:
(\
i) f - + e1_x + cosec 2 (5x) dx
(3 marks)
(X2-1)(X-2)
") J dx.
(4 marks)
c) The Mean Value Theorem for Integrals states that if f(x) is continuous on a closed
interval [a, b], then there exists a number c between a and b such that
jf(x)dx = f(c)(b-a).
1
Use the result of the theorem to find c for f(x) = -j= on the interval [0,4].
vx
(4 marks)
2x
e) Let F (x) = J (5 cos t + 6 sin t) <#. Use Part 1 of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
0
to find F(TT).
Hint : —
dx J f (0 dt
(5 marks)
QUESTION 5
Figure 1 shows the shaded region that is bounded by the curve y = x2 and a straight line
y = x + 2.
Figure 1
b) Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the shaded region about x-axis
using Washer Method.
(5 marks)
c) Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the shaded region about the line
x = - 1 using Shell Method.
(5 marks)
LIST OF FORMULA
RULES OF DIFFERENTIATION
1. Product rule
-£-(f(x)g(xj) = g(x)f'(x) + f(x)g'(x)
2. Quotient rule
d ff(x)]
fix) = g(x) f'(x)-f(x) g'(x)
dx
(flf(x))
3. Power rule
d
(f(x))n=n[f(x)]n-'f'(x)
dx
4. Chain rule
d
f{g(x)) = f'{g(x))g'(x)
dx
TABLE OF INTEGRALS
(ax + 6) n+1 )
+ C; /7*-1
1. Uax + b)ndx = a(n + 1)
1 i i
—Inax + jb+C ; n = -1
a ' '
2. dx = ln x +C
DEFINITION OF DIFFERENTIATION
f(x + h)-f(x)
f'(x) = l i m - ^ '-——
LINEAR APPROXIMATION
f(x)«f(x0) + f'(x0)(x-x0)
.. sinx .
1. Iim =1
*->° X
,. 1-cosx .
2. Iim =0
x-^0 x
SIGMA NOTATION
1.
2. /c = 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + n = - ^ i
n
2 _n(/7 + 1)(2A7 + 1)
3. Y V = 1 2 +2 2 +3 2 +... + nz =
6
fc=i
n l2
n(r? + l)
4. V / c 3 = 1 3 +2 3 +3 3 +... + n3 =
/c=1