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Ma 110 - Assignment One, 2025

This document is an assignment for a Mathematics course at The Copperbelt University, detailing tasks and questions for students to complete. It includes instructions for submission and a series of mathematical problems related to vectors, lines, and limits. The assignment is due on April 7, 2025, and was handed out on March 31, 2025.

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Ma 110 - Assignment One, 2025

This document is an assignment for a Mathematics course at The Copperbelt University, detailing tasks and questions for students to complete. It includes instructions for submission and a series of mathematical problems related to vectors, lines, and limits. The assignment is due on April 7, 2025, and was handed out on March 31, 2025.

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THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY


LUSAKA Campus
PROGRAMME: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

COURSE NAME: MATHEMATICS


COURSE CODE: MA 110
TASK: ASSIGNMENT ONE
DATE HANDED OUT: 31/03/2025
DUE DATE: 07/04/2025
INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Write your student number


2. Answer all questions in a continuous manner
3. Please write as clearly as possible showing all your working to obtain FULL marks; as
poor handwriting cannot be marked.
4. Submit a hard copy.

QUESTIONS

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1. If 𝑎 and 𝑏 are vectors such that |𝑎| = 2 and |𝑏| = 4 and angles between 𝑎 and 𝑏 is 3 𝜋 .

Find the angle between 𝑎 and 𝑎 − 𝑏 [4]


2. (a) Find the vector equation, parametric equations for the line whose Cartesian equation
𝑥−5 𝑦+4 𝑧−6
is = = [6]
3 7 2

(b) The vector a line is 𝑟 = 𝑖 − 2𝑗 + 2𝑘 + 𝜆(5𝑖 + 2𝑗 − 𝑘) express the equation of this

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line in parametric form and hence, find the coordinates of points where the line
crosses the 𝑥𝑦 plane, find the direction cosines of the direction vector. [6]
𝑥−1 𝑦+2 𝑧−4
3. A line has Cartesian equations = = , find a vector equation for a parallel line
3 4 5

passing through the point with position vector 5𝑖 − 2𝑗 − 4𝑘 and find the coordinates of
the point on this where 𝑦 = 0. [6]
4. Calculate the volume of a solid generated by revolving the region bounded by the curve
𝜋
𝑓(𝑥) = cos 𝜃 and the lines 𝑥 = 0 , 𝑥 = about the 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠. [5]
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√𝑥+ℎ−√𝑥
5. Calculate the limit limℎ→0 [5]
ℎ

6. Given that 𝑓(𝑥) = 1 − √𝑥 − 5


(i) Find the domain. [2]
(ii) Sketch the graph of 𝑓(𝑥), clearly indicating the x-intercept and the coordinates of
the origin. [5]

END OF ASSIGNMENT!

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