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The document is a tutorial sheet for a mathematics course at the University of Dar es Salaam, focusing on analysis of single-variable functions. It includes problems on differentiability, continuity, limits, and vector-valued functions, along with proofs and evaluations. Specific tasks involve discussing functions at certain points, maximizing profit for a coffee shop, and applying Taylor's theorem.

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Tutorial3 2024 2025

The document is a tutorial sheet for a mathematics course at the University of Dar es Salaam, focusing on analysis of single-variable functions. It includes problems on differentiability, continuity, limits, and vector-valued functions, along with proofs and evaluations. Specific tasks involve discussing functions at certain points, maximizing profit for a coffee shop, and applying Taylor's theorem.

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UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM

MT 120: ANALYSIS 1: FUNCTIONS OF SINGLE VARIABLE


TUTORIAL SHEET 3

1. Discuss dierentiability and continuity of the following functions:


(a) f (x) = |x − 2| at a = 2. If f is not continuous compute its jump at x = 2.
(b)
x − 4 for x < 2,

 2

f (x) = 0 for x = 2,
4 − x2 for x > 2.

at a = 2.
(c)
2x − 1 for x ≤ 1,
(
f (x) =
2x2 − 1 for x > 1.
at a = 1.
(d) 
x2 sin 1 for x ̸= 0,
f (x) = x
0 for x = 0.
at a = 0.
√ √ √
2. Discuss dierentiability of f (x) = x2 6 − x2 on interval [− 6, 6].
3. The Chinese restaurant is planning the coee shop in such a way that if there are
places for 40 to 80 people, the daily prot will be $16 per place. However, if the
seating capacity is above 80 places, the daily prot on each place will be decreased
by $0.08 times the number of places above 80. What should be the seating capacity
to yield the greatest daily prot?
4. Prove that if f is dierentiable on (a, b) and f (x) = 0 ∀x ∈ (a, b), then f is a
′

constant function.
5. Prove that if f is dierentiable on (a, b) and continuous on [a, b] and if f (x) > 0
′

(respectively f (x) < 0) ∀x ∈ (a, b), then f is monotone increasing (respectively


′

decreasing) on [a, b].


6. Evaluate the following limits:
(1 − x)m − xm 1
(a) n n
as x → , where m, n ∈ IN and
(1 − x) − x 2
π π 
n cot − as n → ∞.
2 n
1 1
(b) 2 − 2 as x → 0 and (x + 1)cot x as x → 0+ .
x x sec x
7. Let f and g be two functions that are dierentiable for all x > N , where N is
a positive constant, and suppose that for all x > N , g (x) ̸= 0. Prove that if
′

′
f (x) f (x)
lim f (x) = 0 and lim g(x) = 0, and if lim ′ = L, then lim = L.
x→+∞ x→+∞ x→+∞ g (x) x→+∞ g(x)

1
8. Evaluate the following limits
√
(a) lim+ x x .
x→0

(b) lim+ (csc x)sin x .


2

x→0
 
x 1
(c) lim+ − .
x→1 x − 1 ln x
 1/x2
sin x
(d) lim .
x→0 x
√
(e) lim x3 − x.
x→0

9. Prove the Taylor's theorem that: If f is a function such that its rst n derivatives
are continuous on [a, b] and f n+1 (x) exist for all x in (a, b), then there is a number
ξ in (a, b) such that
′ ′′
f (a) f (a) f (n) (a) f (n+1) (ξ)
f (b) = f (a)+ (b−a)+ (b−a)2 +· · ·+ (b−a)n + (b−a)n+1
1! 2! n! (n + 1)!

10. (a) Prove that if R is a vector-valued function dened by


R(t) = f (t)i + g(t)j then R (t) = f (t)i + g (t)j.
′ ′ ′

(b) Prove that if R̂ is dierentiable vector-valued function on an interval and ∥R̂(t)∥


is constant for all t in the interval, then the vectors R̂(t) and R̂ (t) are orthog-
′

onal.
11. Prove that if u, v and w are dierentiable vector-valued functions, then
d ′ ′ ′
[u(t) · v(t) × w(t)] = [u (t) · v(t) × w(t)] + [u(t) · v (t) × w(t)] + [u(t) · v(t) × w (t)]
dt

12. The vector-valued functions R̂ and F̂ are such that R̂ = F̂ (t),


dR̂ d2 R̂
F̂ (t) = 2tı̂ − e ȷ̂ and t = sin θ. Find and 2 .
′ −t
dθ dθ
13. Suppose that R and R are vector-valued functions dened on an interval and R
′ ′

is dierentiable on the interval. Prove that


d ′ ′ ′′
[R (t) · R(t)] = ∥R (t)∥2 + R(t) · R (t)
dt
d
14. (a) Find the vector R for which [R(t)] = e−t i + et j and R(0) = i + j
dt
(b) Find the length of the arc traced by the terminal point of the position repre-
sentation of vector R(t) as t increases from 1 to 4 if
R(t) = et sin ti + et cos tj
r !
√
q
d 3
15. Use chain rule to evaluate 1 + 1 + 1 + x2 at x = .
dx 4

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