TMA 1 i

Semester 2

Tutor-marked
Assignment 1
(TMA 1 - 15%)

Submission Date:
22 February, 2009
21 February, 2009 (Kota Bharu only)
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WUC 114/05 University Mathematics A
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Tutor-marked Assignment 1
Evidence of plagiarism or collusion will be taken seriously and the University
regulations will be applied fully. You are advised to be familiar with the University’s
definitions of plagiarism and collusion.

Instructions:
1. This is an individual assignment. No duplication of work will be tolerated.
Any plagiarism or collusion may result in disciplinary action in addition to
ZERO mark being awarded to all involved.

2. You are to submit the hard copy of your answers. Marks will be awarded for
correct working steps and answer.

3. The total marks for TMA 1 is 100 % and it contributes 15 % towards your
total grade.

4. TMA 1 covers topics from Unit 1.

5. TMA 1 contains five (5) questions. Answer all questions in English.

Question 1

Given f (x) = 12 + 4x − x2

a. Complete the mapping.

A f:A→B B

4· · 16
· 15
3· · 14
· 13
2· · 12
· 11
1· · 10
·9
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b. Identify the types of mapping in (a).

c. List the range and codomain in (a).

d. Determine if f (x) = 12 + 4x − x2 odd, even or neither. Justify your answer.

e. If R is the domain, find the range of f (x) = 12 + 4x − x2.

f. Sketch the graph of f (x) = 12 + 4x − x2 with R as its domain.

g. Sketch on the different set of axes, the graph of f (x) = |12 + 4x − x2| and
write its range.

[20 marks]

Question 2
x +1
Given f (x) = , x ≠ k.
2x − 1

a. Find the value of k.

b. Find f − ( ) 1
2
.

c. Determine its asymptote.

d. Sketch the graph in the domain −5 ≤ x ≤ 5.

e. Find f −1(x).

f. Find f −1 ()4
3
.
c
g. Find c if f (c) = .
2
[20 marks]

Question 3

Given f (x) = 4x + 3, g(x) = √2 − x and h(x) = px 2 − q.

a. Find the domain and range of f (x) and g (x).

b. Find ( f + g)(x).

c. Find (f g)(x).

d. Find (f ˚ g)(x).
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e. Find (g ˚ f )(x).

f. Find p and q if (h ˚ f )(x) = 16x 2 + 24 x + 7.

g. Find (f ˚ g ˚ h) ()
1
2
.

[20 marks]

Question 4

Given u = 〈1, 2, −2〉 and v = 〈5, 1, −2〉, find

a. |u| and |v|.

b. the unit vector of u and v.

c. u • v.

d. u × v.
−→ −→ −→
e. If OP = 〈6, 6, −8〉, OQ = 〈11, −2, −2〉, find k and h if PQ = ku + hv.

[20 marks]

Question 5

Given M =
[ 3
−2
1
5]and N is a 2 × 2 matrix.

a. Find N if M + 2N = [ 7 −5
0 1 ].

b. Find MN.

c. Find NM.

d. Find x and y if P = M and P = [ 3

x +y
2y
5 ].

[20 marks]
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Semester 2

Tutor-marked
Assignment 2
(TMA 2 - 20%)

Submission Date:
22 March, 2009
21 March, 2009 (Kota Bharu only)
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WUC 114/05 University Mathematics A
 TMA 2 1

Tutor-marked Assignment 2
Evidence of plagiarism or collusion will be taken seriously and the University
regulations will be applied fully. You are advised to be familiar with the University’s
definitions of plagiarism and collusion.

Instructions:
1. This is an individual assignment. No duplication of work will be tolerated.
Any plagiarism or collusion may result in disciplinary action, in addition
to ZERO mark being awarded to all involved.

2. You are to submit the hard copy of your answers. Marks will be awarded
for correct working steps and answer.

3. The total marks for TMA 2 is 100 marks and contributes 15% towards
the total grade.

4. TMA 2 covers topics from Unit 2.

5. TMA 2 contains five (5) questions. Answer all questions in English.

Question 1

Find the limits for each of the following:

a. lim
x→ 1
4x − 3
−
2

b. xlim3 12x(4 − x)
→

c. xlimπ x sin x
→
2

x 2 − 3x − 4
d. xlim− 1
→ x +1

x −2
e. xlim
→ √2 x − √2

x −2
f. lim 2
x 3
→ x − 11x + 24

[20 marks]
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Question 2

{
2 − x, x < 3
a. Let f (x) = 2, x=3.
x
− 2, x > 3
3

i. Find xlim3 − f (x) and xlim3 + f (x)

→ →

ii. Does lim

x 3
f (x) exist? Justify your answer.
→

iii. Does lim

x 2
f (x) exist? Justify your answer.
→

7a, {
x 2 − a, x < 2
b. Let g (x) = 3ax, 2≤x≤3.
x>3

i. Find the value of a if lim

x 2
g (x) exist.
→

ii. By using the value of a in (i), does xlim3 g (x) exist? Justify your answer.
→

[20 marks]

Question 3
sin x
a. Use xlim0 = 1 to evaluate the following limits.
→ x

sin 5x
i. lim
x 0→ 3x

sin 3x
ii. xlim2
→ sin 2x

cos 2x − 1
iii. xlim0
→ x

b. Find the following limits.

4
i. lim −5
x ∞→ x

x2
ii. xlim∞
→ 2 + 3x 2

x +1
iii. xlim∞
→ x2 + 3
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c. Suppose lim f(x) = 8 and lim g (x) = 2. Find:

x →2 x →2

i. xlim2 3f (x) g (x)

→

ii. xlim2 f (x) g (x)

→

√
f (x)
iii. xlim2
→ g (x )
[20 marks]

Question 4

{
x − 3, x<0
a. Given h(x) = x 2, 0≤x<2
3x, x=2
6 − x, 2<x≤4
0.5x, x>4

Determine if h(x) continuous at

i. x = 0

ii. x = 2

iii. x = 4

b. If f (x) = 8,
{
ax + 3, x<5
x = 5 where a and b are constants.
2x 2 + bx − 3, x > 5

Find the values of a and b so that f is continuous at x = 5.

c. Use the intermediate value theorem to show that f (x) = x3 − x − 1 has a root
in the interval [−1, 2].

[20 marks]
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Question 5

1 2 3 4 5 6

Find the limits of each of the following:

Use the graph to answer questions (a) to (e).

a. Use the given graph of f (x) to evaluate (if exists)

i. x→1
lim− f (x)

ii. x→1
lim+ f (x)

iii. x→1
lim f (x)

iv. f (1)

v. lim
x→5
f (x)

b. Determine if f (x) is continuous at x = 4.

c. Determine if f (x) is continuous at x = 1.

d. List all the integers where the limit of f (x) exists in the graph.

e. List all the integers where f (x) is continuous.

f. Salt water with concentration of 0.1 kg of salt per m3 flows into a large tank
that initially contains 50m3 of pure water.

i. If the flow rate of salt water into the tank is 5m3 per minute, find
the volume V(t) of water and the amount A(t) of salt in the tank after
t minutes.

ii. Find a formula for the salt concentration c(t) ( in kg m−3 ) after t minutes.
(Hint: Concentration = amount/volume )

iii. What happens to c(t) over a long period of time?

[20 marks]
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Semester 2

Tutor-marked
Assignment 3
(TMA 3 - 15%)

Submission Date:
19 April, 2009
18 April, 2009 (Kota Bharu only)
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WUC 114/05 University Mathematics A
 TMA 3 1

Tutor-marked Assignment 3
Evidence of plagiarism or collusion will be taken seriously and the University
regulations will be applied fully. You are advised to be familiar with the University’s
definitions of plagiarism and collusion.

Instructions:
1. This is an individual assignment. No duplication of work will be tolerated.
Any plagiarism or collusion may result in disciplinary action, in addition
to ZERO mark being awarded to all involved.

2. You are to submit the hard copy of your answers. Marks will be awarded
for correct working steps and answer.

3. The total marks for TMA 3 is 100 marks and contributes 20% towards
the total grade.

4. TMA 3 covers topics from Unit 3.

5. TMA 3 contains five (5) questions. Answer all questions in English.

Question 1

a. By using the definition of derivative, find the derivatives of the following

functions.

i. f (x) = 3 − 5x

x2
ii. f (x) = −2
3

iii. f (x) = 7x 2 − x 3
4
iv. f (x) =
x −1

2
v. f (x) =
√x
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b. By using the definition of derivative, find f ´(c) of the following functions

(if exists).

i. f (x) = { x 3, x < 2
3x 2, x ≥ 2 ,
c=2

ii. f (x) = { √x , x < 4

−0.5x, x ≥ 4
, c=4

[20 marks]

Question 2

dy
a. Find for each the following functions.
dx

i. y = 5x 3 − 3x 5

3 2 1
ii. y = − 2 + 3
x x x

3
iii. y = + 5 sin x
x

3x + 1
iv. y =
x2 − 1

√x − 2
v. y =
√x + 2

vi. y = (3 − x 2)(x 3 − x + 1)

b. Find f ´´(x), f ´´´(x) and f 4(x) of the following functions.

x3 2
i. f (x) = − + cos x
2 x3

4x − 5x 6
ii. f (x) =
x

[20 marks]
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Question 3

a. Find the equation of the tangent and normal lines to the curve y = x 3 − 5x + 2
at the point (2, 0).

b. The curve y = px 2 + qx + 2 has a tangent line y = −x − 2 at the point (1, −2).

Find the value of p and q.

c. Find all the numbers that satisfy the conclusion to the mean value theorem
for f (x) = x 2 + 2x − 1 the interval [0, 1].

d. Given that f (x) = 12 + 7x − x 2 satisfies the Rolle’s theorem on the interval

[a, b] where there are at least a number c on [a, b] for which f ´(c) = 0. Find the
value of a, b and c.

(20 marks)

Question 4
dy
a. Use implicit differentiation to find for the following equations.
dx

i. 2xy + y 2 = x + y
x −1
ii. y 2 =
x +1

iii. sin y = x + cos y

b. As an object moves along the x-axis, its displacement at any time,

t (in seconds) is given by the function x (t) = t 3 − 6t 2 + 9t + 10m.

i. Find the velocity and sketch its graph for 0 ≤ t ≤ 4.

ii. Find the time and acceleration at t = 2s.

iii. Find the time when the object is stationary.

[20 marks]
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Question 5

a. If a tank holds 1,000 L of water, which takes an hour to drain from the
bottom of the tank, then the volume V of water remaining in the tank after
t minutes is

( )
2
t
V = 1000 1− 0 ≤ t ≤ 60.
60
Find the rate at which the water is flowing out of the tank (the instantaneous
rate of change of V with respect to t) after 10 minutes.

b. Find the rate of change of the volume of a deflating spherical balloon with
respect to the radius, r. Then, find the rate of change of the volume when
r = 7cm.

c. The equation x 3 + 3x + 1 = 0 has a root near to x = 0. Use the Newton-

Raphson method to find the root to four decimal places.

[20 marks]