Section A [45 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.

|𝑥−2|
,𝑥 ≠ 2
1. The function f is defined by f(x) = { 𝑥−2 .
0, 𝑥 = 2
(a) Find [4 marks]
lim 𝑓(𝑥)
𝑥→2
(b) Determine whether f is continuous at x = 2. [2 marks]

2(𝑡−1)
2. Find the equation of the normal to the curve with parametric equation x = and
3𝑡
1−𝑡
y= at the origin. [6 marks]
3

𝑑𝑦 1
3. Given that sin y = x, show that = √1−𝑥 2.
𝑑𝑥
Hence, show that ∫ 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑥 + √1 − 𝑥 2 + 𝐶. [6 marks]

4. By using the substitution y = vx, where v is a function of x, reduce the differential

equation
𝑑𝑦 1
𝑥 𝑑𝑥 − 𝑦 = 𝑥2 − 𝑦2
4
to a differential equation that contains v and x only.
Hence, solve the differential equation above given that y = 0 when x = 3. [7 marks]

𝑑𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
5. Given that 𝑦 = 𝑒 −3𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥, show that 𝑑𝑥 = 2𝑒 −3𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑥 − 3𝑦 and 𝑑𝑥 2 = −13𝑦 − 6 𝑑𝑥 .
Hence, find the Maclaurin series for y up to the term in 𝑥 4 . [11 marks]

4 𝑙𝑛𝑥
6. Use the trapezium rule with five ordinates, evaluate ∫2 𝑑𝑥, giving your answer
𝑥
correct to three decimal places.

By evaluating the integral exactly, show that the error of the approximation is about
0.28%. [9 marks]

2
 Section B [15 marks]

Answer any one question in this section.

7. An open cylindrical container can hold 16 𝑚3 of rice. If the radius of the container is x
16
m and its height is y m, show that 𝑦 = 𝜋𝑥 2 and find the surface area of the container in
terms of x.
A conical cover of slant height 2x m is placed on top of the container to form a silo as
shown in Figure 1 below.

2x

y Figure 1

Given that the cost per unit area of the cylindrical container is p ringgit per square
metre. If the cost per unit area of the cover is 50% more than the cost per unit area of
the cylindrical container, show that the total cost, C, of the silo is
32
C = p(4𝜋𝑥 2 + )
𝑥

3 4
Hence, show that the total cost, C, is minimum when = √𝜋 . [15 marks]

8. Two iterations suggested to estimate a root of the equation 𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 + 1 = 0 are

1
𝑥𝑛+1 = 5 (𝑥𝑛3 + 1), 𝑥𝑛+1 = 3√5𝑥𝑛 − 1.

(a) Show that the equation 𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 + 1 = 0 has a root between 0 and 1.

(b) Using 𝑥0 = 0.5, show that one of the iterations converges to the root whereas the
other does not.
(c) Use the iteration which converges to the root to determine the root correct to three
decimal places. [15 marks]