Mid-year Examinations, 2019 MATH101-19S1 (C)

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Mid-year Examinations, 2019 Q1

MATH101-19S1 (C) Methods of Mathematics Q2

Q3
Examination Duration: 180 minutes
Q4
Exam Conditions:

Closed Book exam: Students may not bring in any written or printed materials. Q5

No calculators are permitted

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Materials Permitted in the Exam Venue:

None

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Instructions to Students:

Answer all SIX questions.

There is a total of 110 marks.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

Use blue or black pen only.

Show all your working.

Marks will be lost for poorly presented or incomplete answers.

A standard formula sheet is provided with this booklet.

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Question One (17 marks)

(a) Rearrange the following equation to make M the subject:

r
2A M
=L
3 G

(b) Find the distance between the points (7, 3) and (4, −1).

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(c) The cost C (in $) of some bamboo cloth is related to the length L in metres by the
formula
C = 5L /3 + 6
2

What is the cost of 27m of the material?

(d) Solve the following non-linear equation for x:

1 1
+ =3
x 2

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(e) Solve the following equation for x:

log2 (x) − log2 (1 − x) = 3

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(f) Consider the diagram below of triangles ABC and A0 B 0 C 0 (not drawn to scale).

C0

θ θ
A B A0 B0

The length from A0 to B 0 is twice the length from A to B, the length from B 0 to C 0
is twice the length from B to C, and the angle θ is the same in both triangles.
If the area of the triangle ABC is 4 units2 , what is the area of the triangle A0 B 0 C 0 ?
(Hint: the area of a triangle is 21 (base × height).)

π
(g) Solve the following equation for x given that 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
√
 π 3
sin x + =
6 2

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(h) A vole with a sense of adventure is on a steadily revolving ferris wheel. The vole’s
height h in metres above the ground after t seconds is modelled by the function
 
πt
h(t) = 8 + 7 sin
12

Use this model to answer the following questions:

(i) How high is the vole after 2 seconds?

(ii) What is the greatest height that the vole gets to?

(iii) After how many seconds is the vole first at the greatest height?

(iv) What is the period of the function h(t) above?

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(i) Find the point(s) of intersection of the line

y = 3x − 6

with the parabola

y = x2 − 6x + 8

Give your answer(s) as coordinates in (x, y) form.

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Question Two (17 marks)

(a) Suppose that organic waste is dumped into a pond. As the waste material oxidises
the oxygen level in the pond changes. The function f (t) below gives the relative
level of oxygen in the pond t weeks after the organic waste is dumped compared to
the oxygen level at t = 0
t2 − t + 1
f (t) =
t2 + 1
where f (t) = 1 (ie, 100 %) is the normal level. Use this model to answer the
following questions:
(i) What is the relative level of oxygen in the pond 1 week after the organic waste
is dumped?

(ii) Calculate lim f (t) to find what will happen to the oxygen level in the pond in
t→∞
the long term.

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(b) Differentiate the following with respect to x:

1
(i) y = x3
2

1
(ii) y =
4x

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(iii) y = sin (x2 ) + ln(x)

(iv) y = x ex

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(c) Consider the function f (x) = 3x2

(i) Find f (x + h)

(ii) Use the limit definition of the derivative

f (x + h) − f (x)
f 0 (x) = lim
h→0 h
to find the derivative function f 0 (x).

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(d) The height a pole-vaulter can vault is modeled by the function

H(t) = 15 − 10e−0.1 t

where t is the number of weeks the pole-vaulter has been practising and H(t) is the
height vaulted in feet.
(i) How high can the pole-vaulter vault at time t = 0?

(ii) How many weeks of practice are needed for the vaulter to vault a height of
10 feet? Use the approximation ln(2) ≈ 0.7.

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(iii) Find an expression for the rate of change of height vaulted at time t.

(iv) Find the rate of change of height vaulted after 12 weeks of practice.
Use the approximation e−1.2 ≈ 0.3
Do not forget the units.

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Question Three (16 marks)

(a) Mike is running on a straight race-track for t seconds, 0 ≤ t ≤ 10.
His velocity v (in m/s) is given by the function
24t
v(t) =
2t + 2

(i) What is Mike’s velocity at time t = 2 seconds?

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(ii) What is Mike’s acceleration at time t = 2 seconds?

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(b) Consider the following functions:

A f (x) = x1/2 1
D f (x) =
x 2x
B f (x) = ln 1
2 E f (x) =
2x
1
C f (x) = x 1
2 F f (x) =
2

For each question below give the letter (A, B, C, D, E, or F) of the only function
that matches the description given.

(i) The range of f (x) is [0, ∞)

(ii) f (x) is a horizontal line

(iii) f (x) ∝ x

(iv) lim+ f (x) = −∞

x→0

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(c) A company manufacturing fertilizer models its income and costs using the functions
 x 2
I(x) = 8x −
10
 x 2
C(x) = x +
10
where I(x) is the income (in $) received from producing x tonnes of fertilizer per
day and C(x) is the cost in dollars of producing x tonnes of fertilizer per day.
Use these models to answer the following questions:
(i) What income would the company receive from producing 50 tonnes of fertilizer
per day?

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Continuing question (c), the functions you are working with are repeated below:
 x 2
I(x) = 8x −
10
 x 2
C(x) = x +
10
where I(x) is the income (in $) received from producing x tonnes of fertilizer
per day and C(x) is the cost in dollars of producing x tonnes of fertilizer per
day.
(ii) If Profit = Income - Cost, find the function P (x) modeling the profit from
producing x tonnes of fertilizer per day. Simplify your answer as much as
possible.

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(iii) How many tonnes of fertilizer should the company produce each day to maximise
its profit?

(iv) Use the Second Derivative Test to check that your answer to part (iii) is a
maximum.

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Question Four (18 marks)

dW
(a) Consider a function W (t) where = e−5t
dt
Is W (t) increasing or decreasing as t increases? Briefly justify your answer.

(b) Consider the curve

y = ln x2 − 3x − 3

dy
(i) Find
dx

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(ii) Use your answer from part (i) to find the equation of the tangent line to the
curve when x = 4.

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(c) Consider the function

f (x) = x3 − 3x2 + 12
(i) What is the y-intercept of the graph of this function?

(ii) Find f 0 (x)

(iii) Find the x-values where the critical points of f occur.

You do NOT need to calculate the y-values of the critical points.

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(iv) Use the first derivative test to find the open intervals on which f is decreasing
and on which f is increasing, and You MUST show your working for the
first derivative test clearly to get any marks.

(v) Hence identify the nature of the critical points from part (iii).

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(vi) Still considering the function

f (x) = x3 − 3x2 + 12

use the second derivative of f to find the open intervals on which f is concave
up and on which f is concave down.
You MUST show your working including the second derivative function
clearly to get any marks.

(vii) Give the co-ordinates (x and y values) of any points of inflection of f .

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Question Five (22 marks)

(a) Find the following indefinite integrals.
Z
(i) (3 sin(x) + 1) dx

Z  
1
(ii) dx
3x3

√

Z
(iii) 3 x dx

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Z  
4
(iv) dx
x (ln x)2

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(b) Find the value of the definite integral

√
4
e x
Z  
√ dx
1 x

Give your answer in exact form.

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(c) Use your knowledge of the shapes of basic graphs and the fact that
Z 2
8
x2 dx =


0 3

to evaluate the following integrals (you do not need to integrate):

Z 0
x2 dx =


(i)
−2

Z 2
x2 dx =


(ii)
−2

Z 2
3 x2 dx =


(iii)
0

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(d) Consider the graph of the function f (x) = x2 − x − 2.

(i) Sketch the graph of the function on the axes below given that the y-coordinate
of the vertex is − 94 .
The positions of the x and y-intercepts and the vertex should be correct.
Otherwise a sketch is sufficient.

There are spare axes on page 40.

−4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4
0 x

−1

−2

−3

−4

(ii) On your graph, shade the area between the curve y = f (x), the x-axis, and
the lines x = −1 and x = 0.

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(iii) Find the total geometric area between the curve y = f (x), the x-axis, and
the lines x = −1 and x = 0 (the area shaded in part (ii)).

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Question Six (20 marks)

(a) The rate of world-wide zinc consumption (million metric tons) is given by

dZ
= 12e0.06 t
dt

where Z is worldwide zinc consumption in million metric tons and t is measured

in years.

dZ
(i) Starting with the rate above and given that zinc consumption is 0 at time
dt
t = 0, show that the function Z(t) giving zinc consumption in million metric
tons at time t is
Z(t) = 200e0.06 t − 200

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(ii) If there are reserves of 280 million metric tons of zinc at time t = 0, in how
many years will these reserves be exhausted if consumption continues at the
rate given above?
Use the approximation ln(2.4) ≈ 0.9.

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(b) The length of the shadow of a building cast on the ground depends on the elevation
of the sun and the height of the building. The diagram below (not to scale) shows
a sketch of the situation for a building 80m tall.
The length of the shadow is s and the elevation of the sun is θ.
Sun

80m

θ
s

(i) Find an expression for the length of the shadow s in terms of the θ.

(ii) Show that the rate of change of the length s with respect to θ is given by

ds −80
=
dθ sin2 (θ)
1
Show all your working. Hint: sec (θ) = cos(θ)

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(iii) Hence find an expression for the rate of change of the length of the shadow s
ds
with respect to time, , given that the elevation of the sun is increasing at a
dt
dθ π
rate of = radians per hour. Give your answer in terms of θ.
dt 8

(iv) What is the rate at which the length of the shadow s is changing with respect
to time when θ = π4 ? Give your answer in exact form. Do not forget the units.

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(c) A drug lowers a patient’s cholesterol level at the rate of

√
R(t) = t 25 − t2

units per day, where t is the time in days since the drug was administered.

Find the total change in cholesterol level over the first five days after the drug was
administered.
Remember that 52 = 25, 53 = 125

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Spare axes if needed:

Question Five (d)(i)

−4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4
0 x

−1

−2

−3

−4

END OF PAPER

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 MATH101 FORMULA SHEET
Selected Formulas
√
−b ±
b2 − 4ac
• Quadratic Formula: x =
2a
p
• Distance between two points: s = (x2 − x1 )2 + (y2 − y1 )2

• Area of a circle: A = π r2

• Circumference of a circle: C = πd

• Arc length: s = rθ

1 2
• Area of a Sector: A = r θ
2

Properties of Logarithms

• y = logb x ⇔ by = x
 
x
• logb = logb x − logb y
y
• logb (x y) = logb x + logb y
• logb xa = a logb x

Basic Trigonometric Identities

sin θ • sin2 θ + cos2 θ = 1

• tan θ =
cos θ
• sin 2θ = 2 sin θ cos θ • tan2 θ + 1 = sec2 θ
Basic Derivatives and Rules

d d df dg
• (axn ) = naxn−1 • (f ± g) = ±
dx dx dx dx

d x
• (e ) = ex
dx
d df dg
• (f g) = g +f
d 1 dx dx dx
• (ln x) =
dx x

d df dg
• (sin x) = cos x   g − f
dx d f
• = dx 2
dx
dx g g
d
• (cos x) = − sin x
dx
d dy dy du
• (tan x) = sec2 x • =
dx dx du dx

Basic Integrals and Rules

1 1
Z Z
n
• x dx = xn+1 + C, n 6= −1 • dx = ln |x + a| + C
n+1 x+a
Z
1
Z
• dx = ln |x| + C • cos x dx = sin x + C
x

Z Z
• ex dx = ex + C • sin x dx = − cos x + C

1
Z Z
ax
• e dx = eax + C • sec2 x dx = tan x + C
a