Tutorial Exercises on

Engineering maths 3
Section 1: Functions, Limits, and continuity.
Q1. Consider the piecewise function

3x 2  3 if x  3 
f ( x)   
 3 x  B if x > 3 
a) Find a value of B since f(x) is continuous a x = 3(Mock HND Istama 2023)

a mx
 b nx 
Q2. Evaluate lim
x 0 sin kx
   x 2  2  , if x  0
Q3. For what value of  is the function defined by f  x   
4 x  1, otherwise
continuous at x = 0 ?

ax  3, x 5

Q4. Consider the function f  x   13, x5
 x 2  b, x 5


Find the value of a and b given that the functions is continuous at x = 5 (HND Maths
Eng 2023)
mx  3, if x  1
Q5. Consider the function f  x   
2mx  6 x  1, x 1
2

Find the value of m for which the function is continuous at x = 1. (HND Maths Eng
2022)
e2 x  1
Q6. Let us consider the function f  x   . Find its inverse 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) (HND MCQ
2e x
SWE 2023)
2 x
Q7. The value of lim2e
x 
is ? (HND MCQ SWE 2023)

Lecturer: FOTSING K. 1
 x 1
Q8. Find the domain of the function f :  defined by f  x   (HND MCQ
x
SWE 2023)
Q9. What is the parity of the function f  x   2 x3  x .(HND MCQ SWE 2023)

 x  1 have a removable discontinuity

2

Q10. At what value of x does the function f  x   2

x 1
(HND SWE 2023)?
Q16. Given that (x+2) is a factor of the polynomial f  x   x3  2 x 2  kx  2 . Find the value
of K (HND MCQ SWE 2022)
Q17. Calculate the following limits: (HND MCQ SWE 2022)

2 x2  1
a) lim
x  3x  5
sin px
b) lim
x 0 x
Q18. Let f and g be the function from the set of integers to itself, defined by f  x   2 x  1
and g  x   3x  4 . Calculate the composition of  f g  x  .(HND MCQ SWE 2022)

Q21. Find the domain of the function f :  defined by f  x   1  2 x (HND SWE

2022)

 x  c, if x  1
Q22. Find c such that the function f  x    is continuous at x= 1.
6  2 x , if x  1
2

Q23 Find a formula for the function f which is defined by y  f  x   x 2 y  y  6 .What

is the domain of f .

x 2  7 x  12
Q24 Find the removable discontinuity of the function f  x  
x 2  3x  2

Lecturer: FOTSING K. 2
Section 2: Derivatives, application of derivatives (mean value
theorem, Rolle’s theorem), Integral calculus.
2
x
Q1. Evaluate 
0 4  x2
dx (HND SWE 2022)

15
Q2. Given that the function f :  strictly increasing and that  f  x dx  27 and
2
9 15

 f  x dx  19 , then  f  x dx  ?? (HND MCQ SWE 2022)

2 9

x2  9
Q3. Evaluate  x
dx (HND SWE 2022)

dy
Q4. If y  ln  7  4 x  then  ? (HND MCQ SWE 2022)
dx

Q5. If f ( x)  3x then f   x   ? (HND MCQ SWE 2022)

1
x
Q6.Evaluate 
0.5 4 x2 1
dx (HND MCQ SWE 2022)

Q7. Show that Rolle’s Theorem can be applied to the function f :  where
f ( x)  x 2  3x  4 on the interval  1, 4 . Hence find the point c ]  1, 4[ for which the
theorem holds.
Q8. Determine and Evaluate where necessary
1
cos x
a)  dx (HND Maths Eng 2023) g)  t 2 e x dx
1  sin 2 x 0

x  2x  4x  4
3 3 2
b) 
2
x2  x  2
dx (HND Maths Eng 2023)

2

 1  cos 2x 
1/2
c) dx (HND Maths Eng 2023)
0

8x 1
d)  16  x 2
dx

1
1
e) x
0.5 4 x2  1
dx

f)  sin 3x cos 2xdx

Lecturer: FOTSING K. 3
Q9. States Mean value theorem, Rolle’s theorem. Find the value x0 prescribe in Rolle’s
theorem for f ( x)  x 2  12 x in the interval 0  x  2 3 (HND SWE 2023)

Q10. Find a positive value c for x, that satisfies the conclusion of mean value
theorem for derivatives f ( x)  3x 2  5 x  1in the interval [2,5]. (HND MCQ SWE 2023)

Q11 Consider the function f ( x)  2 x3  24 x  3 , Show that there exist a real value
c   2, 2  such that f  c   0 (Hint: Use Intermediate value theorem)

dy
Q12. Find given that 2 y 2  5 x 4  2  7 y 3  0
dx
dy
 
given that cos x 2  2 y  xe y  1
2
Q13 Find
dx

Complex Numbers

1. Consider the complex polynomial function f  z   z 4  az 3  30 z 2  bz  85 . Find a, b

and c such that f  z    z 2  2 z  17  z 2  cz  5

2. We consider the complex function defined by

f  z   z 3  11  2i  z 2  2 17  7i  z  42 .

Let α be a real number.

a. Determine the real part and the imaginary part of f  
b. Show that the equation f  z   0 has a real value.
c. Find the complex numbers a, b and c so that f  z    z     az 2  bz  c 

Fourier Series, Sequence and Series, Taylor and Power

Series.
1. Find the 1st three terms in the Maclaurin series of f  x   cos  sin x  , hence or otherwise
1  cos  sin x 
find lim
x 0 x2

Lecturer: FOTSING K. 4
  n
 1
    x  2  .Calculate the radius and interval of
n
2. Consider the power series
n 0  2
convergence.
3 5 7
3. Test the convergence of the series 1    
2 2 2 23
1 3 5
4. Test the convergence of the series:   
1 2  3 2  3  4 3  4  5

NB For Fourier series You should solve all questions we did in class and those also
we did not

Lecturer: FOTSING K. 5