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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

January/February 2023

MAT1512

Calculus A
Examiners:
First: DR S.B. MUGISHA
Second: DR Z. ALI

100 Marks
2 Hours
Closed book and online examination, which you have to write within 2 hours
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QUESTION 1

(a) Determine the following limits (if they exist):

x 1  2x 1
(i) lim (3)
x 0 3x  4  2 x  4

(ii) lim
x  
x 2
xx  (3)

1  cos 3 x
(iii) lim (3)
x  sin 2 x

sin 2 x
(iv) lim (2)
x 0 sin 3x

3x 2  6
(v) lim (2)
x  5  2x

(vi) lim
x
 25x 2
 x  5x  (3)

(b) Use the Squeeze Theorem to determine the following limit:

x 2  x sin x
lim (3)
x   x 2  cos x

(c) Consider the function f given below:

ax if x  1

f x    x 2  a  b if 1  x  1
bx if 1 x


(i) Determine the one-sided limits lim f x  and lim f x  . (2)

x  1 x  1

(ii) Find the one-sided limits lim f x  and lim f x  . (2)

x 1 x 1

(iii) Hence or otherwise determine the numerical values of a and b . (2)

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QUESTION 2

(a) Using the first principles of differentiation, find the first derivative of f x   3x 2 
2
x
at x  1 . (5)
(b) Find the derivatives of the following functions by using the appropriate rules of
differentiation:
sin x  cos x
(i) f x   (3)
sin x  cos x
(ii) g x   e 4 x sin 4 x (3)
2 4
x x
(iii) F x    tan t dt and G  x    t dt (5)
x x2

(c) The curve C has the equation

  
cos 2 x  cos 3 y  1 ,  x , 0 y
4 4 6

dy
(i) Find in terms of x and y . (4)
dx


(ii) The point P lies on C where x  .
6

Find the equation of the tangent to C at P , giving your answer in the form

ax  by  c  0

where a , b and c are integers. (5)

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QUESTION 3

(a) Determine the following integrals:

x2  4
(i)  x  2 dx (2)

sin x
(ii)  2  5 cos xdx (2)

1  cos x
(iii)  x  sin xdx (2)
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cos 2 x
(iv)  cos x  sin x dx (2)

 sin
4
(v) x cos 2 xdx (3)

4

 tan x sec x dx

7 3
(vi) (4)
0

(b) Let f x   x  2 , g x    x , and hx   4  2 x  x 2 then

(i) Sketch the graphs of f , g and h on the same system of axes. (4)
(ii) Find the area of the region above the two functions f x   x  2 and
g x    x and below the third funciton hx   4  2 x  x 2 . (6)
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QUESTION 4

(a) Solve the following Initial Value Problem:

 x  sin x   0 ;
dy
ey y0  1 . (6)
dx

x
(b) If z  tan  , where x  u 2  v 2 and y  u 2  v 2 .
 y
z z
Use the Chain Rule for partial derivatives to find and . (5)
u v
(c) Let F x, y   7 y 2  sin3x   12  y 4 .
(i) Find the first partial derivatives Fx and Fy . (4)
dy
(ii) Using (c)(i) above, find . (4)
dx
dy
(iii) If F x, y   0 , then find using implicit differentiation to confirm your
dx
answer in part (c)(ii) above. (6)
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