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DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

University Examinations 2020 / 2021


FIRST YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING,
CIVIL ENGINEERING, MECHATRONIC, INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY,
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND GEGIS/ GIS ENGINEERING, ACTUARIAL
SCIENCE
SMA 1117: CALCULUS I

DATE: NOV 2021 TIME 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer QUESTION one and any other two questions.

QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)

a) Define a function and give an example (1 marks)


6  4x  3x
b) Given that f  x   and g  x   find gof at x  1 (3 marks)
16  5 x 1  4x
c) Evaluate the following limits

lim  1  x  1  x 
i.   (3 marks)
x  0  x 

lim  2 x 3  4 x  6 
ii.   (2 marks)
x    3x 2  x  20 

d) Use the first principle to find the rate of change of y with respect to x given
4  5x
yx   (4 marks)
3  2x
e) Classify the stationary points of y  x   2 x 3  9 x 2  12 x (3 marks)

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dy
f) Find given:
dx
i.  
x 3  3 x 2 y 3  20 x  y 2 at x  2, y  1 (4 marks)

ii. y  x 3 cos 1 3 x  (3 marks)

y  2 x ln4 x  14
2
iii. (4 marks)
x
g) Evaluate  1  x  dx 2 6
(3 marks)

QUESTION TWO ( 20 MARKS)

a) A farmer has 600 metres of fencing material with which to enclose a rectangular pen
adjacent to a long existing wall. He will use the wall for one side of the fence and the
available fencing material for the remaining three sides. What is the maximum area that
can be enclosed in this way? (7 marks)
b) Given that f  x  is continuous everywhere. Find the values of a and b if
  5, if , x  1

f  x   ax 2  b, if ,1  x  1 (7 marks)
 20 x, if , x  2

c) Find the equation of the line tangent and line normal to the curve given below at the
given point xy  6e 2 x 3 y at 3,2 . (6 marks)

QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)


2t 3  2t dy
a) If x  and y  find at x  2 (8 marks)
1 t 2
1 t 2
dx
d2y dy
b) Given e x y  sin x . Show that 2
 2  2y  0 (4 marks)
dx dx
c) Use the first principle to find y x  given y x   cos x
'
(4 marks)
3
4
d) Find the approximate value of 80 using linear approximation. (4 marks)

QUESTION FOUR ( 20 MARKS)


4
2x
a) Evaluate  1  3x dx
3
2
(3 marks)

b) Investigate whether the function f x   3  x  3 is differentiable (3 marks)

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dy
c) Find given
dx
10 x
y  x 2e x   cos ec(3  4 x)
2

 
i. (4 marks)
ln 2  x 2
ii. y  2  x sin 1 3 x  (3 marks)
iii. x sin y  y sin x  1
2
(3 marks)
d) Sand is being emptied from a hopper at a rate of 10 ft 3 / s . The sand forms a conical pile
whose height is always twice its radius. At what rate is the radius of the pile increasing
when its height is 5 ft . (4 marks)

QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS)

a) A ball thrown vertically upwards at t  0 (s) with initial velocity 96ms 1 with initial
height 112m has the height function y t   16t 2  96t  112 .
i. Determine the maximum height attained by the ball. (2 marks)
ii. When and with what impact speed does the ball hit the ground? (3 marks)

b) Give that px   f x g x  show that the rate of change in px  with respect to x
is given by p  x   f  x  g  x   f  x  g  x  (5 marks)
' ' '

c) Sketch the curve y  x 3  3 x 2  4 (10 marks)

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