KABARAK UNIVERSITY

EXAMINATIONS

2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR

BRIDGING CERTIFICATE COURSE IN MATHEMATICS

COURSE CODE: BMATH003

COURSE TITLE: BASIC CALCULUS

STREAM: BRIDGING

DAY: TUESDAY

TIME: 9.00 – 11.00 A.M.

DATE: 28/04/2009

INSTRUCTIONS:
Attempt Question ONE and any OTHER two questions.

PLEASE TURN OVER

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QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)

a) What do you understand by the following terminologies;

i) a function
ii)` a limit
iii) a derivative (6mks)

b) Given that; f(x) = 2x2-4x+2 and g(x) = x-1, find:

i) (f+g) (x)

ii) (f · g) (x)

f 
iii)  ( x )
g

iv) f o g (x)
(8 marks)

c) Find the following limits if they exist:

x 2 + 7 x + 10
i) lim 2 (2marks)
x →3 x + 4x + 4
x −2
iii) lim (2marks)
x→4 x − 4

d) Using the first principle method find dy/dx of the following functions

i) y = 3x + 2 (2mks)

ii) f(x) = 5x2-4x+4 (3marks)

e) Verify the following limit

lim x2 + 2x + 2 =10 (4marks)

x→2

dy
f) Find given y = (3x 2 + 6 x + 2 ) 11
(3marks)
dx

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QUESTION TWO ( 20MARKS)

dy
a) Find the of the following functions:
dx
6 3
i) y = 4 + 2 - 2x + 1
x x

ii) y = (x2 – 1) (4x – 1) 10

x2 − 6x + 2
iii) y =
( x + 4) 2

iv) y = u4 and u = 2x2 – 1 (8marks)

b) Find the local extrema on the curve described by the equations below
i) y = 2x3 – 6x + 3 (4marks)
ii) y = 5x 3 -3x 5 (4marks)

c) Differentiate f(x) = y 2 -x 3 (4marks)

QUESTION THREE (20MKS)

a) The distance, in meters, a particle moves in a given period of time (t) is given by:
S(t) = 2t – 3t2 – 2t3
i) Write an expression that gives the velocity of the particle at any time t.
(2 marks)
ii) Write an expression that gives the acceleration of the particle at any time t.
(2 marks)
iii) What is the velocity and acceleration at t = 3 secs.? (2 marks)

b) Find the following integrals:

∫ (4 x )
+ 4 x − 1 dx
2
i) (2marks)

∫ (x + 1)dx
4
ii) (2marks)
0

Then b) Find the derivatives of the following functions using the first principal technique .

1
i) y=
x2

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ii) y= (6 marks)
1+ x
2
c) Find the tangent and normal equation to the curve x 2 -y =7 (4marks)
at a point (4,3)

QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)

f ( x)
a) Given f(x) = x 3 − 3 x 2 − 4 x and g(x) = x-1 find (3marks)
g ( x)

b) Using the definition of limits verify the following limits

i) lim (5 x − 3) = 12 (3marks)
x →3

ii) lim x 7 = 0 (3marks)

x→0

c) Given f(x) = x and g(x) = x + 2 find

(i) fog
(ii) gof
(iii) fog (6marks)

d) Derive and find gradients at apoint specified

f(x) = (6x 3 +10) 9 at (0,3) (2marks)

e) Discuss the continuity the following function

 x 2 + 2, if ...x < 2

f(x) =  5,.......,if ..x = 2 (3marks)
 2
 x + 6,..if ,..x > 2

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QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS)

a) Differentiate

i. y=
(2 x+ 3x + 2
2
)2

(3 marks)
x+3
ii. y = x + 2 x
2
(3 marks)
iii. y = (x + 3x + 4 )( x + 6 )
2 5
(4 marks)

b) Find the equation of the curve given the gradient is 3x-2 at a point (1,2) (4marks)

c) Let the function y = 2 x 3 + 2 x + 4 , find the gradient of the curve at a point (1, 6).
(2 marks)

d) Given the curve y = x2- 4, find the area under the curve bounded by the curve and x-axis.
(4 marks)

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