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The solutions to various mathematical problems covered in the engineering mathematics ii examination held on may 16, 2011, at dawson college. The problems include limits, derivatives, second derivatives, equations of tangents and normals, optimization, and integration.
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1.(5 marks) Evaluate the following limit.
lim xโโ 1
x^2 โ 1 3 x + 3
Solution: (^) xlimโโ 1 x^2 โ 1 3 x + 3 = (^) xlimโโ 1 (x โ 1)(x + 1) 3(x + 1) = (^) xlimโโ 1 x โ 1 3
2.(5 marks) Find the derivative of the following function by using the โdefinition of derivativeโ.
f (x) = 8x^2 โ 5 x + 1
Solution: lim hโ 0
f (x + h) โ f (x) h = lim hโ 0
8(x + h)^2 โ 5(x + h) + 1 โ (8x^2 โ 5 x + 1) h
lim hโ 0
8 x^2 + 16xh + 8h^2 โ 5 x โ 5 h + 1 โ 8 x^2 + 5x โ 1 h = lim hโ 0
16 xh + 8h^2 โ 5 h h = lim hโ 0
h(16x + 8h โ 5) h
hlimโ 0 16 x^ + 8h^ โ^ 5 = 16x^ โ^5 โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ 3.(5 marks) Find the โsecond derivativeโ of the given function.
f (r) = r(2r + 1)^3
Solution: f โฒ(r) = (2r + 1)^3 + 6r(2r + 1)^2 f โฒโฒ(r) = 6(2r + 1)^2 + 6(2r + 1)^2 + 24r(2r + 1)
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ 4.(5 marks) Evaluate the derivative of the given function at the given point:
y^2 + 2x^2 = 6 at (1, โ2)
Solution: 2 yyโฒ^ + 4x = 0 โโ yโฒ^ = โ 4 x 2 y
5.(10 marks) Given the function f (x) = x^3 โ 3 x;
(a) Find all relative maximum and relative minimum.
Solution: f โฒ(x) = 3x^2 โ 3 = 0 โโ x^2 = 1 โโ x = 1 or x = โ 1 If x = 1 then y = โ2, and if x = โ1 then y = 2. So the points (1, โ2) and (โ 1 , 2) are relative maximum and minimum.
(b) Find the points of inflection.
Solution: f โฒโฒ(x) = 6x = 0 โโ x = 0 and f (0) = 0. So (0, 0) is the point of reflection.
(c) Sketch the graph of f (x).
Solution:
y
s
s s
s
s
10.(25 marks) Evaluate the following integrals:
(a)
( x
2 2
x^2 )dx
Solution:
( x
2 2
x^2 )dx =
( x
2 2
3 6 โ 2 xโ^1 + C
(b)
x^3 (x^4 + 1)^4 dx
Solution:
x^3 (x^4 + 1)^4 dx =
4 x^3 (x^4 + 1)^4 dx = (x^4 + 1)^5 20
(c)
sin^5 x cos xdx
Solution:
sin^5 x cos xdx = sin^6 x 6
(d)
xeโx 2 dx
Solution:
xeโx
2 dx =
โ 2 xeโx
2 dx =
2 e
โx^2 + C
(e)
2
x
x
Solution:
2
x
x + 4)dx^ =
2
(xโ^3 /^2 + 4)dx = xโ^1 /^2 โ 1 / 2 + 4x^ |
5 2 =^ โ^2 x โ 1 / (^2) + 4x | 5 2 =^ โ2(5)
11.(5 marks) Find the area of the region bounded by the graphs y = x^2 + 1 and y = x^3 between x = โ 1 and x = 1.
Solution:
โ 1
x^2 + 1 โ x^3 dx = x^3 3 +^ x^ โ^
x^4 4 |
1 โ 1 =
12.(5 marks) Use the disk method to find the volume of the solid generated when the region enclosed by the curves y =
x, y = 0 and x = 4 is revolved the xโaxis.
Solution: V = ฯ
0
x)^2 dx = ฯ
0
xdx = ฯ x
2 2 |^40 = ฯ(^4
2 2
2 2 ) = 8ฯ