SMA 2101

W1-2-60-1-6
JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
OF
AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
University Examinations 2014/2015
SECOND YEAR SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE
OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SMA 2101: CALCULUS I
DATE: APRIL 2015 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER QUESTION ONE (COMPULSORY) AND ANY OTHER
TWO QUESTIONS

Question One (30 Marks)

lim lim x 3  x  10
a) Calculate x  1 f  x  and x  2 f  x  where f (x) = (6
x2
Marks)

b) Differentiate the function y = x2 + x with respect to x from the first principles and hence:
(7
Marks)

(i) Calculate the slope of this curve at x = 1

(ii) Find all the points where the scope of this curve is 7.

(iii) Find all the turning points of this curve

x2
c) Find all the points where the curve y = x  1 is horizontal. (5 Marks)

d) Find the minimum vertical distance between the curve y = x2 + 5 and the line y = x.
(5
Marks)

 1  x  dx
2
e) Evaluate 1

(3 Marks)

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f) The gradient function of a curve is given as y1 = 2x + 1. Find the equation of this curve
given that it passes through the point (1, -2). (3 Marks)
Question Two (20 Marks)

Lim
a) (i) Copy and complete the table below and hence deduce x  2 f  x  where f (x) =
x2  4
(5 Marks)
x2

x 1.9 1.99 1.999 2.001 2.01 2.1

Lim x3
(ii) Calculate x  3 f  x  x  3
(3 Marks)

2x
b) Differentiate y = x  1 w.r.t x from the first principles. (4 Marks)

dy
c) State and prove the product rule for derivatives and use this rule to find
dx
where y = x2 sin x (8
Marks)

Question Three (20 Marks)

Differentiate each of the functions given below with respect to x using suitable differentiation
rule:

a) y = x2 – 3x + 1 (1 Mark)

b) y= 4x  1 (3 Marks)

c) y = ln (x2 + 2) (4 Marks)

x2  1
d) y = sin x (4 Marks)

e) xy + y2 = 4 (4 Marks)

f) x = 2t + 1, y = t2 + t (4 Marks)

Question Four (20 Marks)

a) Find all the turning points of the curve y = x – x3 and hence sketch this curve.
(6
Marks)
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b) Jane has 200 metres of fencing wire that she intends to use in fencing off a rectangular
garden. One side of the garden is formed by an already existing perimeter wall of her
plot. In fencing, the remaining three sides of the garden using the 200 metres of wire
calculate the maximum area that she can enclose. (6 Marks)

c) The side of a cube measures 8cm. If the side of the cube is increased by 0.2cm, calculate
the corresponding increase in the volume of the cube. (4 Marks)

d) The area of a circular oil film is to increasing at the rate of 4cm2 per minute. Calculate
the corresponding rate of increase of the radius of the circle when the area is 120cm2.
(4
Marks)

Question Five (20 Marks)

a) Find and classify all the turning points of the curve y = x3 – 6x2 + 9x + 1. (6 Marks)

b) Find the area bounded by the curve y = 1 – x2 and the x-axis from x = -1 to x = ½.
(6
Marks)

  x  1
2
c) Evaluate dx (4
1
Marks)

2 x
d) The gradient of a curve at any point is given by the function y1 = . Find the
x2
equation of this curve given that the point (1, 4). (4 Marks)