The University of Zambia
School of Natural Sciences
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
MAT 1100– Foundation Mathematics
Tutorial Sheet Nine
September, 2023
1. On the same axis, sketch the graphs of y = 3x and y = 2x .
x
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2. On the same axis, sketch the graphs of y = and y = 2x .
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3. Rewrite the following using a logarithm:
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(i) 44 = 256 (ii) 3−2 = (iii) 111 = 11
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4. Rewrite the following using a power:
1
(i) log2 16 = 4 (ii) log2 25 = 2 (iii) log2 3 = 2
5. Find the value of
(i) log2 8 (ii) log5 25 (iii) log12 12 (iv) log3 729
6. Find the value of x for which
(i) log5 x = 4 (ii) logx 81 = 2 (iii) log7 x = 1 (iv) log2 (x − 1) = 3.
7. Write the following as single logarithm , then simplify your answer:
(i) log2 40 − log2 5 (ii) log6 4 + log6 9 (iii) log8 25 + log8 10 − 3 log8 5
8. Solve the following equations:
(i) log2 3+log2 x = 2 (ii) log6 12−log6 x = 3 (iii) 2 log9 (x+1) = 2 log9 (2x−3)+1
9. Given that log3 (x + 1) = 1 + 2 log3 (x − 1),
(i) Show that 3x2 − 7x + 2 = 0
(ii) Hence, or otherwise, solve the equation
log3 (x + 1) = 1 + 2 log3 (x − 1).
10. Solve the following equations, leaving your answers in log form:
(i) 2x = 75 (ii)72x−1 = 23 (iii) 113x−2 = 65
11. Find the value of y such that log2 y = −3.
12. Find the values of x such that
log2 32 + log2 16
= log2 x
log2 x
13. Differentiate the following with respect to x:
(i) y = 2 cos x (ii) y = 2 sin 21 x (iii) y = sin 8x (iv) y = ex sin 2x
14. Find f 0 (x) given that
(i) f (x) = 2 cos x (ii) f (x) = 6 cos 56 x (iii) f (x) = 4 cos 21 x (iv) y = e2x cos 2x
dy
15. Find dx
given that
1 + 2x sin 5x
(i) y = sin 2x + cos 3x (ii) y = cos 4x − 4 cos 5x + 2 cos 7x (iii) y =
x
16. Differentiate the following with respect x
√
(i) ecos x (ii) cos (2x − 1) (iii) ln x (iv) (sin x + cos x)5 (v) 2ecos 4x
3 dy
17. Given that y = (1 + ln 4x) 2 , find the value of dx
at x = 14 e3 .
dy
18. Find dx
for the following curves:
(i) x = y 2 + y (ii) x = ey + 4y (iii) y = sin 2y (iv) 4x = ln y + y 3 (v) y = xe2x
dy
19. Find the value of dx
at the point (8, 2) on the curve with equation 3y 2 − 2y = x.
20. The curve C has equation x = 4 cos 2y.
(i) Show that C the point Q(2, π6 ) lies on C.
dy
(ii) Show that dx = − 4√1 3 at Q.
21. Differentiate the following with respect to x
2 1
(i) y = sin2 3x (ii) y = e(x+1) (iii) y = ln(cos x)2 (iv) y =
3 + cos 2x
1
(v) y = sin
x
22. Differentiate the following with respect to x
2
√ ex
(i) y = x tan−1 x (ii) y = sin−1 x (iii) tan−1 2
x
(iv) y = etan 2x (v) y =
x
23. Differentiate the following with respect to x
(i) sin−1 x + cos−1 x (ii) tan−1 x + cos−1 x (iii) tan−1 x + tan−1 x
24. Differentiate the following with respect to x
2
3x
x sin x
(i) y = ln(x2 + 3x − 4) (ii) y = ln (iii) y = x
√ 2x + 1 3 +2
x 2x + 1
(iv) y = (2x4 + 1)tan x (v) y = x 3 (vi) y = log2 (3x + 1)
e sin x
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