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16 November 2015
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Mathematics 1B
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Agriculture, Engineering & Science MATH141

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Howard College/Pietermaritzburg
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UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL
DURATION: 3 hours MAXIMUM MARKS: 100 QUESTION MARKS
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INTERNAL EXAMINER: Dr. Farai Chirove INT. EXT.
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Question 1 [9]
Z ex 
d 2
(a) Find (ln t) dt . (3)
dx e

5 3x
 
(b) Find lim 1 + . (2)
x→∞ x
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1 1
(c) Sketch and find the area bounded by y = , y = 2 and x = 2. (4)
x x
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Question 2 [11]
√
(a) R is the region in the first quadrant bounded by the graphs y = 9 − x2 , (4)
y = 0 and x = 0. Use the cylindrical shells to evaluate the volume of the solid generated
when R is revolved about the line x = −1.

(b) Set up but do not evaluate the integral of the arc length of a curve defined parametrically by (3)

x = cos t + t sin t, y = sin t − t cos t, 0 ≤ t ≤ π.

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√
(c) The curve 9 − x2 , −2 ≤ x ≤ 2, is an arc of the circle x2 + y 2 = 9. Find the surface area (4)
obtained by rotating this arc about the x-axis.
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Question 3 [10]
 
−1 1 1+x
(a) Prove that tanh (x) = − 1 < x < 1. (3)
2 1−x

ln 3
ex − e−x
Z
(b) Evaluate dx. (3)
0 ex + e−x
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Z
(c) Given that In = (ln x)n dx. Use integration by parts to prove the reduction formula In = (4)
Z
x(ln x)n − nIn−1 , n ≥ 1. Hence, evaluate (ln x)2 dx.
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Question 4 [10]
Z
(a) Evaluate sin3 x cos3 xdx. (3)

Z
5 + 2 ln x
(b) Evaluate dx. (3)
x(1 + ln x)
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2x2 − x + 4
Z
(c) Evaluate dx. (4)
x3 + 4x
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Question 5 [10]
Z e
(a) Evaluate the integral x2 ln xdx. (3)
1

Z ∞
1
(b) Investigate the convergence of the improper integral dx. (4)
e x(ln x)7
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(c) Find the constants α and β such that y(x) = (x + 3)e2x is a solution of the initial value (3)
problem y 0 = αy + e2x , y(0) = β.
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Question 6 [10]
dy
(a) Solve the differential equation 4 tan y − sec x = 0 by using separation of variables. Write (3)
dx
your solution as an explicit function of x.

dy
(b) Solve the differential equation x + 2y = x cos x3 . (3)
dx
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(c) Radioactivity decreases at a rate proportional to itself. A sample of radium-226 has a mass (4)
of 100g. If the half life of radium-226 is 1590 years, how many years are required to reduce
radioactivity by 10 percent?
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Question 7 [10]
∞
nn

(a) (i) Is the sequence strictly increasing or strictly decreasing? (4)
n! n=1
ln(n + 4) ∞
 
(ii) Use differentiation to show that the sequence is strictly decreasing.
n+4 n=1

(b) Determine if the following sequence converge or diverge. If the sequence converges determine (3)
its limit.
 ∞  ∞
1 1
(i) (1 + )n+1 (ii) (1 + )2n−1
n n=1 n n=1
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∞
X 1
(c) Use the integral test to investigate the convergence of the series . (3)
k(ln k)p
k=2
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Question 8 [10]
∞
X n10
(a) Investigate the convergence of the series . (3)
en
n=1

∞
X an
(b) Find the values of a for which the series , a > 0,
n2
n=1
i. converges (2)

ii. diverges. (1)

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(c) Find the the Taylor polynomial of the degree 4 for the function f (x) = ln x about x0 = e. (4)
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Question 9 [10]
d2 y 1 1
(a) Find 2
for x = t2 + 1, y = t3 − t at t = 4 without eliminating the parameter. (3)
dx 2 3

(b) Find the center, vertices, foci and asymptotes of the hyperbola (4)
2y 2 − 3x2 − 4y + 12x + 8 = 0 and sketch it.
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(c) Sketch the curve in polar coordinates r = 2 − 2 cos θ. (3)

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Question 10 [10]
√
1 3
(a) Consider the complex number z = − + i.
2 2
i. Write z in polar form. (2)

ii. Write z in exponential form. (1)

iii. Find z 9 . (2)

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(b) Show that cos 4θ = 8 cos4 θ − 8cos2 θ + 1. (5)