MA1102R – Calculus

Semester 2: AY2017/2018

Final Exam
9 May 2018 — Time allowed: 2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Write your matriculation number clearly in the spaces provided on this
cover page.
2. Please answer all the questions and write your solutions in the spaces inside
this booklet.
3. You may use non-programmable calculators.
4. This paper contains 8 questions and comprises 15 pages.
5. Page 5 and Page 13 are left blank to provide sufficient space for solutions.
6. This is a closed book test. However, every candidate is allowed to bring one
A4-size help sheet.

Matriculation Number: A

MARKS (Examiner’s Use):

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Total (Max. 70)

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Q1 Consider the function
1
f (x) = sin−1 .
ex + 1
ln
ex − 1
(i) Find the maximal domain of the function f (x). [5 marks]

2
Q1 (continued)

(ii) Determine if f (x) is a one-to-one function on its maximal domain. If

yes, find the expression and the domain of definition for its inverse
function f −1 (x); if not, find x1 and x2 (x1 6= x2 ) such that f (x1 ) =
f (x2 ). [5 marks]

3
Q2 Let f (x) be the function
 a
 [3 sin(x − 1) − 2 tan(ln x)], if 1/2 < x < 1,
 x−1



f (x) = b, if x = 1,
 Z x2
c
ex+[ln(t+1)] dt,

if x > 1.



4(x−1)

Given that f is differentiable, find the values of a, b and c. [10 marks]

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Q3 Suppose the function f (x) is continuous
 on[0, 1] and twice differentiable
1 1
on (0, 1). Show that there exist A ∈ − , and c ∈ (0, 1) such that
2 2
 
′ 1
f (1) = f (0) + f + A f ′′ (c),
2

where f ′′ is the second-order derivative of f . [5 marks]

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Q4 For given positive constants A and B, let

f (x) = (Ax2 + B)−3/2 .

(i) Find Z
f (x) dx. [5 marks]

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Q4 (continued)

(ii) For a given t ∈ R, let S(t) be the area bounded by the straight line y =
−3/2
1/8 and the curve y = (2x2 (2 + sint)4 + 2 − sint)

(the shaded
region in the diagram). Show that
1
S(t) = p . [5 marks]
4(2 − sint) 2(2 + sint)

y
−3/2
y = (2x2 (2 + sint)4 + 2 − sint)


y = 1/8
1/8

x
O

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Q4 (continued)

(iii) Find the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of S(t)
when they exist. [5 marks]

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 Z π/2
Q5 For any non-negative integer n, let In = sinn x dx.
0

(i) Show that

n+1
In+2 = In
n+2
holds for any non-negative integer n. [5 marks]

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Q5 (continued)

(ii) Find the values of I9 and I10 . [5 marks]

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Q6 Consider the cycloid given by the parametric equations

x = t − sint,
t ∈ R,
y = 1 − cost,

whose graph is as follows:

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

-6 -4 -2 2 4 6

Find the length of one period of this curve, which is a part of the above
curve shown in the following the diagram:
2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

1 2 3 4 5 6

[10 marks]

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Q7 Show that the equation
x = 2 tanh x
has exactly 3 solutions. [5 marks]

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Q8 Solve the differential equation
dy
(x2 y − y) + (xy2 + x) = 0, −1 < x < 1; y = 1 when x = 0.
dx
Express your answer in the form of y = f (x). [5 marks]

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