2019WTW124ST2
2019WTW124ST2
2019WTW124ST2
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Section A [10 Marks]
This section consists of questions 1 to 5. Answer all questions on side two of the mark reader
form in pencil.
Question 1 [2 Marks]
Question 2 [2 Marks]
Suppose Nxolo has an n × n matrix N . Thabo calculated the matrix T = 2N 2 . If the determinant
of N is 2 and the determinant of T is 64, what is n?
Question 3 [2 Marks]
Z 0
t
If F (x) = 2
dt, x ∈ R, then F 0 (x) equals
x3 t + 4
x3 x3 3x2 3x2 1 1
(A) (B) − (C) − (D) (E) ln 4 − ln(x6 + 4)
x6 + 4 x6 + 4 x5 + 4 x5 + 4 2 2
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Question 4 [2 Marks]
Let A be an n × n matrix and x̄, c̄, d¯ ∈ Rn . Which of the following statements are necessarily true?
(I) If Ax̄ = c̄ has a unique solution, then there exists a d¯ such that Ax̄ = d¯ has no solution.
(IV) If Ax̄ = c̄ has no solution for some c̄, then Ax̄ = 0̄ has no solutions.
(V) If Ax̄ = c̄ has at least two solutions, then there exists d¯ such that Ax̄ = d¯ has no solutions.
(A) Only (I) & (IV) (B) Only (II), (III) & (V)
(C) Only (II) & (III) (D) Only (I), (IV) & (V)
(E) Only (II), (III) & (IV) (F) Only (II) & (IV)
(G) Only (I), (III) & (V) (H) Only (II) & (V)
Question 5 [2 Marks]
Z x
Let F (x) = f (t), dt, a ≤ x ≤ b. Which of the following statements are necessarily true?
a
(A) Only (I), (II) & (III) (B) Only (I), (II) & (IV) (C) Only (I) & (II)
(D) Only (I) & (III) (E) Only (I) & (IV) (F) Only (II) and (III)
(G) Only (II) and (IV) (H) Only (I) (I) Only (II)
(J) None of these
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Section B [40 Marks]
Question 6 [3]
Consider the matrix:
1 0 −1
A= 0 2 0 .
−1 −2 2
Determine the inverse of A, if A is invertible or explain why A is not invertible.
[3]
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Question 7 [7]
There exist unique real numbers A, B and C so that
3x2 + 6x − 5 A B C
= + + , x 6= ±1. (E)
(x + 1)(x − 1)2 x + 1 x − 1 (x − 1)2
(7.1) The numbers A, B and C above can be found by solving a system of linear equations. Find
this system by starting with equation (E) and comparing coefficients. Please show all work.
[2]
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(7.2) Use Gauss elimination and backward substitution to solve the system of equations in (7.1).
[3]
3x2 + 6x − 5
Z
(7.3) Now determine I = dx.
(x + 1)(x − 1)2
[2]
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Question 8 [6]
Evaluate the following integrals.
Z π
12 1
(8.1) A = dx.
0 sec2 x
[3]
Z π
2
(8.2) B = x2 sin x dx.
0
[3]
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Question 9 [5]
4x 3
Let f (x) = where x 6= − .
3x + 2 2
1
(9.1) Show that if |x − 2| < 1, then |f (x) − 1| < |x − 2|.
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[2]
(9.2) Use (9.1) and the definition of a limit at a point to prove that lim f (x) = 1.
x→2
[3]
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Question 10 [5]
Let a and L be real numbers. Consider a function f : (a, ∞) → R.
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(10.3) Given f : R → R so that if x > 7 then |f (x) − 1| < . Prove, by using definition (10.2), that
x
lim f (x) = 1.
x→∞
[3]
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Question 11 [6]
Consider functions f, g : R → R and real numbers a, L and M . Assume that:
Then L ≤ M .
A framework for the proof of this fact is given below.
Step 1: Assume that the conclusion of the theorem is false. That is assume that . . .
Step 2: There exists δ1 > 0 such that if 0 < |x − a| < δ1 then f (x) > L+M 2
.
L+M
Step 3: There exists δ2 > 0 such that if 0 < |x − a| < δ2 then g(x) < 2 .
Step 4: Define δ = . . .. If 0 < |x − a| < δ then 0 < |x − a| < δ1 and 0 < |x − a| < δ2 .
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(11.3) How is δ defined in step 4? [1]
(11.4) Explain carefully, with full details, how a contradiction follows from step 4? [2]
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Question 12 [2]
Let A be any 3 × 3 matrix. Denote e1 , e2 and e3 as the columns of the 3 × 3 identity matrix I.
Assume that the equation Ax = ei has a unique solution in R3 for every i ∈ {1, 2, 3}. Prove that A
is invertible.
[2]
Question 13 [2]
Suppose p < 1. Find all p so that the average of f (x) = 2x + 3 on the interval [p, 1] is p2 .
[2]
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Question 14 [4]
[4]
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