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    TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOMBASA

    FACULTY OF APPLIED AND HEALTH SCIENCES


    DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS & PHYSICS
    UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION FOR:
    FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER IN THE FIRST YEAR OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN

    MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN STATISTICS &


    COMPUTER SCIENCE, BACHELOR SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

    AMA 4103: CALCULUS I


    SPECIAL/ SUPPLIMENTARY EXAMINATIONS
    SERIES: SEPTEMBER 2018
    TIME:2HOURS
    DATE:Pick DateSep 2018
    Instructions to Candidates
    You should have the following for this examination
    -Answer Booklet, examination pass and student ID
    This paper consists of FIVE questions. Attemptquestion ONE (Compulsory) and any other TWO questions.
    Do not write on the question paper.

    Question ONE (30 Marks)

    2 x 3  4, x  5
    a) Let f :    be defined by f ( x)   find f 2 , f 0 , f 5
     4 x  3, x  5
    (3 marks)

    b) Find the derivative of y  x  3 by the first principles (5 marks)


    dy
    c) Find for the following functions
    dx
    i) y  x 2 Secx (3 marks)
    4 xe 2 x
    ii) y (4 marks)
    x 2  2x
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    d) Evaluate the following limits for x > 0.
    x  49
    (i) Lim (4 marks)
    x 496  x  13
    x3 1
    (ii) Lim (3 marks)
    x 1 x  1

    𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
    e) If 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑒 −𝑥 , show that 𝑑𝑥 2 +2𝑑𝑥 + 𝑦 = 0 (4 marks)
    f) A curve is defined parametrically by 𝑥 = 𝑡 2 , 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = ln(𝑡 2 − 1). Find rhe gradient at
    𝑡=2 (4 marks)

    Question TWO(20 marks)

    a) Define continuity of a function f at a point x  a (3 marks)

    b) (i) Investigate continuity of f ( x) at x  1 and x  1 where


    2  x, x  1
     x, 1  x  1

    f ( x)   . (6maks)
    4, x  1
    4  x, x  1

    (ii) State, with reasons, whether the function in (i) can be re-defined to be continuous (2marks)

    c) Find the equations tangent and normal to the curve xy  2 x  y  0 at (0,0) (9 marks)

    Question THREE(20 marks)

    a) Let f :    and g :    , where  is the set of real numbers. If f ( x)  x 2  2 and g ( x)  x  4 find:

    (i)  f  g (x) (2marks)

    (ii) f  g  ( x)
    1
    (2 marks)
    dy
    b) Given that f (0)  8 , f / (0)  3, g (0)  5 , g / (0)  1 , find at x  0 for
    dx
    f ( x)
    y  3x 2  4 x (4 marks)
    g ( x)

    dy
    c) Find the at x= 2 in the following functions
    dx

    (i) x  t3  t2 , y  t2  t (5 marks)

    ©Technical University of Mombasa Page 2 of 3


    x 4 1
    (ii) ye (5 marks)

    (d) Define the limit of a function f at a point x = a (2 marks)

    Question FOUR(20 marks)

    a) Find the value of k for which the following function is continuous


    3x 2  1 ,x 1

    f ( x)   (4 marks)
    kx  1 ,x 1

    b) Use linear approximation to find, correct to 4 decimal places y  4 82 (6 marks)

    c) (i) Find the stationary points for y  x 3  x 2  5 x  5 and classify them (6 marks)
    (ii) Sketch the function in (i) (4 marks)

    Question FIVE(20 marks)

    (a) Differentiate the following function with respect to x

    y  ln x 2  3 (2 marks)

    a) A projectile is fired straight upwards with a velocity of 400m/s. its distance above the ground t- seconds after
    being fired is given by S (t )  16t 2  400t . Find
    (i) The time after which the projectile hits the ground. (3 marks)
    (ii) The velocity at which the projectile hits the ground (3 marks)
    (iii) The maximum altitude achieved by the projectile (4 marks)
    (iv) The acceleration at any time t (1 Marks)

    b) A rectangular sheet of metal of length 6 metres and width 2 metres is given. Four equal squares of sides x
    metres are removed from the corners. The sides of this sheet are turned up to form an open rectangular box.
    Find appropriately, the height of the box which gives the maximum volume. (7 marks)

    ©Technical University of Mombasa Page 3 of 3

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