AMA 1101 Assignment 1

Due: Friday, September 27, 2013 on class. It is 1% of the final mark.

1. Find all x which satisfy the following inequalities:

(a) (x + 3)5 (x3 9x2 + 24x 16) < 0.
(b)

x2 7|x|+10
x2 6x+9

< 0.

2. Show by mathematical induction that if x 1, then (1 + x)n 1 + nx for all

positive integers n.

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3. (a) Find the largest possible domain of f (x) = xx25x
.
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(b) Functions f and g are defined as sets of ordered pairs: f = {(2, 1), (0, 3), (4, 5)}
and g = {(1, 1), (3, 3), (7, 9)}. Find the composite function defined by g f , and
find their domain and range.
1/x
(c) Suppose F (x) = 1+x
and g(x) = 1/x. Find a function f (x) so that F (x)
can be written as a composition of the functions f and g.

4. Solve the equation 2 cos2 x sin x 1 = 0 in the interval [0, 2).

5. Find the limits of the following sequences as n (if they exist):
(a) an =
(b) an =
(c) an =

74n2
.
3+2n2

1
n

3n + 14

sin 2n.

3n.