2014-2-JOH-YONG PENG

x0

x+ x
2

,x .

[5]

[9]

[10]

[6]

[1]
[2]

[4]

MATHEMATICS T 954/2 PREPARED BY TAN LEE MENG

Section A [45 marks]
Answer all questions in this section.

1. The function f is defined by f ( x) =

x0

(a) Find lim f ( x) and lim+ f ( x ) .

(b) Determine whether f is continuous at 0.
(c) Sketch the graph of y = f (x).

2. Show that the tangent at the point (t , t 3 ) on the curve y = x 3 has the equation
y = t 2 (3 x 2t ) . Prove that the tangents to the curve y = x 3 at the points (t , t 3 ) and
(t ,t 3 ) are parallel.

6
0

1
1
3. Use the substitution t = tan to show that
d =
dt .
2 cos 2 1
1 t2

1
1
d = ln 2 + 3 .
2
2 cos 2 1

Hence, show that

dy
4. Find the integrating factor for the differential equation
+ y cot x = cos 3 x . Solve
dx
1
the differential equation, given that y = 0 when x = .
4

5. Use the series expansions given below to show that e i = cos + i sin

x3 x5
x 2 r +1
+
..... + (1) r
+ .....
3! 5!
(2r + 1)!

x2
xr
ex = 1+ x +
+ ..... +
+ .....
2!
r!
x2 x4
x 2r
+
..... + (1) r
+ .....
2! 4!
(2r )!

cos x = 1

sin x = x

6. The diagram below shows the graph y 2 = 2 + x 2 in the first quadrant. The region R
is bounded by the curve, the axes and the line x = 1 . Use the trapezium rule with 5
ordinates to estimate the area of R, giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
State with a reason, whether the estimated area of R is greater or less than the exact
value.
y
[8]

Section B [15marks]
Answer any one question in this section.

7. Find the turning point(s) of the graph y = ( x 1) 2 e 2 x . Sketch the graph, showing clearly the
turning point(s), the point(s) of inflexion (you need not find the y-coordinates here). Indicate
the behaviour of the graph as x . Label the point(s) of inflexion as A and B.
If ( x 1) 2 e 2 x k = 0 has 3 distinct real roots, what are the values of k?
[15]

8. (a) Using Maclaurin theorem, show that if x is so small that x6 and higher power of x may be
x2 x3 x4 x5
neglected, ln(1 + x) = x
.
+

+
2
3
4
5
1 3 1 5
1+ x
[8]
Deduce that for such values of x, ln
= 2( x + x + x ) .
3
5
1 x

2
= tan 1
x
1+ e n

2
(b) Show that the equation 2 cot x = 1 + e x can be written as x = tan 1
.
x
1+ e

Use x1 = 0.7 and the iterative formula x n +1

to find this root correct

[7]

to 2 decimal places.