Mathematics T 954/2 (2012/2013) raycmm@smkbkk

Section A [45 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.

(𝑥 − 1)2 , 𝑥 ≤ 1,
1 Function f is defined by f(𝑥) = {
𝑎
1 − 𝑥,𝑥 > 1
If f is continuous at x = 1, determine the value of a and sketch the graph of f. [5 marks]

3 𝑥2 11
2 Show that ∫2 𝑑𝑥 = + ln 2 . [6 marks]
(𝑥−1)3 8

2 1
3 A curve is defined by the parametric equations 𝑥 = 𝑡 − 𝑡 and 𝑦 = 2𝑡 + 𝑡 , where 𝑡 ≠ 0.

𝑑𝑦 5
(a) Show that =2− , [4 marks]
𝑑𝑥 𝑡 2 +2
𝑑𝑦 1
(b) Find the coordinates of points when = . [3 marks]
𝑑𝑥 3

4 Sketch the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥(𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 2). [2 marks]

If A1 and A2 respectively denote the area of the regions bounded by the curve and the x-
axis above and below the x-axis, find A1 : A2. [5 marks]

5 By sketching the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 and 𝑦 = 10 − 2𝑥 , show that the equation

𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 − 10 = 0 has only one real root. [3 marks]

State the successive integers a and b such that the real root lies in the interval [a, b]. Use the
Newton-Raphson method to find an approximation of the root correct to three decimal
places. [6 marks]

𝑑𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦
6 Given that 𝑦 = tan2 𝑥, express 𝑑𝑥 in terms of tan 𝑥. Hence show that = 2 + 8𝑦 + 6𝑦 2 .
𝑑𝑥 2
[4 marks]

By using the Maclaurin’s Theorem, show that if x is small such that the terms higher than 𝑥 4
2
can be neglected, then tan2 𝑥 = 𝑥 2 + 3 𝑥 4 . [4 marks]

0.05
Hence, find an approximation for the value of ∫0 tan2 𝑥 dx, giving your answer correct to
2 significant figures. [3 marks]
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Section B [15 marks]
Answer any one question in this section.

1 The variables x and y, with x > 0, satisfied differential equation

𝑑𝑦
𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑦 2 − 𝑥𝑦.

By using the substitution 𝑦 = 𝑣𝑥, show that the differential equation may be reduced to
𝑑𝑣
𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑣 2 − 2𝑣.

Hence, show that the general solution of the given differential equation may be expressed in
2𝑥
the form 𝑦 = 1+𝐴𝑥 2 , where A is an arbitrary constant. [11 marks]

Find the equation of the solution curve which passes through the point (1, 4), and sketch the
solution curve.
[4 marks]

2 The function f is defined by

ln 2𝑥
f(𝑥) = , where x > 0
𝑥2

(a) State all the asymptotes of f. [2 marks]

(b) Find the stationary point of f, and determine its nature. [6 marks]
(c) Obtain the intervals, where
(i) f is concave upwards, and
(ii) f is concave downwards.

Hence, determine the coordinates of the point of inflexion. [5 marks]

(d) Sketch the graph y = f(x). [2 marks]