1602 160.

101
MAN CP
Internal/Distance G

MASSEY UNIVERSITY
MANAWATU CAMPUS

EXAMINATION FOR
160.101 CALCULUS I

Semester Two 2016

Time allowed: THREE (3) hours.

Answer ALL questions.

There are 8 questions altogether.

Total marks: 100.

This is a closed book examination.

Please note that the 160.101 Useful Information sheet is attached at the end of this exam.

Calculators are permitted - with no restrictions on type of calculator used.

Graph paper will be provided to examination candidates.

Show all working to gain full marks.

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1. Functions, Limits and Differentiation

(a) Let
x2 + x + 1
f (x) = .
x+1
(i) Find all asymptotes (vertical and horizontal).
(ii) Find all local (relative) minima and maxima. Justify your answer. You may
use the second derivative test.

(b) Use L’Hopital’s rule to evaluate

2x − 1
lim .
x→0 3x − 1

(c) Consider the equation x2 + 3x + xy = 4. Find the equation of the tangent line at
the point (1, 0).

(d) Differentiate the following functions with respect to x:

(i) f (x) = x2 ex−1 ,

(ii) f (x) = xcos x ,
e−x +1
(iii) f (x) = cos2 x
.

[(2 + 3) + 4 + 4 + (2 + 3 + 2) = 20 marks]

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2. Related Rates
A stalagmite is in the form of a perfect circular cone. Its height is 200mm and is in-
creasing at a rate of 3mm/century. Its base radius is 40mm and decreasing at a rate of
0.5mm/century. Is the volume of the stalagmite increasing or decreasing and at what
rate? [Hint: the volume of the stalagmite is V = π3 r2 h, where r is the base radius and h
is the height.]
[10 marks]

3. Optimization
A rectangle is inscribed in the semi-ellipse x2 + 4y 2 = 1, with y ≥ 0 as shown in the
diagram. Find the greatest possible area such a rectangle can have.

-1 1 x

[10 marks]

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4. Integration

(a) Find the following integrals. Show all your working.

R 5 2 +8
(i) x −3xx3
dx.
4
(ii) (lnxx) dx.
R

1
R
(iii) x2 +4x−12 dx.

(b) Use integration by parts to find Z

ln x
dx.
x2

(c) Use partial fraction decomposition to find

Z
2x + 4
2
dx.
x (x − 2)

(d) Find Z 2x 
d 2


sin t dt .
dx 0

[4 + 5 + 3 + 8 = 20 marks]

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5. The Maclaurin Series

(a) Find the first four non-zero terms in the Maclaurin series of

f (x) = e−2x .

(b) Find the first three non-zero terms of the Maclaurin series for

e−2x − 1
g(x) = .
x

(c) Use your answer to part (b) to approximate the definite integral
Z 1 −2x
e −1
dx.
0 x

Note: the Maclaurin series for the function f (x) is

∞
X f (n) (0) f 00 (0) 2 f (3) (0) 3 f (4) (0) 4
xn = f (0) + f 0 (0)x + x + x + x + ...
n=0
n! 2! 3! 4!

[5 + 3 + 2 = 10 marks]

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6. Differential Equations

(a) Consider the differential equation

dy
= 2(x − 1)y.
dx
(i) Find the steady state solutions (if any).
(ii) Find the general solution in the form y = f (x).
(iii) Find the particular solution satisfying the condition y(0) = 1.

(b) (i) Use Euler’s method with step size h = 0.2 to approximate the solution to the
initial value problem
dy
= 2(x − 1)y, y(0) = 1,
dx
at x = 0.6. Stop after 3 iterations.
(ii) Comment on the accuracy of your result. How could the accuracy of the
numerical approximation be improved?

[(1 + 3 + 1) + (3 + 2) = 10 marks]

7. Numerical Approximation

(a) Estimate Z 2
1
dx.
1 x
using

(i) the Trapezoidal Rule with n = 4;

(ii) the Simpson’s Rule with n = 4.

Round your answers to four decimal places.

(b) Compare the actual errors in parts (i) and (ii) with the theoretical error estimates.

[(3 + 3) + 4 = 10 marks]

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8. Area and Volume

(a) Find the area enclosed by the curves

y = (x − 1) 2x2 + 3 and y = x2 + x + 9 (x − 1) .

(b) The shape of a rugby ball is achieved by rotating the curve

y = x (2 − x)

about the x-axis. Find its volume.

[5 + 5 = 10 marks]

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