(4 Marks) Evaluate The Following Expression. Make Sure You Show All Working and Give The Exact Answer. 24/6 ( ( 25 + (7)

MAS164 - Fundamentals of Mathematics Final Examination - S1 2019
1. [4 marks] Evaluate the following expression. Make sure you show all working and give the
exact answer. [√ ]
24/6(−2) + 25 + (7 − 5)2 /3 + 12/4 − 2
2. [8 marks] Solve for x in the following.
(a) 2x − 5 = 9 − x/3
(b) 8 + 2(4x + a) = 3x + 7a
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3. [12 marks] Line 1 is defined by slope m = 1/3 and y-intercept c = 4. Line 2 passes through
the points (6, 3) and (4, 7).
(a) Find the equations of these two lines.
(b) Find the point of intersection of these two lines. Show all working and give the exact
answer.
(c) Are the lines perpendicular, parallel or neither? Give reasons.

4. [8 marks] Find the following, simplifying your answer. Use calculus and show all your
working.
∫
(a) 2t2/3 − 4t + 3t−3 dt
∫ 4
(b) x1/2 + 4x−2 − 3 dx
1

5. [8 marks] Solve the following system of equations, using either the tabulation method or
the matrix form. Make sure you show all your working.
2x + 8y = 4
−3x + 8y = 9

6. [8 marks] A family company makes birthday cakes, all of which are sold to its customers.
There is a fixed cost of $3,000 each week and an additional production cost of $15 per cake.
Each cake sells for $40.
(a) Define an appropriate variable x, and write down the weekly cost function C(x).
(b) Write down the weekly revenue function.
(c) How many cakes must be made and sold each week for the company to break even?
(d) Find the new selling price p that would give a revenue of $2,300 on a weekly sale of 50
cakes.

7. [14 marks] Consider the following matrices

 
( ) −1 2 ( )
3 x 2 0 5
A= B =  3 0 C=
−2 4 −2 0 3
0 4
Where possible evaluate the following, showing all working. If not possible, give the reason.
(a) A + B
(b) AB
(c) BA

(d) CB − 2A
(e) Find the value for x such that A−1 does NOT exist.

8. [10 marks] Consider the trigonometric function

(π )
f (x) = 4 + 3 cos (x − 1)
2
(a) What is the amplitude of f (x)?
(b) What is the period of f (x)?
(c) What are the maximum and minimum values for f (x)?

(d) Sketch the graph of the function f (x) for x ∈ [−4, 4], clearly labelling the locations of
the maxima and minima of the function.

9. [4 marks] Simplify the following expression
(x + y)4 (y 2 z)3 z 4
(36x8 )1/2 y 5 (x + y)−1
10. [2 marks] Evaluate ||1 + 2| − |3 − 8||, showing all working.

11. [9 marks] Consider the quadratic function f (x) = x2 − 3x − 4.
(a) Find the zeros of f (x), showing all working.
(b) Find the turning point of the graph of f (x) and say whether it is a maximum or a
minimum.
(c) Using the information from parts (a) and (b) sketch the graph of f (x).

12. [12 marks] Diﬀerentiate the following functions, showing all working and simplifying your
answer.
√
(a) f (x) = 8 − 5 x + 4x−5
2t + 3
(b) g(t) =
t2 − 4
(c) f (x) = (3x2 − 4x)e2x

13. [5 marks] Rewrite the following expression with a common denominator and simplify your
answer.
3x + 4 x+3
−
x+2 2x − 3
14. [5 marks] Find all solutions to the inequality (x2 + 2x)(3x − 1) > 0. Express your answer
using interval notation.

15. [15 marks] Consider the two functions

{
(x + 1)2 , x ≤ 0
f (x) = x + 2 and g(x) =
4 − x, x>0
(a) Evaluate
(i) (f + g)(−3)
(ii) (f g)(2)
(iii) (f /g)(5)
(b) Using algebra, find all the points where the graphs of f (x) and g(x) intersect, showing
all working.

(c) Sketch the graph of g(x). Make sure to label all points where the graph intersects the
x-axis and the y-axis.
16. [3 marks] Consider a polynomial of the form p(x) = ax(x6 − 1), where a ̸= 0 is a constant.
(a) What is the degree of p(x)?
(b) For each of the following statements, decide if it is true or false.
(i) If a > 0, then p(x) → ∞ as x → ∞.
(ii) If a < 0, then p(x) → ∞ as x → −∞.
17. [3 marks] Solve |2x − 1| = 3.

18. [9 marks] Evaluate the following limits where they exist, showing all working.
x2 + x − 12
(a) lim
x→3 x2 − 3x
(x3 − x)2x2
(b) lim
x→∞ 1 + 2x − 3x5
5x3 + x2 − 4x
(c) lim
x→0 x2 + 2x

19. [10 marks] Consider the following rational function
x2 + 2x − 8
f (x) =
6x − 2x2
(a) Find all the zeros of f (x), showing all working.
(b) Find all the vertical asymptotes of f (x) (if they exist), showing all working.
(c) Find the horizontal asymptote of f (x) (if it exists), showing all working.

20. [11 marks] A biologist is interested in the growth of a certain kind of algae in a large tank
in response to a particular nutrient. It is found that the mass (kg) of algae in the tank after
t hours from when the nutrient is added is given by
8(et − 1)
f (t) = 2 +
et + 20
(a) Find the exact mass of the algae in the tank when the nutrient is added.
(b) Find the exact mass of the algae in the tank at time t = ln 12 hours.
(c) Find the exact time at which the mass of algae in the tank equals 4 kg.

(d) Find (in simplified form) the rate of increase of the algae mass at any time t ≥ 0.
END OF PAPER 19
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MAS164 - Fundamentals of Mathematics Final Examination - S1 2019

2. [8 marks] Solve for x in the following.

QUESTIONS CONTINUE OVERLEAF 1

(a) Find the equations of these two lines.

(c) Are the lines perpendicular, parallel or neither? Give reasons.

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QUESTIONS CONTINUE OVERLEAF 3

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(b) Write down the weekly revenue function.

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7. [14 marks] Consider the following matrices

QUESTIONS CONTINUE OVERLEAF 6

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8. [10 marks] Consider the trigonometric function

(a) What is the amplitude of f (x)?

(b) What is the period of f (x)?

QUESTIONS CONTINUE OVERLEAF 8

QUESTIONS CONTINUE OVERLEAF 9

9. [4 marks] Simplify the following expression

10. [2 marks] Evaluate ||1 + 2| − |3 − 8||, showing all working.

QUESTIONS CONTINUE OVERLEAF 10

11. [9 marks] Consider the quadratic function f (x) = x2 − 3x − 4.

(a) Find the zeros of f (x), showing all working.

QUESTIONS CONTINUE OVERLEAF 11

(c) f (x) = (3x2 − 4x)e2x

QUESTIONS CONTINUE OVERLEAF 12

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15. [15 marks] Consider the two functions

QUESTIONS CONTINUE OVERLEAF 14

(a) What is the degree of p(x)?

(b) For each of the following statements, decide if it is true or false.

(i) If a > 0, then p(x) → ∞ as x → ∞.

(ii) If a < 0, then p(x) → ∞ as x → −∞.

17. [3 marks] Solve |2x − 1| = 3.

QUESTIONS CONTINUE OVERLEAF 15

QUESTIONS CONTINUE OVERLEAF 16

19. [10 marks] Consider the following rational function

(a) Find all the zeros of f (x), showing all working.

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