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FACULTY SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT MATHEMATICS
SUBJECT PRECALCULUS
SUBJECT CODE MAT3512
DATE January 2020
DURATION 3 HOURS MARKS 100

SUMMER TERM EXAMINATION

Examiner: Dr. DSI liyambo (University of Namibia)

Moderator: Prof. G Marelli (University of Namibia)

This question paper consists of four pages (including this front page).

lnstructions

o Attempt all questions in Section A, and any three out of four

questions in Section B.

o Only non-programmable calculators are allowed.

UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA EXAMINATIONS

SECTION A.
Question 1.
Find the domain and the range of the function

t@):*
[4,6]
Question 2.
The functions / and g are defined bv, f
(, - l)' *8; z <1,
@): --!-r- g(*): r _ 3.

a) Determine whether /-1 exists or not. lf it does, find it.

b) Find (.f
" s)@).
[7,3]

Question 3.

a) Given that the function P(t) :15600(30Oet) yields an estimate of the population of the city at
timelyearsafterlgS4. Whenwill thepopulationof thecitybethreetimesits1984population?
(Round to the nearest year)

b) Solve the equation 2?" : sec f, for r.

[5 s]

Question 4.

a) Solve the following equations for r.

(i) IogT(log5 ,\ : O
(ii) e3'-3e2' t1:-3
b) Prove that log, b = -l-
L{-t$6 tl

[3,4,3]
SECTION B.

Question 5.

a) Verify the identity :2tanr.

#ffi,
b) Determine all solutions of the equation log2(r - 2) : Ioga(-3r + 10).
c) Determine the domain and the range of the function f (t) : e#.
[5,11,4]

Question 6.
Consider the rational function
r(r\: 12 -l
3-r
a) Find the vertical, horizontal and slant (oblique) asymptotes, if any, for the graph of r

b) Find the intercepts of the graph of r.

c) Discuss the sign changes of r.

d) Determine whether the graph of r intersects any of its asymptotes'

e) Sketch a well labelled graph of r'.

17 ,2,4 ,3 ,4)

Question 7.
Let f (r): sin(sinr)'
a) Determine the domain of f (r).

b) Find the z-intercepts of J@).

c) Show that f(") : f(r + 2r) whenever r6lR

d) Show that /(r) is an odd function.

e) Sketch the graph of f(r) in the interval l-2n,2r). (Use your calculator to compute f (t))

f) Let .q(ir) : I Corpute 9'(1) from first princi ples.

[1,4,1,3,3,8]
 Question 8.

a) Using a sum-to-product formula, solve the equation cos40 I cos20 - cos0.

b) Discuss the following polynomial function under the topics (i) lntercepts, (ii) End-behaviours,
and (iii) Sign changes, and hence, sketch its clear and properly labelled graph.

'P(') - 3t2 - 4
'n
,3_g
c) Evaluate the limit
lil; ,, _,r,if it exists.

[5,10,s]

END