THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA

SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
MAT 1100 FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS TUTORIAL SHEET 6-2022

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1. Compute explicitly the given quantity, where possible: (a) (b) (c) 5
3!0! 7
3

(d) (e) (f) (g) (h) .

2. The coefficient of 𝑥 in the expansion of (3 + 𝑏𝑥) is −720. Find the value of the
constant 𝑏.
3. Show that
(a)
n n n n
              2 n .
0 1 2 n
(b)
𝑛 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛
− + − ⋯− = 0.
0 1 2 𝑛
4. Show that
𝑛 𝑛 𝑛−1
= .
𝑟 𝑟 𝑟−1
Hence or otherwise, show that
𝑛 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛
1× +2× +3× + ⋯+ 𝑛 × = 𝑛2 .
1 2 3 𝑛
5. Find the first three terms in the expansion of each of the following:

(a) ( 2  x ) 5 (b) (1 − 4𝑦)(1 − 5𝑦) (c) 1  2 x  (d) x  2 y 2  (𝑒) ( − 𝑥 ) .

6 4

6. Given that (2 + 𝑦) + (2 − 𝑦) ≡ 𝐴 + 𝐵𝑦 + 𝐶𝑦 , find the value of 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶. Hence

or otherwise, solve the equation (2 + 𝑦) + (2 − 𝑦) = 349.
7. Write the term indicated in the expansion of each of the following:
8
 1
(a) fourth term of (1 + 2𝑦) ;(b) fifth term of  x   ;(c) seventh term of (𝑥 − 2𝑥 )
2

 x
⁄
(d) constant term in (𝑥 − ⁄ ) (e) term involving 𝑥 in ( − 𝑥 ) .

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8. Find the term independent of x in the expression of 𝑥 − when

(a) 𝑛 = 3 (b) 𝑛 = 12.

9. The first three terms in the expansion of (1 + 𝑘𝑥) are 1, 14𝑥 and 84𝑥
respectively. Find the values of the constants k and n and the coefficients of 𝑥 and
𝑥 respectively.

10. Expand the following functions as a series of ascending powers of x up to and

including the term in x 3 . In each case give the range of values of x for which the
expansion is valid:
1 2x  1 1
(a) 1  2 x  2 (b) 4  x  (c)
1
(d) (e) (𝑥 + ) .
( x  1)( x  1) x 1
1
11. By substituting 0.08 for x in 1  x  2 and its expansion find 3 correct to four
significant figures.
1
12. Use a suitable binomial expansion to find correct to five decimal places.
0.99
13. Find the expansion of (1 + 𝑦) .
(a) By writing 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 𝑥 , find the first four terms, in the expansion of
(1 + 𝑥 + 𝑥 ) .
(b) By putting 𝑥 = 0.01 in your first four terms, find an approximation for
(1.0101) .
14. Find the first four terms in descending powers of 𝑥 in the following expansions, and

indicate the range of values of 𝑥 for which the expansion is valid: (a) ( + )

⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄
(b) (𝑥 − ) (c) (1 − ) (d) (𝑥 − ) (e) (1 − 𝑥 ) .

15. Sketch the graphs of the following and determine whether or not the limit exists at the
given point:

𝑥 + 1, 𝑥 < 0  x  2, x   1
 2
(a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 1 − 𝑥 , 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1, at c=0, 1, 3 (b) f ( x )   x ,  1  x  1 at 𝑐 = −1, 1.
𝑥, 𝑥 > 1  3 x  1, x  1


x2 x3  8 x3  8
16. Evaluate each of the following limits :(a) lim (b) lim (c) lim
x  5 2 x  3 x2 x  2 x  2 x  2

x2  4 1 1  5x  1 x 2  3x  7
(d) lim (e) lim   2  (f) lim (g) lim
x  3x  2
2 x    x  4 x   3 x 2  2 x  1
x 2 x  0
x x 

2
 x2  6 x2  4 √
(h) lim (i) lim (j) lim (k) lim (l) lim | |.
x   x6 x 2 x  3x  2
2 → → | | →

17. Sketch the graph of each of the following functions defined and determine if each
is continuous at the given point c: (a) f ( x )  3 x  1 at 𝑐 =

 x  2, x2  2 x  1, x  1
(b) f ( x )   at 𝑐 = 2 (c) f ( x )   at 𝑐 = 1
 1, x2   x  4, x  1
18. Define 𝑓(𝑐) so that the function is continuous:
( x  1)( x  2) x 2  3x  2
(a) f ( x )  , x  1, c  1 (b) f ( x )  , x   2, c  2
x 1 x2  4
x2 1 x3  8
(c) f ( x )  , x  1, c  1 (d) f ( x )  , x   2, c   2 .
x 1 x2