MA111: Calculus I and Linear Algebra I

Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment

School of Computing, Information and Mathematical Sciences

Final Examination
Semester II, 2019

Face to Face & Online Mode

Duration of Exam: 3 hours + 10 minutes

Reading Time: 10 minutes

Writing Time: 3 hours

TOTAL: 100 Marks

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. There are three (3) pages (including the cover page) in this examination paper.
2. There is a total of 6 questions and ALL are compulsory.
3. Write your answers in the answer booklet provided. Start each question on a new
page.
4. Show all necessary working. Partial marks will be awarded for partially correct
answers. Write legibly.
5. Only non-programmable calculators are to be used.
6. This examination contributes 60% to your overall mark. In order for you to be
considered for a pass in this course, you must achieve a minimum of 40 out of 100 in
this examination.
Question 1 (4 + 6 = 10 Marks)

(a) Determine the value(s) of k such that the system of linear equations
(k  3) x  y  0
x  (k  3) y  0
has infinitely many solutions.

(b) Determine the polynomial function whose graph passes through the points
(1,3), (0,0), (1,1), (4,58) .

Question 2 ((5 + 4 + 7) + 4 = 20 Marks)

(a) Consider the system of linear equations

2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 𝑧 = 32
3𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 𝑧 = −27
2𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 𝑧 = −2.
(i) Find the inverse of the coefficient matrix.
(ii) Solve the above system of linear equations using the inverse of the coefficient matrix
found in part (i).
(iii) Find the LU -factorization of the coefficient matrix.

(b) Use Cramer’s rule to solve the given system.

x1  2 x 2  10
x1  2 x 2  6

Question 3 (7 + 3 + (2 + 3 + 3 +2) = 20 Marks)

(a) Find the eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenvectors of the following matrix:
2  12
1  5 
 

(b) Determine whether the points (0,0,1), (0,1,0), (1,1,0), (2,1,2) are coplanar.

(c) Consider the following matrices:

−1 0 0
2 −1 2 −3 1 −3 4
𝐴=[ ], 𝐵=[ ], 𝐶=[ ], 𝐷 = [ 3 4 0].
3 0 −1 4 −5 −2 6
2 5 5
Compute the following (where possible)

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 (i) (𝐶𝐷)𝑇 (ii) 𝐵 3 (iii) det(2𝐷) (iv) det(𝐷−1 )
Question 4 ((3 + 5) + 2 = 10 Marks)
(a) Evaluate the following limits:
2𝑥−1
(i) lim1 2
𝑥→ 4𝑥 −1
2
(ii) lim (√𝑥 2 + 1 − 𝑥)
𝑥→∞

(b) Find the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = ln(𝑥 − 2).

Question 5 (5 + (3 + 3) + (3 + 3 + 2) + 5 = 24 Marks)

(a) Use the definition of the derivative to differentiate 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 − 1.

(b) Differentiate the following:

𝑥 2 cos 𝑥
(i) 𝑦 =
𝑒 2𝑥
(ii) 𝑦 = tan3 √𝑥

(c) Consider the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 7.

(i) Find the intervals over which the function 𝑓(𝑥) is increasing and decreasing.
(ii) Find the intervals over which the function 𝑓(𝑥) is concave up and concave down.
(iii)Determine the point of inflection of 𝑓(𝑥).

(d) An apple farm yields an average of 30 bushels of apples per tree when 20 trees are planted on
an acre of ground. Each time one more tree is planted per acre, the yield decreases by one
bushel per tree due to the extra congestion. How many trees should be planted in order to get
the highest yield per acre?

Question 6 ((3 + 4) + (5 + 4) = 16 Marks)

(a) Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 − 2.

(i) Use the Intermediate Value Theorem to show that 𝑓(𝑥) has a root in the interval [1,2].
(ii) Starting at 𝑥0 = 2, use the Newton’s method to approximate this root.

(b) Evaluate the following integrals using appropriate substitutions.

𝑥
(i) ∫ 𝑑𝑥
𝑥+1
2 (𝑥 3
(ii) ∫ 𝑥 + 1)5 𝑑𝑥

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