UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE

BLOEMFONTEIN CAMPUS

MATM 1534
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
CONTACT NUMBER: 051 401 9581

EXAMINATION: Main Mid-year 2022

ASSESSOR(S): MODERATOR(S):

1. Dr. Y.A. Terefe 1. Dr. E.C.M. Maritz (UFS)

2. Mrs. E. Swartz

3. Mr. J.G. Venter

TIME: 3 hours MARKS: 100

Instructions
1. The paper consists of pages 1 to 7. Check whether your paper is complete.
2. You may not have a calculator with you.

3. The unprinted side of each page of this question paper may be used for rough work.

Section A

i. Section A includes 30 questions.

ii. Indicate your answers for this section (questions 1 to 30) on the optic reader form.

iii. Use a soft pencil.

iv. Provide your surname, initials and student number on SIDE 1 of the optic reader form.
It is important to code all the information correctly, since a computer will interpret
the information!

v. Answers provided on the question paper will not be considered.

Section B

i. Section B includes 10 questions.

ii. Write all answers in the supplied exam booklet.

iii. Write your answers in ink; answers written in pencil will not be considered.

iv. “Tipp-Ex” is not allowed.

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Section A [60]
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1. Consider the following funtion: P (x) = 2x6 + 3x4 + 2
Which statement is true?

(A) P (x) is a polynomial of degree 3 (B) P (x) is even

(C) P (x) is a power function of degree 6 (D) The range of P (x) is y ∈ R
(E) None of these

√
2. Let f (x) = x − 3, g(x) = x2 + 2 and h(x) = x. Then:
√ √
(A) (g ◦ h)(x) + f (x) = 2x − 1 (B) (g ◦ h)(x) + f (x) = x2 x + x + 2 x − 3
√ √
(C) (g ◦ h)(x) + f (x) = x2 + 2 + x − 3 (D) (g ◦ h)(x) + f (x) = x2 + x − 1
(E) None of these

3. Let f (x) = 3x5 + x4 − x3 + 2. Find f −1 (1).

(A) 8 (B) −1 (C) −16 (D) 2 (E) None of these

2
4. Let f (x) = p √ . Find the domain of f (x).
3− x
(A) x ∈ R, x ̸= 9 (B) x ∈ R, x < 9 (C) x ∈ [0, 9) (D) x ∈ (9, ∞)
(E) None of these

9−x
5. Find lim √ .
x→9 3− x
(A) 6 (B) 0 (C) ∞ (D) 3 (E) None of these

x+1
6. Find lim− .
x→5 x−5
(A) −∞ (B) 0 (C) ∞ (D) 5 (E) None of these

x2 − 5x − 6
7. Find lim .
x→6 x−6
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 0 (D) 5 (E) None of these

2
  2
x +x−2


 x−1 if x ≥ 0
8. Where is the function f (x) = x2 if − 1 < x < 0 discontinuous?


 x+1
e if x ≤ −1
(A) x = 0 and x = −1 (B) x = −1 (C) x = −1 and x = 1 (D) x = 0 and x = 1
(E) None of these

6x3 + 4x + 5
9. Find lim .
x→∞ 2x3 + 1
(A) 0 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1 (E) None of these

√
1 + 4x6
10. Find lim .
x→−∞ 2 − x3
(A) 2 (B) 0 (C) −2 (D) 1 (E) None of these

11. Determine the derivative of f (x) = tan−1 x.

−1 1 1
(A) 1 + x2 (B) (C) (D) (E) None of these
1 + x2 1 + x2 1+x

d √

12. Find 1 − x2 .
dx
x −x √ −2x
(A) √ (B) √ (C) 1 − x2 (D) √ (E) None of these
1 − x2 1 − x2 1 − x2

d √

13. Find ln 1 + t2 .
dt
√ t 2t t
(A) 1 + t2 (B) (C) √ (D) √ (E) None of these
1 + t2 1 + t2 2 1 + t2

14. Let f (x) = csc x then find the second derivative of f .

(A) csc x(1 + 2 cot2 x) (B) csc x(1 + tan2 x) (C) csc x(cot2 x) (D) csc x(1 + cos2 x)
(E) None of these

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 dy
15. If x = y x , for x > 0, find .
dx
dy 1 1 dy 1 1 dy y y ln y
(A) = x x −2 − x x −2 (B) = x x −2 − x x −2 ln x (C) = 2−
dx dx dx x x
dy
(D) = x y x−1 (E) None of these
dx

dy
16. If sin(xy) + ex+2y = 1, find at the point (0, 0).
dx
   
dy  dy  dy  1 dy  1
(A) =0 (B) = −3 (C) =− (D) =−
dx (0,0)
 dx (0,0)
 dx (0,0)
 3 dx (0,0)
 2
(E) None of these

dy π
17. If y = tan(sec(cos x)), find at the point x = .
dx 2
  
dy  dy  dy 
(A) =0 (B) = −sec2 1 (C) = −1
dx x= π
 dx x= π dx x= π
2 2 2
π
(D) The derivative does not exist at x = (E) None of these
2

18. Suppose that f (2) = 1, g(2) = −2, f ′ (2) = −3 and g ′ (2) = 2. Determine the value of k ′ (2)
(g(x))2
if k(x) = .
2x − f (x)
44 32 8 13
(A) k ′ (2) = − (B) k ′ (2) = − (C) k ′ (2) = − (D) k ′ (2) = −
9 9 9 9
(E) None of these

19. Suppose that two investments A and B are started with the same amount of money. In-
vestment A gains interest at a rate of ln 1.012 ≈ 0.01193, compounded continuously and
investment B gains interest at a rate ra compounded once per year. For A and B to have
equal value after one year, what should the interest rate ra be?

(A) ra = 0.012 (B) ra = ln 0.01012 (C) ra = 0.01012

(D) It is not possible for A and B to have equal value (E) None of these

20. A cylindrical tank with a radius of 5 m is being filled with water at a rate of 3 m3 /min. At
what rate is the height of the water increasing?
3 3 6 9
(A) m/min (B) m/min (C) m/min (D) m/min (E) None of these
π 25π 4π 4

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 Z
2
21. Evaluate xex dx.
2 2 2 2
(A) 21 ex + C (B) ex + C (C) 2ex + C (D) ex + C (E) None of these

Z
arctan x
22. Find dx.
1 + x2
(arctan x)2
(A) arctan x + C (B) +C (C) ln(1 + x2 ) + C (D) (arctan x)2 + C
2
(E) None of these

Z
23. Evaluate sin(2x) dx.

− cos(2x)
(A) sin2 x + C (B) sin(2x) + C (C) +C (D) cos2 x + C (E) None of these
2

Z b Z c Z b Z c
24. If f (x) dx = 2, f (x) dx = 5 and g(x) dx = 1, find (2 f (x) + g(x)) dx.
a a c b

(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 8 (E) None of these

1
3x2
Z
25. Evaluate the integral dx.
0 x3 + 4
1
(A) ln(5/4) (B) 0 (C) 3
ln(5/4) (D) ln 5 (E) None of these

Z ln(2π)
26. Find ex sin(ex ) dx.
0

(A) cos 1 (B) cos 1 − 1 (C) e2π (D) 0 (E) None of these

Z 1
27. Evaluate xex dx.
0

(A) −1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2e − 1 (E) None of these

Z 1
2
28. Find dx.
0 1 + x2
π π
(A) −1 (B) 1 (C) (D) (E) None of these
4 2

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 Z
29. Evaluate the indefinite integral (sin4 x cos x) dx.

(A) cos5 x + C (B) − 51 cos5 x + C (C) sin5 x + C (D) 1

5
sin5 x + C
(E) None of these

Z
30. Find x cos x dx.

(A) x cos x + C (B) x sin x + cos x + C (C) x cos x + sin x + C

(D) x sin x + C (E) None of these

Section A Total marks: 30 × 2 = 60

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 Section B [40]

|x − 2|
1. Prove that lim does not exist. [4]
x→2 x−2

2. Let f (x) = −x3 + 4x + 1. Show that there exists some c ∈ (−1, 0) such that f (c) = 0. [4]

3. If aln a = 3ln 3 , solve for a. Show all steps. [3]

5
4. Find lim e x . [3]
x→∞

dy
5. For each function, find the derivative . [6]
dx
a. y = sin−1 x
b. y = sin x tan (1 − x2 )
d
c. y = (ln(cot x))
dx

6. Consider f (x) = 2x3 − 9x2 + 12x − 3. [9]

a. Determine on which intervals the function will be increasing and decreasing.

b. Determine the local maximum and local minimum values of f , if they exist.
c. Determine the concavity of the function and find the inflection point(s), if they exist.
d. Make a rough sketch of f and clearly indicate the properties found in 6a – 6c.

d 3
7. Use the definition of the derivative to find (x ). [3]
dx

8. Evaluate the following integrals: [8]

Z
a. x4 sin(3x5 ) dx
Z 3
 2 
b. x − 4 dx
0

9. Determine the area bounded by y = 12 − 3x2 and the x-axis between x = 0 and x = 4. [4]

10. What is the minimum vertical distance between the parabolas y = x2 − x and y = −x2 − 1? [4]

Section B Marks available: 48

Section B Total marks: 40