Mulungushi University

School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics II(MSM 132)

2022/23 Academic Year, Semester Two

March 1, 2023

Tutorial Sheet 1

1. Evaluate the following limits

x3 +2x2 +4
√ x2 +x−6
(a) lim (2x2 − 3x + 4) (b) lim 5−3x (c) lim u4 + 3u + 6 (d) lim
x−→5 x−→−2 u−→−2 x−→2 x−2

√  3
x−5 x+2+3 x2 +5x+4 x2 +x−6
(e) lim 2 (f) lim (g) lim 2 (h) lim
t−→5 x −25 x−→7 x−7 x−→−4 +3x−4
x x−→2 x−2
1
+ x1
 
x4 −16 1 1 sin4x
(i) lim sin2 x (j) lim (k) lim 4
(l) lim − t2 +t
(m) lim
x−→0 x−→2 x−2 x−→−4 4+x t−→0 t x−→0 x

2. Evaluate the following limits

x2 −1 4x2 −x−2 t2 +2 √ x+2
(a) lim 2 (b) lim 2 +4x+1 (c) lim3 +t2 −2 (d) lim
x−→∞ +1
x x−→∞ 5x t−→−∞ t x−→−∞ 9x2 +1
√ p √ √ √
5x2 +2x
(e) lim√ 2−x (f) lim ( x2 + x−x) (g) lim ( x + x− x) (h) lim
x−→∞ 7+6x2 x−→∞ x−→−∞ x−→−∞ x

3. Discuss the continuity

(
1 x2 −1 x+1 if x ≤ 0
(a) f (x) = (b) f (x) = (c) h(x) = (d) f (x) = √1
x x−1 x
x2 + 1 if x>0

4. By using the First Principle, find the derivatives in terms of x when

√ 1
(a) f (x) = 3x2 (b) f (x) = x − 1 (c) f (x) = x2 + 1 (d) y = x (d)
x
y = x−1

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5. Evaluate dθ when θ = 0 given y = 4 sec 2θ
d2 y
6. If y = cos x − sin x, evaluate x, in the range 0 ≤ x ≤ π2 , when dx2
is zero
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7. Find dx in terms of x when
  √  
1−x2 1+x3 2+cos x
(a) y = x2 (x3 + x)4 (b) y = ln 1+x2
(c) y = x2
(d) y = ln 3−sin x

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(e) y = x2 e−3x (f) y = cos(x3 − 4) (g) y = ln x2
(h) y = cos2 (x3 − 4).

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8. (a) Find dx of the function y = ln(1 + cos 2x) at 4 ,0 .
d2 y
(b) Given that y = x sin 3x, prove that dx2
+ 9y = 6 cos 3x.
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(c) Given that y = sec x + tan x, prove that dx − y tan x = 1.
d2 y dy
(d) If y = e3x sin 4x, show that dx2
− 6 dx + 25y = 0.
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9. Use implicit differentiation to find dx
x−1
(a) x2 y + xy 2 = 6 (b) y 2 = x+1 ( c) x = tan y (d) x3 − xy + y 3 = 1
 
1
(e) x + tan(xy) = 0 (f) y sin y = 1 − xy (g) 2xy + y 2 = x + y

10. find an equation for the line tangent to the curve at the point defined by the given value of t.
d2 y
Also, find the value of dx 2 at this point.

π
√ 2π
(a) x = 2 cos t, y = 2 sin t, t = 4 (b) x = cos t, y = 3 cos t, t = 3
−π
(c) x = 2t2 + 3, y = t4 , t = −1 (d) x = sec2 t − 1, y = tan t, t = 4