College of Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE), an affiliate of PolyU

THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

HONG KONG COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Subject Title : Foundation Mathematics Subject Code : SEHH1068

Session : Semester Two, 2022/23 Time : 09:00 – 11:00

Date : 11 May 2023 Time Allowed : 2 Hours

Subject : Dr Wilson KWAN

Examiner(s) Mr Jonathan KY LEE

This question paper has a total of SEVEN pages (including this covering page).

Instructions to Candidates:

1. There are TWO sections in this paper.

Section A (60%) – Compulsory Questions. Write ALL your answers in this section in the
answer book provided. Each question carries 15 marks.
Section B (40%) – Elective Questions. Answer any FOUR out of the SIX questions in this
section. Each question carries 10 marks. Write your answers in the
answer book provided. If you answer more than four questions in this
section, only the first four attempted questions will be marked. Indicate
in your answer booklet clearly which four questions you are attempting.
2. Unless otherwise specified, all numerical answers should be EXACT.
3. Show all your workings clearly and neatly. Reasonable steps should be shown.
4. If you apply any results / theorems which are NOT in the lecture notes, you are required to
prove them from scratch.
5. Some useful formulae can be found on page 6 and 7 of this paper.
6. Electronic calculators, including programmable calculators, may be used provided that the
calculators are battery powered, silent in operation, with neither printout nor graphic / word
display facilities and do not use dot-matrix technology in the main display. All programmes
stored in the calculator should have been cleared. Other electronic devices with graphic/ word-
display facilities (such as databank watches) are not permitted.

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Section A (60%) – Compulsory Questions

Write ALL your answers in this section in the answer book provided. Each question carries
15 marks.

Question A1

Let A and B be two events. Given the following probabilities for these events:

P ( A ) = 0.52 , P ( A ∩ B ) = (
0.2 and P A ∩ B = )
0.12 .

(
(a) Find P A ∩ B . ) (3 marks)

(b) Hence, find P ( B ) . (3 marks)

(c) What is the probability of P ( A ∪ B ) ? (3 marks)

(
(d) What is the probability of P B A ? ) (3 marks)

(
(e) What is the probability of P A B ? ) (3 marks)

Question A2

Consider following system of linear equations

10 x1 + 20 x2 − 10 x3 =
20
 ,
 2 x1 + 5 x2 − x3 =5

where x1, x2 and x3 are non-negative integers.

(a) Applying Elementary Row Operations to find the reduced row echelon form of the following
augmented matrix.
10 20 −10 20 
 
 2 5 −1 5
(8 marks)

(b) Hence, determine all the possible combination(s) of x1, x2 and x3 for the above system of
equations. (7 marks)

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Question A3

3 x + 10
Let f ( x ) = for x ≠ 1 .
x −1

(a) Determine, with reason, whether f ( x) is odd, even, or neither. (5 marks)

(b) Determine the inverse function of f ( x) , i.e. f −1 ( x) . (5 marks)

(c) Find the function g such that ( g  f )( x ) = 2sin x (

1068
) (5 marks)

Question A4

x 2 − 75 − 5
(a) Evaluate lim . (5 marks)
x →10 x − 10

(b) Find f ′ ( x ) and hence evaluate f ′ ( 0 ) if

= f ( x ) sin ( ln ( x + 1) ) . (5 marks)

(c) Evaluate ∫ sec (1 + 2 x)dx .

2
(5 marks)

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Section B (40%) – Elective Questions

Answer any FOUR out of the SIX questions in this section. Each question carries 10 marks.
Write your answers in the answer book provided. If you answer more than four questions in
this section, only the first four attempted questions will be marked. Indicate in your answer
booklet clearly which four questions you are attempting.

Question B1

Consider the system of linear equations

1068 x1 + 1069 x2 − 1070 x3 = 1068


 ( k − 1) x2 + kx3 = 5k − 6
 ( k − 2 ) x3 = ( k − 1)( k − 2 ) + m − 1,


where k and m are a real constant.

Hence, find all the value(s) of k and m such that the system of linear equation has

(a) unique solution; (3 marks)

(b) no solution; (4 marks)

(c) infinitely many solutions. (3 marks)

Question B2

( )
(a) Evaluate lim 1 − 1068 x − 1 x .
x →0
(4 marks)

(b) Determine the values of a and b that make f ( x ) continuous for all real x.

 sin (1068 x )
 , if x < 0,
 x

f ( x=
)  x 2 + ax + b, if 0 ≤ x ≤ 3,

 3− x
 , if x > 3.
 9 − x 2

(6 marks)

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Question B3

1
Use the limit definition of derivative to find f ′ ( x ) , where f ( x ) =
.
x
(Note: No marks will be awarded if differentiation formulae or rule(s) is/are used in the
solution)
(10 marks)

Question B4

Let f ( x ) = 2 x 3 + 6 x 2 + 7 x + 4 .

(a) Find the derivative of f ( x) , i.e. f ′( x) . (2 marks)

(b) The equation of a curve C is y = f ( x ) . Find the equation of the tangent line of the curve C
at x = −1 . (8 marks)

Question B5

6 x 2 + 34 x + 32 A B C
Consider = + + .
( 3x + 1)( x + 3) 3 x + 1 x + 3 ( x + 3)2
2

(a) Use partial fractions to find A, B and C. (4 marks)

1 6 x 2 + 34 x + 32
(b) Hence, evaluate ∫ ( 3x + 1)( x + 3)
0 2
dx (6 marks)

Question B6

By using mathematical induction, prove that

(1)(1!) + ( 2 )( 2!) + ( 3)( 3!) +  + ( n )( n !) = ( n + 1)!− 1 ,

for all positive integers n. (10 marks)

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Appendix

Probability – Mathematical Formulae

P ( A ∪ B=
) P ( A) + P ( B ) − P ( A ∩ B ) P ( A and B )= P ( A ∩ B )= P ( A ) P ( B A )
P ( A )= P ( A ∩ B ) + P ( A ∩ B ) P ( A and B )= P ( A ∩ B )= P ( B ) P ( A B )

Linear Algebra – Elementary Row Operations

kR j + Ri → Ri kRi → Ri R j ↔ Ri

Some Trigonometric Formulae

1. sin ( x=
± y ) sin x cos y ± cos x sin y y cos ( x − y ) − cos ( x + y )
6. 2sin x sin =

x+ y x− y
2. cos ( x ± y ) =
cos x cos y  sin x sin y 7. sin x + sin y =
2sin cos
2 2
tan x ± tan y x+ y x− y
3. tan ( x ± y ) = 8. sin x − sin y =
2cos sin
1  tan x tan y 2 2
x+ y x− y
y sin ( x + y ) + sin ( x − y )
4. 2sin x cos = 9. cos x + cos y =
2cos cos
2 2
x+ y x− y
y cos ( x + y ) + cos ( x − y )
5. 2cos x cos = 10. cos x − cos y =
−2sin sin
2 2

Limits

sin x 1 1
lim =1 lim (1 + x ) x =
e =
lim 0 for q > 0
x →0 x x →0 xq
x →±∞

f ( x + h) − f ( x)
Definition of derivative: f ′ ( x ) = lim
h→0 h

d
Product Rule:  f (=
x ) g ( x )  f ( x ) g ′ ( x ) + g ( x ) f ′ ( x )
dx 

d  f ( x)  g ( x) f ′( x) − f ( x) g ′( x)
Quotient Rule:  =
dx  g ( x)  [ g ( x)]2

 f (=
g ( x ) )  f ′ ( g ( x ) ) ⋅ g ′ ( x )
d d
Chain Rule: ( f =
g )( x ) 
dx dx 

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Brief Table of Derivatives

Function Derivative of y with respect to x

dy 1
y = ln x =
dx x
dy
y = ax , 0 < a ≠ 1. = a x ln a
dx
dy
y = x r , r is a constant. = rx r −1
dx
dy
y = sin x = cos x
dx
dy
y = cos x = − sin x
dx
dy
y = tan x = sec 2 x
dx

y = csc x
dy
= − csc x cot x
dx

y = sec x
dy
= sec x tan x
dx

y = cot x dy
= − csc 2 x
dx

Brief Table of Integrals

1
∫ x= ln x + C ∫ csc x dx =
− cot x + C
2
dx

ax
∫a= + C , 0 < a ≠ 1. ∫ sec x=
dx tan x + C
x 2
dx
ln a

x r +1
∫ x=
r
dx
r +1
+ C , r ≠ −1. ∫ csc x cot x dx =
− csc x + C

∫ sin x dx =
− cos x + C ∫ sec x tan x=
dx sec x + C

1
∫ cos x=
dx sin x + C ∫ f ′ (α x + β )=
dx
α
f (α x + β ) + C

f ′( x)
∫ tan x dx =−ln cos x + C =ln sec x + C ∫ f= dx ln f ( x ) + C
( x)
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