MATH19812

Two hours

Formula Tables to be provided by the exams office.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

MATHEMATICS 0B2

20 May 2019
09:45 - 11:45

Answer ALL SIX questions (74 marks in total).

University approved calculators may be used

c The University of Manchester, 2020

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1.
(a) Find the principal value of the argument of −5 − i to 3 decimal places.
[3 marks]
(b) By substituting a + bi, where a, b ∈ R, in place of z, find the solutions of the following equation.
z 2 = 25 + 36i

[14 marks]
 
2 3 −4 8
 0 0 9 4 
2. Let A = 
 0 −1 2 −5 .


3 4 −5 6
(a) Find a sequence of row operations that, when applied to A, results in the following matrix
 
6 9 −12 24
 0 −1 2 −5 
U =  0 0
.
9 4 
0 0 0 −7

[5 marks]
(b) Hence, calculate det A.
[5 marks]
(c) State whether A is invertible or not. Justify your answer.
[2 marks]

Zx
sin(t)
3. Let Si(x) = dt
t
0

(a) Show that Si(x) is increasing at x = π2 .

[4 marks]
(b) Explain why Si(x) is positive in the region 0 < x < π.
[5 marks]

4. A tank is filled with water. Let V (t) be the volume of water in the tank at time t. A hole is made
at the bottom of the tank and water begins to pour out of the hole. The rate at which it pours out is
described by the following differential equation
dV √
3
= −3 V .
dt

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(a) Solve the differential equation to show that

V (t) = (−2t + C)3/2
for some constant C.
[5 marks]
(b) Given that, at the beginning (that is, before the hole at the bottom is made), V = 27cm3 , find the
value for C.
[4 marks]

5. Draw the direction field for the following differential equation

dy
= y 2 + 2y − 3.
dx
Justify your sketch.
[8 marks]

6. Let f (x, y) = cos(x) sin(y) + x2 .

(a) Calculate the following partial derivatives
∂f
(i) .
∂x
[2 marks]
∂f
(ii) .
∂y
[2 marks]
2
∂ f
(iii) .
∂x∂y
[2 marks]
2
∂ f
(iv) .
∂x2
[2 marks]
2
∂ f
(v) .
∂y 2
[2 marks]
(b) Show that (0, π2 ) is a critical point of f (x, y).
[2 marks]
∂2f ∂2f
(c) Write out the determinant of the Hessian, D(x, y), for f (x, y) (you may assume that ∂x∂y
= ∂y∂x
).

[2 marks]
(d) Determine what kind of critical point (0, π2 ) is.
[5 marks]
END OF EXAMINATION PAPER

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