Associate Degrees in Engineering

REVISION for Final Exam

LINEAR ALGEBRA
1. Systems of equations
2. Matrices
3. Determinants
4. Vectors
5. Vector Spaces

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1. For the following matrices,

1 0 1 2 0
1 2 3
𝐴𝐴 = � � 𝐵𝐵 = �2 1� 𝐶𝐶 = �3 4 −1�
2 1 4
3 2 6 6 0

if possible, perform the following operations:

a) 𝐴𝐴𝑇𝑇 𝐵𝐵

b) 𝐴𝐴 − 𝐵𝐵𝑇𝑇

c) C-1

2. Solve the following system of linear equations using the Gauss-Jordan elimination.
−2𝑥𝑥1 + 𝑥𝑥2 − 𝑥𝑥3 − 4 = 0
𝑥𝑥1 + 2𝑥𝑥2 + 3𝑥𝑥3 = 13
3𝑥𝑥1 + 𝑥𝑥3 = −1

3. Solve the system of equations by any method.

𝑥𝑥1 + 𝑥𝑥2 + 𝑥𝑥3 = 12
𝑥𝑥1 − 𝑥𝑥2 = 2
𝑥𝑥1 − 𝑥𝑥3 = 4

4. Solve the system of equations by any method.

1 2 1
𝑥𝑥
+ 𝑦𝑦 − 𝑧𝑧 = −3
3 1 1
𝑥𝑥
+ 𝑦𝑦 + 𝑧𝑧 = 4
1 1 2
− + =6
𝑥𝑥 𝑦𝑦 𝑧𝑧

5. A certain number is expressed by three digits whose sum is 10. The sum of the first and last
digits is 2/3 of the second digit; and if 198 is subtracted from the number, the digits will be
reversed. What is the number?

6. Show that det(A) doesn’t depend on 𝜃𝜃:

sin 𝜃𝜃 cos 𝜃𝜃 0
𝐴𝐴 = � − cos 𝜃𝜃 sin 𝜃𝜃 0�
sin 𝜃𝜃 − cos 𝜃𝜃 sin 𝜃𝜃 + cos 𝜃𝜃 1

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7. Find the inverse of:

1 𝑥𝑥 1 𝑥𝑥
(𝑒𝑒 + 𝑒𝑒−𝑥𝑥 ) (𝑒𝑒 − 𝑒𝑒−𝑥𝑥 )
𝐴𝐴 = � 2 2 �
1 𝑥𝑥 1 𝑥𝑥
(𝑒𝑒 − 𝑒𝑒−𝑥𝑥 ) (𝑒𝑒 + 𝑒𝑒−𝑥𝑥 )
2 2

8. Prove that for any matrix A which is symmetric, the matrix Ak is also symmetric.
Hint: Use the properties of the Transpose.

9. Show that if w is orthogonal to u and v, then w is orthogonal to ru + sv where r and s

are scalars.

10. For the vectors, u = (2, 3) and v = (-2, 5)

a. Find u + v, u – v, and 3u – 2v
b. Find the lengths of u and v
c. Find the angle between the 2 vectors

11. Given u = (3,−1, 4, 10, -2) and v = (2,0,1, 3, -6) compute each of the following:

a. u • (u × v) and v • (u × v)

b. calculate the Euclidean distance between u and v

𝜋𝜋
12. Find a unit vector in 2-space that makes an angle of radians with the vector 𝑤𝑤
��⃗ = 8𝚤𝚤⃗ + 6𝚥𝚥⃗.
3

13. Show that the set 𝑉𝑉 = ℝ2 with standard multiplication but with addition defined as
(𝑢𝑢1 , 𝑢𝑢2 ) + (𝑣𝑣1 , 𝑣𝑣2 ) = (𝑢𝑢1 + 2𝑣𝑣1 , 𝑢𝑢2 + 𝑣𝑣2 ) is not a vector space. Check each axiom.

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CALCULUS
6. Functions
a) What is the definition of a function?
b) Piecewise-defined functions
c) Domain, range
d) Composition of functions

7. Limits
a) How to solve a limit
b) One-sided limits – when to consider them
c) The Squeeze Theorem
d) L’Hopital rule

8. Continuity
a) Definition
b) Possible discontinuities
c) Asymptotes

9. Derivatives and Applications

a) Definition and using the definition to find the derivative
b) Graphical meaning, rate of change
c) Differentiability
d) Chain rule
e) Implicit differentiation
f) Find tangent to a curve
g) Rates of change problems
h) Related rates of change

10. Integrals and Applications

a) Definition
b) Indefinite Integrals
c) Definite Integrals
d) Techniques of integration: substitution, partial fractions, by parts, trigonometric
substitutions
e) Improper integrals
f) Average

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1. For the following function:

3
𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) =
√𝑥𝑥+1
a) Give the domain and range.

b) Indicate all the vertical and horizontal asymptotes (if any).

2. Find the values of the constants c and k so that the following function is continuous on
(−∞, ∞):
3𝑥𝑥 2 𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 𝑥𝑥 < −2
𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = � 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 − 2 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 < 0
𝑥𝑥
𝑒𝑒 + 𝑐𝑐 𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 𝑥𝑥 ≥ 0

3. Evaluate the limit:

3𝑥𝑥 4 −𝑥𝑥+1
a. 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙
𝑥𝑥→∞ 5𝑥𝑥 4 +3

9−t
b. lim
t →9
3− t
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 5𝑥𝑥
c. 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙
𝑥𝑥→0 7𝑥𝑥
2𝜋𝜋
d. 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙+ √𝑥𝑥[1 + 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠2 ( 𝑥𝑥
)]
𝑥𝑥→0
𝑥𝑥 3 −7𝑥𝑥 2 +10𝑥𝑥
e. 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙 𝑥𝑥 2 +𝑥𝑥−6
𝑥𝑥→2
2
f. 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙
𝑡𝑡→0 𝑡𝑡 3
ln (3𝑡𝑡)
g. 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙
𝑡𝑡→∞ 𝑡𝑡 2

𝑥𝑥 2 −1
4. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve of the function 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) =
𝑥𝑥 2 +1
at the point x = 0.

5. At what point(s) ( x coordinate only) does the curve y, expressed implicitly

as 𝑦𝑦 2 = 𝑥𝑥 3 + 3𝑥𝑥 2
have a horizontal tangent?

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6. Calculate dy/dx for the following functions:

a) y = 1− 1− x

b) y = sin(πx 3 )

sin (3𝑧𝑧+𝑧𝑧 2 )
c) 𝑦𝑦 =
(6−𝑧𝑧 4 )2

7. A stone is thrown up vertically in the air at a velocity of 8m/s from a height of 1m above the
ground. The formula for the distance travelled is given by:
𝑔𝑔
𝑠𝑠(𝑡𝑡) = − 𝑡𝑡 2 + 𝑣𝑣0 𝑡𝑡 + ℎ0 where g = 9.8m/s2, v0 = initial velocity and h0 = initial height
2

a) What is the height of the stone after 0.2s?

b) When does the stone hit the ground?
c) What is the formula for the velocity of the stone at any given moment?

Hint: v(t ) = ds
dt

di
8. Find the waveform for the voltage vL across a coil, L = 4 mH , if v L = L , where i is the current
dt
through it is shown as in the graph below. Draw it on top of the graph of i(t).
i (mA)

10

1 10
t(s)

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9. A spherical ice cube is dissolving at a rate of 8π cm3 / hour. How fast is its radius decreasing
when the radius is 1 cm?
4πr 3
(V = )
3

10. For a certain rectangle the length of one side is always three times the length of the other side.
a) If the shorter side is decreasing at a rate of 2 cm/minute at what rate is the longer side
decreasing?
b) At what rate is the enclosed area decreasing when the shorter side is 6 cm long and is
decreasing at a rate of 2 cm/minute?

11. Find y’ by using implicit differentiation:

a) 𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 = 𝑥𝑥
2
b) cos(𝑥𝑥 2 + 2𝑦𝑦) + 𝑥𝑥𝑒𝑒 𝑦𝑦 = 1

12. Find the value of the area under the curve f(x) below, for x between 0 and 3.

f ( x) = x 3 − 6 x

13. Evaluate the following definite and indefinite integrals:

4𝑥𝑥
a. ∫ 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
(9−𝑥𝑥 2 )2

b.

c.

d. ∫ √1 − 7𝑥𝑥 2 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑

4
e. ∫ 2 +5𝑥𝑥−14 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
𝑥𝑥

∫ cos
3
x sin 6 xdx
f.

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∫x
2
g. ln(2 + 3 x 3 )dx
1

14. Determine if the following integrals converge or diverge.

If the integral converges, determine its value.
1
a. ∫
−∞
6 − x dx

4 𝑥𝑥
b. ∫0 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
𝑥𝑥 2 −9

15. Find the average value for the following functions on the given interval:
a) 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 3 − 6𝑥𝑥 for −1 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 4
b) 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 for 0 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 𝜋𝜋

16. A box with side of length x, y and z metres is expanding along the x and y sides at 0.02 and 0.03
m/s but contracting along the z side at
0.04 m/s.
Find the rate of change of volume when x = y = 0.1 m and z = 0.2 m.

17. Find the tangent to the curve x 2 − xy + y 2 = 7 at the point (-1, 2).

18. Find the tangent to the curve 2 xy + π sin y = 2π at the point (1, π/2).

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