MA112 – CALCULUS 2

SEMESTER 2, 2022
SHORT TEST 1
Duration: 50 Minutes
Marks: 35
This assessment contributes 14% to the course
Instructions:
 There are a total of 2 pages in the paper.
 There are a total of 2 questions. Both are compulsory.
 Some useful formulae are provided on page 2.
 Use a blue or a black pen for writing.
 Answer each question neatly in the answer booklet provided and clearly number the
question attempted. All relevant working must be shown.
 Show all necessary working. Partial marks will be awarded for partially correct answers.
 Students may use a calculator, provided it is silent & non-programmable.
 If you use extra sheets of paper, attach it securely to the answer booklet.
 Write your student identity number at the top of each sheet used.

Question 1 [ 4 + 4 + 5 + 4 = 17 Marks]
(a) Use the rigorous definition of limits to prove that
𝑥
lim = 1.
→ 𝑥+1
(b) Evaluate
lim −
→0

(c) A spherical balloon is inflated so that its volume is increasing at a rate of 20 ft /min. How
fast is the surface area of the balloon increasing when the radius is 4 ft?

(d) Use the right endpoint approximation to find the area under the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 over the
interval [0, 1].

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Question 2 [ (3 + 5) + 5 + 5 = 18 Marks]
(a) (i) Sketch the graphs of 𝑥 = 𝑦 − 4𝑦 + 2 and 𝑥 = 𝑦 − 2 on the same Cartesian plane.

(ii) Find the area of the region enclosed by 𝑥 = 𝑦 − 4𝑦 + 2 and 𝑥 = 𝑦 − 2.

(b) Find the volume of the solid whose base is the region bounded between the curves 𝑦 = √𝑥
and 𝑦 = for 1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4 and whose cross-sections perpendicular to the 𝑥-axis are squares.
√

(c) Using the method of disk technique, find the volume of the solid that results when the region
enclosed by 𝑦 = √𝑥, and 𝑦 = 0 is revolved about the line 𝑥 = 4.

THE END
Some useful Formulae

1. 𝑑𝑦 = 𝑓 (𝑥)𝑑𝑥
2. 𝐴 = ∫ [𝑓(𝑥) − 𝑔(𝑥)]𝑑𝑥
3. 𝐴 = ∫ [𝑓(𝑦) − 𝑔(𝑦)]𝑑𝑦
4. 𝑉 = 𝜋 ∫ [𝑓(𝑥)] 𝑑𝑥
5. 𝑉 = 𝜋 ∫ [𝑓(𝑦)] 𝑑𝑦
6. 𝐴 = lim ∑ 𝑓(𝑥 ∗ )∆𝑥
→

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