KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE

COLLEGE OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES

Department of Statistics and Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics (MAT) Unit

2018/2019 HARMATTAN SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS

MAT 201: Mathematical Methods I

(3 Credit Units)

Friday, 30 November, 2018

Examination Time: 3.30 P.M - 5.40 P.M.
Time Allowed: 2 Hours, 10 Minutes

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MAT 201: Mathematical Methods I

INSTRUCTION: PART A - Answer all questions

∂ 2f √
1. Find given that f (x, y) = xy.
∂y∂x
√
(A) 21 xy (B) 4√1xy (C) − √2xy (D) − √1xy

2. In which of the following intervals is the function f (x) = x2 − cos x decreasing?

(A) (−1, 0) (B) (0, 1) (C) (1, 2) (D) (2, 3)
dy
3. Determine the curve whose gradient is = x cos x at ( π2 , π2 ).
dx
(A) y = x(sin x+cos x) (B) y = x sin x (C) y = x sin x+cos x (D) y = x cos x−sin x
4. Find the mean value of the function f (x) = 2x2 − 5x + 7 on [1, 3].
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 6
5. Obtain the stationary points of f (t) = 2t3 + 13t2 − 20t + 12.
(A) (3, −5) (B) (− 32 , 0) (C) (−5, 7) (D) ( 32 , −5)
∂z y
6. Find the partial derivative ( ) if z = .
∂y y + cos x
y sin x y sin x y y cos x
(A) (B) 2
(C) (D)
(y + cos x) (y + cos x) (y + cos x)2 (y + cos x)2
7. Evaluate
3x2 − 5x + 1
lim
x→∞ x2 + 6x − 4

(A) 3 (B) 0 (C) ∞ (D) 8

2x4 − 6x3 + x2 + 3
8. At what point does the function has removable discontinuity?
x2 − 1
(A) 0 (B) −1 (C) 1 (D) ∞
9. Evaluate
cos x
limπ √
x→ 2 2x − π
√ √
(A) ∞ (B) 0 (C) π (D) 2 π
10. Find the slope (dy/dx) of the function x2 + 4xy 5 + 7xy + 8 = 0 at the point (1, 0).
(A) 74 (B) − 15 (C) − 41 (D) − 72

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11. Calculate the area (in m2 ) of the region enclosed by the curves y 2 = x3 and y 2 = 16x
in the first quadrant.
(A) 28 (B) 72 (C) 64 (D) 54
12. Let f (x) be a continuous and differentiable function on [a, b] and on (a, b), respectively.
Suppose that f (a) = f (b) = 0,then there exists c ∈ (a, b) such that
(A) f 0 (c) > 0 (B) f 0 (c) < 0 (C) f 0 (c) ≤ 0 (D) f 0 (c) = 0
13. Find the linear approximation to f (x) = 3x2 + 3x around the point x = −1.
(A) 3(x + 1) (B) x − 9 (C) −(x + 3) (D) −3(x + 1)
14. Find the slope whose line touches the circle x2 + y 2 = 25 at (−3, 3.5).
(A) 76 (B) 37 (C) − 37 (D) −1
15. Evaluate Z
(x − 2y)dx
C
from A(0, 2) to B(1, 0) along the curve C defined by y = x + 2.
(A) 23 (B) − 52 (C) − 27 (D) 52
dy
16. For given parametric equations x = e2 t and y = sin 4t, determine at t = 0.
dx
(A) −1 (B) −0.5 (C) 0.5 (D) 2
∂ 2z
17. If z = ln (1 − x2 − y 2 ), evaluate at (1, −2).
∂x∂y
2 3 1
(A) 0 (B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 2

18. Evaluate fx (0, 2) given that f (x, y) = y sin−1 x.

(A) −1 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0.5
19. Evaluate
Z π
4
x sin 2xdx
0
1 π 2π 2
(A) 4
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 3
3
20. Find √the total
√ differential
√ of the
√ function g(x,
√ y) =√x + 3x2 y − 3xy 2 + y 3 .
2 2
(A) (√3x + √3y) dx + ( 3x − 3y) dy (B) ( 3x√− 3y) 2 dx + (−3x√ + 6xy√+ 3y 2 )dy
2
√
(C) ( 3x + 3y)2 dx + (3x2 − 6xy + 3y 2 )dy (D) ( 3x − 3y)2 dx + ( 3x + 3y)2 dy

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MAT 201: Mathematical Methods I

INSTRUCTION: PART B - Answer two questions only

Question One
(a) Determine the stationary points of the function f (x, y) = x3 + xy 2 − 12x − y 2 in the
region R = {(x, y) : −2 ≤ x ≤ 2, −3 ≤ y ≤ 3} and classify them.
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(b) Determine whether the Rolle’s theorem is applicable to the function f (x) = 1−(1−x) 3
on [0, 2]. If applicable, find the prescribed point.
Question Two
(a) Find all the first and second order partial derivatives of the function f (x, y) = y e
y−x
.
dz x2 +y 2
(b) Determine the slope ( ) at t = 0 if z = e , where x = t cos t and y = t sin t.
dt
Question Three
(a) Obtain the Taylor’s series expansion of z = cos xy at the point (0, 0) up to the third
order.
(b) Integrate Z
x2 ln xdx

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