M129: Applied Calculus

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Cut-Off Date:--------, 2015

Total Marks: 40

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Question 2 ....3
Question 3 ....4
Question 4 .... 4
Question 5 .. 5
Question 6 .. 5
Question 7 ..
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Question 8 .. 6

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This TMA covers only chapters 0, 1, 2, 3 and4. The TMA consists of eight
questions for a total of 40 marks. Please solve each question in the space
provided. You should give the details of your solutions and not just the final
results.
Q1: [3+2Marks]
2
a) Given f ( x )=2 x 16 x+30 ,

g ( x ) =x(x 3)2 (x +1)4

Find the zeros of g(x)and f(x).

b) Find the points of intersection, if any, of the pair of curves :
2
2
x + y =13 , y=x +1

Q2: [2+2+1Marks]
2
a Let f ( x )= x3 , g ( x ) =x +8 .

(I)

Find f(g(x)).
(II)
Find g(f (x)).
b Find the domains of g(f (x)).

Q3: [2+3 Marks]

Use the definition of the derivative to find f (x) if
2
a f ( x )=x + x
b

f ( x )=

1
x1

Q4: [2 + 3 Marks]
3

a) Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of

f ( x )=

x +1
2
x + x +1

at the point whose x-coordinate is 1.

b) Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve

x y 2 2x 1

at the point (4,1).

Q5:[2.5+2.5 Marks] differentiate the following function:

a)

f ( x ) = x 2+

1
( x3 x2 +1 )
3
x

b)

f ( x )=e (x +2 x)

2 3
2
Q6: [51Marks] Let f ( x )= 3 x 5 x + 12 x7

a
b
c
d
e

Find f (x) and f (x).

Find the intervals on which f (x) is increasing or decreasing.
Find the local maximum and minimum of f (x), if any.
Find the intervals on which the graph of f (x) is concave up or concave down.
Find the inflection points of f(x), if any.

Q7:[5 Marks]Poster is to be designed with 50 in2 of printed type, 4 inch

margins on both the top and the bottom, and 2 inch margins on each side. Find
the dimensions of the poster which minimize the amount of paper used.

Q8:[5 Marks]Use the logarithmic differentiation to differentiate the function

y=

( x +2 )2
e x x 2 +16