RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY, NKPOLU-OROWORUKWO PORT HARCOURT

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2016/2017 ACADEMIC SESSION

MTH 116: CALCULUS COURSE UNIT: 3 DATE OF EXAMINATION: 014:07:2017

[BIOCHEMISTRY, TECH & SCI. EDUCATION]

INSTRUCTIONS: DON’T COME INTO THE EXAMINATION HALL WITH YOUR PHONE

DO ALL ROUGH WORK INSIDE YOUR ANSWER SHEET

ATTEMPT ANY FOUR QUESTIONS AND SHOW YOUR WORK CLEARLY

3𝑥 3 −𝑥+5 𝑥 3 −2𝑥+1 tan 𝑥−sin 𝑥
Q1.(a) Evaluate (i) lim (5𝑥2 −6𝑥−3) (ii) lim (2𝑥 3 +3𝑥−5) (iii) lim ( sin3 𝑥
)
𝑛→∞ 𝑥→1 𝑥→0

√1+𝑥−𝑥
𝑥
𝑖𝑓 = 0
(b) Find the value of 𝑘 𝑖𝑓 𝑓(𝑥) = is continuous at 𝑥 = 0

{𝑘 + 3 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 0}
𝑑𝑦 log 𝑥
Q2. (a) If 𝑥 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥−𝑦 , show that = (1+log
𝑑𝑥 𝑥)2

(b) Find the differential coefficient of 𝑦 𝑤. 𝑟. 𝑡. 𝑥 from √(1 + 𝑦)(1 + 𝑥) = 𝑥

Q3. (a) A sheet of area 40𝑚2 is used to make an open tank with square base. Find the dimensions
of the base such that the volume of this tank is maximum.
𝑥+1
(b) Differentiate 𝑦 = sin−1 (𝑥 2 −4) 𝑤. 𝑟. 𝑡. 𝑥

𝑥−1 1
Q4. (a) Integrate the following: (i) ∫ (𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 (ii)∫ 𝑑𝑥
+2𝑥−8)4 16−25𝑥 2

(b) A curve has a turning point at the point (−1, 1). If the gradient is given by 6𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑥 − 12.
Find the value of 𝑎 and the equation of the curve

Q5. (a) Form a differential equation from 𝑦 = 𝑒 3𝑥 (𝐴 cos 3𝑥 + 𝐵 sin 3𝑥), where 𝐴 and 𝐵 are
arbitrary constants.

(b) Find the generation solution of the differential equation given that 𝑦 = 0, when 𝑥 = 0
𝑑𝑦
2(𝑥 2 + 1) 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥(4 − 𝑦 2 )

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Q6. For a particle moving in a straight line, its acceleration 𝑎𝑚𝑠 −2 is given by 𝑎 = 𝑡 − 2, where 𝑡 is
the time in seconds. Given that its acceleration 𝑣 at the start was 3𝑚𝑠 −1 , find

(a) An expression for 𝑣 in terms of 𝑡

(b) the time 𝑡 when the particle is at instantaneous rest
(c) If the particle started from a fixed point 𝑂 on the line, how far is it from 𝑂 after 2𝑠𝑒𝑐