The document contains a series of mathematical questions divided into two sections, with Section A requiring answers to all questions and Section B allowing for the selection of two questions. Topics covered include circles, parabolas, limits, derivatives, integrals, and the analysis of functions. Each question is assigned a specific number of marks, indicating the weight of each problem.
The document contains a series of mathematical questions divided into two sections, with Section A requiring answers to all questions and Section B allowing for the selection of two questions. Topics covered include circles, parabolas, limits, derivatives, integrals, and the analysis of functions. Each question is assigned a specific number of marks, indicating the weight of each problem.
The document contains a series of mathematical questions divided into two sections, with Section A requiring answers to all questions and Section B allowing for the selection of two questions. Topics covered include circles, parabolas, limits, derivatives, integrals, and the analysis of functions. Each question is assigned a specific number of marks, indicating the weight of each problem.
The document contains a series of mathematical questions divided into two sections, with Section A requiring answers to all questions and Section B allowing for the selection of two questions. Topics covered include circles, parabolas, limits, derivatives, integrals, and the analysis of functions. Each question is assigned a specific number of marks, indicating the weight of each problem.
Answer all questions: Each question carries 10 Marks
Question 1
(a) Find the centre and the radius of the circle
x2 + y 2 − 12x + 10y − 20 = 0. [5 marks]
(b) Find the directrix, vertex and focus for the parabola
−8x = 4 − y 2 . [5 marks]
Question 2
(a) Find f (4) such that f (x) defined below, is continuous at x = 4
x2 − 16 f (x) = . [3 marks] x2 − 2x − 8 (b) Find
x−3 (i) lim √ [4 marks] x→3 x+6−3
3 − 2x2 (ii) lim [3 marks] x→−∞ x2 + 1
Question 3
(a)(i) Give the definition of the derivative of a function f
at a point c. [2 marks]
(ii) Use the definition to show that f (x) = |x − 2| is not differentiable
at x = 2. [5 marks]
√ dy (b) Given that y = (1− x)4 , find . [3 marks] dx
1 Question 4
Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of the function
2 f (x) = x 3 (2 − x), x ∈ [−1, 2], and state where they occur. [10 marks]
Question 5
(a) Use substitution method to evaluate
Z √ x3 1 + x2 dx. [5 marks]
(b) Evaluate Z 4√ 3x + 4 dx. [5 marks] 0
Question 6
Evaluate the following integrals
Z (a) x sin x dx [5 marks]
Z 4 1 (b) dx [5 marks] 3 x2 −4
2 Section B Answer any TWO Questions out of FOUR.
Each Question carries 20 Marks.
Question 7
(a) Find the equation of the tangent at P (6, 8) to the circle
(x − 3)2 + (y − 4)2 = 25. [5 marks]
(b) Find the equation of the ellipse with foci (1, 2) and (7, 2) and minor axis of length 2. [5 marks]
1 − cos 2x (c) Find lim . [5 marks] x→0 x2
(d) Find the horizontal and vertical asymptotes of the function
x+3 y= x+2 and sketch its graph. [5 marks]
Question 8
(a) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = tan πx
at x = 13 . [4 marks]
³ x ´ (b) Find the derivative of f (x) = sin √ , x+1 and simplify your answer. [8 marks]
d2 y (c) Find for the parametrized curve x = tan2 t, y = tan t. [8 marks] dx2
3 Question 9
dy (a) Using logarithmic differentiation find if dx 1 (x3 + 2)(x + 5) 2 y= . [5 marks] (x2 − 5) (b) Find the intervals on which the function f (x) = x3 − 3x + 3 is increasing, decreasing, concave up and concave down. Sketch the graph. [15 marks]
Question 10
(a) Evaluate the following the integral
Z 1−x √ dx [8 marks] 1 − x2 (b) Find the area of the region bounded by the line y = 2 and the curve y = x2 −2 [6 marks]
