Test 1 for TMA1101 TC10_ TC20_

8.00 pm – 9.15 pm

Name: ____________________________________________ ID: _______________________

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This paper contains 5 pages including the front page, it consists of TEN questions.
2. Please answer ALL questions, showing all your work (steps) in this paper.
3. Should you need more space, you could write on the back of a page.
4. Maximum marks = 30

1. [4 marks]
(a) What is Euler’s formula?

𝑒 𝑖𝜃 −𝑒 −𝑖𝜃
(b) Use sin 𝜃 = 2𝑖 to derive the identity: sin3 𝜃 = A sin 3𝜃 + B sin 𝜃 for some value of
A and B. find the values of A and B.
[The identity (𝑎 − 𝑏)3 = 𝑎3 − 3𝑎2 𝑏 + 3𝑎𝑏 2 − 𝑏 3 would be useful. ]
Begin with
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3
𝑒 𝑖𝜃 − 𝑒 −𝑖𝜃
sin 𝜃 = ( ) =
2𝑖

2. [2 marks]
Complete the following table with exact values of sin 𝜃, cos 𝜃 and tan 𝜃 corresponding to the
special angles given; approximations obtained from a calculator WOULD NOT be
accepted.

𝜃 sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃 tan 𝜃

𝜋
6
𝜋
4
𝜋
3

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3. [4 marks] Find the limits. (You must show at least one intermediate step. )
a) lim (𝑥 3 + 𝑥 − 2) =
𝑥→−2

𝑥 2 −16
b) lim =
𝑥→4 𝑥−4

2012𝑥 3 +2
c) lim =
𝑥→∞ 𝑥+𝑥 3

sin 𝑥−3𝑥
d) lim =
𝑥→0 𝑥

4. [3 marks]
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, 𝑥<3
𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 − 1
𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 1, 𝑥≥3
a) Evaluate: (You must show at least one intermediate step. )
lim− 𝑓(𝑥) = lim+ 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥→3 𝑥→3

b) Does lim 𝑓(𝑥) exist? (Yes/No) _____ If ‘yes’, lim 𝑓(𝑥) =

𝑥→3 𝑥→3

c) 𝑓(3) =

d) Is the function 𝑓 continuous at 3? (Yes/No) _____ Give your reason.

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5. [3 marks]
a) State the Intermediate Value Theorem (i.e., the full statement including the hypothesis
and the conclusion).

b) Show that there is a root of the equation 𝑥 3 + 8𝑥 − 10 = 0 in the interval [1,2].

6. [4 marks]
a) Use the formal definition of the derivative to compute 𝑓′(3) when 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 . (Show
proper steps. )

b) Find the equation of the tangent to the graph of 𝑦 = 4𝑥 2 at the point (3,36).

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7. [2 marks] Carry out the differentiation.
𝑑𝑦
𝑦= =
𝑑𝑥

(𝑥 5 )4

cos 4𝑥

sin 7𝑥

tan 5𝑥

𝑑𝑦
8. [3 marks] Find 𝑑𝑥 with 𝑦 as given.
[Use the product rule or the quotient rule for differentiation; show proper steps.]
a) 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 sin 4𝑥

ln 𝑥
b) 𝑦 = 𝑥2

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9. [2 marks]
3 𝑑𝑦
a) Given 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 , let 𝑢 = 𝑥 3 and use the chain rule to find 𝑑𝑥 .

𝑑2 𝑦
b) Then proceed to find 𝑑𝑥 2 . Remember to show proper steps.

10. [3 marks]
𝑑𝑦
Given 𝑦 3 + 𝑥𝑦 − 10𝑥 3 = 0, carry out implicit differentiation to obtain 𝑑𝑥 in terms of 𝒙 and
𝒚. Then find the gradient of the tangent to the curve 𝑦 3 + 𝑥𝑦 − 10𝑥 3 = 0 at the point (1,2).