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Section A [45 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.
1. The function f (x) is defined by
x2 + x−12

{
, x <3
|3−x|
f ( x )= A , x=3
2 x−B , 3< x ≤ 4
C , x> 4
(a) Find lim ¿ and lim ¿. [4 marks]
−¿ +¿
x→ 3 f (x)¿ x→ 3 f (x)¿

(b) Use the definition of continuity to determine the values of A and B if f (x) is
continuous at x=3. [3
marks]
(c) For what values of C is f ( x ) discontinuous at x=4. [2 marks]

(a) Differentiate y  x
tan x
2. with respect to x. [4
marks]
dy 1
(1 , )
(b) Find the value of dx at the point 2 which lies on the curve
1
x +2 y + tan −1 ( 2 xy ) =2+ π [4 marks]
4

d
3. Show that ¿.
dx
π
3

Hence , find the exact value of ∫ x cosec2 x dx . [7

π
6
marks]

4. Newton's Law of cooling states that the rate of change of tempertature of a substance is
proportional to the difference between the temperature of the object and the surrounding
temperature, with θ is the temperature of the substance and θ0 is the temperature of the
surrounding. Form a differential equation relating θ and θ0 . [1
mark]

Boiling water at 100°C is left to cool in a kitchen with surrounding temperature 25 ° C.

After an hour, the temperature of the water is 75°C. Find the value of k. [4
marks]
When the water reaches 50° C, it is placed at a freezer at −10 °C to be frozen to ice.
Find the time required for the water to cool to 0° C in the freezer. [4
marks]

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5. Using the Maclaurin Series for cos 2 x , obtain the series for sin2 x . Hence, or
sin 2 x−x 2
otherwise, evaluate lim . [7
x →0 2 x4
marks]

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6. The volume of revolution, V, when the region bounded by by the curve y=e x , the x-
1
2

and y-axes and the line x = 1 is rotated 2 π radian about the x-axis is given by V =π ∫ e 2 x dx.
0
Find the volume by using the trapezium rule with 6 ordinates correct to 4 decimal places.
[5 marks]

Section B [15 marks]

Answer any one question in this section.

x−3
7. The equation of a curve is given by f ( x )=
( x −2)(x +1)
(a) Find lim f ( x) and state all the asymptotes. [3 marks]
x→ ∞
(b) Find the coordinates of the stationary points on the curve and determine their nature.
Sketch the curve. [9 marks]
(c) Determine the set of values of k such that the equation x−3=k ( x−2 ) (x +1)
does not have any real roots. [3
marks]

8. Given that f ( x )=e−x sin x .

(a) Show that f ( x )= - 2 [ f ' ( x )+ f ( x ) . [4 marks]
V
(b) By further differentiation of part (a), find the value of f (0), and write down the
series expansion of f ( x ) in ascending powers of x up to and including the term in x5.
[7 marks]
1
2
(c) Using the series expansion in (b) to estimate the value of
∫ e−x sin x dx, giving your
0
answer correct to three significant figures. [4 marks]

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