TEST 2 (MAT 093) Solution

September 2014

QUESTION 1
Evaluate the following limits:

x5 3
x4

(a) lim

x 4

7 3x 2

(b) lim

x 2 2x 1

x 2

+ lim

7 3x 2
x 2 2x 1

Solution
(a) lim

x4

lim

x 4

x5 3
x4

x5 3
x4

0
indeterminate form
0

lim

x4

lim

x 4

lim

x 4

lim

x4

(b)

x5 3 x5 3

x4
x5 3
x59
( x 4)( x 5 3)
x4
( x 4)( x 5 3)
1
x5 3
1

45 3
1
6

7 3x 2
7 3x 2

lim
x 2 x 2 2 x 1
x x 2 2 x 1
lim

7 3x 2
7 3x 2

lim
x 2 x 2 2 x 1
x x 2 2 x 1
2
7 3x

2
2
7 3(2)
x2
lim 2x
=
2
(2) 2(2) 1 x x
2x
1
2 2
2
x
x
x

= lim

7
=5

lim

x2
2
x

1
x2

= -5 + (-3) = -8
QUESTION 2
Differentiate the following functions with respect to x:
(a)

y ln (3 2x)

(b)

y x ex

(c)

1
x

tan (7x 1)
4 x2

Solution
Question 2(a)
y ln (3 2x)

1
x

dy
2
1

x
dx 3 2x 2

3
2

Question 2(b)
y xe x

du
1
dx

u=x

v ex

2
dv
2xe x 1
dx

2
2
dy
x(2x)e ( x 1) e ( x 1)
dx

2x 2 e ( x

1)

e(x

1)

Question 2(c)
y

tan( 7x 1)
4 x2

u = tan (7x+1)

v = 4 - x2

du
7 sec 2 (7x 1)
dx

dv
2x
dx

dy ( 4 x 2 )7 sec 2 (7 x 1) ( 2x ) tan( 7 x 1)

dx
(4 x 2 ) 2

7( 4 x 2 ) sec 2 (7x 1) 2x tan( 7x 1)

(4 x 2 ) 2

QUESTION 3
Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y3 - 2x2 + x3y2 + 1 = 0 at the point (2,-1).
Solution
y3 - 2x2 + x3y2 + 1 = 0
d
d
(y3 - 2x2 + x3y2 + 1) =
(0)
dx
dx
3y2

dy
dx

- 4x+ (2y x3

dy

+ 3x2y2) = 0

dx
dy
(3y 2 2yx3 )
4x 3x 2 y 2
dx

dy 4x 3x 2 y 2

dx 3y 2 2yx3
At (2,-1)
dy
dx

4(2) 3(2) 2 ( 1) 2
3( 1) 2 2( 1)(2) 3

dy
4

dx 13

Or
At (2,-1)
dy
dy
3(-1)2
- 4(2)+ 2(-1) (2)3
+3(2)2(-1)2=0
dx
dx
dy
dy
3
- 8 - 16
+12=0
dx
dx
dy
13
4
dx
dy
4
=
dx 13

dy 4
=
dx 13
Equation of tangent at (2,-1) is

4
(x-2)
13
13y + 13 = 4x - 8
13y - 4x + 21 = 0
y +1 =

QUESTION 4
The figure below shows a cuboid with square base with width x meters and height y
meters.

x
x
If the total length of the edges of the cuboid is 6 meters, show that the surface area is
A = 6x - 6x2
Hence, find the values of x and y that will maximize the surface area.
Solution
Perimeter :

Surface Area :

8x + 4y = 6
4y = 6 8x
3 4x
y
2
A = 2x2+4xy
3 4x
= 2x2+4x

2
= 2x2 + 6x - 8x2
= 6x - 6x2

dA
6 12x
dx
4

For maximum area,

dA
0
dx

6 12x =0
x =

d2 A
12
dx 2
When x =
d2 A
0 max
dx 2
For maximum area, x = ,
1
3 4( )
2
y
2

=
QUESTION 5
Given the function f(x) = x3 + 2x2 - 4x -1.
(a)

Find the critical points.

(b)

Determine the intervals on which the function is increasing and decreasing.

Solution
(a) f(x) = x3 + 2x2 - 4x - 1
f(x) = 3x2 + 4x - 4
For critical values : f(x) =0
3x2 + 4x - 4 = 0
(3x - 2)(x + 2) = 0
x=

2
, -2
3
3

67
2 2
2
2
f 2 4 1
3
3
3
3
27



3
2
f(-2) = (-2) + 2(-2) - 4(-2) -1 = 7

 2 67
critical points : ,
, (-2, 7)
3 27

(b)
Interval
Test value, k
Sign of f(x)
f(x)

,2
-3
+
increasing

2 ,
3

0
decreasing

2
f(x) is increasing over ,2 3 ,
2

f(x) is decreasing over 2 , 3

2
,
3

1
+
increasing