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Date
x sin x
x3
1.
Evaluate lim
2.
x 0
(a)
3.
1 cos x
x 0
x2
lim
sin x 2
x 0
x
(c)
lim
sec x 1
x 0
x2
(c)
lim
(b) lim
sin nx
x 0 sin x
lim x sin x
x 0
(b) lim
sin 2 x
x0
x2
4.
5.
x
2
1 sin x
cos x
1
1
x tan x
(b) lim
x 0
lim
(c)
x 0
x tan x
x3
Ans:
lim
lim
x 0
1.
tan x x
x 2 sin x
1
6
(b) lim(e x x ) x
(c)
x 0
2.
1
, 0,
2
3.
1,
1
, 1 4.
2
lim cos
x
x
0, 0,
1
3
5.
1
, e2 , 1
3
Chapter 5
Date
1
(a)
2.
lim[ln( x e)] x
x 0
(b)
lim (sin x) ln x
x 0
Evaluate:
(a)
lim
x 1
1
1
x
5
(b)
[HKAL 1994]
3.
Evaluate:
(a)
e x 1 sin x
lim
x 0
x2
(b)
3e x 2
lim
x 0
5
1
x
[HKAL 1998]
Ans:
1.
1
e
e ,
e 2.
5
, 0
2
3.
3
1
, e5
2
Chapter 5
Date
x3
is strictly increasing for 0 x .
2
3
1.
2.
3.
4.
Determine the interval in [0,2 ] for which the function f ( x) x 2 sin x is decreasing.
Ans:
3.
[1 , 1]
1
2 x 3 is strictly increasing for x 1 .
x
4.
2x
is increasing.
1 x2
2 4
,
].
3
3
Chapter 5
Date
x
tan 1 x x for x 0 .
1 x2
1.
Prove
2.
2x
x3
for x 0
2 x 12
3.
Let f ( x )
ln x
.
x
4.
Let f ( x) ln(1 x) x .
By finding the greatest value of f (x ) , prove that ln(1 x) x .
5.
1
ln n ln(n 1)
n
3n 1
1
1
1
3n
)
ln(
)
n
n n 1
3n
n 1
3n
n n 1
lim
n
(Ans: ln 3 )
Date :
1.
2(1 x 2 )
2x
y
'
f ' ( x)
f (x )
Maximum point
Minimum point
2.
3.
4.
5.
Ans:
y x ( x 4)
1.
3.
5.
Min. pt ( 4,2 )
Min. pt ( 0, 0 )
4.
(ln x ) 2
.
x
2.
3 33
2)
4 8
Min. pt ( ,
Chapter 5
Date
1.
y' '
is point of inflexion.
5
2.
3.
4.
y ln x
1 x2
, ( x 0 ).
11
5.
Ans:
Date
1.
(1,2)
2.
(0,0)
3.
no point of inflexion
4.
(1,0)
5.
1 2
,e )
2
1.
1
.
x 9
2.
2x 2
.
1 x2
3.
x3 x2 1
.
x 2 3x 4
4.
2
Find the asymptotes to the curve y 9 x 4 .
Ans:
Date
x2
1.
4.
x 3, x 3, y 0
2.
y2
3.
x 4, x 1, y x 2
x 2, y 3, y 3 .
x ( x 1)
Let f ( x)
1.
2
3
x 2 ( x 1)
2
3
if
x0
if
x0
(a)
(b)
(c)
3
and has inflexional
4
15 3 5
points at x 0 and
.
20
(d)
2.
Let f ( x) 3 x 3 x 2 x 1 .
(a) Show that f ' (1) and f ' ( 1) do not exist.
14
Date
Name
2
3
Let f ( x) x
x2 1
1.
(a)
(b)
(c)
2.
________________
(xR)
(i) Evaluate f ' ( x) for x 0 . Prove that f ' (0) does not exist.
(ii) Determine those values of x for which f ' ( x) 0 and those values of x for which
f ' ( x) 0 .
(iii) Find the relative extreme points of f (x ) .
(i) Evaluate f ' ' ( x) for x 0 . Hence determine the points of inflexion of f (x ) .
(ii) Find the asymptote of the graph of f (x ) .
Using the above results, sketch the graph of f (x ) .
HKAL 94 Paper II
Let f ( x) x 2
8
x 1
( x 1)
16
(b) Determine the range of values of x for each of the following cases:
(i) f ' ( x) 0 ,
(ii) f ' ( x) 0 ,
(iii) f ' ' ( x) 0
(iv) f ' ' ( x) 0 .
(c) Find the relative extreme point(s) and point(s) of inflexion of f (x ) .
(d) Find the asymptote(s) of f (x ) .
(e) Sketch the graph of f (x ) .
( x 1)
(f) Let g ( x) f ( x )
(i) Is g (x ) differentiable at x 0 ? Why?
(ii) Sketch the graph of g (x ) .
HKAL 02 Paper II
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