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FOUNDATION IN SCIENCE

OCTOBER 2008 EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS I
Paper No: MA 011
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE:
1.

Answer ALL questions in SECTION A and ANY THREE (3) out of


FOUR (4) questions in SECTION B.

2.

All working steps for numerical answers must be shown.

MATERIAL PROVIDED:
1.

Formulae Table.

INFORMATION TO CANDIDATE:
1.

You are permitted to use a non-programmable electronic calculator in


this examination.

SECTION A
Answer ALL questions
Question 1
(a)

Solve for x :
2 x 4 e 3ln x 3 x 3 5 x 2

(4 marks)
(b)

If the expression 2 px 5 4qx 3 2 px 2 3 has remainder of x 4 when divided


by x 2 9 , find the value of p and q .
(6 marks)

(c)

Given that f x x 2 5 and g x

x5

, state the domain of the following

functions in interval notation:


(i)

Difference function f g ;

(ii)

Quotient function g ;

(iii)

Composite function f g .

(6 marks)
(Total: 16 marks)

Question 2
(a)

Find csc and tan if cos

2
and the terminal side of lies in quadrant
3

IV.
(5 marks)
(b)

Solve sin x cos x on x .


(4 marks)

(c)

Find the equation of the line that passes through the point 2,0 and perpendicular
to the line y x 1 .
(5 marks)
(Total: 14 marks)

Question 3

(a)

2
1

3
0

3
5

7
1

5
1

Find the determinant of the matrix A

9
9

(6 marks)
(b)

Given A 3
4

2
2
2

2
3 , B
3
6

and C 1
4

3 . Find ACB 2C .
7

(4 marks)
(Total: 10 marks)

SECTION B

Answer ANY THREE (3) out of FOUR (4) questions.


Question 4
Given f x 2
(a)

2 3x

Graph the function;


(8 marks)

(b)

Show that f x is a one-to-one function;


(4 marks)

(c)

Find the inverse of the function f x ;


(4 marks)

(d)

State the domain and range for the inverse function in interval notation.
(4 marks)
(Total:
20marks)

Question 5
(a)

Let f x x 2 5 x 2 and g x 2 x 2 2 x 1 .
(i)

Find f g and express the answer in the form ax 4 bx 3 cx 2 dx e


where a, b, c, d and e are real numbers.
(6 marks)

(ii)

Determine if x 2 is a factor of f g .
(4 marks)

(b)

Find
(i)

x in each of the following cases. Your answers may include e or ln .


22 x
42 x3 ;
x 1
3

(5 marks)
(ii)

ln x 2 ln

x 2 2 x 1 2 .

(5 marks)
(Total: 20marks)
Question 6
4

(a)

Verify the trigonometric identity.


cos x sec x sin x sec x 1 sin x

cos x 3 sec x
2 sin x

(6 marks)
(b)

Solve 2 tan x csc x sin x 1 for 0 x .


(6 marks)

(c)

Sketch the graph of y x csc x for x .


Your sketch should show clearly where, if applicable, the graph crosses the
x and y axis.

(8 marks)
(Total: 20marks)
Question 7
Solve the system using Gaussian Elimination method:
2 x1 x2 2 x3 1
3 x1 3 x2 x3 2
2 x1 4 x2 7 x3 1

(Total: 20marks)

Formulae Table
MA011 MATHEMATICS I
5

Trigonometry
Reciprocal Identities:
csc x

1
sin x

sec x

1
cos x

cot x

cos x
sin x

cot x

1
tan x

Quotient Identities:
tan x

sin x
cos x

Pythagorean Identities:
sin 2 x cos 2 x 1

tan 2 x 1 sec 2 x

1 cot 2 x csc 2 x

sin x sin x

cos x cos x

tan x tan x

csc x csc x

sec x sec x

cot x cot x

Even-Odd Identities:

Co-ordinate Geometry
x1 x 2
,
2

y1 y 2

Midpoint Formula:

x, y

Point-slope equation of a line:

y y1 m x x1

Slope of perpendicular line:

m1

Equation of a circle:

x h 2 y k 2

1
m2

; m1 0 , m2 0

r2

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