SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
PRELIMINARY EXAM 2015

PROGRAMME : University of London Degree and Diploma Programmes

MODULE CODE : MT2176

MODULE TITLE : FURTHER CALCULUS (Half Unit)

DATE OF EXAM : 03/03/2015

DURATION : 2 hours

TOTAL NUMBER : 4
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES :-

Candidates should answer all FIVE questions. All questions carry equal marks.

Calculators may not be used for this paper.

DO NOT TURN OVER THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO
DO SO.

Candidates are strongly advised to divide their time accordingly.

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1. (a) For all x, y ∈ R, the function u(x, y) satisfies

∂u 2
= y 2 e−xy ,
∂y

and, for all x ∈ R, u(x, 0) = 0. Write u(x, y) as a definite integral of the form
Z y
f (t) dt,
A

for suitable A and f , clearly justifying your answer.

Z ∞
For fixed y ∈ R, evaluate the integral u(x, y) dx.
0
(b) What is the Taylor series for a differentiable function, f (z), about z = 0? Use this to
find the first three terms of the Taylor series for e−z about z = 0.

Use Taylor’s theorem to show that, for z > 0,

z2
1 − z ≤ e−z ≤ 1 − z + ,
2
and use these inequalities to find

1 − e−z
lim+ .
z→0 z

2. A transformation is defined by the formulae

x
u = xy and v= ,
y

for (x, y) ∈ R2 with y > 0.

∂(u, v)
(a) Find the Jacobian, , of this transformation.
∂(x, y)
(b) Find the inverse of this transformation.
(c) Sketch the image, under this transformation, of the region R defined by the inequalities
1 2
x ≤ y ≤ 2 and ≤y≤ ,
x x
in the uv-plane.
ZZ
(d) Hence evaluate the integral x dx dy.
R

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3. (a) Find the following limits.

ln x 2/3 ln x
(i) lim , (ii) lim e−x xx , (iii) lim .
x→∞ x1/3 x→∞ x→1 x2 −1
Z ∞
v
(b) Find lim e t
e−e dv.
t→∞ ln t
(c) Determine whether the following integrals converge.
Z ∞ Z ∞ 2
5x2 + 4
Z
1 ln x
(i) dx, (ii) √ dx, (iii) dx.
1 3x + 2x4 1 x3 x4 + 1 − x5 1 x2 − 1

4. (a) What does it mean to say that a function, f (x), defined for x ≥ 0, is of exponential
growth at most γ for some γ > 0?

Show that, for x ≥ 0, the function

2x
f (x) = ,
x+1
satisfies the inequality 0 ≤ f (x) ≤ 2 and hence deduce that it is of exponential growth
at most γ for any γ > 0.
Z ∞ −2tx
e
(b) For t > 0, a function, g(t), is defined by g(t) = dx.
0 x+1
(i) Show that, for t > 0,
1
g(t) ≤ ,
2t
and hence deduce that lim g(t)e−2t = 0.
t→∞
(ii) Differentiate under the integral sign to show that, for t > 0, the function g(t)
satisfies the differential equation
dg 1
− 2g(t) = − .
dt t
(iii) Justify the manipulation performed in (ii).
(iv) By solving the differential equation in (ii), show that

g(t) = e2t G(t),

where, for t > 0, the function, G(t), is defined by

Z ∞
G(t) = u−1 e−2u du.
t

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5. (a) If the function f (t) is of exponential growth at most show that, for large enough s,

L{f (t)eat } = f˜(s − a).

(b) Use the definition of the Laplace transform to show that L{1} = 1/s for s > 0.
(c) Given that

L{f 0 (t)} = sL{f (t)} − f (0),

and using the result in (b), deduce that

1
L{t} = ,
s2
for s > 0.
(d) Use Laplace transforms to solve the equation

f 00 (t) − 3f 0 (t) + 2f (t) = 4e2t ,

when f (0) = −3 and f 0 (0) = 5.

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