MAT1512 Exam
Pack 2023
LATEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
January/February 2022
MAT1512
Calculus A
Examiners:
First: DR S.B. MUGISHA
Second: DR Z. ALI
100 Marks
2 Hours
Closed book and online examination, which you have to write within 2 hours
and submit online through the link: https://myexams.unisa.ac.za/portal
Use of a non-programmable pocket calculator is NOT allowed
This web based examination remains the property of the University of South
Africa and may not be distributed from the Unisa platform.
This examination allows attachment documents only as part of your
submission.
Declaration: I have neither given nor received aid on this examination.
Answer All Questions and Submit within the stipulated timeframe.
Late submission will not be accepted.
This paper consists of 4 pages.
ALL CALCULATIONS MUST BE SHOWN.
[TURN OVER]
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QUESTION 1
(a) Determine the following limits (if they exist):
6 x 2
(i) lim (3)
x2 3 x 1
x3
(ii) lim (3)
x 3 x2 9
x 2 4x 2x
(iii) lim (3)
x 2x
1 x
(iv) lim (3)
x 1 1 x
2x
(v) lim (3)
x 0 3 x9
sin t tan 2t
(vi) lim (3)
t 0 t
(b) Use the Squeeze Theorem to determine the following limit:
5k 2 cos 3k
lim . (3)
k k 2 10
x 2 if x2
(c) Let G ( x)
x 2 if x2
(i) Draw the graph of Gx . (1)
(ii) Determine lim G( x) . (2)
x 2
(iii) Is Gx continuous at x 2 ? Give a reason for your answer. (1)
[25]
QUESTION 2
(a) By the first principles of differentiation, find the derivative of f x 2 x 2 3x 4
at x 2 . (5)
(b) Find the derivatives of the following functions by using the appropriate rules of
differentiation:
x2 x
(i) f x (3)
sin x cos x
(ii) g x cos 5 x
sin x 2
(3)
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z3
(iii) F z sin 3xdx (5)
z
(c) Given: sinx y 2 x , find the following:
dy
(i) by using implicit differentiation. (4)
dx
(ii) the equations of the tangent line and normal line to the curve sinx y 2 x at
the point 0, . (5)
[25]
QUESTION 3
(a) Determine the following integrals:
2 2
(i) x x2
x 2 dx
x
(3)
5x e 3
2x
(ii) 7 e3x dx
e (3)
1
(iii) 4 3x 3 dx
(4)
4
tan x sec x dx
3 3
(iv) (5)
0
(b) Let f x x 2 2 and g x x , then
(i) Sketch the graphs of f and g on the same axes. (4)
(ii) Find the area enclosed by f x x 2 2 and g x x . (6)
[25]
QUESTION 4
(a) Solve the following Initial Value Problem:
dx 3t 2 sec2 t
; x0 5 . (6)
dt 3x 2
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