Matriculation Number: MA1505

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

FACULTY OF SCIENCE
SEMESTER 1 EXAMINATION 2015-2016
MA1505 MATHEMATICS I
November 2015 Time allowed: 2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Write down your matriculation number neatly in the space
provided above. Do not write your name anywhere in this booklet.
This booklet (and only this booklet) will be collected at the end of
the examination. Do not insert any loose pages in the booklet.
2. This examination paper consists of EIGHT (8) questions and com-
prises THIRTY THREE (33) printed pages.
3. Answer ALL questions. For each question, write your answer in the
box and your working in the space provided inside the booklet follow-
ing that question. The marks for each question are indicated at the
beginning of the question. The maximum possible total score for this
examination paper is 80 marks.
4. This is a closed book (with authorized material) examination.
Students are only allowed to bring into the examination hall ONE
piece A4 size help-sheet which must be handwritten and can be written
on both sides.
5. Candidates may use any calculators that satisfy MOE A-Level exam-
ination guidelines. However, they should lay out systematically the
various steps in the calculations.
For official use only. Do not write below this line.
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Question 1 (a) [5 marks] (Multiple Choice Question)

Let ∞
X
a0 + (an cos nx + bn sin nx)
n=1
be the Fourier series for the function
1506
f (x) = ex if − π < x < π , and f (x + 2π) = f (x).

Find the exact value of

∞
X
bn .
n=1

(A) 1505 (B) 2015 (C) 0

Answer
1(a)

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Question 1 (b) [5 marks]

Let f (x) be the function defined by
f (x) = |x| + π if − π < x < π ,
and f (x + 2π) = f (x) for all x ∈ R.
Find the first two non-zero terms of the Fourier series for f (x).
Give exact values for your answer.
Answer
1(b)

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Question 2 (a) [5 marks]

Let f (x) be the function defined on the open interval 0 < x < 1
by
π
f (x) = cos x.
2
Find the first two non-zero terms of the Sine Fourier half range
expansion for f (x). Give exact values for your answer.
(Hint: You may want to use the formula
2 cos A sin B = sin(A + B) − sin(A − B).)

Answer
2(a)

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Question 2 (b) [5 marks]

The function f (x, y, z) is defined by the formula
f (x, y, z) = ex + e2y + e3z .

(i) Find the vector ∇f (1, 21 , 31 ). Give exact values for your an-
swer.
(ii)Find the directional derivative
√
of f at the point (1, 12 , 13 ) in the
direction of the unit vector 43 i+ 12 j+ 43 k. Give your answer correct
to the nearest integer.
Answer Answer
2(b)(i) 2(b)(ii)

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Question 3 (a) [5 marks]

Let f (x, y) be a differentiable function of two variables which sat-
isfies f (1, 2) = 1505, ∂f ∂f
∂x (1, 2) = a, ∂y (1, 2) = b
and f (1.1, 1.8) = 1516. It is known that a = b + 6.
(i) Estimate the value of a.
(ii) Estimate the value of b.

Answer Answer
3(a)(i) 3(a)(ii)

a= b=

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Question 3 (b) [5 marks]

Use the method of Lagrange Multipliers to find the absolute max-
imum value and the absolute minimum value of the function
f (x, y, z) = 400xyz 2
subject to the constraint x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 1. Give exact values
for your answer.

Answer Answer
3(b) 3(b)
Absolute Absolute
Max.f = Min.f =

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Question 4 (a) [5 marks]

Find the exact value of the double integral
Z Z
sin x
dA,
D x
where D is the triangle in the third quadrant of the xy-plane
bounded by the x-axis, the line y = x, and the line x = −π.
(Suggestion: Integrate with respect to y first and then x.)

Answer
4(a)

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Question 4 (b) [5 marks]

Find the exact value of the volume of the solid D that is bounded
by the inverted paraboloid x2 + y 2 + z = 16, the planes x = 3,
y = 2, x = 0, y = 0 and z = 0.
Answer
4(b)

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Question 5 (a) [5 marks]

Let k denote a positive constant. Let I denote the value of the
double integral Z Z
2 2
e−(x +y )dA,
D
where D is the disc defined by x2 + y 2 ≤ k 2. Rk
(i) After a change to polar coordinates, we have I = 2π 0 f (r)dr
where f (r) is a function of the polar coordinate r. Find a formula
for f (r).
(ii) If I = π2 , find the exact value of k.

Answer Answer
5(a)(i) 5(a)(ii)

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Question 5 (b) [5 marks]

Let a and b denote two positive constants with a < b. It is known
that the equation
Z a Z bx Z b Z ab Z ab Z y
a
f (x, y) dydx+ f (x, y) dydx = f (x, y) dxdy
0 g(x) a ax 0 h(y)

holds for all continuous functions f (x, y), where g(x) is a continu-
ous function of x only and h(y) is a continuous function of y only.
(i) Find the formula for g(x).
(ii) Find the formula for h(y).

Answer Answer
5(b)(i) 5(b)(ii)

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Question 6 (a) [5 marks]

It is known that the vector field
1 y x x xy
F(x, y, z) = (1 − + )i + ( + 2 )j − 2 k
y z z y z
is a conservative vector field.
(i) Find a potential function for F. Give exact values for your
answer.
(ii) Let C1 denote the curve r(t) = ti+2t2j+3t3k, 1 ≤ t ≤ 10; C2
denote the straight line segment joining (10, 200, 3000) to (4, 5, 6);
and C3 denote the straight line segment
R joining (4, 5, 6) to (7, 8, 9).
Find the value of the line integral C1+C2+C3 F • dr. Give your
answer correct to two decimal places.
Answer Answer
6(a)(i) 6(a)(ii)

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Question 6 (b) [5 marks]

The curve C is defined by
r(t) = et cos ti + et sin tj + etk, 0 ≤ t ≤ 2.
Let I denote the line integral
Z
1
ds.
C x2 + y 2 + z 2
R2
(i) After writing I in terms of t, we have I = 0 f (t) dt, find a
formula for f (t).
(ii) Find the exact value of I.

Answer Answer
6(b)(i) 6(b)(ii)

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Question 7 (a) [5 marks]

Let C be the parallelogram in the xy-plane with vertices at
(0, 0), (3, 2), (4, 2a), (1, 2a − 2),
where the constant a is a positive integer bigger than 1. The
orientation of C is counterclockwise. If
I
(e−x sin y − 2y + 5x)dx + (x − e−x cos y − 2y )dy = 318,
C

find the exact value of a.

Answer
7(a)

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Question 7 (b) [5 marks]

RR
Find the value of the surface integral S x dS, where S is the
portion of the plane 2x + 3y + 4z = 12 in the first octant. Give
your answer correct to two decimal places.

Answer
7(b)

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Question 8 (a) [5 marks]

The vector field F is defined by
2
F(x, y, z) = (yz + cos x2)i + 2xyj + ez k,
(i) Find curl F.
(ii) UseR Stokes’ Theorem to find the exact value of the line in-
tegral C F • dr, where C is the curve of intersection of the plane
x + y + z = 3 and the cylinder x2 + y 2 = 1. The orientation of C
is counterclockwise when viewed from above.
Answer Answer
8(a)(i) 8(a)(ii)

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Question 8 (b) [5 marks]

Let S1 be the surface given by
1
S1 : x2+y 2+z 2= 1, where z ≤ ,
2
and S2 be the surface given by
1
S2 : x2+y 2+z 2= 1, where z ≥ .
2
Let F be a vector field with div(F) = 0. It is known that the orien-
tation of S1 is given by its outward pointing unit normal vector and
the orientation ofZ ZS2 is given by its inward pointing unit normal
vector and that F • dS= 10. Find the exact value of the
Z ZS2
surface integral F • dS.
S1

Answer
8(b)

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