Maths Remedial Exam (2015)
Maths Remedial Exam (2015)
ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
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a) y = 2x + 3
b) y = -2x - 5
c) y = -1/2x + 3
d) y = 1/2x - 5
2) What is the value of the constant k if the function f(x) = x^3 + kx^2 + 2x - 3 has a horizontal
tangent at x = 1?
a) -2
b) -1
c) 0
d) 2
3) Which of the following is the equation of the tangent line to the curve y = x^2 + 3x - 2 at the
point (1, 2)?
a) y = 2x - 4
b) y = 2x + 1
c) y = 3x - 1
d) y = 3x + 1
a) 1/2
b) 2
c) 9/2
d) 10/3
5) Which of the following is the equation of a circle with center (-2, 3) and radius 5?
a) (x + 2)^2 + (y - 3)^2 = 5
b) (x - 2)^2 + (y + 3)^2 = 25
c) (x + 2)^2 + (y - 3)^2 = 25
d) (x - 2)^2 + (y + 3)^2 = 5
6) Find the solution to the equation sin(x) + cos(x) = 1 for x in the interval [0, 2π].
a) π/4
b) π/2
c) 3π/4
d) π
7) Which of the following is the equation of the normal line to the curve y = x^2 - 4x + 3 at the
point (2, -1)?
a) y = -x/2 - 2
b) y = -2x - 5
c) y = x/2 - 2
d) y = 2x + 3
a) 2x/(x^2 + 1)
b) 2x
c) x/(x^2 + 1)
d) 1/(x^2 + 1)
a) x = ln(2)
b) x = ln(1/2)
c) x = ln(1) = 0
d) x = ln(3)
10) Which of the following is the equation of the plane that passes through the points (1, 2, 3), (2,
3, 5), and (4, 5, 7)?
a) 2x - y + z = 1
b) x - 2y + z = 3
c) x + y - 2z = 0
d) x + y + z = 6
11) If the solution for {𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 = 32𝑏𝑥 + 3𝑎𝑦 = 7is (1,1),then the values of a and b respectively are
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
b) x^2 + 3x
c) x^2 + C
d) 2x^2 + 3x + C
15) Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve y = x^3 - 2x^2 + 5x - 1 at the point (2, 7).
a) y = 3x + 1
b) y = 3x - 5
c) y = 4x + 3
d) y = 4x - 9
16) Find the critical points of the function f(x) = x^4 - 4x^3 + 6x^2 - 8x + 2.
a) x = -1, x = 2
b) x = 0, x = 2
c) x = -1, x = 0, x = 2
d) x = -2, x = -1, x = 2
17) Find the local maximum and minimum values of the function f(x) = x^3 - 3x^2 + 2x + 1.
a) 1/(2x + 1)
b) 2/(2x + 1)
c) ln(2x + 1)
d) 2x/(2x + 1)
19) Find the solution to the differential equation dy/dx = 2x with initial condition y(0) = 1.
a) y = x^2 + 1
b) y = x^2
c) y = x^2/2 + 1
d) y = x^2/2
20) Find the area of the region bounded by the curve y = x^2 and the lines x = 1 and x = 2.
a) 1/3
b) 3/2
c) 7/3
d) 8/3
21) Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region bounded by the curves y = x^2
and y = x around the y-axis.
a) 8π/15
b) 16π/15
c) 32π/15
d) 64π/15
22) Find the equation of the line tangent to the curve y = sin(x) at the point (π/2, 1).
a) y = x - π/2 + 1
b) y = -x + π/2 + 1
c) y = -x + π/2 - 1
d) y = x - π/2 – 1
c) The derivative of a function is equal to the slope of the tangent line at a point
d) The integral of a function is equal to the sum of its values over a given interval
25) What is the difference between a local maximum and a global maximum of a function?
a) A local maximum is the highest point of a function on a particular interval, while a global
maximum is the highest point of the whole function.
b) A local maximum is the highest point of a function, while a global maximum is the lowest point
of a function.
c) A local maximum is the highest point of a function on a particular interval, while a global
maximum is the highest point of the function on its entire domain.
d) A local maximum is the highest point of a function on its entire domain, while a global
maximum is the highest point of the function on a particular interval.
26) What is the difference between a convergent and a divergent infinite series?
a) A convergent series has a sum that approaches a finite value, while a divergent series has a sum
that approaches infinity or does not exist.
b) A convergent series has a sum that approaches infinity, while a divergent series has a sum that
approaches a finite value.
c) A convergent series has a sum that approaches zero, while a divergent series has a non-zero
sum.
d) A convergent series has a non-zero sum, while a divergent series has a sum that approaches
zero.
28) Find the solution to the differential equation y' + y = 0 with initial condition y(0) = 2.
a) y = 2e^(-x)
b) y = 2e^(x)
c) y = 2/(1 + e^x)
d) y = 2/(1 - e^x)
29) What is the limit of f(x) = (sin(x) - x)/(x^3 - 1) as x approaches 0?
a) 0
b) 1/6
c) 1/3
a) 54
b) 61/3
c) 63/3
d) 64/3
31) Find the equation of the normal line to the curve y = 2x^3 - x^2 + 3x - 2 at the point (1, 3).
a) y = -1/5x + 16/5
b) y = -5x + 16
c) y = 1/5x + 14/5
d) y = 5x + 14
32) Find the value of the derivative of f(x) = e^(2x) + ln(x^2 + 1) with respect to x.
a) 2e^(2x) + 2x/(x^2 + 1)
b) 2e^(2x) + 2x
c) e^(2x) + 2x/(x^2 + 1)
d) e^(2x) + 2x
33) Find the solution to the differential equation y'' - 2y' + y = e^x.
a) y = (x + 1)e^x
b) y = (x - 1)e^x
c) y = (x + 1)e^(2x)
d) y = (x - 1)e^(2x)
34) Find the value of the integral ∫(1/x + ln(x))dx from x = 1 to x = e.
a) 1
b) e
c) e + 1
d) e^2
35) Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the line y = 2x + 1 and passing through the point
(3, 5).
a) y = -1/2x + 7/2
b) y = -2x + 11
c) y = 1/2x + 7/2
d) y = 2x - 1
36) Find the area of the region bounded by the curves y = x^2 - 4x + 3 and y = 3 - x.
a) 8/3
b) 10/3
c) 12/3
d) 14/3
a) A line segment has a finite length, while a ray extends infinitely in one direction.
b) A line segment extends infinitely in one direction, while a ray has a finite length.
a) A set of ordered pairs where each input is paired with exactly one output.
b) A set of ordered pairs where each output is paired with exactly one input.
c) A set of ordered pairs where each input is paired with more than one output.
d) None
39) What is the Pythagorean theorem?
a) a^2 + b^2 = c^2, where a, b, and c are the sides of a right triangle.
c) a^2 - b^2 = c^2, where a, b, and c are the sides of a right triangle.
a) The inverse operation of exponentiation, used to solve equations where the unknown variable
is in the exponent.
d) A geometric figure that has four sides and four right angles.