UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE

FACULTY OF NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
MATM1534 - CALCULUS

SEMESTER TEST 2

20 May 2023
TIME: 120 min
MARKS: 60

READ: THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS

1. The paper consists of two parts and four pages in total.

2. Use the extra page provided for rough work.
3. You may not have a calculator with you.

For Section A:
1. Section A consists of 20 multiple choice questions — indicate your answers on the provided optical sheet
2. Use a soft pencil.

3. Fill in your personal information and student number and then code it below on SIDE 1 of the OPTIC READER
FORM.
4. If you make a mistake when coding your student number or if your student number is not coded, you
will get no marks.
For Section B:
1. Section B consists of 5 workout questions. Attempt all questions and include the necessary steps on the answer
sheet provided.
2. Indicate questions clearly.
3. Use a blue or black pen.

Section A: Multiple choice questions - 40 marks

1. The derivative of f (x) = (ln x) sin (2x ) is

sin (2x ) 1 1
(A) f ′ (x) = (ln x) cos (2x ) + (B) f ′ (x) = cos (2x ) (C) f ′ (x) = cos (2x )2x ln 2
x x x
sin (2x )
(D) f ′ (x) = (ln x) cos (2x )2x ln 2 + (E) None of these
x

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2. Find the derivative of f (x) = esin x .
2 2 2
(A) f ′ (x) = esin x
(B) f ′ (x) = 2 sin (x)esin x
(C) f ′ (x) = 2 cos (x)esin x

2
(D) f ′ (x) = sin(2x)esin x
(E) None of these

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 (x + 1)3
 
3. If y = ln find y ′ .
x−2
3(2x − 1) 2x − 7 3(2x − 1)
(A) y ′ = (B) y ′ = (C) y ′ =
(x − 2)2 (x + 1)(x − 2) (x + 1)(x − 2)
2x − 1
(D) y ′ = (E) None of these
(x − 2)2

4. Differentiate f (x) = sin−1 (x3 ).

3x2 3x2 −3x2

(A) f ′ (x) = √ (B) f ′ (x) = √ (C) f ′ (x) = √
1 − x6 1 − x2 1 − x6
−3x2
(D) f ′ (x) = √ (E) None of these
1 − x2

 
d v b c
5. Determine ae + + 2 .
dv v v
b 2c b c v 2 − 2bv v 3 − 3cv 2
(A) aev − 2 − 3 (B) aev − 2 − 3 (C) aev + ev − −
v v v 2v v4 v6
1
(D) ev − 1 − (E) None of these
2v

6. Find f ′ (x) if f (x) = ex x sin(x).

(A) ex (sin x(x + 1) + x cos x) (B) ex (x sin x + x cos x) (C) ex (x cos x + sin x + 1)
(D) ex cos x (E) None of these

 
d t sin(t)
7. Determine .
dt 1+t
(t2 + 2t) cos(t) + sin(t) (t2 + t) cos(t) − sin(t) (t2 + t) cos(t) + sin(t)
(A) (B) (C)
(t + 1)2 (t + 1)2 (t + 1)2
−(t2 + t) cos(t) + sin(t)
(D) (E) None of these
(t + 1)2

 
1 − cos(3t)
8. Determine lim .
t→0 sin(2t)
3 9
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 1 (E) None of these

9. How much money in Rand would you need to invest at an interest rate of 5%, compounded continuously, in
order to have R100 000 in 10 years?
100000 √ √ √
(A) √ (B) 100000 e (C) ln 100 10 (D) ln e (E) None of these
e

10. Consider a rectangle where the length is always 4 times longer than the width. The shorter side is decreasing
at rate of 1cm/s, and so the longer side will decrease at a rate of 4cm/s. At what rate will the area of the
rectangle change when the shorter side is 5cm long ?

(A) −10cm2 /s (B) −40cm2 /s (C) −80cm2 /s (D) −160cm2 /s (E) None of these

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11. Find all critical points of the function f (x) = ln(x2 + 4x).

(A) x = −2 (B) x = 0, x = −2 (C) x = −4, x = 0 (D) x = −4, x = −2, x = 0

(E) None of these

x2
12. What is the absolute maximum value of the function f (x) = over the interval [−1, 2] ?
1 + x2
1 4
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 1 (E) None of these

x2
13. Find the open interval(s) on which the function g(x) = is increasing.
ex
(A) (−∞, 0) (B) (0, 2) (C) (−2, 0) (D) (−∞, 0) ∪ (2, ∞) (E) None of these

14. Find the x-coordinate of the inflection point of h(x) = x2 ln x.

(A) x = e−3/2 (B) x = e−2/3 (C) x = e3/2 (D) x = e2/3 (E) None of these

15. Find the point on the line y = −2x + 1 that is closest to the point (−1, 1).
       
1 3 3 −1 1 7 1 3
(A) , (B) , (C) − , (D) − , (E) None of these
5 5 5 5 5 5 4 2

4 3
16. Find the most general antiderivative of f (x) = 2x + + .
x 1 + x2
4
(A) F (x) = 2x ln 2 − + 3 sin−1 (x) + C (B) F (x) = 2x + 4 ln |x| + 3 cos−1 (x) + C
x2
2x 4 2x
(C) F (x) = − + 3 tan−1 (x) + C (D) F (x) = + 4 ln |x| + 3 tan−1 (x) + C
ln 2 x2 ln 2
(E) None of these

17. Let f ′ (x) = 6x2 + 2x + 2 then find the general formula of f (x) for any constant C.

(A) f (x) = 6x3 + 2x + 2 + C (B) f (x) = 2x3 + x2 + 2x + C (C) f (x) = 6x3 + 2x2 + 2 + C
(D) f (x) = x3 + x2 + 2x + C (E) None of these

18. Which of the following properties is false?

Z b Z b Z b Z b Z a
(A) (f (x) + g(x)) dx = f (x) dx + g(x) dx (B) f (x) dx = − f (x) dx
a a a a b
Z b Z b
(C) g(x) dx = 0 (D) c dx = c(a − b) (E) None of these
b a

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 Z 8
19. Use the midpoint rule for n = 4 to approximate (4x + 2) dx.
0

(A) 134 (B) 104 (C) 126 (D) 144 (E) None of these

Z 8 Z 4 Z 8
20. If g(x) dx = 7 and g(x) dx = 5, then find 2g(x) dx.
2 2 4

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 12 (D) −2 (E) None of these

Section A Total: 20 × 2 = 40

Section B: Workout questions – 20 marks

dy
1. For the following functions find :
dx
(a) xy + ey = e [2]
ln x
(b) y = (sin x) [2]

2 − x2

if 0 ≤ x < 2
2. Consider the function g(x) =
x−3 if 2 ≤ x ≤ 4

(a) Sketch the graph of g. [2]

(b) From your sketch, identify the absolute maximum and minimum value of the function (if it exists). [2]

3. Find the equations of both tangents to the curve y = 1 + x3 that are parallel to the the line 12x − 1 = y. [4]

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4. Consider the function g(x) = x + . Use the Second Derivative Test to find the local maximum and minimum
x
values of g. [4]

Z 3
5. Evaluate |2x − 4| dx by using the area of two triangles. [4]
0

Section B Total: 20

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