Department of Mathematics & Statistics MATH 0863 - Precalculus
Department of Mathematics & Statistics MATH 0863 - Precalculus
Department of Mathematics & Statistics MATH 0863 - Precalculus
TIME: 3 HOURS
MARKS
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[4] (c) =x−3
x
[2] 2. (a) Find an equation for the line passing through (4, −5) and which is perpen-
dicular to 2x − y = 3.
1
[2] (a) + 2(4)2 =
(2)−1
2
[2] (b) 8 3 =
2π
[2] (e) sin =
3
[2] (f) tan(−150◦ ) =
3π
[2] (h) radians = degrees
2
[2] (e) solutions of x2 − 4x − 12 < 0 (find the interval where f (x) < 0)
5. Sketch the following functions clearly labelling all important features
(x−1)
[5] (a) y = (x+2)
[2] 6. (a) Sketch the following function clearly labelling all important features:
y = 2 sin x + 1
[1] (b) If 0 < x < 2π, for what values of x is f (x) increasing?
7. An archer standing on the roof of a building shot an arrow into the air. If the
height (h) of the arrow in meters above the ground after (t) seconds can be
described by the equation: h = −5t2 + 20t + 25, find
[2] (a) the height from which the arrow was shot
[2] (b) the time the arrow reaches its maximal height.
[2] (d) the time it took the arrow to reach the ground.