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Engineering Mathematics 1B - MATE1B1 2023 Paper B

1. Find the derivative of y = (ln x)sin x with respect to x. [3]

2. Given the curve tan(x + y) + sec(x − y) = 2.


dy
(a) Find . [3]
dx

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(b) Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve at the given
point (π/8, π/8). [2]

√ dy
3. Given that y = x tanh−1 x − ln 1 − x2 , find in its simplest form. [4]
dx

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4. Consider the curve defined by the parametric equations

x = t3 − 3t and y = t3 − 3t2 .

Find the points on the curve where the tangent is

(a) horizontal, [3]

(b) vertical. [2]

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∂2z ∂2z
5. Find and if [3]
∂x2 ∂y∂x
y
z = tan−1
x

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6. If z = (ax + by)2 + eax+by + sin(ax + by), evaluate [4]

∂z ∂z
b −a
∂x ∂y

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7. Use differentials to solve the following:

(a) At a certain instant, the radius of a closed right circular cylinder is 15cm and is
decreasing at the rate 0.1cm/s while the altitude is 20cm and increasing at the
rate 0.5cm/s. Find the rate of change of the surface area at that instant. Hint:
In a cylinder, the area of the base is πr2 and the area of the curved surface is
2πrh. [4]

(b) Approximate the area of a rectangle of dimensions 35.02 by 24.97 units. [4]

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8. Evaluate the following integrals:

ln y
Z
(a) √ dy [3]
y

Z
(b) sin3 x cos3 x dx [2]

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Z p
(c) 1 − 4x2 dx [5]

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x3 − 2x2 − 4
Z
(d) dx [5]
x3 − 2x2

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x−2
Z
(e) √ dx [5]
21 − 4x − x2

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9. Consider the area enclosed by the graphs y = x2 − 4x + 4, and y = 4 + 4x − x2 , as


illustrated in the sketch below.

(a) Compute the area. [3]

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(b) If the area is rotated about the line y = 4, find the volume of the resulting
solid. [4]

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10. On a certain day, the temperature t hours past midnight is

π(t − 10)
 
T (t) = 80 + 10 sin .
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What is the average temperature between noon and 6 p.m.? [3]

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   
−2 1 2 1 1 2
11. If 2 matrices are given by A =  1 −1 0  and D =  k + 3 0 2  , where
   

1 0 −1 1 1 1
k ∈ R. Determine

(a) 2A − I, where I is an identity matrix. [2]

(b) Determinant of D (simplify expression obtained). [2]

(c) The value of k if matrix D is a singular matrix. [1]

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12. Solve the following system of linear equations by making use of the inverse matrix
method or Gauss-Jordan method. Show all steps. [6]

x1 + 3x2 + 5x3 = 14
2x1 − x2 − 3x3 = 3
4x1 + 5x2 − x3 = 7

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13. Find the angle θ between a = 2i + 3j + k and b = −i + 5j + k. [4]

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3 4
14. Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of A = . [3]
−1 7

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