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2014-2-SGOR-BandarUtamaPJ_MATHS QA TanSiangBeng

Section A [ 45 marks ]

Answer all questions in this section.

1. The function f : x 2 - x is defined in the domain x 9 e .
Express f(x) in terms of x when
(a) x > 0. [ 2 ]
(b) x < 0. [ 2 ]
Determine whether f is continuous or not at x = 0 and sketch the graph of f. [ 3 ]

2. The curve C is defined parametrically by x = 4 t
2
+ , and y =
t
t ln
where t > 0.
(a) Find
dx
dy
in terms of t and the value of t when
dx
dy
= 0. [ 6 ]
(b) Explain briefly why
t
t ln
0 when t . [ 1 ]
(c) Deduce the nature of the stationary value in part (a). [ 2 ]

3. Using the substitution u = sin x, show that
}
xdx sec =
}

du
u
2
1
1
. [ 3 ]
Show that ) 3 ln(
2
1
sec
6
0
=
}
dx x
t
. [ 4 ]

4. Show that 3 2 ln 14 ln
4
2
=
}
xdx x [ 7 ]

5. Consider the differential equation
x
1
2
2
2
+
=
x
x
y
dx
dy
.
(a) Find the integrating factor for this differential equation. [ 3 ]
(b) Given that y = 1 when x = 1, solve the differential equation in the form y = f(x). [ 4 ]

6. (a) Use the substitution u =
x
y
to solve the differential equation 0 2
2 2
= + x y
dx
dy
xy .
[ 4 ]
(b) Solve the differential equation x x y
dx
dy
2 sin tan = + , given that y = 1 when x = 0.
[ 4 ]







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Section B [ 15 marks ]

Answer any one question in this section.

7. Given that y = ln cos x, show that the first two non-zero terms of the Maclaurin series for y is
y = .
12 2
4 2
x x
Use this series to find the approximation in terms of t for ln 2. [ 15 ]


8. By sketching a pair of graphs, show that the equation x = sin 2x has exactly one root in the
interval t
4
1
< x < t
2
1
. [ 6 ]
Using the iterative formula xn+1 = sin (2xn) and initial value x1 = 1, calculate successive
values x2, x3, x4, x5, x6 and x7 correct to four decimal places. [ 5 ]

Show that the root in the interval t
4
1
< x < t
2
1
is 0.95, correct to two decimal places.[ 4 ]













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