Cumt101 Ass 1
Cumt101 Ass 1
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
[40 marks]
SECTION A
d √ 1
A2. (a) Show from denition that ( x − 1) = √ . [6]
dx 2 x−1
√
(b) Dene a sequence {xn } recursively by x1 = 1 and xn+1 = 2 + xn .
(i) Show that {xn } is a monotone increasing sequence. [5]
(ii) Show that the sequence is bounded above by 2. [7]
(iii) State why the sequence converges. [3]
(iv) Find the limit of the sequence. [6]
(c) Given that a < b , does it necessarily imply that a < b? If so, prove it and if not
2 2
Z
A3. (a) Let In = (1 + ax2 )n dx. Show that (2n + 1)In = 2nIn−1 + x(1 + ax2 )n . [8]
(b) Find the area of the region bounded by the graph of f (x) = 1 + 2x3 , x = 0, x = 5
and the x−axis by calculating the limit of the Riemann Sums. [10]
x2 − 2x + 2
(c) Determine the relative extrema of f (x) = [5]
x−1
1
e − x2 ,
x 6= 0
(d) Let f (x) = Prove that f 0 (0) = 0. [7]
0, x=0
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b−a b−a
(e) Show that if 0 < a < b, then √ 2
< sin−1 (b) − sin−1 (a) < √ . [9]
1−a 1 − b2
√ !
π 3 π 1
(f) Hence or otherwise show that + −1
< sin (0.6) < + . [4]
6 15 6 8
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