SEHH1069 Calculus and Linear Algebra

Individual Assignment
 Computer-typed / E-mail / Late / Re-submissions will NOT be accepted 

Intended Learning Outcomes

 Describe the concepts of limit and continuity of functions, derivatives of functions, indefinite
and definite integrals
 Evaluate limits, derivatives and integrals of functions in a single variable
 Implement techniques of solving systems of linear equations
 Perform techniques of solving systems of linear equations
 Apply methods of calculus and linear algebra to solve a range of practical problems

Instructions
1. This assignment should be completed individually and neatly in the given answer booklet. All
answers and solutions must be hand-written. Computer-typed works are NOT accepted.
2. All numerical answers should be EXACT.
3. If you apply any results / theorems which are NOT in the lecture notes, you are required to prove
them from scratch.
4. You are required to show all the details when applying elementary row / column operations in each
question.
5. Plagiarism will be penalised severely. Marks will be deducted for assignments that are plagiarised in
whole or in part, regardless of the sources. Extensive copy-pasting from AI-generated content
without citation is also considered plagiarism.
6. Please submit a hard copy of your completed assignment to your lecturer before / during the
period specified below. Submissions after this period will be counted ‘LATE’. You are also
required to make a photocopy of the assignment for your record.
Class Lecturer Submission Period
B01 Chi-honn CHENG Lecture on Wednesday 2 April 2025
B02 Chi-honn CHENG Lecture on Thursday 3 April 2025
B03 Amy YIP Lecture on Thursday 3 April 2025
B04 Amy YIP Tutorials on Thursday 3 April 2025
B05 Maggie LAM Tutorials on Monday 31 March 2025
B06 Maggie LAM Lecture on Monday 31 March 2025
B07 Ching-on LO Tutorials on Wednesday 2 April 2025
B08 Wilson KWAN Tutorials on Wednesday 2 April 2025
B09 Maggie LAM Tutorials on Saturday 5 April 2025
7. Late / E-mail / Re-submissions are NOT accepted and / or may be subject to penalty.
8. Write down your name and student number on the first page of the answer booklet.

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IMPORTANT Each student is required to complete this assignment individually using his/her
student ID number. The method is shown below.

R = the 8th digit of your student ID

Example: If your student ID number is 24345678A, then R = 8.

Question 1 (10 marks)

Use Gauss-Jordan elimination to solve the system of linear equations

 x1 + x3 − 2 x5 =2,

− x1 + x2 − 2 x3 − x4 + x5 = R + 2,
 3x + 2 x2 + − 4 x4 − 10 x5 =R + 4.
 1 x3

Question 2 (10 marks)

Consider the system of linear equations

1 −1 1   x1   d 
c −3 c + 3  x2  = d ,
  
 −3 2c − 3 c − 3  x3   −1

where c and d are constants. Use elementary row operations to find all the value(s) of c and d , if any,
such that this system has

(a) a unique solution.

(b) infinitely many solutions.

(c) no solution.

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Question 3 (30 marks)

1 0 1 
A  3 −1 5  .
Let=
 2 2 4 

(a) Find the inverse of A by using the

(i) inversion algorithm.

(ii) adjoint method.

(b) Use the result of (a) to find the inverse of −2 A T .

14 −2 −1
(c) n n
=
Evaluate A B , where B  2 −2 2  and n is any positive integer. (Note: The answer is in
 −8 2 1 
terms of n. )

4 0 1
  3X +  2 0 R + 2
Find the matrix X for which X  3 2 5= 1 R + 1 2 
(d)  .
 2 2 7  

(e) ( ) ( )
If C is a 3 × 3 matrix such that det 3CT = det A 4C−1 , find all the possible value(s) of det ( C ) .

Question 4 (10 marks)

 0 R + 1 R + 1 R + 1
R +1 0 R + 1 R + 1
Let M =  .
R +1 R +1 0 R + 1
 
R +1 R +1 R +1 0 

=
(a) Find the values of the constants p and q for which M 2
pM + qI 4 .

(b) Use the results of (a) to find M −1.

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Question 5 (10 marks)

(a) Let a, b and c be constants. Use Cramer’s rule to solve the system of linear equations

2 x1 − 3 x2 + x3 =
a,

 x1 + 2 x2 − 4 x3 =
b,
 3x − 5 x3 =
 1 c.

(Note: The answers are in terms of a, b and c. )

 2 −9 1 
=
(b) Use the results of (a) to find the THIRD column of N , where N 1 6 −4  .
−1

 3 0 −5

Question 6 (15 marks)

 1 2 −1 0
 2 3 −5 2 
(a) If F is a 4 × 4 real matrix such that adj ( F ) =  , find all the possible value(s) of
3 1 0 3
 
 −2 −3 1 0
det ( F ) . (Note: The entries of a real matrix are all real numbers.)

 1 x +1 2 
 2 x + 1 is non-singular (i.e., invertible).
(b) Find all the value(s) of x=
for which M  1
 x + 2 1 1 

Question 7 (15 marks)

dy
Find for each of the following
dx

1
y cos −1 1 − ( R + 2 ) x 2 for x <
2
(a) =
R+2

(b) (
x 3 = tan 2 xy 4 )
1
(c) y= (1 + sin x ) x (Note: You are required to express the answer in terms of x ONLY)

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Question 8 (NOT to be handed in)

Evaluate the following limits.

(e )
2
2x
−1
(a) lim
x →0 sec x − 1

(b) lim+ x n ln x, where n is any positive integer.

x →0

Question 9 (NOT to be handed in)

Find, if any,

(i) the interval(s) on which the function f is strictly increasing or strictly decreasing.

(ii) the interval(s) on which the function f is convex or concave.

(iii) all the relative extreme point(s) and point(s) of inflexion of f .

(iv) all the vertical asymptote(s) and horizontal asymptote(s), if any, of the graph of y = f ( x).

(a) f ( x) =x3 − 18 x 2 + 96 x

x −1
(b) f ( x) = , x ≠ −3
( x + 3)
3

(c) f ( x=
) ( x − 2 ) e−3 x

Question 10 (NOT to be handed in)

Evaluate the following integrals.

2x + 9
(a) ∫ ( 2 x + 3) ( x 2
+9 )
dx

ln x
(b) ∫ x4
dx

∫ tan ( 2x ) dx
−1
(c)

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Question 10 (Continued)

∫x e
3 − x4
(d) dx

π
(e) ∫0
2
sin 2 x cos5 x dx

x3
(f) ∫ x +1
2
dx (Hint: Let=
u x2 + 1 )

3 1 π
(g) ∫ 1
dx (Hint: Let x = tan θ for 0 < θ < )
( ) 2
1
x2 1 + x 2 2

Question 11 (NOT to be handed in)

∫x e − x n e − x + n ∫ x n −1e − x dx for every positive integer n.

n −x
(a) Show that dx =

∫x e
4 −x
(b) Use the result of (a) to evaluate the integral dx.

(c) Use the substitution u = e − x and the result of (b) to evaluate the integral ∫ ( ln u )
4
du.

Question 12 (NOT to be handed in)

e 3t
If f ( x ) = ∫ dt , find f ' ( x ) .
ln x
(a)
0 t2 + 3

e 3 x + 3t
If g ( x ) = ∫ dt , use the result of (a) to evaluate g ' (1) .
ln x
(b)
0 t2 + 3

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