Tutorial Question

Tutorial: 1 (Differential Calculus/ Differentiation)
dy
, 4
1. Find dx if y=x cos x
.
2. Determine the gradient of the curve

y=
5x
2 x 2 + 4 at the point
( 2)
√3 , √ .
3
3. A parabola has parametric equations:

dy
2
x=t , y=2 t . Evaluate dx when t = 0.5.
4.
Determine the equation of the tangent drawn to the parabola
x=2t 2 , y=4 t at the point t.
dy
3 3
5. (a)Use implicit differentiation to find dx if x + y =3 xy.
( 32 , 32 ).
(b) Find the equation of the tangent line to the equation in (a) at the point
Tutorial: 2 (Differential Calculus/Application of Differentiation)
1
1. The length l metres of a certain metal rod at temperature θ∘ c is given by
∘
l=1+0 . 00005θ +0 .0000004 θ . Determine the rate of change of length, in mm/ c when the
2
∘ ∘
temperature is (a)=100 C( b)400 C .
−kt
2. The displacement s cm of the end of a stiff spring at time t seconds is given by s=ae sin 2π ft .
Determine the velocity of the end of the spring after 1 s, if a = 2, k = 0.9 and f = 5.
3. The parametric equations of a function are given by y=3cos2t , x=2sin t . Determine

2
dy d y
(a ) ,(b ) 2
expressions for dx dx .
γ
4. Pressure p and volume v of a gas are related by the law pv =k , where γ and k are constants.
dp p dv
=−γ .
Show that the rate of change of pressure dt v dt
3 x+2
5. Differentiate x with respect to x.
2
Tutorial: 3 (Partial Differentiation)
1. Show that the function u( x ,t )=sin( x−ct ) is a solution of the wave equation
2 2
∂ u 2∂ u
=c
∂t 2 ∂ x2
2. The time of oscillation, t, of a pendulum is given by

t=2 π
l
,
√
g where l is the length of the
∂t ∂t
(a) ,(b) .
pendulum and g the free fall acceleration due to gravity. Determine ∂l ∂g
3. The period T of a simple pendulum is

errors upto 1% in l and 2.5% in g.
T =2 π
√ l
,
g Find the maximum error in T due to possible
4. The diameter and altitude of a can in the shape of a right circular cylinder are measured as 4 cm
and 6 cm respectively. The possible error in each measurement is 0.1 cm. Find approximately the
maximum possible error in the values computed for the volume and lateral surface.
5. At what rate is the volume of a box changing of its length is 8 ft and increasing at 3 ft/s, its width
is 6ft and increasing at 2 ft/s, and its height is 4 ft and is increasing at 1 ft/s?
3
Tutorial: 4 (Differential calculus/Maxima and Minima)
4 1
3 3
1. Find the absolute extrema of f (x )=6 x −3 x on the interval [-1,1], and determine where these
values occur.
3 2
2. Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of f (x )=2 x −15 x +36 x on the interval
[1,5], and determine where these values occur.
3. A garden is to be laid out in a rectangular area and protected by a chicken wire fence. What is the
largest possible area of the garden if only 100 running feet of chicken wire is available for the
fence?
3 2
4. Show that the function f (x , y )=x −3 x −4 y 2 +2 has one saddle point and one maximum
point. Determine the maximum value.
4
Tutorial: 5 (Integral Calculus/Indefinite Integral)
dx
∫ 1+3 x 2
1. Evaluate
∫ ( 1x +sec2 πx )dx
2. Evaluate
3. Evaluate ∫ sin 2 x cos xdx

e x dx
∫
4. Evaluate √1−e 2 x
5. Example: Find
5
Tutorial: 6 (Integral Calculus/Definite Integral)
6
∫ f ( x)dx
1. Evaluate 0 , if
{
2
x , x <2
f (x )=
3 x−2, x≥2
2
∫ x ( x2 +1 ) dx
3
2.Evaluate
3.The average value of the complex waveform is given by

π
1
V AB = ∫ ( 10 sin ωt +3 sin 3 ωt +2 sin5 ωt ) d (ωt )
π0 V
. Evaluate AB correct to 2 decimal places.
π
2
∫ 2 θ sin θdθ
0
4.Evaluate
5.Evaluate correct to 3 significant figures

4
∫ x23−4 dx .
3
Tutorial: 7 (Application of Integral Calculus)
6
1.Find the position function of a particle that moves with velocity v(t )=cos πt along a coordinate line,
assuming that the particle has coordinates s = 4 at time t = 0.
2.A spring exerts a force of 5N when stretched 1 m beyond its natural length.
(a) Find the spring constant (b) How much work is required to stretch 1.8m beyond its natural length?
3.A sinusoidal voltage v =100 sin ωt volts. Use integration to find over half a cycle (i) the mean value,
and (ii) the root-mean-square(rms) .
4.Find the circumference of a circle of radius a from the parametric equations
x=a cost , y=a sin t , 0≤t≤π .
5.Find the area of the region that is enclosed between the curves y=x 2 and y =x+6.
7
Tutorial: 8 (Application of Integral Calculus)
2
1.The curve y=x +4 is rotated one revolution about the x-axis between the limits x = 1 and x = 4.
Determine the volume of solid of revolution produced.
2. Find the volume of the solid that is obtained when the region under the curve y=√ x over the interval
[1,4] is revolved about the x axis.
3 2
∫∫ ( 1+8 xy ) dydx
3.Evaluate 0 1
2 3
∫∫ ( 1+8 xy ) dxdy
4. Evaluate 1 0
5. Use double integral to find the volume of the solid that is bounded above by the plane z=4−x− y
and below by the rectangle R= [ 0,1 ]× [ 0,2 ] .
8
Tutorial: 9 (Complex numbers)
1.Express the following complex number in polar form:
3 + i4.
2.Convert 4∠30∘ into Cartesian form.
3.Determine the value of (−7+i 5 )4 , and expressing the result in polar form.
4.Determine the resistance and series capacitance for the following impedances, assuming a frequency of
50 Hz:
15∠−60∘ Ω
5.An alternating voltage of 240 V, 50 Hz is connected across an impedance of ( 60−i 100 ) Ω . Determine
(i) the resistance (ii) the capacitance and (iii) the magnitude of the impedance and (iv) its phase angle.
9
Tutorial: 10 (Hyperbolic functions)
1.Differentiate the following hyperbolic function with respect to x:
3
y=4 sinh 2 x − cosh3 x
7
2.Differentiate the following hyperbolic function with respect to x:
y=4sin 3t cosh 4t .
3.Find the length of the catenary

y=10 sinh ( 10x ) from x = -10 to x = 10.
4.Solve the equation sinh x=3, correct to 4 significant figures.
10
Tutorial: 11 (Vector Algebra & Matrices)
1.Show that the vectors A⃗ =2 ⃗i −3 ⃗j−⃗k and B⃗ =−6 ⃗i +9 ⃗j +3 ⃗k are parallel.
2. What is the unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors A⃗ =2 ⃗i −⃗j+ ⃗k and B⃗ =3 ⃗i −⃗j + ⃗k ?
3. Find the volume of the parallelepiped whose edges are represented by the vectors
A⃗ =2 ⃗i −3 ⃗j +4 ⃗k , ⃗B=⃗i +2 ⃗j−⃗k and C⃗ =3 ⃗i −⃗j+2 ⃗k .
4.A d.c. circuit comprises three closed loops. Applying Kirchhoff’s laws to the closed loops gives the
following equations for current flow in milliamperes:
2 I 1 +3 I 2−4 I 3 =26
I 1 −5 I 2−3 I 3 =−87
−7 I 1 +2 I 2 +6 I 3 =12
Use Cramer’s rule to solve for

I 1 , I 2 , and I 3 .
5.Use matrices to solve the simultaneous equations:
3 x+5 y=7
4 x−3 y=19
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Tutorial: 1 (Differential Calculus/ Differentiation)

2. Determine the gradient of the curve

3. A parabola has parametric equations:

Tutorial: 2 (Differential Calculus/Application of Differentiation)

3. The parametric equations of a function are given by y=3cos2t , x=2sin t . Determine

2. The time of oscillation, t, of a pendulum is given by

3. The period T of a simple pendulum is

3. Evaluate ∫ sin 2 x cos xdx

3.The average value of the complex waveform is given by

5.Evaluate correct to 3 significant figures

Tutorial: 7 (Application of Integral Calculus)

4.Find the circumference of a circle of radius a from the parametric equations

x=a cost , y=a sin t , 0≤t≤π .

1.Express the following complex number in polar form:

2.Convert 4∠30∘ into Cartesian form.

1.Differentiate the following hyperbolic function with respect to x:

3.Find the length of the catenary

4.Solve the equation sinh x=3, correct to 4 significant figures.

1.Show that the vectors A⃗ =2 ⃗i −3 ⃗j−⃗k and B⃗ =−6 ⃗i +9 ⃗j +3 ⃗k are parallel.

Use Cramer’s rule to solve for

5.Use matrices to solve the simultaneous equations:

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