AS/1013/A3/2016-2017

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
MATH1013 University Mathematics II
Assignment 3
Due Date: 29 Oct. 2016, before 1300.
Part I Drilling Exercises
You need not submit solutions to these exercises.

1. Let f (x) =

log2 (3x 2).

(a) Find the natural domain of f .

(b) Given that f has inverse. Find the formula of its inverse f 1 .
2. Show that the equation sin(x) = 2x2 3x + 2 has at least two solutions
in the interval [0, 1].
3. Find all the asymptotes of the graph of f (x) =

2x2 3
.
7x + 4

4. Sketch the graphs of the following functions. You should indicate the intervals of increasing/decreasing, intervals of concave up/concave down,
local extrema, inflection points, as well as all asymptotes.
2x2 8
x2 16
x3 1
(b) 3
x +1
(a)

5. By applying the mean value theorem to the function f (x) =

[3, 4], prove that 12/7 < 3 < 7/4.

1

x over

6. Find the degree 6 Taylor polynomials at x = 0 for (i) ex , (ii) sin x, (iii)
cos x, (iv) ln(1 + x).
Part II Problems to be Submitted
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7. We have seen that (f + g) is continuous at x = c whenever both f and
g are. Determine whether the following statements are true or false.
Justify your answers.
(a) If f is continuous at x = c but g is discontinuous there, then (f +g)
is discontinuous at x = c.
(b) If both f and g are discontinuous at x = c, then (f + g) is discontinuous at x = c.
8. Let

x+9
if 5 x < 0;

3x

5
if 0 < x < 2;

f (x) = 2
if x = 2;

11 + 8x x
if 2 < x 5;

4
if x > 5.

Discuss the continuity of f at x = 0, 2, and 5.

9. Let p and q be positive numbers satisfying

1 1
+ = 1; and let f
p q

[0, +) R be the function

1
1
f (x) = xp x + .
p
q
Show that f has an absolute minimum at x = 1 and hence deduce the
inequality
1
1
ab ap + bq for any positive a and b.
p
q
Hint. What can you say on the magnitude of p and q?
2

10. Let f (x) = xm (x 1) where m N and m 2.

(a) Find f (x) and f (x).
(b) Show that x = 0 and x =

m
m+1

are the only two critical points of

f (x).
(c) Suppose m is odd. Classify the two critical points. Find also
points of inflection.
11. Let f (x) = sin x x cos x, 0 x . Find the absolute maximum and
the absolute minimum of f . Hence, or otherwise, determine the range
of f . Finally, determine whether f has an inverse or not. You need not
find the formula of the inverse function if exists.
12. Let f (x) = (x + 2)e1/x .
(a) What is the natural domain of f ? Find f and f .
(b) Determine the intervals on which f is increasing, as well as the
intervals on which f is decreasing. Hence, locate all the local
extrema.
(c) Determine the intervals on which f is concave up, as well as the
intervals on which f is concave down. Hence, locate all the points
of inflection.
(d) Determine all the asymptotes (vertical and horizontal/oblique) to
the graph of f , if any.
(e) Sketch the graph of f .
13. (Defer to Assignment 4) Find the degree 2 Taylor polynomials P2 (x)
at x = a for the following functions.
(a)

x at a = 4

(b) cos x at a = /4
3

In addition, find an upper bound for the error committed when its
used to estimate the functional value at x = a + h(h > 0) in terms of h.
14. (Defer to Assignment 4) Find an approximate value for
the error is less than 105 .

3
28 so that