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Section A [45 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.

1. Evaluate the following limits :

(a) lim x ( x 8 x 4 ) [3 marks]
x

x 3
(b) lim [3 marks]
x 3 3x x 6

4x
2. (a) A function g is defined by g(x) = .
x2 9
(i) Find the vertical asymptotes.
(ii) Determine lim g ( x ) and lim g ( x ) . Hence, state the horizontal
x x

asymptotes.
[4 marks]

(b) Given that

hx 2 k, x 3,
6 x x2
, 3 x 0,
f (x) x 3
k, x 0,

x 2 , x 0.
Find the values of h and k such that f(x) is continuous everywhere. [5 marks]

dy
3. (a) Find in each of the following cases :
dx
(i) y = ln (1 + cos 2x), [2 marks]
tan 1 x
(ii) y [2 marks]
ex
3

1 1
(b) Evaluate
2 x 2
sin dx .
x
[4 marks]

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4. The parametric equations of a curve are
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x = 1 + ln(t 4), y = t + , for t > 4.
t
dy ( t 5)( t 5)( t 4)
(a) Show that . [3 marks]
dx t2
(b) Find the range of x for which the curve is strictly increasing. [3 marks]

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5. Using the substitution z = , show that the differential equation
y2
dy
4xy x 3 y3
dx
dz
may be reduced to 8xz 2x 3 . [2 marks]
dx
Hence, find the particular solution y in terms of x for the differential equation given
that y = 4 when x = 0. [6 marks]

6. (a) Find the first three non-zero terms of the Maclaurin series for
e 2 x sin x
.
ln( 1 x )
State the range of values of x for which the series is valid.
[4 marks]
x
1
(b) Using the result that tan 1 x dt , show that
0
1 t2
3 5 7
x x x
tan 1 x x ..., where x 1 . [2 marks]
3 5 7
tan 1 x
Hence, find lim . [2 marks]
x 0 sin 2 x

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Section B [15 marks]

Answer any one question in this section.

x2
7. A curve has the equation y = . Write the equations of the asymptotes of
16 x 2
this curve. Find the coordinates of the turning point of the curve, and determine if
it is a maximum or minimum point. Sketch this curve. [9 marks]
2
x 2x
Given that y = and y = intersect at two different points.
16 x 2
x4
Determine the coordinates of their points of intersection. [2 marks]
Calculate the area of the region R bounded by the two curves. [4 marks]

8. There is considerable evidence to support the theory that for some species there is
a minimum population m such that the species will become extinct if the size of
the population falls below m. This condition can be incorporated into the logistic
m
equation by introducing the factor ( 1 ). Thus, the modified logistic model is
P
given by the differential equation
dP P m
rP (1 )(1 ) , r = positive constant, k = carrying capacity
dt k P
(a) Use the differential equation to show that the population is increasing if
m < P < k and decreasing if 0 < P < m or P > k. [3 marks]
(b) Use the initial population Po, solve the differential equation explicitly.
[7 marks]
(c) For the case where r = 0.08, k = 1000, and m = 200, sketch several curves for
population against time for Po = 180, 200, 600, 800, 1200 and 1400. Describe
what happens to the population for various initial populations. [4 marks]
(d) Use the solution in part (b) to show that if Po < m, then the species will
become extinct. [Hint : Show that the numerator in your expression for P(t) is 0
for some value of t.] [1 marks]

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