UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

Unit Code: UECM 1653 (Mathematics for Engineering I)

UECM 1683 (Mathematics for Physics I)

Tutorial 2
1. Verify the following derivatives from the definition of derivative:
d
d
i)
ii)
(bx + a) = b
sin( x) = cos( x)
dx
dx
sin( x)
1 cos( x)
Hints: sin(a + b) = sin(a ) cos(b) + cos(a )sin(b), lim
= 1, lim

= 0.
x 0
x

0
x
x

2. Explain why the following limits do not exist:

4
x3
i) lim
ii) lim

1
x 3
x 0
x 3
7+3 x
3. Find the limit of the following function f ( x) as x approaches a (i.e. lim f ( x) ).
x a

i)

f ( x) =

iii) f ( x) =

(4 + x) 16
, a=0
x

x2 9
, a=5
x+3

4+ x 2
, a=0
x
3e x + 2
vii) f ( x) = x
, a=
2e + 3
v)

f ( x) =

ii)

iv)

vi)

sin(3x)
, a=0
x
1
1
(1 + x) 2
f ( x) =
, a=0
x
1
1

2
f ( x) = 4 + x
, a=0
x
f ( x) =

Taylor, Maclaurin Series

4.

Obtain the Taylor polynomial of degree 4 for e 2 x about x = 1 and then approximate
e2.2 using the polynomial you have obtained.

5.

Find the first four non-zero terms of Taylor polynomial for ln(x) about x = 2 .

6.

Find the Maclaurin series for sin x.

7.

Find the Maclaurin series for cos x.

8.

d2y
dy
+ 2x = 0 .
2
dx
dx
By repeating the differentiation onto the above expression, obtain the Maclaurin
expansion of y until x5 term.
If y = tan 1 ( x) , prove that (1 + x 2 )

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Tutorial 2

If is small, show that

(a)

!!!
!!!

=1++

!!
!

(b)

!!!! ! ! !
!!!

=1+

!!
!

!"! !
!

Application of derivative, maxima, minima

10. Show that y = x 4 6(ax)2 have two inflection points and find their coordinates (in term
of a) where a is a constant.
11.

Find the local extremum, stationary and inflection point of the following and determine
whether they are local maximum or minimum
x
i)
ii) y =
y = ( x + 1)( x 2)2
ln( x)

12.

The volume of a spherical balloon is decreasing with the rate 4 cm3s-1. Find the rate of
change for its radius when the radius equals 5 cm.

13.

A manufacturer wants to design an open box (without cover) having a square base and a
surface area of 108 m2 (dimension: x m long, x m width and h m tall). What dimension
will produce a box with maximum volume?

14.

The shape of a closed container is cylindrical with radius r and height h and having a
hemisphere on the top with radius r as shown below.

2r

If the volume of the container is 45, write h in term of r and show that the surface area
5
90
of the container, A, is given by A = r 2 + . Find the radius if A is minimum.
3
r
Integration and applications
15 By parts:
i) x sin( x)dx
iii)

ii)

(1+ x)e

ii)

dx

ln 2

16 Substitutions:
1
i)
dx
x x +1

csc(ex + 1)dx

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17 Partial fractions:
!!!

i)

!!! !!!
!!

iii)

! ! !!

!! ! !!"!!!"

ii)

!! ! !!!!!

18 Evaluate the following indefinite integral:

i)

7
sin( x)(cos( x) + 7) dx

ii)

3
x sin( x)dx

iv)

v)

vii) sin 2 ( x)cos2 ( x)dx

viii)

2x 3
dx
4 x 2 11

x)

sin( x)sin(3x)dx

xi)

xiii)

2x2 + 3
dx
( x 2 + 1)2

xiv)

16 x
2

8x + 1

dx

x +1

vi)

dx

x sin

iii)

( x2 )dx

ix)
xii)

3x3 4 x 2 + 3x
x2 + 1 dx
1
e x + e x dx
2 x
4 x2 + 4 x 3 dx
x
a + bx dx

x 4 x3 x 1
x3 x2 dx

19 Find the area bounded by the parabola y 2 = 4 x and the line y = 2 x 4 .

3

20 Find the length of arc of the curve x = 3 y 2 1 from y = 0 to y = 4.

21 Find the area bounded by the curves y = x and y = x2 and the ordinates x = 0 and x = 3.
22 Find the volume generated by revolving the plane area bounded by y = x 2 and
y = 4 x x 2 about the x-axis.
23 Find the volume generated by revolving the plane area bounded by x 2 y 2 = 16 , y = 0
and x = 8 about the y-axis.
24 Find the length of arc of the cycloid x = sin( ) , y = 1 cos( ) from = 0 to
= 2 .
25 Find the surface of revolution generated by revolving about the x-axis the ellipse
x2 y 2
+
= 1.
16 4
26 Find the surface of revolution generated by revolving about the x-axis the cardioid
x = 2cos( ) cos(2 ) , y = 2sin( ) sin(2 ) from = 0 to = .

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Solution:
3. (i) 8 (ii) 3 (iii) 2 (iv) -2

(v)

(vi) -1/16

(vii) 3/2

4. 9.025 (4 d.c.)
10. Inflection points are (a, -5a4) and (-a, -5a4)
11. (i)

(0, 4) is local max, (2, 0) is local min, (1, 2) is inflection point.

1
(ii) (e, e) is local min, (e2, e 2 ) is inflection point.
2
dr
1
12.
=
= 0.04cms 1.
dt r =5
25
13. V max when x = 6 and h = 3.
14. r = 3 , the area is minimum.
15. (i) sin cos +
(ii) ln(2) +
(iii) ! +
16. (i)
(ii)

1
x ( x +1)
x

dx = 2ln | x +1| + C ,

csc(e x +1) dx = ln | csc(e x +1) + cot(e x +1) | +c

17. (i) 2 ln( + 5) ln 2 +

!
(ii) ! ! ln ! + 1 +
!

(iii) + 2 ln( + 4) + ! ln 2 + 1 +

(cos x + 7)8
+C
18. (i)
8
(ii) x 3 cos x + 3x 2 sin x + 6x cos x 6sin x + C
3
(iii) x 2 4x + 4 tan 1 x + C
2
2 8x 2 +1 + C
3x+1
+C
(v)
ln 3
(vi) tan 1 (e x ) + C
1
1
x sin 4x + C
(vii)
8
32
1
3 11 2 x 11
(viii) ln | 4 x 2 11 | +
ln
+C
4
44
2 x + 11

(iv)

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Tutorial 2

1
5
2x 1
ln 4x 2 + 4x 3 + ln
+C
8
16 2x + 3

(ix)

1
3
cos x sin 3x sin x cos3x + C
8
8
2
x
1
sin 1 (x 2 ) + 1 x 4 + C
(xi)
2
2
2
(a + bx)1/2 (bx 2a) + C
(xii)
2
3b
5 1
1 x
(xiii)
tan (x) +
+C
2
2 1+ x 2
19. 9
(x)

20.

8
8(23/2 ) 1
243

21. 29/6

32

22. 3
23. 128 3
24. 8
4 3

25. 8
+1
9

26.

128

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