TUTORIAL QUESTIONS

MULTIPLE CHOICE

5. Consider the trigonometric function

1. How many radians are in 172 ? 0 1
f(x) = - 2 sin (2x). Determine the
Give your answer to the nearest
amplitude and period of f(x).
whole number. 1
(a) 1 (a) amplitude = 𝜋; period = 2
(b) 2 (b) amplitude = 𝜋; period = 2
1
(c) 3 (c) amplitude = - 2; period = 𝜋
(d) 351 1
(d) amplitude = ; period = 𝜋
(e) 702 2
(e) amplitude = 2; period = 𝜋
2. What is the associate acute angle for
7𝜋 6. In which quadrant(s) is the terminal
radians?
4
𝜋
side of the angle 4000?
(a) radians (a) 1
4
𝜋
(b) radians (b) 2
2
𝜋 (c) 3
(c) radians
3 (d) 4
𝜋
(d) radians (e) 1 and 3
6
𝜋
(e) radians
5
7. For 0 ≤ x ≤ 3600, what is the solution
to the equation sin (x - 300) = 0.4?
3. Determine the value of sin (- 4000).
(a) 64.550
(a) 0.5774
(b) 34.560
(b) – 0.5774
(c) 55.580
(c) 0.6624
(d) 43.780
(d) – 0.6624
(e) 53.580
(e) – 0.6428

8. Use addition formula for sine to

4. Determine the secant of 2300.
determine the value of sin 750.
(a) 1.3054
√2
(b) 0.3054 (a) 4
(c) – 1.3054 √6
(b)
(d) – 0.3054 4
√2
(e) – 1.5557 (c) 2
√2+ √6
(d) 4
√2+ √6
(e) 2
 13. Which of the following is a function?
(a)  2,2, 3,-2, - 2,3, - 3, - 1
9. What does the statement
𝑙𝑜𝑔𝐵 [25] = 0.5 imply? (b)  1,3, 4,1, - 1,2, 1,-3
(a) 𝐵 = 25 (c)  2,2, 3,-2, - 2,3, - 3, 2
(b) 𝐵 = 0.5
(c) 𝐵 0.5 = 25 (d) - 4, 3, 6, - 3, - 2, 3, - 1, - 3
(d) 𝐵 0.5 = 5
(e) 2𝐵 = 25 (e) - 4, 3, 6, - 3, - 2, 3, - 4, - 3

10. Evaluate 𝑙𝑜𝑔8𝑎2 [64𝑎4 ]. 

3
1 2
(a) 0.25 14. Evaluate   .
(b) 0.5 9
1
(c) 1 (a) 9
(d) 2 1
(b)
(e) 4 2

(c) 27
1
(d) 27
11. Simplify 𝑙𝑜𝑔32 [160] − 𝑙𝑜𝑔32 [5].
(a) 0 (e) 9
(b) 1
(c) 2
15. For positive real numbers x, y and z,
(d) 3 which of the following expressions is
(e) 4 1 2 5
equivalent to x 2 y 3 z 6 ?

(a) 3
xy 2 z 3
12. Evaluate 𝑙𝑜𝑔7 [24.5] + 𝑙𝑜𝑔7 [2].
(a) 0 (b) 6
x3 y 4 z 5
(b) 1
(c) 6
xy 2 z 5
(c) 2
(d) 3 (d) 11
xy 2 z 5
(e) 5
6
x3 y 2 z 5
(e)
16. Given 𝑙𝑜𝑔54 [𝑥 2 ] = 𝑙𝑜𝑔252 [4],
determine the value of 𝑥.
(a) 2 21. What condition must be satisfied for
(b) -4 the function 𝑓(𝑥) to be continuous
(c) 4 at 𝑥 = 10?
(d) 25 (a) lim− 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓(10)
(e) 5 𝑥→10
(b) lim+ 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓(10)
𝑥→10
17. Solve the equation 24𝑥 = 43−𝑥 . (c) lim+ 𝑓(𝑥) = lim− 𝑓(𝑥) =
(a) 0 𝑥→10 𝑥→10

(b) 1 𝑓(10)
(c) 2 (d) lim+ 𝑓(𝑥) = lim− 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥→10 𝑥→10
(d) 3 10
(e) 4 (e) lim− 𝑓(𝑥) = 10
𝑥→10

18. Solve the equation 5𝑥 = 25.

22. For what values of 𝑥 is the
(a) 0 function ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 1
(b) 1 continuous?
(c) 2 (a) For all values of 𝑥
(d) 3 (b) For all values of 𝑥 except
(e) 4 𝑥=0
(c) For all values of 𝑥 except
𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 = −1
19. The population (in millions) of a
(d) For all values of 𝑥 except
town at time t (in years) is given by 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 = 1
𝑝(𝑡) = 0.8𝑒 0.35𝑡 . Determine the (e) For all values of 𝑥 except
population of the town at the time it 𝑥 = −1 and 𝑥 = 1
was just established.
2
(a) 8 million 23. Evaluate lim [ ].
𝑥→2 𝑥−4
(b) 800000
(a) 2
(c) 0.28 million
(b) -2
(d) 2800000
(c) 1
(e) 2.17 million
(d) -1
(e) Does not exist
20. Evaluate lim[20] .
𝑥→2

(a) 0
(b) 20
(c) ∞
(d) −∞
(e) Does not exist
 4𝑥 2 (d) A mapping becomes a
24. Evaluate lim [−𝑥 3 ] .
𝑥→∞ function when all elements of
(a) ∞
the codomain are mapped to
(b) −∞
(c) 0 by elements of domain.
(d) 4 (e) Any rule relating one set of
(e) −4 objects and another is both a
mapping and a function.
25. Using first principles, determine the
derivative of 𝑓(𝑥) = 5.
0
(a) lim [ℎ]
ℎ→0
(b) lim [ℎ] 2𝑥 −3
ℎ→0 28. The expression ( 3 ) is
ℎ
(c) lim [ℎ]
ℎ→0 equivalent to _____________.
(d) lim [5 + ℎ] 3
(a) 2𝑥 3
ℎ→0
(e) lim [5] 27
ℎ→0 (b) 8𝑥 3
3
26. Determine the derivative of (c) 8𝑥 3
𝑔(𝑦) = 2𝑦 − 5𝑦 2 . 27
(d)
(a) −10𝑦 2 2𝑥 3
(b) 2 − 10𝑦 27 3
(e) (8𝑥)
(c) 2𝑦 − 10𝑦 2
(d) −10𝑦
(e) 2 − 10𝑦 2
29. Simplify 𝑦 2𝑚−3 ÷ 𝑦 −3+𝑚 .
2
(a) 𝑦 7𝑚−2𝑚 −9
27. Regarding mappings and functions, (b) 𝑦 2𝑚
which ONE of the following (c) 2𝑦 𝑚
statements is TRUE. (d) 2𝑦
(a) In a mapping all elements in (e) 𝑦 𝑚
the domain must be associated
with at least one element in
the codomain.
30. The result obtained after simplifying
(b) In a mapping all elements in (2𝑥)2502
is _____________.
the codomain must be mapped (2𝑥)2500
1
to by at least one element in (a) 2𝑥
the domain. (b) 𝑥
(c) In a mapping some of the (c) 2𝑥
elements in the codomain may (d) 2𝑥 2
not be mapped to by any (e) 4𝑥 2
element of the domain.
31. In a day, a hospital with a single 35. How many seconds are in the angle
reception receives 𝑁 = 3𝑇 patients 10∘ ?
by the end of 𝑇 hours. Determine the (a) 0.175
number of patients received at time (b) 0.35
𝑇 = 0. (c) 0.7
(a) 0
(d) 36000
(b) 1
(e) 72000
(c) 2
(d) 3
(e) 4
36. Determine the quadrant that contains
the terminal side of the angle
−150∘ .
32. Express 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑏 𝑀 =4 in exponential (a) 1
form. (b) 2
(a) 4 = 𝑀 (c) 3
(b) 4𝑏 = 𝑀 (d) 1 and 2
(c) 4 = 𝑀𝑏 (e) 3 and 4
(d) 𝑏 = 𝑀4
(e) 𝑏 4 = 𝑀
37. Select an angle whose associate
acute angle is 40∘ .
33. Evaluate 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 0.125. (a) 50∘
(a) −3 (b) 130∘
(b) −2 (c) 230∘
(c) 1 (d) 310∘
(e) 320∘
(d) 2
(e) 3

38. 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝜃), 𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝜃) and 𝑡𝑎𝑛(𝜃) are all

positive. Which ONE of the angles
34. Express the angle −2𝑐 in degrees. below is most likely to be 𝜃?
(a) −360∘ (a) −380∘
(b) −115∘ (b) −280∘
(c) −90∘ (c) 120∘
(d) −6.28∘ (d) 200∘
(e) −0.03∘ (e) 300∘
39. A function f(x) is continuous at a
point a if lim f ( x)  ____.
x a 44. Which ONE of the following is NOT
(a) 0 a symbol for derivative.
(b) f(x) (a) y 
(c) f(-a) d ( y)
(d) f(a) (b)
dx
(e) x
(c) f ( x) 
(d) f (x)
40. Evaluate lim (3  k ) where k is a
x2 dy
constant. (e)
dx
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 3+k 45. Evaluate lim 3x 3  4 x  2 .
x 2
(d) 2+k (a) 14
(e) 5k (b) -34
(c) 18
1
41. Evaluate lim  ______. (d) 30
x  x
(e) -32
(a) Does not exist
(b) 1
46. Evaluate lim e
3x
 2x  5 .
(c) 0 x 0
(d)  (a) -5
(e)  (b) -3
(c) -2
(d) -4
2 x3  2 x  1 (e) -1
42. Evaluate lim .
x  3x3  5 x  3

(a) 0 1
47. Evaluate lim  _____.
2 x 0 2x
(b)
3 (a) 0
(c) 1
(d) Does not exist 1
(b)
(e) Undefined 2

4 x3  x 2 (c) 1
43. Evaluate lim .
x  x 2  1

(a) 4x (d) 
(b) -1
(e) Does not exist
(c) 0
(d) ∞
1
(e)
2
 2
48. Find the derivative of with
x
respect to x is _____.  
52. If 9
4 2
 3 x , find the value of x
1 (a) 8
 
(a) 3
2 x (b) 9
1 (c) 14
(b) (d) 15
x3
1 (e) 16

 
(c) 2
3
x
1 53. The function D(t )  9e 0.4t can be
 
(d) 3
x used to determine the milligrams of
(e) 0 D of a certain drug in patients’ blood
stream t hours after the drug has
been given. How many milligrams
d will be present after 10 hours?
49. Evaluate (3x 4 ) . (a) 91.38
dx
(b) 0.16
(a) - 12 x - 3 (c) 0.27
(b) - 12 x - 5 (d) 491.38
(c) - 12 x - 4 (e) 5.81
(d) 12 x - 3
(e) 12 x - 5
54. Convert an angle measurement of
1500 to radians.
2 3
50. Evaluate 5 x y . 
2
(a) 5 rad
6
4 5
(a) 5 x y 
(b) rad
(b) 5x 4 y 6 6
(c) 25x 4 y 6 
(c) rad
4
(d) 25x 4 y 5
3
(d) rad
(e) 10 x 4 y 5 4
(e) 150 rad

51. Express 2 3  8 in logarithmic form.

(a) log 3 2  8
(b) log 3 8  2
(c) log 8 2  3
(d) log 2 3  8
(e) log 2 8  3
55. A radian is a measure of central 3
angle of an arc of a circle whose 58. If tan θ  , determine sec θ .
4
length is equal to the 5
________________. (a)
3
(a) One-third radius of a circle
5
(b) Half radius of a circle (b)
4
(c) Diameter of the circle 4
(d) Radius of a circle (c)
5
(e) None of the above 3
(d)
4
3
(e)
56. In measurement of angles in degrees, 5
one second is denoted by
___________.
(a) 1 rad 59. Name the quadrant(s) in which the
(b) 1
solution(s) for the trigonometric
equation 2 cos   1  0 are
(c) 1 _________________.
0
(d) 1 (a) 1 and 4

(e) 1 (b) 2 and 3

(c) 3 and 4
57. . Calculate the associate acute angle (d) 4
when θ  950 .
(a) 850 (e) 3

(b) 2750

(c) 50 60. Using the first principle, the

derivative of 𝑓(𝑥) = 7x + 3 is
(d) 150 _______.
(a) 7𝑥
(e) 2650 (b) lim [ 7ℎ + 3]
ℎ→0
(c) lim [ 7]
ℎ→0
(d) lim [ 7x + 3]
ℎ→0
(e) lim [ 3]
ℎ→0
 61. The derivative of ℎ(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 + 62. The derivative of h(y) = y +
4x + 20 with respect to 𝑥 is 4𝑦 −2 + 10𝑥 with respect to y is
___________. ___________.
(a) 8𝑥 (a) 1 − 8𝑦 −3 + 10
(b) 2𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 + 20𝑥 (b) 1 − 8𝑦 −3
(c) 4𝑥 + 4 (c) 1 − 8𝑦 −1
(d) 2𝑥 2 + 4x (d) 1 − 8𝑦 −1 + 10
(e) 𝑥 + 4 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦
(e) − 8𝑦 dx + 10
dx

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

1.
(a) Consider the figure below.

i. Give a reason why the above figure is a graph of a function.

ii. Determine the domain of the function above.
iii. Determine the range of the function above.

(b) Evaluate the following:

a  a3
i.
a 3
3
 12 
 2x 
 
ii.  
4x 2
2. Prove the following trigonometric identities:
(a) cos 3x = 4 cos3 x – 3cos x.
(b) sec4 x – sec2 x = tan2 x + tan4 x.

3.
(a) Simplify
i. 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥 [𝑥 23714 ] − 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥 [𝑥14781 ] − 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥 [𝑥 8931 ].
ii. 𝑙𝑜𝑔5𝑥 2 [50𝑥 9 ] − 𝑙𝑜𝑔5𝑥 2 [0.4𝑥 3 ].

(b) If 𝑙𝑜𝑔2𝑥 [3𝑥 2 ] = 𝑎, 𝑙𝑜𝑔2𝑥 [5𝑥] = 𝑏 and 𝑙𝑜𝑔2𝑥 [7𝑥 3 ] = 𝑐, determine the value of
𝑙𝑜𝑔75𝑥 4 [9.8𝑥 5 ] in terms of 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐.
(c) Solve the equation 23𝑦−1 = 32𝑦−2.

4.
(a) Using first principles, determine the derivative of 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 5𝑥 2 .
(b) Determine the derivative with respect to 𝑥 of
i. m( x)  4 x 3 e 2 x .
2

ii. 𝑦 = (4𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 2 )20 .

5.
(a) Define the term
i. domain.
ii. range.
(b) Briefly explain any ONE difference between a function and an ordinary mapping.

(c) Consider the functions 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 14 − 3𝑥 2 .

i. Determine (𝑓𝑔)(−2) .
ii. Determine 𝑓(𝑔(1)).

6.
(a) Simplify
2
−
3 𝑦3 3
i. 8𝑦 × ( 8 ) .
ii. 𝑙𝑜𝑔2𝑥 2 0.5𝑥 3 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔2𝑥 2 2𝑥 7 .
 (b) The initial population of a bacteria is 200. Every hour the population increases by 5% of
the population available at the beginning of that hour. Determine the time in hours it will
take for the population to reach 325.

7.
(a) Define what an angle is.
(b) Convert −3000 to radians.
(c) sin(𝜃) = −0.5, cos(𝜃) is positive and tan(𝜃) is negative. Given that −2𝜋 ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 2𝜋,
determine all possible values of 𝜃.

8.

Given the graph of the function h(x), below,

(a) Find the following limits:

i. lim h( x)
x  - 3

ii. lim h( x)
x   3
 iii. lim h( x)
x  3

iv. lim h( x)
x  3

(b) Determine whether ℎ(𝑥) is continuous at the following points (give reason to
your answer):

i. 𝑥 = −3

ii. 𝑥= 0

(c) Using the graph, determine

i. 𝑓(3)

ii. 𝑓(0)

9.

The function g(x) is defined by

5 x x  - 2
g ( x)   3 
x - 2 x  -2

Determine
(a) lim g ( x)
x 2

(b) lim g ( x)
x  2

(c) lim g ( x)
x 2
(d) Is the function continuous at 𝑥 = −2? Give a reason.

10.

Differentiate the following expressions with respect to x:

(a) y  (2  3x)( x 2  2) using the product rule.

x2  2
(b) y  using the quotient rule.
3x  1
11.
(a) Solve the equation
i. 4 2 x1  3 (Give answer to 3 decimal places).
ii. 2log 2 ( x  15)  log 2 x  6 .
(b) Using the following graph of a trigonometric function 𝑓(𝑥) state whether the statements
are true or false.

i. 𝑓(𝑥) is a sine function.

ii. The amplitude of 𝑓(𝑥) is −4.
12.
(a) Use the graph of the function f(x) shown below to answer the following questions:

i. lim f ( x)
x2

ii. lim f ( x)
x2

iii. lim f ( x)
x 2

iv. Is the function continuous at x=2

(b)
x2  7x  6
i. Evaluate lim .
x 1 x 1
log 3
ii. Simplify (do not use the calculator).
log 9

13.
(a) Using the first principle find the first derivative with respect to 𝑥 of
𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥.
𝑑
(b) Evaluate [2𝑥 2 + 2].
𝑑𝑥