CHINHOYI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

Single Variable Calculus Assignment 1 and 2

DUE 12/05/23

DURATION: 1400 hours

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A1. (a) Find P(A) and |P(A)| for A = {0, ∅, {∅}}. [3,4]
(b) Show that for any sets, A and B , we have B − A is a subset of Ac . [6]
(c) Prove that

(A ∪ B) × C = (A × C) ∪ (B × C).
[10]

A2. (a) Express 0.232115̇4̇1̇ in the p/q where p and q are integers.
(b) Show that if x and y are real numbers, then |x| + |y| ≥ |x + y|.
(c) Use result in part (b) to prove that ||x| − |y|| ≤ |x − y|.
[3,5,4]

A3. (a) Solve the inequality

|x| + 2
< 4.
x2 − 4
1 1 1 1
(b) Prove that + + + · · · + n−1 < 1 for all positive integers n > 1.
2 4 8 2

[6,5]
A4. (a) Use the denition of a limit, to prove that
− √1n
lim 2 = 1.
n→∞

(b) Evaluate the limit p

lim n − (n + r)(n + s).
n→∞

[5,5]

A5. (a) (i) Show that for all real numbers a, b, c, d ∈ R , (a2 +b2 )(c2 +d2 ) ≥ (ac+bd)2 . [5]
(ii) If a2 < b2 , does it necessarily imply that a < b? If so, prove it and if not,
give an example that illustrates your answer. [4]
(b) (i) Use the denition of a limit to prove that, lim (3x + 7x + 1) = 49.
2
[6]
x→3
 n
n+1
(ii) Evaluate lim . [5]
n→∞ n
(c) Find the values of a and b such that the function f will be continuous on R

 sin x, x≤0
f (x) = ax + b, 0<x≤3
 3
x, x > 3.

[5]

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x+3
(d) Find the domain of the function f (x) = (6x2 − 7x − 5) ln . [5]
p
2x − 1

A6. (a) State the mean value theorem. [4]

b−a b−a
(b) Show that if 0 < a < b, then √ 2
< sin−1 (b) − sin−1 (a) < √
2
, hence or
√ 1
! − a 1 − b
 
π 3 π 1
otherwise show that + −1
< sin (0.6) < + . [13]
6 15 6 8
(d) Verify Rolle's Theorem for f (x) = (1 − x)2 cos(x), 0 ≤ x ≤ 1. [7]
(e) Evaluate lim (tan x)tan x . [6]
n→π/4

A7. (a) Using the properties of limits to evaluate each of the following limits.
4 − 2n − 3n2
lim
n→∞ 2n2 + n
[4]
 
1 2
(b) Let un+1 = un + where u1 = 1.
2 un
√
(i) Show that un ≥ 2 for all n ≥ 2. [5]
(ii) Show that the sequence is monotonic decreasing. [5]
(iii) State why the sequence converges. [1]
(iv) Find the limit. [3]

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√
(c) A sequence {un } is recursively dened by un+1 = un + 2, u1 = 1.
(i) Show by induction that the sequence {un } is bounded above by 2. [4]
(ii) Show by induction that {un } is monotonic increasing. [4]
an − b n
(d) Evaluate lim , where a > 0 and b > 0 for the two cases:
n→∞ an + bn

(i) a > b (ii) a < b . [2,2]

A8. (a) Determine the relative extrema of f (x) = x4 + 8x3 + 18x2 . [4]
Z  
ln x 1
(b) Show that xm ln xdx = xm+1 − , m 6= −1. [8]
m + 1 (m + 1)2
(d) Evaluate
Z √
x
(i) √ dx. [4]
x+1
Z
(ii) cos−1 x dx. [4]

A9. (a) Prove that for any complex number z , z(z) = |z|2 [3]
(b) Show that if z1 , z2 ∈ C, then |z1 + z2 | + |z1 − z2 | = 2|z1 | + 2|z2 | [5]
(c) Consider the polynomial

p(z) = z 4 − 4z 3 + rz 2 + sz + t,

where r, s, t are real constants. Given that 2 + i is a root of p(z), determine the
values of r,s and t. [8]
(d) Find the roots of the equation z 5 − 1 = 0. [8]
(e) Find the inverse of  
1 −2 0
A=  3 1 5 .
−1 2 3
[6]

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