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MA1300 Enhanced Calculus Exam Guide

This document is an examination paper for the course MA1300 Enhanced Calculus and Linear Algebra I at City University of Hong Kong for Semester A, 2020-2021. It contains instructions for candidates, a list of permitted materials, and seven mathematical problems covering limits, functions, series, sequences, and differentiability. The exam is closed-book and candidates must show all steps in their solutions.

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MA1300 Enhanced Calculus Exam Guide

This document is an examination paper for the course MA1300 Enhanced Calculus and Linear Algebra I at City University of Hong Kong for Semester A, 2020-2021. It contains instructions for candidates, a list of permitted materials, and seven mathematical problems covering limits, functions, series, sequences, and differentiability. The exam is closed-book and candidates must show all steps in their solutions.

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CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

Department of Mathematics

Course Code & Title : MA1300 Enhanced Calculus and Linear Algebra I

Session : Semester A, 2020-2021

Time Allowed : Three Hours

This paper has Three pages. (including this cover page)

Instructions to candidates:

1. Answer all questions.

2. Start each main question on a new page.

3. Show all step.

4. If technical issues happen, then inform immediately (to invigilators, course leader,
etc.) via ”chat” in Zoom, email (wingclo@[Link]), or call the departmental hotline
3442 8646.

This is a closed-book examination.

Candidates are allowed to use the following materials/aids:

Non-programmable portable battery operated calculator.

Materials/aids other than those stated above are not permitted. Candidates will be
subject to disciplinary action if any unauthorized materials or aids are found on them.

NOT to be taken away


NOT to share the questions out
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1. Solve the following problems:


 
x 1
(a) [6 marks] Compute lim − .
x→1 x − 1 ln x
 ln(x2 +x)
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(b) [7 marks] Compute lim 1 + .
x→∞ ln x
(c) [7 marks] Let f (x) = (x3 + cos x)sin x , find f 0 (x).

2. [20 marks] For the following function:


√
3
f (x) = x3 − x2 − x + 1, for − 2 ≤ x ≤ 2,

(a) Find the local maximum and minimum values of f .


(b) Find the intervals of concavity and the inflection points.
(c) Sketch the curve with the information above.

3. [15 marks] Find the radius of convergence and the interval of convergence of the
series ∞ √ √
n−1 n + 1 − n − 1 3n
X
(−1) n
x .
n=1
2

4. [15 marks] Given two positive numbers a and b such that a < b. Let {xn } and
{yn } be two sequences which satisfy

x1 = a, y1 = b,
√ xn + y n
xn+1 = xn yn , and yn+1 =
2
for all integers n ≥ 1.
(a) Apply the Monotonic Sequence Theorem to show that lim xn and lim yn
n→∞ n→∞
exist.
(b) If the two limits exist, show that lim xn = lim yn .
n→∞ n→∞

5. [10 marks] Suppose that f is a function such that f 0 (x) and f 00 (x) exist for any
real number x. Define that g is a function with g(0) = f 0 (0) and g(x) = f (x)/x
for x 6= 0. Given that g(x) is continuous for any real number x. Prove that g 0 (x)
exists for any real number x.
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6. [10 marks] Let f be a differentiable function on (a, b) and continuous function on


[a, b], with f (a) < 0 and f (b) > 0. Given that f (x) have exactly two solutions
in [a, b] for f (x) = 0. Prove that there exists x0 ∈ (a, b) satisfying f (x0 ) = 0 and
f 0 (x0 ) = 0.

7. [10 marks] If functions f and g are continuous on the interval [−1, 1] and differ-
entiable on (−1, 1), and they satisfy f (−1) = f (1) and g(−1) = g(1), prove that
there exists some ξ ∈ (−1, 1) such that

f 0 (ξ) = g 0 (ξ)f (ξ).

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