Revision questions

Inequalities and Absolute Values

1. Sketch the set of points (x, y) which satisfy the following relations.

a) 0 ≤ y ≤ 2x and 0≤x≤2 b) y/2 ≤ x ≤ 2 and 0≤y≤4

2. Solve
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a) x(x − 1) > 0 b) (x − 1)(x − 2) < 0 c) x > − 12 d) 1
1−x > 1
2

3. Solve
x−1
a) x+1 <3 b) x+2 >3 c) 3x + 2 < 1 d) x+1 <1

Trigonometry

4. Find the exact value of each of the following:

π      
5π 7π 11π
a) cos b) sin c) tan d) sec
12 12 12 12

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5. If A and B are acute with sin(A) = and tan(B) = find (without
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the use of a calculator):

a) cos(A) b) tan(A) c) sin(B) d) cos(B)

e) sin(A + B) f) cos(A − B) g) sin(2A) h) tan(2B)

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6. If A and B are acute with sin(A) = and cos(B) = find (without
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finding A and B):

a) cos(2A) b) sin(A − B) c) tan(A + B)

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7. Find the period and amplitude for each of the following functions.
 π x π 
a) y = 3 sin 2x − b) y = −2 cos +
4 3 2
8. Express each of the following in terms of a single sine function in the
form R sin(x ± α), where R > 0 and α is acute.
√
a) sin(x) + cos(x) b) 2 sin(x) + 2 3 cos(x)
√ √ √
c) 3 sin(x) − cos(x) d) 8 sin(x) − 8 cos(x)

Functions

9. What is the (maximal) domain and range of the following functions?

√ √
a) f (x) = 5 − x2 b) f (x) = x2 − 5
√
c) f (x) = 1 − 2 sin x d) f (x) = (x − 8)−1/3
√
e) f (x) = x − 1 f) f (x) = √1
x−1
√ cos

√
x if x<0
g) f (x) = sin x h) f (x) = 1−x if 0≤x≤1

|x| if x>1


i) f (x) = 1 + tan2 x

10. Sketch the graph of each of the functions in Problem 9.

11. Sketch each of the following functions without using calculus.

a) An odd function, f (x), defined on [−2, 2] such that
f (x) = x2 (1 − x) when 0 ≤ x ≤ 2.
b) An even function, f (x), defined on [−3, 3] such that
f (x) = (x − 1)2 (x − 2) when 0 ≤ x ≤ 3.

12. If f (x) = x + 5 and g(x) = x2 − 3 find

a) g(f (0)) b) g(f (x)) c) f (g(2)) d) f (g(x))

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13. If f (x) = x − 1 and g(x) = √ , give the explicit forms of
x−1
f (x)
a) f (x) + g(x) b) f (x)g(x) c) g(x) d) f (g(x))
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Limits of some Rational Functions

14. Find
x−2 x2 − 5x + 6 λ2 − 0.8λ − 0.2
a) lim 2
b) lim c) lim
x→2 x − 5x + 6 x→2 2x2 − 3x − 2 λ→1 λ−1
1 − x4 2x2 − 3x + 7 3
2x + 3x + 2
d) lim e) lim f) lim
x→1 1 − x x→∞ 3x2 + x − 1 x→∞ −5x3 + 4x − 1

Simple Differentiation

15. Find the derivative of each of the following functions.

√ 1
a) f (x) = (2x + 5)3 b) g(t) = t2 − 4 c) h(x) =
(2x + 3)3/2

d) f (x) = sin3 x e) g(x) = cos(x3 ) f) h(x) = sec(2x2 + 3)

2 /2
g) f (x) = e−x h) g(x) = x2 (2x − 1)4 i) h(θ) = θ tan θ

j) f (x) = x cos 2x k) g(x) = x3 sin x l) h(x) = x ln x

x+e 2x2 + 3 t
m) f (x) = n) g(x) = o) h(t) = √
x+π 3x − 2 2
t −4
sin x
p) f (x) =
2x + 5

Tangents and Normals

16. Find the equation of the tangent and the equation of the normal to
each of the following curves.
1
a) y = 4x + at the point (1, 5)
x
1
b) y = x3 − 1 + 2 at the point (1, 1)
x
cos x π
c) y = at the point where x =
1 − sin x 6

Stationary Points

17. Locate and identify the stationary points for

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x
a) y = 2x3 − 9x2 + 12x − 3 b) y= 1+x2

c) y = e2x (1 − x) d) y = xe−x

e) y = xn e−x for n ∈ Z, n ≥ 2 f) y= ln x
x

g) y = 4x3 − x4 h) y = x + cos x

18. The slope of the curve y = f (x) is given by

dy
= x2 (2x − 1)(x − 1)
dx

Determine the nature of the stationary points.

19. The slope of the curve y = f (x) is

dy
= 3(x − 1)2 (x − 2)3 (x − 3)4 (x − 4)
dx

For what value or values of x does y have

a) a local maximum? b) a local mimimum?

Integration

20. a) Use your answer to 15(i) to find a primitive function (indefinite

integral) of Z
2
g(θ) = θ sec θ [Hint: from tables tan θdθ = ln | sec θ| + C]

b) Use your answer to 15(j) to find a primitive function (indefinite

integral) of
h(x) = x sin 2x
c) Use your answer to 15(l) to find a primitive function (indefinite
integral) of
f (x) = ln x

dy
21. The curve y = f (x) has = 3x2 − 2x + 1 and passes through the
dx
point (2, 3). Find f (x).

22. Find y where

dy √ dy x2 +1
a) √1 for x 6= 0
dx = x+ x
for x > 0 b) dx = x2
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23. Without recourse to tables find

Z Z 1
a) ex dx b) e3x dx
0
Z π Z
c) sin(2x) dx d) cos(3x) dx
0
Z Z
1
e) (2x3 + 3x2 + 4x + 5)dx f) dx
3x + 1
Z −1 Z
1
g) dx h) (2x − 3)5 dx
−2 2x −3

For all the above indefinite integrals, check your answers by differen-
tiating.
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Integration by Substitution

24. Evaluate each of the following indefinite integrals by using the sug-
gested substitution:
Z

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a) x2 x3 + 1 dx; u = x3 + 1
Z p
b) (t − 1) t2 − 2t + 4 dt; u = t2 − 2t + 4
Z
2
c) (x + 1) ex +2x+3 dx; u = x2 + 2x + 3
Z Z
2 2
esin 2x cos 2x dx; u = sin 2x


d) x sin x + 1 dx; u = x + 1 e)
Z Z
2x 2x

2x dz
f) e cos e dx; u = e g) ; u = ln z
z ln z
ex
Z Z
x+1 2
h) dx; u = x + 2x − 1 i) dx; u = 1 + ex
x2 + 2x − 1 1 + ex
Z Z
x+1 2 sin(ln x) dx
j) 5 dx; u = x + 2x − 1 k) ; u = ln x
(x2 + 2x − 1) x

25. Evaluate each of the following definite integrals by using the suggested
substitution:
Z 4 Z π/4
x2 +1 2 sec2 x
a) xe dx; u = x + 1 b) dx; u = tan x
0 π/6 tan x
Z 1 Z 20
3x t
c) 2
dx; u = 3x + 1 d) √ dt; u = t − 4
0 (3x + 1) 5 t−4

Area and Volume

26. For each of the following functions, find the area between the curve
y = f (x) and the x-axis over the given range of x values.

a) f (x) = 2x2 − 1 from x = 1 to 2 b) f (x) = x3 − 3x2 + 4x from x = 0 to 2

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c) f (x) = 2x2 + 2 from x = 1 to 2 d) f (x) = e−x/3 from x = 0 to 3
x
1
e) f (x) = 2 cos x + 3 from x = 0 to π f) f (x) = from x = 0 to 2
x+1

27. For each of the following functions, find the volume of the solid formed
when the curve y = f (x) over the given range of x is rotated about
the x-axis.
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a) f (x) = x2 + 1 from x = 0 to 1 b) f (x) = x + from x = 1 to 2
x
π
c) f (x) = e−x/4 from x = 0 to 2 d) f (x) = sec x from x = 0 to
4
1
e) f (x) = from x = 0 to 1
x+1

Logarithms

28. Simplify:
log2 16
a) log4 12 − log4 3 b) c) log1/3 729
log2 8

29. Solve for x:

a) 22x+1 − (17)2x + 8 = 0 b) ln x = 3 ln 2 + 2 ln 3 c) logx 125 = −3

Remainder Theorem

30. Without division find the remainder when p(x) = x3 − 5x2 + 10x − 6
is divided by

a) x−2 b) x−1 c) x+2 d) x+1

which (if any) of these is a factor of p(x)?

Binomial Theorem

31. Use Pascal’s triangle to expand the following:

a) (x + y)5 b) (3x − 2y)4 c) (2x + 3)6

32. Use the Binomial Theorem to find the following.

a) The coefficient of x12 in the expansion of (2x3 − 3)7 .
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b) The coefficient of x3 in the expansion of x2 − .
x
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c) The term independent of x in the expansion of 2x + 2 .
x

Answers for Revision Questions

1. Answer for both: the interior and boundary of the triangle with ver-
tices at (0, 0),
(2, 0), and (2, 4).
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2. a) x < 0 or x > 1 b) 1 < x < 2 c) x < −2 or x > 0 d)

−1 < x < 1 e) −1 < x < 1 f) x < 1 or x ≥ 5

3. a) −4 < x < 2 b) x < −5 or x > 1 c) −1 < x < −1/3 d)

0<x

1
√ √
1
√ √
√
√ √

4. a) 4 2 1+ 3 b) 4 2 1+ 3 c) − 2+ 3 d) − 2 3−1

4 3 12 5 63 56 6
5. a) b) c) d) e) f) g)
5 4 13 13 65 65 13
120
h) −
119
527 87 297
6. a) − b) c) −
625 425 304

7. a) amplitude = 3, period = π b) amplitude = 2, period

= 6π
√  π  π  π  π
8. a) 2 sin x + b) 4 sin x + c) 2 sin x − d) 4 sin x −
4 3 6 4
√ √ √ √
a) − 5 ≤ x ≤ 5; 0 ≤ y ≤ 5
9. √ b) x ≤ − 5 or x ≥
5; y ≥ 0
c) x ≥ 1; y ≥ 0 d) x > 1; y > 0 e) x 6= 8; y 6= 0
f) {x : 2nπ ≤ x ≤ (2n + 1)π, n ∈ Z}; 0 ≤ y ≤ 1 g) {x : x 6=
(2n + 1)π/2, n ∈ Z}; y ≥ 1 h) R; y ≥ −1

12. a) 22 b) x2 + 10x + 22 c) 6 d) x2 + 2
√ √ √
13. a) x−1+1/ x − 1 b) x−1 c) (x−1)3/2 d) (1/ x − 1)−
1

2
14. a) −1 b) −1/5 c) 1.2 d) 4 e) 3 f) − 52 .

t 3
15. a) 6(2x+5)2 b) √ c) − d) 3 sin2 x cos x
t2−4 (2x + 3)5/2
2
e) −3x2 sin(x3 ) f) 2 2
4x sec(2x +3) tan(2x +3) g) −xe−x /2
h) 2x(6x − 1)(2x − 1)3 i) θ sec2 θ + tan θ j) −2x sin 2x +
π−e
cos 2x k) x2 (x cos x+3 sin x) l) 1+ln x m)
(x + π)2
6x2 − 8x − 9 4 (2x + 5) cos x − 2 sin x
n) o) − p)
(3x − 2)2 (t2 − 4)3/2 (2x + 5)2

16. a) y = 3x + 2, x + 3y = 16
√ √
b) y − 3 = 2(x − π6 ), y − 3 = − 12 (x − π6 )
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17. a) (1, 2) is a local maximum and (2, 1) is a local minimum

b) (1, 1/2) is a local maximum and (−1, −1/2) is a local minimum
c) (1/2, e/2) is a local maximum
d) (1, e−1 ) is a local maximum
e) (n, nn /en ) is a local maximum and (0, 0) is a local minimum if n
is even and a point of inflection if n is odd
f) (e, e−1 ) is a local maximum
g) (3, 27) is a local maximum and (0, 0) is a point of inflection
h) (π/2 + 2kπ, π/2 + 2kπ) k ∈ Z are points of inflection

18. There is a point of inflection for x = 0, a local maximum for x = 1/2,

and a local minimum for x = 1

19. a) x=2 b) x = 4

20. a) θ tan θ − ln | sec θ| b) − 12 x cos 2x + 14 sin 2x c) x ln x − x

21. f (x) = x3 − x2 + x − 3
√
22. a) y = 23 x3/2 + 2 x + C b) y = x − 1
x +C

23. a) ex + C b) 31 (e3 − 1) c) 0 d) 1
3 sin(3x) + C
e)
1 4 1
3 2
2 x + x + 2x + 5x + C f) 3 ln |3x + 1| + C g) 12 ln 75 h)
1 6+C
12 (2x − 3)

1
6 1 2
3 1 x2 +2x+3
24. a) x3 + 1 +C b) t − 2t + 4 2 +C c) e +
18 3 2
C
1 1 sin 2x 1
d) − cos x2 + 1 + C sin e2x + C



e) e +C f)
2 2 2
1 2
g) ln | ln z| + C h) ln x + 2x − 1 + C i) ln (1 + ex ) + C
2
1
j) − +C
8 (x + 2x − 1)4
2
k) − cos(ln x) + C

1 17
1 2 1
25. a) e −e b) ln 3 c) ln 2 − d) 66
2 2 3 4
11 31 3
26. a) b) 4 c) d) 3− e) 3π f)
3 6 e
ln 3
 
28π 25π 1 π
27. a) b) c) 2π 1 − d) π e)
15 3 e 2
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28. a) 1 b) 4/3 c) −6

29. a) −1, 3 b) 72 c) 1/5

30. a) 2 b) 0 c) −54 d) −22; x − 1 is a factor.

31. a) x5 + 5x4 y + 10x3 y 2 + 10x2 y 3 + 5xy 4 + y 5

b) 81x4 − 216x3 y + 216x2 y 2 − 96xy 3 + 16y 4
c) 64x6 + 576x5 + 2160x4 + 4320x3 + 4860x2 + 2916x + 729

32. a) −15120 b) −6 c) 672