MAT1011 Problem Sheet Module 1
MAT1011 Problem Sheet Module 1
MAT1011 Problem Sheet Module 1
1. Show that the rectangle that has maximum area for a given perimeter is a
square.
2. The height of an object moving vertically is given by s = −16t2 + 96t + 112
with s in feet and t in second. Find
(a) its velocity when t = 0
(b) Its maximum height
(c) Its velocity when s = 0.
3. Determine that constant a and b in order that function f (x) = x3 +ax2 +bx+c
a relative minima at x = 4 and a point of inflection at x = 1.
4. A vertical line passing through the point (1,2) intersects the X axis at A(a, 0)
and Y axis at B(0, b). Find area of triangle of least area if a and b are positive.
5. Determine the absolute extrema of the f (x) = 8x3 + 81x2 − 42x − 8 on the
[−8, 2]
6. Give the intervals where the given functions are increasing and decreasing
2 −3x
(a) f (x) = xx+1
(b) f (x) = x2 e−3x
(c) f (x) = x3 − x
(d) f (x) = x log x
7. Without solving the equations, show that equations
(a) f (x) = 2x3 − 3x2 − 12x − 6 on [-1,0]
(b) f (x) = x4 + 2x3 − 2 on [0,1] have exactly one real root.
8. A bike drove 30 miles during a one hour trip. Show that bike speed was equal
to 30 mile / hour at least once during the trip.
9. Find the point at the curves f (x) where tangent is parallel to the chord joining
end points of curves.
(a) f (x) = x2 + 2x −1 on 0 1 .
1 1
(b) f (x) = x + x on 22
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(c) f (x) = x − 1 on 1 3 .
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10. Find the area of the region enclosed by the parabola y = 2 − x2 and the line
y = −x.
11. Find√the area of the region in the first quadrant that is bounded above by
y = x and below by the x -axis and the line y = x − 2.
12. Find the area bounded on the right by x + y = 2, on the left by y = x2 and
below by the X axis.
13. Find the area of the region bounded by the curve y = xe−x and the x -axis
from x = 0 to x = 4
14. Find the volume generated by revolving the given region about the given axis.
(a) The region bounded by y = x4 , x = 1 and y = 0 about Y axis.
(b) The triangle with vertices (1, 1), (1, 2)(2, 2) about X axis.
(c) The region in the first quadrant bounded by x = y − y 3 , x = 1 and y = 1
about X axis.
15. Find√the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region bounded by
y = x and the lines y = 1, x = 4 about the line y = 1