Marks: |13| Mathematics 1 - MAT171T Page 1 of 1.

Class Test 02a (Open Book). Set by: ACPG Mkolesia. Date: 13 September 2012
QUESTION 1 |5|
A sigmoidal activation function of a neural net work is given by f(t) = atanht.
Show that
f(t) =
2a
1 + e
2t
a.
SOLUTION:
Consider:
LHS = f(t) = atanht
= a
1 e
2t
1 + e
2t

=
a ae
2t
1 + e
2t
=
a + a a ae
2t
1 + e
2t

=
a + a
1 + e
2t
+
a ae
2t
1 + e
2t

=
2a
1 + e
2t

a + ae
2t
1 + e
2t
=
2a
1 + e
2t
a
1 + e
2t
1 + e
2t

=
2a
1 + e
2t
a = RHS
QED
.

QUESTION 2 |8|
The proportion of RSA households living in greater Johannesburg area that own a DVD player
maybe represented by the logistic model function
P(t) =
0. 9
1 + 6e
0.32t
.
Let t = 0 represent the year 2010.
Determine the following:
2. 1 When will the proportion of households reach 0.6 (60)? (5)
P(t) = y =
0. 9
1 + 6e
0.32t
1 + 6e
0.32t
=
0. 9
y
e
0.32t
=
1
6
0. 9
y
1

lne
0.32t
= ln
1
6
0. 9
y
1

0. 32t lne = ln
1
6
0. 9
y
1 t =
1
0. 32
ln
1
6
0. 9
y
1

t = 7. 765

This means that 60 of households will have a DVD player by end of 2017

2. 2 When will the proportion of households reach 0.8 (80)? (3)
P(t) = y =
0. 9
1 + 6e
0.32t
t =
1
0. 32
ln
1
6
0. 9
y
1
t =
1
0. 32
ln
1
6
0. 9
0. 8
1 = 12. 10

This means that 80 of households will have a DVD player by the beginning of 2022