NTU Entrance Examination 2009

Mathematics at A Level http://vnntu.com

Time allowed: 2 hours. Note: Answer all 4 questions

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PROBLEMS Problem 1. 1. Evaluate

0

1 4x dx 5 + x 2x2

2. Find x sin xdx 3. By the substitution x = sin . Find

1

1 x2 dx
0

4. Find the area enclosed by the curve y = x2 , y-axis and the line y = 4. Problem 2. 1. Let p(x) be an increasing function and q (x) be an decreasing function on the interval [a, b]. For all values of x on the interval, p(x) and q (x) are positive. Find m, M such that for all x [a, b], m (x) M with (x) = p(x)q (x) (x) = (p(x))2 (q (x))2 (x) = p(x) + (x) =
q (x) p(x) p(x) q (x) p(x) q (x)

2. Find the minimum and maximum value of the following function f (x) = 2x + 3 f (x) = x3 x2 + and determine when the equality occurs. Problem 3. 1. Find the range of x which
1 2 2 255 64 1 :0x 2 :1 2 x3

x5 >1 1x

2. Let (x, y ) satised three simultaneous inequalities x + y 1, 3y 2x 1, 3x 2y

 Sketch the range of (x, y ). Find the bound of x and y . Find the maximum value of y 2x. Problem 4. 1. Let equation x2 a = 0 Using Newton-Raphson Method show that xn+1 = Prove that if xn = a1/2 + with 1 2 xn + a xn

is a small error then xn+1 = a1/2 +

2

a1/2 +

Let a = 7 and x0 = 1. Find x3 , from the value of x3 , nd the error of x4 . 2. Solve the equation dy + 2y = x dx

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