AUT International Foundation Certificate

Delivered by ACG Norton College

Foundation Calculus
TEST 1: February 2017

Total Mark: 50 Time allowed: 70 Mins

Name: ________________________________ ID No: __________________

INSTRUCTIONS
(i) Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided.
(ii) Write all answers in ink (except diagrams and sketches).
(iii) Correcting fluid is not permitted.
(iv) Give answers correct to 2dp, unless stated otherwise.
(v) Give units where appropriate.
(vi) Show all working in calculations, unless stated otherwise.
(vii) Helpful formulae are given on a separate sheet.
(viii) There are 8 pages in this test.
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Question 1: Sketch the graph of the function y=|x 2|1

And give its Domain and Range. (4)

Domain:

Range:

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Question 2: Consider the graphs below:

(a) What are the equations of the

straight lines? (2)

(b) What are the co-ordinates of the

turning point of the parabola? (1)

(c) What is the equation of the

parabola? (2)

Question 3: Find the following:

3 x2
(a) xlim
2 x +1
(1)

2
x + 4 x21
(b) lim
x 3 x3
(2)

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Question 4:
(a) Solve:

3 x+2
i. e =15 (2)

ii. log 8 4096=x (2)

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(b) Use the log rules to evaluate 3 log 4 8 log 4 16+ log 4
4 4

(2)

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Question 5:

(a) Factorise f ( x )=2 x 3+ x 216 x15 giventhat f ( 3 )=0. Show working.

(3)

(b) Split the following onto partial fractions.

x +5
2
x 4 x12

(3)

Question 6:

Differentiate y with respect to x.

3
(a) y= x 4

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 (2)

(b) y=(5 x3 + 4 x)6

(2)

3
y=
(c) 4 x +5 x8
2

(3)
Question 7:

If y=5 ( x 22 ) ( 2 x+1 )

Find:

1) y'

2) y ''

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 '' '
3) y

(4)

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Question 8:
f ( x +h ) f (x )
Use f ' ( x )=lim 2
to differentiate f ( x )=x +4 x from First Principles.
h0 h

(3)
Question 9:
(a) On the axes below, sketch the gradient function of the graph that is already drawn.
(As there is little detail given on the graph, your sketch need only be rough) (3)

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Question 10:

(a) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y= x at the point (4, 2)

(3)
(b) If P =( -1, -2), Q = (3, 4) and R = (a, b) are collinear, then prove that
3 a2b1=0

(3)

(c) The population of a town is 30 000 in 2017. The number in the town grows according
0.01983t
to the formula N=30 000 e , where t is the number of years since 2017.

When will the population be 60 000?

(3)

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