MAS116 Mathematics I
Homework 1 Assignment
Due Date: September 15, 2023, 5PM
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There are 10 problems in this assignment
Homework Assignment
1. Prove by mathematical induction that for all integer n ≥ 1, 6n + 4 is divisible by 5.
2. Prove by mathematical induction that 4n−1 > n2 for n ≥ 3.
√
3. Let f (x) = x + 1 and g(x) = ex . What is (g ◦ f )(x)? What is the domain of (g ◦ f )(x)?
4. Let
x+1
if x > −1;
x2 + 3x + 2
f (x) = 3 if x = −1;
ln(1 − x) if x < −1
(a) What is f (−1)?
(b) What is lim f (x)?
x→−1+
(c) What is lim f (x)?
x→−1−
(d) What is lim f (x)?
x→−1
(e) Is f (x) continuous at x = −1? Explain your reason.
(f) Does f ′ (−1) exist? Explain your reason.
x−1
5. Compute lim .
x→2− x2 − 3x + 2
2x2 − 3x + 1
6. Compute lim √
3
.
x→∞ x5 + 2x3 − 5
√
7. Use the definition of the derivative to find f ′ (x) where f (x) = f (x) = 3 − 2x and find the tangent
line of the graph f (x) at x = −3.
p
8. Find the first derivative with respect to x of f (x) = ln(3 − x2 )
4
x2 + 1.
2
e3−x + x2/3
9. Find the first derivative with respect to x of f (x) = .
tan2 (5x) + 5
10. Find the 102nd derivative with respect to x of f (x) = ln(x − 2) − sin(3x).