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    UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

    EXAMINATION FOR INTERNAL STUDENTS

    MODULE CODE

    MATH6501

    ASSESSMENT
    PATTERN

    MATH6501B

    MODULE NAME

    Mathematics for Engineers 1

    12-May-14

    DATE

    TIME

    10:00

    TIME ALLOWED

    2 Hours 0 Minutes

    2013/14-MATH6501 B-001 -EXAM-208

    2013

    University College London

    TURN OVER

    All questions may be attempted but only marks obtained on the best five solutions will
    count.

    The use of an electronic calculator is permitted in this examination.

    1.

    (a) Find jjjf for


    (z)

    y = (1 + sm x)

    (ii)

    (Hi)

    y = -

    X2

    y = tan"1 (2tani) .

    (b) If y = x cos 2x, find ^ i.e. the seventh derivative of y with respect to x.
    (c) A curve is given by x = i5 + f3 and y = t2 + It . Find jjjf and .

    2.

    (a) Show that e~z < j^, for a: > 0.

    (Hint: you may want to use one of the

    properties of a derivative).

    (b) Let f(x,y,z) = iV+I' Find g, g and f .


    *2+*\ Find ^, ^ and
    (c) Let f(x,y) = e*2+*\

    (d) Let f(x,y) = g (x(x2 + y2)"'), where g is an arbitrary function. Show that

    MATH6501/CEGE1009

    PLEASE TURN OVER

    3.

    (a) Find the following integrals

    (t)

    fsmxecoaxdx,

    (ii)
    .....

    / x2sinxdx ,
    .

    ("0

    3x + 2

    / 2x2.. ii~ 10 dx >

    (b) Find the area bounded by the curves y = v/4la^.4l+2 ant* V = ~ ^43,2+41+2 anc^
    by the lines x = 0 and x = 1.

    4.

    (a) Solve

    2e-*^r + ya = 0, 2/(0) = 1.

    (b) Solve

    -^ + 2iy = e"1' cos x,


    ax

    y(0) = 1.

    (c) Solve

    -7^ + y = lnx,
    ax

    5.

    y(e) = 0.

    (a) Define carefully the dot and vector products of two vectors a and b.

    (b) Find a unit vector which is perpendicular to the plane containing the points

    (1,0,1), (1,2,3) and (0,1,1).


    (c) The three points (1,0,-1),(1,0,1) and (1,2,1) form the vertices of a triangle.
    Find, using vector methods, the area of the triangle.

    Find also the angle

    between the two sides of the triangle which meet at (1,0, 1).

    MATH6501/CEGE1009

    CONTINUED

    6.

    (a) Evaluate the integral

    Jo
    /o

    (x3 + l)dx,

    using the rectangular rule with 3 equal intervals and using the trapezoidal rule
    with 3 equal intervals. Compare your answers with the actual value.

    (b) Use Newton's method to find an approximate value of y/2 to an accuracy of 1


    decimal place starting at x = 1.

    7.

    (a) Four dice are rolled, find the probability that the sum is equal to 6.

    (b) Write down the binomial distribution for x successes in n independent trials,

    each with probability p of success. Write down the mean (i.e. expectation) \i
    and the variance of this distribution.

    (c) A factory produces cars. The probability that a randomly selected car is de
    fective is given by p = 0.01.

    What is the probability that there are more than 3 defective cars in a random
    sample of 100 cars.

    (d) Write down the Poisson distribution with mean /z.


    (e) Gas supply failures occur according to a Poisson distribution with an average
    of 2 failures every 365 days. Calculate the probability that there will not be
    more than one failure during a particular week.

    MATH6501/CEGE1009

    END OF PAPER

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