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Engineering Mathematics (De Montfort University)

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EXAMINATION PAPER

Session - 2016/2017

Faculty of Technology

Programme - Engineering

Module Code - ENGD1001

Level - One

Module title - Engineering Mathematics-ENGD1001

Date - Wednesday 10th May 2017

Time Allowed - 3 Hours

Start 09.30 Finish 12.30

Instructions to, and information for, candidates:

You should attempt ALL questions in Section A (Maximum mark 70)

and
ONE QUESTION ONLY in Section B (Maximum mark 30)

Total marks achievable = 100

Formula sheets are attached at the rear of this examination paper

Programmable calculators are permitted during this examination

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SECTION A
Attempt ALL questions in this section
The maximum mark for this section is 70
Please give the answers correct to 3 decimal places

A1. (a) Simplify the following expression as far as possible

ω 3 t2 − ω 2 t2
S=
ω2t
(3 marks)

(b) Write the expression using a single index

s
3 x6 × x−2
S= 3 √
x 2 × x5

(3 marks)

(c) Solve the following equation exactly

ln y 2 − 5y + e4 = 4

(3 marks)

(d) △ABC has a right angle at C , AC = 14 and the

π
angle A = . Calculate the length of BC to 3
6
decimal places.
(2 marks)
π
(e) △DEF has the angle F = radians and length
6
DE = 10m. If length DF = 2m, use either the
sine or cosine rule to calculate the angle at E .
Express the angle in radians.
(3 marks)

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A2. Given three matrices

 
    −0.3 0.4
1 3 2 3 4
A= , B= , C= 
−4 −2 5 6 7
0.2 −0.1

(a) find, if possible, the products of AB (3 marks)

(b) find the inverse of matrix C (2 marks)

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A3. Given two vectors

a = i + 2j − 3k, b = 4i − 5j + 6k

(a) find the magnitude (or the length) of the vector

(a + b), i.e., |(a + b)| (2 marks)
(b) find the dot product of the vectors a and b, i.e.,
a·b (2 marks)
(c) find the vector cross product a × b (3 marks)

A4. Given a complex number

z = −6 + 8j

(a) express z in a polar form, i.e., z = rejθ (3 marks)

(b) find the real and imaginary parts of y , if y = ln(z 2 )
(4 marks)

A5. Find the first derivative of the following functions:

1 x
(a) y(x) = 2
+ ln(x) + e 2 (3 marks)
x
1 − 2x
(b) y(x) = x2 sin(2x) + (4 marks)
1 + 2x
 √ 
x2 +2
(c) y(x) = e sin(x2) (5 marks)

A6. (a) Find the integral

Z  
3
I= 2x3 − 3e−3x + sin 3x dx
2

(3 marks)

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(b) Use integration by parts to find integral

Z
2x3 ln(x) dx

(4 marks)
(c) Find the integral using partial fractions

5x + 7
Z
dx
x2 − 9
(5 marks)

A7. (a) Find the volume of the solid formed when

1
y = x2

between x = 2 and x = 6 is rotated about the x

axis.
(3 marks)

(b) Use the integrating factor method to solve the

equation
1 dy
+ 9y = 3
x2 dx
(5 marks)
(c) Use only two iterations of the Newton-Raphson
method to find the root (with 3 decimal places) of
1
cos x = x +
2
given x0 = 1.0 is an initial approximation root. (5
marks)

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SECTION B
Attempt only one question in this section
The maximum mark for this section is 30
Please give the answers correct to 3 decimal places

B1. (a) Determine the particular solution of the equation

d2 y dy −2x
+ 4 = e
dx2 dx
given the initial conditions
y(0) = 0, y ′(0) = 0
(12 marks)
(b) Given a thin and uniform plane sheet of metal
√
bounded by the curve y = 3 x and the lines y = 3
and x = 4,
i. Sketch a diagram of the plane sheet (1 mark)
ii. Given the area of a sheet between two curves
f (x) Rand g(x) is given by
b
A = a (f (x) − g(x))dx, determine the
appropriate b and a to find the area of this
sheet (1 mark)
iii. Hence find the area for this plane sheet (5
marks)
iv. Let x̄ and ȳ be the coordinates of the centre of
mass for such a plate. Find x̄ and ȳ (11
marks)

B2. (a) The current, I , flowing through a circuit is

I(t) = 4t3e2−t, (t ≥ 0)
Use the first derivative method to determine the
maximum value of the current

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(Note that there are no marks for using any other

methods)
(10 marks)
(b) Calculate the volume of revolution when the shape
x3
bounded by y = and the curve y = 4x − x2 in
2
the domain x > 0 is rotated about the x-axis (10
marks)
(c) The differential equation governing current flow,
i(t), in a series RL circuit, is given by
di t
iR + L = , t ≥ 0, i(0) = 0
dt 4
Use an appropriate technique to find i(t) (10
marks)

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Formulae:
• The binomial theorem
n(n − 1) n−2 2 n(n − 1)(n − 2) n−3 3
(a+b)n = an +nan−1 b+ a b+ a b +· · ·+bn
2! 3!
• Trigonometrical identities
sin2 A + cos2 A = 1
sin A
= tan A
cos A
sin(A ± B) = sin A cos B ± cos A sin B
cos(A ± B) = cos A cos B ∓ sin A sin B
sin 2A = 2 sin A cos A
cos 2A = cos2 A − sin2 A
= 2 cos2 A − 1 = 1 − 2 sin2 A

• Laws of logarithm
If A = bc , then logb A = c.
These laws apply in any bases:
A
log A + log B = log AB log A − log B = log
B
log X ln X
n log A = log An loga X = =
log a ln a

• Laws of powers:
m n m+n Am
A A =A A ÷ A = n = Am−n
m n

√ A √
(Am )n = Amn 1/n
Am/n = Am
n n
A = A,

• Some useful formulas:

1 1 1
= x−1 , = (a + x)−1 , m
= (a + x)−m
x a+x (a + x)

• The solution of a quadratic equation

If ax2 + bx + c = 0, then
√
−b ± b2 − 4ac
x=
2a
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• Matrices
If  
a b
A=
c d
then    
−1 1 d −b 1 d −b
A = =
|A| −c a ad − bc −c a

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• Vectors

1. Normal p
If r = x i + y j + z k then |r| = x2 + y 2 + z 2
2. Scalar (dot) product
If a = a1 i + a2 j + a3 k and b = b1 i + b2 j + b3 k then

a · b = a1 b 1 + a2 b 2 + a3 b 3 , or a · b = |a||b| cos θ

3. Vector (cross) product

If a = a1 i + a2 j + a3 k and b = b1 i + b2 j + b3 k then
 
 i j k
 
a × b = a1 a2 a3 
 b1 b2 b3 

• Complex number

1. Cartesian form z = a + bj
2. Polar form
z = r(cos θ + j sin θ) = rejθ
where
p b
a = r cos θ, b = r sin θ, r = a2 + b 2 , tan θ = , (−π ≤ θ ≤ π)
a
3. De Moivre’s theorem

(cos θ + j sin θ)n = cos nθ + j sin nθ

• Elementary derivatives
df
function f (x) derivatives
dx
k 0 (k is a constant )
xn nxn−1
ekx kekx
1
ln(kx) (k is any constant)
x
sin kx k cos kx
cos kx − k sin kx
ax ax log a

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• Derivative rules

1. The linearity rule

d du dv
(au ± bv) = a ± b , (where a and b are constant)
dx dx dx
2. The product rule

d dv du
(uv) = u + v = uv ′ + vu′
dx dx dx
3. The quotient rule

d  u  vu′ − uv ′
=
dx v v2
4. The chain rule
If y = y(u) where u = u(x) then

dy dy du
= ×
dx du dx
• Integral rules

1. The linearity rule

Z Z Z
[a f (x)±b g(x)]dx = a f (x)dx±b g(x)dx (a, b are constant)

2. Integration by substitution
Z Z Z b Z u(b)
du du
f (u) dx = f (u)du, f (u) dx = f (u)du
dx a dx u(a)

3. Integration by parts
Z Z
dv du
u dx = uv − vdx
dx dx

4. Other form
f ′ (x)
Z
dx = ln |f (x)| + C
f (x)

• Elementary integrals

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xn+1
Z Z Z
xn dx = + C (n 6= −1) dx = 1dx = x + C
n+1
x2 1
Z Z Z
xdx = +C dx = x−1 dx = ln |x| + C
2 Z x
cos kx sin kx
Z
sin kxdx = − +C cos kxdx = +C
k k
ekx ax
Z Z
ekx dx = +C ax dx = +C
k ln a

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• Area bounded by the two curves f (x) and g(x)

Z b
A= (f (x) − g(x))dx
a

• Volume of solids of revolution

1. If the graph of y = y(x), between x = a and x = b, is
rotated about the x-axis, the volume of the solid formed is
Z b
V =π y 2 dx
a

2. If the graph of y(x), between y = c and y = d, is rotated

about the y -axis, the volume of the solid formed is
Z d
V =π x2 dy
c

• Centre of mass for any plates bounded by the two curves f (x) and
g(x):
Z b Z b
A= (f (x) − g(x))dx, M = ρ (f (x) − g(x))dx
a a
b Z b
1
Z
2 2


Mx = ρ [f (x)] − [g(x)] dx, My = ρ x(f (x) − g(x))dx
a 2 a

1 b
Z
My
x̄ = = x(f (x) − g(x))dx
M A a
1 b1
Z
Mx
[f (x)]2 − [g(x)]2 dx


ȳ = =
M A a 2
• Newton-Raphson formula
f (xn )
xn+1 = xn −
f ′ (xn )

• Numerical integration
1. Trapezium rule
Z b
h
f (x) ≈ {f (x0 )+2f (x1 )+2f (x2 )+· · ·+2f (xn−1 )+f (xn )},
a 2
b−a
where h =
n

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2. Simpson’s rule
Z b
h
f (x)dx ≈ {f (x0 ) + 4[f (x1 ) + f (x3 ) + · · · ] + 2[f (x2 ) + f (x4 ) + · · ·
a 3
+ f (xn )}
b−a
where n is an even number and h =
n
• Solution of first order differential equation
dy
if + p(x)y = q(x) then
dx
Z 
1
y= µ(x)q(x)dx + C
µ(x)
where R
p(x)dx
µ(x) = e

• Solution of second order homogeneous differential equation

If
d2 y dy
a 2 + b + cy = 0
dx dx
and the auxiliary equation is

ak 2 + bk + c = 0

where a, b and c are constant then the solution of y is given by

y = Aek1 x + Bek2 x (k1 , k2 both real and different)

y = (A + Bx)ekx (k1 = k2 = k repeated roots)
y = eαx (A cos βx + B sin βx) (α ± jβ complex conjugate roots)

• The mean value

b
1
Z
Mean value = f (x)dx
b−a a

• The root mean square (RMS) value

s
Z b
1
RMS = [f (x)]2 dx
b−a a

• Variance and standard deviation of a frequency distribution

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Given a set of n values x1 , x2 , x3 , · · · , xn and the corresponding

frequency values f1 , f2 , f3 , · · · , fn , then
Pn
fi (xi −
i=1P x̄)2
variance = n
i=1 fi

and
sP
√ n Pn
fi (xi −
i=1P x̄)2 xi f i
standard deviation = variance = n , x̄ = Pi=1
n
i=1 fi i=1 fi

where x̄ is the mean and given by

• The normal distribution
Z b
1 2 2
P (a ≤ x ≤ b) = N (x)dx, N (x) = √ e−(x−µ) /2σ , −∞ < x < ∞
a σ 2π

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