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MTH 206 Question Paper 2017

This document is a mathematics exam for a course titled Engineering Mathematics IV at Rivers State University. It contains 20 multiple choice questions in Section A worth 2 marks each, and 4 long form questions in Section B. The questions cover topics like derivatives, integrals, roots of equations, matrices, and probability. Students are asked to show their work for the questions in Section B.

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MTH 206 Question Paper 2017

This document is a mathematics exam for a course titled Engineering Mathematics IV at Rivers State University. It contains 20 multiple choice questions in Section A worth 2 marks each, and 4 long form questions in Section B. The questions cover topics like derivatives, integrals, roots of equations, matrices, and probability. Students are asked to show their work for the questions in Section B.

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RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY

NKPOLU-OROWORUKWO, PORT HARCOURT.


DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Student Name:…………………………………………………………Matric NO:………………………………………………..

Department:………………………….. ………………………… Course Unit: 4 DATE: 017:07:2017

Course Code: MTH 206


Course Title: Engineering Mathematics IV
Semester: FirstSemester 2016/2017 Session

SECTION A: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION. EACH QUESTIONS CARRY 2MARKS

Q1. An approximate value of  is given by  = 
= 3.1428571 and its true value is  = 3.1415926.
Find the absolute and relative
errors……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Q2. Let solution of a problem  = 35.25 with relative error in the solution at most 2%. Find the range of
values up to four decimal digits, within which the exact value of the solution must
lie……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
.

Q3. Find a real root of the equation cos  −   = 0 correct up to four decimal places…………………………

Q4. The equation   − 7  + 8 + 2 may have at most…………………………………………………………………………



Q5. Numerical integration by Simpson’s  rule is…………………………………………………………………………………….

Q6. The root of the equation   − 9 + 1 = 0 lies in the interval…………………………………………………………..



Q7. The equation  =  −  is an example of……………………………………………………………………………………..

Q8. Which method for the determination of a root of a non-linear equation should never be used when
the graph of () is nearly horizontal in the neighbourhood of the
root?.................................................

Q9. Which iterative method has maximum rate of convergence?..............................................................

Q10. The operator (1 + ∆)(1 − ∇) is equivalent to……………………………………………………………………………….

Q11. The square root of the number $ can be obtained by the formula……………………………………………….

Q12. The value of ∆ () if () =   is equivalent to………………………………………………………………………..

Q13. The equation () = 0 can be written as  = %(). If the equation has & as an initial
approximation to the root, then the scheme will converge to the root
if………………………………………………………………………..
Q14.If & = 2.0 and  = 3.0, are the initial roots of the equation   − 5 − 3 = 0, then by the Secant
method, the next approximate root  will be equal
to……………………………………………………………………………
 ( 
Q15.Evaluate '& using Simpson’s * rule into six intervals……………………………….......................................
 )

4 3 3 1
Q 16. Given that the eigenvectors for the square matrix + = , - are . = , - and . = , -. Then
2 5 −2 1
find its eigenvalues / and / are……………………………………………………………………………………

Q 17. Given :  0 1 2 3 4
1 4 8 15 7 6

(0
Then the value of ( at  = 0 will be equal to……………………………………………………………………………..

Q18. Find the regression equation of 1 on  from the following data: ̅ = 10, 14 = 15 and 50 =
2.50………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Q19. Two regression lines are given by 3. = 46 + 9, 1.56 = 6. + 7. Determine the variance of . and
6………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Q20. An objective test contains 10 questions, each question with a multiple choice answers, one of which
is correct answer. Find the probability that a candidate who works by mere guessing gets six
questions correctly?...........................................................................................................................

SECTION B: ATTEMPT ANY TWO (2) QUESTIONS AND SHOW YOUR WORK CLEARLY

Q1(a). Find a cubic polynomial in . which takes on the values −3, 3, 11, 27, 57 and 107 when  =
0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively.

(b) Show that Δ. ∇= ∆ − ∇

Q2(a) Find a real root of the equation   +   − 1 = 0 on the interval 80, 19 with an accuracy of 10:.

(b) If two random variables are linearly related, then show that ; = ±1

Q3. An insurance company is reviewing its current policy rates. When originally setting the rates they
believed that the average claim amount will be maximum N180000. They are concerned that the
true mean is actually higher than this, because they could potentially lose a lot of money. They
randomly select 40 claims, and calculate a sample mean of N195000. Assuming that the standard
deviation of claims is Rs50000 and setα= .05, test to see if the insurance company should be
concerned or not?
(0 () 0
Q4(a)From the following table of values of  and 1. Obtain( and ( ) for  = 1.2
 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2
1 2.7183 3.3201 4.0552 4.9530 6.0496 7.3891 9.0250

(b) If () =   , then show that∆ () = 3! ℎ

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