Maths
Maths
Maths
As the site Engineer for an industrial company, you are required to convert the dimensions of
materials as required. A new installation requires that you change the oil in a gearbox. The oil
required for the gearbox is given on the nameplate data as 0.84 g/mL. However, the standard oils
stored by your company is measured in lb/ gallon.
1 L = 1.057 qt
4 qt = 1 gallons
1kg = 2.2 lb
= 6.99 lb/gal
(ii) Find the mass in lb of 10 gallons of an oil that has a density of 0.84g/mL.
= 69.9lbs
(iii) Find the volume of oil required in gallons if the gear box requires 8.4 L of oil
1L 4qt
= 2.2 gallons
2. (i) You are the cost Engineer for a construction company in charge of building a new bridge. The
construction company will be penalized each day of delay in construction for bridge. The penalty will
be $4500 for the first day and will increase by $10000 for each following day. Based on its budget,
the company can afford to pay a maximum of $ 175500 toward penalty. By modelling this as an
arithmetic progression, find the maximum number of days by which the completion of work can be
delayed.
Solution:
For each penalty are = 4500, 5500, 6500 this sequence is a A.P
C.D = a2-a1
d= 5500-4500 = 1000
Penalty = n
Sn = (n/2) (2a+(n-1) 10,000)
Additionally, the daily usage of concrete in the construction of the bridge is modelled by the
geometric series: 2 + 6 + 18 + 54 + . . . Find the total amount of concrete poured after the first 8 days.
Solution:
a₁ = 2
r= 4
a₈ =?
a₁ = 2
r=4
n=8
an = a₁ (r) ˄n-1
a₈ = 2(3) ˄8-1
a₈ = 279936
3. (i)
The population of a town is estimated to increase by 15.5% per year. The population
today is 21 thousand. Draw an exponential graph (y=Ab^x) of the population function and
determine what the population will be ten years from now.
Solution:
y = Population
y= 3255
21000 (1 + 0.155)
= 24255
24255 (1+0.155)
=28014.53
y = 21000 x (1+0.155) ˣ
y = 2100 x (0.155) ¹º
= 8872.6
(ii)
You are required to propose a design for a play park in new housing development. The available
shape is triangular and the only dimensions available to you are the lengths of side AB and side BC,
which are 121 ft and 82 ft, respectively. The size of angle C is 58°. Determine the length of side AC
(Sketch required). Hence determine the total length of fencing material required to enclose the
triangular space given that the design calls for two pedestrian openings that are each 3 ft in width.
C= 58°
b= 142.47 a=82ft
A B
c =121ft
Solution:
c= sin (c) x a / sin (A) = sin (86.92°) x (82.00) / sin (35.08°) = 142.47ft
142.47 – 6 = 136.47ft.
(iii)
Solution:
Cosh2x – sinh2x =1
= 4/4
=1
4. The results from a quiz are: 5, 9, 11, 12, 17, 5, 8, 12, 13.
(iii) Simplify this data into graphical form using a bar graph.
Solution:
Mean = 10.2
Solution:
5 + 9 + 11 + 12 + 17 + 5 + 8 + 12 + 13 / 9 = 10.2
= 121.56
= √13.506
Variance = 3.675
owners are randomly selected, find the probability that exactly 8 are men.
Solution:
= A probability of .2366
(ii) It was found that the mean length of 100 diodes (LED) produced by a company was 20.05 mm
with a standard deviation of 0.02mm. Find the probability that a diode selected at random would
have a length less than 20.01mm.
Solution:
P= (20.01)
Z = x-µ / σ
P = (-2)
Z = .02275
6. Consider the physical quantities m, s, v, a, and t with dimensions [m] = M, [s] = L, [v] = LT–1, [a] =
LT–2, and [t] = T. Assuming each of the following equations is dimensionally consistent, find the
dimension of the quantity on the left-hand side of the equation:
(a) F = ma
(b) K = 0.5mv2
(c) p = mv
(d) W = mas
(e) L = mvr
Hence:
F = ma
= M (LT¯²) = MLT¯²
Hence:
[v] = LT ¯¹
Since:
K = 0.5mv²
Hence: K = ML²T¯²
p = mv are dimensions are consistent then the quantities of p on the left side of the equation are
equal quantities to that of the right side.
And [v] = LT ¯¹
Since: p = mv
= M (LT ¯¹)
= MLT¯¹
For W= mas for consistent dimension quantity of W, form the left side the statement must be equal
to the right side.
As stated,
Since,
W = mas
= ML ² T ¯²
Therefore, W =ML²T ¯²
For L = mvr with consistent dimension, the quantity L at the left side to the equation is equal to the
quantities on the right side.
Since W is calculated with consistent dimension from the right-hand side, the following are stated.
L = mvr
Hence L dimensions is ML ² T ¯¹
7. (i)Plot (Excel) the follow data set that was collected for Pressure and Weight in Cryogenic Flow
Meters: X = pressure (lb/sq in) of liquid nitrogen Y = weight in pounds of liquid nitrogen passing
through flow meter each second.
X Y
75.1 288.9
74.3 288.5
88.7 285.45
114.6 289.3
98.5 286.2
112 205.6
114.8 265.85
62.2 281.95
107 203.35
90.5 253.55
73.8 248.2
115.8 252.6
99.4 253.2
93 255.1
73.9 251.95
65.7 253.1
66.2 253.15
77.9 255.1
109.8 254.3
105.4 255.45
88.6 252.7
89.6 256.4
73.8 251.4
101.3 246.5
120 255.4
75.9 256.4
76.2 256.7
81.9 255
84.3 252.15
98 261
Bar Graph