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Hexco March 2013 Engineering Maths

1. This document contains the instructions and questions for a 3-hour National Certificate exam in Engineering Mathematics. 2. Section A contains 8 multi-part questions testing a variety of calculus, trigonometry, and algebra skills. Section B contains 4 multi-part application problems involving geometry, physics, and graphing concepts. 3. Students must answer all questions in Section A and choose 4 questions from Section B to answer. The exam tests fundamental mathematics skills as well as mathematical modeling applications.

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Hexco March 2013 Engineering Maths

1. This document contains the instructions and questions for a 3-hour National Certificate exam in Engineering Mathematics. 2. Section A contains 8 multi-part questions testing a variety of calculus, trigonometry, and algebra skills. Section B contains 4 multi-part application problems involving geometry, physics, and graphing concepts. 3. Students must answer all questions in Section A and choose 4 questions from Section B to answer. The exam tests fundamental mathematics skills as well as mathematical modeling applications.

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NATIONAL CERTIFICATE: ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS-340/S02 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN SECTION A AND CHOOSE FOUR FRON SECTION B.

SECTION A

QUESTION 1

⁄
1.1 (i) Evaluate ⁄
(3 marks)

⁄ ⁄
(ii) Evaluate (2 marks)

1.2 Transpose y in =√ (5 marks)

1.3 Prove the identity ( ) (5 marks)

1.4 A chord PQ of a circle of radius 5 cm subtends an angle of 70 o at the centre. Calculate


the: (i) Length of the chord PQ (3 marks)

(ii) Length of arc PQ (2 marks)

1.5 Solve 8x2 = 1 – 2x using the method of completing the square. (5 marks)

1.6 differentiate y = 5x2 + 6x + 2 from first principles. (5 marks)


1.7 If Sin θ = , find the values of Cos θ and Tan θ as common fractions. (5 marks)

1.8 Evaluate ∫ ( ) (5 marks)

SECTION B

QUESTION 2

a. Sketch the graph of y = x 2 -2x showing intercepts and the turning point clearly.
(8 marks)

b. Indicate the area bound by the curve, the x-axis, x = -1 and x = 1 and use the
method of integration to calculate the total area indicated above. (7 marks)

QUESTION 3

A bucket in the shape of a frustum of a cone of end radii 18 cm and 12 cm and a height of
28 cm is filled to the top with oil. The oil is then poured into a vessel that is spherical
whose radius is 10 cm. find.

a. The volume of oil remaining in the bucket after the sphere is filled up. (5 marks)

b. The external surface area of the bucket. (10 marks)

QUESTION 4

An open metal box is made from cutting out a square from each corner of a plate of
length ½ m folding up the sides and joining the cut edges. Find the maximum capacity of
the metal box. (15 marks)
QUESTION 5

a. The effort “p” required to raise a load “w” is given by P = aW + b, where a and b
are constants. If W = 50, when p = 10 and W = 80 when p = 13, find the values of
‘a’ and ‘b’ and state the law of this machine. (5 marks)

b. In a telegraph pole is erected on level ground.an observer notes that the angle of
elevation from the ground to the top of the pole is 32 o.from a point 15 m nearer
the base of the pole, the angle of elevation is 45o. Calculate the height of the pole.

(10 marks)

QUESTION 6

The following experimental values of x and y are believed to obey the law y = ax 2 + b. by
plotting a suitable graph, determine the approximate values of ‘a’ and ‘b’. Hence state
the law of the graph. (15 marks)

x2 0 1 4 9 16 25 36
y 3 4.8 12 23.3 38.1 59.5 83.5

QUESTION 7

The co-ordinates of A, B, and C three vertices of a rectangle ABCD are (0; 2), (-2; 0) and
(1; -3) respectively.

a. Find the co-ordinates of D (12 marks)


b. Find the equation of the diagonal DB (3 marks)

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