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2521/102
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I
June/July, 2016
Time: 3 Hours
KNEC
COAST INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DIPLOMA IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERING
(POWER OPTION)
MODULE I
3 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
You should have a scientific calculator and mathematical tables.

This paper consists of EIGHT questions.
Answer FIVE the questions.
ALL questions carry equal marks.
Maximum marks for eachach part of a question are indicated.
For official use only

Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL
SCORE
Candidate’s
score
This paper consists of 4 printed pages
Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as
indicated and that no questions are missing.
@Coast Institute of Technology.

1. (a) Solve the equations:
(i) 56 x+1 × 25x−7 = 125; (4 marks)
2
(ii) log3 ( x + 2 ) = 2 (4 marks)
(b) Convert:
(i) r = 4 (1 + 2sin 2θ ) to Cartesian form.
(ii) xy = 3 to polar form. (6 marks)
(c) Three currents I1, I 2 and I 3 in amperes flowing in an electric circuit satisfy the
following simultaneous equations:
3I1 + 2 I 2 + 5I 3 = 2
3I1 + 3I 2 − 2 I 3 = 4
2 I1 − 5 I 2 − 3I 3 = 14
Use elimination method to determine the values of the three currents.(6 marks)
tan θ + secθ
2. (a) Prove the identity =1 (4 marks)
 tan θ 
secθ 1 + 
 secθ 
3 6
(b) If sin A = and cos B = , where A and B are acute angles, determine:
5 10
(i) sin ( A − B )
(ii) cot 2A (6 marks)
(c) Given that 8cosθ + 36sin θ = R sin (θ + α ) , where R > 0 and 0 ≤ α ≤ 90o :
o
(i) find the values of R and α

(ii) hence, solve the equation 8cosθ + 6sin θ = 6 for 0o ≤ θ ≤ 360o (10 marks)
3. (a) A committee of 5 is to be chosen from 7 men and 6 women. Find the number of
ways in which the committee can be formed so that it contains at least 3 men.
(5 marks)
1 + 3x 9
(b) (i) Prove that if x 3 and higher powers can be neglected, = 1 + 3x + x 2
1 − 3x 2
.
1 11
(ii) Hence, by letting x = in (i) above, show that 2 = 1 . (9 marks)
9 25
2
1
(c) The resonant frequency of a series electric circuit is given by f r = , where
2π LC
L is inductance and C is capacitance. If L increases by 2.4 % and C decreases by
0.7%, determine using the binomial theorem the percentage change in resonant f r
frequency, correct to one decimal place. (6 marks)
−2
4. (a) Find the inverse function of f ( x ) = . (4 marks)
x −5
1  1+ x 
(b) (i) Show that tanh −1 x = ln  
2  1− x 
(ii) Hence, determine tan −1 0.71 , correct to four decimal places. (8 marks)
(c) Solve the equation 2sinh x + 3cosh x = 5 , correct to
four decimal places. (8 marks)
5. (a) Given that Z1 = 1 + j 2, Z2 = 2 − j 3 and Z3 = −4 + j12, determine:

(i) 3Z1 + Z 2 − Z3
Z 2 Z3
(ii) Z1 + . (7 marks)
Z 2 + Z3
(b) Use Demoivre’s theorem to express cos 6 θ in terms of the cosines multiples of θ .
(6 marks)
Z + 2 π
(c) (i) If Z = x + jy , show that the locus defined by arg   = is a circle.
 Z  4
(ii) Hence, determine its centre and radius. (7 marks)
dy
6. (a) Find given that:
dx
(i) y = x3 cos 2 x
(ii) xy 3 + y 3 x3 + 4 = 0
(iii) x = 4sec θ , y = 3 tan θ (8 marks)
d2y dy
(b) If y = 8 x 2e − x , show that 2
+ 2 + y = 16e− x . (4 marks)
dx dx
3
15 2
(c) Given that f ( x ) = 2 x3 − x + 9 x + 3 , find the:
2
(i) coordinates of the turning point;
(ii) hence, determine their nature. (8 marks)
d 2Z d 2Z
7. (a) Given that Z = 2cos ( 4 x + 5 y ) , show that 4 2 − 5 2 = −10 Z . (5 marks)
dy dx
L
(b) The time of oscillation t of a pendulum is given by t = 2π . Use partial
g
differentiation to determine the percentage change in t, if L is increasing at 0.3%
and g is decreasing at 0.2%. (6 marks)
(c) Locate the stationary point of the function f ( x ) = 2 x + 2 y − 2 xy − 2 x 2 − y 2 + 4
and determine their nature. (9 marks)
8. (a) Evaluate the integrals:

4 x 2 − 7 x + 13
(i) ∫ ( x − 2 ) ( x 2 + 1)dx
∫x
4
(ii) ln 2 xdx
1 1
(iii) ∫0
3 − 2x − x2
dx (12 marks)
(b) Find the area bounded by the curve y = 2 x 2 + 3x − 4 , the x-axis and the ordinates
at x = 2 and x = 4. (3 marks)
(c) Determine the root mean square value of the function y = 200sin 250π t , between
1
the ordinates t = 0 and t = , correct to two decimal places. (5 marks)
100

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COAST INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

You should have a scientific calculator and mathematical tables.

For official use only

This paper consists of 4 printed pages

@Coast Institute of Technology.

(i) find the values of R and α

5. (a) Given that Z1 = 1 + j 2, Z2 = 2 − j 3 and Z3 = −4 + j12, determine:

8. (a) Evaluate the integrals:

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