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The document is an examination paper for the Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Kenya National Examinations Council, dated June/July 2019. It includes instructions for candidates, a series of mathematical problems covering engineering mathematics, and statistical analysis. Candidates are required to answer any five out of eight questions, with various topics including Laplace transforms, differential equations, and correlation coefficients.
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ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS It
June/July 2019
‘Time: 3 hours
THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
DIPLOMA IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
(POWER OPTION)
(TELECOMMUNICATION OPTION)
(INSTRUMENTATION OPTION)
MODULE IT
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS II
3hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
You should have the following for this examination.
Answer booklet;
Scientific calculator;
An abridged table of laplace transform standard normal table.
Answer any FIVE of the following EIGHT questions in the answer booklet provided.
All questions carry equal marks.
‘Maximum marks for each part of a question are as indicated.
Candidates should answer the questions in English.
This paper consists of 6 printed pages.
Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that
all the pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing,
© 2019 The Kenya National Examinations Council ‘Turn over @ @
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Three currents I,, Ip and I; in ampheres flowing in an electrical circuit satisfy the
simultaneous equation.
Given the matrix A= |, determine A™'A™. (8 marks)
ht+ht+h=4
— 3h + 4is=33
3h -2h-2h=2
Use Cramer's rule to determine the value of the currents. (12 marks)
Given that z= cos(%), show that
poe. Fos ry Set y ae =0 (7 marks)
(b) If 2=3z*cos2y,, use partial differentiation to determine the rate of change of z, if =
increases by 4 units/s and y decreases by 2 units/, at the instant when z=3 units and
y= radians. (5 marks)
(©) Locate the stationary points of the function z=2r! + y—2r—2y +2zy—4 and
determine their nature. : (8 marks)
3. (@) Show thatthe solution ofthe differential equation 242 =? —y, given that when
=~ 1, y=0,may be expressed in the form y= In (x +2). (marks)
(©) The equation of motion of a body undergoing damped forced vibrations is given by
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3 -44 + 42=5 cost.
Use the method of undetermined coefficients to solve the differential equation given
that when t=0, 2=1 and 4 =2. (13 marks)
4. (a) Find the:
(i) __laplace transform of f(t)=
= = —15
Gi)__ inverse laplace transform of f(s)= ==>.
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assuming that the circuit is dead at t=0.
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Find the first four non-zero terms in the Maclaurin's series expansion of f(x) =cosh 2r
and hence evaluate [ cosh 2s de, correct to four decimal places. (12 marks)
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@ Use Taylor's theorem to expand sin( +h) as far as the term in fe*
(ii) Hence, evaluate sin 64", correct to three decimal places.
(8 marks)
Determine the area of the parallelogram whose sides are given by the vectors:
j+5k and B=2i+3j—4k. (6 marks)
Determine the directional derivative of the scalar field (
