Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing

Undergraduate Modular Scheme

Semester 1, January Examinations 2012/2013

Level 5


MODULE: EG2080: Engineering Mathematics 2

DURATION: Three Hours


Instructions to Candidates

This paper contains EIGHT questions
Answer FIVE questions only
All questions carry equal marks





CANDIDATES ARE PERMITTED TO BRING ONE APPROVED CALCULATOR
INTO THIS EXAMINATION: from either Casio FX83 or Casio FX85 series (with
any suffix), FX115MS, FX570ES or FX991ES

Invigilators are under instruction to remove any other calculators





Stationery Pink Answer Book
Graph Paper
Provided KU Mathematical Information and
Formulae
Attached Table of Particular Integrals





Number of Pages: 1 6
+ Table of Particular Integrals (pages 7 - 8)
1


1.

(a)
(i) Solve the following equation :

3
3 z j = +
(5 marks)


(ii) Given a system Transfer function,
4 2
25
5
j j
G
e e

=
write G in the form of bj a +

(3 marks)


(b) The PV relationship of an ideal gas is given by

V
kP
dV
dP
=
where P is pressure, V is volume and k is a constant. Show that
=
k
PV constant.

(6 marks)

(c) Solve the following differential equation

2
1 cos dy x
y
dx x x
+ =

(6 marks)













Continued
2


2.
(a) The velocity, v , of an object initially at rest ( 0 , 0 = = v t ) is given by:

2
dt
dv
+v =20.

Find an expression of v in terms of t .
(5 marks)
(b) Consider the following differential equation:

2
2
9 14 0
d i di
i
dt dt
+ + =
where i represents current.
Determine the current i in terms of t for the initial condition, when 0 = t
both 0 = i and 2
di
dt
= . (6 marks)

(c) By applying Newtons second law to a body of mass m at a
displacement x , we obtain the following differential equation:

2
2
2 + =
d x
kx
dt
.
For constant 0 > k find:
(i) the complementary function
c
x (2 marks)
(ii) particular integral
p
x
(5 marks)
(iii) general solution
) (t x
(2 marks)

3.
(a) An open top rectangular storage tank has a volume of 9
3
m . If the
dimensions of the base of the tank are x and y

(i) show that the surface area of the tank is
y x
xy A
18 18
+ + =
(ii) find the values of x and y for which the surface area of the
tank is a minimum.
(10 marks)

(b) Use Laplace Transforms to solve the following differential equation:

( ) 2 ( ) (0) (0) 0

+ = = =
x
f x f x e f f
(10 marks)


Continued
3


4.
(a) Solve the following differential equation :


2 1
2 1
+ +
=
+
dy x y
dx x y


(8 marks)
(b) Find Laplace Inverse for each of the following :
2
2
2
2
2
)
2 5
1 2
)
9
1
)
( 2 1)
+
+
+

+ +
i
s s
s
ii
s s
s
iii
s s

(6 marks)
(c) Find
2 2
2
,
f f
x y y


for the following function:

2 3
( , ) sin(2 5)
x y
f x y xe y x

= +

(6 marks)
5.
(a) Obtain the first five non-zero terms of the MacLauren Series
expansion for the function
2
( )
1

=
+
x
f x
x

(5 marks)

(b) Consider the function ln 2 y x x = + .
Show that a root of the
( ) 0 f x =
lies in the interval1 2 x .
Use the Newton-Raphson Method to find a root of ( ) 0 f x = in
the interval 1 2 x correct to 3 decimal places.
(8 marks)

(c) The velocity v of an object dropped in air is given by:

2
( ) , (0) 1
dv
v t v
dt
= + =


Apply the Euler Method with step size of h = 0.1 to obtain an approximate
v at t = 0.4 s. Give your answer to 4 decimal places.
(7 marks)

Continued
4


6.
(a) Find the eigenvalues of the matrix:

0 2 2
2 0 2
2 2 0
| |
|
=
|
|
\
A

(8 marks)

(b) Find the eigenvector associated with 4 = for the matrix A.

(7 marks)

(c) Find the values of k for which the following linear system has an
infinite number of solutions:

( 1) 0
2 (4 ) 0
+ =

+ =

k x y
x k y

(5 marks)




















Continued

5

7.
(a) In a production run of resistors let the resistance X be normally
distributed with mean 50 and the standard deviation 0.8. What
percentage of the resistors will have resistance between 48 and
52 ?
(4 marks)

(b) The failure density function, ) (t f , for a particular set of
components is given by:
1
( ) (1 ), 0 6
3 6
t
f t t =

where t is in years.

(i) Determine the corresponding failure distribution function,
F(t), reliability function R(t) and the hazard function h(t).

(6 marks)

(ii) Determine the MTTF (Mean Time to Failure) of the failure
density function.
(2 marks)

(iii) Find the probability that a component does not fail within 3
years.
(2 marks)

(c) A company sells oils in cans containing 500 g oil per can. When a
random sample of 16 cans was weighed, the mean mass of oil was
found to be 496 g. Set up a hypothesis and alternative and
perform the test; find if the filling machine needs to be adjusted,
using significance levels of 5%. Assume the mass of oil in cans is
normal distributed with the standard deviation 5 g. State your
hypothesis and conclusion clearly.
(6 marks)















Continued

6

8.
(a) Find the first 4 non-zero terms of Taylor series for cos( ) x about
the point:

2
x

=
.
(7 marks)
(b) The first three terms of the expansion of ( )
1+
n
rx are
2
4 4
1
3 3
x x +
Find the value of r and the value of n.
(6 marks)

(c) The table below shows the velocity v for the corresponding time t of
a vehicle:


t (s) 0 5 10 15 20
v (m/s) 0 12 19.5 35.5 40


Use Simpsons Method to find the approximate distance covered
by the vehicle.

(7 marks)















END OF EXAMINATION PAPER
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Attachment:

Use the following table to find the form of particular integral for the following
differential equation:


2
2
( ) , ,
d y dy
a b cy f x a b c
dx dx
+ + =
are constant.

1 2
, ( ) m m or m j =
are roots for
2
0 am bm c + + =



f(x)



p
y


Value of n

C (constant)



0x n
Ae x


1 2
0 0 0 n if m m =


1 2
1 0 0 n if m m = =

1 2
2 0 n if m m = = =



x
ce

x n
Ae x

1 2
2 1
1 2
0
1
2
n if m m
n if m m
n if m m

=
= =
= = =



px
px q +





0
( )
x n
Ax B e x +

1 2
1 2
1 2
0 0 0
1 0 0
3 0
n if m m
n if m m
n if m m
=
= =
= = =



( )
x
x
pxe
px q e

+






( )
x n
Ax B e x

+


1 2
1 2
1 2
0
1
2
n if m m
n if m m
n if m m

=
= =
= = =



2
2
2
px
px qx
px qx r
+
+ +






2 0
( )
x n
Ax Bx C e x + +



1 2
1 2
1 2
0 0 0
1 0 0
2 0
n if m m
n if m m
n if m m
=
= =
= = =


8



2
2
2
( )
( )
x
x
x
px e
px qx e
px qx r e

+
+ +






2
( )
x n
Ax Bx C e x

+ +




1 2
1 2
1 2
0
1
2
n if m m
n if m m
n if m m

=
= =
= = =


sin
cos
sin
p qx
p qx
p qx rcosqx +






0
( sin )
x n
Acosqx B qx e x +



0 (0 )
1 (0 )
n if qj m
n if qj m
=
= =


cos
sin
( cos sin )
x
x
x
pe qx
pe qx
pe r qx k qx

+




( cos sin )
x n
e A qx B qx x

+



0 ( )
1 ( )
n if qj m
n if qj m

=
= =