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+ = = =
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
7
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
=
= =