THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
2016/2017 ACADEMIC YEAR
Wednesday, 31st May, 2017.
MA210 - ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
DEFFERED SESSIONAL EXAMINATION
Duration : 3 Hours
Total Marks: 100
Instructions
1. There are six (6) questions in this paper, attempt Four (4) questions only.
2. All questions are equally weighted.
3. The marks are shown in square brackets at the end of each question.
4. Show all your workings clearly to get full marks.
Question one
a) If f x
1
, (𝑥 ≠ 1), find the first derivative 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) using first principles.
1 x 2
[7]
3/ 2 3 1
b) Show that
1
x sin x dx
2
. [8]
c) Solve the following differential equations:
𝑑𝑦
(i) 𝑟 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑑𝜃 + (𝑟 3 − 2𝑟 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)𝑑𝑟 = 0. (ii) + 𝑥 sin 2𝑦 = 𝑥 3 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑦 [10]
𝑑𝑥
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Question Two
𝑦 𝑥 𝜕2 𝑢 𝜕2 𝑢 𝑥 2 −𝑦 2
a) If 𝑢 = 𝑥 2 tan−1 (𝑥 ) − 𝑦 2 tan−1 (𝑦), show that = = . [10]
𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑦𝜕𝑥 𝑥 2 +𝑦 2
b) Find the volume of the solid obtained by revolving about the x axis, the area bounded
2
by the parabola y x 2 and the line 8 y 5 x 14. [7]
4
c) Find the maximum and minimum values of 3x 4 2 x 3 6 x 2 6 x 1 in the interval (0, 2). [8]
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Question Three
a) Define ‘radius of curvature’. [3]
a a a
b) Show that the radius of curvature at , on the curve √𝑥 + √𝑦 = √𝛼 is . [12]
4 4 2
c) Using Maclaurin’s series, expand tan x upto the term containing x 5 and show that it
reduces to [10]
x3 2x 5
x ...
3 15
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Question Four
a) Form the differential equation for the function y Ax 2 Bx . [6]
b) A window has the form of a rectangle surmounted by a semi-circle. If the perimeter is 40
ft., find its dimensions so that the greatest amount of light may be admitted. [7]
c) Obtain the reduction formula for I n sin x dx , hence or otherwise, show that [12]
n
sin 3 x cos x 3 sin x cos x x
I 4 sin 4 x dx C
4 4 2 2
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Question Five
a) Find the equations of the tangents to the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 6𝑦 − 9 = 0 which is
perpendicular to the line 𝑦 + 𝑥 = 4. [8]
b) Show that the area of the region enclosed by the parabola y 2 4ax and the chord
8 a2
y mx is given by sq. units. [7]
3 m 3
c) Evaluate the following limits:
𝑥𝑒 𝑥 −ln(1+𝑥) 𝑥 𝑥 −𝑥
(i) lim [ ] (ii) lim [ ] [4, 6]
𝑥→0 𝑥2 𝑥→1 𝑥−1−ln 𝑥
________________________________________________________________ [25 Marks]
Question Six
x
a) Given that u sin , x et and y t 2 , find du using total derivatives and
y dt
verify your result by direct substitution. [8]
b) Find the angle of intersection of the curves y x 2 and y ( x 3) 2 . [5]
c) Evaluate the following integrals:
1 3 2/2 x3
(i) x 2
x2 4
dx (ii)
0
4 x 2
9 3/ 2
dx [12]
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