UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
2017−2018 SEMESTER II
EXAMINATION

COURSE NUMBER: MAT 291 DURATION: 2 HRS. DATE: MAY 2018

TITLE OF PAPER: ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS TITLE OF EXAMINATION: B. Eng/BSc II

INSTRUCTIONS:

• ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN SECTION A AND ANY TWO

QUESTIONS FROM SECTION B.

• ALL MARKS ARE INDICATED IN [ ].

NO. OF PAGES
4

DO NOT OPEN THIS PAPER UNTIL YOU HAVE

BEEN TOLD TO DO SO BY THE SUPERVISOR.

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SECTION A
Answer All Questions: Each Question carries 25 Marks

Question 1

(a) Find the values of x which satisfy the equation:

x + 1 −5 −6
−1 x 2 = 0. [8]
−3 2 x+1

∞
X (x − 2)n
(b) Find the range of x for which the following series is
n=1
n
absolutely convergent. [9]

(c) A tank on the wing of a jet aircraft is formed by revolving the region
1 √
bounded by the graph of y = x2 2 − x and the x-axis and the lines
8
x = 0 and x = 2 about the x-axis, where x and y are measured in
meters. Find the volume of the tank. [8]

Question 2

(a) Compute all eigen values and find an eigen vector corresponding to the
largest eigen value for the symmetric matrix: [10]
 
2 1 1
A =  1 3 2 .
−1 1 2

(b) Compute the radius of curvature for the curve with parametric
equations; [8]
2t 1
y = t4 − t2 ; x = + at t = 1.
3 3

√
−1 2 x
(c) Differentiate y = sin and leave the answer in its simplest form. [7]
1 − 2x

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SECTION B
Answer TWO Questions OUT of FOUR:
Each Question carries 25 Marks
Question 3
(a) Find the sum of the series 52 + 72 + 92 + · · · + 1012 . [7]

∞
X n2 + 3
(b) Determine whether the series is convergent or divergent. [9]
n=1
3n + 2

(c) Solve the set of linear equations below by Gaussian Elimination method. [9]
x + y + 6z = 5
3x − y − 7z = −2
2x − 2y − 3z = 3.
Question 4
(a) Apply the Maclaurin’s series to establish a series upto the term of x4 for
(i) cos x and [3]
1
(ii) [3]
1−x
and hence show that [2]
2 3 4
cos x x x 13x
=1+x+ + + + ··· .
1−x 2 2 24

(b) The deflection y at the centre of the rod is known to be given by

kwl3
y=
d4
where k is a constant. If w decreases by 1%, l by 3% and d increases
by 2%, find the percentage decrease in y. [8]

(c) The total surface area S of a cone of base radius r and perpendicular
height h is given by √
S = πr2 + πr r2 + h2 .
If r and h are each increasing at the rate of 0.25 cm/s, find the rate at
which S is increasing at the instant when r = 6 cm and h = 8 cm. [9]

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Question 5

tan−1 x
Z
(a) Evaluate the integral: dx [5]
1 + x2
(b) Solve the linear system below by Matrix Inversion method [10]

2x1 − x2 + 8x3 = −1
x1 + x2 + 2x3 = 2
5x1 + 2x2 − 6x3 = 2.
Z
(c) If In = sinn x dx, obtain a reduction formula In and hence
Z
evaluate sin3 x dx. [10]

Question 6

dy
(a) By the use of partial differentiation determine for [4]
dx
2xy 2 − x3 + y + sin(xy) = 3.

(b) Find the volume of revolution generated when the curve with parametric
equations; y = 3t − t2 , x = 3t2 is rotated about the x-axis between
lines t = 0 and t = 3. [8]

(c) Find the center of plan region bounded by the curves

y = x − x2 and y = x − 4 on the interval [−1, 1]. [13]