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Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Sample Math Questions: Z XZ Z ZX Z X X
Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Sample Math Questions: Z XZ Z ZX Z X X
C1 e 4 x
b. C1 e 2 x
a.
e 4 x C1 C 2 x
d. e 2 x C1 C 2 x
c.
5. A particle traveled in a straight line in such a way that its distance S from a given point on
that line after time t was S 20t 3 t 4 . The rate of change of acceleration at time t=2 is:
a. 72
b. 144
c. 192
d. 208
6. Which of the following is a unit vector perpendicular to the plane determined by the
vectors A=2i + 4j and B=i + j - k?
a. -2i + j - k
b.
c.
d.
1
5
1
6
1
6
(i + 2j)
(-2i + j - k)
(-2i - j - k)
(Questions 8-10) Under certain conditions, the motion of an oscillating spring and mass is
d 2x
16 x 0, where x is displacement in meters and t is
described by the differential equation
dt 2
time in seconds. At t=0, the displacement is .08 m and the velocity is 0 m per second; that is
x (0) .08 and x (0) 0.
8. The solution that fits the initial conditions is:
a. x sin( 4t )
b. x .02 sin( 4t ) .08 cos(4t )
c. x 4 cos(4t )
d. x .08 cos(4t )
9. The maximum amplitude of the motions is:
a. 0.02 m
b. 0.08 m
c. 0.16 m
10. The period of motion is
a. / 2 sec
b.
sec
d. 0.32 m
d. 3 sec
c. 2 sec
11. The equation of the line normal to the curve defined by the function y ( x) 8 2 x 2 at
the point (1,6) is:
y 6
4
a.
x 1
y6 1
b.
x 1 4
y6
4
c.
x 1
y6
4
d.
x 1
12. The Laplace transform of the step function of magnitude a is:
a
1
a
a
a.
b.
c.
d. 2
sa
s
sa
s
e. s + a
13. The only point of inflection on the curve representing the equation y x 3 x 2 3 is at x
equal to:
a.
b.
c. 0
d.
e.
x
4
2
x3 x2
b.
x
3
2
x3 x2
c.
xC
3
2
x4 x2
d.
xC
4
2
15. Consider a function of x equal to the determinant shown here: f ( x )
x2
x4
x3
. The
B = 4i-2j-2k
C = i-k
c. 0
d. 90
d.
e. 180
1
14
e.
2
2
18. The polar coordinates for the Cartesian coordinate pair ( -3, -5.2) is:
6,150
a.
b. 6,120
c. 6,60
d. 6,150
19. A paraboloid 4 units high is formed by rotating x 2 y about the y-axis. Compute the
volume for this paraboloid.
a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10
20. Let y f (x) be a continuous function on the interval from x=a to x=b. The average
value of the curve between a and b is:
b
a.
dx
c.
ba
f 2 ( x) dx
d.
ba
1 2
21. Let A
1 2
a. 29
ba
b.
xdx
f ( x)dx
a
ba
5
, and B 6
b. 53
c. 33
1
0 . The (2,1) entry of AB is:
7
d. 64
The values of the coefficients in the general equation for the parabola shown in the diagram
could be
a. B, C, D, and F each equal to 0; A and E both positive.
b. B, C, D, and F each equal to 0; A negative and E positive.
c. A, B, E, and F each equal to 0; C and D positive.
d. A, B, E, and F each equal to 0; D negative and C positive.
e. A, D, E, and F each equal to 0; B negative and C positive.
23. Use Eulers method to compute x(0.15) from the differential equation
initial condition x(0) 2 , where the step size h = 0.15.
a. -3.05
b. -2.7
c. 2.7
d. 3.05
dx
x 3 1 , with
dt
1 2
x .
3
Which of the following expressions gives the distance from the y-axis to the centroid of
the area bounded by the two curves shown in the diagram?
3
a.
dx
1 2
x dx
3
b.
x
1
0
3
0
3
1 3
x dx
3
1 2
x dx
3
1 3
x dx
3
1 2
x dx
3
0
3
1 2
x dx
3
x2
d.
dx
c.
a. 0
b.
sin x
x
c. 1
d. 2
d2y
dy
6
25 y x(t ) . The
2
dx
dx
c. critically damped
d. under-damped
b. BI x
c. B
d. Bx I 0
31. The divergence of the vector function u xyi 2 y 2 j yzk at the point (0, 1, 1)
is
a. -4
b. -1
c. 0
d. 4
32. A right circular cone cut parallel with the axis of symmetry could reveal a
a. circle
b. hyperbola
c. ellipse
d. parabola
33. If y cos(x), then
dy
dx
a.
sin( x )
b.
tan( x ) cos( x)
1
sec( x )
d. sec( x ) sin( x )
c.
d.
2 x1 x 2 2
1 3
2 2
1 1
b.
3 2
1 3
2 2
b.
1
4
1 1
c.
3 2
1
d.
1
3
2
1 3
2 2
c.
1
2
1 1
3 2
d.
1 1 3
5 1 2
37. Determine the Eigen-values (characteristic values) associated with the matrix a i , j .
a. 2, 6
b. 5, 0
c. 0, 4
d. 4, -1
38. If log a 10 0.25 , then log 10 a
a. 4
b. .5
c. .25
d. 2
39. Find the distance between the points P ( 1, -3, 5 ) and Q ( -3, 4, -2 ).
a.
10
b. 14
c. 8
d. 114
x 3 6 x 2 11x 6
, are:
x 1
a. -1, -2, -3
b. 2, -3
c. -2, -3
d. 2, 3
41. Find the x-value of the absolute minimum for the equation y 6 x x 3 in the interval
3 x 3.
a. -3
b. 2
c. 0
d. 3
Problems 42 & 43 use the following information: The population of a bacteria colony doubles
every 3 days and has a present population of 50000.
42. What is the equation describing the population growth?
a. 50,000 1 t / 3
b. 50,000 2t / 3
t
c.
50,000 (2)
d.
50,000 ( 2) t
d. 7.5 days
44. What are the focus coordinates of the conic section: r cos 2 a sin a ?
a. (1,-1) b. (0, -1/4) c. (1/4, 0) d. ( 0, 1/4)
45. The derivative of cos 3 5 x is
a. 3 sin 2 5 x
b. 15 sin 2 5 x
c. cos 2 5 x sin x
d. 15 cos 2 (5 x ) sin 5 x
2
46.
1 x 3 dx
a. 52/9
b.
c.
d.
c. 52/3
d. 26/3
47. If sin
a.
b. 0
cos 1
2
2
2
a b
2
cos 1
a
a2 b2
48. Suppose f (t ) t 2 . The area under the curve for 0 t 2 , estimated by using the
trapezoidal rule with t 0.5 , is most nearly:
a. 4.0
b. 2.75
c. 2.67
d. 1.33
49. The expression
a.
cos 3 i sin 3
b.
cos 3 i sin 3
c.
cos i sin
3
3
d. cos
3 i sin