Assignment 2

Chapter 5 - 7
Due Date: 1630 28/09/2012
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Assignment Questions

QUESTION 1
Shown in the figure is a system of four one-way streets leading into the center of a city. The
numbers in the figure denote the average number of vehicles per hour that travel in the
directions shown. A total o 300 vehicles enter the area and 300 hundred vehicles leave the
area every hour. Signals at intersections A, B, C, and D are to be timed in order to avoid
congestion, and this timing will determine traffic flow rates
1
,
2
,
3
, and
4
.

a. If the number of vehicles entering an intersection per hour must equal the number of
leaving in the intersection per hour, describe the traffic flow rates at each intersection
with a system of equations.
b. If the signal at intersection C is timed so that
3
is equal to 100, find
1
,
2
, and
4
.
Please use inverse matrix method to solve the system of linear equations obtained.
c. Make use of the system in part (a) to explain why 75
3
150.

[9 marks]
QUESTION 2
A company has three machines A, B, and C that are each capable of producing a certain
item. However, because of a lack of skilled operators, only two of the machines can be used
simultaneously. The following table indicates production over a three-day period, using
various combinations of the machines. How long would it take each machine, if used alone,
to produce 1000 items?
Machines Used Hours Used Items produced
A and B 6 4500
A and C 8 3600
B and C 7 4900
[6 marks]
A
B C
D
x1
x2
x3
x4
100 75
150
50
100 50
25
50
QUESTION 3
If u = xi + yj, verify that
2
u u u = . Hence, given that 7 = b a and 2 = + b a , find the
value of b a .
[11 marks]
QUESTION 4
A parallelepiped has base vertices at ( ) 1 , 1 , 1 , ( ) 2 , 3 , 2 , ( ) 4 , 4 , 2 , and ( ) 3 , 2 , 3 and top
vertices at ( ) 6 , 2 , 2 , ( ) 7 , 4 , 3 , ( ) 9 , 5 , 1 , and ( ) 8 , 3 , 2 . Find its volume.
[7 marks]
QUESTION 5
Calculate the angle between the planes p and s, which are defined by
p: ( ) 5 5 = + + k j i r
s: 2x + y + 2z = 5
If the planes p and s intersect at the straight line l, find a vector equation of l.
[12 marks]
QUESTION 6
Sketch the graph ( )
( )( ) 5 2
5 2
+

=
x x
x
x f
[10 marks]
Question 7
Evaluate
|
|
.
|

\
|
+

1 2
1 1
lim
0
x x
x
x

[4 marks]

Question 8
A function f is defined as follows
f(x)=
5 , 8
5 3 , 1 2
3 , 4
2
>
< <
s
x x
x x
x px

a. Given that f is continuous at x=3, find the value of p
b. Determine whether f is continuous at x=5
c. Sketch the graph
[10 marks]

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