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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
2. If the functional form of a curve is known, differentiation can be used to determine all of
the following EXCEPT the
a. concavity of the curve.
b. location of the inflection points on the curve.
c. number of inflection points on the curve.
d. area under the curve between certain bounds.
3. Which of the following choices is the general solution to this differential equation:
dy
5 y 0; y (0) 1 ?
dt
a. e 5t b. e 5t c. e 5t d. 5e 5t
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
1
b. (i + 2j)
5
1
c. (-2i + j - k)
6
1
d. (-2i - j - k)
6
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
a. 4
x 1
y6 1
b.
x 1 4
y6
c. 4
x 1
y6
d. 4
x 1
13. The only point of inflection on the curve representing the equation y x 3 x 2 3 is at x
equal to:
a. 2 b. 1 c. 0 d. 1 e. 2
3 3 3 3
14. The indefinite integral of x 3 x 1 is
x4 x2
a. x
4 2
x3 x2
b. x
3 2
x3 x2
c. xC
3 2
x4 x2
d. xC
4 2
x x2
15. Consider a function of x equal to the determinant shown here: f ( x ) . The
x4 x3
first derivative f (x ) of this function with respect to x is equal to
a. 3 x 2 8 x 3
b. 3 x 2 7 x 6
c. 4 x 3 6 x 5
d. x 4 x 6
Questions 16-18, relate to the three vectors A, B, and C in Cartesian coordinates; the unit
vectors i, j, and k are parallel to the x, y, and z axes, respectively.
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
Questions 20-21. The position x in kilometers of a train traveling on a straight track is given as a
1 4
function of time t in hours by the following equation, x t 4t 16t . The train moves
3 2
4
from point P to point Q and back to point P according to the equation above. The direction from
P to Q is positive; P is the position at time t = 0 hours.
20. What is the trains velocity at time t = 4hours?
a. -16 km/h b. -8 km/h c. 0 km/h d. 32 km/h e. 64 km/h
22. 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 b
x dx xdx
2
a. a
c. a
ba ba
b b
f f ( x)dx
2
( x) dx
b. a
d. a
ba ba
5 1
1 2 3
23. Let A , and B 6 0 . The (2,1) entry of AB is:
1 2 9
4 7
a. 29 b. 53 c. 33 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.
1 2
25. The diagram shown below shows two intersecting curves: y = x, and y 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
x
2
dx
0
a. 3
1 2
0
x x dx
3
1
x
2
dx
0
b. 1
1 2
0
x x dx
3
3
1 3
0
x2 x dx
3
c. 3
1 2
0
x x dx
3
3
1 3
0
x x dx
3
d. 3
1 2
0
x x dx
3
26. Find the radius for the circle with the equation x 2 6( x y ) y 2 2 .
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
sin x
27. Find the value of the limit: lim
x 0 x
a. 0 b. c. 1 d. 2
30. It takes a pigeon X, 2 hours to fly straight home averaging 20 km/h. It takes pigeon Y, 2
hours and 20 minutes to fly straight home averaging 30 km/h. If both pigeons start from
the same spot but fly at an angle 120 to each other, about how far apart do they live?
a. 96 km b. 87 km c. 80 km d. 73 km
31. A matrix B has eigenvalues (characteristic values) found from which of the following
equations?
a. B I 0
b. BI x
c. B
d. Bx I 0
32. 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
33. A right circular cone cut parallel with the axis of symmetry could reveal a
a. circle b. hyperbola c. ellipse d. parabola
dy
34. If y cos(x), then
dx
1
a. sin( x ) c.
sec( x )
b. tan( x ) cos( x) d. sec( x ) sin( x)
1 3 1 1 1 1 1 3
a. 2 2 b. c. d.
3 2 3 2 1 2
1 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 3
a. 2 2 b. 2 2 c. 3 2 d.
4 2 5 1 2
38. Determine the eigenvalues (characteristic values) associated with the matrix a i , j .
a. 2, 6 b. 5, 0 c. 0, 4 d. 4, -1
40. Find the distance between the points P ( 1, -3, 5 ) and Q ( -3, 4, -2 ).
a. 10 b. 14 c. 8 d. 114
41. The rectangular coordinates of a point are (-3, -5.2 ), find the polar coordinates for the
same point.
a. ( 6,120 ) b. (6,120 ) c. (6,120 ) d. (6,150 )
42. 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 43 & 44 use the following information: The population of a bacteria colony doubles
every 3 days and has a present population of 50000.
d. 50,000 ( 2) t
46. What are the coordinates of the focus of the conic section?
a. (1,-1) b. (0, -1/4) c. (1/4, 0) d. ( 0, 1/4)
x 1 x 3 dx
2
49.
0
a. 52/9 b. 0 c. 52/3 d. 26/3
a
50. If sin , which of the following statements must be true?
a b2
2
b
a. tan 1
a 2
b
b. tan 1
a
b
c. cos 1
a b
2 2 2
a
d. cos 1
a2 b2