Academic Year 2020/2021

Module: Advanced Mathematics

Module Code: BEA/5/415
Date: Thursday 27 May 2021
Time: Paper available at 2.00 PM
Time Allowed: 6 hours for all students including DDS
Instructions to Candidates

THIS IS AN OPEN BOOK ASSESSMENT

1. Download the question paper;

2. Download the exam front cover sheet and fill in the information;
3. Using lined A4 paper, state the question number on the left-hand side and include the page number;
4. Scan the answer using a mobile app or a scanner. Adobe Scan App is recommended; please see the
attached instruction on how to use the app;
5. Upload as one single PDF document (with the cover sheet) in this submission point on Moodle before
the deadline at 8.00 PM (London Time).

Please, write your ID on the exam paper as requested.

Answer all questions proposed. All questions carry equal marks.

Important Notes

1. Candidate must complete the front cover sheet and include the cover in the final scanned document;
2. Candidate must NOT communicate electronically or verbally with anyone during the examination;
3. Candidate must complete the answer book in clear handwriting – any word processing software is NOT
permitted;
4. Use black/blue ink pen to ensure that it can be scanned clearly. Begin each question on a new page;
5. The candidate is allowed to use any lined paper – questions answered must be noted on the left-hand
side and each page must include the page number;
6. Candidate must scan the answers in the correct order using a mobile phone app or a scanner;
7. The scanned answer sheets must be combined into one single PDF document, it must be uploaded on
Moodle before the stated deadline, and FAILURE to do so will result in zero marks.
Question 1 – 20 marks

a) Write the vector (11,-4) as a linear combination of the orthonormal eigenvectors of A:

1 −6
𝐀𝐀 = � �
−6 6
[15 marks]

b) Determine the unique solution of the following first-order ordinary differential equation
subject to the boundary condition provided:
d𝑥𝑥
3 + 15𝑥𝑥 = 0, 𝑥𝑥(0) = 16
d𝑡𝑡
[5 marks]

Question 2 – 20 marks

Consider the scalar field:

𝜙𝜙(𝑥𝑥, 𝑦𝑦, 𝑧𝑧) = 𝑒𝑒 −2𝑥𝑥 sin(2𝑦𝑦 − 3𝑧𝑧)

Determine:

a) ∇𝜙𝜙 [5 marks]

b) ∇2 𝜙𝜙 [5 marks]

c) The curl of the gradient vector, curl (∇𝜙𝜙), showing full calculations. How would you describe
the gradient vector field based on this result?
[7 marks]

d) What does the gradient vector indicate about a scalar field?

[3 marks]

Question 3 – 20 marks

a) If it is known that the stationary points of the following function are (2/3, 8/3) and (10, 40),
classify both of them.

F(x,y) = x3 – 8xy + y2 + 20x + 42

[7 marks]

b) Solve the following differential equation using Laplace transforms subject to the boundary
conditions given, explaining in words the process involved.
N.B.: attempts without a written explanation will not be awarded any marks.

𝑑𝑑2 𝑦𝑦 d𝑦𝑦
2
− 10 + 24𝑦𝑦 = 0, 𝑦𝑦(0) = −1, 𝑦𝑦 ′ (0) = 4
𝑑𝑑𝑥𝑥 d𝑥𝑥
[13 marks]
Question 4 – 20 marks

Determine the radius r and height h of the right circular cone with the smallest curved surface area,
i.e., not including its base, that contains a fixed volume V. Note that the volume of such a cone is
πr2h/3, while the surface area of the curved surface is πrl, where l is the slant height shown in Figure
Q4 below.

N.B.: You must provide a written explanation of the process involved; submissions without a
written explanation will not be awarded any marks.

Figure Q4: Right circular cone.

Question 5 – 20 marks

A population of survey participants has a mean mass of X with a standard deviation of σx, and a mean
height of Y with a standard deviation of σy. NOTE: each student is provided specific values of X,
σx, Y and σy – please see the attached table at the end of the paper.

a) What is the probability of a participant chosen at random having a mass between 60 kg and 70
kg?
[8 marks]

b) What is the 98th percentile height?

[6 marks]

c) A sample of 12 participants are found to have an average height of 175.2 cm with a sample
standard deviation of 8.9 cm. Determine if this average height is greater than the population
mean at a 5% level of significance.
[6 marks]

[ - - END OF PAPER - - ]
 Table 1: Student-specific data for Question 5.

X σX Y σY
kg cm
2302202 74.2 7.7 169.1 9.1
3431056 74.6 7.9 167.5 9.5
3627936 73.8 7.3 167.0 9.8
3625281 74.6 7.8 170.8 10.1
3628374 75.0 7.5 169.0 10.8
3626106 73.8 7.2 171.5 9.9
3612531 72.2 7.8 167.0 11.3
3625035 74.0 7.6 171.0 11.3
3627884 73.4 7.9 169.5 10.4
3628783 75.2 7.0 169.3 11.0
3628354 72.0 7.7 167.8 11.3
3611687 74.4 7.7 168.8 11.3
2821581 75.0 7.5 170.3 8.9
3612949 72.4 8.0 167.0 8.6
3630549 74.6 7.2 169.3 10.7
3629468 72.6 7.6 171.5 9.0
3629713 73.0 7.9 167.0 8.9
3626463 74.6 7.8 171.5 10.2
3700019 73.6 7.1 169.8 9.3
3700420 73.6 7.7 168.8 9.5
3629792 75.2 7.4 170.8 9.5
3612376 73.6 7.9 169.5 9.3
3625521 73.0 8.0 171.0 10.8
3630820 74.2 7.5 169.3 8.7
3617503 72.4 7.3 170.3 9.2
3700188 74.0 7.8 171.3 9.9
3625327 74.4 7.4 168.5 9.9
3627419 74.0 7.9 168.3 10.8
3628535 74.0 7.7 167.3 10.2
3701538 75.0 7.5 167.0 10.7
3628485 74.2 8.0 168.3 8.7
3701193 74.8 7.7 169.3 9.5
3709793 75.8 7.9 171.5 10.8
3712465 73.6 7.9 167.8 8.4
3710336 75.2 7.6 170.3 9.3
3715511 75.6 7.7 168.8 10.7
3712415 75.2 7.2 169.0 11.1
3725076 72.8 7.5 170.8 10.7
3717662 73.8 7.8 168.5 10.2
3716641 72.6 7.5 169.3 10.4
3729039 75.0 7.2 169.8 9.0
3726218 75.4 7.4 169.3 8.9
3715567 72.4 7.8 168.3 9.9
3719292 74.2 7.5 168.3 8.7
3728475 72.2 7.2 167.0 10.4
3711476 72.6 7.6 168.8 8.6
3716438 72.6 7.7 168.5 9.9
3705214 75.8 7.8 168.0 10.8
3727210 75.6 7.1 171.0 8.6
3616490 73.4 7.0 168.8 9.8
3730277 75.8 7.8 169.5 9.6
3727211 73.8 7.3 168.3 8.6
3730318 72.8 7.7 167.3 8.4
3713459 75.0 7.2 170.0 9.5
3715577 75.0 7.6 169.5 9.5
3727769 74.0 7.4 169.0 11.1
3730260 72.8 7.0 167.8 10.1
3722669 72.0 7.3 167.8 10.8
3730010 73.0 7.3 169.8 9.8
3724103 74.0 7.8 170.0 11.1
3800245 73.2 7.3 170.8 8.9
3723033 73.4 7.3 167.3 11.0
3729734 74.4 7.5 167.3 8.9
3706947 72.6 8.0 169.5 9.8
3729992 74.8 7.5 171.0 8.4
3729943 74.4 7.7 170.0 11.1
3729888 73.4 7.0 168.8 10.2
3800113 73.6 7.2 168.5 9.2
3800122 75.6 7.1 168.0 11.1
3727519 72.4 7.2 171.8 9.8
3729468 72.0 7.5 170.5 10.7
3730364 73.4 7.5 169.0 10.5
3729879 75.6 8.0 169.8 11.0
3800128 73.0 7.2 167.3 10.5
3726401 75.4 7.8 170.0 9.2
3801094 72.6 7.9 167.8 11.1
3803135 75.2 7.4 168.0 10.8
3528047 73.0 7.3 168.3 10.8
3726417 72.8 7.3 170.8 10.1
3804310 75.2 7.4 171.5 10.4
3806053 74.4 7.0 168.3 10.4
3817219 73.6 8.0 171.0 10.5
3829600 72.4 7.6 170.3 9.2
3808546 73.0 7.3 167.5 9.0
3827249 73.8 7.1 171.0 10.5
3804574 74.0 7.5 171.0 9.5
3814631 73.0 7.8 170.8 9.2
3830318 75.6 7.8 171.0 11.0
3804733 73.6 7.2 168.8 9.6
3804730 74.4 7.8 170.5 8.9
3815445 72.0 7.3 168.8 9.0
3822430 74.4 7.4 170.5 10.4
3829778 74.0 7.0 169.0 8.7
3812613 74.6 7.7 169.8 9.2
3602854 75.2 7.1 171.5 11.0
3818103 72.2 7.1 169.3 9.6
3816211 72.0 7.3 168.0 9.0
3822418 75.6 7.3 171.5 10.1
3813678 74.4 7.9 169.0 9.2
3804916 72.0 7.8 168.0 9.9
3809932 74.4 7.7 168.3 9.0
3823296 72.2 7.6 171.3 9.2
3816842 74.0 7.9 171.0 8.7
3830824 73.0 7.5 169.5 9.0
3810290 72.0 7.4 171.0 10.8
3818072 73.2 7.9 167.3 9.3
3815754 75.2 7.7 169.0 10.4
3815946 73.0 7.3 168.8 9.5
3816207 74.8 7.5 167.3 11.1
3818847 74.4 7.3 168.0 10.7
3809489 73.8 7.8 167.5 9.9
3706385 74.6 7.8 170.8 8.4
3711835 75.6 7.9 169.3 10.2
3817923 74.2 7.9 171.8 9.9
3807070 75.6 7.6 171.0 10.1
3816346 73.0 7.8 168.0 9.3
3818759 72.8 7.6 169.8 8.6
3814621 73.8 8.0 169.5 10.2
3231044 72.4 7.9 169.5 10.2
3829616 72.4 7.3 167.5 10.8
3830545 75.6 7.6 168.8 10.8
3806266 75.0 7.8 167.0 11.1
3818339 75.2 7.1 167.3 11.1
3817761 74.8 7.8 169.8 9.9
3805013 75.4 8.0 168.0 9.5
3818785 75.2 7.6 171.3 10.4
3816774 72.4 7.5 171.3 10.8
3804915 74.6 7.7 170.8 10.5
3609315 74.8 7.3 171.3 10.7
3818662 72.4 7.3 168.5 11.3
3810081 74.6 7.6 170.3 11.0
3714869 73.0 7.3 171.8 9.6
3823029 74.0 7.6 169.5 8.9
3818746 74.6 7.6 171.8 9.9
3805315 72.8 7.7 167.3 9.0
3804308 72.0 7.2 169.3 8.7
3826017 73.4 7.1 167.3 10.5
3818117 75.8 7.3 171.5 9.9
3818760 72.8 7.1 168.3 11.3
3818788 72.0 7.6 170.8 9.9
3817080 75.2 7.9 168.5 9.9
3531365 74.6 7.5 170.8 9.3
3826702 75.4 7.2 170.5 9.8
3900054 72.8 7.1 167.5 9.2
3819473 74.4 7.8 169.0 10.2
3831849 72.6 7.9 169.5 10.1
3824355 75.6 7.2 170.0 8.9
3722294 73.4 7.3 167.3 11.3
3826527 73.8 7.6 167.3 8.7
3831092 75.6 7.0 169.0 11.0
3710652 75.4 7.8 168.8 8.4
3830510 72.4 7.4 170.5 9.2
3818981 74.8 7.3 171.8 10.8
3827571 75.0 7.2 170.3 8.9
3812347 73.4 7.0 171.8 9.5
3900530 74.2 7.2 171.8 10.2
3831199 73.8 7.2 169.3 9.3
3604278 73.0 8.0 171.8 8.4
3900681 73.6 7.6 170.5 8.7
3819620 75.4 7.4 170.8 9.9
3900527 72.2 7.9 171.0 8.7
3932096 74.4 7.8 168.3 10.2
3929025 75.6 7.6 170.3 9.3
3929024 72.6 7.5 171.5 8.4