Engineering Mathematics 1A

Assignment 1
Due Date: 20 April 2023

Question 1 (9 Marks)
a) A German silver alloy consists of 60% copper, 25% zinc and 15% nickel. Determine
the masses of the copper, zinc and nickel in a 3.74-kilogram block of the alloy. (6)
b) Express 47s as a percentage of 5 min. (3)

Question 2 (10 Marks)

a. Evaluate the following:

1 −1
i. (32 ) (3)
42 × 93
ii. (3)
83 × 34

b. Simplify the following expression

𝑎5 𝑏𝑐 3 3 1 2
, Evaluate when a = 22, b = 2, and c = 3 (4)
𝑎2 𝑏 3 𝑐 2

Question 3 (8 Marks)

a. Solve the following equation:

𝑥+3 𝑥−3
= + 2 (4)
4 5

b. A rectangular football pitch has its length equal to twice its width and a perimeter of
360 m. Find its length and width. (4)

Question 4 (10 Marks)

a. Solve the following simultaneous equation by substitution: (4)

2𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 7 (1)
𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 4 (2)
b. When Kirchhoff’s laws are applied to the electrical circuit shown in fig 1, the currents
𝐼1 and 𝐼2 are connected by the equations: (6)
27 = 1.5𝐼1 + 8(𝐼1 − 𝐼2 ) (1)
−26 = 2𝐼2 + 8(𝐼1 − 𝐼2 )(2)

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 Figure 1

Determine the value of 𝐼1 and 𝐼2 .

Question 5 (4 Marks)

Given,

𝑙
𝑡 = 2𝜋√
𝑔

𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡, 𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝜋

Question 6 (10 Marks)

a. A hollow shaft has an outside diameter of 5.45 cm and an inside diameter of 2.25 cm.
Calculate the cross-sectional area of the shaft. (5)

b. The volume of a cylinder is 400 𝑐𝑚2 . If its radius is 5.20 cm, find its height.
Determine also its curved surface area. (5)

Total: 51 Marks