LAGOS CITY POLYTECHNIC, IKEJA

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF ELECT./ELECT. AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

2015/2016 SEMESTER EXAMINATION

COURSE TITLE: ADVANCED ALGEBRA NO OF QUESTIONS: 6

COURSE CODE: MTH 311 TIME ALLOWED: 2HRS
FOR
1. WHOM:
(a) HND YR I CS, CE, 3EE PT
Show tyhat 1 + sinx = 1 + x x x + x + ..............
2 4 INSTRUCTIONS:
ANSWER 2 8 48 384 ANY
(b) Using Maulaurin series, derive the series expansion of coshx
FOUR QUESTIONS
2. (a) Solve the following system of equation using Gauss-Jordan elimination method
3x + 2y + 4z = 7
2x + y = z = 4
x + 3y + 5z = 2
(b) If l1, l2 and l3 are the agenvalues of the matrix

2 9 5
5 10 7 than l1, + l2 + l3 is equal
to?
4 21 14

3. (a) Given that z1 = 2 + 3i and z1 = 4 5i. Evaluate the followings in the form x + iy
(i) (5z1 + 3z2)2 (ii) (z1 + z2)
(z1 z2)
(b) Given that x = cosq + i sinq, using Dc Movre theorem show that
xm + 1 = 2 cos mq and xm 1 = 2i sin mq
xm xm

4. (a) For what value of x will make (i + 2j + 8k) and (xi + 3j k) perpendicular
(b) Evaluate grad q if q = log (x2 + 2y2 + 2z2)
(c) Find the divergence and curl of the vector field v = (x2 y2)i + 2xyj + (y2 xy)k

5. (a) Define the following functions with their properties

(i) Trigonometric function (ii) Hyperbolic function (iii) Logarithmic
function
(b) Show that
[
Sin x + sin y = 2 sin
] [
x + y cos
2
]x y 2
Coshx = sin h2x + 1 = 1 = cothx
1 tanh x2
coth2x 1
6. (c)
[
If A = 0 1
1 ] choose a and b so that
0
(a I + BA) 2
= A