NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN ELECTRICAL POWER ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS THEORY ASSIGNMENT TWO

DATE 27 APRIL 2023

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

QUESTION ONE

Solve the following equations for values of x between 0 0 and3600 :

(a) x = sin−1 0,6792 [ 5 MARKS]

(b) x = sin−1 -0,1483 [5 MARKS

QUESTION TWO

(a) Solve 2 x 2 + 5x = 3 by completing the square giving your answers correct to 3 significant figures [ 5 MARKS]
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(b) The roots of a quadratic equation are and -2. Determine the equation [ 5 MARKS]
3

QUESTION THREE

(a) Simplify log 64 - log 128+ log 32 [5 MARKS]

(b) Evaluate

1
log 25−log 125+ log 625
2 [5 MARKS]
3 log 5
QUESTION FOUR

Convert the following decimal numbers to binary numbers+

(a) 213,7187510 [ 5 MARKS]

(b) 53,437510 [5 MARKS]

QUESTION FIVE

Rationalise the denominator in each of the following fractions

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(a) [3 MARKS]
1+ √ 5
1
(b) [3 MARKS]
√2−1
6
(c) [4 MARKS]
2+ √ 7

QUESTION SIX

(a) Find the equation of a straight line joining A(1 ,2) and B(7 ,10) [6 MARKS]
(b) If the gradient of a straight line joining P (a ,3 ) and Q(2 ,8) is 5 find the value of a [4 MARKS]

QUESTION SEVEN

Simplify the following:

−1 −1
x +y
(a) −1 −1 [4 MARKS]
x y
 n+1 2
3 +3
(b) [3 MARKS]
3
2 y+1
16
(c) 2 y+1 [3 MARKS]
8

QUESTION EIGHT
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(a) Solve for x in 3 x −5 x+2 =9 x+1 [5 MARKS]
2
√(n −3 n)
(b) Find n when 6 =36 [5 MARKS]

QUESTION NINE

Find x correct to 4 significant figures in the following equations:

(a) 5 x = 2e x [4 MARKS]
(b) log 2 x = 15log x 3 [6 MARKS]

QUESTION TEN

The instantaneous value of voltage in an a.c circuit at any time t seconds is given by v =340Sin (50πt-0,541) volts. Determine the:

(a) Amplitude, periodic time, frequency and phase angle ( in degrees) [4 MARKS]
(b) Value of the voltage when t = 0 [2 MARKS]
(c) Value of the voltage when t =10ms [2 MARKS]
(d) Time when the voltage first reach 200v [2 MARKS]
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