SCHOOL OF SIGNALS

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS TWO PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENT ONE

DUE DATE 17 AUGUST 2023

QUESTION ONE

(a) Two impedances, z 1 = ( 3 + j6) Ω and z 2 = (4 –j3) Ω are connected in series to a

supply voltage of 120 V. Determine the magnitude of the current and its phase angle
relative to the voltage
[5 MARKS]
(b) Differentiate from first principles f(x) = 4 x 2 + 5x -3 [5 MARKS]

QUESTION TWO

Determine the resistance R and series inductance L (or capacitance C) for each of the
following impedances assuming the frequency to be 50 HZ.

(a) (3 +j8)Ω [3 MARKS]

(b) (2 –j3)Ω [3 MARKS]
(c) 8¿ - 600 Ω [ 4 MARKS]

QUESTION THREE

(a) Two impedances, z 1 = (3 +j6) Ω and z 2 = (4-j3) Ω are connected in parallel to a

supply voltage of 120 V. Determine the current flowing and its phase angle relative to
the 120V supply voltage. [7 MARKS]
(b) Change (3 +j4) into polar form [ 3 MARKS]

QUESTION FOUR

An a.c network consists of a coil, of inductance 79,58mH and resistance of 18Ω in parallel
with a capacitor of capacitance 64, 96 μF .If the supply voltage is 250 ¿ 00 V at 50 HZ,
Determine

(a) The total equivalent circuit impedance [ 5 MARKS]

(b) The supply current [2 MARKS]
(c) The current in the coil [ 3 MARKS]

QUESTION FIVE

(a) Solve the following equation

(2+j) (3 –j2) = a +jb [4 MARKS]

−25 1+ j2 2− j 5
(b) Show that ( − ) = 57 +j 24 [ 6 MARKS]
2 3+ j 4 −j
QUESTION SIX

1+ j 3 2
(a) Evaluate j ( ¿¿ [ 5 MARKS]
1− j 2

(b) Solve the equation

2 x 2 +3x +5 = 0 [5 MARKS]

QUESTION SEVEN

Two impedances, z 1 = 5 ¿ 300 Ω and z 2 = 10 ¿ 45 0Ω draw a current of 3, 36 A when connected

in series to a certain supply voltage. Determine

(a) The supply voltage [ 4 MARKS]

(b) The phase angle between the voltage and current [ 2 MARKS]
(c) The p.d across z 1 [2 MARKS]
(d) The p.d across z 2 [2 MARKS]

QUESTION EIGHT

(a) Two impedances in an electrical circuit network are given by z 1 = 4, 7 ¿ 350 and z 2
Z1 Z2
=7, 3¿−480. Determine in polar form the total impedance z T given that z T =
Z 1 +Z 2
[ 5 MARKS]
(b) Determine (−2+ j3 ¿ ¿5 in polar and Cartesian form. [ 5 MARKS]

QUESTION NINE

Solve the following complex equations

(a) (2 +j)(-2+j) = x +jy [ 4 MARKS]

(b) (a-j2b) +(b –j3a) = 5 +j2 [6 MARKS]

QUESTION TEN

Three impedances are connected in series across a 120 V, 10KHZ supply. The impedances
are

(i) z 1, a coil of inductance 200µH and resistance 8Ω

(ii) z 2 , a resistor of 12 Ω
(iii) z 3 , a 0,50µF capacitor in series with a 15Ω resistor

Determine in polar form

(a) The circuit impedances [7 MARKS]

(b) The pd across each impedances [3 MARKS]