ZIMBABWE

MINISTRY OF HIGHER AND TERTIARY EDUCATION,

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
HIGHER EDUCATION EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
(HEXCO)
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE

IN

BRICK AND BLOCKLAYING, CARPENTRY AND JOINERY, PLUMBING AND

DRAINLAYING, PAINTING AND DECORATING AND SAW DOCTORING
SUBJECT: Engineering Mathematics PAPER NO: 308/13/S1 1
DURATION: 3 Hours

OCTOBER/ OVEMBER 2019 EXAMINATION

REQUIREMENTS

1) Scientific calculator.

2) Log table.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE

1) Answer all questions in Section A (40 marks).

2) Choose any four questions in Section B (60marks).

This paper consists of 7 printed pages.

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QUESTION
answer to 2decimal placcS.
Simplify the following fraction by expressing the
0.05 (2 marks)
a) 0.75

9:11:13:15. If the
4 students in the ratio
b) A picce of timber is shared among student get? (5 marks)
timber is 4.8m long, how much does each

QUESTION 2

Simplify:
83x16-0,25 (5 marks)
a)
2*(2)
125xV16 (4 marks)
b) log g1
(4 marks)
c) Subtract ;P+q-r from ¿p--r

QUESTION 3

Give the formula for calculating each of the following:

included angle (1mark)
a) Area ofa triangle with 2 sides and an
(1 mark)
b) Perimeter of an ellipse
(1 mark)
c) Arca ofa parallelogram
(l mark)
d) Volume of a cylinder
(1 mark)
e) Area of a trapezium

QUESTION 4

of motion s = Ut +
The following is an equation
formula (3 marks)
a) Make g the subject of the

b) Express as a single logarithm

2
 Lpo

PAPER NO: 08/13/S11 - ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

2logx + log(a + b) -log(a + bx) (2 marks)
C) Simplify the following expression
7xy - 5x' + 3y- 2x2- 9xy +7x- 15y' +3+ 2xy +
12y' (2 marks)

QUESTION 5

The perimeter of an equilateral triangular coffee table top shown

Find the value of x. below is 1200m.

a)

10
X-4
10
-4

10
X4
(4 marks)

Fig 1

b) The formula for the total surface area of a block of wood of which is in the
form of a cuboid is a = 2LW + 2hW + 2L

Therefore Make W the subject of the formula (2 marks)

c) Find w when

a= 164, L = 3andh = 4 (2 marks)

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MATHEMATICS

SECTION B

QUESTION 6

a) (1) The resistance to bending offered by a beam is called the moment O1

Tesistance. For rectangular timber beams the moment of résistance 1s
given by the formula

MR fbaz
6 where f is permissible stress

1=Bending stress in N/mm2, b is the breadth of the beam (mm) and d is the
depth of the beam in mm
(5 marks)
Findthe MR if f = 8N/mm², b = 75 mm, d = 175mm
b) In fig 1 below, calculate :
i) No. of bricks required to construct the wall. (4 marks)

ii) Quantity of mortar required if 0,035kg is needed for one brick

(4 marks)

iii) Amount of money needed to paint the wall if one square metre is going
for $0,79. (2 marks)

Other Specifications:

No of bricksper square metre=100

1.7m

2,8m

3.8 m
Fig 1
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13/SI1 -
QUESTION 7 ENGINEERING MATHEMATTLD
In Fig 2 below, calculate
a) Girth
(5 marks)
b) Volumne of COncrete
(5 marks)
c) Number of bricks in foundations if
1m2=100 brickS (5 marks)

230

690
6000

6000

10 000

230
Fig 2
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QUESTION 8
(3marks)
a) State the principle of moments.
(5 marks)
b) Find the force x which balances the beam in fig 3

60 40

2m lm 4m

60N 30N
40N 20N

c)
B (7 marks)
A

2rn kl,5m y 2m X 2m

Fig 4
Determine reaction A (RA) and reaction B (RB) in the system in Fig 4.

QUESTION 9

a Use logarithms to evaluate

8.85 x 132 (2 marks)

(ii) 0.5 x 0.003 (2 marks)

(ii) V169 (1 mark)

b) Solve the quadratic equation 2r + 4x8 = 0 (5 marks)

c) Rind the volumne of concrete which can be contained in the
frustum in Fig
5below:
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4 units

þ units

(5 marks)
8 units

Fig 5

QUESTION 10
porcelain floor tiles for a room
a) Find the number of 600x 600 mm (4 marks)
measuring 2Om x 10 m.

out that two lengths were

b) While setting out a building, the bricklayer found
shown in Fig 6.
not given on the site plan by the architect as

15m y

60°

25m

() Find x and y (6 marks)

(i) Calculate the area of thesite plan (5 marks)

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