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HND Past Questions Uba, T.A.N
HND Past Questions Uba, T.A.N
Spécialty/option: CET, UPL, BST, CAR, JOC, RCE. MEM, CHM. CHP. ELT, EPS, ACR, PSE, CSN,
HWM. BMW, PCH. TOP
Paper: Engineering Mathematics
Duration: 4hours Credits:9
2. Find the Taylor series expansion of the function f(x) = tan x about x = 0.
4. Verify Green's lemma in the plane for ý x*ydx + y'dy, where C is a closed curve of
the region bounded by ys = r^ and y = x (6 marks)
a) dx
b)Ja6x+5- dx
b)5+4
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SECTIONB: (30 MARKS)
. Given the equation cos(r + 27) +3y2 + Zxyz = 0, as an implicit relation between two
independent variablesx and y and a dependent variable z, determine expressions for
2. Determmine the Fourier series for a function defined in one period by:
-(2(1+t) -1
<t<0 (14 marks)
0<t<1
.
and v, =-9 are lincarly dependent. (5 marks)
l5J
A linear transformation T: R R is given by T(x, y,z) =(-z, x, x+ z).
a) What is the image of (-3, 10, 5) under T
b) Find the kernel ofT and interpret it geometrically
c) Is Ta one-to-one transformation? Explain. (4+5+5 marks)
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Sa +b + f r < -2
f(r)= -7 if = -2
32br + 1 if r > -2 (6 marks)
2. Let fix=
x+4
Find the Taylor's Series offix) centered at x=/ and computes its radius ofconvergence.
(6 marks)
Solve the Differential equation
+16y=10cos4x (6 marks)
dr
2- k1)
Evaluate the following integral:
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we p 2
-2 < r 0
x) - 0<x < 2
Find the Fourier Series of fx). (14 marks)
3. Find the inverse Laplace Transform (5marks) rsvt angt --
4. (U,)is a sequence of real variables defined by: U, = 1 and for
U(+)
(Va)n is a sequence ofreal values defined by: V, = Un -3
a) Find U.U,, Ug, U
b) Prove that (V,)n is a geometric sequence (3+2 marks)
Speciaty TELEPS-HM-SM-CED.wWK-UPs-ME-MEH
jz) = if
3 bc +1 if z
EXTRCISEY5 maris)
i) For wht real vaiucs of x docs24-o -17 COverge? Give your reasons. 2.5mts
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EXERCISE 3(5 marks)
Let fx) be a function of period 27 such that
- TT<X <0
fx) o<r<n
a) Sketch graph of fx) in the interval 3r< x< 37.
a
2.5mks
b) Find the
Fourier series for fix) in the interval -7 <x<?. 2.5mks
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ii) For this value of k obtained in i). determine whether f is differentiable at x = 3. (3 marks)
2 a)Show that the function u(x, t)t ie T satisfies theheat equation= ( 4 marks)
bLet f(x, y,2) = x* +y +z.
4. Let = jx"e"*dx
, S>a. (3 marks)
given by L[f(t)]
=
transform L[S()] is
Showthat the Laplace
s-a
L(y)=
the inverse Laplace trans of L(y).
Detemining the exact values of A, B and C. Hence by finding
find the solution to the difterential equation (). (8 marks)
Et (5-t
Jt
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Paper: MATHEMATICS
Duration: 3 hours
Coef: 02
0
A =
below
(dx
dt 2y z
a-3x-2y
dt
=-2x
dt +2y +z
SECTIONB (40 marks)
function f of period T in Fourier series is
We recall that the development of a
ca+T
a)dx; a, r)cos(nax) dx;
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HoneyiE
bn fa)sin(nwx)dx
the Tunction / delime
The dagram below show the graplhical representation
all real nmbers X , even and periodic with petiod T and such 1!: t
Vx C f 0 ; 2 n ] :f ( x ) = x ( 2 n - x)
3 2 - Ix 3t 47
(p+4) "(p+9)
c) Hence or otherwise deduce the expression (solution) s(t) of the above differential
equation E.
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SECTIONC(20 marks)
An enterprise design MP3 player, of which 6% of the players are bad. Each player is
Subjected to a control unit whose reliability is not perfect. This control unit reject o8o ot the
MP'3 player that is had and 5% of the player function correctly. (Given
D the event: <the MP player is bad » T
R the event: < the control unit reject the MP3 player >
b
a) Draw a tree diagram to represent the above information ju
Show that the that the player is bad and not rejected by the control unit is
b) probability
0.0012
that MP3 is rejected when it is not bad
c)We say that is an crror in the control given an
or it is not rejected given that it is bad. Calculate the probability that there is an crror
in the control.
TL io
d) Show that the probability that an MP3 is not going to be rejected is 0.8942
3) Evaluate
cos 6
= r=a
a ar drdo
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Pansr: Mathematics
Coeff: 2
DAration: 3hours
.A. Let be the function
of one real variable given by: f(x) (x*1).e" Hereafter Dr denotes the domain
of fin IR, and Cis the
representative curve of fover D
a. Give D and calculate the limits of f at all relevant
b.
(finite or infinite) points.
Study the variation of f inD, and draw the table of those
variation.
C. Does C have inflexion
points? if yes, which one(s)? (1+2+1 marks)
2. Find the general solution
of the equation y" - 2y'+ 3y =
I -n*
sin(x) dx ,Jn =
e- cos(x) dx
3.1. Determine lç and Jo. (2 marks)
3.2. iet n be a natural number different from zero. (0.5 mark)
a) Using irtegration by parts, show that
nand Jnsatisfies the system
Intnn1
of cquations
(2 marks)
-n nt/ne" "i=(1)
a. What is tlhe probability that a randomly choser. voter favors the death penalty? What is the
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HoRcb
probability that a different randomly chosen voter is CPDM? (1.5 mark)
b.Supposeyouknowthat a randomly chosen voter is CPDM. What is the prabability that he or sthe
favors the death penalty? (1.5 mark)
C. Are the events 'choosing a CPDM militant' and 'choosing someone who favors the death
penalty' independent? Justify your answer. (1.5 mark)
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x-2 if x *2
f(2) = 5
EXERCISE2(6 marks)
1) Give the expression of the Laplace transform of a function f(t) defined for all
20 0.5mk
2) Find the Laplace.transform of 2e3t+ 3e2t 1.5 mrk
3 Solve the following differential equations, showing each step of your work.
dy
a t2xy = 0, y(0) =0 tmrk
b) y" +5y' + 6y = 2ex 2 mrks
1/2
HoreybP
xtitnealA)=JA -ATI
tye les A-AL
tr vacen (A-AT)U 0 :
EXERCISE 4 (5 marks)
matriY
Determine the eigenvalues and the eigenvectors ofthe
2 mrks
d - r Sin 8
= cose
= r Cos b
( d Sine
dY
dr
2/2
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EXERCISEI: (20mks)
rsin
I.1-f (r, , 0) =
(x,y,z) , x = r cos 6 cos . y = r cos 6 sin y,z =
1.2-If A (3x2 - 6)yz)i + (2y + 3xz)j + (1 - 4xyz?)k, evaluate SA.dr from (0,0,0) to
x = t, y= t', z = t (3mks)
ii. The straight line joining (0, 0, 0) and (1, 1, 1) (3mks)
I.3-Determine the centre of gravity of the domain bounded by a circle of centre 0, radius land by
EXERCISEIL (20mks)
Piuge 1/2
Hoeycd
Show that the point x = 4 is a discontinuous point to the following function.: and give order
of discontinuity,
f)- -Tx<0
lo 0<x < (10mks)
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c) Using d'Alembert's ratio te st, verify that the series converges or
diverges
d) Evaluate
20
r(+1).
Srlr+) }+)-2*+r
b
r(4n+1)
t
tento
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Answer all
questions showing all tho steps involved in ublaining the results
1)
N:uerical Serier (5 marks)
Cons:der the series U. Up2
detined by
U 5
a) Show that tie series U, is
b) Let Vn EN. V,
con vergent and calculate its limit
=U, +
), determine the value of h so that the series V,
geon etric
Taylor's..eries (5 marks) is
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Syn/ =( r *
of L'Hopital's r:ile,
determine lim x+lX
1(b) By m e e n s 2eSinhx = 3+a for x.
cquation dx
1 (c) Solve t:e hyperboiic
otherwise), solve
the integral J 9
substitution for
of trlgonometric
1ld) Dy
means
(30 MARKS!
fractlons.
-18x into partia!
1e) Resolvg 4)-r+3)
solution to the
obtain a general
Coeff:clents" or otherwise,
'Unde:ermlned
cf
(2) By m e a r . s on-homoyeneous
differential equation;
(30 MARKS]
second crder
Y " - 3 y ' -i y ix
that AB BA