HARARE POLYTECHNIC

CIVIL ENGINEERING

ASSIGNMENT 1

SUBMISSION DATE: Thursday 25 April 2024 by 0900

1. Resolve into partial fractions

3 2
x + 4 x +2 x−7
2
( x−1) ( x ¿¿ 2+ 8)¿
[6]

2. Solve cosh x+ 2sinh x=−1 [5]

( x+2)3 e2 x −1
3. Differentiate y=
( x−1)
3 with respect to x
[5]

4. Find the coordinates of the centroid of the area which lies

between
y
the curve x
=x−2 and the x - axis [5]

5. Find the first four (4) terms in the Maclaurin’s series for the
function
f ( x )=(x−1)e
x
[5]

6. Find the mean values of y=sec t−cost over

2
the range
π
t=0 to t=
4 correct to 4 significant figures [4]