UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS – 2022/2023
SECOND YEAR EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE (ENGINEERING)
FCE 262: CIVIL ENGINEERING
FEE 272: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS 1B
DATE: MAY 22, 2023 TIME: 3:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer question ONE and any TWO other questions.
2. A set of useful formulae is attached at the end of the question paper.
QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS – COMPULSORY)
(a) State whether each of the following statements is TRUE or FALSE.
(i) The vectors a 1, 2, 5 and b 0, 2, 2 are perpendicular. [1 mark]
1 0 3 2 4
(ii) Let A and B 1 0 . Then there is a matrix X such that AX B
1 2 0
[1 mark]
(iii) (1 j ) 1024
20
[1 mark]
(iv) The two solutions y1 cos3x and y2 sin 3x to a second order differential equation
are linearly independent. [1 mark]
(b) Find the value of a constant k for which the given equation is exact.
xy 2 kx 2 y ( x y) x 2 y' 0 [3 marks]
(c) Solve the following set of linear equations:
x1 x2 x3 x4 5
x2 x3 2 x4 8 [4 marks]
2 x1 x2 x3 4 x4 18
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(d) Compute the determinant of the following matrix.
3 0 0 3 0
3 0 2 0 0
0 1 0 0 3
0 0 0 3 3
0 1 2 0 1
[4 marks]
(e) Given that z x jy , where x and y are real numbers, find the complex number z such
that
z 3 j z 16
where z is the complex conjugate of z . [5 marks]
(f) Solve the initial value problem.
ydx (1 x)dy 0, 1 x e2 1
y (0) 1
[5 marks]
(g) Find a second order linear DE with constant coefficients whose general solution is
y C1 cos 4t C2 sin 4t sin 2t
[5 marks]
QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS – OPTIONAL)
(a) The relationship between the displacement, s , velocity, v , and acceleration, a, of a piston is
given by the equations:
s 2v 2 a 4
3s v 4a 25
3s 2v a 4
Use a matrix method to determine the values of s, v and a. [8 marks]
(b)
1
(i) Show that the transformation z y 2 transforms the differential equation
dy 1
4 y tan x 2 y 2 (I)
dx
into the differential equation
dz
2 z tan x 1 (II) [5 marks]
dx
(ii) Solve the differential equation (II) to find z as a function of x. [6 marks]
(iii) Hence obtain the general solution of the differential equation (I) [1 mark]
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QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS – OPTIONAL)
(a) Let r ( s) 2s 2 , s 3, 4s 2 s
(i) Determine the unit tangent vector to the curve r ( s) at the point (2, 4,3). [3 marks]
(ii) Find the area of the parallelogram spanned by the two vectors r' (0) and r' (2) .
[3 marks]
(b) Two forces F1 150 N and F2 200 N are applied at point A , as shown in the figure below.
(i) Determine the resultant force at A, in Cartesian vector form. [6 marks]
(ii) Determine the magnitude of the component of the force F1 along the line of action of
force F2 . [2 marks]
(c) A tank contains 20 kg of salt dissolved in 5000 litres of water. Brine that contains 0.03
kg of salt per litre of water enters the tank at a rate of 25 litres per minute. The solution is
kept thoroughly mixed and drains from the tank at the same rate. How much salt remains
in the tank after half an hour? [6 marks]
QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS – OPTIONAL)
(a) Solve the differential equation
xdy y (1 ln y ln x)dx
[8 marks]
(b) By finding an appropriate integrating factor, solve the differential equation
(3x2 y 2 xy y3 )dx ( x 2 y 2 )dy 0
[8 marks]
(c) Find the form of the particular solution ( y p ) to the differential equation below using the
method of undetermined coefficients. DO NOT SOLVE.
y'' 2 y' 2 y ( x e x )sin x
[4 marks]
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QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS – OPTIONAL)
(a) Express 4 4 3 j in the form re j , where r 0 and . [3 marks]
(b) (i) Solve the equation z 3 4 4 3 j , giving your answers in the form re j , where r 0 and
. [4 marks]
(ii)The roots of the equation z 3 4 4 3 j are represented by the points P, Q and R on an
Argand diagram.
Find the area of the triangle PQR, giving your answer in the form k 3 , where k is an
integer. [3 marks]
(c) A time-dependent response in an RLC series circuit
is modelled by the second-order ordinary differential equation
d 2Q dQ 1
L 2 R Q E (t )
dt dt C
where Q is the charge on the capacitor and E(t) is the electromotive force (supplied by a
battery or generator).
(i) A series circuit consists of a resistor with R 24 , an inductor with L 2 H , a
capacitor with C 0.005 F , and a 12-V battery. The initial charge is Q 0.001 C and the
initial current is 0.
dQ
Write down the initial value problem for the charge in the circuit. (note: current I (t ) )
dt
[2 marks]
(ii) Solve the IVP in (i) to find the charge at any time t. [5 marks]
(iii) The battery in (i) is replaced by a generator producing a voltage of E (t ) 12sin10t.
Find the charge at time t. [3 marks]
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POSSIBLY USEFUL FORMULAE FOR ENGINEERING MATH 1B
sin 2 x cos 2 x 1
tan 2 x 1 sec 2 x
cot 2 x 1 cos ec 2 x
2 cos 2 x 1 cos 2 x
2sin 2 x 1 cos 2 x
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