ENG3200 Assignment 1

Engineering Mathematics I (Total marks = 50)

1. Given 𝐴𝐴⃑ = 2𝚤𝚤̂ − 3𝚥𝚥̂ + 𝑘𝑘�, 𝐵𝐵

�⃑ = −𝚤𝚤̂ + 4𝚥𝚥̂ − 3𝑘𝑘� and 𝐶𝐶⃑ = 𝑤𝑤𝚤𝚤̂ + 𝚥𝚥̂ + 3𝑘𝑘�.

a) Find �A⃑ × B
�⃑. (5 marks)

b) Find w if the volume of the parallelepiped formed by the three vectors �A⃑, �B⃑
and �C⃑ is 30. (5 marks)

2. �⃗ = 3𝚤𝚤̂ + 5𝚥𝚥̂ through a

An electric motor moves an object with a force F

displacement r⃑, the work done is �F⃑ . r⃑. The object is moved from the point with

coordinates (1, 3) to the point (3, 8). Find:

a) the displacement vector r⃑ of the object; (2 marks)

b) the work done by the force �F⃑. (3 marks)

3. Solve the equation 𝑒𝑒 2𝑥𝑥 − 8𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥 + 15 = 0. (5 marks)

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4. Without using calculator, determine 4 64 . (3 marks)

5. The displacement of a bus that travels from East to West, apart from station A is
given as follows (negative indicates from West to East):

Displacement x (km) Frequency

-3 5
-1 2
4 12
7 6
12 12
17 21

a) Find the mean value of displacement x. (2 marks)

b) Find the standard deviation and variance of displacement x. (8 marks)

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6. The length of screws used for a motor follows the normal distribution with the
mean value of 8 mm and standard deviation of 2 mm. Calculate the probability
that the length of a screw randomly selected is:

a) Over 8.76 mm. (4 marks)

b) Between 6.5 mm and 9.5 mm. (6 marks)

7. In a company, the probability to pick an engineer from any member of staff is

0.005. If 100 staffs are randomly picked from the company, calculate the
probability that:

a) Exactly 3 engineers are picked. (2 marks)

b) Less than 3 engineers are picked. (5 marks)

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