REFERRAL EXAMINATION PAPER

Module Title: Engineering Mathematics

Module Number: KC4010
Examiner Name(s): Dr Eamon Scullion
Location: City Campus, Newcastle upon Tyne
Month: August
Academic Year: 2018–2019
Time Allowed: 1 hour + 10 minutes reading time

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
(Please read carefully before you begin your examination.)
This is a closed book exam.

Individual work. There are 15 multiple choices questions (OMR); the questions are of equal value;
wrong questions and non attempted questions are marked 0. Answers must be entered on the Mul-
tiple Choice Answer Sheet as described on the next page.

This examination is worth 20 % of the total marks for this module.

Candidates may use a scientific calculator but programmable calculators are not allowed.

Material Allowed:
Mathematics Formula Sheet (separate, on blue paper)

PLEASE NOTE: You should only answer the number of questions required above. If you answer
more than this, your answers will be marked in the order they appear in your answer sheets, up to
and including the required number. Any additional answers will not be marked. Please check your
work to ensure you have answered the correct number of questions and they are clearly numbered.
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 KC4010 – Engineering Mathematics – AY 2018-2019

Answer ALL questions

1. The fracture thoughness of a material is assessed by computing its stress intensity factor K
through the following formula p
K = σ παβ,
where σ , a is the crack length in inches and β is a parameter that depends on the geometry
of the piece. Rearrange this equation for β.
σ
a) β = √ .
Kα
√
Kσ
b) β = .
απ
K
c) β = 2 2 .
π α σ
K2
d) β = .
πασ 2
e) None of the above.
1+j
2. What is the imaginary part of the complex number z = ?
3 − j9

a) −1/9.
b) 1/3.
c) −1/15.
d) −9.
e) 2/15.

3. If z = 6 cos π3 + j sin π3 and w = 2 cos π6 + j sin π6 , which expression represents z ÷ w ?

a) 3 cos π6 + j sin π6 .

b) 8 cos π3 + j sin π3 .

c) 3 cos 12 + j sin 21 .

d) 4 cos π6 + j sin π6 .

e) None of the above.

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4. Given the matrices    
3 4 1 −1
A= , B= ,
2 2 3 6
which of these correspond to the product A · B ?
   
10 8 3 −4 e) It is not defined.
a) . c) .
−1 4 6 12
   
15 21 1 6
b) . d) .
8 10 −2 −3

5. What is the rate of change of the function y = x3 ln x at the point x = 1 ?

a) 0.
b) 1.
c) 2.
d) −1.
e) None of the above.
dy
6. If x = et and y = sin (t2 ), what is the corresponding expression for dx
in terms of t ?

sin (t2 )
a) .
et
cos (t2 )
b) .
et
2t cos (t2 )
c) .
et
d) 2t cos (t2 )et .
e) None of the above.

7. To 2 decimal places, what is the argument, in degrees, of the complex number z = − 12 − j 14 ?

a) −30◦ .
b) 206.56◦ .
c) 63.43◦ .
d) 26.56◦ .
e) 243.43◦ .

8. What is (1 + j)6 ?

a) 1 + j6.
b) j.
c) 6j.
d) −8j.
e) 8j.

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 9. At which value of x does the function

y = 2x3 + 3x2 − 180x + 6

attain a minimum ?

a) 6.
b) 180.
c) 5.
d) 2/3.
e) There is no minimum.

10. Compute the following integral Z

3
dx.
5x + 2
a) 3 ln |5x + 2| + C.
3
b) 5
(5x + 2) + C.
3
c) 5
ln |5x + 2| + C.
d) 3(5x + 2) + C.
e) None of the above.

11. Write the complex number 2ejπ/6 in cartesian form.

√
a) 2 3.
√
b) 3 + j.
c) π/3.
√
d) 1 + 3j.
e) It is already in cartesian form.

log x2
12. What is the derivative of y = ?
x2
1
a) .
x
1
b) .
2x4
log x2 − 2x
c) .
x4
2 − 4 log x
d) .
x3
4 log x2 − 2x
e) .
x4

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13. What is the value of the following definite integral
Z log 2
e2x dx ?
0

a) 1.
b) 2.
c) 3/2.
d) 0.
e) log 2.

14. If a particle moves in the xy−plane on the curve defined by

x2 y + y 2 sin x = 4,
dy
obtain, by implicit differentiation, the derivative .
dx
dy y (y + cos (x))
a) =− .
dx 2xy + sin (x)
dy 2xy
b) = .
dx sin x
dy 3 − sin x
c) = .
dx xy
dy y(2x + y cos x)
d) =− 2 .
dx x + 2y sin x
dy y (y + cos (x))
e) = .
dx 2xy − sin (x)
15. Which of these lines is the line of best fit for the current data points (xi , yi ), using two decimal
places ?

xi yi x2i xi y i
0 4 y =a+Pbx P P
1 6 n xi y i − xi y i
b=
nh x2i − ( xi )2i
P P
3 8
1 X X
8 15 a= yi − b xi
n
Sum Σ

a) y = 1.80x + 5.5.
b) y = −2.5x + 8.4.
c) y = 1.34x + 4.22.
d) y = 1.22x + 4.42.
e) y = −1.2x + 6.43.

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