Mid Term Test Course: Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering Module: Engineering Maths 1 Date: 8 Sept 2011 Thursday Section

A: MCQ [20 questions each 1 mark] 1. Which of the following sums below show the Commutative law ? A * B C D ( ) ( ( ) ) ( )

2. Which of the following choices below shows the numbers arranged in ascending order? (from smallest to biggest) * A B C D

3. Express 0.00000000036 in scientifc notation. A * B C D

4. Which of the triangles below shows a scalene triangle? D

5. For the parallelogram given below, what is its area?

A B C * D

72 cm2 17 cm2 18 cm2 16 cm2

6. Calculate the total surface area of the cone shown in the diagram below.

The cone has a radius of 5 cm and a length of 10 cm. A B * C D 50 cm2 157 cm2 175.62 cm2 261.67 cm2

7. Given that f(x) = A B C * D -79 -1/3 0 71

, find f(

).

8. Which of the graphs below does not show a function? C

9.

Which of the following can be the domain of the function A

( )

B C D

10. *

Express 39030 in decimal form. A B C D 39.5 39.3 39.6 39.0

11.

The equal sides of an isosceles triangle is each 12cm, and each base angle is 420. What is the length of the third side? A B 8.917 cm 12 cm 17.84 cm 20.61 cm

C D

12.

Find the obtuse angle x if sin x = 0.51 A B 30.66 59.34 149.34 210.66

C D

13.

Evaluate | A -92 -16 16 92

B C D

14.

In the graph of line drawn? A

, what is the gradient and y-intercept of the straight

Gradient (m) = -12, y-intercept (c) = 3 Gradient (m) = 3, y-intercept (c) = -12 Gradient (m) = 3, y-intercept (c) = 12 Gradient (m) = -3, y-intercept (c) = -12

B C D

15.

Find the product: A B C

16. *

Find the slope of the line through (2,-5) and (-1,4) A B C D -3 -4.5 -1/3 -1/9

17.

The hypothenuse of a right angled triangle is 13cm and another side is 5cm. Find the length of the last side of the triangle. A 11 cm 12 cm 13 cm 18 cm

B C D

18.

If the function function? A B

is shifted right 1 and up 3, what could be the resulting

( ( ( ( ) )

) )

C D

19.

In the diagram below, name the corresponding angles.

A * B C D

e and h b and f f and g b and h

20. *

Round off the number 0.04405 to 3 significant figures. A B C D 0.0441 0.04 0.0440 0.05

Question 1 Answer

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Section B [30 marks] Answer all questions clearly showing all necessary working. 1. An alloy weighing 60N contains 30% copper. How many newtons of another alloy, which is 70% copper must be added for the final alloy to be 50% copper? [Answer to 3 significant figures]. [5]

2.

The graph of

is drawn below together with a table of values.

x y

0 1

0.25 0.94118

0.5 0.8

0.75 0.64

1.00 0.5

a) Using Simpsons method, Estimate the area under the graph. b) Using the Trapezoidal method, estimate the area under the graph. c) Using linear interpolation, find the value of y when x = 0.6.

[2] [2] [2]

3.

a) A bucket of water has an initial volume of 4000cm3 of water. A rat chewed a hole in the bucket and as a result 12.5cm3 of water leaks every second. Find the water remaining in the bucket as a function of time (in seconds). [2] 3 b) In approximately how many seconds would there be 500cm of water remaining in the bucket? [2]

4.

a) A ships captain, wanting to go south, discovers that due to a malfunctioning compass, the ship has travelled 30km in a direction 50 east of south. How far away is the ship from its proper course? [2] b) If the captain wants to sail back to its proper course within another 25km, what is the angle that the captain must point his ship towards? [2]

5.

a) Solve by using determinants the equations

[4]

b) Sketch the equation showing the x and y intercepts clearly.

[3]

6.

Solve for x:

[4]

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