UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

EXAMINATION FOR INTERNAL STUDENTS

MODULE CODE

MATH6501

MATH6501B

MODULE NAME

Mathematics for Engineers 1

DATE

02-May-12

TIME

10:00

TIME ALLOWED

2 Hours 0 Minutes

ASSESSMENT
PATTERN

2011/12-MATH6501B-001-EXAM-199
2011 University College London

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All questions may be attempted but only marks obtained on the best five solutions will
count.

The use of an electronic calculator is permitted in this examination.

1.

(a) Find 2 for

(i)

y = cos (xe')

(ii)

Y=

X3/2 + 2

Vx2.+1

(b) A curveis given by x = et 7 e" and y = t + 1 . Find 2 and cfl

dx
(c) A function is given by y = +1 . Find its maximum.

(a) Let f (x, y) = x27y2

Find a and g .

(b) Let f (x, t) = e' sinx . Show that

(c). Let f (x ,t) = g (x

of

a2f

at

axe

t), where g is an arbitrary function. Show that

a2f

a2f

at2

19X2

3. Find the following integrals

(i)

cos x sin x ex dx ,
4

(ii)

e"

fo

dx

7+3x
f
j 56x+x
(iv)

dx

1/15

2x

x2 dx

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4.

(a) Solve
_ dy
e'dx

y2 = 0,

y(0) = 1.

(b) Solve
dy

dx+ x y = xe -X

5.

y(0) = 1.

(a) Define carefully the dot and vector products of two vectors a and b. Use these
definitions to find (a x b).b.
(b) Find the unit vector which is perpendicular to the vectors (1, 1, 1) and (1, 2, 3).
(c) The three points (1, 1, 0), (1, 0, 1) and (0, 0, 5) form the vertices of a triangle.
Use vector methods to find the angle between the sides that meet at (0, 0, 5)
and the area of the triangle.

6.

(a) Evaluate the integral

x4dx,

fo
using the trapezoidal rule with 4 equal intervals. Compare your answer with
the actual value.
(b) Use Newton's method to find an approximate solution to the equation
2x2

1 = 0,

to an accuracy of 2 decimal places starting at x = 1.

7.

(a) Write down the binomial distribution for x successes in n independent trials,
each with probability p of success.
(b) A factory produces microchips. The probability of producing a defective microchip is 1/5. Compute the probability that in a random sample of 10 microchips there are no more than 2 defective microchips.
(c) Write down the Poisson distribution with mean p.
(d) Water supply failures occur according to a Poisson distribution with an average
of 3 failures every 30 days. Calculate the probability that there will not be more
than one failure during a particular week.

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