MATHEMATICS

March 2017
Time: 3 hours

KENYA COAST NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC

DIPLOMA IN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
DIPLOMA IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MODULE II
MATHEMATICS
DAE / DME 15 S
INSTRUCTIONS
You should have mathematical tables/scientific calculator for this examination.
This paper consists of SIX questions
Answer ANY FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Maximum marks for each part of a question are as shown.
Answer the questions in English.

This paper consists of 4 printed pages.

Check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated and that no
questions are missing.
1. (a) Simplify the expressions:

1 1
2 2 2 2 2
x ( x +1 ) ( x +1 )
(i)
x2

log 49
(ii) log243

(6 marks)

(b) Solve the equations:

4x
(i) 32 x +1=27 3

(ii) log x 9+2 log3 x 2=6 (14 marks)

x1 dy
2. (a) Given y= ,
x +1 find dx from first principles.

(5 marks)

(b) Use implicit differentiation to find the equation of the normal to the curve

x 2+ y 2 +3 xy4 x2 y=6

At the point (1, 0) (5 marks)

(c) It is desired to make a cylindrical container of thin metal to hold 10 cm3 of liquid.

If the curved surface area is s cm2 and the radius is r cm:

20
(i) Show that s=2 r r
 (ii) Determine the radius and height of the container that will make the surface

area a minimum, leaving in the answer. (10

marks)

3. (a) Evaluate the integrals:

(i) x2 +xdx
x +1
0

1 1 2

(ii) xsin x4 dx (13

0 1x

marks)

(b) (i) Sketch the region bounded by the curves y=x 2 and y=x +2

(ii) Hence, using integration find the area of the region. (7 marks)

x 2 z 2 z
4. (a) (i) Given z=e cos y +3 x+ 2 y , show that 2
+ 2 =0
x y
 (ii) Find the first and second partial derivatives of the function

f ( x , y ) =tan1 ( xy ) .

(12 marks)

(b) Locate the stationary points of the function z=x 2+ 2 y 2 +3 xy +4 x 2 y +6

and determine their nature. (8

marks)

2 2
5. (a) Given that 3 x +12 x+5= p ( x+ q ) +r for all values of x , where p , q and

r are constants. Determine the values of p , q and r .

(4 marks)

2
(b) Given the roots of the equation 2 x x 3=0 as and . Without

1 1
solving for and , form the equation whose roots are 2 and 2

. (7 marks)

2 x
(c) Determine the stationary points of the function y=x e and hence classify

them. (9 marks)
 3 3
6. (a) A curve is defined parametrically by y=cos , x=sin . Find the value of

d2 y
dx 2 at the point = 3 .

(8 marks)

(b) Determine:

(i) 3 x ( 1x )
2 2
dx

(ii) xCos 3 xdx (6

marks)

1
4 x 6
(c) Evaluate ( x=3 ) ( x+1 )
dx (6
0

marks)