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MAT3202: ANALYTICAL METHODS

FINAL EXAMINATION: MAY 2018 SESSION

Instructions: This paper consists of FIVE (5) questions. Answer any FOUR (4) questions in the
answer booklet provided. All questions carry equal marks.

Question 1

 ( x  y 2 ) dA over the triangle, R with vertices at (0, 0), (2, 0) and (1, 1).
2
(a) Evaluate
R
(11 marks)

(b) If w  ( x, y)  i( x, y) represents the complex potential for an electric field and
x
( x, y)  x 2  y 2  2 , show that β( x , y ) is harmonic and form the conjugate
x  y2
harmonic function ( x, y) .
(14 marks)

Question 2

 4x i  4 y j
(a) The force acting at a point (x, y) in a coordinate plane is F ( x, y )  where
| r |3
r  x i  y j . Calculate the work done by F along the upper half of the circle
x 2  y 2  a 2 from (a, 0) to (-a, 0).
(11 marks)

(b) Verify Green’s theorem for F  x 2 i  y 2 j over the region R : 1  x  2 , 0  y  2x .

(14 marks)
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Question 3

(a) Use Lagrange multipliers to find the optimum values of f ( x , y , z )  x  2 y  3z subject

to the constraint x 2  y 2  z 2  14 . Find the points where these optimum values occur.
(12 marks)

(b) Liquid is pumped into a tank of horizontal cross sectional area A m2 at a rate of Q
liter/sec and is drained by a valve at its base as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1
dx
Using Bernoulli’s principle, the mass balance is A  Q  B 2 gx(t ) where B is the
dt
cross sectional area of the efflux pipe and g is the acceleration of gravity. Taking A  1
dx
and B 2 g  0.01, we get  Q  0.01 x(t ) . Approximate x meters at the end of two
dt
minutes given that Q  0.02 , x(0)  6 and h  20 seconds. Perform all calculations
correct to five decimal places.
(7 marks)

(c) Out of ten items manufactured at a factory, two are found to be faulty. If a sample of
three is taken at random, what is the probability that the sample contains:
(i) two faulty items?
(3 marks)
(ii) at least two faulty item?
(3 marks)

Question 4

(a) The width of twelve bolts, measured in centimeters, were found to be:
3.2 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3

Given that the width of the bolts are normally distributed, calculate a 95% confidence
interval for the mean width of the population of these bolts. Perform all calculations
correct to three decimal places.
(8 marks)
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(b) Raw material used in the production of synthetic fiber is stored in a place where there is
no humidity control. Measurement of the relative humidity and the moisture content of
samples of the raw material, in twelve days, yielded the following results:

Humidity Moisture content

(in percentages) (in percentages)
46 12
53 14
37 11
42 13
34 10
29 8
60 17
44 12
41 10
48 15
33 9
40 13

(i) Copy and complete the following table where ̅ and ̅ .

( ̅) ( ̅) ( ̅ )( ̅)
46 12 14.0625 0 0
53 14 115.5625 4 21.5
37 11 27.5625 1 5.25
42 13 0.0625 1 -0.25
34 10 68.0625 4 16.5
29 8 175.5625 16 53
60 17
44 12
41 10
48 15
33 9
40 13
(6 marks)
(ii) Form the regression equation for the data. What does the gradient of the
regression equation represent, in terms of humidity and moisture content?
(5 marks)
(iii) Compute the linear correlation coefficient and interpret this value.
(3 marks)
(iv) Determine the percentage of total variation in the moisture content that is
explained by humidity.
(1 mark)
(v) Use the regression equation to predict the moisture content when the humidity is
57%.
(2 marks)
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Question 5

(a) The heights of boys at a particular age follow a normal distribution with mean 150.3 cm
and standard deviation 5 cm. Find the probability that a boy picked at random from this
age group has height:
(i) less than 153cm.
(3 marks)
(ii) more than 158cm.
(3 marks)
(iii) between 147cm and 149.5cm.
(3 marks)
(iv) Determine the height above which 95% of the values will occur.
(3 marks)

(b) Observations of the time taken to test an electrical circuit board show that it has mean
5.82 minutes with standard deviation 0.63 minutes. As a result of the introduction of an
incentive scheme, it is believed that the inspectors may be carrying out the test more
quickly. It is found that for a random sample of 150 tests, the mean time taken is 5.68
minutes.
(i) Assuming that the population variance remains unchanged, test at 5% significance
level.
(8 marks)
(ii) Verify your answer to part (b)(i) by calculating the confidence interval for the
population mean. Explain your answer.
(5 marks)

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