Eng Maths Practice Exam paper

Question 1 (20 Marks)

i. Find the remainder R by long division and by the remainder theorem.
(3x
4
- 15x
2
+ 20x - 50) (x + 3)and
(x-2) [5]

ii. A machine is to have seven speeds ranging from 25 rev/min to 500 rev/min. If
the speeds form a geometric progression, determine their value, each correct to
the nearest whole number. [5]

iii. Use Maclaurins series to determine the first three non zero terms of the
expansion of e
x.
cos 2x .[5]

iv. Determine

[5]
Question 2 (20 Marks)
In a system of forces, the relationship between two forces F1 and F2 is given by:

5F1 + 3F2 + 6 = 0
3F1 + 5F2 + 18 = 0

Use determinants and matrices to solve for F1 and F2.

Question 3 (20 Marks)
i. Use logarithmic differentiation to find the derivative of:
[3]
ii. Differentiate

ith respect to t [3].

iii. Given that y =


, determine

. [4]
iv. The pressure p, volume V and temperature T of a gas are related by pV =kT, where k is a
constant. Determine the total differentials (a) dp and (b) dT in terms of p, V and T..[4]

v. [6]


Eng Maths Practice Exam paper

Question 4 (20 Marks)
i. Show that [5]

ii. Express : 4 sin t + 15 cos t in the form R sin(t +). [5]

iii. A 3.0m long ladder is placed against a perpendicular pylon with its foot 55 cm
from the pylon. (a) Find how far up the pylon (correct to the nearest mm) the
ladder reaches. (b) If the foot of the ladder is moved 10 cm towards the pylon
how far does the top of the ladder rise? [5]

iv. 140mm of a belt drive is in contact with a pulley of diameter 180mm which is
turning at 300 revolutions per minute. Determine (a) the angle of lap, (b) the
angular velocity of the pulley, and (c) the linear velocity of the belt assuming
that no slipping occurs.[5]

Question 5 (20 Marks)
The frequency distribution for the value of resistance in ohms of 48 resistors is as
shown. Determine the mean value of resistance and draw its cumulative frequency
distribution.[6]

A batch of 40 components contains 5 which are defective. If a component is drawn at
random from the batch and tested and then a second component is drawn at random,
calculate the probability of having one defective component, both with and without
replacement.[4]

The data shown below refers to the number of times machine tools had to be taken out of service, in
equal time periods, due to faults occurring and the number of hours worked by maintenance teams.
Calculate the coefficient of correlation for this data.[10]