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Mathematics For Engineering (Monash University)

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Monash University
Semester Two 2008 Examination Period

Faculty Of Science

EXAM CODES: ENG1091

TITLE OF PAPER: Mathematics for Engineering

EXAM DURATION: 3 hours writing time

READING TIME: 10 minutes

THIS PAPER IS FOR STUDENTS STUDYING AT:( tick where applicable)

 Berwick  Clayton  Malaysia  Off Campus Learning  Open Learning
 Caulfield  Gippsland  Peninsula  Enhancement Studies  Sth Africa
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1. All answers must be written on this exam paper in the space provided. Rough work and
calculations can be done on the blank pages opposite the questions but will not be marked.
2. Useful formulae are provided on the last page of this exam paper.

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1. (a) Find the minimum distance between the line r(t) = (3,1, "1) + t (2, 0, 4) and the plane
(2x " y " z = 12) . (Please note that this line does not intersect the plane.)

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(b) Find an equation of the line that is the intersection of the two planes (2x " y " z = 12)
and (3x + z = 2).

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2. (a) Find the solution (if any) to the following system of linear equations.
2x " y + 2z = 3
"x + 3y " 2z = 1
"2x + 3z = "4

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(b) Find the solution (if any) to the following system of linear equations.
x+ y+z+w = 2
2x + w = 2
2y + 2z +w = 0

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#2 1 0 &
% (
3. (a) Consider the matrix A = %0 1 1 ( . Find the eigenvalues for A. Please note that the
%$6 2 "1('
correct solution does NOT involve any complex numbers.

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(b) Find the eigenvector for the largest eigenvalue (in magnitude) from part (a). If you were
unable to derive the eigenvalues in part (a), use λ = 0 for this section.

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4. (a) Evaluate I = "x 2

ln x dx .

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2
(b) Using limits, evaluate the improper integral I = # (2 " x)"1/ 3 dx .
0

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(c) Find the volume V of the solid formed when the region bounded by y = "x 2 + 4 x " 3
and the x-axis is rotated through 2π radians about the y-axis.

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dx
5. (a) Evaluate I = # .
9x 2 " 25

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(b) Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve e xy + x 2 y " (y " x) 2 + 3 = 0 at the point
(0, 2).

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x1/ 3 (2 " sin x) 3
(c) Find dy dx for the curve y = .
e 2x (2 " x) 2

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6. For each of the series (a) to (c), determine if the series converges or diverges. Give the reason
for each answer.
#
1
(a) S =$
n= 2
(n + 2)(n + 2)(n "1)

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) 1/ 2
# n &
(b) * ("1) %$ n + 2 ('
n

n=1

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"
1.11n
(c) S =#
n=1
n11

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(d) Find the first four (non-zero) terms of the Taylor series for f (x) = cos x about " /6 .

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7. (a) Find the extrema of the function f (x, y,z) = xyz 2 subject to the constraint
g(x, y,z) = x 2 + y 2 + 4z 2 = 4 .

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(b) Find the directional derivative for the function f (x) = 2x 2 y " 4 yz 2 at the point (1, 1, 1)
in the direction of the vector (2, 1, 2).

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8. (a) Find and identify the two critical points of f (x, y) = x 2 2 " xy + ln y .

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"z "z
(b) Given z = cos(x + y) and x = r cos" , y = r sin " , find and .
"r "#

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dy
9. (a) Find the solution of the differential equation: y " e x = 0 , y(0) = 2 .
dx

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dx
(b) Find the solution of the differential equation: (x " t) + (t " x "1) = 0 .
dt

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dx
(c) Find the solution of the differential equation: " 4tx = t 3 .
dt

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d2y dy
10. Consider the differential equation: 2
+ 2 + 2y = x 2 .
dx dx
(a) Find the general solution of the differential equation.

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(b) Find the particular solution that satisfies the initial conditions y(0) = 1, y "(0) = 1.

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Useful Formulae

Integration by Parts: ! vdu = uv " ! udv

Hyperbolic Functions:
x !x x !x x !x
cosh x = e + e sinh x = e ! e tanh x = sinh x = e ! e
2 2 cosh x e x + e ! x

d d d
(cosh x ) = sinh x (sinh x ) = cosh x (tanh x ) = sech2 x
dx dx dx
d 1 d 1 d 1
dx
(cosh"1 x ) = 2 dx
(sinh"1 x ) =
dx
(tanh"1 x ) =
1" x 2
x "1 1+ x 2
b
Volume of revolution (disk method): V = " ! f ( x) 2 dx
a

b
Volume of revolution (shell method): V = " 2! xf ( x)dx
a

#
x x2 x3 xn
Taylor series: f (x + a) = f (a) + f "(a) + f ""(a) + f """(a) + ... = $ f (n ) (a)
1! 2! 3! n= 0
n!
Minimum/maximum of multivariable function: Let (a, b) be an interior point of the domain for
the function f and suppose that the first and second partial derivatives of f exist and are continuous
on some circular disk with (a, b) as its centre and contained in the domain of f. Assume that (a, b) is
a critical point of f, so that fx(a, b) = fy(a, b) = 0. Define
f xx (a,b) f xy (a,b) 2
"= = f xx (a,b) f yy (a,b) # [ f xy (a,b)] .
f yx (a,b) f yy (a,b)
Then:
(1) If Δ > 0 and f xx (a,b) or f yy (a,b) < 0, then (a, b) is a local maximum.
(2) If Δ > 0 and f xx (a,b) or f yy (a,b) > 0, then (a, b) is a local minimum.
(3) If Δ < 0, then (a, b) is a saddle point.
(4) If Δ = 0, then this test is inconclusive.
dx
Non-homogenous first order linear ODEs: Given the non-homogeneous ODE: + p(t)x = r(t) ,
dt
then an integrating factor g(t)= e k(t ) exists where k(t) = " p(t)dt . The ODE can then be solved to
get x(t) = e "k(t )
[ # r(t)e k(t )
]
dt + C .

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