UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA

FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL

FUNDAMENTAL MATHEMATICS (DMCU 1032)
ASSIGNMENT 2

INSTRUCTION:

• This is a GROUP WORK with the maximum number TWO (2) students per group.
• The assignments must be uploaded with a completed cover sheet (with group member names)
BEFORE - 12/01/2023 at 3.00 pm to ulearn.
• The assignment must be submitted with COVER PAGE (as attach at the last page of this
assignment).
• Your report should be type written by using Microsoft Word with type of font is Times New
Roman. Size of font is 12. Line spacing is 1.5. You also can use Microsoft Excel for a particular
question. You don’t need to include introduction, contents, and etc. It is sufficient to answer all the
questions given to you.

TASK:

• Students need to answer ALL questions.

• Assessment of the assignment based on the correct answers with related calculation (20 marks)
and references (5 marks).
• The information that you have gained from the books, journals, magazines or websites as
references must be cited with APA (American Psychological Association) style.
• Each reference that you cite should be listed at the end of the assignment report, for examples:

Format for Books:

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location:
Publisher.

e.g; Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal
publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Format for Journal:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume
number (issue number), pages.

e.g; Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of
Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 55, 893-896.

Format for Electronic Sources:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Online Periodical,
volume number(issue number if available). Retrieved from http: // www. someaddress.com/
full/url/

e.g; Bernstein, M. (2002). 10 tips on writing the living Web. A List Apart: For People Who Make
Websites, 149. Retrieved from http://www.alistapart.com/articles/writeliving

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FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL
FUNDAMENTAL MATHEMATICS (DMCU 1032)
ASSIGNMENT 2

1. Solve the following system of linear equations using Gaussian elimination method.

x + 2y = 1
a)
3x + 4 y = 1

x+ y =2
b)
2x + 4 y = 9

x + 3 y − 3z = 6
c) 2x + 4 y − 2z = 2
3x + 6 y − 4 z = 3

x + 2 y + 4z = 2
d) 2 x − 3 y + 5 z = 3
3x − 4 y + 6 z = 5

(0 )
2. Use the Gauss-Seidel method to solve the following system with x = 0 and   0.001 .

4x + y − z = 3
a) 2 x + 7 y + z = 19
x − 3 y + 12 z = 31

x − y + 10 z = −7
b) 20 x + 3 y − 2 z = 51
2 x + 8 y + 4 z = 25

3. Given the system;

17 x1 − 2 x 2 − 3 x3 = 500
− 5 x1 + 21x 2 − 2 x3 = 200
− 5 x1 − 5 x 2 + 22 x3 = 30

Solve the problem with Gauss-Seidel method to  = 0.01

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FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL
FUNDAMENTAL MATHEMATICS (DMCU 1032)
ASSIGNMENT 2

4. The outside dimensions of a rectangular box (bottom and four sides, no top), made of aluminum,
are 24 by 12 by 4 inches as shown in Figure 1. The wall thickness of the bottom and the sides is
x.

Figure 1 Rectangular aluminum box

Given that the specific weight of aluminum is 0.101 kg/in3 and the volume of the aluminum V
is calculated from the weight of the box, W by:

W
V =

Where  is the specific weight. (note: the weight of the box is 15 kg)

a) Derive an expression that relates the weight of the box and the wall thickness, x .
b) Use bisection method to find the root of the function in (a) accurate to within  = 0.001,
given that x a = 0 and x a = 0.4 .

5. Use the bisection method to find an approximation to e 5 − 8 correct to within  = 0.05 .

[Hint: Consider f ( x ) = x − 5x ]
3 2

6. The navigator of a ship at the sea sports two lighthouse. He recognizes the distances between the
two lighthouses are 3 km apart as shown in Figure 2. He determines that the angles formed
between two line of sight observations of the lighthouses and the line from the ship directly to
shore are 150 and 350.

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FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL
FUNDAMENTAL MATHEMATICS (DMCU 1032)
ASSIGNMENT 2

Figure 2 The position of ship and lighthouses

a) How far is the ship from shore?

b) How far is the ship from the lighthouse A?
c) How far is the ship from lighthouse B?

7. A ship maintains an average speed of 28 kilometers per hour in going from Island A to Island B, a
distance of 1000 kilometers as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3 Ship location

To avoid a tropical storm, the captain heads out of Island A in direction of 450 off a direct heading
to Island B. the captain maintains the 28 kilometers per hour speed for 10 hours, after which time
the path to Island B becomes clear of storms.

a) Through angle should the captain turn to head directly to Island B?

b) Once the turn is made, how many hours will it be before the ship reaches Island B if
the same 28 kilometers per hour speed is maintained?

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FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL
FUNDAMENTAL MATHEMATICS (DMCU 1032)
ASSIGNMENT 2

STANDARD SAMPLE OF COVER PAGE

UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA

FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL

DMCU 1032 FUNDAMENTAL MATHEMATICS

ASSIGNMENT

Group member:

Name Matric No.

1.

2.

3.

Lecturer:

LECTURER REMARKS: EVALUATION

Questions Answered Marks

1
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references

Total Marks

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