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BTEC International Level 3 Authorised Assignment Brief Unit 8 Learning Aim A – Issue 1 January 2020
You have applied for a work placement at a local company
as part of your training as a [enter specific route] Engineer.
The company Training Manager has explained that there are
a number of roles available that involve applying
mathematical skills and knowledge. The Training Manager
Vocational Scenario or has said that they would like to see how you approach
Context solving engineering problems before deciding on the most
appropriate role for you.
The first set of problems that they have provided are based
on sequences and series, which they would like you to solve
using the supplied data.
To do this:
Your tutor will provide you with a set of data for you to use
to complete the following activities. You need to:
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BTEC International Level 3 Authorised Assignment Brief Unit 8 Learning Aim A – Issue 1 January 2020
3 A motor has 5 speeds varying from X rpm to Y rpm in a
Geometric Progression.
(a) Calculate the common ratio
(b) Make a table of the speeds.
T =2 π
Where T is the time period (seconds)
√ L
g
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BTEC International Level 3 Authorised Assignment Brief Unit 8 Learning Aim A – Issue 1 January 2020
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5-6 Q7 Q9 Q10
Candidate
X Y X Y X Y
1 A B D 1000 100 10 160 1.0 2 A A 1 1
2 C B D 1050 100 11 176 1.1 2 B B 2 2
3 F B D 1100 100 12 192 1.2 2 C B 3 4
4 A B H 1150 100 13 208 1.3 2 D A 2 5
5 C B H 1200 100 14 224 1.4 2 E B 2 1
6 F B H 1000 110 15 240 1.5 2 F B 3 2
7 A E D 1050 110 16 256 1.6 2 F A 2 4
8 C E D 1100 110 17 272 1.7 2 E B 1 5
9 F E D 1150 110 18 288 1.8 2 D B 2 1
10 A E H 1200 110 19 304 1.9 2 C A 3 2
11 C E H 1000 105 20 320 2.0 2 B B 2 4
12 F E H 1050 105 21 336 1.0 3 A B 1 5
13 A G D 1100 105 22 352 1.1 3 A A 3 1
14 C G D 1150 105 23 368 1.2 3 B B 2 2
15 F G D 1200 105 24 384 1.3 3 C B 1 4
16 A G H 1000 120 25 400 1.4 3 D A 1 5
17 C G H 1050 120 26 416 1.5 3 E B 3 1
18 F G H 1100 120 27 432 1.6 3 F B 3 2
19 F E D 1150 120 28 448 1.7 3 F A 2 4
20 A E H 1200 120 29 464 1.8 3 E B 1 5
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BTEC International Level 3 Authorised Assignment Brief Unit 8 Learning Aim A – Issue 1 January 2020