FACULTY OF SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

B ENG TECH
CHEMICAL, CIVIL, ELECTRICAL, INDUSTRIAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

MODULE: MATHEMATICS V 2A (MATE2A2)

CAMPUS: DFC

ASSESSMENT: TEST 3

DATE: 23 MARCH 2018 TIME: 09:45 – 11:15

ASSESSOR: MR. IK LETLHAGE

MODERATOR: DR. SM SIMELANE

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MARKS OBTAINED
50
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ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THE SPACES PROVIDED
USE ONLY A PEN FOR WRITING AND DRAWING (BLACK OR BLUE)

REQUIREMENTS: NON-PROGRAMMABLE SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR

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QUESTION 1
1
nπx
a. Evaluate the ∫ sin dx (5)
0 2

b. Sketch the graph of f ( t )= {t+t−ππ ,−π <t< 0

,0< t< π
and determine if f ( x ) is odd, even

or neither. (3)
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QUESTION 2

{
Let f ( t )=
cos x ,−π ≤ x ≤ 0
0,0≤π ≤ π
.

Find the Fourier series representation of f (t) and expand up to the third harmonic. (10)
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QUESTION 3

Find a sine half-range series for f ( x )=x where 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 and f ( x )=f (x + 4). (4)
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QUESTION 4

The Fourier series expansion for f ( θ )=θ2 is

( )
2
π 1 2 1 3 1 4
f ( θ )= −4 cos θ− 2 cos θ + 2 cos θ− 2 cos θ+… .
3 2 3 4

Let θ=π and

∞
(a) Use the given series to deduce a sum for the series ∑ n12 . (3)
n =1
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2
3π
(b) Deduce the series for .
2
(1)

QUESTION 5

The complex coefficient c n for the Fourier series expansion of a function f ( x ) , with period L, is
a n − j bn
given by c n= .
2

L
2
2
Given that a n= ∫ f ( x ) cos 2nπx
L −L L
dx and
2

L
2
2 2 nπx
b n= ∫
L −L
f ( x ) sin
L
dx .
2

L
2 2 nπx
1 −j
Show that c n= ∫ f ( x ) e L
dx . (5)
L −L
2
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QUESTION 6

Determine the complex Fourier series for the function

{
f ( x )= 4 0 ≤ t<1 .
0 1 ≤t ≤2

The function is periodic outside this range of period 2. (5)

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QUESTION 7

a. Find only the second harmonics: (6)

x 0 π 2π π 4π 5π
3 3 3 3
f(x) 2.3 5.5 10.8 9.9 0 0
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End of assessment – Total 50 marks

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