THE AKADEMI

ENGINEERING CA NO1
Subjects: MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTIONS
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SECTION A: PHYSICS
Exercise 1
A person initially at rest throws a ball upward at an angle O with an initial speed v0. He tries to catch up to the ball by accelerating
with a constant acceleration a for a time interval At1 and then continues to run at a constant speed for a time interval At 2. He catches
the ball at exactly the same height he threw the ball. Let g be the gravitational constant. What was the person's acceleration a?

Exercise 2

A person, standing on a vertical cliff a height h above a lake, wants to jump into the lake but notices a rock just at the surface level
with its furthest edge a distance s from the shore. The person realizes that with a running start it will be possible to just clear the
rock, so the person steps back from the edge a distance d and starting from rest, runs at an acceleration that varies in time according
to

a =b 1t

and then leaves the cliff horizontally. The person just clears the rock. Find s in terms of the given quantities d, b 1, h, and the
gravitational constant g . You may neglect all air resistance.

Exercise 3
A simple pendulum is constituted by a thread of length L and a metallic sphere of mass m. All phenomena of depreciation will be
neglected. When the pendulum is in equilibrium, a horizontal speed v0 is communicated to the sphere. Given: L = 3cm; V0 =
0.03m/s; g = 9.8m/s2.
1. 1) Express the potential energy of gravity of the pendulum according to 𝛼.
2) What becomes this expression in the estimate of the small angles?

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1. Express the mechanical energy of the pendulum according to 𝛼 and to its angular speed 𝛼̇ = 𝑑𝑡
. Give its shape in the estimate
of the small angles.
2. Compute the angular amplitude 𝛼0 of the movement. Is the estimate of the small angles justified?
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3. For a movement made under small angles with the vertical line, we consider: 𝑉 = 𝛼(2𝐸𝑚 /𝑚𝑔𝑙)−2 and = 𝛼(2𝐸𝑚 /𝑚𝐿2 )−2
. Where, V and W are called reduced coordinates of position and speed, Em stands for the mechanical energy of the
pendulum.
3.1. Draw the curves joining the coordinates V and W (phase diagram) . In what direction is this curve crossed through the
time?
3.2. The movement of the pendulum is now slowly depreciated. Represent briefly, its phase diagram. We shall define reduced
coordinates by using the initial value 𝐸𝑚0 of the mechanical energ

SECTION B: MATHEMATICS
EXERCICISE 1
1. Consider the sequence 𝑥𝑛 and 𝑦𝑛 defined for any n none zero integer ℤ by
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xn = ∫ t n cos tdt and yn = ∫ t n sin t
0 0
a. Show that the sequence 𝑥𝑛 and 𝑦𝑛 is positively defined and study its variations.
b. What can we say about the convergence of the sequence? 𝑥𝑛
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2. Prove that for any non zero integer n, 𝑥𝑛 ≤ (𝑛+1) and deduce the limit of the sequence 𝑥𝑛
3. a. Prove for any non zero integer n, 𝑥𝑛 = −(𝑛 + 1)𝑦𝑛 + sin(1)
3. b. Deduce that the limit as n→ +∞ of 𝑦𝑛 is zero
4. Assume that for any non zero integer n, 𝑦𝑛 = −(𝑛 + 1)𝑥𝑛 − cos(1)
I. Determine
lim nxn and lim nyn
n→+∞ n→∞
II. Solve the equation (E): 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = 1 + 𝑓(−𝑥) and find a particular solution to the full equation.

EXERCISE II
PART A

The function f is defined in the interval ]0 ; +∞[ by:

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𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒𝑥
𝑥2
C is the curve of the function in an orthogonal reference (0 ; 𝑖⃗ ; 𝑗⃗). The graphic unit is 1cm.
1. Study of the limits
a. Determine the limit of the function f when x tends to 0.
b. Determine the limit of the function f when x tends to +∞.
2. Study of the variations of the function
a. Show that the derivative of the function f is express as

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f ′ (x) = −(2x + 1) ex
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b. Determine the sign of the function f and deduce the variation table of f in the interval ]0 ; +∞[.
c. Show that the equation 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 has a single solution noted 𝛼 in the interval ]0 ; +∞[.

PART B

For any natural number n≥ 2, consider the integral 𝐼𝑛 defined by:

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𝐼𝑛 = ∫ 𝑒 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
1 𝑥𝑛

1. Calculate 𝐼2
2. A recurrence relation :
a. By using integration by parts, show that for any n≥ 2:
√2
𝐼𝑛+1 = 𝑒 − + (1 − 𝑛)𝐼𝑛
2𝑛+1
b. Calculate 𝐼3
3. Study of the limit of the series of general term 𝐼𝑛
a. Establish that for any real number x of the interval [1 ;2], we have :
1 1 𝑒
0 ≤ 𝑛 𝑒𝑥 ≤ 𝑛
𝑥 𝑥
b. Deduce a bounding interval of 𝐼𝑛 and study the possible limits of the sequence (𝐼𝑛 )

EXERCISE 3

The temperature 𝑓 in degrees Celsius of the lubricant of an engine varies with the time 𝑡 of the operation express in hours. The
function 𝑓 is defined by
∀𝑡 ∈ [0; +∞[, 𝑓(𝑡) = 30 − 10𝑒 −0.1𝑡
1) Determine the temperature of the lubricant in the following case
a) The engin stop
b) At the end of one day
2) Determine lim 𝑓(𝑡); give a graphical representation of the result obtained.
𝑛→+∞
3) Give a concrete signification of this result on the lubricant.
4) We note 𝑓′ the derivative of the function 𝑓
a) Calculate the derivative 𝑓′ and deduce the variation of the function in the interval [0; +∞[.
b) Draw the curve of the function 𝑓 in the interval [0; +∞[.
c) At which moment the temperature of the lubricant will be 280C? Give an approximate value of the result in per hour
and per minute.
Calculate the average temperature of the lubricant between the fifth and tenth operating hour

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