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BUILDING TECHNICIAN LEVEL 6
CON/OS/BUT/BC/CU/02/6
APPLY ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
July /Aug 2023

TVET CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION

COUNCIL (TVET CDACC)
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WRITTEN ASSESSMENT
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TIME: 3 HOURS
INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES
1. This assessment has two sections (A and B)
2. Candidate is provided with a separate answer booklet.
3. Candidate should not write on the question paper
4. Marks for each question are indicated in the brackets ()

This paper consists of FIVE (5) printed pages

Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all pages are printed as
indicated and that no questions are missing

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SECTION A (40 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section
1. Complex numbers are important to engineering as they help represent complex concepts.
Given the complex numbers Z1 =1− j3, Z2=−2+ j5 and Z3=−3− j4, express the following
expression in the form a+ jb (4 Marks)
𝑍1 𝑍2
𝑍1 + 𝑍2
2. A surveyor measures the angle of elevation of the top of a perpendicular building as 19o.
He moves 120m nearer to the building and finds the angle of elevation is now 47o.
Determine the height of the building. (4 Marks)

3. Solve, by substitution method, the simultaneous equations: (4 Marks)

3x - 2y = 12
x + 3y = -7
4. The differential equation 𝑦 = 3√𝑥 𝑙𝑛 2𝑥 represents the rate of change for the stability of
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a bridge with weight upon it. Find the rate of change of y with respect to x for a given
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engineering relation 𝑦 = 3√𝑥 𝑙𝑛 2𝑥 (4 Marks)

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5. A building technician student was modeling a cube and needed to find the cube root of
12. One of the options for the estimation is the Newton-Raphson method. Find the cube
root of 12 using the Newton-Raphson method assuming x0 = 2.5. (5 Marks)

6. While mixing different components necessary for the building activity, a student
represented the component’s coefficients as a 3 by 3 matrix as shown in matrix A. In order
to find the different figures, he was required to find the inverse of the matrix. Calculate the
inverse of the matrix A by finding its adjoint. (4 Marks)

2 1 3
A=[3 1 2]
1 2 3

7. Calculate the probabilities of selecting at random.

i. The winning horse in a race in which 10 horses are running. (2 Marks)

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ii. The winning horses in both the first and second races if there are 10 horses in each
race. (3 Marks)
8. A residential complex is planning to install a septic tank with a trapezium-shaped cross-
section. The tank needs to have capacity to accommodate the wastewater generated by 5
households for a period of 30 days. The average daily water usage per household is 500
liters. The proposed septic tank will have a constant depth of 3 meters, Base length: of 6
meters, Top length: of 10 meters, and Height: of 4 meters. Determine whether the
proposed septic tank will be able to meet the wastewater storage requirements of the
residential complex for 30 days. (4 Marks)

9. Vectors are a fundamental concept while dealing with building angles, shapes, and
directions. Find vector, a, joining points P and Q where point P has coordinates (4, −1, 3)
and point Q has coordinates (2, 5, 0). Also, find |a|, the magnitude of a. (3 Marks)

10. Power series techniques like McLaurin’s series are powerful tools in solving engineering
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phenomena. Consider a power series for cos x. Determine the first four terms of the
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power series for cos x. (3 Marks)

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SECTION B (60 MARKS)

This section contains Four questions, Answer Any Three questions
11. Solve;
a. In a triangle XYZ, ∠X =510, ∠Y =670 and YZ =15.2 cm. Solve the triangle and find its
area. (10 Marks)
b. A cooling tower is in the form of a cylinder surmounted by a frustum of a cone as
Determine the volume of air space in the tower if 40% of the space is used for pipes
and other structures. (10 Marks)

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12.
 d2y
0 x , when,
a. if y = cos x − sin x ,evaluate 𝑥 in the range 2 dx 2 is zero. (10 Marks )

d
b. Determine the particular solution of = 2e 3t −2 given that t =0 when θ
dt
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a. In the following table, use the Newton-Gregory Forward Interpolation formula to find
𝑓(2.4). (10 Marks)

b. A package contains 50 similar components, and inspection shows that four have been
damaged during transit. If six components are drawn at random from the contents of
the package. Determine the probabilities that in this sample:
i. One component is damaged (7 Marks)
ii. The probability that less than three components are damaged (3 Marks)
14. Solve;
a. Use Cramer’s rule to solve the system. (10 Marks)
− 4x + 2 y − 9z = 2
3x + 4 y + z = 5
x − 3y + 2z = 8

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b. The frequency distribution for the values of resistance in ohms of 48 resistors is as

shown. Calculate the standard deviation from the mean of the resistors correct to
three significant figures. (10 Marks)
20.5 – 20.9 3

21.0 – 21.4 10

21.5 – 21.9 11

22.0 – 22.4 13

22.5 – 22.9 9

23.0 – 23.4 2

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