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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (POWER OPTION) LEVEL 6
ENG/OS/PO/CC/01/6
APPLY ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
March/April 2024
Time: 3 Hours
TVET CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION
COUNCIL (TVET CDACC)
WRITTEN ASSESSMENT
3 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE:
This paper consists of TWO sections: A, and C.
You should be having a non-programmable scientific calculator.
Answer ALL questions in sections A and B in the answer booklet provided.
Marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
Do not write on this question paper.
Answer the questions in English.
This paper consists of FOUR printed pages.
Candidate should check the question paper to ascertain that all the 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. Given the complex numbers 𝑧1 = 3 + 5𝑗, 𝑧2 = 3 − 4𝑗 , 𝑧3 = 4 + 3𝑗 ,determine
𝑧2 +𝑧3
𝑧 = 𝑧1 + in the form 𝑎 + 𝑗𝑏 (5 marks)
𝑧2 −𝑧3
2. Determine the first three non-zero terms in the Maclaurins series expansion of
𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥 (5 marks)
3. The area of a sector of a circle is 77 cm2. Find the diameter of the circle if the angle subtended at
the Centre is 60o. (3 marks)
4. Determine the values of the constants A and B in the equations.
𝐴𝑒 𝑥 − 𝐵𝑒 −𝑥 = 6𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ𝑥 + 9𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ𝑥. (4 marks)
5. Prove that 𝐹 = (2𝑥𝑧 3 + 6𝑦)𝑖 + (6𝑥 − 2𝑦𝑧)𝑗 + (3𝑥 2 𝑧 2 − 𝑦 2 )𝑘 is a conservative force field.
(3 marks)
6. Solve for x.
22𝑥+1 − 5(2𝑥 ) + 3 = 0 (5 marks)
7. Find the equation of a line that is parallel to 𝑦 = −3𝑥 + 5 and passing through the point
(2, -7) (3 marks)
8. A closed cylindrical container of volume 200𝑐𝑚3 is to be made from a metal sheet.
Determine the radius and height of the container that will give minimum surface area. (5 marks)
9. Table 1 gives the frequency distribution of the number of orders received each day for the past
40 days. Calculate the mean; (5 marks)
Table 1
Number of orders 10-12 13-15 16-18 19-21
Frequency 4 10 15 11
10. Given the scalar field ∅(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 3𝑥 2 𝑦 3 𝑧 2 .Determine, at the point (1,1,1),∇∅ (2 marks)
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SECTION B: (60 Marks)
Answer any three Questions from this section
11.
a) The eigenvalues of the matrix M are 𝜆1 = −1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝜆2 = −4 and their corresponding
eigenvectors 𝑣1 = [2,1]𝑇 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑣 2 [1, −1]𝑇 .Determine the matrix M. (10 marks)
b) A system is characterized by the vector-matrix differential equation.
𝑑𝑥 −1 0
= 𝐵𝑥 , where 𝐵 = [ ]
𝑑𝑡 0 −2
i. Determine the system state transition matrix Φ(𝑡).
𝑑𝑥
ii. Show that Φ(0) = 𝐵
𝑑𝑡
iii. Prove that Φ(𝑡)Φ(−𝑡) = 𝐼 is an identity matrix. (10 marks)
12.
a) Find the:
Laplace transform of 𝑓 (𝑡) = 𝑡𝑠𝑖𝑛3𝑡 (5 marks)
b) The circuit in figure 1 is dead prior to switch closure at t=0.
t=0
4 3H
10V 1F
Figure 1
Use the Laplace transform to determine the expressions for:
i. Charge q(t) on the capacitor;
ii. Current i(t) in the circuit for 𝑡 ≥ 0. (15 marks)
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13.
a) In large consignment of test-tubes to distributor, the mean number of broken test tubes in
a packet is 5. Determine the probability of a packet containing:
i. No broken test-tubes;
ii. Exactly 3 broken-tubes;
iii. At least 3 broken test-tubes. (10 marks)
b) Given that 𝑿𝒏 is an approximation to the root of the equation
2𝑋 3 − 3𝑋 − 10 = 0 :
i. Use the Newton-Raphson method to show that a better approximation is given
𝟒𝑿𝟑𝒏 +𝟏𝟎
by 𝑿𝒏 + 𝟏 =
𝟔𝑿𝟐𝒏 −𝟑
ii. Taking 𝑥0 = 1.5. Determine the root correct to 4 decimal places
(10 marks)
14.
a) Figure 2 shows an LR series circuit.
R L
Figure 2
Given that, initially 𝑖 = 0,
i. Write down the differential equation relating 𝑖, 𝐸, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐿.
ii. Determine an expression for the current 𝑖 at any time 𝑡. (11 marks)
b) Determine the Fourier series of the function defined by
4 , −≤ 𝑡 ≤ 0
𝑓 (𝑡) = {−4 , 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 𝜋 (9 marks)
𝑓(𝑡 + 2𝜋)
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