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04 MAR
ZIMBABWE
MINISTRY OF HIGHER AND TERTIARY EDUCATION,
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
HIGHER EDUCATION EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
(HEXCO)
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE
IN
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
SUBJECT : Engineering Mathematics PAPER NO ; 321/S04
DURATION : 3 hours
MARCH/APRI 016 EXAMINATION
REQUIREMENTS
Non-programmable Calculator,
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE
1. Answer ALL questions.
2. All questions carry equal marks.
3, Show all relevant working to justify your answer
4. Answer each question om a fresh page.
This paper consists of 5 printed pages.PAPER NO: 321/804 - ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
QUESTION 1
For the function f(x) = 6 + x—x* determine:
a) the x — intercept
b) the y— intercept
c) the turning point by completing the square method
d) Hence sketch the graph
TION 2
a) Evaluate (8? x 5 )
A waveform is give
Determine:
i Amplitude
ii) Angular frequency
iii) | Frequency
iv) Period
) Phase an
c) Eliminate @ from the
x =4secO:y = Stand
= 311sin (300nt + 1,07°)
in degrees
Prove that Cot @ + tan @ = sec@ cosec 8
following equations:
(3 marks)
(1 mark)
(3 marks)
(3 marks)
(4 marks)
(4 marks)
(2 marks)
(1 mark)
(1 mark)
(3 marks)
(2 marks)PAF
NO: 321/804 NG MAT!
IEMATICS
QUESTION 4
1) Differentiate y = sin @ from first principle. (3 marks)
b) Find the differential coefficient of y = 3x? sin 2x (3 marks)
c}) An alternating voltage is given by: V = 100 sin 200t volts, where tis the time in
seconds. Calculate the rate of change of voltage when
i) t = 0,005 seconds (2 marks)
ii) t= 0,01 seconds (2 marks)
QUE! 5
Determine:
a f N27%x dx (2 marks)
3x2
b) ee (2 marks)
x
¢) If; 3 sinx dx (3 marks)
d) rmine the area enclosed by y = 2x +3,the x — axis and ordinates x = 1 and
(3 marks)
1) Using 2's compliment subtract 1101, from 10102 (3 marks)
(1 mark)
b) Convert 0.6250 to octal
If V; = 30sin(wt — 7/4), V2 = 40 cos (wt +7/3)
Determine V; + V, and leave your answer in the form R cos(wt + x). (6 marks)PAPER NO: _321/s04
QUESTION 7
a) HG -2N@+)
a + jb find ‘a’ and ‘b’
(3 marks)
b) Expre: 50
®xpress ==; in polar form
c) i
) WA=2i+3j) B= 6i-5j
Find
i) ;
ii) Th (2 marks)
The angle between the two (2 marks)
1) An arrow was shot vertically up into the air with an initial speed of 30m/s.
Calculate
i) Its speed after 2 seconds (2 marks)
ii) Its height after 2 seconds (2 marks)
i) Its maximum height (2 marks)
b) Find the angular velocity in rad/ s ofa record which is rotating at the speed of
(2 marks)
i) 33 revolutions per minute
(2 marks)
i) 45 revolutions per minute in time 3 minutes.
QUESTION 9
at 2000 rev/min and when a brake is applied the wheel is
Jutions. Find the time
ardation in rad/sec
(6 marks}
a A wheel is rotating
int to rest with uniform retardation + 400 rev
proug
the wheel to rest and the angular re!
taken to brin|
has a diameter of 200mm. If it rotates at 2100 rev/min, what
b A grinding wheel
: a (4 marks)
the circumferential grinding speed in mPAPER NO: _321/S04 — ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
UESTION 10.
A hoist starts at ground level and accelerates at 1.2m/s? for 5 seconds. It then
moves with uniform speed for 10 sec and is finally brought to rest at the top of a
building with a retardation of 2m/s?
‘ks
a) Draw the speed time graph of the motion. (4 marks)
b) What is the height of the building? (6 marks)
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