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A past examination paper from the cork institute of technology for the module 'engineering mathematics 202' (math7005) in the school of mechanical & process engineering. The examination covers topics such as eigenvalues and eigenvectors, laplace transforms, and integral calculus. Students were required to answer a set of multiple-choice questions and solve problems related to these topics.
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Semester 2 Examinations 2008/
Module Code: MATH
School: Mechanical & Process Engineering
Programme Title: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering-Stage 2 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Biomedical Engineering-Stage 2
Programme Code: EMECH_8_Y EBIOM_8_Y
External Examiner(s): Dr.P.Robinson Internal Examiner(s): Mr. T. O Leary
Instructions: Select any four questions. The questions carry equal marks.
Duration: 2 Hours
Sitting: Summer 2009
Requirements for this examination:
Note to Candidates: Please check the Programme Title and the Module Title to ensure that you have received the correct examination paper. If in doubt please contact an Invigilator.
Show that the eigenvectors of A are linearly independent but not mutually orthogonal. (16 marks) (b) The displacements x 1 and x 2 of two masses attached to two springs are found by solving the set of simultaneous differential equations below. By assuming periodic solutions of the form xi =Ri cos(ωt-αi ) find the general solution of this set of differential equations
1 1 2 2 1 2
2x 6x 3x 3x 8x 9x
″ = − −^ (9 marks)
-s -2s -3s 2 2 2 2 2 2
2e 4e 4e (^) ... s (s +1) s (s +1) s (s +1)
− + + (12 marks)
(b) By using Laplace Transform solve the differential equations
(i)
2 2
d y (^) +4 dy+3y=12U(t-2) y (0)=y(0)= dt dt
(ii)
2 2
d y (^) 4y 32sin2t y (0) y(0) 0 dt
(i) If C is the perimeter of this region evaluate the line integral
2 2 C
(x,y) on the plate is given by ρ=(10+1.2x)kgm-2^. If the plate lies in the triangular region with vertices (0,0), (1,0) and (0,1) find the mass of the plate by summing vertically and by summing horizontally. (10 marks)
(b) By assuming an exponential solution find the general solution of the system of differential equations dx =x+2y+z dt dy =2x+y+z dt dz =x+y+2z dt (10 marks)
(c) Find the Inverse Laplace Transform of the expression below and sketch the function obtained -2s 2 2
(^4) - 2 +4e s s s
(5 marks)
f(x) a=constant f ′ (x) x n nx n−^1 e^ ax a eax sinx cosx cosx -sinx
x n xn+ if n - n+
x
1 lnx
eax 1 a
a eax sinx -cosx cosx sinx
Note : 2sinAcosB=sin(A+B)+sin(A-B) 2cosAcosB=cos(A+B)+cos(A-B) 2sinAsinB=cos(A-B)-cos(A+B) sin(-A)=-sinA cos(-A)=cosA
f(t) F(z) U(n)= z 1
z − a^ N z a
z − n (z 1)^2
z − n 2 (z 1)^3
z(z 1) −
a n f(n)
a
F z
nf(n) -zF(z)
f(n+1) zF(z)-zf(0)
f(n+2) (^) z 2 F(z)−z^2 f(0)−zf(1)