Faculty of Environment

and Technology

Academic Year: 2016

Examination Period: Resit

Module Leader:
Module Code: UFMF68-20-2
Title of Module: Applications of Mathematics in Civil and Environmental
Engineering

Examination Date: 16th November 2016

Examination Start time: 09:00 a.m.
Duration of Examination: 03 Hours

Instructions to students:

1. Candidates should attempt ANY FOUR of the FIVE questions provided (Q1-Q5).
2. Full marks are awarded only if the solution is supported by a relevant
mathematical argument.
3. Throughout the paper assume the acceleration due to gravity to be equal to 9.81
ms-2.
4. Work to 04 decimal places of accuracy where appropriate.

Materials supplied to the students will be:

Number of Examination Booklets (+any continuation booklets as required) 1
per Examination
Number of sheets of Graph Paper size G3 (Normal) 0

Additional instructions to invigilators:

Calculators may be used subject to University regulations Yes
Students are allowed to keep Examination Question Paper Yes
Material supplied by student allowed (must be collected with answer booklet) No
Additional specialized material: Formula sheet

Treasury tags will be supplied.

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Question 1

(a) Solve the following quadratic equation, converting each of the solutions to polar
form,
6z 2 3z 5 0 .
(4 marks)
(b) By converting the complex numbers, z1 4 3 j and z2 3 7 j to polar form,
express the complex number given by,
3
z2

z1
in the rectangular form, a bj .
(4 marks)

(c) Determine the real and imaginary parts of the following complex numbers:

(i) z1 5 j 9 4 j ;
3

e j e j
(ii) z2
e j e j
(6 marks)

(d) Show that the cubic polynomial,

z 3 8z 2 25z 26 0

Has roots, z 2 ; z 3 2 j ; z 3 2 j .
(3 marks)

(e) Express cos 2 3 j in the rectangular form, a bj .
6
(4 marks)

(f) For the polynomial, f ( z) , find all solutions of the equation f ( z) 0 using De
Moivres theorem.
f ( z ) z 3 27
(4 marks)

[Total: 25 marks]

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Question 2

Consider the system of differential equations

dx
5x y
dt

2x y
dy
dt

with initial conditions x (0) 3 , y (0) 2 .

(a) Express the above system in the matrix form,

X (t ) AX (t )
with initial conditions X 0 X 0
(3 marks)

(b) Write down two square matrices P and D , and Verify that modal matrix, P and
diagonal matrix, D satisfy the relation
D P 1AP
(14 marks)

(c) Using results obtained in part (b), find the functions x and y.
(8 marks)

[Total: 25 marks]

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Question 3

Let f (t ) be the function defined by

6 0t 3
f (t ) .
2t 12 3t 6

Denote the Fourier series of f (t ) by f s (t ) , even periodic extension of f (t ) by F (t ) and the

odd periodic extension of f (t ) by G(t ) .

(a) Make a carefully labeled sketch of F (t ) for 12 t 12 .

(3 marks)

(b) Make a carefully labeled sketch of G(t ) for 12 t 12 .

(3 marks)

(c) Make a carefully labeled sketch of fs (t ) for 12 t 12 .

(3 marks)

(d) Show that the Fourier series of f (t ) is given by

12 12 t 12 5t
fs (t ) 4 sin sint
sin ..........
2
3 9 2
25 2
3
4 t 3 2t 4 3 4t
cos cos cos t cos .......... ..
3 3 3 2 3
(16 marks)

[Total: 25 marks]

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Question 4

(a) Find the general solution to the following 1st order differential equations using the
separation of variables method.
dy
i. 2 x tan y
dx

t 1
dx 2
ii. t sin2 x
dt
(6 marks)

(b) Find the solution of the equation,

dy 2y sin x

dx x x2
Subject to the condition, y 0 0 .
(7 marks)

(c) Find the general solution of the differential equation

y 6 y 8 y 3t 5

that satisfies the initial conditions, y 0 1/ 5 and y 0 0 .

(12 marks)

[Total: 25 marks]

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Question 5

sin
(a) If 5 , show that satisfies the partial differential equation,
t
2 2
2
t 2 t 0
t t 2
(5 marks)

(b) The continuity equation for the groundwater flow in an aquifer is given by,
h q
ho n0
t x
where n is the porosity of the gravel material, q the specific discharge of
groundwater, h the level of the water table above impermeable layer and h0 a
constant depth value.

If the Darcys law for groundwater flow is given by,

h
q K
x
where K is the hydraulic conductivity.

i. Show that
h 2h
C2
t x 2
Kh0
where, C 2
n
(4 marks)

ii. Find the solution to the above equation satisfying the boundary conditions,
h(0, t ) 0
h
0
x 80,t

and initial conditions,

x
h( x,0) 3 sin ,
160
over 0 x 80 and t 0

Take n = 0.4 and K = 0.005 m/s, h0 = 20 m.

(16 marks)

[Total: 25 marks]
END OF QUESTION PAPER

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