UNIVERSITY OF MALTA FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, FACULTY of ICT and FACULTY FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT B.Eng.(Hons.)/B.Sc.(Hons.)ICT/B.E.&A.(Hons.

) Year I January/February 2010 Assessment Session MAT1801 Mathematics For Engineers I 9.15 a.m. - 11.15 a.m. Calculators and mathematical booklets will be provided. No other calculators are allowed. Answer THREE questions 1. (a) Let u be a twice-dierentiable function of x and y, where x = r cos and y = r sin . u u (i) Find and . r (ii) Show that 2u u u 2u = r cos r sin + r2 sin2 2 2 x y x 2 2u u + r2 cos2 2 . 2r2 sin cos xy y (iii) Find 2u , and show that r2 2 u 1 u 1 2u 2u 2u + 2 = 2 + + 2 2. x2 y r r r r Note: You may assume that 2u 2u = . xy yx 4th February 2010

25 marks x3 y (b) If w = 4 , nd the approximate percentage error in w resulting from the z following errors in x, y and z respectively: 0.2% too large, 0.4% too small and 0.1% too large. 10 marks

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2. Solve the following dierential equations: (a) (b) dy + y = xy 3 ; dx x2 + y 2 dy = . dx x(x + y) 18 marks 17 marks

3. (a) By changing the order of integration, evaluate

2 0 x 2

3y 4 cos xy 2 dy dx. 17 marks (b) Find the volume of the region bounded by the planes x = 0, y = 0, z = 0, 2y + z = 4 and the surface x = 4 y 2 . 18 marks 4. If y is a function of x, and z = sin x, show that dy dy = cos x dx dz and d2 y d2 y dy = cos2 x 2 sin x . 2 dx dz dz 7 marks Hence solve the dierential equation dy d2 y + tan x y cos2 x = 2esin x cos2 x, 2 dx dx dy given that y = 1 and = 0 when x = 0. dx 28 marks 5. The function f is dened by f (x) = 1 x for 0 < x < 1. (a) Expand f in a Fourier sine series and show that 1 1 1 1 + + = . 3 5 7 4

(b) Expand f in a Fourier cosine series and show that 1+ 1 1 1 2 + + + = . 9 25 49 8 12, 5, 14, 4 marks Page 2 of 2