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    MATH 803

    CHUKA UNIVERSITY

    UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

    EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED


    MATHEMATICS

    MATH 803: ADVANCED MATHEMATICS FOR CHEMISTS

    STREAMS: MSC (APPLIED MATHS) TIME: 3 HOURS

    DAY/DATE: MONDAY 06/04/2020 11.30 A.M. – 2.30 P.M.


    INSTRUCTIONS: Answer any FOUR questions

    QUESTION ONE (15 MARKS)


    (a) Find the domain of the function below 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = √3𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 18 [2 marks]
    𝑑𝑦
    (b) Given that 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 (2𝑥 + 3), find [2 marks]
    𝑑𝑥
    𝑙𝑖𝑚 6𝑥3+5
    (c) Evaluate [5 marks]
    𝑥 → ∞ 2𝑥3+1
    1 𝑑𝑦
    (d) Given that 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥 ) = , find from first principles [3 marks]
    𝑥 2+1 𝑑𝑥

    (e) Differentiate 𝑦 = 23𝑥 at the point 𝑥 = 1 [2 marks]


    (f) Find the equations of lines tangent to the curve 𝑦 2 − 6𝑥 2 + 4𝑦 + 1 = 0 at the point
    (2, 1) [4 marks]

    QUESTION TWO (15 MARKS)


    4
    (a) Determine ∫ (5𝑥−3) 𝑑𝑥 [2 marks]
    1
    (b) Evaluate ∫0 5𝑥𝑒 4𝑥 𝑑𝑥 using the by parts method [2 marks]
    (c) Determine the volume of the solid of revolution formed when the curve 𝑦 = 2 rotated
    360° about the 𝑥 axis between the limits 𝑥 = 0 to 𝑥 = 3 [3 marks]
    11−3𝑥
    (d) Determine ∫ 𝑑𝑥 using partial fractions [4 marks]
    𝑥 2 +2𝑥−3

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    MATH 803

    (e) Evaluate the following integrals


    1
    (i) ∫ 𝐼𝑛10 + 𝑥2 − √𝑥 3 𝑑𝑥 [2 marks]
    𝑑𝑥
    (ii) ∫ 16𝑥2+9 [2 marks]

    QUESTION THREE (15 MARKS)


    (a) Find the volume of revolution bounded by the region 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 , 𝑥 = 2 and 𝑥 = 4 about
    𝑦=1 [3 marks]
    (b) Find the area of the triangle PQR with vertices 𝑝 = (3 4 7) , 𝑄 = (0 6 1) and R (5 -2 4
    [2 marks]
    (c) Verify whether the vectors (-1 2 2), (2 -3 1), (-4 7 3) are coplanar [2 marks]
    (d) Solve the differential equation 𝑦" + 4𝑦′ + 5𝑦 = 0 [2 marks]
    (e) State the order, linearity and degree of the following differential equations.
    𝑑3𝑦
    (i) + 4𝑒 𝑦 = 0 [2 marks]
    𝑑𝑥 3
    3 3
    𝑑𝑦 2 𝑑3𝑦
    (ii) (1 + ( ) ) = ( 3
    ) [2 marks]
    𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

    𝑥2 1 𝑑𝑦
    (f) Determine whether 𝑦 = + is a solution of the differential equation 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑥2
    3 𝑥 𝑑𝑥

    [2 marks]

    QUESTION FOUR (15 MARKS)


    (a) Solve the differential equation 𝑦 ′ = 𝑥 (1 + 𝑦 2 ) by the method of separation of variables
    [3 marks]
    (b) Verify whether the differential equation below is exact hence solve
    (4𝑥 3 𝑦 3 + 3𝑥 2 )𝑑𝑥 + (3𝑥 4 𝑦 2 + 6𝑦 2 )𝑑𝑦 = 0 [3 marks]
    (c) Find an integrating factor for (3𝑥𝑦 + 6𝑦 2 )𝑑𝑥 + (2𝑥 2 + 9𝑥𝑦)𝑑𝑦 = 0 and solve the
    equation [3 marks]
    (d) Find the general solution of
    (i) 𝑦" + 6𝑦′ + 5𝑦 = 0 [3 marks]
    (ii) 𝑦" + 4𝑦′ + 13𝑦 = 0 [3 marks]

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    QUESTION FIVE (15 MARKS)


    (a) Find the angle between the vectors 𝐴 = 3𝑖 + 6𝑗 + 9𝑘, 𝐵 = −2𝑖 + 3𝑗 + 𝑘 [2 marks]
    (b) Find the area of the parallelogram formed by the vectors
    𝐴 = 3𝑖 + 𝑗 − 2𝑘, 𝐵 = 𝑖 − 3𝑗 − 2𝑘 [2 marks]
    (c) Find the value of c for which the vectors 𝑐𝑖 + 𝑗 + 𝑘 and – 𝑖 + 2𝑘 are perpendicular
    [2 marks]
    1 5 −2
    (d) Find the inverse of matrix 𝐴 = [ 3 −1 4] [4 marks]
    −3 6 −7
    (e) Solve the simultaneous equations below both by the cramers rule and the matrix cofactor
    method [5 marks]
    (i) 3𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 10
    (ii) 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 5𝑧 + 9 = 0
    (iii) 𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 𝑧 = 6

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