NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE BAMENDA 1
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025
LEVEL 100
Department:
Course Title: Engineering Mathematics
Instructor:Chifon Silas
Duration:2hrs
Hall:
Instructions: Show clearly how you arrived at your answer
Questions
1. Prove that cosh x is an even function and tanh x is an odd func-
tion.
2. Consider the function
ax + 3, x > 5
f (x) = 13 x=5
x2 − b x < 5
Find the values of a and b given that the function is continuous
at x=5.
3. Consider the function defined by
( √ √
x+2+ 3x−2
x−2 , x ̸= 2
f (x) =
f (2) = 5
(a) State the domain of definition of the function f.
(b) Is f continuous at x=2?
4. Find the values of a and b given that the function f(x) is contin- 2
uous at x=-2
x2 −1
3a + b + x+2 x < −2
f (x) = −7 x = −2
3x2 + bx + 1 x > −2
5. Find the domain of each function:
√
(a) f (x) = x + 2
1
(b) g(x) = x2 −x
6t−t3
(c) g(x) = 7−t−4t2
6. Evaluate the following Limits
2
(a) limt→∞ 9tet
(b) limt→∞ sin(x)−x
2x2
2
(c) limx→2 2x +4x−16
x−2
(d) limx→∞ coshx − sinhx
7. For all x ∈ R show that cosh2 x − sinh2 x = 1
8. Find all the solutions of each of the following equations in the
given range
(a) 3cos2 x − 3 = sin2 x − 1 for 0 < x < 2π
(b) 5cos2 x = 4 − 3sin2 x for −π < x < π
√
(c) tanx = 3 for 0 < x < 2π
(d) sec2 θ + tan2 θ = 6 for −π ≤ θ ≤ π
9. Find the derivatives of the following functions
(a) y = x3 − 3x
√
(b) f (x) = cos2 x + 1
√ 2
10. Given that f (x) = x2 − 1 and g(x) = x find f (g(x)) and its 3
domain
dy 2
11. Find dx given that cos(x2 + 2y) + xey = 1
dy
12. Using the Laws of Logarithm or other wise, find dx given that
7 4
(2x−3) (x+5)
y= (x−3x)8
13. Prove the following
cos A sin A
(a) 1−tan A + 1−cot A = sin A + cos A
cosecA
(b) sec2 A = cosecA−sin A
sin(A−B) sin(B−C) sin(C−A)
(c) cos(A) cos(B) + cos(B) cos(C) + cos(C) cos(A) =0
14. Without Using tables or calculators, evaluate
(a) cos 800 cos 200 + sin 800 sin 200
(b) cos 15o
15. Find all values of x in the range −2π < x < 2πfor which
(a) cos 2x + sin x = 2
(b) cos 2x = sin x
16. Prove the following
(a) sinh2 x − cosh2 = 1
(b) sinh 2x = 2 sinh x cosh x
(c) 1 − tanh2 x = sech2 x
17. Solve the following DE
dy
(a) dx + 2x = 0 at y(0) = 0
′′ ′
(b) y + 5y + 6y = 2e−x
dy
(c) (x − 3)2 dx + 2 = 0 given that y=0 and x=2
d2 x
(d) dt2 − 4x = 24 cos 2t
18. Solve the equations 3 sinh x − cosh x = 1 4
19. Find the value of x for which 12 cosh2 x + 7 sinh x = 24
20. Solve for real values of x in the following
(a) 4 cosh x − e−x = 3
(b) cosh 2x − 7 cosh x + 7 = 0