BTEC NATIONAL EXT DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING500/8165/2

LEARNER NAME / ASSESSOR NAME
F. NDORO
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P10 apply the basic rules of calculus arithmetic to solve three different types of function by differentiation and two different types of function by integration. / Task 1
D1 apply graphical methods to the solution of two engineering problems involving exponential growth and decay, analysing the solutions using calculus / Task 2
D2 apply the rules for definite integration to two engineering problems that involve summation. / Task 3
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Signature / A J Spicer / Date / 27/07/2012

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BTEC NATIONAL EXT DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING500/8165/2

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Qualification / Edexcel Lev 3 National Diploma in Engineering / Assessor name / F. NDORO
Unit number and title / Unit 4 – Mathematics for Engineering Technicians (A/600/0253) / Learner name
Assignment title / ASSIGNMENT FOUR–CALCULUS TECHNIQUES
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P10 apply the basic rules of calculus arithmetic to solve three different types of function by differentiation and two different types of function by integration.
D1 apply graphical methods to the solution of two engineering problems involving exponential growth and decay, analysing the solutions using calculus
D2 apply the rules for definite integration to two engineering problems that involve summation.
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TASK 1 –Basic rules of integration and differentiation

P10 apply the basic rules of calculus arithmetic to solve three different types of function by differentiation and two different types of function by integration.

1. Find the derived function of the following functions:

(a) y = 8 (b) y =

(c) y = 6 -20 + 5 (d)

(e)

: [P10 PART]

2. Express as a function of, if:

(a) = 3 + 4 (b) = 4 - 3 + 6

(c) (d)

(e)

: [P10 PART]

TASK 2 – APPLICATIONS OF CALCULUS IN ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS

(DIFFERENTIATION)

D1 apply graphical methods to the solution of two engineering problems involving exponential growth and decay, analysing the solutions using calculus

1. For a certain material, Newton’s law of cooling can be represented by the decay equation where tis the time in seconds. And is the temperature at any given instant in time.

(a) Plot against t at 0.5sec intervals for

(b) From your graph, find the initial temperature and the temperature that the body approaches as time increases to infinity.

(c) Determine the slope at t = 3 seconds both from the graph and by differentiation and give your comment as you compare the results.

: [D1 part]

2. The voltage across a capacitor C when it is being discharged through a resistor R is related to time t by the equation where T is the time constant and T = CR.

(a) Plot a graph of voltage against time

(b) From your graph, find the voltage and rate of change of voltage after 0.2 seconds given that R= 12kand C = 22

(c) Check that your answers in (b) are correct by differentiation

: [D1 part]

TASK 3 – APPLICATIONS OF CALCULUS IN ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS

(INTEGRATION)

D2 apply the rules for definite integration to two engineering problems that involve summation.

1. The total charge passed on to a battery is represented by the area under a graph of current against time. The law of the graph is.

Determine the charge after 7 seconds.

: [D2 part]

2. The velocity of a falling object is related to time by the law . The distance fallen is the area under the velocity – time graph.

Calculate the distance fallen 10 seconds after release.

: [D2 part]

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BTEC NATIONAL EXT DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING500/8165/2

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