UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

MATH2019 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS 2E

Test 1 SAMPLE PAPER 1

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Leibniz Rule for Differentiation of Integrals

Z v Z v
d ∂f dv du
f (x, t)dt = dt + f (x, v) − f (x, u) .
dx u u ∂x dx dx

Multivariable Taylor Series

∂f ∂f
f (x, y) = f (a, b) + (x − a) (a, b) + (y − b) (a, b)
∂x ∂y
2
∂ 2f 2
 
1 2∂ f 2∂ f
+ (x − a) (a, b) + 2(x − a)(y − b) (a, b) + (y − b) (a, b) + · · ·
2! ∂x2 ∂x∂y ∂y 2

1. [5 marks]
Consider the function

z = f (x, y) = x2 y 3 + 5x − 6y.
∂f ∂f
(a) Find and .
∂x ∂y
∂ 2f ∂ 2f
(b) Verify that = .
∂y∂x ∂x∂y
2. [5 marks]
The volume V of a cone with radius r and perpendicular height h is given by
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V = πr2 h. Determine the maximum percentage error in calculating V given
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that r = 1 cm and h = 2 cm to the nearest millimetre.
3. [5 marks]
Use Leibniz’ theorem to find
Z t2
d
ln(1 + x6 )dx.
dt 1

4. [5 marks]
Find and classify the critical points of
f (x, y) = 2x3 − 9x2 + 12x + 3y 2 − 18y + 4.
Also give the function values at the critical points.
5. [5 marks]
A particle moves along a curve with parametric equations
x(t) = et , y(t) = sin(t), z(t) = 3t,
where t is time.
Determine the magnitude of its acceleration vector at t = 0.
6. [5 marks]
Suppose that the atmospheric pressure in a certain region of space is given by
φ(x, y, z) = y 2 z + 6x.
(a) Calculate ∇φ at the point (1, 1, 2).
(b) Find the rate of change of the pressure with respect to distance at the
point (1, 1, 2) in the direction of the vector b = i + 2j − 2k.
7. [5 marks]
A fluid’s velocity field in a turbine of a hydroelectric generator is given in the
plane by
F(x, y) = −2yi + 2xj.
Let C be the unit circle with centre at (0,0) parametrized by
r(t) = (cos t, sin t) from t = 0 to t = 2π.

Calculate the circulation of F around C by computing

I
F · dr.
C

ANSWERS

1) a) 2xy 3 + 5, 3x2 y 2 − 6, b) Proof 2) 12.5% 3) 2t ln(1 + t12 )

4) Local min at (2, 3, −19), Saddle Point at (1, 3, −18) 5) 1

 
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6) a)  4 , b) 4 7) 4π.
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