DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2015/2016

THIRD YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, GEOMATIC
ENGINEERING & GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SCIENCE

SMA 2370: CALCULUS IV

DATE: 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2015 TIME: 2.00PM – 4.00PM

Instructions to candidates

1. Answer Question One and any other Two Questions.

2. Show clearly your working.

QUESTION ONE (30 Marks)

3 xy
a) Show that the function f ( x, y )  4 x 2  5 y 2 has no limits as  x, y   0,0 .
(4
Marks)
b) Given the function f ( x, y )  3 x 2 y 2  4 x 3 sin y  y cos xy compute the partial derivatives;
i) f x ( x, y )

ii) f y ( x, y )

iii) f xx ( x, y ) (3 Marks)

c) Determine the domain of z  x, y   16  x 2  y 2 . (4 Marks)

d) Given   x 2
 xyz find the vector field that describe the gradient. (4 Marks)
e) Find the directional derivative of u  2 x 3 y  3 y 2 z at point P (1,2,1) in a direction toward
point Q 3,1,5 (4 Marks)

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f) Expand by Taylor’s theorem about the point 1,  up to the second degree term.
 4
(5
Marks)
g) A sinusoidal voltage is given by volts. Determine the mean value of the
voltage over half cycle using integration. (3 Marks)
h) Evaluate (3 Marks)

QUESTION TWO (20 Marks)

a) Find the equation for the tangent plane and normal line to the surface
at the point . (7 Marks)

b) An architect wants to design a rectangular building having volume 147840m 3 . Supposing

that the daily heat loss is given by f  x, y , z   11xy  14 yz  15 xz where x , y and z are
length, width and height of the building respectively. Determine the dimensions of the
building for which the daily heat loss is minimal.
(8 Marks)
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c) Given h  4  2 x 2  y and x  r cos , y  r sin  find and . (5
r 
Marks)
QUESTION THREE (20 Marks)

 1, 2 

 x  y  dx   y 2  x  dy  along
2
a) Evaluate
 
0 ,1

i) Straight line from  0,1 to 1,2  . (3

Marks)
ii) Straight lines from  0,1 to 1,1 and then from 1,1 to 1,2  . (4
Marks)
iii) The parabola x  t , y  t 2  1 . (4 Marks)
b) Find the relative maxima and minima of F  x, y   x 3  y 3  3x  12 y  20 . (9 Marks)

QUESTION FOUR (20 Marks)

a) Verify Green’s Theorem in the plane for

  2 xy  x 2  dx   x  y 2 dy  .

C
(9 Marks)

b) Expand in a Fourier series hence use your results to prove that

. (11 Marks)

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QUESTION FIVE (20 Marks)

a) Find the maximum and minimum values of x 2  y 2  z 2 subject to the constrained conditions
x2 y2 z 2
   1 and z  x  y . (10 Marks)
4 5 25


b) Using divergence theorem, evaluate  F. n dS

S
where F  x 2 i  y 2 j  z 2 k and S is the
surface of the solid cut off by the plane x  y  z  a from the first octant. (8 Marks)
c) Convert the rectangular co-ordinates (3, 4, 7) to cylindrical co-ordinates. (2 Marks)

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