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Tutorial - 4
Differential Calculus
Curvature and Radius of Curvature

PART A
1. What is the radius of curvature for the curve y = f ( x ) at the point (x, y ) …………..

(1 + y ) (1 + x ) (1 + y )
3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2

a)  = 1
b)  = 1
c)  = 2
d) 0
y2 x2 y1
2. Select the radius of curvature for the curve y = e x at the point (0,1) …………..
1
a) 2 b) 0 c) 2 2 d)
2
3. Relation between curvature and radius of curvature is ……….
a) curvature = radius b) curvature = diameter c) curvature =1/radius of curvature d) 0

4. What is the radius of curvature of the curve x + y = 1 …………

a) 3 b) 2 c) 0 d) 
5. What is the curvature of x + y + 4 x − 6 y − 1 = 0 ……………
2 2

1 1
a) 14 b) c) 2 7 d)
2 7 11
6. Tell the radius of curvature of the circle x 2 + y 2 = 4 is……………
a) 4 b) 1 c) 2 d) 0

=  , the formula for the radius of curvature for the curve y = f ( x ) is …………
dy
7. When
dx

(1 + y ) (1 + x ) (1 + y )
3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2

a)  = 1
b)  = 1
c)  = 2
d) 0
y2 x2 y1
8. Select the parametric equations of the parabola x 2 = 4ay is ………….
a) x = a sec , y = b tan  b) x = a cos , y = b sin  c) y = at 2 , x = 2at d) x = at 2 , y = 2at
x2 y2
9. Select the parametric equations of the hyperbola − = 1 ………….
a2 b2
a) x = a sec , y = b tan  b) x = a cos , y = b sin  c) x = a cos , y = a sin  d) x = at 2 , y = 2at
10. The curvature of straight line y = x + 1 is …………
a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) 3
 SRI RAMAKRISHNA ENGINEERING COLLEGE
[Educational Service : SNR Sons Charitable Trust]
[Autonomous Institution, Accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade]
[Approved by AICTE and Permanently Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai]
[ISO 9001:2015 Certified and all eligible programmes Accredited by NBA]
VATTAMALAIPALAYAM, N.G.G.O. COLONY POST, COIMBATORE – 641 022.

PART B
11. Show that the radius of curvature for the curve y = e x at the point where it crosses the y-axis is 2 2 .

PART C
12. Find the radius of curvature of the parabola y 2 = 4ax at ‘t’.