NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, RAIPUR

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
B.Tech.: I Semester, Subject : MATHEMATICS-I

Assignment of UNIT-I Differential Calculus

1. Using  − δ definition, prove that
(i) (
x sin(1/x), if x 6= 0
f (x) =
0, if x=0
is continuous at x = 0.
(ii) |x|, cos x, sin x, sin2 x, cos2 x are continuous.
2. The function f defined by (
x2 + 3x + a for x ≤ 1
f (x) =
bx + 2 for x > 1
is given to be derivable for every x. Find a and b.
3. Verify Rolle’s theorem for the following functions
x2 + ab
 
3 2
(i) f (x) = x − 6x + 11x − 6 on [1, 3]. (ii) f (x) = log in [a, b], 0 6∈ [a, b].
x(a + b)
x2 x3 x2 x3
4. Prove that x − 2 + 3(1+x) < log(1 + x) < x − 2 + 3 for x > 0.

v−u v−u π 3 4 π 1
5. Show that < tan−1 v − tan−1 u < if 0 < u < v and deduce that + < tan−1 < + .
1 + v2 1 + u2 4 25 3 4 6
6. Find c of Cauchy’s
√ mean value theorem for the following pairs of functions
(i) f (x) = x, g(x) = √1x in [a, b].
(ii) f (x) = x2 , g(x) = x in [a, b].
x2 x2 x
7. Using Taylor’s theorem, show that 1 + x + 2 < ex < 1 + x + 2 e ,x > 0.
−1
8. Expand easin x
in powers of x by Maclaurin’s theorem and hence obtain the values of eθ .
x x2 x4
9. Prove that log(1 + ex ) = log 2 + + − + · · ·.
2 8 192
10. Expand log(1 + sin2 x) in powers of x as far as the term in x6 .
11. Using Taylor’s theorem, express the polynomial 2x3 + 7x2 + x − 6 in powers of (x − 1).
12. Find the asymptotes of the curve
(i) x2 y + xy 2 + xy + y 2 + 3x = 0
(ii) y 4 − 2xy 3 + 2x3 y − x4 − 3x3 + 3x2 y + 3xy 2 − 3y 3 − 2x2 + 2y 2 − 1
(iii) r = a(sec θ + tan θ). (iv) r = a tan θ
13. Trace the curves
(i) y 2 (a − x) = x2 (a + x) (ii) a2 y 2 = x2 (a2 − x2 )
(iii) x3 + y 3 = 3axy (iv) r2 = a2 cos 2θ (v) r = a + b cos θ