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Mathematics – I (22MAT*11)
Question Bank
Module: 1
Differential Calculus -1: Elementary Differential calculus, Polar Curves - angle between the radius
vector and tangent, angle between two curves, Pedal equation , Curvature and Radius of Curvature –
Cartesian, Polar, pedal Parametric curves.

𝑑𝜃
1. With usual notation prove that 𝑡𝑎𝑛∅ = 𝑟 𝑑𝑟
2. Find the angle between the curves 𝑟 2 sin 2𝜃 = 4 and 𝑟 2 = 16 sin 2𝜃
3. Find the angle between the curves 𝑟 = 𝑎(1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟 = 𝑏(1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)
𝑎
4. Find the angle of intersection between the curves 𝑟 = 𝑎 log 𝜃 and 𝑟 = log 𝜃

5. Find the angle of intersection between the curves .

𝑟 = 𝑎 log 𝜃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟 = 𝑎⁄log 𝜃
𝜃 2𝜋
6. Find the slope of the tangent for the curve 𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 ( 2 ) = 𝑎 𝑎𝑡 𝜃 = 3
.
7. Show that the curves 𝑟 = 𝑎(1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟 = 𝑏(1 − cos 𝜃) are orthogonal
1 1 1 𝑑𝑟
8. With usual notation prove that 𝑝2 = 𝑟 2 + 𝑟 4 (𝑑𝜃 )2
9. Find the pedal equation for the curve 𝑟 𝑚 = 𝑎𝑚 (cos 𝑚𝜃 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑚𝜃)
𝑙
10. Find the pedal equation for the curve 𝑟 = 1 + 𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃.
11. Find the pedal equation for the curve 𝑟 = 𝑎𝑒 𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑡𝛼
12. Find the pedal equation of the curve 𝑟 𝑚 = 𝑎𝑚 cos 𝑚𝜃 .
13. Find the pedal equation of the curve 𝑟 𝑛 = 𝑎𝑛 cos 𝑛𝜃
[1+𝑦12 ]3/2 𝑑𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦
14. With usual notation prove that 𝜌 = where 𝑦1 = 𝑑𝑥 , 𝑦2 = 𝑑𝑥 2
𝑦2
15. Find the radius of curvature of 𝑎 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 𝑎3 at the point where the curve cut the
2 3

x axis.
16. Find the radius of curvature of the curve 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 = 3𝑎𝑥𝑦 at (3𝑎, 3𝑎)
𝑥
17. Find the radius of curvature of the curve = 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑎) .
18. Find the radius of curvature of 𝑎2 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 𝑎3 at the point where the curve cuts x-
axis.
√𝑟 2−𝑎 2 𝑎
19. Find the radius of curvature for the curve 𝜃 = [ ] + cos −1 (𝑟 ) at any point on
𝑎
it.
𝑥
20. Show that the radius of curvature for the centenary 𝑦 = 𝑐 𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ ( 𝑐 ) at any point
(𝑥, 𝑦) varies as square of the ordinate at that point.
[𝑟 2 +𝑟 2 ]3/2
21. With usual notation prove that𝜌 = 𝑟 2+2𝑟𝑟12−𝑟𝑟 .
1 2
 22. Find the radius of curvature of the curve𝑟 = 𝑎(1 + cos 𝜃).
23. Show that for the curve 𝑟(1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃) = 2𝑎, 𝜌2 𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑟 3
𝜌2
24. For the cardioids 𝑟 = 𝑎(1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 is constant.
𝑟

Module: 2
Taylor’s and Maclaurin’s series expansion for one variable (Statement only) – problems.
Indeterminate forms - L’Hospital’s rule, Problems.
Partial differentiation, total derivative - differentiation of composite functions. Jacobian and
problems. Maxima and minima for a function of two variables-Problems

1. Obtain a Maclaurin’s series for 𝑓(𝑥) = log(1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥) upto the term containing 𝑥 4 .
2. Obtain a Maclaurin’s series for 𝑙𝑜𝑔(1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥) up to the term containing 𝑥 4
𝑥3 𝑥5
3. Using Maclaurin’s series prove that log(𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥) = 𝑥 + + +⋯
6 24
4. Find the Maclaurin’s series of √1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥
𝜋𝑥
𝑥 1
𝑙𝑖𝑚
5. Evaluate 𝑥→𝑎 (2 − 𝑎)tan(2𝑎) 𝑖𝑖) 𝑥→0
𝑙𝑖𝑚
(𝑥 )2sinx
𝑎 𝑥+𝑏 𝑥+𝑐 𝑥 1 𝜋
𝑙𝑖𝑚
6. Evaluate i) 𝑥→0 ( )𝑥 , 𝑖𝑖) lim𝜋(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥)2 −𝑥
3 𝑥→
2
𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑎 𝑥+𝑏 𝑥+𝑐 𝑥 +𝑑𝑥 1
7. Evaluate 𝑥→0( 4
𝑥 ) .
𝑥 𝑥 1
𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑎 +𝑏
8. Evaluate 𝑥→0( 2 )𝑥
𝑥 2+𝑦 2
9. If 𝑢 = log( 𝑥+𝑦
) , show that 𝑥𝑢𝑥 + 𝑦𝑢𝑦 = 1.
𝑥 2+𝑦 2
10. If 𝑢 = log( 𝑥+𝑦
) , show that 𝑥𝑢𝑥 + 𝑦𝑢𝑦 = 1.
𝜕2 𝑢 𝜕2 𝑢
11. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑥 + 𝑒 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑦 + 1, show that 𝜕𝑥 2 + 𝜕𝑦2 = 0.
𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
12. If 𝑢 = 𝑓(𝑦 − 𝑧, 𝑧 − 𝑥, 𝑥 − 𝑧) then prove that that + 𝜕𝑦 + 𝜕𝑧 = 0.
𝜕𝑥
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
13. Find 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦,𝑧) where 𝑢 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 , 𝑣 = 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦𝑧 + 𝑧𝑥, 𝑤 = 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧.
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
14. If 𝑢 = 𝑓( , , ) then prove that that 𝑥 + 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 + 𝑧 𝜕𝑧 = 0
𝑦 𝑧 𝑥 𝜕𝑥
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
15. Find 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)
where 𝑢 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 , 𝑣 = 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦𝑧 + 𝑧𝑥, 𝑤 = 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧.
𝑦𝑧 𝑧𝑥 𝑥𝑦 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
16. If 𝑢 = 𝑥
,𝑣 𝑦
,𝑤 = 𝑧
show that 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)
= 4.
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
17. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 + 3𝑦 2 − 𝑧 3 , 𝑣 = 4𝑥 2 𝑦𝑧, 𝑤 = 2𝑧 2 − 𝑥𝑦 evaluate 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)
at the point (1,-1, 0)
18. Examine the function 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = 2(𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 ) − 𝑥 4 + 𝑦 4 for its extreme values.
19. Examine the function 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 − 3𝑥 − 12𝑦 + 20 for its extreme values
1 𝜕𝑢 1 𝜕𝑢 1 𝜕𝑢
20. If 𝑢 = 𝑓(2𝑥 − 3𝑦, 3𝑦 − 4𝑧, 4𝑧 − 2𝑥) then prove that that + 3 𝜕𝑦 + 4 𝜕𝑧 = 0
2 𝜕𝑥
𝑑𝑢 2+𝑦 2 +𝑧 2
21. Find at 𝑡 = 0, 𝑖𝑓 𝑢 = 𝑒 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 𝑡 2 + 1, 𝑦 = 𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡, 𝑧 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡.
𝑑𝑡

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