SYBSc Semester IV Paper I Question Bank (Unit 1 and Unit 3)

UNIT 1:

1. Prove that if a sequence (𝑥𝑚 ) in ℝ𝑛 , 𝑛 > 1 is convergent then it converges to a

unique limit.

2. Let (𝑥𝑚 ) be a sequence in ℝ𝑛 given by 𝑥𝑚 = (𝑥𝑚

(1) (2) (𝑛)
, 𝑥𝑚 , … , 𝑥𝑚 ).

Then prove that (𝑥𝑚 ) is convergent in ℝ𝑛 if and only if each of

(1) (2) (𝑛)

the coordinate sequence ( 𝑥𝑚 ) , ( 𝑥𝑚 ) , … , ( 𝑥𝑚 ) is convergent

in ℝ .

3. Prove that limit of a scalar valued function 𝑓: ℝ𝑛 → ℝ at a point 𝑎 ∈ ℝ𝑛 if exists

is unique.

4. Let 𝑆 be a nonempty open subset of ℝ𝑛 . Let 𝑓, 𝑔: 𝑆 ⊆ ℝ𝑛 → ℝ be

a scalar field and 𝑎 ∈ 𝑆. Suppose lim 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙 and lim 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑚 then prove that
𝑥→𝑎 𝑥→𝑎

(𝑖) lim ( 𝑓 + 𝑔)(𝑥) = 𝑙 + 𝑚 .

𝑥→𝑎

(𝑖𝑖) lim ( 𝑓 − 𝑔)(𝑥) = 𝑙 − 𝑚 .

𝑥→𝑎

(𝑖𝑖𝑖) lim (𝛼 𝑓)(𝑥) = 𝛼 𝑙 , 𝛼 ∈ ℝ .

𝑥→𝑎

5. Let 𝑆 be a nonempty open subset of ℝ𝑛 . Let 𝑓, 𝑔: 𝑆 ⊆ ℝ𝑛 → ℝ be a scalar field

continuous at 𝑎 ∈ 𝑆 , then prove that
(𝑖) 𝑓 + 𝑔 is continuous at 𝑎 .
(𝑖𝑖) 𝑓 − 𝑔 is continuous at 𝑎 .
(𝑖𝑖𝑖) 𝛼𝑓 is continuous at 𝑎 .

6. Let 𝑆 be a nonempty open subset of ℝ𝑛 . Let 𝑓: 𝑆 ⊆ ℝ𝑛 → ℝ𝑚 be a vector valued

function given by 𝑓(𝑥) = ( 𝑓1 (𝑥), 𝑓2 (𝑥), … , 𝑓𝑚 (𝑥)) , ∀𝑥 ∈ ℝ𝑛 and 𝑎 ∈ ℝ𝑛 .Then
prove that lim 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙 if and only if lim 𝑓𝑖 (𝑥) = 𝑙𝑖 , ∀ 𝑖 = 1,2, … , 𝑚 where
𝑥→𝑎 𝑥→𝑎
𝑙 = (𝑙1 , 𝑙2 , … , 𝑙𝑚 ) ∈ ℝ𝑚 .

7. Let 𝑆 be a nonempty open subset of ℝ𝑛 . Prove that a vector valued function

𝑓: 𝑆 ⊆ ℝ𝑛 → ℝ𝑚 given by 𝑓(𝑥) = ( 𝑓1 (𝑥), 𝑓2 (𝑥), … , 𝑓𝑚 (𝑥)) , ∀𝑥 ∈ ℝ𝑛 is continuous
at 𝑎 ∈ 𝑆 if and only if each 𝑓𝑖 : 𝑆 → ℝ is continuous at 𝑎.

8. State and prove Mean Value theorem for scalar field.

 UNIT 3:

1. Let 𝑆 be a nonempty open subset of ℝ𝑛 . Let 𝑓: 𝑆 ⊆ ℝ𝑛 → ℝ𝑚 be a vector valued

function such that 𝑓 is differentiable at 𝑎 ∈ 𝑆 then prove that the total
derivative of 𝑓 at 𝑎 is unique.

2. Let 𝑓: 𝑆 ⊆ ℝ𝑛 → ℝ𝑚 be given by 𝑓(𝑋) = ( 𝑓1 (𝑋) , 𝑓2 (𝑋), … , 𝑓𝑚 (𝑋) ) ∀ 𝑋 ∈ 𝑆. Then

prove that 𝑓 is differentiable at 𝑎 ∈ 𝑆 if and only if each 𝑓𝑖 , 𝑖 = 1,2, … , 𝑚 is
differentiable at 𝑎 and 𝐷𝑓(𝑎)(ℎ) = ( 𝐷𝑓1 (𝑎)(ℎ) , 𝐷𝑓2 (𝑎)(ℎ) , … , 𝐷𝑓𝑚 (𝑎)(ℎ) ).

3. Let 𝑆 be a nonempty open subset of ℝ𝑛 . Let 𝑓: 𝑆 ⊆ ℝ𝑛 → ℝ𝑚 be a vector field. If

𝑓 is differentiable at 𝑎 ∈ 𝑆, then prove that 𝑓 is continuous at 𝑎.

4. State and prove Taylors formula for a function of two variables.

5. State second derivative test for extrema of a function of two variables.

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