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1160 MATH F111 20241222101401 Mid Semester Question Paper

The document outlines the Mid-Semester Examination for MATH F111 at Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, scheduled for October 7, 2024. It consists of four questions covering topics such as curvature, area under curves, continuity and differentiability of functions, and directional derivatives. Students are instructed to show all steps in their answers and calculators are not permitted.

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1160 MATH F111 20241222101401 Mid Semester Question Paper

The document outlines the Mid-Semester Examination for MATH F111 at Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, scheduled for October 7, 2024. It consists of four questions covering topics such as curvature, area under curves, continuity and differentiability of functions, and directional derivatives. Students are instructed to show all steps in their answers and calculators are not permitted.

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Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani (Raj.

)
First Semester 2024-2025, MATH F111 (Mathematics-I)
Mid-Semester Examination (Closed Book)
Time: 90 Minutes Date: October 07, 2024 (Monday) Max. Marks: 105

1. There are total 4 questions. Start answering each question on a new page. Answer each
sub-part of the questions in continuation. While answering, write all the steps with proper
justification. Just writing the correct answer will receive no credit.

2. All notations used in the paper have usual meaning. Calculators are not allowed.

Q 1. (a) Let r(t) be a smooth space curve traced by a moving particle with velocity v(t) and
acceleration a(t) at any time t. Show that the curvature κ(t) is
|v(t) × a(t)|
κ(t) = . [10]
|v(t)|3
(b) For the space curve r(t) = (6 sin 2t)i + (6 cos 2t)j + 5tk, find T(0), N(0), B(0). [16]
Q 2. (a) Shade the region shared by the curves r = 1 + cos θ and r = sin θ. Hence find the area
of the shaded region. [16]
(b) Find the length of the portion of the curve r = 1 + cos θ that lies inside the curve
r = sin θ. [10]
Q 3. (a) Let f : R2 −→ R be a function defined by
xp
 x2 + y 2 , x ̸= 0
f (x, y) = |x|
0, x = 0.

(i) Examine the continuity of f (x, y) at (0, 0). [5]


(ii) Find fx (0, 0) and fy (0, 0), if exists. [6]
(iii) Examine the differentiability of f (x, y) at (0, 0). [6]
(b) If f (u, v, w) is differentiable function and u = x − y, v = y − z, w = z − x, then compute
∂f
∂x
+ ∂f
∂y
+ ∂f
∂z
. [10]

Q 4. (a) Define directional derivative of a two variable function f (x, y) at a point P (x0 , y0 ) in
the direction of a unit vector u = u1 i + u2 j. Consider
(
0 if xy ̸= 0,
f (x, y) =
1 if xy = 0.

Compute the directional derivative of f (x, y) at (0, 0) in the directions of the vectors
u = 3i and v = i − j. [3+4+5]
(b) Define saddle point of a two variable function f (x, y). Find all possible critical points
and discuss their nature in terms of local minima, local maxima or saddle point for the
function f (x, y) = x3 − 3xy 2 . [2+12]

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