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Svce Maths Unit III
Svce Maths Unit III
Svce Maths Unit III
= + .
a y x
10. Find the centre of curvature of the following curves:
(a) x 2 = 4ay [Ans: ( 2at 3 , 3at 2 2a )]
x2 y 2 a2 b2 3 a2 b2 3
(b) - = 1 at the point (asecθ, btanθ). [Ans.: sec , tan ]
a2 b2 a b
1
1 2
(c) x = 2cosθ + cos2θ, y=2sinθ + sin2θ at θ=π/2. [Ans: ( , ) ]
3 3
(d) x = a(θ – sinθ), y = a(1-cosθ). [Ans: a ( sin ), a(1 cos )]
43
(e) y = x 3 - 6x 2 +3x +1 at (1,-1). [Ans: -36, ]
6
x2 y2
11. If the centre of curvature of an ellipse 1 at one end of the minor axis lies at the other end,
a2 b2
prove that the eccentricity of the ellipse is 1 2 .
12. Show that the line joining any point on the cycloid x a ( sin ), y a (1 cos ) and its centre of
curvature is bisected by the line y 2a.
13. Find the equation of the circle of curvature of the curve of the following curves:
(i) xy =c 2 at (c, c) [Ans: (x-2c) 2 +(y-2c) 2 = 2c 2 ]
(ii) y 2 = 12x at (3,6) [Ans: x 2 +y 2 -30x+12y-27 = 0]
2
3a 2
Ans : x 3a a2
(iii) x + y = a at the point (a / 4, a / 4). + y =
4 4 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
14. Show that the equation of the evolute of the curve x y a is ( x y) ( x y) 2a .
3 3 3 3 3 3
15. Show that the equation of the evolute of the parabola y 2 4ax is 27ay 2 4( x 2a) 3 .
2 2 2
16. Prove that the evolute of the rectangular hyperbola xy c 2 is ( x y) 3 ( x y) 3 (4c) 3 .
17. Show that the evolute of the cycloid x a (t sin t ), y a (1 cos t ) is given by
x a(t sin t ), y 2a a(1 cos t ).
x
18. Prove that the evolute of the curve x a cos log tan , y a sin is the catenary y a cosh .
2 a
19. Find the envelope of y cos x sin a cos 2 where is a parameter.
2 2 2
[Ans: ( x y) ( x y) 2a ]
3 3 3
20. Prove that the envelope of the family of straight lines y mx 2am am3 is 27ay 2 4( x 2a) 3 .
x2 y2
21. Find the envelope of the circles drawn on the radius vectors of the ellipse 2 2 1 as diameter.
a b
[Ans: ( x y 2 ) 2 a 2 x 2 b 2 y 2 ]
2
x y
22. Find the envelope of the family of lines 1 where the parameters a and b are connected by the
a b
2 2 2
relation a 2 b 2 c 2 . [Ans: x 3 y 3 c 3 ]
x y
23. Prove that the envelope of the straight line 1 , where a and b are parameters that are connected
a b
by a b c is x+ y= c.
24. Find the evolute of the parabola y 2 4ax considering it as the envelope of its normal.
[Ans: 27ay 2 4( x 2a) 3 ]
x2 y 2
25. Find the evolute of the ellipse 2 + 2 = 1, treating it as the envelope of its normal.
a b
2 2 2
[Ans: (ax) 3 (by) 3 (a 2 b 2 ) 3 ]