Assignment: MATH1101 (Module-II)

Subject: Mathematics-I
Vector Calculus :

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2
dr d r 2
1. If ¿ ( a cos t ) i+ ( a sint ) j+ ( at tan α ) k , then show that × 2 =a sec α .
dt d t
2. For the curve r =(2 a cos t ,2 a sin t ,b t 2), show that [ ṙ r̈ ⃛r ]=8 a2 bt .
3. Show that the unit tangent vector to the curve r =3 cos t i+3 sin t j+ 4 t k at any point t is
1
given by t= (−3 sin t i+3 cos t j+ 4 k ).
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4. Find the maximum value of the directional derivative of f =x 2 y 2 z 2 at the point
(2,1 ,−1) . And also find the direction in which it occurs.
5. Find the values of the constants a , b , c so that the directional derivative of the function
2 2 3
f =ax y + byz+ c z x at the point (1,2 ,−1) has maximum magnitude 64 in the direction
parallel to z-axis.
6. Find the unit normal and the tangent plane to the surface x 2+ y 2+ z 2=2at (1 ,−1,2).
7. If the vectors A and B be irrotational, then show that the vector A × B is solenoidal.
8. Show that, if r =x i+ y j + z k and r =|r|. Then
(i) ¿ ( r n r ) =(n+ 3)r n

(ii)
2
∇ ∇.
{ r )}=2r
( r
2
−4

9. Show that the vector F=( 6 xy + z 3 ) i+ ( 3 x 2−z ) j +(3 x z 2− y )k is irrotational. For F , find a
scalar function φ , such that F=grad φ.

Infinite Series :
1. Check whether the sequence { u n } is monotonic and bounded where
1 1 1
un = + + …+ .
n+ 1 n+2 2n
2. Test the convergence of the following series :
2 3
1 2 3
(a) 1+ 2 + 3 + 4 +…
2 3 4
2 3
1 2 3
(b) 1+ + + +…
1! 2! 3 !
2 2 2 2 2 2
2 24 2 4 6
(c) x 2+ x 4 + 6
x +
8
x + … , x >0
3.4 3.4 .5 .6 3.4 .5.6 .7 .8
2 3
1 2 3 4
(d) + x +( ) x2 +( ) x 3 +…
2 3 4 3
α.β α (α+ 1) β ( β+1) 2 α (α +1)(α +2) β( β+1)( β +2) 3
(e) 1+ 1. γ x+ 1.2. γ (γ +1) x + 1.2.3 . γ (γ +1)( γ +2)
x +…
3 3.6 2 3.6 .9 .12 4
(f) 1+ 7 x + 7.10 x + 7.10 .13.16 x +…
 ∞
1
(g) ∑
n =2 n log n
2
(n!) 2 n
(h) ∑ x
(2 n) !
∞
√n
(i) ∑ 2n+3
n −1
1

∑4 √3
∞ 3
3 n2 +1
(j)
n =1 √ 4 n + 2 n+7
n n
(−1) ( x +1)
3. Test the convergence of the series : ∑ n 2
2 n
2 3
x x x
4. Test the series − + −… for absolute convergence and conditional
√3 √ 5 √ 7
convergence.