DHANALAKSHMI SRINIVASAN

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
COIMBATORE-641105

Department of Science and Humanities

Subject Code & Name: MA3151 & Matrices and Calculus
Branch: Common to all branches
Year/Sem: I /I Academic Year:2022-2023

UNIT-I MATRICES
EIGENVALUE AND EIGENVECTOR
2 2 0
1. Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix A =  2 1 1  [JAN-22]
 −7 2 −3

2 0 1
2. Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix A =  0 2 0  [A/M-22]
 1 0 2 

11 −4 −7 
3. Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix A =  7 −2 −5  [A/M-18]
10 −4 −6 

 3 −1 1 
4. Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix A =  −1 5 −1 [N/D-19]
 1 −1 3 

 8 −6 2 
5. Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix A =  −6 7 −4  [A/M-19]
 2 −4 3 

2 2 1
6. Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix A =  1 3 1  [JAN-14]
 1 2 2 

 6 −2 2 
7. Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix A =  −2 3 −1 [A/M-15]
 2 −1 3 
 CAYLEY-HAMILTON THEOREM
1 2 3
1. Using Cayley-Hamilton theorem, find the inverse of the matrix A =  2 4 5  [JAN-22]
 3 5 6 

1 2 3 
2. Using Cayley-Hamilton theorem find A4 if A =  2 −1 4  [A/M-22]
 3 1 −1

 1 2 −2 
3. Using Cayley-Hamilton theorem, find A and A , if A =  −1 3 0  [N/D-20, JAN-14]
−1 4

 0 −2 1 

1 1 3
−1 
4. Using Cayley-Hamilton theorem find A , if A =  1 3 −3 [A/M-19]
 −2 −4 −4 

2 1 1
5. Using Cayley-Hamilton theorem find A−1 , if A =  0 1 0  [N/D-19]
1 1 2 

1 2 1
6. Using Cayley-Hamilton theorem find A , if A =  2 2 1 [A/M-18]
−1

 1 1 3

 3 −1 1 
7. Using Cayley-Hamilton theorem find A , if A =  −1 5 −1 [A/M-15]
−1

 1 −1 3 

 1 2 −2 
8. Verify Cayley- Hamilton theorem for the matrix A =  2 5 −4  and hence find A
−1

 3 7 −5 

1 0 3 
9. Verify Cayley Hamilton theorem for the matrix A =  2 1 −1 hence find its A-1
1 −1 1 
 2 −1 2 
10. Using Cayley Hamilton theorem find A for the matrix A =  −1 2 −1
4

 1 −1 2 
 QUADRATIC FORM TO CANONICAL FORM THROUGH AN
ORTHOGONAL TRANSFORMATION

1. Reduce the quadratic form 3x21 + 3x22 + 3x23 + 2x1x2 + 2x1x3 − 2x2 x3 to canonical form through

an orthogonal transformation. Also find its nature, rank, index and signature. [JAN-22]

2. Reduce the quadratic form 6 x 2 + 3 y 2 + 3z 2 − 4 xy − 2 yz + 4 zx to canonical form through an

orthogonal transformation. Also find its nature, rank and signature. [A/M-22, JAN-14, N/D-19]

3. Reduce the quadratic form x 2 + 5 y 2 + z 2 + 2 xy + 2 yz + 6 zx to canonical form through an

orthogonal transformation and hence find its rank. [A/M-15]

4. Reduce the quadratic form 3x 2 + 2 y 2 + 3z 2 − 2 xy − 2 yz into a canonical form using an

orthogonal transformation. [N/D-20, A/M-21]

5. Reduce the quadratic form 2 xy − 2 yz + 2 xz into a canonical form using an orthogonal

transformation. [A/M-19]

6. Reduce the quadratic form 3x 2 + 5 y 2 + 3z 2 − 2 xy − 2 yz + 2 zx. into canonical form through

an orthogonal transformation.
7. Reduce the quadratic form 2 x 2 + 5 y 2 + 3z 2 + 4 xy to the canonical form through an
orthogonal transformation and find its nature . [A/M-18]

UNIT-II DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS

MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM FUNCTION

1. Find the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of the function
f ( x) = 3x 4 − 4 x3 − 12 x 2 + 1 on the interval [-2, 3]. [JAN-22]

2. Find the maximum and minimum values of 2 x3 − 3x 2 − 36 x + 10 . [A/M-22]

3. Find the local minimum and local maximum values of the function f ( x) = x3 − 3x 2 −12 x .
[N/D-20]
4. If f ( x) = 2 x3 + 3x 2 − 36 x , find the intervals on which it is increasing or decreasing, the
local maximum and local minimum value of f ( x ) .[A/M-19, N/D-19]

5. For the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 + 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 4 , find the intervals of increase or decrease, local
maximum and minimum values, the intervals of concavity and the inflection points. [N/D-18]
6. Find the tangent line to the equation 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 = 6𝑥𝑦 at the point (3,3) and at what point the
tangent line horizontal in the first quadrant.

4
7. Find the local maximum and minimum values of 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 − √𝑥 using both the first and
second derivatives tests.

DERIVATIVIES
1. Find 𝑦" if 𝑥 4 + 𝑦 4 = 16 .[JAN-18]

2. Find 𝑦′ for cos(𝑥𝑦) = 1 + sin 𝑦.[N/D-18]

𝑏+a cos 𝑥
3. Find the derivatives of 𝑓(𝑥) = cos−1 (𝑎+𝑏 cos 𝑥).[N/D-18]

dy
4. Find .if y = x 2e 2 x (x 2 + 1) 4 [A/M-19]
dx

sec x
5. Differentiate the function f ( x) = . For what values of x, the graph of f(x) has a
1 + tan x
horizontal tangent. [JAN-22]

6. If f ( x) = xe x the find Also find the n-th derivative f n ( x). [JAN-22]

d  x3 
7. Evaluate (i)
d
dx
( )
3 x 5 log x (ii)  
dx  3x − 2 

 x
8. Find the derivative of f ( x) = tanh −1  tan  [N/D-19]
 2

1− x
9. If f ( x) = then, find the equation for f ( x ) using the concept of derivatives. [N/D-19]
1+ x

dy  1 − sin x 
10. Find if y = log  
dx 1 + sin x 

dy
11. Find if x 2 − y 2 + sin( xy) = 0
dx

cos x dy
12. If y = , then find
1 + sin x dx

13. Evaluate (i) y = x x (ii) y = xsin x (iii) x y = y x

 REPRESENTATION OF FUNCTIONS
1. Find the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏 that make 𝑓 continuous on (−∞, ∞).
𝑥 3 −8
{ , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 2
𝑥−2
𝑓(𝑥) = {𝑎𝑥 2 − 𝑏𝑥 + 3, 𝑖𝑓 2 ≤ 𝑥 < 3
2𝑥 − 𝑎 + 𝑏, 𝑖𝑓𝑥 ≥ 3

2. For what value of the constant “e” is the function “f” continuous on (−∞, ∞),

𝑐𝑋 2 + 2𝑋; 𝑋 < 2
𝑓(𝑥) = {
𝑋 3 − 𝑐𝑋; 𝑋 ≥ 2

3. For what value of the constant b, is the function f continuous on ( −,  ) .

bx 2 + 2 x if , x  2
If f ( x) =  3
 x − bx if , x  2
𝑒 5𝑥 −1
4. Guess the value of the limit (if it exists) for the function lim by evaluating the function
𝑥→0 𝑥
at the given numbers 𝑥 = ±0.5, ±0.1, ±0.01, ±0.001, ±0.0001. (correct to six decimal places)

UNIT-III FUNCTIONS OF SEVERAL VARIABLES

TAYLOR’S SERIES FOR FUNCTIONS OF

TWO VARIABLES
𝜋
1. Expand ex cos y at (0, 2 ) upto the third term using Taylor’s series

2. Expand e x log(1 + y ) in powers of x and y up to the third-degree terms using Taylor’s

theorem. [A/M-22}
x
3. Expand e sin y in powers of x and y as for as the terms of the 3 degree using Taylor’s
rd

expansion. [JAN-22, N/D-19, A/M-19]

4. Obtain the Taylor series of x 3 + y 3 + xy 2 in powers of x − 1 and y − 2 .
5. Obtain the Taylor’s series expansion of 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 + 𝑥𝑦 2 in terms of powers of (𝑥 − 1) and
(𝑦 − 2) up to third degree terms. [JAN-18]
6. Expand x y + 2 x y + 3xy in powers of (x+2) and (y-1) using Taylor’s series up to third
2 2 2 2

degree terms. [N/D-20]

7. Find Taylors series expansion of function of 𝑓(𝑥) = √1 + 𝑥 + 𝑦 2 in powers of (x-1) and y
up to second degree terms. [N/D-18]
 MAXIMA AND MINIMA OF FUNCTIONS OF
TWO VARIABLES
1. Discuss the maxima and minima of f (x, y ) = x 3 y 2 (1 − x − y ) .

2. Test for maxima and minima of the function f ( x, y) = x 3 + y 3 − 12x − 3 y + 20.

3. Find the maxima and minima of f ( x, y ) = x 4 + y 4 − 2 x 2 + 4 xy − 2 y 2 .[N/D-18]

4. Find the maximum or minimum values of f ( x, y ) = 3x 2 − y 2 + x3

5. Examine f ( x, y) = x3 + 3xy 2 − 15 x 2 − 15 y 2 + 72 x for extreme values. [A/M-19]

6. Find the minimum value of f ( x, y ) = x 2 + y 2 + 6 x + 12 [JAN-22]

7. Find the extreme values of the function f (x, y ) = x 3 + y 3 − 3x − 12 y + 20.

8. Test for maxima and minima of the function f ( x, y) = x 3 + y 3 − 12x − 3 y + 20.

LAGRANGE’S METHOD OF UNDETERMINED MULTIPLIERS

1. A rectangular box open at the top, is to have a volume of 32cc. Find the dimensions of the
box, that requires the least material for its construction. [A/M-22]
2. Find the dimensions of the rectangular box, open at the top, of maximum capacity whose
surface area is 432 square meter. [N/D-20]
3. Obtain the volume of the largest rectangular parallelepiped that can be inscribed in the
x2 y2 z2
ellipsoid + + = 1.
a2 b2 c2
4. Find the dimensions of the rectangular box without a top of maximum capacity, whose
surface area is 108 sq.cm. [JAN-18]
5. Find the shortest and longest distances from the point (1,2, -1) to the sphere
x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = 24 .
6. Show that the rectangular solid of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a sphere is a
cube. [JAN-22]
7. A thin closed rectangular box is to have one edge equal to twice the other and constant
volume 72m3. Find the least surface area of the box. [N/D-19]
 HOMOGENEOUS FUNCTIONS AND EULER’S THEOREM –
TOTAL DERIVATIVE CHANGE OF VARIABLES – JACOBIANS
u u u
1. If u = log  tan x + tan y + tan z  then find the value of sin 2 x + sin 2 y + sin 2 z .
x y z
[JAN-22]
 ( x, y )  ( u, v )
2. If x = u cos and y = u sin ,Prove that  = 1. [A/M-22]
 ( u, v )  ( x, y )

 x5 + y 5  u u
3. If u = log  3 3 
, Prove that x + y = 2 [A/M-22]
x +y  x y

1 u 1 u 1 u
4. If u = f (2 x − 3 y,3 y− 4 z, 4 z − 2 x) , then find + + . [A/M-19]
2 x 3 y 4 z

 y  2u  2u  2u
5. If u = ( x − y ) f   , then find x 2 2 + 2 xy + y2 2
x x xy y
yz zx xy  (u , v , w)
6. If u = ,v = ,w = then find .
x y z  ( x, y , z )
1
𝜕2𝑢 𝜕2 𝑢 𝜕2𝑢
7. If 𝑢 = (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 )−2 then find the value of + 𝜕𝑦 2 + 𝜕𝑧 2 [JAN-18]
𝜕𝑥 2
𝑦−𝑥 𝑧−𝑥 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
8. If 𝑢 = 𝑓 ( , ), find 𝑥 2 + 𝑦2 + 𝑧2 . [N/D-18]
𝑥𝑦 𝑥𝑧 𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑧

 ( x, y , z )
9. If x = r sin  cos  , y = r sin  sin  , z = r cos  , then find
 (r ,  ,  )

w w w
10. If w = f ( y − z, z − x , x − y ) , then show that + + = 0.
x y z
11. If F is a function of x and y and if x = eu sin v, y = eu cos v, prove that

2 F 2 F −2 u   F 2 F 
2
+ = e  2 + .
x 2 x 2  u v 2 

 2u  2u 1  u   u  
2 2

12. If u = e ,show that 2 + 2 =   +    .

xy

x x u  x   x  

1 du
13. If u = xy + yz + zx where x = , y = e t and z = e −t find .
t dt
14. Find the Jacobian of u = x + y + z, v = xy + yz + zx, w = x2 + y2 + z2 .
 UNIT - IV INTEGRAL CALCULUS

INTEGRATION BY PARTS
𝑎𝑥
1. Evaluate ∫ 𝑒 cos 𝑏𝑥 𝑑𝑥 using integration by parts. [JAN-2018]
(𝐼𝑛 𝑥)2
2. Using integration by parts, evaluate ∫ 𝑑𝑥. [N/D-2018]
𝑥2

3. Evaluate  e− ax sin bxdx(a  0) using integration by parts. [A/M-2019]
0

4. Evaluate  cosn xdx by using integration by parts. [JAN-22]

5. Evaluate  e x sin xdx by using integration by parts. [N/D-19]


0 mn
6. Prove that  sin mx sin nxdx = 
−
m=n
where m and n are positive integers.

𝜋
7. Establish a reduction formula for 𝐼𝑛 = ∫ sin𝑛 𝑥 𝑑𝑥. Hence, find ∫02 sin𝑛 𝑥 𝑑𝑥. [N/D-2018]

8. Evaluate  sin 2 x cos 4 xdx [N/D-19]
0

9. Evaluation  a 2 − x 2 dx by using substitution rule. [N/D-19]

 ( log x )
2
10. Evaluate dx
1

 tan xdx . Also find  tan

−1 −1
11. Evaluate xdx
0

METHOD OF PARTIAL FRACTIONS

𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥
1. Evaluate ∫ 𝑑𝑥.[JAN-2018]
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥

𝑥
2.Evaluate ∫ √𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥.[JAN-2018]
+𝑥+1

𝜋
3.Evaluate ∫02 cos5 𝑥 𝑑𝑥.[JAN-2018]

2
3 𝑑𝑥
4.Evaluate ∫√2 [N/D-2018]
𝑥 5 √9𝑥 2 −1
3

∞ 1
5. For what values of 𝑝 is ∫1 𝑑𝑥 convergent? [N/D-2018]
𝑥𝑝


2
sin x cos x
6. Evaluate  cos
0
2
x + 3cos x + 2
dx [A/M-2019
 2x + 5
7. Evaluate  x 2 − 2 x + 10
dx [A/M-2019]


4

 x tan
2
8. Evaluate xdx [A/M-2019]
0

dx
9. Evaluate  3x − x 2 − 2
[JAN-22]

x2 + 2 x −1
10. Evaluate  2 x3 + 3x 2 − 2 xdx by using the method of partial fractions. [JAN-22]
2x + 3
11. Evaluate x 2
+ x +1
dx [A/M-22

x + sin x
12. Evaluate  1 + cos x dx [A/M-22]
3x + 1
13. Use Partial fraction technique, evaluate  ( x − 1) 2
( x + 3)
dx [A/M-22]


4
14. Evaluate  log(1 + tan  )d [A/M-22]
0

x2 − 2 x −1
15. Evaluate the integral  ( x − 1)2 ( x2 + 1) dx [N/D-20]
3
16. Evaluate  (x 3 − 6 x) dx [N/D-19].
0

UNIT - V MULTIPLE INTEGRALS

CHANGE OF ORDER OF INTEGRATION

a 2a− x

1. Change the order of integration in the integral 

0 x2
xy dx dy and evaluate it.

1 2− x
2. By changing the order of integration evaluate   xydydx.
0 x2

a a
x
3. Change the order of integration in  x
0 y
2
+ y2
dxdy and hence evaluate it.
 1 1
x
4. Change the order of integration in  x
0 y
2
+ y2
dxdy and hence evaluate it.


e− y
5. Change the order of integration in 0 x y dydx and evaluate it. [A/M-22, A/M-19]]
a 2 ax
6. Change the order of integration  
0 0
[ x 2 ]dydx and hence evaluate it. [JAN-18]

4 a 2 ax
7. Change the order of the integration in  
0 x2 4 a
[ xy ]dydx and hence evaluate it.[JAN -22]

a x/a
8. Change the order of integration in  
0 xa
[ x 2 + y 2 ]dydx hence evaluate it. [N/D-19]

1 2− y
9. Chane the order of integration in   [ xy ]dxdy and then evaluate it. [N/D-20]
0 y

DOUBLE INTEGRALS IN POLAR COORDINATES

a a
 x 
1. Evaluate    x
0 y
2
+ y 2 
dx by changing into polar coordinates. [JAN-22,18]

 e + e y dydx where R is the semi-circular region

x2 2
2. Using Polar coordinates, evaluate
R

bounded by the x-axis and the curve y = 1 − x 2 . [A/M-22]

a a   a a  
 x2 dxdy or x2
3. Evaluate by changing to polar coordinate 0 y  x2 + y 2 0 y  x 2 + y 2
 dxdy .
( ) 
32
 
 
[A/M-19, N/D-18]

4. By changing to polar coordinates, evaluate   e −(x + y2 )dxdy .
2

0 0

a a2 − x2

5. Transform the integral into polar coordinates and hence evaluate 0


0
x 2 + y 2 dydx

2 2x− x2

  (x + y 2 ) dydx by changing in to polar coordinates.

2
6. Evaluate
0 0
 AREA ENCLOSED BY PLANE CURVES
x y
1. Evaluate   xydxdy over the region in the positive quadrant bounded by + = 1.
a b

[A/M-19]

2. Using double integral, find the area bounded by 𝑦 = 𝑥 and 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 .[JAN-18]

3. Evaluate ∬ 𝑥𝑦(𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦 over the area between 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 and y=x. [N/D-18]

4. Evaluate  xydxdy over the positive quadrant of the circle x2 + y2 = 4 .

5. Using double integral, find the area of r = a(1 + cos ) .

6. Find, by double integration, the area between the two parabolas 3 y 2 = 25 and 5 x 2 = 9 y

7. Using double integral find the area bounded by the parabolas y 2 = 4ax and x 2 = 4ay [N/D-19]

x2 y2
8. Using double integral find the area of the ellipse 2 + 2 = 1 .
a b

 xydxdy over the positive quadrant of the circle x + y = a . [N/D-19]

2 2 2
9. Evaluate

10. Find the area which is inside the circle r = 3a cos and outside the cardioids r = a (1 + cos  ) .

11. Evaluate  [ xy]dxdy where the region of integration is bounded by the lines x-axis, x = 2a

and the curve x 2 = 4ay [JAN-22]

12. Find the area of the region R enclosed by the parabola y = x 2 and the line y = x + 2 .

[A/M-22]

TRIPLE INTEGRALS – VOLUME OF SOLIDS

2a x x
1. Evaluate     xyz dzdydx [JAN-22, N/D-19].
0 0 y

2. Calculate the volume of the solid bounded by the planes x = 0; y = 0; z = 0 and x + y + z = 1

[A/M-22]
3. Find the volume of the cylinder bounded by x 2 + y 2 = 4 and the planes y + z = 4 & z = 0
using triple integral. [N/D-20]
4 Evaluate  [ xyz ]dxdydz Where V is the volume of the positive octant of the sphere
V

x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = 1 by transforming to spherical polar coordinates. [N/D-20]

5. Evaluate ∭(𝑥𝑦𝑧)𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑧 cover the first octant of 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 𝑎2 . [JAN-18, A/M-
19]
6. Evaluate  dxdydz when 𝑉 is the finite region of space (tetrahedron) bounded by the planes
V

𝑥 = 0 , 𝑦 = 0, 𝑧 = 0 and 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 12.[N/D-18]
1 1− x 2 1− x 2 − y 2
dzdydx
7. Evaluate  
0 0
 1− x 2 − y 2 − z 2

x y z
8. Find the volume of the tetrahedron bounded by the coordinate planes and + + =1
a b c

9. Find the volume of the portion of the cylinder x 2 + y 2 = 1 intercepted between the plane x

and the paraboloid x + y = 4 − z .

2 2

log 2 x x + log y

  e
x+ y+ z
10. Evaluate dzdydx
0 0 0

dx dy dz
11. Evaluate  1 − x2 − y 2 − z 2
for all positive values of x, y, z for which the integral is real.