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QUESTION BANK
MA 3151 Matrices & Calculus
UNIT I – Matrices
Part – A

( )
1 2 −2
1 0 3
1) Find the sum and product of the eigen values of A =
−2 −1 −3

( )
8 −6 2
−6 7 −4
2) If the eigen values of
2 −4 3 are 3 and 15, What is the third eigen value?

( )
2 2 3
0 −1 5
3) If A =
0 0 −3 what are the eigen values of A2 – 2I and A–1?

[ ]
4 1
4) If A = 3 2 Find the eigen values of A3?

( )
2 −2 2
−2 −1 −1
5) If two eigen values of the matrix A =
2 −1 −1 are equal to 1each, find the eigen value of A–1.

( )
8 −6 2
−6 7 −4
6) If 3 and 15 are the two eigen values of A=
2 −4 3 , find |A| without expanding
the determinant.

7) Discuss the nature of the quadratic form

3 x12 + 3 x22 – 5 x32 – 2 x1 x2 – 6 x2 x3 – 6 x3 x1.
8) State Cayley Hamilton theorem
9) If 2,3 are eigen values of a square matrix A of order 2, express A2 in terms of A and I.
10) Give two uses of Cayley Hamilton theorem.

PART – B

( )
2 2 1
1 3 1
1. Find the Eigen values and Eigen vectors of the matrix
1 2 2

[ ]
3 4 5
A= 0 9 0
2. Find the Eigen values and Eigen vectors of the matrix
0 7 2
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[ ]
8 −6 2
A= −6 7 −4
3. Find the Eigen values and Eigen vectors of
2 −4 3

( )
2 1 −1
1 1 −2
4. Diagonalise the matrix A = −1 −2 1 by means of an orthogonal reduction.

( )
1 1 3
1 5 1
5. Diagonalise the matrix A = 3 1 1 by means of an orthogonal reduction.
6. If –1, 1, 4 are the eigen values of a matrix A of order 3 and (0,1,1)T, (2, –1,1)T,
(1,1, –1)T are the corresponding eigen vectors, determine the matrix A.

[ ]
2 2 0
A= 2 1 1
7. Verify the Characteristic equation of −7 2 −3 . Hence find A–1 and A4.

[ ]
1 2 3
A= 2 4 5
8. Verify Cayley-Hamilton theorem for 3 5 6 . Hence find A–1 and A4.
9. Using Cayley Hamilton theorem evaluate the matrix A8 – 5A7 + 7A6 – 3A5 + A4

( )
2 1 1
0 1 0
– 5A3 – 8A2 + 2A – I if A =
1 1 2
10. Reduce the quadratic form 6x2 + 3y2 + 3z2 – 4xy – 2yz + 4xz into a canonical form by
using orthogonal transformation. Hence find its rank and nature.
11. Reduce the Q.F. x2 + y2 + z2 + 4xy + 4yz + 4zx into sum of squares form by an
orthogonal transformation. Find the rank, index, signature and nature of Q.F.
12. Reduce the Q.F. 3x12 +3x22 + 3x32 – 2x2x3 + 2x1x2 + 2x1x3 into sum of squares form by
an orthogonal transformation. Find the rank, index, signature and nature of Q.F.
13. Reduce the Q.F. 10x12 + 2x22 + 5x32 + 6x2x3 – 10x3x1 – 4x1x2 to the canonical form
through orthogonal transformation. Find a set of values of x1, x2, x3 which will make the
form vanish.
14. Reduce the Q.F. 3x12 +2x22 + 3x32 – 2x2x3 – 2x1x2 to the canonical form through
orthogonal transformation and find its nature.
15. Reduce the Q.F. x2 +3y2 + 3z2 – 2yz to the canonical form through orthogonal
transformation and find its nature.

UNIT II – Differential Calculus

Part – A
2 x 3 −5
f ( x )=
1. Find the domain of the function x 2 + x−6
x 2 −4 x
lim
2. Evaluate x→1 x 2 −3 x−4
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3. If
y=x log ( xx+1−1 ) , then find dydx
3 2
4. Find the points of inflection of f ( x )=x −9 x +7 x−6
5. For what values of constant c is the function continuous on (– ∞, ∞)

f(x)=¿ { c x2+2x if x<2 ¿ ¿¿¿

6. Find the slope of the circle x 2 + y 2 =25 at (3, – 4).
|x|
lim
7. Prove that x→0 x does not exist.

8. Find the derivative of

(
f ( x )= x +
2 1
x2 ) tan x
x
9. If f ( x )=x e cos ecx , find the derivative of f (x).

10. If y=(sin x ) x , find the derivative of y.

Part – B

1. Find the values of a and b that makes the function continuous everywhere.

{
3
x −8 { 2
f(x)=¿ if x<2¿ ax −bx+3 if 2≤x<3 ¿ ¿¿¿
x−2

2. For what values of a and b is

f (x)=¿{ −2 if x≤−1¿{ax−b if −1<x<1¿ ¿ continuous at every x ?
dy
y
3. If e cos x=1+sin( xy ) then find dx
(a−x )2 ( b−x )3
4. Find the differential coefficients of (c−2 x )3
dy x3
y=
5. Find dx if (i) y=x √ x (ii) y=x cos x 5
(iii) y=3 x log x (iv) 3 x−2
''
6. Find y if x 4 + y 4 =16
7. Differentiate y=(2 x +1 )5 ( x 3 −x+1 )4 .
dy
2 2 2 2
8. If x + y =25 , then find dx and also find an equation of the tangent line to the curve x + y =25
at the point (3,4).
x '
9. If f ( x )=x e then find f ( x ) . Also find the nth derivative f n( x ) .
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sec x
f ( x )= .
10. Differentiate the function 1+tan x For what values of x, the graph of f (x) has a horizontal
tangent?
3 2
11. Find the maximum and minimum values of 2 x −3 x −36 x+10
12. Find the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of the function
f ( x )=3 x 4 −4 x 3−12 x 2 +1 on the interval [– 2, 3].
4 3
13. Discuss the curve f ( x )=x −4 x with respect to local maximum and local minimum, concavity,
point of inflection.
3 2
14. If f ( x )=2 x −3 x −36 x find the intervals on which is increasing or decreasing, the local
maximum and local minimum values of f, the intervals of concavity and the inflection points.
15. Find the intervals on which is increasing and decreasing. Where
does the function assume extreme values? What is the inflection points.

UNIT III – Functions of Several Variables

Part – A
∂ 2f ∂ 2f
= if f =x 3 + y 3 +z 3 +3 xyz
1. Prove ∂ x ∂ y ∂ y ∂ x
dz
2. Find d t if z = x2 + y2 where x = at2, y = 2at.
∂ 2w ey
if w=xy+ 2
3. Find ∂ x ∂ y y +1
∂w ∂w
and
4. Find ∂r ∂s in terms of r and s if w = x2 + y2, x = r – s and y = r + s.
5. Write Euler’s theorem on homogeneous functions.
∂(r , θ )
6. Find ∂(x , y ) if x=r cosθ , y=r sin θ
2 x− y y ∂(u , v )
u= and v= then find
7. If 2 z ∂( x , y )
8. Expand ex cosy in powers of x and y upto terms of first degree.
x+ y
9. If u = 1−xy and v = tan–1x + tan–1y are functionally dependent, Find the Jacobian of (u,v) w.r.t (x,y).
10. Find the stationary points of f (x,y) = x2 – xy + y2 – 2x + y.
Part – B

∂u ∂u ∂u
sin 2 x +sin 2 y +sin2 z
1. If u = log(tanx + tany + tanz), find the value of ∂x ∂y ∂z

2. If u =
log
( x5 + y5
3 3 ) x
∂u
x + y , prove that ∂ x
+y
∂u
∂y
=2
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3. If u =
f ( y−x z−x
x y
,
xz ) Prove that
x2
∂u 2∂ u 2∂u
∂x
+y
∂ y
+z
∂z
=0

4. Given the transformation u = ex cosy and v = ex siny and that φ is a function of u and v and

also of x and y, prove that

∂ 2 φ ∂2 φ
∂ x 2
+
∂ y 2
2 2
=(u + v )
∂2 φ ∂2 φ
∂ u 2
+ (
∂ v2 )
x
5. Expand f ( x , y )=e log (1+ y ) as Taylor’s series in powers of x and y upto third degree terms.
6. Find the Taylor series expansion of the function f ( x , y )=sin x sin y near the origin.
7. Using Taylor’s series, verify that

x2 x3 x1 x 3 x1 x2
y 1= , y 2= , y 3=
8. Find the Jacobian of y1, y2, y3 with respect to x1, x2, x3 if
x1 x2 x3

9. Examine for extreme values of f ( x , y )=x 4 + y 4 −2 x 2 +4 xy−2 y 2

10. Find the minimum value of
a3 a3
f ( x , y )=xy + +
11. Examine for extreme values of x y.
12. A rectangular box, open at the top is to have a volume of 32c.c. Find the dimensions of the box
requiring least material for its construction.
13. Show that the rectangular solid of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a sphere is a cube.
14. Find the shortest and longest distance from the point(1,2,-1) to the sphere
15. Find the volume of the largest rectangle parallelopiped that can be inscribed
x2 y2 z2
2
+ 2 + 2 =1
in the ellipsoid a b c .

UNIT – IV INTEGRAL CALCULUS

QUESTION BANK
PART A
10 8 10

1. Given that ∫ f ( x ) dx=17 and ∫ f ( x ) dx=12 then find ∫ f ( x ) dx

0 0 8
a a

2. Prove that ∫ f ( x ) dx=∫ f ( a−x ) dx

0 0
∞
dx
3. Determine whether the integral ∫ 2 is convergent or divergent.
0 x +4
∞

4. Determine the following integral is convergent or divergent ∫ e dx

x

0
8
4
5. Determine whether ∫ dx converges or diverges
6 (x −6)3
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cosθ
6. Evaluate ∫ 3
dθby the method of substitution.
sin θ
π
2
7. Evaluate ∫ sin 6 x dx
0
9
x−1
8. Evaluate ∫ dx
1 √x
tanx
9. Evaluate ∫ dx
sec x +tanx
10. Evaluate ∫ θcosθdθ using integration by parts.

PART B

2 x +3
1. Evaluate∫ 2
dx
x + x +1

2
x +2 x−1
2. Evaluate∫ 3 2
dx by using partial fraction method.
2 x +3 x −2 x

3 x+ 1
3. Evaluate ∫ dx by using partial fraction method.
( x−1 )2 (x +3)

4 3 2
3 x +3 x −5 x + x−1
4. Evaluate ∫ 2
dx
x + x−2

dx
5. Evaluate ∫
√3 x 2
+ x−2

6. Evaluate ∫ x √ 1+ x −x dx
2

7. Evaluate ∫ x e dx by using integration by parts.

2 x

8. Evaluate ∫ cos x dx by using integration by parts.

n

9. Evaluate ∫ sin x dx by using integration by parts.

n

10. Evaluate ∫ e
−ax
sinbx dx for a>0.
0

π
4

11. Evaluate ∫ tan2 x sec 2 x dx

−π
4
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π
2
12. Evaluate ∫ log (1+tanθ ) dθ
0

π
2
13. Evaluate ∫ sinxcosx
2
dx
0 cos x +3 cosx−2

x+ sinx
14. Evaluate ∫ dx
1+cosx

15. Evaluate ∫
√ a2−x 2 dx
x4

UNIT-V Multiple Integrals

Part-A
2 3
∫ ∫ xy 2 dxdy
1. Evaluate 1 1
1 x
∫ ∫ dydx
2. Evaluate 0 0
π sin θ
∫ ∫ rdrd θ
3. Evaluate 0 0
1 1
∫ ∫ f ( x , y )dydx
4. Sketch the region of integration in 0 x
1 x
∫ ∫ f ( x , y )dydx
5. Sketch roughly the region of integration for 0 0
a a
∫ ∫ f ( x , y )dxdy
6. Change the order of integration of 0 y
6 y
∫ ∫ xdxdy
7. Change the Cartesian integral 0 0 in to an equivalent polar integral.
2 2
∫ ∫ xdxdy
2 2
8. Transform the double integral 0 y x + y into polar coordinates
1 2 3
∫ ∫ ∫ xyzdxdydz
9. Evaluate 0 0 0
log a x x+ y
∫ ∫ ∫ e x+ y+z dzdydx
10. Evaluate 0 0 0

Part-B

y 2 =4 ax and x 2 =4 ay
1. Find the area between the parabolas
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2. Evaluate over the area between

x2 y 2
+ =1
3. Find the values
∬ xydxdy taken over the positive quadrant of the ellipse
a2 b2

4. Find the area between the circles r =2 cosθ∧r=4 cosθ

π sin θ
∫ ∫ rdrd θ
0 0
5. Evaluate
∞
∫ e−t dt .
2
∞ ∞

∫∫ e−(x + y ) dxdy
2 2

0
6. Change into polar coordinates and then evaluate 0 0
. Hence evaluate

2 √4 − y 2
∫ ∫ x2 + y 2 dx dy
0 0
7. Evaluate by changing into polar coordinates.
a 2 a− x

∫∫ xydydx
0 x2

a
8. Change the order of integration in the integral and hence evaluate it

9. Change the order of integration and evaluate the integral

10. Evaluate by changing the order of integration

x2 y 2 z 2
+ + =1
a2 b2 c 2
11. Find the volume of the ellipsoid

x 2 + y 2 + z 2=a2
12. Find the volume of the sphere using triple integration.
a √ a − x √ a −x − y
2 2 2 2 2
1
∫ ∫ ∫ dz dy dx
0 0 0 √ a −x − y 2−z 2
2 2

13. Evaluate
a b b

14. Evaluate: ∫∫∫ (x ¿ ¿ 2+ y 2 + z 2)dz dy dx . ¿

0 0 0
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a¿ y z
x=0, y=0,z=0 and x ¿ + + =1¿
¿ b c
15. Find the volume of the tetrahedron bounded by the planes