MATHEMATICS - I

QUESTION BANK
BY Dr. ARJUMAND SATTAR

Short Answer Questions

1) State D’Alembert’z Ratio Test

2) State Raabe’s Test

3) State Leibnit’z Test

4) State Cauchy’s nth root test

5) Define Absolute Convergence

(−𝟏)𝒏−𝟏
6) Discuss the convergence of series ∑
𝒏

𝟏
7) Discuss the convergence of series ∑ 𝒏𝒏

𝟏
8) Discuss the convergence of series ∑ 𝒏(𝒏+𝟏)

𝟑 𝟒 𝟓
9) Examine the convergence of series 𝟐 − 𝟐 + 𝟑 − 𝟒 + − − −

𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
10) Test the convergence of series − 𝟐𝟐 − 𝟐𝟑 + 𝟐𝟒 − − − − −
𝟐

𝟏 −𝒏
11) Examine the convergence of series ∑ (𝟏 + 𝒏)

√𝒏
12) Determine the nature of series ∑ 𝒏𝟐 +𝟏

𝟐+𝟓𝒏
13) Determine the nature of series ∑ 𝟕𝒏−𝟑

14) State Lagranges mean value thereom

15) Find the value of ‘c’ of Cauchy mean value theorem for

𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 & 𝒈(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟑 𝒊𝒏 (𝟏, 𝟒)

16) Verify Rolle’s thereom to the function 𝒇(𝒙) = (𝒙 + 𝟐)𝟑 (𝒙 − 𝟑)𝟒 in (-2, 3)
 17) Find Taylor’s series expansion of 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒆𝒙 𝒂𝒕 𝒙 = 𝟏

18) Find Envelope of the family of lines 𝒚 = 𝒄𝒙 + 𝒄𝟐

19) Find Radius of curvature of curve 𝒚 = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟏𝟎 𝒂𝒕 𝒙 = 𝟎

20) Define Radius of curvature and Circle of curvature

𝒙𝒚𝟐
21) Determine 𝐥𝐢𝐦 { } If it exists
(𝒙,𝒚)→(𝟎,𝟎) 𝒙𝟐 +𝒚𝟒

22) Determine 𝐥𝐢𝐦 { 𝒙𝟐 − 𝒚𝟐 }

(𝒙,𝒚)→(𝟏,𝟏)

𝒙+𝒚 𝝏𝒇
23) If 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒙−𝒚 find 𝒂𝒕 (𝟐, 𝟑)
𝝏𝒙

𝝏(𝒖,𝒗)
24) If 𝒖 = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 . 𝒗 = 𝟐𝒙𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒕 (𝟏, 𝟐)
𝝏(𝒙,𝒚)

25) Find Total derivative of 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒙𝒚𝟑 + 𝒙𝟑 𝒚

𝝏(𝒙,𝒚)
26) If 𝒙 = 𝒓 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝜽, 𝒚 = 𝒓 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝜽, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝝏(𝒓,𝜽)

𝝏𝒛 𝝏𝒛
27) If 𝒛 = 𝐥𝐨𝐠(𝒙𝟐 + 𝒙𝒚 + 𝒚𝟐 ) 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒙 𝝏𝒙 + 𝒚 𝝏𝒚 = 𝟐

𝝏𝟐 𝒛 𝝏𝟐 𝒛 𝝏𝟐 𝒛
28) If 𝒛 = 𝒙𝟑 + 𝒚𝟑 − 𝟑𝒂𝒙𝒚, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 , ,
𝝏𝒙𝟐 𝝏𝒚𝟐 𝝏𝒙𝝏𝒚

𝒅𝒚
29) If 𝒙𝒚 + 𝒚𝟐 − 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟑 = 𝟎 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒕 (−𝟏, 𝟏)
𝒅𝒙

𝝅 𝟏
30) Evaluate ∫𝟏 ∫𝟎 𝒙𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒙𝒚 𝒅𝒚𝒅𝒙

𝟏 𝟐−𝒙
31) Evaluate ∫𝟎 ∫𝒙𝟐 𝒙𝒚 𝒅𝒙𝒅𝒚

𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒃 𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒄

32) Evaluate ∫𝟎 ∫𝟎 ∫𝟎 𝒅𝒙𝒅𝒚𝒅𝒛
 𝝅
𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒙
33) Evaluate ∫𝟎𝟒 ∫𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 𝒅𝒙𝒅𝒚

𝝅/𝟔 𝟏 𝟑
34) Evaluate ∫𝟎 ∫𝟎 ∫−𝟐 𝒚 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒛 𝒅𝒙𝒅𝒚𝒅𝒛

𝟏 𝟏−𝒙 𝟏−𝒙−𝒚
35) Evaluate ∫𝟎 ∫𝟎 ∫𝟎 𝟔 𝒅𝒙𝒅𝒚𝒅𝒛

36) Find directional derivative of 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝒚𝟐 + 𝟐𝒛𝟐 at

(1,2,3) in the direction 4i - 2j + k

37) Evaluate ∫ 𝒇. 𝒅𝒓̅ , 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒇̅ = 𝒙𝟐 𝒊 + 𝒚𝟑 𝒋 and ‘c’ is the arc of parabola 𝒚 = 𝒙𝟐

in the plane from (0,0) to (1,1)

̅ where 𝒇
38) Find 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒇 ̅ = 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅(𝒙𝟑 + 𝒚𝟑 + 𝒛𝟑 + 𝟑𝒙𝒚𝒛)

̅ where 𝒇
39) Find curl𝒇 ̅ = (𝒙𝒚𝒛)𝒊 + (𝟑𝒙𝟐 𝒚)𝒋 + (𝒙𝒛𝟐 − 𝒚𝟐 𝒛)𝒌 at a point (2, -1, 1)

𝒓̅
40) If 𝒓̅ = 𝒙𝒊 + 𝒚𝒋 + 𝒛𝒌 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒗 (𝒓𝟑) = 𝟎

41) Compute gradient of scalar function ∅(𝒙, 𝒚, 𝒛) = 𝒔𝒊𝒏(𝒙𝒚𝒛) 𝒂𝒕 (𝟏, 𝟏, 𝝅)

42) Find unit normal vector to the surface 𝒙𝒚𝟑 𝒛𝟐 = 𝟒 𝒂𝒕 (−𝟏, −𝟏, 𝟐)

43) Find gradient of 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒆 𝒓̅ , 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒓̅ = 𝒙𝒊 + 𝒚𝒋 + 𝒛𝒌

̅ = (𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒚 + 𝒛)𝒊 + (𝒙𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒚 − 𝒛)𝒋 + (𝒙 − 𝒚)𝒌 is

44) Show that the vector field 𝒗

Irrotational

̅ is constant vector and 𝒓̅ = 𝒙𝒊 + 𝒚𝒋 + 𝒛𝒌 then

45) If 𝒂

̅ × 𝒓̅) 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒍(𝒂

evaluate 𝒅𝒊𝒗(𝒂 ̅ × 𝒓̅)
Long Answer Questions

𝟏
1) (a) Test the convergence of the series ∑
𝒏√𝒏𝟐 −𝟏

𝟒.𝟕.𝟏𝟎………..(𝟑𝒏+𝟏)
(b) Discuss the convergence of the series ∑ 𝒙𝒏
𝟏.𝟐.𝟑……..𝒏

𝒙𝒏+𝟏
2) (a) Examine the convergence of the series ∑
(𝒏+𝟏)√𝒏

(−𝟏)𝒏−𝟏
(b) Test the convergence of the series ∑ (𝟐𝒏−𝟐)!

𝟏
3) (a) Test the convergence of the series ∑
√𝒏+√𝒏+𝟏

𝟑.𝟔.𝟗………..(𝟑𝒏)
(b) Discuss the convergence of the series ∑ 𝟕.𝟏𝟎.𝟏𝟑…….(𝟑𝒏+𝟒) 𝒙𝒏

(𝒏!)𝟐 𝒙𝟐𝒏
4) (a) Examine the convergence of the series ∑
(𝟐𝒏!)

𝟑
(b) Discuss the convergence of the series ∑( √𝒏𝟑 + 𝟏 − 𝒏)

𝝅
5) (a) Find Taylor’s series expansion of the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 about a point 𝒙 = 𝟒

(b) Find Envelope of the family of curve 𝒙 tan 𝜶 + 𝒚 sec 𝜶 = 𝟓 where ‘α’ is parameter

6) (a) Find Radius of curvature of the curve 𝒙 = 𝒂(𝜽 − sin 𝜽), 𝒚 = 𝒂(𝟏 − cos 𝜽) 𝒂𝒕 𝜽 = 𝝅

𝟏
(b) Find ‘c’ of cauchy’s mean value theorem for 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒆 𝒙 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈(𝒙) = 𝒙 in (1, e)

7) (a) Using Lagrange’s mean value theorem show that |𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒃 − 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒂| ≤ |𝒃 − 𝒂|

(b) Find Envelope of the family of curve 𝐲 = 𝟑𝐦𝒙 − 𝒎𝟑 , where ‘m’ is parameter

8) (a) Find Taylor’s series expansion of 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟑 + 𝟑𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏 about x = (-1)

(b) Find Radius of curvature of the curve 𝒙𝟐 = 𝟖𝒚 𝒂𝒕 (𝟒, 𝟐)

𝒙𝒚𝟑 𝝏𝟐 𝒇
9) (a) If 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒙+𝒚𝟐 , 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒕 (𝟎, 𝟎)
𝝏𝒚𝝏𝒙

(b) Find minimum value of 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚, 𝒛) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝒛𝟐 subject to condition 𝒙𝒚𝒛 = 𝒂𝟑

 𝝏𝒓 𝟐 𝝏𝒓 𝟐
10) (a) If 𝐱 = 𝒓 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝜽 , 𝒚 = 𝒓 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝜽 , 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 (𝝏𝒙) + (𝝏𝒚)

(b) Examine 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒙𝟒 + 𝟐𝒙𝟐 𝒚 − 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝒚𝟐 for maximum and minimum values

𝒚
11) (a) Find total derivative of 𝒛 = 𝐭𝐚𝐧−𝟏 (𝒙)

(b) If 𝒛 = 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) , 𝒙 = 𝒆𝟐𝒖 + 𝒆−𝟐𝒗 , 𝒚 = 𝒆−𝟐𝒖 + 𝒆𝟐𝒗 then

𝝏𝒇 𝝏𝒇 𝝏𝒇 𝝏𝒇
show that − 𝝏𝒗 = 𝟐 [𝒙 𝝏𝒙 − 𝒚 𝝏𝒚]
𝝏𝒖

𝒙𝒚
12) (a) Show that 𝐥𝐢𝐦 { } does not exist
(𝒙,𝒚)→(𝟎,𝟎) 𝒙𝟐 +𝒚𝟐

𝝏𝒖 𝝏𝒖
(b) If 𝒖 = 𝐥𝐨𝐠(𝒙𝟐 + 𝒙𝒚 + 𝒚𝟐 ), 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒙 𝝏𝒙 + 𝒚 𝝏𝒚

𝒅𝒘
13) (a) If 𝒘 = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝒛𝟐 , 𝒙 = 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒕 , 𝒚 = 𝐥𝐨𝐠(𝒕 + 𝟏) , 𝒛 = 𝒆𝒕 find 𝒂𝒕 𝒕 = 𝟎
𝒅𝒕

𝝏(𝒙,𝒚,𝒛)
(b) If 𝒙 = 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝜽 , 𝒚 = 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝜽 , 𝒛 = 𝒛 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅
𝝏(𝒓,𝜽,𝒛)

14) (a) If 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝐭𝐚𝐧−𝟏 (𝒙𝒚) find an approximate value of 𝒇(𝟏. 𝟏, 𝟎. 𝟖) using Taylor’s

series

𝒙 𝝏𝒛 𝝏𝒛
(b) If 𝒛 = 𝒚 + 𝒇(𝒖) , 𝒖 = 𝒚 show that 𝒖 𝝏𝒙 + 𝝏𝒚 = 𝟏

𝒅𝒇
15) (a) If 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚, 𝒛) = 𝒙𝒚 + 𝒚𝒛 + 𝒛𝒙 , 𝒙 = 𝒕𝟐 , 𝒚 = 𝒕𝒆𝒕 , 𝒛 = 𝒕𝒆−𝒕 find 𝒅𝒕

(b) Find maximum and minimum values of the function 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝟐𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒚𝟐 − 𝒙𝟒 + 𝒚𝟒

16) (a) If 𝒛 = 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚), 𝒙 = 𝒖𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜶 − 𝒗𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜶, 𝒚 = 𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜶 + 𝒗𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜶 where α is constant

𝝏𝒇 𝟐 𝝏𝒇 𝟐 𝝏𝒇 𝟐 𝝏𝒇 𝟐
Show that (𝝏𝒖) + (𝝏𝒗) = (𝝏𝒙) + (𝝏𝒚)

(b) Find first three terms of the Taylor series of the function 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒆𝒙 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒚

About (0,0)
 𝒂 𝒂 𝒙𝒅𝒙𝒅𝒚
17) (a) Change of order of integration and evaluate ∫𝟎 ∫𝒚 𝒙𝟐 +𝒚𝟐

(b) Evaluate ∬ 𝐬𝐢𝐧 (𝝅(𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 )) 𝒅𝒙𝒅𝒚 over the region bounded

by a circle changing 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 = 𝟏 to polar coordinates

18) (a) Evaluate ∬ 𝒙𝒚𝒅𝒙𝒅𝒚 over the positive quadrant of circle 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 = 𝒂𝟐

𝟏 √𝟐−𝒙𝟐 𝒙
(b) Evaluate by changing into polar coordinates ∫𝟎 ∫𝒙 ( ) 𝒅𝒚𝒅𝒙
√𝒙𝟐+𝒚𝟐

𝟏 𝒚+𝟒 𝟐𝒚+𝟏
19) (a) Changing of order of integration and evaluate ∫𝒚=𝟎 ∫𝒙=𝟎 ( 𝒙+𝟏 ) 𝒅𝒙𝒅𝒚

𝟏 𝟏 (𝟏−𝒙)
(b) Evaluate ∫𝟎 ∫𝒚𝟐 ∫𝟎 𝒙𝒅𝒛𝒅𝒙𝒅𝒚

∞ ∞ 𝟐 +𝒚𝟐 )
20) (a) Evaluate ∫𝟎 ∫𝟎 (𝒆−(𝒙 )𝒅𝒙𝒅𝒚 by change of order of intrgeration

(b) Evaluate ∬ 𝒙𝒚(𝒙 + 𝒚)𝒅𝒙𝒅𝒚 over area between 𝒚 = 𝒙𝟐 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚 = 𝒙

̅ = 𝟏𝟐𝒙𝒊 − 𝟏𝟓𝒚𝟐 𝒋 + 𝒌 is irrotational and

21) (a) Show that 𝒗

̅ = 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒇
find scalar function 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚, 𝒛) 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒗

̅. 𝒏
(b) Use Guass divergence theorem to evaluate ∬ 𝒇 ̅ 𝒅𝒔 ,

̅ = 𝟒𝒙𝒊 − 𝟐𝒚𝟐 𝒋 + 𝒛𝟐 𝒌 and ‘s’ is the surface

where 𝒇

bounding region 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 = 𝟒 , 𝒛 = 𝟎 , 𝒛 = 𝟑

22) Verify Green’s theorm for ∮(𝟑𝒙 − 𝟖𝒚)𝟐 𝒅𝒙 + (𝟒𝒚 − 𝟔𝒙𝒚)𝒅𝒚

where ‘c’ is the square formed by lines 𝒙 = ±𝟏 , 𝒚 = ±𝟏

23) (a) Find directional derivative of 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚, 𝒛) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝟐𝒛𝟐

at (1,1,2) in the direction of grad f

𝒓̅
(b) Evaluate 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅 (𝒅𝒊𝒗 (𝒓)) , 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒓̅ = 𝒙𝒊 + 𝒚𝒋 + 𝒛𝒌

24) (a) Find constants a, b, c such that the vector

̅ = (𝒙 + 𝟐𝒚 + 𝒂𝒛)𝒊 + (𝒃𝒙 − 𝟑𝒚 − 𝒛)𝒋 + (𝟒𝒙 + 𝒄𝒚 + 𝟐𝒛)𝒌 is irrotational

𝒇

(b) Show that 𝜵𝟐 𝒓𝒏 = 𝒏(𝒏 + 𝟏)𝒓𝒏−𝟐 , 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒓̅ = 𝒙𝒊 + 𝒚𝒋 + 𝒛𝒌

(c) If 𝒓̅ = 𝒙𝒊 + 𝒚𝒋 + 𝒛𝒌 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 (𝒖

̅ . 𝜵)𝒓̅ = 𝒖
̅

25) (a) Find directional derivative of 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚, 𝒛) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝟐𝒛𝟐

at (1,1,2) in the direction of I + 2j + 2k

(b) Using Green’s theorm for ∮(𝟑𝒙𝟐 − 𝟖𝒚𝟐 ) 𝒅𝒙 + (𝟒𝒚 − 𝟔𝒙𝒚)𝒅𝒚

where ‘c’ is the region bounded by 𝒚𝟐 = 𝒙 , 𝒚 = 𝒙𝟐

26) (a) Evaluate surface integral ∬𝒔 𝒇. 𝒏 𝒅𝒔 where 𝒇 = 𝟔𝒛𝒊 + 𝟔𝒋 + 𝟑𝒚𝒌 and s is the

portion of the plane 2x + 3y + 4z = 12 which is the first octant

(b) Evaluate ∬𝒔 (𝛁 × 𝒗). 𝒏𝒅𝒔 by stokes theorem where

𝒗 = (𝒙𝟐 − 𝒚𝟐 )𝒊 + (𝒚𝟐 − 𝒙𝟐 )𝒋 + 𝒛𝒌 and s is the portion of surface

𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 − 𝟐𝒃𝒚 + 𝟐𝒛 = 𝟎, b is constant, whose boundary lies in X-Y plane

̅ = (𝟐𝒙 − 𝒚)𝒊 − 𝒚𝒛𝟐 𝒋 − 𝒚𝟐 𝒛𝒌 over the

27) Verify stokes theorem for vector field 𝒇

upper half surface of 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝒛𝟐 = 𝟏 bounded by its projection on xy-plane

30) (a) Find angle between surfaces 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝒛𝟐 = 𝟗 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒛 = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 − 𝟑 at the

Point (2, -1, 2)

(b) Use stokes theorem evaluate ∫𝒄 [(𝒙 + 𝒚)𝒅𝒙 + (𝟐𝒙 − 𝒛)𝒅𝒚 + 𝒅𝒛]

Where c is the bound𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 with vertices (2,0,0), (0,3,0), (0,0,6)

̅ = 𝟐𝒙𝒚𝒊 + 𝟔𝒚𝒛𝒋 + 𝟑𝒙𝒛𝒌 and D is the region

31) Verify gauss divergence theorem for 𝒗

bounded by the coordinate planes and the plane x + y + z = 2

32) Verify greens theorem for ∮𝒄 (𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒙𝒚)𝒅𝒙 + (𝒙𝟐 𝒚 + 𝟑)𝒅𝒚 where c is the region

bounded by 𝒚𝟐 = 𝟖𝒙 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒙 = 𝟐