Rhodes University

Trial Examination: May 2023

Department of Mathematics (Pure & Applied)
MAM 201
Advanced Calculus

1. Prove or disprove that

x2 y
lim p
(x,y)→(0,0) 3x2 + 7y2
exists.
(5)

2. Find the linear approximation, L(x, y) to the function

f(x, y) = xy sin(xy)

at the point (1, π)

(4)

3. Show that the equation of the tangent plane at the point (x0 , y0 , z0 ) to the ellipsoid

x2 y2 z2
2
+ 2 + 2 =1
a b c
can be written in the form
xx0 yy0 zz0
+ 2 + 2 = 1.
a2 b c
(6)

4. Suppose that
z = xα y β .
where α, β are constants.
Express the fractional change in z in terms of the fractional changes in x and y.
(5)

5. Let
x3 yz 2 + 2xyz = 1.
∂z
Find ∂x
and ∂z
∂y
.
(4)

6. Find and identify all critical points of the function

f(x, y) = ey (y2 − x2 ).

(8)
 2

7. Evaluate
Z1 Z1
cos(y2 ) dy dx
0 x

(6)
2 2
pthe volume of the solid which lies above the paraboloid z = x + y and
8. Use a triple integral to find
below the half-cone z = x2 + y2 .
(8)
9. A wire is bent into the shape of the first quadrant of the circle with centre at (0, 0) and radius R. The
line-density of the wire at a point (x, y) on the wire is given by ρ(x, y) = xy.
(a) Find the mass of the wire.
(b) Find the centre of mass of the wire.
(8)
10. (a) Show that the vector field given by

F (x, y) = [2xe3y , 3x2 e3y ]

is conservative. In other words, show that there exists a function f(x, y) such that

F (x, y) = ∇f(x, y).

(b) Use this to evaluate Z

F · dr
C
where C is any curve connecting the points (0, 0) and (1, 1).
(7)
p
11. Evaluate C (2y − ecos x ) dx + (5x + 1 + y6 ) dy where C is the circle x2 + y2 = 4.
R
(6)

End of Examination