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Code No. : 20571 B Sub. Code : SMMA 11

B.Sc. (CBCS) DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2021.

First Semester

Mathematics — Main

CALCULUS

(For those who joined in July 2017 onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10 × 1 = 10 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

Choose the correct answer :

1. J¸ ÁøÍÁøμ°ß ÁøÍÄ ø©¯zvß {¯©¨

£õøu ___________ BS®.
(A) ÷|º÷Põk (B) Ámh[PÒ
(C) ö\[÷PõmkzuÊ (D) £μÁøͯ®
The locus of the center of curvature for a curve is
___________.
(a) Straight line (b) Circles
(c) Evolute (d) Parabola
2. J¸ Ámhzvß Bμ® r GÛÀ Auß ÁøÍÄ Bμ®
___________.

1
(A) r (B)
r

1
(C) r 2 (D)
r2
If the radius of a circle is r, then its radius of
curvature is

1
(a) r (b)
r

1
(c) r2 (d)
r2

3. J¸ ö|g_ ÁøÍ°ß p-r \©ß£õk ___________

BS®.

(A) p2 = r (B) p = r

r3
(C) p = r2 (D) p2 =
2a

The p-r equation of the cardioid is ___________.

(a) p2 = r (b) p=r

r3
(c) p = r2 (d) p2 =
2a
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4. y2 = 4ax GßÓ £μÁøͯzvØS ___________.
(A) öuõø»zöuõk÷Põk C¸UPõx
(B) J¸ öuõø»zöuõk÷Põk C¸US®
(C) 4 öuõø»zöuõk÷Põk C¸US®
(D) Cμsk öuõø»zöuõk÷Põk C¸US®
The parabola y2 = 4ax has ___________.

(a) no asymptotes (b) one asymptotes

(c) 4 asymptotes (d) two asymptotes

5. J¸ ÁøÍÁøμ°ß C¸ QøÍPÒ J¸ ¦ÒÎ ÁÈ÷¯

ö\ßÓõÀ A¢u ¦ÒÎ ___________ ¦ÒÎ BS®.
(A) uÛzu (B) Pq¨
(C) Cμmøh¨ (D) •Pk
If two branches of a curve pass through a point
then it is called a ___________ point.
(a) singular (b) node
(c) double (d) cusp

6. J¸ ¦ÒίõÚx Pq¨¦ÒÎ GÛÀ (fxy )2

___________ fxx fyy .

(A) < (B) >

(C) = (D) ≠

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 A point is a node if (fxy ) ___________ fxx fyy .
2

(a) < (b) >

(c) = (d) ≠

1 2

  xy dydx
2
7. = ___________.
0 0

4 3
(A) (B)
3 4
3
(C) 4 (D)
2
1 2

  xy dydx
2
= ___________.
0 0

4 3
(a) (b)
3 4
3
(c) 4 (d)
2

e
−x 2
8. dx = ___________.
0

π π
(A) (B)
2 2
(C) π (D) ∞

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 ∞

e
−x 2
dx = ___________.
0

π π
(a) (b)
2 2
(c) π (d) ∞

9. n + 1 = ___________.
(A) n (B) n + 1
(C) 1 (D) n!

n + 1 = ___________.
(a) n (b) n+1
(c) 1 (d) n!

1 1 
10. β ,  = ___________.
2 2
π π
(A) (B)
2 2
(C) π (D) π
1 1 
β ,  = ___________.
2 2
π π
(a) (b)
2 2
(c) π (d) π

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 PART B — (5 × 5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

x
11. (A) y = c cosh GßÓ ÁøÍÁøμ°ß ÁøÍÄ
c
Bμ® A¢u ÁøÍÁøμUS x-Aa_US®
Cøh¨£mh ö\[Szx ÷Põmiß }ÍzvØS
\©® GÚU PõmkP.
Show that the radius of curvature of the
x
curve y = c cosh is equal to the length of
c
the portion of the normal intercepted
between the curve and the x-axis.

Or

(B) y2 = x 3 + 8 GßÓ ÁøÍÁøμUS (− 2, 0 ) GßÓ

¦ÒΰÀ ÁøÍÄ Bμ® PõsP.
Find the radius of curvature y2 = x 3 + 8 at
(− 2, 0) .

12. (A) y3 − 6xy 2 + 11x 2 y − 6x 3 + x + y = 0 GßÓ

ÁøÍÁøμ°ß öuõø»z öuõk÷PõkPÒ
PõsP.
Find the asymptotes of the curve
y3 − 6xy 2 + 11x 2 y − 6x 3 + x + y = 0 .

Or

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 (B) a + r sin θ = 0 GßÓ ÁøÍÁøμ°ß p-r
\©ß£õmøhU PõsP.
Find the p-r equation of the curve
a + r sin θ = 0 .

13. (A) y 2 (a 2 + x 2 ) = x 2 (a 2 − x 2 ) GßÓ ÁøÍÁøμø¯

ÁøμP.

( ) (
Trace the curve y 2 a 2 + x 2 = x 2 a 2 − x 2 . )
Or

(B) x 4 − 2ay3 − 3a 2 y 2 − 2a 2 x 2 + a 4 = 0 GßÓ

ÁøÍÁøμ°ß Cμmøh¨ ¦ÒÎPøÍ Bμõ´P.
Examine the double points of the curve
x 4 − 2ay3 − 3a 2 y 2 − 2a 2 x 2 + a 4 = 0 .

14. (A) x 2 + y2 = a 2 GßÓ Ámhzvß ªøP PõÀ

Ámh¨£Sv°À   xydxdy Gߣuß ©v¨¦
PõsP.

Find the value of   xydxdy taken over the

positive quadrant of the circle x 2 + y2 = a 2 .

Or

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 (B) x 2 + y2 ≤ 1 GßÓ Ámh¨£Sv°À
x
2 2
y dxdy &IU PnUQkP.

x
2 2
Evaluate y dxdy over the circular area

x 2 + y2 ≤ 1 .

∞
x m−1
15. (A) β (m, n ) =  dx GÚ {¹¤.
0 (1 + x )m+n
∞
x m−1
Prove that β (m, n ) =  (1 + x ) m+n
dx .
0

Or
π
2
π
(B) 
0
tan θ dθ =
2
GÚ {¹¤.

π
2
π
Prove that 
0
tan θ dθ =
2
.

PART C — (5 × 8 = 40 marks)

Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

16. (A) x 4 + y4 = 2 GßÓ ÁøÍÁøμ°ß ÁøÍÄ

Bμzøu (1, 1) GßÓ ¦ÒΰÀ PõsP.
Find the radius of curvature of the curve
x 4 + y4 = 2 at the point (1, 1).
Or
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 2 2 2
(B) x 3 + y 3 = a 3
GßÓ ÁøÍÁøμ°ß ÁøÍÄ
Bμ®, (a cos θ , a sin θ )
3 3
GßÓ ¦ÒΰÀ
3a sin θ cos θ GÚ {¹¤.

Prove that the Radius of Curvature at a

point (a cos θ , a sin θ )
3 3
on the curve
2 2 2
x 3 +y 3 =a 3
is 3a sin θ cos θ .

x 2 y2
17. (A) + =1 GßÓ }ÒÁmhzvß p-r
a 2 b2
\©ß£õmøhU PõsP.

Find the p-r equation of the ellipse

x 2 y2
+ =1 .
a 2 b2

Or

(B) x 3 − xy 2 + 6 y 2 = 0 GßÓ ÁøÍÁøμ°ß

öuõø»zöuõk÷PõkPøÍU PõsP.

Find the asymptotes of the curve

x 3 − xy 2 + 6 y 2 = 0 .

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18. (A) y = (x − 1)(x − 2)(x − 3) GßÓ ÁøÍÁøμø¯
ÁøμP.
Trace the curve y = (x − 1)(x − 2)(x − 3) .

Or

(B) (x + y )3 = 2 (y − x + 2)
GßÓ ÁøÍÁøμ°ß 2

uÛzu ¦ÒÎPÎß C¯Àø£U PõsP.

Find the nature of the singular points of the
curve (x + y ) = 2 ( y − x + 2) .
3 2

19. (A) x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = a 2 GßÓ ÷PõÍzvß ªøP Gs

£Sv ÁȯõP  xyz dxdydz &I ©v¨¤kP.
Evaluate  xyz dxdydz taken through the

positive octant of the sphere x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = a 2 .

Or
(B) öuõøP±miß Á›ø\ø¯ ©õØÔ ©v¨¦ Põs
∞∞
e− y

0 x
y
dydx .

By changing the order of integration,

∞∞ −y
e
evaluate 
0 x
y
dydx .

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20. (A) {¹¤ : β (m, n ) =
(m) (n ) .
(m + n )

Prove : β (m, n ) =
(m) (n ) .
(m + n )
Or

 1
(B) 22n−1 (n )  n +  = (2n ) π GÚ {¹¤.
 2

 1
Prove that 22n −1 (n )  n +  = (2n ) π.
 2

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