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MPZ 3231-Engineering Mathematics IA

Assignment No.03 - Academic Year 2010


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(1).Given the following functions
(i) 5 5 2
3 5
+ = x x y (ii)
4
1
2
3

+ =
x
x
y (iii)
6 4 2
11 3
2

=
x x
x
y
(a) Discuss their behavior as x
(b) Find the domain for each function
(c) Determine their maxima, minima, point of inflexion and asymptotes
(vertical/horizontal/slant)
(d) Sketch the each function
(e) Give the range of each function
(f) Give the values of x in which functions are monotonically increasing or monotonically
decreasing

(2)(a) Find the first partial derivatives of ( ) ( )
uy
ve y x v u y x f = ln , , ,
(b) Let
5 3
v u Z = , where y x v and y x u = + =
Find
y
z

, (i) By chain rule (ii) By substitution

(c) If,
t
r
n
e t
4
2
= what value of n will make
t r
r
r r

2
2
1

(d) Find the real number n for which the function f defined by ( )
n
x
y
xe
y x f
2
, = satisfies the
differential equation f
y
f
xy
x
f
x 12 3
2
2
2
2
2
=

2
(3)(a) Determine the values of a, b, c so that 0 2
sin
cos

+

x as
x x
ce x b ae
x x

(b)Evaluate the following limits using LHospitals rule
(i)
x
x x
x
4 cos 1
tan 2 sec
lim
2
4
+

(ii)
( )
x x
x x x
x
2
0
tan
1 ln cos sin 1
lim
+ +

(iii)
( )
0
ln
lim
2
>
+
+
+
b and a
bx a
be a
x
x
(iv) x e
x
x
2 tan
2
sec lim

(4)(a) Find the angle between the lines

1
4
2
3
2
1

=
+
=
+ z y x


2
1
2
4
1
4 +
=
+
=
z y x


(b) Find the equations of the line drawn through the points ( ) 1 , 3 , 4 parallel to the plane
5 2 = + z y x so as to intersect the line
2
2
2
3
3
1

+ z y x


(c) If P, Q, A, B are ( ) 5 , 2 , 1 , ( ) 3 , 1 , 2 , ( ) 2 , 4 , 4 , ( ) 4 , 1 , 2 .Find the projection of PQ on AB.

(d)Find the equation to the two planes through the points ( ) 3 , 4 , 0 , ( ) 3 , 4 , 6 other than the
plane, through the origin which cuts off from the axes intercepts whose sum is zero.

(5)
(a) Find the equations to the perpendicular from the origin to the line

0 5 4 3 2
0 4 3 2
= + + +
= + + +
z y x
z y x

Find also the co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular.

(b) Show that the equation of the normal to the rectangular hyperbola
2
a xy = at the point

t
a
at P , is 0
3 2
= +
t
a
at x t y .
Find the coordinates in terms of the parameter t, of the points p at which this normal
meets the hyperbola again. If ( )
0 0 0
, y x P is the middle point of P P show that
2
0
0
t
x
y
=
Hence show that the locus of
0
P as P varies on the hyperbola is ( ) 0 4
3 3
2
2 2 2
= + y x y x a

(c) Show that the equation of the normal to the parabola ax y 4
2
= at the point ( ) at at P 2 ,
2
is
3
2 at at tx y + = + .The normal at P meets the X axis at G and the mid point of PG is N.
Find the equation of the locus of N as P moves on the parabola.



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(6)
(a) Show that the three lines joining the middle points of opposite edges of a tetrahedron are
concurrent

(b) Find the distance of the points ( ) 6 , 2 , 3 and ( ) 0 , 1 , 1 from the plane 0 10 2 2 = + + z y x .
Are these points on the same side of the plane?

(c) Find the locus of a point, the sum of the squares of whose distance from the planes
0 2 , 0 , 0 = + = = + + z y x z x z y x is 9

(d) Find the equation of the plane containing the line
2 1 3
z y x
= =

and parallel to the line

2
3
3
1
1
2
=

=
z y x





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