Model Questions for final exam-MPZ 3132

1. Define the Taylor polynomial of a function

) (x f
about
a x
.
(a) If ) 1 ln( ) (
2
x x x f + + prove that
0
) (
12
) (
) 2 1 ( 4
) (
) 1 (
3
3
4
4
5
5
2
+ + + + +
dx
x f d
dx
x f d
x
dx
x f d
x x . Find the fifth
order Taylor polynomial of
) (x f
about 0 x .
(b) Find the fifth order Taylor polynomial of
x x f sin ) (
about 0 x ..
Hence find value of

1
0
2
) sin( dx x
to correct to three decimal places
2. Using the Taylor series expansion prove that

+
+

+
0
1
)! 1 (
) 1 (
) 1 ln(
r
r r
r
x
x where
1 < x
(a) Deduce that

+
+

,
_

+
0
1 2
1 2 1
1
ln
2
1
r
r
r
x
x
x
where
1 < x
and
1 2
0
3
1
1 2
1
2 2 ln
+

,
_

r
r
r
(b) Deduce the Taylor series expansion of
) 3 1 ln( x +
. Find the radius of
convergence.
3. (a) Using the definition find the Laplace transformation of
) (x f
where

'

< <

t t
t
x f
4 4
4 0 0
) (
.
(b) Define the convolution
g f
of the piecewise continuous functions
) (x f

and
) (x g
.If

t
t
du u x u t e t x
0
) ( ) ( 2 cos 4 ) ( find
) (t x
4 Using only the Laplace transformation solve following
(a) t y
dt
y d
2 sin 2
2
2
+ where 0 t ,
1 ) 0 ( y
and
2 ) 0 ( y
(b)
t
e y x
dt
dx
8 3 6 +


t
e y x
dt
dy
4 2
where
1 ) 0 ( x
and
0 ) 0 ( y
5 Prove that
) (
1
) (
1
x f e
D
e x f
D
x x

Using only the above result find general solution of the differential equation
x y
dx
dy
dx
y d
5 cos 12 32 4
2
2
.
6 . (a) Using a trial function find the general solution of the differential equation

x
xe y
dx
dy
dx
y d

+ 6 2 3
2
2
(b) If
y x
dt
dx
3 5
and
y x
dt
dy
2 +
find the characteristic equation of the
above system of differential equations. Using that equation find the general
solution of above system.

7. An engine of mass
m
moving on horizontal straight is working with constant
power P and is subjected to resistance
2
mkv where k is a constant and
v
the
speed. If the engine starts from rest and the maximum velocity is V prove that
3
mv
P
k . The engine acquires the half of the maximum velocity after traveling a
distance
,
_

7
8
ln
3
1
k
. If the power is then cut off an additional retarding force
constant value F is applied find the subsequent time which elapses before the
engine comes to rest.
8. (a) The position vector of a moving point P at any time t is

k j i t t t 3 2 cos 12 2 sin 5 + + r
1. Describe the parth of P
2. Find the velocity and acceleration vectors. Calculate the maximum
Values of the magnitudes
3. Find the unit tangent and unit normal vectors.
(b) ris the position vector at any time t and
b a,
are constant vectors
r r
.
Find the first derivatives of following vector functions with respect to time
t
1. b r a r ) ( ) (
2
r f r 2. b a r
3 2
) ( ) ( r r g r .
9. (a) A force of magnitude N 8 acting along the direction

AB
where
) 6 , 3 , 4 ( A
,

) 0 , 6 , 2 ( B
from
) 4 , 3 , 2 ( C
to
) 2 , 2 , 4 ( D
. Find the
work done by the force.
(b) Two particles P and
Q
starts simultaneously at the points
) 1 , 1 (

and
) 4 , 4 (
with constant velocities
j i + 2
and
j i 2
respectively
1. Find the vector equations of their paths
2. Find velocity of P relative to
Q
.
3. Find the distance between P and
Q
at any time t and deduce the
minimum value of that.
10 (a) A particle P moves on plane at a time t the polar coordinates of P is
) , ( r
and the position vector is r. If the unit vector to the direction of
r is l and the unit vector perpendicular rand in increasing direction
is
m
.
Prove that
1.
j sin cos + i l
2.
j cos sin + i m
3.
m l

and
l m


4. The velocity is

+ m r r v l
and the acceleration is
m l ) (
1
2 2

,
_

r
d t
d
r
r r f
(b) A particle A of mass
m
moves on a smooth horizontal table and is
connected by an inextensible string passes through smooth hole O in the
table to a particle B of mass
m
which moves along the vertical throughO.
Initially B is at rest, a OA and A is projected horizontally with speed
3
ag
perpendicular toOA . After time t if r OA show that the tension of
the string is

,
_

+
3
3
3
6 r
a mg
.
11 Find the moments of inertia of a uniform circular ring of mass M and radius
a

about the axis through the center and perpendicular to plane of the ring.
Find the moments of inertia of a uniform circular disc of mass M and
radius
a
about the axis through the center and perpendicular to plane of the
disc.
Deduce the moments of inertia about a diameter of the disc.
Find the moments of inertia of uniform solid cone height h and radius r
about the line which is perpendicular to the axis passing through the vertex
of the cone.
The vertex of the cone is smoothly hinged at a point Oand the cone is
released from rest such that the axis of the cone is horizontal. If the cone
moves such that the axis is in a vertical plane find the reaction at O when
the axis is vertical.
Using only the matrix methods discuss the solutions of the following system
2 +y x

0 y x
t y x + 3
Where R t
Using only the matrix methods discuss the solutions of the following system
4 3 2 + z y x

5 3 2 + az y x
b z y x + 5 4 3
Where
R b a ,