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Reg. No.

Question Paper Code: 11541

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B.E./B.Tech.Degree Examinations, April/May 2011
Regulations 2008
First Semester

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Common to all branches

MA2111 Mathematics I

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Time: Three Hours

Maximum: 100 marks

Answer ALL Questions

Part A - (10 x 2 = 20 marks)

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a 4
1. Find the values of a and b such that the matrix
has 3 and 2 its eigen values.
1 b

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2. Find the index and signature of the Q.F. x2 + 2x2 3x2 .
1
2
3

3. Find the centre and radius of the sphere 3x2 + 3y 2 + 3z 2 + 6x + 12y + 2z + 15 = 0.

4. Dene a right circular cone.

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5. Dene curvature of a plane curve.

6. Find the envelope of the family of lines

x
+ yt = 2c, where t is the parameter.
t

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7. Find

du
x
if u = where x = et , y = log t.
dt
y

8. If x = u2 v 2 , y = 2uv, evaluate the Jacobian of x, y with respect to u, v.

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9. Find using a double integral, the area of the cardiod r = a(1 + cos ).

10. What is the formula to nd the volume V of a three dimensional region interms of triple
integration?

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Part B - (5 x 16 = 80 marks)

1 2 3
4 2
11. (a) (i) Verify Cayley-Hamilton theorem for the matrix A = 2
1 1
2

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(8)
(ii) The eigenvectors of a 33 real symmetric matrix A corresponding to the eigenvalues 2,3, 6 are (1, 0, 1)T , (1, 1, 1)T and (1, 2, 1)T respectively. Find the matrix
A.
(8)

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OR

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11. (b) Reduce the quadratic form 2x1 x2 +2x1 x3 2x2 x3 to a canonical form by an orthogonal
reduction. Also nd its nature.
(16)

12. (a) (i) Find the equation of the sphere of radius 3 and whose central lies on the line
x1
y1
z
=
= at a distance 2 from (1, 1, 0).
(8)
1
2
2
(ii) Find the equation of the cone with vertex at (1, 1, 1) and passing through the
curve of intersection of x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 1 and x + y + z = 1.
(8)

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OR

12. (b) (i) Find the two tangent planes to the sphere x2 + y 2 + z 2 4x 2y 6z + 5 = 0,
which are parallel to the plane x + 4y + 8z = 0. Find their point of contact. (10)
x1
(ii) Find the equation of the right circular cylinder of radius 3 and axis
=
2
y3
z5
=
.
(6)
2
1

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13. (a) (i) Find the radius of curvature of the curve x = 3a cos a cos 3, y = 3a sin
a sin 3.
(8)
(a a)

(ii) Find the circle of curvature of the curve x + y = a at

, .
(8)
4 4

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13. (b) (i) Find the envelope of the family of straight lines x cos + y sin = c sin cos ,
being the parameter.
(8)
(ii) Show that the evolute of the cycloid x = a( sin ), y = a(1 cos ) is another
cycloid.
(8)

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x+y
2u
2u
u2
sin u cos 2u
14. (a) (i) If u = sin1
+ y2 2 =
(8)
, prove that x2 2 + 2xy
x
xy
y
4 cos3 u
x+ y

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(ii) Use Taylors formula to expand the function dened by f (x, y) = x3 + y 3 + xy 2
in powers of (x 1) and (y 2).
(8)
OR

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(x, y, z)
.
(r, , )
(ii) Examine f (x, y) = x3 + y 3 12x 3y + 20 for its extreme values.

14. (b) (i) If x = r sin cos , y = r sin sin , and z = r cos , nd

(8)
(8)

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15. (a) (i) Change the order of integration and evaluate

ey
dydx.
y

(8)

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2

2xx2

(ii) Transform the integral

)
x2 + y 2 dydx into polar coordinates and hence

evaluate it.

(8)

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15. (b) (i) Find, by double integration, the area enclosed by the curves y 2 = 4ax and x2 =
4ay.
(8)
2
2
2
x
y
z
(ii) Find the volume of the ellipsoid 2 + 2 + 2 = 1.
(8)
a
b
c

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