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Tech Semester-I (2024-25)

Engineering Mathematics I (ASB-103)
(Practice Problems of Unit I and II)

Unit 1
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1. If 𝑦 + 𝑦 = 2𝑥, then prove that (𝑥 2 − 1)𝑦𝑛+2 + (2𝑛 + 1)𝑥𝑦𝑛+1 + (𝑛2 −
𝑚 𝑚

𝑚2 )𝑦𝑛 = 0.
2. If 𝑦 = acos (𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥) + 𝑏𝑠𝑖𝑛 (𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥), show that 𝑥 2 𝑦2 + 𝑥𝑦1 + 𝑦 = 0 and
𝑥 2 𝑦𝑛+2 + (2𝑛 + 1)𝑥𝑦𝑛+1 + (𝑛2 + 1)𝑦𝑛 = 0.
3. If 𝑦 = tan−1 𝑥, then find (𝑦𝑛 )0 .
4. If 𝑦 = cos(𝑚 sin−1 𝑥), then find the value of (𝑦𝑛 )0 .
−1
5. If 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 , then find (𝑦𝑛 )0 .
6. If 𝑦 = sin (𝑚𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑥), then prove that (1 − 𝑥 2 )𝑦𝑛+2 + (2𝑛 + 1)𝑥𝑦𝑛+1 +
(𝑛2 − 𝑚2 )𝑦 = 0.
2
7. If 𝑦 = (log(𝑥 + √1 + 𝑥 2 )) , then find (𝑦𝑛 )0 .
𝑝
8. If 𝑦 = (𝑥 + √1 + 𝑥 2 ) , then find (𝑦𝑛 )0 .
9. If 𝑦 = sin(𝑚 cosh−1 𝑥), then find (𝑦𝑛 )0 .
10.If 𝑦 = (𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑥)2 , then prove that (1 − 𝑥 2 )𝑦2 − 𝑥𝑦1 − 2 = 0, and deduce that
(1 − 𝑥 2 )𝑦𝑛+2 − (2𝑛 + 1)𝑥𝑦𝑛+1 − 𝑛2 𝑦𝑛 = 0.
11.Find the radius of curvature at any point of the curve 𝑥 1⁄2 + 𝑦 1⁄2 = 𝑎1⁄2 .
2 2 2
12.Find the radius of curvature 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 = 𝑎3
𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑎2 𝑏2
13.Prove that the radius of curvature (𝜌) for the ellipse 2
+ = 1 is 𝜌 = ,
𝑎 𝑏2 𝑝3
where p is the length of the perpendicular from the centre upon the tangent at
(x,y).
14.If P1 and P2 are the radii of curvature at the extremities of two conjugate semi-
𝑥2 𝑦2 ⁄3
diameters of the ellipse 2
+ = 1, then prove that (P1 2 + P2 2⁄3 )(𝑎𝑏) 2⁄3 =
𝑎 𝑏2
𝑎 2 + 𝑏 2.
1 1 1 𝑟2 𝑝3
15.Prove that the curvature at any point on the ellipse = + − is .
𝑝2 𝑎 2 𝑏 2 𝑎2 𝑏 2 𝑎2 𝑏2
𝑥2 𝑦2
16.If the centre of curvature of the ellipse 2
+ = 1 at one end of the minor axis
𝑎 𝑏2
1
lies at the other end, then show that the eccentricity of the ellipse is .
√2
17.If a curve is defined by the equations 𝑥 = 𝑓(𝑡) and 𝑦 = 𝑔(𝑡), then prove that the
1 𝑥 ′ 𝑦 ′′−𝑥 ′′ 𝑦 ′
curvature (𝑘 = ) is equal to 2 3/2
.
𝜌 2
(𝑥 ′ +𝑦 ′ )

18.Find the asymptotes of the curve: (𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 )2 − 4𝑥 2 + 𝑥 = 0.

19.Find the asymptotes of the curve:
4(𝑥 4 + 𝑦 4 ) − 17𝑥 2 𝑦 2 − 4𝑥(4𝑦 2 − 𝑥 2 ) + 2(𝑥 2 − 2) = 0.
20.Find the asymptotes of the curve:
𝑦 4 − 2𝑥𝑦 3 + 2𝑥 3 𝑦 − 𝑥 4 − 3𝑥 3 + 3 𝑥 2 𝑦 + 3𝑥𝑦 2 − 3𝑦 3 − 2𝑥 2 + 2𝑦 2 − 1 = 0.
21.Find the asymptotes parallel to the coordinated axes of the following curves:
i. 𝑥𝑦 3 + 𝑥 3 𝑦 = 𝑎4 .
ii. 𝑥 2 𝑦 2 − 𝑎2 (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )=0.
22.Find the asymptotes of the curve given by:
(𝑥 + 𝑦)2 (𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 2) = 𝑥 + 9𝑦 − 2.
23.Find the asymptotes of the following curves:
• 𝑦 3 − 2𝑥𝑦 2 − 𝑥 2 𝑦 + 2𝑥 3 + 3𝑦 2 − 7𝑥𝑦 + 2𝑦 2 + 2𝑦 + 2𝑥 + 1 = 0.
• 𝑦 2 (𝑎2 + 𝑥 2 ) = 𝑥 2 (𝑎2 − 𝑥 2 ).
24. Show that the asymptotes of the curve
𝑥 2 𝑦 2 − 𝑎2 (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ) − 𝑎3 (𝑥 + 𝑦) + 𝑎4 = 0
form a square.
25.Trace the curve, 𝑦 2 (𝑎2 + 𝑥 2 ) = 𝑥 2 (𝑎2 − 𝑥 2 )
26.Trace the curve, 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 = 3𝑎𝑥𝑦.
2 2 2
27.Trace the curve, 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 = 𝑎3 (astroid).
28.Trace the curve, 𝑦(𝑎2 + 𝑥 2 ) = 𝑎2 𝑥.
29.Trace the curve, 𝑥𝑦 2 = 4𝑎2 (2𝑎 − 𝑥).
30.Trace the following curves:
• 𝑦 2 (𝑎 − 𝑥) = 𝑥 2 (𝑎 + 𝑥)
• 𝑥 5 + 𝑦 5 = 5𝑎𝑥 2 𝑦 2 .
Unit 2

𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑧2 𝜕𝑢 2 𝜕𝑢 2 𝜕𝑢 2 𝜕𝑢
1. If + + = 1, prove that ( ) +( ) +( ) = 2 (𝑥 +
𝑎2 +𝑢 𝑏2 +𝑢 𝑐 2 +𝑢 𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑥
𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
𝑦 +𝑧 ).
𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑧
𝜕2 𝑢 𝜕2 𝑢 𝜕2 𝑢
2. If 𝑢 = 𝑓(𝑟) where, = √𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 , show that 2
+ 2
+ = 𝑓 ′′ (𝑟) +
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑥 2
2
𝑓 ′ (𝑟).
𝑟
 𝑑𝑢
3. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 and 𝑥 = 𝑒 2𝑡 cos 3𝑡, 𝑧 = 𝑒 2𝑡 sin 3𝑡. Find as a total
𝑑𝑡
derivative and verify the results by direct substitution.
𝑑𝑦 𝑓 𝑑2𝑦
4. If 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 0, then show that = − 𝑥 , provided 𝑓𝑦 ≠ 0 and =
𝑑𝑥 𝑓𝑦 𝑑𝑥 2
𝑓𝑥𝑥 𝑓𝑦2 −2𝑓𝑥 𝑓𝑦 𝑓𝑥𝑦 +𝑓𝑦𝑦 𝑓𝑥2
.
𝑓𝑦3
𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
5. f 𝑢 = 𝑓(𝑦 − 𝑧, 𝑧 − 𝑥, 𝑥 − 𝑦), then prove that + + = 0.
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑧
2
𝜕 𝑧
6. If 𝑥 𝑥 𝑦 𝑦 𝑧 𝑧 = 𝑐, then show that at 𝑥 = 𝑦 = 𝑧, = −(𝑥 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑒𝑥)−1 .
𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦
𝜕𝑢 2 𝜕𝑢 2
7. If 𝑢 = 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) and 𝑥 = 𝑟 cos 𝜃, 𝑦 = 𝑟 sin 𝜃, prove that ( ) + ( ) =
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦
𝜕𝑢 2 1 𝜕𝑢 2
( 𝜕𝑟 ) + 𝑟 2 (𝜕𝜃) .
𝜕𝑟 𝜕𝑥 1 𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝜃 𝜕2 𝜃 𝜕2 𝜃
8. If 𝑥 = 𝑟 cos 𝜃, 𝑦 = 𝑟 sin 𝜃, prove that, = , =𝑟 and 2
+ =
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑟 𝑟 𝜕𝜃 𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦 2
0.
𝑥 2 +𝑦 2 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
9. If 𝑢 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 ( ), then prove that 𝑥 𝜕𝑥 + 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑢.
𝑥+𝑦
−1 𝑥 𝑦 𝜕𝑓 𝜕𝑓
10.If 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = sin + tan−1 , then show that 𝑥 +𝑦 = 0.
𝑦 𝑥 𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦
11.Verify Euler’s theorem for the function 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 3𝑥 𝑦𝑧 + 5𝑥𝑦 2 𝑧 + 4𝑧 4 . 2

𝑥 𝑛 +𝑦 𝑛 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
12.If 𝑢 = log ( ), then prove that 𝑥 𝜕𝑥 + 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 = 𝑛 − 1, and hence deduce that
𝑥+𝑦
𝑥 4 +𝑦 4 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
if 𝑢 = log ( ), then 𝑥 𝜕𝑥 + 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 = 3.
𝑥+𝑦
13.Verify Euler’s Theorem for the following functions:
𝑦
• 𝑧 = tan−1 ( )
𝑥
𝑦
• 𝑧 = 𝑥 𝑛 log .
𝑥
x x
dx 1 x dx
14.Prove ∫ = tan− 1 under integral sign, find the value of
x2+a2 a a
∫ 2
.
0 0
2
( x + a2 )
1 𝑥 𝛼 −1
15.Evaluate ∫0 𝑑𝑥 , by applying Leibnitz’s rule for differentiation under the
log 𝑥
sign of integration, (𝛼 ≥ 0).
∞ sin 𝑎𝑥
16.Prove that ∫0 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = tan−1 𝑎.
𝑥

𝜋/2 𝑑𝑥 𝜋(𝑎2 +𝑏2 )

17.Prove that ∫0 (𝑎2 cos2 𝑥+𝑏2 sin2 𝑥) 2
𝑑𝑥 = .
4𝑎3 𝑏3
 
tan -1ax π
18.Prove that 0 x (1+ x 2 )dx = 2 log (1+ a ) where 𝑎 ≥ 0.
𝜋
19.Evaluate ∫0 𝑙𝑜𝑔(1 + 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 , using the method of differentiation under the
sign of integration.
𝛼 𝑙𝑜𝑔(1+𝛼𝑥) 1 log(1+𝑥) 𝜋
20.Evaluate ∫0 𝑑𝑥 and hence show that ∫0 𝑑𝑥 = log 𝑒 2.
1+𝑥 2 1+𝑥 2 8

21.Find the maximum and minimum distances from the origin to the curve
5 x2+6x y+5 y2 − 8= 0 .

22.Find the maximum and minimum values of 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 2(𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 ) − 𝑥 4 + 𝑦 4 .

23.Find the maximum and minimum values of the function 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) =
sin 𝑥 sin 𝑦 sin(𝑥 + 𝑦).
24.Find the maximum and minimum distances of the point (3,4,12) from the sphere
𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 4.
25.Examine the following function for extreme values:
f ( x , y )= x4 + y 4 − 2x2 +4 x y − 2 y2 .

𝑎3 𝑎3
26.Discuss the maximum and minimum of the function 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥𝑦 + + .
𝑥 𝑦
27.Find the points on 𝑧 2 = 𝑥𝑦 + 1 nearest to the origin.
28.Show that the surface 𝑧 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 + 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 5 has no high and low points.