DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND

STATISTICS
The Malawi Polytechnic
Calculus II (Code: MAT-CAL-2-1)
BMEN2, BGEN2, BMMP2, BCEW2, BCES2 and BCET2.
May 8, 2017
Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Test 2 Maximum marks: 40
1. (a) Find the Cartesian equation of the curves whose parametric equations are:
i. x = t2 , y = 2t
[2 marks]
ii. x = cos 2θ, y = sin 2θ
[2 marks]
t
(b) The parametric equations of the curve are x = e , y = sin t.
dy
i. Find as function of t.
dx
[2 marks]
2
dy
ii. Find as a function of t.
dx2
[4 marks]
2. (a) Sketch the polar curve of r = cos 2θ.
[6 marks]
(b) Identify a curve whose polar equation is r = 4 sin θ+2 cos θ by finding its Cartesian
equation.
[4 marks]
(c) Identify the surface given by the equation in spherical coordinates ρ sin φ = 2.
[5 marks]
3. (a) If f (x, y) = y 2 ln (y − x2 )
i. Find and sketch the domain of f .
[3 marks]
ii. Find the range of f .
[2 marks]
iii. Find fx and fy .
[6 marks]
∂z
(b) If z = xy + cos(x − 2y), x = s2 t and y = set , compute .
∂s
[4 marks]

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Suggested Solutions

1. (a) i. Given that x = t2 and y = 2t

1
y = 2t ⇒ t = y
2
 2
1
x= y
2
1
∴ x = y2
4
ii. Given that x = cos 2θ and y = sin 2θ
Squaring the two equation yields:
x2 = cos2 2θ, y 2 = sin2 2θ
Adding the two equations yields:

x2 + y 2 = cos2 2θ + sin2 2θ
x2 + y 2 = 1

This is a circle of radius 1 centred at the origin.

(b) Given x = et and y = sin t
i.
dy
dy dt
= dx
dx dt
dy cos t
∴ = t
dx e
ii.
d2 y
 
d dy
2
=
dx dx dx
d dy


dt dx
= dx
dt
d cos t


dt et
=
et
−et sin t − et cos t 1
= 2t
× t
e e
t
e (− sin t − cos t) 1
= 2t
× t
e e
− sin t − cos t
=
e2t

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2. (a) Sketching the polar curve of r = cos 2θ.

The graph of y = cos 2x is the one below:

Using the 8 sections indicated in the figure above, the following polar curve will
be developed.

(b)

r = 4 sin θ + 2 cos θ
2
r = 4r sin θ + 2r cos θ
x2 + y 2 = 4y + 2x
x2 − 2x + y 2 − 4y = 0
(x − 1)2 − 12 + (y − 2)2 − 22 = 0
(x − 1)2 + (y − 2)2 − 5 = 0
(x − 1)2 + (y − 2)2 = 5
√
This is a circle centre (1, 2) and radius 5.

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(c)

ρ sin φ = 2
ρ sin2 φ = 4
2

ρ2 sin2 φ + ρ2 cos2 φ = 4 + ρ2 cos2 φ

ρ2 sin2 φ + cos2 φ = 4 + ρ2 cos2 φ

ρ2 = 4 + (ρ cos φ)2
x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 4 + z 2
x2 + y 2 = 4

In two dimensions this is a circle but in three dimensions since the equation does
not involve z, it means z is free. Therefore, this is a cylinder with centre the
z−axis.

3. (a) Given f (x, y) = y 2 ln (y − x2 )

i. {(x, y) ∈ R2 |y > x2 }
sketch

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ii. R = (−∞, ∞)
iii.
y2
fx = (−2x)
y − x2
−2xy 2
=
y − x2
2xy 2
= 2
x −y

 
2 2 1
fy = 2y ln(y − x ) + y ·1
1 − x2
y2
= 2y ln(y − x2 ) +
y − x2

(b)

z = xy + cos(x − 2y)
x = s2 t
y = set

∂z ∂z ∂x ∂z ∂y
= +
∂s ∂x ∂s ∂y ∂s
= (y − sin(x − 2y))(2st) + (x − (−2) sin(x − 2y))et
= 2sty − 2st sin(x − 2y) + et x + 2et sin(x − 2y)
= 2st(stt ) − 2st sin(s2 t − 2set ) + et s2 t + 2et sin(s2 t − 2set )
= 2s2 tet − 2st sin(s2 t − 2set ) + et s2 t + 2et sin(s2 t − 2set )
= 3s2 tet − 2st sin(s2 t − 2set ) + 2et sin(s2 t − 2set )

End of Solutions for Test 2