SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering

Tutorial No.1

Mean Value Theorems:

1. Is Rolle's Theorem applicable to the following functions?

 x2 + 6 
i) log   on [ 2,3]
 5x 
Ans: c = 6
2
ii) 1 − 3 ( x − 1) on [ 0, 2]
Ans: Not applicable
x2 − 2 −1 ≤ x ≤ 0
iii) f ( x) = 
x − 2 0 ≤ x ≤1
Ans: Not applicable
 −π π 
iv) cos 2 x on  ,
 4 4 
Ans: c = 0
v) ( x − 1)( x − 3) e− x on [1,3]
Ans: c = 3 − 2 2
vi) cos x on [ 0, π ]
Ans: Not applicable
 π 5π 
2. Verify Rolle’s Theorem for f ( x ) = e − x ( sin x − cos x ) in  ,  .
4 4 
π
Ans: Theorem is verified and c = .
2
a a a
3. If 0 + 1 + ...... + n −1 + an = 0 , Prove that a0 x n + a1 x n −1 + a2 x n − 2 + ..... + an −1 x + an = 0 has
n +1 n 2
atleast one root in 0 and 1.
4. If f ( x ) = x ( x + 1)( x + 2 )( x + 3) then show that f ( x ) has three real roots.

5. By considering the function f ( x ) = ( x − 2 ) log x , show that x log x = 2 − x has a root between 1 and 2.
6. Examine the validity of the conditions and the conclusion of Lagrange’s Mean Value theorem
for the functions:
2
x 3
on [ −2, 2] Ans: Not applicable

1 1  3
x+ on  ,3 Ans: c =
x 2  2
7
2 x 2 − 7 x + 10 on [ 2,5] Ans: c =
2

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( x − 1)( x − 2 ) on [ 0, 4] Ans: c = 2
7. Show that for the curve y = x 2 + 2k1 x + k 2 , the chord joining the points x = a and x = b
a+b
is parallel to the tangent at x = .
2

8. At what point is the tangent to the curve y = x n parallel to the chord joining
a
( 0, 0 ) and ( a, a ) ?
n
Ans: at x = 1
n −1
n
sin −1 x 1
9. Using Lagrange’s Mean Value Theorem show that 1 < < .
x 1 − x2
1 1 x +1
10. Applying Lagrange’s Mean value Theorem, show that < < , x>0.
x log (1 + x ) x
b−a b−a π 3 4 π 1
11. Prove that 2
< tan −1 b − tan −1 a < 2
, Hence deduce that + < tan −1   < + .
1+ b 1+ a 4 25 3 4 6
b−a  b  b−a 1 4 1
12. Prove that < log   < , 0 < a < b . Hence deduce that < log   < .
b a a 4 3 3
1
13. If f ( x ) and g ( x ) are respectively x and then
x
prove that c of Cauchy’s mean value theorem is the geometric mean between a and b , a > 0, b > 0 .
sin b − sin a x
14. Prove that = cot c, a < c < b. Putting a = 0, b = x deduce that c = .
cos a − cos b 2
15. Verify Cauchy’s mean value theorem for
i) f ( x ) = 3x + 2, g ( x ) = x 2 + 1 on 1 ≤ x ≤ 4

Convergence of sequence and series

∞
23 n
1. Test the convergence of 3
n =0
2n
.

2 4 8 16
2. Test the convergence of 1 + + + + + ...... ..
3 9 27 81
∞
n!
3. Test the convergence of  n .
n =1 2
∞
n2
4. Test the convergence of 
n =1 3
n
.

n
∞
 n 
5. Test the convergence of    .
n =1  2 n + 5 

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∞
1
6. Test the convergence of  n
.
n=2 ( log n )

Taylor’s Series and Maclaurin’s series

π
1. Expand log ( cos x ) about .
3
2 2
1 1 ( x + 2) ( x + 2) ( x + 2)
2. Prove that = + + + + ...
1− x 3 32 33 34
 π
3. Expand tan −1 x in powers of  x −  .
 4
2
−1 −1 π  π 1 π   π 1
Ans: tan x = tan +x − ⋅ −  ⋅x −  . + ⋅⋅⋅
4  4  π  4 
2
4  π2 
2
1 +  1 + 
 16   16 
x2 x4
4. Show that cos x = 1 − + − ....
2! 4!
x2
5. Prove that a x = 1 + x log a + (log a )2 + ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
2!
1
6. Show that = 1 − x + x 2 − x 3 + ...
1+ x
1
7. Show that = 1 + x + x 2 + x3 + ...
1− x

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Tutorial No.2
Indeterminate Forms:

xx − x
1. Evaluate lim Ans: 2
x →1 x − 1 − log x

xy − yx 1 − log y
2. Evaluate lim Ans:
x→ y xx − y y 1 + log y
sin 2 x + a sin x
3. If lim is finite, find the value of ܽ and hence the limit. Ans: a = −2, lim = −1
x →0 x3
ae x − b cos x + ce− x
4. Find the value of a , b, c so that lim = 2. Ans: a=1=c, b=2.
x→0 x sin x
log sin x cos x
5. Evaluate lim . Ans: 4.
x →0 x
log  x  cos  
sin  
 2 2

a−x
6. Evaluate lim sin −1 ⋅ cosec a 2 − x 2 . Ans: 1 / 2a .
x →a a+x
1 
7. Evaluate lim  2 − cot 2 x  . Ans: 2 / 3 .

x→0 x

1
 a x + bx + cx  x 1
8. Evaluate lim   Ans: ( abc ) 3 .
x →0
 3 
2x − 1
9. Evaluate lim 1
. Ans. 2 log 2 .
x →0
(1 + x ) 2 − 1
1
10. Evaluate lim 1 − x n
x →1
( ) log(1− x )
. Ans. e n .

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