Department of Mathematics 21MAB101T - Calculus and Linear Algebra Unit 4 - Differential Calculus and Beta Gamma Functions Tutorial Sheet S. No. Questions Marks PART-A 2 1. Show that the radius of curvature at (a, 0) of the curve y 2 = a (a−x) x is a2 . 8 2. Find the radius of curvature of the curve rn = an cos nθ at any point (r, θ). 2 Hence prove that the radius of curvature of the lemniscate r2 = a2 cos 2θ is a3r . 8 3. Prove that the radius of curvature at any point of the astroid x2/3 + y 2/3 = a2/3 , 8 is three times the length of the perpendicular from the origin to the tangent at that point. 4. Find the envelope of the straight line xa + yb = 1, where a and b are parameters that are connected by the relation a + b = c. 8 R π2 √ 5. (i) Find the value R∞ of 0 tan θ dθ using Beta function. 4 2 (ii) Evaluate 0 x2 e−2x dx in terms of Gamma function. 4 PART-B √ √ √ 1. (i) Find the equation of the circle of curvature of the curve x + y = a at ( a4 , a4 ). 10 √ √ (ii) Find the radius of curvature at any point (r, θ) on the curve r cos 2θ = a. 5 2. (i) Find the equation of the circle of curvature of the curve x3 + y 3 = 3axy at the point ( 3a 3a 2 , 2 ) 10 (ii) Find the center of curvature of the curve y = x3 − 6x2 + 3x + 1 at the point (1, −1). 5 2 2 3. Find the evolute of the ellipse xa2 + yb2 = 1. 15