MATHEMATICS-I FOR CSE STREAM/BMATS101 DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

MODULE – I: CALCULUS
d
1) With usual notation, prove that tan   r
dr
[Feb 2023, Aug 2022, Feb 2022, Aug 2021, June 2019, 2018, Dec 2018, 2019, 2017]
1 1 1 𝑑𝑟 2
2) With usual notations prove that, the pedal equation of the form 𝑝2 = 𝑟 2 + 𝑟 4 (𝑑𝜃)
[Feb 2023, Feb 2021, Aug 2020, Dec 2017]
3) Find the angle between the radius vector and the tangent for the following curves:

i) 𝑟 = 𝑎(1 − cos 𝜃) at 𝜃 = 𝜋⁄3 [Dec 2017] ii) 𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 (𝜃⁄2) = 2𝑎

iii) 𝑟 𝑚 = 𝑎𝑚 (cos 𝑚𝜃 + sin 𝑚𝜃) iv) 𝑟 2 = 𝑎2 sin 2𝜃

4) Find the angle of intersection of the following curves:

𝑎𝜃 𝑎
i) 𝑟 = 𝑎(1 + sin 𝜃) & 𝑟 = 𝑎(1 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃) [June 2017] ii) 𝑟 = 1+𝜃 & 𝑟 = 1+𝜃2 [Feb 2023, June 2016]
iii) 𝑟 = 2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 & 𝑟 = 2(𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃) [June 2017] iv) 𝑟 sin 2𝜃 = 𝑎 & 𝑟 cos 2𝜃 = 𝑏 2
2 2 2

v) 𝑟(1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃) = 𝑎 & 𝑟(1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃) = 𝑏 [Dec 2016] vi) 𝑟 𝑛 = 𝑎𝑛 (sin 𝑛𝜃 + cos 𝑛𝜃) & 𝑟 𝑛 = 𝑎𝑛 sin 𝑛𝜃
vii) 𝑟 𝑛 = 𝑎𝑛 cos 𝑛𝜃 & 𝑟 𝑛 = 𝑏 𝑛 sin 𝑛𝜃 [June 2018, Dec 2018]
viii) 𝑟 = 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑔𝜃 & 𝑟 = 𝑎/𝑙𝑜𝑔𝜃 [Feb 2022, Aug 2021, Dec 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012]
2 2
ix) 𝑟 sin 2𝜃 = 4 & 𝑟 = 16𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝜃 [Dec 2015, 2012, June 2015]
2 2
x) 𝑟 = 𝑎(1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃) & 𝑟 = 𝑎 cos 2𝜃 [Dec 2016, June 2016]
xi) 𝑟 = 𝑎(1 + sin 𝜃) & 𝑟 = 𝑎(1 − cos 𝜃) [Dec 2017, June 2016]
xii) 𝑟 = 𝑎(1 + cos 𝜃) & 𝑟 = 𝑏(1 − cos 𝜃) [June 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2009, Dec 2019, Dec 2017, 2015]
xiii) 𝑟 = sin 𝜃 + cos 𝜃 & 𝑟 = 2 sin 𝜃 [Dec 2019]
xiv) 𝑟 = 6 cos 𝜃 & 𝑟 = 2(1 + cos 𝜃) [Aug 2020] xv) 𝑟 = 2 sin 𝜃 & 𝑟 = 2 cos 𝜃
[Aug 2022, Feb 2021]
2 𝜃 2 𝜃
xvi) 𝑟 = 4𝑠𝑒𝑐 (2) & 𝑟 = 9𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 ( 2) [Aug 2022, Feb 2022]

5) Find the pedal equation for the following curves:

i) 𝑟 𝑚 cos 𝑚𝜃 = 𝑎𝑚 [June 2016] ii) 𝑟 = 2𝑎⁄1 + cos 𝜃 [June 2018, 2011, Dec 2016]
𝑛
iii) 𝑟 = sec ℎ 𝑛𝜃 [Dec 2014] iv) 𝑟 = 𝑎 + 𝑏 cos 𝜃 [June 2017]
3 𝑙
v) 𝑟 = 𝑎 sin 3𝜃 vi) 𝑟 = 1 + 𝑒 cos 𝜃
vii) 𝑟(1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃) = 2𝑎 [Aug 2020, Dec 2012] viii) 𝑟 𝑛 = 𝑎(1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑛𝜃) [Dec 2015]
2𝑎 2 2
ix) = 1 − sin 𝜃 x) 𝑟 = 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝜃 [Aug 2021, June 2014]
𝑟
𝑛 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛
xi) 𝑟 sec 𝑛𝜃 = 𝑎 or 𝑟 = 𝑎 cos 𝑛𝜃 [Feb 2022, June 2019, Dec 2019, June 2017, Dec 2016, 2015, 2013]
xii) 𝑟 = 𝑎𝑒 𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑡𝛼 [Dec 2018] xiii) 𝑟 𝑛 = 𝑎𝑛 sin 𝑛𝜃 [Aug 2022]
xiv) 𝑟 = 𝑎(1 + cos 𝜃) [Aug 2021, June 2018, 2016, Dec 2017]
xv) 𝑟 𝑚 = 𝑎𝑚 (cos 𝑚𝜃 + sin 𝑚𝜃) [Feb 2021, Dec 2016, 2011, June 2010]
6) Find the pedal equation of 𝑟 𝑛 = 𝑎𝑛 sin 𝑛𝜃 + 𝑏 𝑛 cos 𝑛𝜃 in the form 𝑝2 (𝑎2𝑛 + 𝑏 2𝑛 ) = 𝑟 2𝑛+2 . [June 2015]
7) Derive Radius of Curvature in the Cartesian form. [Aug 2022, Feb 2022]
2
8) Show that the radius of curvature of the curve 𝑦 = 𝑐 𝐶𝑜𝑠ℎ(𝑥⁄𝑐) is y c , where c is a constant.
9) Find the radius of curvature of the parabola 𝑦 2 = 4𝑎𝑥 at the point (a, a). [Aug 2020, Dec 2016]
𝑎 𝑎
10) Find the radius of curvature of the curve √𝑥 + √𝑦 = √𝑎 at (2 , 2) . [Dec 2017]
𝑎 𝑎
11) Find the radius of curvature of the curve √𝑥 + √𝑦 = √𝑎 at (4 , 4) . [Aug 2022]
12) Find the radius of curvature of the curve 𝑦 = 4𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥 at 𝑥 = 𝜋⁄2 . [Dec 2017]
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𝑥 𝑥
13) Show that the radius of curvature of the curve 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑠𝑒𝑐 (𝑎) is 𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑐 (𝑎) [Feb 2023, Dec 2018, 2019]
14) Find the radius of curvature for the curve 𝑥 4 + 𝑦 4 = 2 𝑎𝑡 (1,1). [Dec 2016, June 2016]
3𝑎 3𝑎
15) Find the radius of curvature for the Folium De-Cartes 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 = 3𝑎𝑥𝑦 at the point ( 2 , 2 ) on it.
[Aug 2021, June 2017, 2016, Dec 2015, 2014]
3 3 3 3 −3
16) Show that the radius of curvature of the curve 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3𝑥𝑦 at the point (2 , 2) is 8√2 . [Dec 2014]
17) Find the radius of curvature for the curve 𝑥 2 𝑦 = 𝑎(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ) at the point (−2𝑎, 2𝑎). [Dec 2017, 2012]
18) Find the radius of curvature for the curve 𝑎2 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 𝑎3 at the point where the curve cuts 𝑥-axis.
[June 2019, Dec 2010]
4𝑎2 (2𝑎−𝑥)
19) Find the radius of curvature for the curve 𝑦 2 = where the curve meets the 𝑥-axis.
𝑥
𝑎2 (𝑎−𝑥)
20) Find the radius of curvature of the curve 𝑦 2 = at the point (𝑎, 0). [June 2018, Dec 2017, 2013]
𝑥
21) Find the radius of curvature of the curve 𝑥𝑦 2 = 𝑎 − 𝑥 3 at (𝑎, 0).
3
[June 2018]
2
𝑎𝑥 2𝜌 ⁄3 𝑦 2 𝑥 2
22) If 𝑦 = 𝑎+𝑥 , then show that ( 𝑎 ) = (𝑥 ) + (𝑦) where 𝜌 is the radius of curvature at (𝑥, 𝑦)
[Feb 2021, June 2017, Dec 2016]
𝑥 𝑦 2(𝑎𝑥+𝑏𝑦)3/2
23) Prove that the radius of curvature at any point (𝑥, 𝑦) on the curve √𝑎 + √𝑏 =1 is 𝜌 = [June 2011]
𝑎𝑏
24) Find the radius of curvature for the curve 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑔(sec 𝑡 + tan 𝑡) , 𝑦 = 𝑎 sec 𝑡 [July 2015]
3 3 𝜋
25) Find the radius of curvature for the Astroid 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃, 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 𝑎𝑡 𝜃 = 4
26) Find the radius of curvature of the curve 𝑥 = (cos 𝑡 + 𝑡 sin 𝑡), 𝑦 = 𝑎(sin 𝑡 - 𝑡 cos 𝑡)
𝑡
27) Find the radius of curvature of the curve 𝑥 = 𝑎 [cos 𝑡 + log tan 2] 𝑦 = 𝑎 sin 𝑡 [Aug 2020, July 2015]
28) Show that the radius of curvature at any point 𝜃 on the Cycloid 𝑥 = 𝑎(𝜃 + sin 𝜃) , 𝑦 = 𝑎(1 − cos 𝜃) is
𝜃
4𝑎 cos 2 [July 2012]
2
29) Find the radius of curvature of the curve 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑡 , 𝑦 = 2𝑎𝑡
30) Derive Radius of Curvature in the Polar form.
31) Find the radius of curvature to the curve 𝑟 = 𝑎 sin 𝑛𝜃 at the pole. [June 2018]
𝑛 𝑛 𝑛−1
32) Show that the radius of curvature of the curve 𝑟 = 𝑎 cos 𝑛𝜃 varies inversely as 𝑟 . [Dec 2016]
33) Find the radius of curvature of the curve 𝑟 = 𝑎(1 + cos 𝜃) [Feb 2023, Feb 2022, Dec 2018, 2017]
34) Show that for the curve 𝑟(1 − cos 𝜃) = 2𝑎, 𝜌2 varies as 𝑟 3 . [June 2019]
35) Find the radius of curvature of the curve 𝑟 𝑛 = 𝑎𝑛 sin 𝑛𝜃. [Dec 2017, 2015]
36) Find the radius of curvature of the polar curve 𝑟 2 = 𝑎2 cos 2𝜃. [June 2017]
37) Find the radius of curvature of the curve 𝑟 = 𝑎(1 − cos 𝜃).
2𝑎
38) Find the radius of curvature for the Parabola = 1 + cos 𝜃 [Feb 2021]
𝑟
𝜃
39) Show that for the curve 𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 ( 2) = 𝑎, 𝜌2 varies as 𝑟 3 .
𝑎2
40) Show that the radius of curvature of the curve 𝑝𝑎2 = 𝑟 3 is 3𝑟
2 𝑟3 𝜌2
41) Show that for the curve 𝑝 = 2𝑎 , 𝑟 is a constant.
42) Show that for the curve 𝑝2 = 𝑎𝑟, 𝜌2 varies as 𝑟 3 .
1 1 1 𝑟2 𝑎2 𝑏2
43) Show that for the ellipse in pedal form, = 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 − 𝑎2 𝑏2 , the radius of curvature at the point (p, r) is .
𝑝2 𝑝3
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Self-Study:
44) Find the coordinates of the center of curvature at any point of the parabola 𝑥 2 = 4𝑎𝑦. Hence find its evolute.
45) Show that the evolute of the parabola 𝑦 2 = 4𝑎𝑥 is 27𝑎𝑦 2 = 4(𝑥 − 2𝑎)3 .
[Aug 2021, 2020, Feb 2021, Dec 2019, June 2019, Dec 2018]
46) Show that the evolute of the cycloid 𝑥 = 𝑎(𝜃 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃), 𝑦 = 𝑎(1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃) is another equal cycloid.
47) Find the evolute of the curve 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝜃, 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝜃, i,e 𝑥 2/3 + 𝑦 2/3 = 𝑎2/3 .
𝑡 𝑥
48) Show that the evolute of the curve 𝑥 = 𝑎 [cos 𝑡 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔 tan (2)] , 𝑦 = 𝑎 sin 𝑡 is 𝑦 = 𝑎 cosh (𝑎). [Aug 2020]
49) Find the evolute of the curve 𝑥𝑦 = 𝑐 2.
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