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MODULE – II: Series Expansion and Multivariable Calculus

Taylor’s and Maclaurin’s series:

1. Obtain the Taylors series expansion of 𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥) about the point at 𝑥 = 𝜋/3 up to the 4th degree term
2. Expand 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 about the point 𝑥 = 𝜋/4 upto the third degree term.
3. Find Maclaurin series expansion of 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥 upto 4th degree term. [Dec 2015]
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4. Using Maclaurin’s series expand 𝑦 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 up to the term containing 𝑥 [Aug 2020, Dec 2019, June 2016, 2015]
5. Expand tan−1 (1 + 𝑥) in Maclaurin’s expansion upto first three non –vanishing terms.
−1
6. Expand 𝑒 tan 𝑥
in Maclaurin’s expansion upto first three non –vanishing terms.
x2 x3 x4
7. Using Maclaurin’s theorem prove that 1  sin 2 x  1  x    
2 6 24
[Feb 2023, Feb 2022, July 2021, Aug 2020, June 2018, Dec 2018, 2015, 2014]
𝑥2 𝑥4
8. Using Maclaurin’s theorem prove that √ 1 + cos 2𝑥 = √ 2 [1 − + 24 − ⋯ ] [Jan 2021]
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9. Expand 𝑙𝑜𝑔(1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥) by the Maclaurin’s series up to the term containing 𝑥 4. [June 2019, 2017, Dec 2017]
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10. Expand 𝑙𝑜𝑔(1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥) by the Maclaurin’s series up to the term containing 𝑥 . [Aug 2022, Dec 2012]
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11. Expand 𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥)by the Maclaurin’s series up to the term containing 𝑥
[Dec 2019, 2017, 2010, June 2017, 2016, 2012]
𝑥
12. Expand 𝑙𝑜𝑔(1 + 𝑒 ) using Maclaurin’s series up to and including 3rd degree term. [June 2016, Dec 2016, 2013]
13. Expand 𝑙𝑜𝑔(1 + 𝑥) using Maclaurin’s series up to the term containing 𝑥 4. [Dec 2017]
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 4
14. Expand 𝑒 by the Maclaurin’s series up to the term containing 𝑥 . [Dec 2017]
𝑥 4
15. Obtain Maclaurin series for 𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 upto the term containing 𝑥 [June 2018]
𝑒𝑥
16. Expand using Maclaurin’s series up to and including 3rd degree term. [Dec 2016]
1+𝑒𝑥
𝑥
17. Find the first four non zero terms in the expansion of 𝑓(𝑥 ) = [Dec 2014]
𝑒𝑥 −1

Evaluate the following indeterminate forms:

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𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 2
19. lim 𝑥→
𝜋 (𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥) 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥
20. lim𝑥 →0 ( 𝑥 )𝑥 [Dec 2016, June 2016]
2
1
1
2𝑥 +3𝑥+4𝑥 𝑥
21. lim𝑥 →0 (𝑎𝑥 + 𝑥)𝑥 [Dec 2016] 22. lim𝑥 →0 ( ) [Dec 2010]
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1
𝑎𝑥 +𝑏 𝑥 𝑥 2
23. lim𝑥 →0 ( ) [Aug 2020, Dec 2017] 24. lim𝑥 →0 (𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 )𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝑥
[June 2017]
2
1
𝑎 +𝑥 1 2 sin 𝑥
25. lim𝑥 →0 (𝑎 −𝑥 )𝑥 26. lim𝑥 →0 (𝑥 ) [Jan 2021]
𝜋𝑥
𝑥 𝑡𝑎𝑛( )
2𝑎
27. lim (2 − ) [Dec 2017, June 2016] 28. lim𝑥 → 𝜋 (𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥)𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 [Dec 2012]
𝑥→𝑎 𝑎 2
1 1
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 𝑥2
29. lim𝑥 →0 ( ) [Dec 2014] 30. lim𝑥 →0 ( ) [June 2017]
𝑥 𝑥
1 1⁄
tan 𝑥 𝑥
31. lim𝑥 →0 (𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥)𝑥2 [Aug 2022, July 2021] 32. lim𝑥 →0 ( 𝑥 ) [Aug 2020]
1
𝑎𝑥 +𝑏 𝑥+𝑐 𝑥 𝑥
33. lim𝑥 →0 ( ) [Feb 2022, Jan 2021, Aug 2020, Dec 2019, June 2019]
3
1
𝑎𝑥 +𝑏 𝑥 +𝑐 𝑥 +𝑑𝑥 𝑥
34. lim𝑥 →0 ( ) [Feb 2023, July 2021, June 2018, 2017, Dec 2018, 2015, 2012]
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Partial Differentiation :
 2u  2u
35. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 𝑦 , then verify that  .
xy yx


36. If u  x 2  y 2  z 21 / 2
, then prove that
 2u  2u  2u

x 2
  0.
y 2 z 2
37. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑦 2 𝑧 + 𝑧 2 𝑥, then show that 𝑢 𝑥 + 𝑢 𝑦 + 𝑢 𝑧 = (𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧)2
𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧
38. If 𝑧 = 𝑒 𝑎𝑥+𝑏𝑦 𝑓(𝑎𝑥 − 𝑏𝑦) , show that 𝑏 𝜕𝑥 + 𝑎 𝜕𝑦 = 2𝑎𝑏𝑧 [Feb 2023, Feb 2022]

Total derivative and Chain rule:

𝑑𝑢
39. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 3 𝑦 2 + 𝑥 2 𝑦 3 where 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑡 2 , 𝑦 = 2𝑎𝑡, find . [Dec 2016]
𝑑𝑡
𝑥 𝑑𝑢
40. If 𝑢 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛 −1 ( ) where 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑡 − 𝑒 −𝑡 , 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑡 + 𝑒 −𝑡 , find . [June 2017]
𝑦 𝑑𝑡
𝑦 𝑑𝑢
41. If 𝑢 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛 −1 ( ) where 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑡 − 𝑒 −𝑡 , 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑡 + 𝑒 −𝑡 , find . [June 2018]
𝑥 𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑢
42. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 where 𝑥 = 𝑒 2𝑡 , 𝑦 = 𝑒 2𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑡, 𝑧 = 𝑒 2𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑡, find . [Dec 2015]
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑢
43. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 where 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡, 𝑦 = 𝑏𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 find [Aug 2022]
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑢
44. If 𝑢 = log(𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧) where 𝑥 = 𝑒 −𝑡 , 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 , 𝑧 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡, find 𝑑𝑡
𝑢 −𝑣 −𝑢 𝑣 𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧
45. If 𝑧 = 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) where 𝑥 = 𝑒 − 𝑒 ,𝑦 = 𝑒 − 𝑒 prove that − 𝜕𝑣 = 𝑥 𝜕𝑥 − 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 [Dec 2015]
𝜕𝑢
2
 z   z 
2 2 2
 z  1  z 
46. If 𝑧 = 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) where 𝑥 = 𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃, 𝑦 = 𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 prove that          2  
 x   y   r  r   
[June 2018, 2017, Dec 2017, 2014]
yx zx u u u
47. If u  u ,  , find the value of x 2  y2  z2 [Dec 2011]
 xy zx  x y z
𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
48. If 𝑢 = 𝑓 (𝑦 − 𝑧, 𝑧 − 𝑥, 𝑥 − 𝑦) then prove that 𝜕𝑥
+ 𝜕𝑦 + 𝜕𝑧 = 0 [Jan 2021, Dec 2018, 2017, June 2015]
𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
49. If 𝑢 = 𝑓(𝑥 − 𝑦, 𝑦 − 𝑧, 𝑧 − 𝑥 ), show that + 𝜕𝑦 + =0 [July 2021, Aug 2020, Dec 2019]
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑧
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
50. If 𝑢 = 𝑓 (𝑦 , 𝑧 , 𝑥 ) then prove that 𝑥 𝜕𝑥 + 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 + 𝑧 𝜕𝑧 = 0
[Feb 2022, June 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, Dec 2019, 2016]
1 𝜕𝑢 1 𝜕𝑢 1 𝜕𝑢
51. If 𝑢 = 𝑓 (2𝑥 − 3𝑦, 3𝑦 − 4𝑧, 4𝑧 − 2𝑥) then find + + [June 2017, Dec 2013]
2 𝜕𝑥 3 𝜕𝑦 4 𝜕𝑧
52. If 𝑢 = 𝑓 (2𝑥 − 3𝑦, 3𝑦 − 4𝑧, 4𝑧 − 2𝑥) then find 6𝑢 𝑥 + 4𝑢 𝑦 + 3𝑢 𝑧 = 0 [Aug 2022]
𝑦 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
53. If 𝑢 = 𝑓 (𝑥𝑧, 𝑧 ) prove that 𝑥 𝜕𝑥 − 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 − 𝑧 𝜕𝑧 = 0
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Maxima and Minima:

54. Find the extreme values of f ( x, y)  x3  3xy 2 15x2 15 y 2  72 x [Aug 2020, June 2017]
55. Find the extreme values of 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒙𝟑 + 𝒚𝟑 − 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟏𝟐𝒚 + 𝟐𝟎
[Feb 2023, [Feb 2022, June 2019, Dec 2019, June 2018]
56. Find the extreme values of 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒙𝟑 𝒚𝟐 (𝟏 − 𝒙 − 𝒚) [Dec 2012]
57. Find the extreme values of 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒙𝟑 + 𝒚𝟑 − 𝟑𝒂𝒙𝒚, 𝒂 > 𝟎 [June 2011]
58. Find the extreme values of 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒙𝟒 + 𝒚𝟒 − 𝟐(𝒙 − 𝒚)𝟐 [June 2015]
59. Examine the function 𝒙𝒚(𝒂 − 𝒙 − 𝒚) for extreme values. [June 2016]
60. Examine the function 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝟏 + 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 ) for extreme values. [Dec 2012]
61. Find the extreme values of 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 + 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒚 + 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝒙 + 𝒚) [June 2016]
62. Examine the function 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟐𝒚 − 𝒙𝟐 − 𝒚𝟐 for its extreme values. [Jan 2021]
𝒂 𝒂
63. Show that the function 𝒙𝒚(𝒂 − 𝒙 − 𝒚) is maximum at (𝟑 , 𝟑). Hence find maximum value if 𝒂 > 𝟎. [July 2021]

64. Show that the function 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒙𝟑 + 𝒚𝟑 − 𝟔𝟑𝒙 − 𝟔𝟑𝒚 + 𝟏𝟐𝒙𝒚 is maximum at (-7, -7) [Aug 2022]
65. Show that the function 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 − 3𝑥𝑦 + 1 𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝑎𝑡 (1,1)

Jacobians:
2𝑦𝑧 3𝑥𝑧 4𝑥𝑦 (𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
66. If 𝑢 = and 𝑣 = and 𝑤 = then show that 𝐽 ( (𝑥,𝑦,𝑧) )
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
 ( x, y )
67. If 𝑥 = 𝑢 (1 − 𝑣), 𝑦 = 𝑢 𝑣 then evaluate
 (u , v) [Dec 2011]
 (r , )
68. If 𝑥 = 𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 and 𝑦 = 𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 find
 ( x, y )
 (u , v)
69. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 , 𝑣 = 2𝑥𝑦 and 𝑥 = 𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃, 𝑦 = 𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 determine the value of
 (r , )
𝜕( 𝑢,𝑣)
70. If 𝑢 = 𝑒 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑦, 𝑣 = 𝑒 𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑦 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝜕( 𝑥,𝑦) [Aug 2022]
 ( x, y , z )
71. If 𝑥 = 𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠∅, 𝑦 = 𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑠𝑖𝑛∅ and 𝑧 = 𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 find [June 2018, 2016, Dec 2013]
 ( r , ,  )
 (u , v, w)
72. Find where 𝑢 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 , 𝑣 = 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦𝑧 + 𝑧𝑥, 𝑤 = 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧
 ( x, y , z )
[July 2021, Dec 2019, Dec 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, June 2017]
xy yz zx  (u, v, w) 
73. If u  and v  and w  then show that J    4 [Dec 2016, 2010, June 2016, 2015]
z x y  ( x, y , z ) 
 (u , v, w)
74. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 𝑧 3 , 𝑣 = 𝑥 2 𝑦𝑧, 𝑤 = 2𝑥 2 – 𝑥𝑦, Evaluate at [1, −1, 0] [June 2018]
 ( x, y , z )
 (u , v, w)
75. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 + 3𝑦 2 − 𝑧 3 , 𝑣 = 4𝑥 2 𝑦𝑧, 𝑤 = 2𝑧 2 – 𝑥𝑦, Evaluate at [1, −1, 0]
 ( x, y , z )
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 (u , v, w)
76. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 + 3𝑦 2 , 𝑣 = 4𝑥 2 𝑦𝑧, 𝑤 = 2𝑧 2 – 𝑥𝑦 Evaluate at [1, −1, 0] [Dec 2017]
 ( x, y , z )
 ( x , y, z )
77. If 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝑢, 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝑢𝑣, 𝑧 = 𝑢𝑣𝑤, then evaluate
 ( u , v, w ) [June 2018, 2015, Dec 2015]
 ( x, y , z )
78. If 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝑢, 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝑣, 𝑧 = 𝑢𝑣𝑤, find [Dec 2017, 2011]
 (u , v, w)
𝜕 ( 𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
79. If 𝑢 = 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 𝑧 ; 𝑣 = 𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 𝑧 ; 𝑤 = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 − 𝑥𝑧 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ( 𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)
=0 [Jan 2021]
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧  (u , v, w)
80. If 𝑢 = 𝑦−𝑧 , 𝑣 = 𝑧−𝑥 , 𝑤 = , find [June 2017]
𝑥−𝑦  ( x, y , z )
 ( x, y )
81. Given 𝑥 = 𝑎(𝑢 + 𝑣), 𝑦 = 𝑏(1 − 𝑣) and 𝑢 = 𝑟2 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝜃, 𝑣 = 𝑟2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝜃 find [Dec 2017]
 (r , )
𝜕( 𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
82. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 cos 𝑦 cos 𝑧 , 𝑣 = 𝑥 cos 𝑦 sin 𝑧 , 𝑤 = 𝑥 sin 𝑦 , 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 = −𝑥 2 cos 𝑦. [Aug 2020]
𝜕 ( 𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)

Self-Study:

Euler’s Theorem:

𝑥 3 +𝑦3 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
83. If 𝑢 = tan−1 ( ) Prove that 𝑥 𝜕𝑥 + 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 = sin 2𝑢 .
𝑥−𝑦

𝑥 3 +𝑦3 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
84. If 𝑢 = sin−1 ( ) Prove that 𝑥 𝜕𝑥 + 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 = 2 tan 𝑢 .
𝑥 −𝑦

𝑥 +𝑦4
4
85. If 𝑢 = log ( ) Prove that 𝑥𝑢 𝑥 + 𝑦𝑢 𝑦 = 3 .
𝑥 +𝑦

𝑥 2 𝑦2
86. If 𝑢 = sin−1 ( 𝑥+𝑦 ) Prove that 𝑥𝑢 𝑥 + 𝑦𝑢 𝑦 = 3 tan 𝑢 .
𝑥 3 𝑦3 3
87. If 𝑢 = tan−1 (𝑥 3 +𝑦3 ) Prove that 𝑥𝑢 𝑥 + 𝑦𝑢 𝑦 = 2 sin 2𝑢 .

Lagrange Undetermined Multipliers with single constraint:

𝟑√𝟑
88. If 𝒙, 𝒚, 𝒛 are angles of a triangle, show that the maximum value of 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒛 is [July 2021, June 2017]
𝟖

89. Find the minimum value of 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝒛𝟐 under the condition 𝒙 + 𝒚 + 𝒛 = 𝟑𝒂. [Dec 2018]
90. Find the maximum value of 𝒙𝒚 subject to the condition 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒙𝒚 + 𝒚𝟐 = 𝒂𝟐.
91. The temperature T at any point (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) in space in 𝑇 = 400𝑥𝑦𝑧 2. Find the highest temperature on the surface of
the unit sphere 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 1. [Jan 2021]
92. A rectangular box open at top is to have a volume of 32 cubic feet. Find the dimensions of the box, if the total
surface area is minimum. [June 2019, Dec 2018]

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