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Engineering Mathematics I
PROBLEM SET
UNIT I ( Matrices )
PART A
1. For a given matrix A of order 3, 32 = A and two of its eigenvalues are 8 and 2. Find the sum of the
eigenvalues.
2. Use Cayley Hamilton theorem to find ) 2 5 4 (
2 3 4
I A A A A + + when
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3 4
2 1
A .
3. Find the sum and product of the eigenvalues of the matrix
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=
2 4
3 2
A .
4. State Cayley Hamilton theorem.
5. Find the Eigenvalues of the matrix
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4 0
5 1
if
1
A A .
6. Find the nature of the quadratic form
2
2
2
1 3 2 1
2 ) , , ( x x x x x f = .
7. If the sum of two eigenvalues and trace of a 33 matrix A are equal, find the value of A .
8. Check whether the matrix B is orthogonal? Justify.
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1 0 0
0 cos sin
0 sin cos


B .
9. If is an eigenvalue of a square matrix A, prove that

1
is an eigenvalue of
1
A .
10. Shot that the matrix
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cos sin
sin cos
P is orthogonal.
PART B
11. Verify Cayley Hamilton theorem for
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2 1 1
1 2 1
1 1 2
A . Hence find
4 1
and A A

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12.a) Find the eigen values and eigen vectors of the matrix
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1 1 3
1 5 1
3 1 1
A .
b) Find the eigen values and eigeen vectors of
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=
0 2 1
6 1 2
3 2 2
A .
2
13. Reduce the quadratic form yz xy z y x 2 2 2
2 2 2
+ + + to a canonical form by orthogonal
reduction. Also find the rank, index, signature and nature of the quadratic form.
14. Use Cayley Hamilton theorem to find the value of the matrix given by
I A A A A A A A A + + + + 2 8 5 3 7 5
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
if the matrix
(
(
(

=
2 1 1
0 1 0
1 1 2
A
UNIT II ( Three Dimensional Analytical Geometry )
PART A
1. Write the equation of the tangent plane at ( 1, 5, 7) to the sphere
14 ) 4 ( ) 3 ( ) 2 (
2 2 2
= + + z y x .
2. Find the equation of the tangent plane at ( -1, 4, -2 ) on the sphere
0 3 2 4 2
2 2 2
= + + + z y x z y x .
3. Find the equation of the sphere with centre at ( -2, 1, -3 ) and radius 4 units.
4. Find the equation of the sphere having the points ( 2, -3, 4) and ( -1, 5, 7) as the ends of a diameter.
5. Find the equation of the sphere described on the line joining the points ( -4, 5, 1 ) and ( 4, 1, 7 ) as
diameter.
6. Find the equation of the right circular cone whose vertex is at the origin and axis is the line
3 2 1
z y x
= = having semivertical angle of

45 .
7. Find the equation of the cone with vertex at the origin and whose generator passes through the curves
given by 0 4 , 0 1 3 2
2 2 2
= + + = + + + + z y x z y x z y x .
8. Find the equation of the cone whose vertex is the origin and guiding curve is 1
1 9 4
2 2 2
= + +
z y x
,
1 = + + z y x .
9. Find the equation of the sphere which has its centre at ( -1, 2, 3 ) and touches the plane
6 2 2 = + z y x .
10. Find the equation to the cone with vertex at the origin and passes through the curve
1
2 2 2
= + + cz by ax , p nz my lx = + + .
PART B
11.a) Obtain the equation of the sphere having the circle 3 , 9
2 2 2
= + + = + + z y x z y x as a great
circle.
b) Find the equation of the spheres which pass through the circle 5
2 2 2
= + + z y x and
3 3 2 = + + z y x and touch the plane 15 3 4 = + y x .
12.a) Find the centre and radius of the circle
, 0 7 4 4 2
2 2 2
= + + + + z y x z y x 13 2 2 = + z y x .
b) Show that the plane 0 12 2 2 = + + z y x touches the sphere
3 2 4 2
2 2 2
= + + + z y x z y x and find also the point of contact
3
13.a) Find the equation of the right circular cone whose vertex is at the origin and axis is the line
3 2 1
z y x
= = and which has semivertical angle of

30 .
b)Find the equation of the right circular cone generated by revolving the line x = 0, y z =0 about the
axis x = 0, z = 2.
14. Find the equation of the right circular cylinder of radius 2 whose axis pass through ( 1, 2, 3 ) and
has direction cosines proportional to ( 2, -3, 6 ).
UNIT III ( Differential Calculus )
PART A
1. Write down the formula for Radius of curvature interms of parametric coordinates system.
2. Define the circle of curvature at a point ) , (
1 1
y x P on the curve ) (x f y = .
3. Find the radius of curvature of the curve
x
e y = at ( 0, 1 ).
4. Find the radius of curvature at any point of |
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c
x
c y cosh .
5. Find the radius of curvature at ( c, c ) on
2
c xy =
6. Find the envelope of the family of straight lines a y x = + sin cos where is the parameter.
7. Find the envelope of the line
2 2 2
b m a mx y + = where m is the parameter.
8. Find the envelope of the curve
m
a
mx y + = where m is a parameter.
9. Find the envelope of p y x = + sin cos where is the parameter.
10. Find the envelope of the family of straight lines
m
a
mx y + = where m is the parameter.
PART B
11.a) Find the radius of curvature at the point ) sin , cos (
3 3
a a on the curve
3
2
3
2
3
2
a y x = + .
b) Find the radius of curvature at ( a, 0 ) on the curve
3 3 2
x a xy = .
12. Find the equation of the circle of curvature of the curve a y x = + at |
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,
4
a a
.
13. Find the equation of circle of curvature of the parabola x y 12
2
= at the point ( 3, 6 ).
14.a) Find the evolute of the hyperbola 1
2
2
2
2
=
b
y
a
x
considering it as the envelope of its normals.
b) Find the envelope of the straight line 1 = +
b
y
a
x
, where the parameters a and b are connected by
the relation
a + b =c.
UNIT IV ( Functions of Several Variables )
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PART A
1. Using Eulers theorem, given u(x,y) is a homogeneous function of degree n, prove that
u n n u y xyu u x
yy xy xx
) 1 ( 2
2 2
= + +
2. Using the definition of total derivative, find the value of
dt
du
given
at y at x ax y u 2 , ; 4
2 2
= = =
3. State Eulers theorem on homogeneous functions.
4. If ) log(
2 2
y xy x u + + = , prove that 2 =
c
c
+
c
c
y
u
y
x
u
x .
5. If sin and cos r y r x = = , find
x
r
c
c
.
6. If , ,
2 2
y
x
v
x
y
u = = , find
) , (
) , (
v u
y x
c
c
.
7. If
3 2 2 3
y x y x u + = where at y at x 2 and
2
= = then find
dt
du
.
8. If sin , cos , , 2
2 2
r y r x y x v xy u = = = = then compute
) , (
) , (
r
v u
c
c
.
9. If sin and cos r y r x = = , evaluate
) , (
) , (
r
y x
c
c
.
10. Find
dt
du
if at y at x y x u 2 , ,
2 2 2
= = + = .
PART B
11.a) If ) 3 log(
3 3 3
xyz z y x u + + = , prove that
2
2
) (
9
z y x
u
z y x + +
=
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c
+
c
c
+
c
c
.
b) If
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=

y x
y x
u
3 3
1
tan , prove that u
y
u
y
x
u
x 2 sin =
c
c
+
c
c
.
12.a) If
z
xy
w
y
xz
v
x
yz
u = = = , , , find
) , , (
) , , (
z y x
w v u
c
c
.
b) Find the Taylor series expansion of y e
x
sin at the point ( )
4
, 1

up to 3
rd
degree terms.
13. Examine
2 2 4 4
2 4 2 ) , ( y xy x y x y x u + + = for extreme values.
14.a) Find the maximum value of
p n m
z y x subject to the condition a z y x = + + .
b) Find the volume of the greatest rectangular parallelepiped inscribed in the ellipsoid whose equation
is 1
2
2
2
2
2
2
= + +
c
z
b
y
a
x
.
UNIT V ( Multiple Integrals )
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PART A
1. Write down the double integral, to find the area between the circles sin 4 and sin 2 = = r r .
2. Change the order of integration in
} }

=
1
0
2
2
) , (
x
x
dxdy y x f I .
3. Sketch roughly the region of integration for the following double integral
} }
a x a
dxdy y x f
0 0
2 2
) , ( .
4. Evaluate
} }
+
1
0
2
1
2 2
) ( dxdy y x .
5. Change the order of integration in
} }
+
a a
x
dydx y x
0
2 2
) ( .
6. Evaluate
} }
+
1
0 0
) (
x
dxdy y x xy .
7. Why do we change the order of integration in multiple integrals? Justify your answer with an
example.
8. Transform into polar coordinates the integral
} }
a a
y
dxdy y x f
0
) , ( .
9. Evaluate
} }
2
0
cos
0
2

drd r .
10. Change the order of integration of
} }
a a
y
dxdy y x f
0
) , ( .
PART B
11. Change the order of integration and then evaluate
} }
+

a
y a a
y a a
dxdy xy
0
2 2
2 2
.
12.a) Change the order of integration in
} }

a
y a
y a
dxdy y
0
2 2
and then evaluate it.
b) Find the area enclosed by the curves 0 2 and
2
= + = y x x y .
13.a) Find the volume of the ellipsoid 1
2
2
2
2
2
2
= + +
c
z
b
y
a
x
by triple integration.
b) Transform into polar coordinates and evaluate
} }

+
2
0
2
0
2 2
2
x x
y x
dydx x
.
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14.a) Evaluate
} } }


1
0
1
0
1
0
2 2 2
2
2 2
1
x y x
z y x
dxdydz
.
b) Find the area enclosed by the ellipse 1
2
2
2
2
= +
b
y
a
x
.
Answer Key:
UNIT I
PART A
1. 12
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2.
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2 3
3. 0, 8
4. Every square matrix satisfies its own characteristics equation
5. 1, 1/4
6. Indefinite
7. 0
8. B is orthogonal
9.

1
is the eigenvalue of A
-1
10. P is orthogonal
PART B
11. 0 4 9 6
2 3
= + A A A ,
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3 1 1
1 3 1
1 1 3
4
1
1
A and
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86 85 85
85 86 85
85 85 86
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A .
12.a) 6 , 3 , 2 = , ( ) ( ) ( )
T T T
X X X 1 , 2 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 0 , 1
3 2 1
= = =
b) 5 , 3 , 3 = ( ) ( ) ( )
T T T
X X X 1 , 2 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 2 , 1 , 0 , 3
3 2 1
= = =
13. 3 , 1 , 0 = ,
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1
1
1
1
X ,
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1
0
1
2
X ,
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1
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0 3 0
5 5 8
UNIT II
PART A
1. 0 30 3 2 = + + z y x
2. 0 12 2 2 = + + z y x
3. 0 2 6 2 4
2 2 2
= + + + + z y x z y x
4. 0 11 11 2
2 2 2
= + + + z y x z y x
5. 0 4 8 6
2 2 2
= + + z y z y x
6. 0 6 12 4 2 3 6
2 2 2
= + zx yz xy z y x
7. 0 22 18 14 3 11 7
2 2 2
= + + + + zx yz xy z y x
8. 0 ) ( 72 32 27
2 2
= + + + + zx yz xy y x
9. 0 16 4 2 12
2 2 2
= + + + + z y x z y x
10. 0 2 2 2 ) ( ) ( ) (
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
= + + mnyz nxz l lmxy z n cp y m bp x l ap
PART B
11. a) 0 3 2 2 2
2 2 2
= + + z y x z y x
b) 0 13 12 8 4 ) 5( and 0 11 6 4 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
= + + = + + + + + z y x z y x z y x z y x
12. a) r = 1, c = ( 3, -4, -1 )
8
b) Point of Contact = ( -1, 4, -2 )
13.a) 0 12 24 8 3 13 19
2 2 2
= + + zx yz xy z y x
b) 0 4 4
2 2 2
= + + z y z y x
14. 0 294 126 280 42 24 36 12 13 40 45
2 2 2
= + + + + + z y x zx yz xy z y x
UNIT III
PART A
1.
( )
y x y x
y x
' ' ' ' ' '
' + '
=
2
3
2 2

2. Circle whose centre is the centre of curvature.

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x
c
2
cosh
5. 2 c
6.
2 2 2
a y x = +
7. 1
2
2
2
2
= +
b
y
a
x
8. ax y 4
2
=
9. 2
10. (-2,3)
PART B
11.a) cos sin 3a
b)
2
3a
12.
2 4
3
4
3
2
2 2
a a
y
a
x = |
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+ |
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13. 0 27 12 30
2 2
= + + y x y x
14.a)
3
2
2 2
3
2
3
2
) ( ) ( ) ( b a by ax + =
b) c y x = +
UNIT IV
PART A
1. u n n u y xyu u x
yy xy xx
) 1 ( 2
2 2
= + +
2. 0
3. If u(x,y) is a homogeneous function of degree n in x and y, then nu
y
u
y
x
u
x =
c
c
+
c
c
4. 2 =
c
c
+
c
c
y
u
y
x
u
x
5. cos
6.
3
1

7. ) 1 ( 6
2 2
t y ax +
9
8.
3
4r
9. r
10. 4a(y+xt)
PART B
11.a)
2
2
) (
9
z y x
u
z y x + +
=
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c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
b) u
y
u
y
x
u
x 2 sin =
c
c
+
c
c
12.a) 4
b) ( )
(
(

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4 4
) 1 ( 2 1
2
1
4
) 1 ( 1
2
1
sin
2
2

y y x x y x
e
y e
x
13. ) 2 , 2 ( ), 2 , 2 ( ), 0 , 0 ( are the extreme values
14.a) Minimum value =
p n m
p n m p n m
p n m
p n m a
+ +
+ +
+ + ) (
b) Maximum V=
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8
abc
UNIT V
PART A
1.
} }
2
0
sin 4
sin 2

drd r
2.
} } } }

+ =
2
1
2
0
1
0 0
) , ( ) , (
y y
dxdy y x f dxdy y x f I
3. Draw the diagram

4.
3
8
5.
} }
+
a y
dy dx y x
0 0
2 2
) (
6.
168
37
7.
8.
} }
=
4
0
cos
0
) , (

a
drd r f I
9.
9
2
10.
} }
=
a x
dxdy y x f I
0 0
) , (
PART B
11.
4
3
2
a
10
12.a)
3
6
1
a
b)
2
9
13.a) abc
3
4
b)
2

14.a)
8
2

b) ab
Prepared By:
G.M. ARUN PRASATH
SENIOR LECTURER
DEPT OF MATHEMATICS
CMS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
NAMAKKAL 637 003