B.E./B.Tech.

DEGREE EXAMINATION, May/JUNE 2010

Regulations2008
First Semester
Common to all branches
MA2111 Mathematics I
Time : Three Hours Maximum : 100 Marks
Answer ALL Questions
PART A (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)
1. If 1 and 2 are the eienvalues of a 2 X 2 matrix A, what are the eigenvalues of A
2
and A
-1
?
2. State Cayley Hamilton theorem.
3. Find the centre and radius of the sphere
( )
2 2 2
2 6 6 8 9 0 x y z x y z + + + + + = .
4. Find the equation of the right circular cone whose vertex is the origin, axis is the y axis, and semi
vertical angle is 30.
5. Find the radius of curvature for
x
y e = at the point where it cuts the y axis.
6. Find the envelope of the family of straight lines
1
y mx
m
= + , where mis a parameter.
7. Given
2 1
( , ) tan
y
u x y x
x

| |
=
|
\ .
, find the value of
2 2
2
xx xy yy
x u xyu y u + + .
8. Write the sufficient condition for ( , ) f x y to have a maximum value at (a,b).
9. * Evaluate
R
dxdy
}}
, where R is the shaded region in the figure.

10. Change the order of integration for the double integral
1
0 0
( , )
x
f x y dxdy
} }
.




PART B (5 x 16 = 80 marks)
11. (a) (i) Find the eigen values and eigen vectors of the matrix
2 2 1
1 3 1
1 2 2
A
| |
|
=
|
|
\ .
.
(ii) Using Cayley Hamilton theorem, find
1
A

when
2 1 2
1 2 1
1 1 2
A
| |
|
=
|
|

\ .
.
OR
(b) Reduce the quadratic form
2 2 2
2 5 3 4 x y z xy + + + to the Canonical form by orthogonal
reduction and state its nature.
12. (a) (i) Find the centre and radius of the circle given by
2 2 2
2 2 4 19 0 x y z x y z + + + + = and
2 2 7 0 x y z + + + = .
(ii) Find the equation of the cone whose vertex is the point ( ) 1,1, 0 and whose base is the
curve
2 2
0, 4 y x z = + = .
OR
(b) (i) Find the equation to the sphere passing through the circle
2 2 2
9, x y z + + = 1 x y z + + =
and cuts orthogonally the sphere
2 2 2
2 4 16 17 0 x y z x y z + + + + = .
(ii) Find the equation of the right circular cylinder of radius 3 and axis is the line
1 3 5
2 2 1
x y z
= =

.
13. (a) (i) Find the radius of curvature at any point of the cycloid ( ) sin x a u u = + , ( ) 1 cos y a u = .
(ii) Find the circle of curvature at ( ) / 4, / 4 a a on x y a + = .
OR
(b) (i) Show that the evolute of the parabola
2
4 y ax = is the curve ( )
3
2
27 4 2 ay x a = .
(ii) Find the envelope of the straight line 1
x y
a b
+ = , where aand bare connected by the
relation
2
ab c = , c is a constant.


14. (a) (i) If ( , ) u f x y = where cos , sin x r y r u u = = , prove that

2
2 2 2
2
1 u u u u
x y r r u
| | c c c c | | | | | |
+ = +
| | | |
c c c c
\ . \ . \ .
\ .
.
(ii) Expand by Taylors series the function
2 2 2 2
( , ) 2 3 f x y x y x y xy = + + in powers of
( ) 2 x+
and
( ) 1 y upto the third powers.
OR
(b) (i) Find the maximum and minimum values of
2 2
2 x xy y x y + + .
(ii) A rectangular box open at the top, is to have a volume of 32 cc. Find the dimensions of the
box, that requires the least material for its construction.
15. (a) (i) Change the order of integration in the interval
2
2
0 /

a a x
x a
xydydx

} }
and hence evaluate it.
(ii) By Transforming into polar coordinates, evaluate
2 2
2 2

x y
dxdy
x y
| |
|
+
\ .
} }
over annular region
between the circles
2 2
16 x y + = and
2 2
4 x y + = .
OR
(b) (i) Find the value of xyz dxdydz
} } }
through the positive spherical octant for which
2 2 2 2
x y z a + + s .
(ii) Find the volume of the tetrahedran bounded by the plane 1
x y z
a b c
+ + = and the coordinate
plane 0, 0, 0 x y z = = = .