B.E./B.Tech.

DEGREE EXAMINATION, JANUARY 2009

First Semester
Civil Engineering
MA2111 MATHEMATICS I
(Common to all branches of B.E./B.Tech. )
(Regulation 2008)
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks
Answer ALL questions
PART A (10 x 2 = 20 marks)
1. For a given matrix Aof order 3, 32 A = and two of its eigen values are 8 and 2.
2. Check whether the matrix Bis orthogonal? Justify.
cos sin 0
sin cos 0
0 0 1
B
u u
u u
| |
|
=
|
|
\ .
.
3. Write the equation of the tangent plane at ( ) 1, 5, 7 to the sphere
( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2
2 3 4 14 x y z + + = .
4. Find the equation of the right circular cone whose vertex is at the origin and axis is the line
1 2 3
x y z
= = having semi vertical angel of 45.
5. Find the envelope of the lines
2 2 2
y mx a m b = + where mis the parameter.
6. Define the circle of curvature at a point
( )
1 1
, p x y on the curve ( ) y f x = .
7. Using Eulers theorem, given ( , ) u x y is a homogeneous function of degree n, prove that
2 2
2 ( 1)
xx xy yy
x u xyu y u n n u + + = .
8. Using the definition of total derivative, find the value of
du
dt
given
2
4 u y ax = ;
2
, 2 x at y at = = .
9. Write down the double integral, to find the area between the circles 2sin r u = and
4sin r u = .


10. Change the order of integration in
2
1 2
0
( , )
x
x
I f x y dxdy

=
} }
.
PART B (5 x 16 = 80 marks)
11. (a) (i) Find the characteristic equation of the matrix Agiven
2 1 1
1 2 1
1 1 2
A
| |
|
=
|
|

\ .
. Hence
find
1
A

ande
4
A .
(ii) Find the eigen values and eigen vectors of
2 1 1
1 2 1
0 0 1
A
| |
|
=
|
|
\ .
.
Or
(b) Reduce the given quadratic form Qto its canonical form using orthogonal
transformation.
2 2 2
3 3 2 Q x y z yz = + + .
12. (a) (i) Obtain the equation of the sphere having the circle
2 2 2
9 x y z + + = , 3 x y z + + =
as a great circle.
(ii) Find the equation of the right circular cylinder whose axis is the line 2 x y z = = and
radius 4.
Or
(b) (i) Find the equation of the right circular cone whose vertex is at the origin and axis is the
line
1 2 3
x y z
= = and which has semi vertical angle of 30.
(ii) Find the equation of the sphere described on the line joining the points ( ) 2, 1, 4 and
( ) 2, 2, 2 as diameter. Find the area of the circle in which this sphere is cut by the
plane 2 3 x y z + = .
13. (a) (i) Find the evolute of the hyperbola
2 2
2 2
1
x y
a b
= considering it as the envelope of its
normals.


(ii) Find the radius of curvature of the curve x y a + = at ,
4 4
a a | |
|
\ .
.
Or
(b) (i) Find the equation of circle of curvature of the parabola
2
12 y x = at the point
( ) 3, 6 .
(ii) Find the envelope of the family of lines 1
x y
a b
+ = subject to the condition that
1 a b + = .
14. (a) (i) If
y
u x = , show that
xxy xyx
u u = .
(ii) If
( ) ( )
2 2 1
log tan / u x y y x

= + + prove that 0
xx yy
u u + = .
(iii) Find the Jacobian
( , , )
( , , )
x y z
r u |
c
c
of the transformation sin cos , sin sin x r y r u | u | = =
and cos z r u = .
Or
(b) (i) Find the maximum value of
m n p
x y z subject to the condition x y z a + + = .
(ii) Find the Taylor series expansion of sin
x
e y at the point ( ) 1, / 4 t up to 3
rd
degree
terms.
15. (a) (i) Find the area inside the circle sin r a u = but lying outside the cardioids
( ) 1 cos r a u = .
(ii) Evaluate
( )
2 2 2
0 0 0

a b c
x y z dxdydz + +
} } }
.
Or
(b) (i) Change to spherical polar co ordinates and hence evaluate

2 2 2
1

V
dxdydz
x y z + +
}}}
, where V is the volume of the sphere
2 2 2 2
x y z a + + = .
(ii) Change the order of integration and hence evaluate
3 6/
2
1 0

x
y
x dydx
=
} }
.