MTH117 Mathematics I

Mathematics I TU Board 2077 question paper

21 questionsSit this paper (timed)

Tribhuvan University

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology

Semester 1 · TU Board 2077

Course Title: Mathematics I (MTH117)

Full Marks: 80Pass Marks: 32Time: 3 hours

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Group A

Attempt any Three Questions(3 × 10 = 30)

  1. 1.

    If f(x) = x^2 then find

    10
  2. 2.

    A farmer has 2000 ft of fencing and wants to fence off a rectangular field that borders a straight river. He needs no fence along the river. What are the dimensions of the field that has the largest area?

    10
  3. 3.

    Show that the converges and diverges

    10
  4. 4.

    Evaluate

    10
  5. •

    Dry air is moving upward. If the ground temperature is 20^0 and the temperature at a height of 1km is 10^0 C, express the temperature T in ^0C as a function of the height h (in kilometers), assuming that a linear model is appropriate. (b)Draw the graph of the function in part (a). What does the slope represent? (c) What is the temperature at a height of 2km?

    10
  6. •

    Find the equation of the tangent to the parabola y = x^2 + x + 1 at (0, 1)

    10
  7. •

    Sketch the curve

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  8. •

    If , does f(x, y) exist, as (x, y) → (0, 0)?

    10
  9. •

    A particle moves in a straight line and has acceleration given by a(t) = 6t^2 + 1. Its initial velocity is 4m/sec and its initial displacement is s(0) = 5cm. Find its position function s(t).

    10
  10. •

    Find the Maclaurin series for cos x and prove that it represents cos x for all x.

    10

Group B

Attempt ten questions(10 × 5 = 50)

  1. 5.

    If f(x) = x^2 – 1, g(x) = 2x + 1, find fog and gofand domain of fog.

    5
  2. 6.

    Define continuity of a function at a point x = a. Show that the function is continuous on the interval[1, -1].

    5
  3. 7.

    State Rolle's theorem and verify the Rolle's theorem forf(x) = x^3 – x^2 – 6x + 2 in [0, 3]

    5
  4. 8.

    Find the third approximation x_3 to the root of the equation f(x) = x^3 – 2x – 7, setting x_1 = 2.

    5
  5. 9.

    Find the derivatives of r(t) = (1 + t^2)i – te^-tj + sin 2tk and find the unit tangent vector at t=0.

    5
  6. 10.

    Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating about the y-axis the region between y = x and y = x^2.

    5
  7. 11.

    Solve: y" + y' = 0, y(0) = 5, y(π/4) = 3

    5
  8. 12.

    Show that the series converges.

    5
  9. 13.

    Find a vector perpendicular to the plane that passes through the points:p(1, 4, 6), Q(-2, 5, -1) and R(1. -1, 1)

    5
  10. 14.

    Find the partial derivative of f(x, y) = x^3 + 2x^3y^3 – 3y^2 + x + y, at (2,1)

    5
  11. 15.

    Find the local maximum and minimum values, saddle points of f(x,y) = x^4 + y^4 – 4xy + 1

    5

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