MTH117 Mathematics I

Mathematics I TU Board 2081 question paper

14 questions · 1 with worked answersSit this paper (timed)

Tribhuvan University

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology

Semester 1 · TU Board 2081

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 TWO questions:(2 × 20 = 40)

  1. 1.

    Sketch the graph of f(x)=x^2 . Find its domain and range.

    20
  2. 2.

    Where is the function f(x)=∣x∣ differentiable? Discuss.

    20
  3. 3.

    Find the solution of the initial value problem: x^2y′+ xy = 1, y(1) = 2, x>0.

    20
  4. •

    Estimate the value of lim_x→0 ( (√(x^2 + 9) ) – 3 )/ x^2

    20
  5. •

    A farmer has 1200 m of fencing and wants to fence off a rectangular field that borders a straight river. He does not need to fence along the river. What are the dimensions of the field that has the largest area?

    20
  6. •

    Find the area enclosed by the line y=x−1 and the parabola y ^2=2x+6

    20

Group B

Attempt any EIGHT questions:(8 × 5 = 40)

  1. 4.

    Evaluate:

    [figure in the original paper]

    5
  2. 5.

    Find the Maclaurin series expansion of f ( x ) = sin ⁡ x for all x.

    5
  3. 6.

    Find the unit normal and binormal vectors for the circular helix:

    [figure in the original paper]

    5
  4. 8.

    Determine whether the sequence a_n = (-1)^n is convergent or divergent.

    5
  5. 9.

    The position vector of an object moving in a plane is given by

    [figure in the original paper]

    Find its velocity, speed, and acceleration when t=1 and illustrate geometrically.

    5
  6. 10.

    Show that every member of the family of functions:

    [figure in the original paper]

    is a solution of the differential equation:

    [figure in the original paper]

    ​

    5
  7. 11.

    [figure in the original paper]

    5
  8. 12.

    Use cylindrical shells to find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating about the x-axis the region under the curve y= _/x​ from 0 to 1.

    5

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