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Calculus
Previous year Questions from
2017 to 1992

Ramanasri Institute

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 2017
1.  
Integrate the function f ( x, y)  xy( x2  y 2 ) over the domain R : 3  x2  y 2  3, 1  xy  4
[10 Marks]
2. Find the volume of the solid above the xy- plane and directly below the portion of the elliptic
y2
paraboloid x 2   z which is cut off by the plane z  9 [15 Marks]
4
 xy ( x 2  y 2 )
 , ( x, y )  (0,0)
3. If f ( x, y )   x 2  y 2

 0 , ( x, y )  (0,0)

2 f 2 f
calculate and at (0,0). [15 Marks]
xy yx
3
2 xdx
4. Examine if the improper integral  , exists. [10 Marks]
0 (1  x
2 2/3
)
 dxdy
5. Prove that     where D is the unit disc. [10 Marks]
3 D x  ( y  2)2
2

2016
1
1 
6. Evaluate: I   3 x log   dx [10 marks]
0 x
2 2 x 2 y2 z 2
2
7. Find the matrix and minimum values of x  y  z subject to the conditions    1 and
4 5 25
x  yz 0 [20 marks]
 2x 4  5x 2 y2  y5
 , x , y)  (0,0)
8. Let f ( x , y)   ( x 2  y2 )2 find a   0 such that f ( x , y)  f (0,0)  0.01

 0 , x , y )  (0,0)

whenever x 2  y2   [15 marks]

9. Find the surface area of the plane x  2 y  2z  12 cut off by x  0, y  0 and x 2  y2  16 [15 marks]
x  y, if x 2  y  2x 2

10. Evaluate  f ( x , y)dxdy, over the rectangle R  [0,1;0,1] where f ( x , y)  
R  0,
 elsewhere
[15 marks]

2015
x 
tan 
 x  2a 
11. Evaluate the following limit lim  2   [10 Marks]
x a  a

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  /2 3
sin x
12. Evaluate the following integral:
sin
x  3
3
cos x
dx [10 Marks]
 /6
13. A conical tent is of given capacity. For the least amount of Canvas required, for it, find the ratio of its
height to the radius of its base. [13 Marks]
14. Which point of the sphere x 2  y2  z 2  1 is at the maximum distance from the point (2,1,3)
[13 Marks]
2
15. Evaluate the integral  ( x  y) cos2 ( x  y) dxdy where R is the rhombus with successive vertices as
R
( ,0),(2 , ),( ,2 ),(0, ) [12 Marks]
16. Evaluate  y  x 2 dxdy where R  [ 1,1;0,2] [13 Marks]
R
 x2  x y
 , ( x , y)  (0,0)
17. For the function f ( x , y)   x 2  y . Examine the continuity and differentiability.

 0 , ( x , y)  (0,0)
[12 Marks]

2014
18. Prove that between two real roots e x cos x  1  0, a real root of e x sin x  1  0 lies. [10 Marks]
1
log e 1  x 
19. Evaluate:  dx . (10 Marks]
0
1  x 2

1
20. By using the transformation x  y  u, y  uv evaluate the integral   xy 1 x  y 2 dxdy taken over
the area enclosed by the straight lines x  0, y  0 and x  y  1 . [15 Marks]
21. Find the height of the cylinder of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius a .
[15 Marks]
22. Find the maximum or minimum values of x  y  z subject to the condition ax  by  cz  1 and
2 2 2 2 2 2

lx  my  nz  0 interpret result geometrically [20 Marks]

2013
1 1 1 
23. Evaluate   2 x sin  cos dx  [10 Marks]
0
 x x 
24. Using Lagrange’s multiplier method find the shortest distance between the line y  10  2 x and the
x2 y 2
ellipse  1 [20 Marks]
4 9
 xy 3
 ,  x, y    0, 0 
Compute f xy  0,0  and f yx  0,0  for the function f  x, y    x  y
2
25.
0 ,  x, y    0, 0 

Also distance the continuity of f xy and f yx at  0, 0  . [15 Marks]
26. Evaluate  xydA where D is the region bounded by the line y  x  1 and the parabola y 2  2 x  6 .
D
[15 Marks]

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 2012
 3 1 1
 x cos  y cos
3

 y x
27. Define a function f of two real variables in the plane by f  x, y    for x, y  0
 x 2
 y 2


 0, otherewis
Check the continuity and differentiability of f at  0, 0  . [12 Marks]
1 1 a p bq
28. Let p and q be positive real numbers such that   1 show that for real numbers ab  0 ab  .
p q p q
[12 Marks]
29. Find the point of local extrema and saddle points of the function f for two variable defined by
f  x, y   x3  y 3  63  x  y   12 xy [20 Marks]
 log  n  i   log n 
2
n
30. Defined a sequence sn of real numbers by sn   does lim
n  sn exist? If so compute
i 1 n 1
the value of this limit and justify your answer [20 Marks]

q
1  1
31. Find all the real values of p and q so that the integral  x p  log  dx converges [20 Marks]
0
 x

2
2011
lim x y
32. Find  x , y  0,0  if it exists [10 Marks]
x  y3
3

33. Let f be a function defined on such that f  0   3 and f '  x   5 for all values of x in How large
can f  2  possibly be? [10 Marks]
34. Evaluate:
 x2  4
 , x2
(i) lim f  x  Where f  x    x  2
x 2
  , x2

1
(ii)  nxdx . [20 Marks]
0

2010
35. A twice differentiable function f  x  is such that f  a   0  f  b  and f  c   0 for a  c  b prove that
there be is at least one point  , a    b for which f ''    0 [12 Marks]
1 1 x
36. Dose the integral  exist if so find its value [12 Marks]
1 1 x

37. Show that a box (rectangular parallelepiped) of maximum volume V with prescribed surface area is a
cube. [20Marks]

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38. Let D be the region determine by the inequalities x  0, y  0, z  8 and z  x 2  y 2 compute

 2 xdxdydz .
D
[20 Marks]

39. If f  x, y  is a homogeneous function of degree n in x and y, and has continuous first and second order
partial derivatives then show that
2 f 2 f
i  x y  nf
x y
2 f 2 f 2 f
 ii  x2 2  2 xy  y 2 2  n  n  1 f [20 Marks]
x   y y

2009
40. Suppose the f ' is continuous on 1, 2 and that f has three zeroes in the interval 1, 2  show that f '' has
least one zero in the interval 1, 2  . [12 Marks]
41. If f is the derivative of same function defined on  a, b prove that there exists a number   a, b such

that  f  t dt  f   b  a 
b
[12 Marks]
a

42. If x  3  0.01 and y  4  0.01 with approximately what accuracy can you calculate the polar coordinate
r and  of the point P  x, y  Express you estimates as percentage changes of the value that r and 
have at the point  3, 4  [20 Marks]
43. A space probe in the shape of the ellipsoid 4 x  y  4 z  16 enters the earth atmosphere and its
2 2 2

surface beings to heat. After one hour, the temperature at the point  x, y, z  on the probe surface is
given by T  x, y, z   8x  4 yz  16 z  1600 Find the hottest point on the probe surface.
2
[20 Marks]
44. Evaluate I   xdydz  dzdx  xz dxdy where S is the outer side of the part of the sphere
2

x  y  z  1 in the first octant.

2 2 2
[20 Marks]

2008
x
45. x 1 n 1  x  cot
Find the value of lim . [12 Marks]
2
1
Evaluate   x nx  dx .
3
46. [12 Marks]
0

47. Determine the maximum and minimum distances of the origin from the curve given by the equation
3x2  4 xy  6 y 2  140 . [20 Marks]
a
xdxdy
48. Evaluate the double integral  by changing the order of integration [20 Marks]
y
x2  y 2
49. Obtain the volume bounded by the elliptic paraboloid given by the equations
z  x2  9 y 2 & z  18  x2  9 y 2 [20 Marks]

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 2007
50. Let l  x   x    ,    be defined by f  x   sin x is f continuous on   ,   if it is continuous then is it
differentiable on   ,   ? [12 Marks]
51. A figure bounded by one arch of a cycloid x  a  t  sin t  , y  a 1  cos t  , t  0, 2  and the x-axis is
revolved about the x-axis. Find the volume of the solid of revolution [12 Marks]
52. Fin a rectangular parallelepiped of greatest volume for a give total surface area S using Lagrange’s
method of multipliers [20 Marks]
 z  z
2 2
53. Prove that if z    y  ax    y  ax  then a 2 2  2  0 for any twice differentiable  and a is a
y x
constant. [15 Marks]
54. Show that e x is bounded on 0,   for all positive integral values of n using this result show that
x n

e
x
x n dx axis’s. [15 Marks]
0

2006
1
 , if x  2
55. Find a and b so that f '(2) exists where f  x    x [12 Marks]
a  bx 2 if x  2

 
1
Express  x m 1 x n
p
56. dx in terms of Gamma function and hence evaluate the integral
0

1 x dx
1
x
6 2
[12 Marks]
0

a sin 2 x  b log cos x 1

57. Find the values of a and b such that lim
x 0  . [15 Marks]
x4 2
 
y  
y  z2
 z
2
 z
2
58. If z  xf    g   show that x 2 2  2 xy  y2 2  0 . [15 Marks]
x x x xy y
y
e
59. Change the order of integration in  dydx and hence evaluate it. [15 Marks]
x y
x2 y 2 z 2
60. Find the volume of the uniform ellipsoid   1 [15 Marks]
a 2 b2 c 2

2005
0 if xy  0
61. Show that the function given below is not continuous at the origin f  x, y    [12 Marks]
1 if xy  0
xy
62. Let R2  R be defined as f  x, y   ,  x, y    0, 0  f  0, 0   0 prove that f x and f y exist at
 x 2
 y 2

 0, 0  but f is not differentiable at  0, 0  . [12 Marks]
  x, y , z 
63. If u  x  y  z, uv  y  z and uvw  z then find [15 Marks]
  u , v, w 

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 1 x m1  n  1
64. Evaluate  dx in terms of Beta function. [15 Marks]
1  x 
0 m n

65. Evaluate  zdv where V the volume is bounded below by the cone x 2  y 2  z 2 and above by the
v

sphere x 2  y 2  z 2  1 lying on the positive side of the y-axis. [15 Marks]

66. Find the x-coordinate of the center of gravity of the solid lying inside the cylinder x 2  y 2  2ax
between the plane z  0 and the paraboloid x 2  y 2  az . [15 Marks]

2004
67. Prove that the function f defined on  0, 4 f  x    x  greatest integer  x, x  0, 4 is integrable on  0, 4
4
and that  f  x dx  6 . [12 Marks]
0

x2 x2
68. Shaw that x   log 1  x   x  x  0.
2 2 1  x 
[12 Marks]
Let the roots of the equation in     x      y      z   0 be u, v, w proving that
3 3 3
69.
  u , v, w   y  z  z  x  x  y  .
 2 [15 Marks]
  x, y , z   u  v  v  w w  u 
ne
70. Prove that an equation of the form x n   where and   0 is a real number has a positive root
N
[15 Marks]
x2  y 2  ab 
71. Prove that  dx   4   a 2  b2  a 2  b 2  when the integral is taken round the ellipse
p 4
x2 y 2
  1 and p is three length of three perpendicular from the center to the tangent. [15 Marks]
a 2 b2
 xy
2 
 2 , x, y    0, 0 
72. If the function f is defined by f  x, y    x  y then show that possesses both the
0 ,  x, y    0, 0 

partial derivative at but it is not continuous thereat. [15 Marks]

2003
f  x   x,   x  1
73. Let f be a real function defined as follow: Show that f is discontinuous at every odd
f  x  2   x, x  R
integer [12 Marks]

e  a sin x,
x
x0
74. For all real numbers x, f ( x) is given as f ( x)   Find values of a and b for which
b( x  1)  x  2, x  0

2

is differentiable at x  0 . [12 Marks]

75. A rectangular box open at the top is to have a volume of 4 Using Lagrange’s method of multipliers find
the dimension of the box so that the material of a given type required to construct it may be least.
[15 Marks]

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 1 
dx sin 2 x
76. Test the convergent of the integrals(i)  1
(ii)  dx [15 Marks]
x 1 x 
0 3 2 0
x2

a y
ydxdy
77. Evaluate the integral   (a  x)
0 y2 ax  y 2
a

78. Find the volume generated by revolving by the real bounded by the curves x 2  4a 2 y  8a3 , 2v  x  
and x  0 y about the y-axis. [15 Marks]

2002
ba ba
79. Show that  sin 1 b  sin 1 a  for 0  a  b  1 . [12 Marks]
1 a 2
1  b2


Show that   e 
 x2  y 2 
80. dxdy  [12 Marks]
0 0
4


1
sin ,
Let f  x  
x 0
81. xp
0
x
, x0 Obtain condition on p such that(i)f is continuous at x  0 and (ii) f is differentiable
at x  0 [15 Marks]
82. Consider the set of triangle having a given base and a given vertex angle show that the triangle having
the maximum area will be isosceles [15 Marks]
If the roots of the equation    u      v      w  0 in  are x, y, z show that
3 3 3
83.
  x, y , z  2  u  v  v  w  w  u 
 . [15 Marks]
  u , v, w   x  y  y  z  z  x 
2 2
 x 3  y 3
84. Find the center of gravity of the region bounded by the curve       1 and both axes I the first
a b
quadrant the density being   kxy where k is constant. [15 Marks]

2001
85. Let be defined on by setting f  x   x if x is rational and f  x   1  x if is irrational show that is
1
continuous at x  but is discontinuous at every other point. [12Marks]
2
1
sin  
86. Test the convergence of 
1
 x dx . [12 Marks]
0
x
Find the equation of the cubic curve which has the same asymptotes as 2 x  y  3  3 y  x  1 and
2 2
87.
which touches the axis at the origin and passes though the point 1,1 . [15 Marks]
88. Find the maximum and minimum radii vectors of the section of the surface
 
x 2  y 2  z 2  a 2 x 2  b2 y 2  c 2 z 2 by the plane lx  my  nz  0 [15 Marks]

Evaluate   x  y  z  1 dxdydz over the region defined by x  0, y  0, z  0, x  y  z  1 [15 Marks]

2
89.
90. Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the cardioid r  a 1  cos   about the initial line
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 2000
2 2
91. Use the mean value theorem to prove that  log1.4  .
7 5
[12 Marks]

92.
1 2 l m
Show that  x 2t 1 y 2 m1dxdy  r   m for all positive values of and laying the circle
4   l  m  1
x2  y 2  r 2 . [12 Marks]
2 2 2
x y z
93. Find the center of gravity of the positive octant of the ellipsoid 2
 2  2  1 if the density varies as
a b c
xyz [15 Marks]
94. Let f  x    2, x is irrational
1, x is rationa show that if is not Riemann integrable on [a, b] [15 Marks
d n  log x  n n!  1 1 1
95. Show that n     1 n1  log x  1   ....   [15 Marks]
dx  x  x  2 3 n

96. Find constant a and b for which F  a, b    log x  ax 2  bx 2 dx is a minimum [15 Marks]
0

1999
x
97. Determine the set of all points where the function f ( x)  is differentiable. [20 Marks]
1 x
98. Find three asymptotes of the curve x3  2 x2 y  4xy 2  8 y3  4x  8 y 10  0. Also find the intercept of one
asymptote between the other two. [20 Marks]
99. Find the dimensions of a right circular cone of minimum volume which can be circumscribed about a
sphere of radius a . [20 Marks]
100. If f is Riemann integral over every interval of finite length and f  x  y   f  x   f  y  for every pair of
real numbers x and y show that f  x   cx where c  f 1 [20 Marks]
sin 3 3 a 2
101. Show that the area bounded by cissoids x  a sin 2 t , y  a and its asymptote is [20 Marks]
cost 4
m n
2 2 m n   
102.
x y
Show that  x y over the positive quadrant of the ellipse 2  2  1 is
m 1 n 1 a b  2  2
a b 4 m n 
    1
2 2 
[20 Marks]

1998
103. Find the asymptotes of the curve (2x  3 y  1)2 ( x  y)  8x  2 y  9  0 and show that they intersect the curve
again in there points which lie on a straight line. [20 Marks]

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104. A thin closed rectangular box is to have one edge n times the length of another edge and the volume of the box
is given to be v . Prove that the least surface s is given by ns3  54  n  1 v2
2
[20 Marks]
dn 
  
2 2
  1 x n 
n
105. If x  y  1, Prove that n
( x n yn )  n !  yn  n yn1x  n y n 2 x 2  [20 Marks]
dx  1 2

x p1
dx  B  p, q 

106. Show that 0 (1  x ) pq
[20 Marks]

dxdydz 2
107. Show that  
8
Integral being extended over all positive values of x , y, z for which the
(1  x 2  y2  z 2 )
expression is real. [20 Marks]
1
108. The ellipse b2 x 2  a2 y2  a2b2 is divided into two parts by the line x 
a, and the smaller part is rotated
2

3 3   
through for right angles about this line. Prove that the volume generated is  a 2b    [20 Marks]

 4 3 


1997
109. Suppose f ( x )  17x12  124x 9  16x 3  129x 2  x  1 determine
d 1
dx
f  
if x  1 it exists. [20 Marks]

110. Prove that the volume of the greatest parallelepiped that can be inscribe in the ellipsoid
x2 y2 z2 8abc
  1 [20 Marks]
a2 b2 c2 3 3
111. Show that the asymptotes of the cut the curve
( x 2  y2 )( y2  4x 2 )  6x 3  5x 2 y  3xy2  zy3  x 2  3xy  1  0 again in eight points which lie on a
circle of radius 1. [20 Marks]
112. An area bounded by a quadrant of a circle of radius a and the tangent at its extremities revolve about one of the
tangent Find the volume so generated. [20 Marks]
   xy  sin
113. Show how the changes of order in the integral  e sin xdxdy leads to the evaluation of  dx
0 0 0 x
hence evaluate it. [20 Marks]
1 
114. Show that in n n  2n 1 where n  0 and n denote gamma function. [20 Marks]
2 2

1996
115. Find the asymptotes of all curves 4( x 4  y4 )17x 2 y2  4x(4 y2  x 2 )  2( x 2  2)  0 and show that they
pass thought the point of intersection of the curve with the ellipse x 2  4 y2  4 . [20 Marks]
116. Show that any continuous function defined for all real x and satisfying the equation f ( x )  f (2x  1) for all x
must be a constant function. [20 Marks]
117. Show that the maximum and minimum of the radii vectors of the section of the surface
x2 y2 z2
x 
2
2
 y2  z 2   by the plane  x   y  vz  0 are given by the equation
a2 b2 c2
a 2 2 b2  2 a2 2
  0. [20 Marks]
I  a2r 2 I  b2r 2 I  c2r2

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 x y z u u u
118. If u  f  , ,  prove that x y z 0 [20 Marks]
a b c x y z
  y
r
119. Evaluate   dxdy . [20 Marks]
00 y
120. The area cut off from the parabola y2  4ax by chord joining the vertex to an end of the latus rectum is rotated
though four right angle about the chord. Find the volume of the solid so formed. [20 Marks]

1995
1
121. If g is the inverse of f and f '( x )  prove that g( x )  1[ g( x )]3 [20 Marks]
3
1 x
n 2 n2 n2 n2 (n  I )2
122. Taking the nth derivative of ( x ) in tow different ways show that1    2 2 2  ... to
I 2 I 2 22 I ,2 ,3
(2n)!
(n  1)term  [20 Marks]
(n !)2
123. Let f ( x , y) which possesses continuous partial derivatives of second order be a homogeneous function of x and
y off degree n prove that x 2 fxx  2xyfxy  y2 fyy  n(n  1) f . [20 Marks]
 x 2 y2  x 2 y2
124. Find the area bounded by the curve      . [20 Marks]
 4 9 4 9
 
125. Let f ( x ), x  1 be such that the area bounded by the curve y  f ( x ) and the lines x  1, x  b is equal to

1  b2  2 for all b  1 does f attain its minimum? If so what is its values? [20 Marks]
1  2 3  n  1  (2 ) n  1
126. Show that          ...   . [20 Marks]
n n n  n  n 2

1994
1 2
f (b  a 2 ) of 0  x  a
2
1 2 x 2 a2
127. f ( x ) Is defined as follows: f ( x )  b   of a  x  b prove that f ( x ) and f '( x ) are continuous
2 6 3x
1 b3  a3
of x b
3 x
but f '( x ) is discontinuous. [20 Marks]
128. If  and  lie between the least and greatest values of a,b, c prove that
f (a) f (b) f (c ) f (a) f '( )f ( )
1
 (a)  (b)  (c)  K  ( a )  '( ) (  ) where K (b  c)(c  a )( a  b) [20 Marks]
2
 ( x )  (b)  (c)  ( x )  '( )  (  )
129. Prove that all rectangular parallelepipeds of same volume, the cube has the least surface [20 Marks]
z dx 
130. Show that means of beta function that 
1 
 (0    1 . [20 Marks]
f
(z  x ) (x  t) sin 

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 dxdydz
131. Prove that the value of  taken over the volume bounded by the co-ordinate planes and the
( x  y  z  1)3
1 5
plane x  y  z  1 is  log 2  [20 Marks]
8 
.
2
132. The sphere x 2  y2  z 2  a2 is pierced by the cylinder ( x 2  y2 )2  a2 ( x 2  y2 ) prove by the cylinder

2 2 2 2 8a3
2 2  5 4 2 
( x  y )  a ( x  y ) is     [20 Marks]
3  4 3 3 

1993
1
133. Prove that f ( x )  x 2 sin , x  0 and f ( x )  0x  0 for is continuous and differentiable at x  0 but its
x
derivative is not continuous there. [20 Marks]
134. If f ( x ),( x ), ( x ) have derivative when a  x  b show that there is a values c of x lying between a and b
f (a)  (a)  (a)
such that f (b)  (b)  (b)  0.. f [20 Marks]
f (c )  (c )  (c )
135. Find the triangle of maximum area which can be inscribed in a circle [20 Marks]
 x  x
Prove that  e ax dx  ( a  0) deduce that 0 x 2ne  x dx 
2 2
136. 0 n 1
[1.3.5...(2n  1)] [20 Marks]
2 a 2
 1 x
137. Defined Gamma function and prove that n  n    2n 1 2n [20 Marks]
 2 2
2a2
138. Show that volume common to the sphere x 2  y2  z 2  a2 and the cylinder x 2  y2  ax is (3  4) .
9
[20 Marks]

1992
139. If y  eax cos bx prove that y2  2ay1  (a2  b2 ) y  0 and hence expand e2x cos bx in powers of x Deduce
the expansion of e ax and cosbx . [20 Marks]
140. If x  r sin cos , y  r sin sin  , z  r cos then prove that
dx 2  dy2  dz 2  dr2  r2d 2  r2 sin2  d 2 . [20 Marks]
2 2 2
x y z
141. Find the dimension of the rectangular parallelepiped inscribed in the ellipsoid
2
 2
  1 that has
a b c2
greatest volume [20 Marks]
2 2 2 3
142. Prove that the volume enclosed by the cylinders x  y  2ax , z  2 axis 128a / 15 [20 Marks]
143. Find the centre of gravity of the volume formed by revolving the area bounded by the parabolas y2  4ax and
x 2  4by about the x-axis [20 Marks]
1
144. Evaluate the following integral in terms of Gamma function 
1
(1  x ) p (1  x )q dx ,[ p  1, q  1] and
1   2 2
prove that         [20 Marks]
3 3 3

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