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Question Bank
(Based on the Syllabus from the Academic Year 2023-2024 Onwards)

DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
Unit – I

(Successive Differentiation: Introduction (Review of basic concepts) – The nth derivative

– Standard results – Fractional expressions – Trigonometrical transformation –
Formation of equations involving derivatives – Leibnitz formula for the nth derivative of
a product – Feynman’s method of differentiation.)

Course : B. Sc. Mathematics

Year / Sem.: I / I Subject Code : SMTPC12

SECTION – A (One marks)

Choose the correct answer:

1. If     , then  ____________.


(a)   (b)   (c) 

  (d)  
2. If     , then   _______________ .

(a) 0 (b) 10 ! (c) 10 (d)
 !

3. If   4  , then   _______________ .
(a) 20  (b) 80  (c) 160  (d) 240 
4. If   2 3! , then   _______________ .
(a) " ! 3 (b) " ! 2 (c) " # 1! ! 6 (d) " ! 6
5. If   %&' 4 5!, then   _______________ .
 
(a) 4 %&' 4 5! (b) (c) 5 %&' 4 5! (d)
 ( !  ( !

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6. ) cos   -!  _____________ .
0
(a) cos " .  -! (b) cos /  -1

0 0
(c) cos /  -1 (d) sin /  -1
 

7. ) sin   -!  _____________ .
0
(a) sin " .  -! (b) sin /  -1

0 0
(c) cos /  -1 (d) sin /  -1
 

8. If   sin 2 3! , then   _______________ .

0 0
(a) 2 cos / 2 31 (b) sin / 2 31
 
0 0
(c) 2 sin / 2 31 (d) 3 sin / 2 31
 

9. If   cos  , then   _______________ .

0 0 0
(a) cos / 1 (b) cos / # 1 (c) sin / 1 (d) 0
  

10. Leibnitz’s theorem states _________.

(a) 67 ! u7 "9: 6 7  "9; 6 7  … ……… "9 6 7 .
(b) 67 !  u 7 # "9: 6 7  "9; 6 7  # … … … … # "9 6 7 .
(c) 67 ! u7 ( " 1!9: 6 7  … ……… 6 (  7.
(d) 67 ! u7 (  " 1!9: 6 7  … ……… 67 1.

SECTION – B ( 7 marks)

11. If     -!= , then find  .

12. If   %&'   -! , then find  .

13. Find the nth differential coefficient of >?"   -!.

14. Find the nth derivative of @&>   -!.

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15. If     >?" - @ !, then prove that   B   >?" - @ "C !, where
 G
B  D   and C  tan / 1 .


16. If   >?" , find  .

17. If   sinh 2 cos 4 , then find  .


18. Find  where    ( ! 
.
!

;
19. Find the nth differential coefficient of   
.
!;  ( !


20. Find  when   .
; ( ;

 ; 
21. Find  if   
.
!;  ( !

I 
22. If     # 3   0, prove that )     ; !I
.

; 
23. If     - 
, prove that  2 #   0.
 ; 

24. If   >?" J >?" 

!, prove that 1 #  ! #   J  0.

K
25. If    
cos , prove that 4  0.
 K

=
26. If   L √1   N , prove that 1  !   # J  0.

27. Find the nth differential co-efficient of   %&' .

28. Find the nth differential co-efficient of     .

29. If   cos log ! - sin log !, show that

  (  2" 1!  (  " 1 !  0.
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30. If   tan log ! ?!    Q

R: 
, prove that
1 !  (  2" # 1!  " " # 1 !   0.

T
31. Let S  . Show that if " > 5
U ; ( V ( W

Y  2Z [! S 2" Y Z! S  "" # 1!Y S   0.

SECTION – C (10 marks)

32. Find the nth differential coefficient of @&>  @&> 2 @&> 3 .

33. Find the nth differential coefficient of @&>  C >?"\ C.

34. If   sin C,   cos ]C, prove that 1 #  ! #  ]   0.

35. If   >?" J >?" 

!, prove that
1 #  ! ( # 2" 1!  ( J # " !   0.

=
36. If   L √1   N , prove that
1  ! ( 2" 1!  ( " # J!  0.

37. If    Q
R: 
, then prove that
1   ! ( {2" 1! # 1}  ( "" 1!  0.

38. If   >?" 
! , show that
1 #  ! ( # 2" 1!  ( # "   0.

Unit – I : Section – A (Answers)

1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (c)

7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (a)

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Question Bank
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DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
Unit – II

(Partial Differentiation: Partial derivatives – Successive partial derivatives – Function of

a function rule – Total differential coefficient – A special case – Implicit Functions.)

Course : B. Sc. Mathematics

Year / Sem.: I / I Subject Code : SMTPC12

SECTION – A (One marks)

Choose the correct answer:
d ( e, ! d, !
1. If 6  `, !, then lim∆ →   ____________.
e
f gf gf f
(b) (b) (c) (d)
 g g 
d , ( e ! d, !
2. If 6  `, !, then lim∆ →  ____________.
e
gf f f gf
(c) (b) (c) (d)
g   g
gf
3. If 6   , then  _______________ .
g

(a)  
(b) 6 %&'  (c) 6 %&'  (d)   

g; f
4. If 6   >?" , then  _______________ .
g g

(a) cos  (b) cos  (c) sin  (d) 0

gf gf
5. If 6  ` / 1 , then    _______________ .
 g g

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 26 (d) 6

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6. If ` , , h!      h # 2h 3  , then `  _______________ .

(a) 2  h 6 (b) 3    h 6 (c) 3    h 3  (d) 2  h 3 
gf
7. If 6  >?"   - @h!, then  ______________ .
gi

(a) cos   - @h! (b) - cos   - @h!

(c) @ cos   - @h! (d) 0
f
8. If 6  ` , !, where   j k! and   lk! , then  _______________ .
Q
gf  gf  gf g gf g
(a) (b)
g Q g Q g gQ g gQ
f  f  gf  gf 
(c) (d)
 Q  Q g Q g Q
f
9. If 6      , where   k  and   2 k , then  _______________ .
Q

(a) 4 k  8 k (b) 4 k
 
8 
k (c) 4  
k 4 
k (d) 4  
k 8 
k
10. If 6  ` , , h! and , , h are all functions of k , then which of the following is
true ? _______________ .
gf gf g gf g gf gi f gf  gf  gf i
(a)  (b) 
gQ g gQ g gQ gi gQ Q g Q g Q gi Q
gf gf  gf  gf i gf f  f  f i
(c)  (d) 
gQ g Q g Q gi Q gQ  Q  Q i Q

11. If the relation between  and  be given in the form ` , !  @, where @ is a

constant, then  _________.

dm dn dm dn
(a) (b) # (c) # (d)
dn dm dn dm

SECTION – B ( 7 marks)

12. (i) Find the first order partial differential coefficients of 6  sin   - @h!.
 gf gf
(ii) If 6  , show that    6.
 ( g g

I ( I gf gf
13. If 6  tan 
/ 1 , show that    >?" 26 .
 g g

q g; r g; r g; r
14. If p     h!  , show that  0.
g ; g ; gi ;

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g; f g; f ; ( ;
15. Illustrate the theorem that  , when 6 is equal to %&' / 1.
g g g g 

16. If 6  %&' tan  k " k " h!, show that

gf gf gf
>?" 2 >?" 2 >?" 2h  2.
g g gi

gf gf gf
17. If 6   # h!h # ! # !, show that  0.
g g gi

 ( gf gf 
18. If 6  sin 
/ 1 , prove that    k "6.
√ ( √ g g 

g; f g; f g; f 
19. If 6  %&'    h  !, prove that   ; ( ; ( i; !
.
g ; g ; gi ;

g; s g; s g; s 
20. If B    # !  # -! h # @ ! , prove that  .
g ; g ; gi ; s

  gf gf
21. If 6  >?" 
/ 1 k " 
/ 1 , show that    0.
g g

; ( ; gf gf
22. If 6  sin 
/ 1 , show that   k "6.
 ( g g

gi gi
23. If h  `    !, prove that  #   0.
g g

f
24. Find , given that 6     h  , where    Q ,    Q >?" k and
Q

h   Q @&> k .

f
25. Find , given that 6  %&'   h! , where   @&> k ,   sin k and
Q

h  cos  k .

f  
26. (i) Find , when 6     , where   .
 

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(ii) If     # 3   0, find .


f
27. Find , when 6   log ! , where     # 3   0.


SECTION – C (10 marks)

28. If 6  %&'    h  # 3h!, show that

gf gf gf 
(i)  .
g g gi ( ( i

g g g  t
(ii) / 1 6  #  (
.
g g gi ( i!;

29. If 6  B , where B    h  , show that

g; f g; f g; f
 "" 1!B 
.
g ; g ; gi ;

g; s g; s  gs  gs 
30. If B       , prove that  u/ 1 / 1 v.
g ; g ; s g g

g; f g; f  gf  gf 
31. If 6    , show that  u/ 1 / 1 v.
g ; g ; f g g

Unit – II : Section – A (Answers)

1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (a)

7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (b) 11. (c)

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DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
Unit – III

(Partial Differentiation (Continued): Homogeneous functions – Partial derivatives of a

function of two functions – Maxima and Minima of functions of two variables –
Lagrange’s method of undetermined multipliers.)

Course : B. Sc. Mathematics

Year / Sem.: I / I Subject Code : SMTPC12

SECTION – A (One marks)

Choose the correct answer:

gf gf
1. If 6  ` / 1, then    _______________ .
 g g

(a) 1 (b) 26 (c) 0 (d) 6

K ( K
2. If 6  >?" 
/ 1 and `  sin 6, then ` is a homogeneous function of degree
; ( ;

_______ .
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
 gf gf
3. If 6  , then   is equal to _______ .
D ; ( ; g g
 
(a) 6 (b) # 6 (c) 6 (d) 6
 
; ( ; gf gf
4. If 6  %&' / 1 , then    _______________ .
 g g

(a) 0 (b) 6 
(c) 26 (d) 6

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gs
5. If   B cos C ,   B sin C, then  _______________ .
g

(a) >@ C (b) >?" C (c) @&> C (d) @&>@ C

6. If `, ! is a homogeneous function of degree ",
  ` 2` `  __________ .
(a) " " # 1! ` (b) " " 1! ` (c) " 1! ` (d) " # 1! `
gd gd
7. ` , ! attains a maximum or minimum at  , -! if and both are _____ .
g g

(a) Positive (b) Negative (c) One (d) Zero

8. ` , ! has no maxima or minima at , ! if at , ! is _____ .
(a) Bk # >  > 0 (b) Bk # >  < 0
(c) Bk # >   0 (d) None of these
g; d g; d
9. ` , ! attains a maximum  , -! if and both are _________ .
g ; g ;

(a) Negative (b) Positive (c) Zero (d) One

10. If B  ` , >  ` and k  ` , then the condition for the saddle point is ______ .
(a) Bk # >  < 0 (b) Bk # >   0
(c) Bk # >  > 0 (d) None of these
11. If B  `  _______ , then nothing can be said about the maxima or minima.
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) ∞ (d) # 1

SECTION – B ( 7 marks)

12. State and prove the Euler’s theorem on homogeneous functions.

13. (i) Verify Euler’s theorem when 6     h 3h.

 gf gf
(ii) If 6    ` / 1 , prove that    36.
g g

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I ( I gf gf
14. If 6  tan 
/ 1 , prove that    >?" 26 .
 g g

 ( gf gf 
15. If 6  sin 
/ 1 , show that    tan 6 .
√ ( √ g g 

; ( ; gf gf
16. If 6  >?" 
/ 1 , prove that    k "6.
( g g

; ( ; gf gf 
17. If 6  k " 
/ 1 , show that    >?" 26 .
 ( g g 

18. If 6 is a homogeneous function of ,  of degree ", prove that

g; f g; f g; f
 2   " " # 1! 6 .
g ; gg g ;

19. If h  ` , ! and   B cos C,   B sin C, prove that

gi  gi  gi   gi 
/ 1 / 1  / 1 / 1 .
g g gs s; g{

gf gf gf
20. If 6  `  # ,  # h, h #  !, prove that  0.
g g gi

gf gf gf
21. If 6   # !  # h! h #  ! , show that  0.
g g gi

SECTION – C (10 marks)

g; r g; r
22. Let p be a function of B, C and B, C are functions of , . Transform
g ; g ;

into polar coordinates.

23. If p  ` , ! and if   6 # 7 , and   267 , prove that

| p | p 1 | p | p
 } ~.
|  |  4 6 7 ! |6 |7 

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24. If h is a function of  and  and if    f sin 7,    f cos 7, prove that

gi gi gi
(i)    ;
gf g g
gi gi gi
(ii)  #  ;
g g g
g; i g; i g; i g; i
(iii)    ! / 1;
gf; g ; g ; g ;

g; i g; i g; i g; i
(iv)  f
/ 1.
g ; g ; gf; g ;

25. If    cos ‚ # ƒ sin ‚ ,    sin ‚ ƒ cos ‚ and if 6 is any function of 

g; f g; f g; f g; f
and  , prove that  .
g ; g ; g„ ; g ;

26. Find the maxima and minima of the function 2    #   ! #    .

27. Discuss the maxima and minima of the function     6 #  # !.

28. Show that, if the perimeter of a triangle is constant, the triangle has a maximum area
when it is equilateral.

29. Investigate the maximum and minimum values of

 3  # 15  # 15  72.

  
30. If 6  
 
-   @ h  , where  1 , find the minimum value of
 i

6.

31. A tent having the form of a cylinder surmounted by a cone is to contain a given
volume. If the canvass required is minimum, show that the altitude of the cone is
twice that of the cylinder.

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32. Show that the maximum value of     h  subject to the restriction


;
  h  
is / 1 .


33. Show that the maximum volume of a rectangular parallelopiped enclosed in the
; ; i; †G9
ellipsoid  1 is .
; G; 9; √

Unit – III : Section – A (Answers)

1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (a)

7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (a) 11. (b)

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DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
Unit – IV

(Envelope : Method of finding the envelope – Another definition of envelope – Envelope

of family of curves which are quadratic in the parameter.)

Course : B. Sc. Mathematics

Year / Sem.: I / I Subject Code : SMTPC12

SECTION – A (One marks)

Choose the correct answer:

1. A curve which is touched by a family of curves is called the _________ of the
family of curves.
(a) Envelope (b) Evolute (c) Involute (d) Curvature
2. The envelope touches each member of the given family of curves at the
corresponding _______ .
(a) locus (b) points (c) focus (d) directrix
3. When ` , , k!  0 is merely a quadratic equation in k, say
Yk  Zk [  0, where Y, Z, [ are functions of ,  and k is the parameter,
the envelope is ______ .
(a) Z  4Y[  0 (b) Z  Y[  0
(c) Z  # 4Y[  0 (d) Z  # Y[  0

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4. The envelope of the family of straight lines   J J , (J being the parameter)

is _______ .
(a)    4  (b)    4  (c)    # 4  (d)    # 4 
5. The curve 27    4  # 2 ! is called a _________.
(a) Parabola (b) Ellipse (c) Hyperbola (d) Semi-cubical parabola
; ; ;
6. The curve  I  I  @ I is called a _________.
(a) Cardioid (b) Semi-cubical parabola
(c) Astroid (d) Three cusped hypocycloid

7. The envelope of the family of straight lines   J , (J being the parameter) is
=

_______ .
(a)    # 4 (b)    # 4 (c)    4 (d)    4

8. The envelope of the family of straight lines k  2@, (where k is a parameter) is
Q

_______ .
(a)   @  (b)    4@ (c)   @ (d)   #@ 
9. The envelope of the family of curves    4J # J! , (J being the parameter) is
_______ .
; ;
(a)     0 (b) 1 (c)   #    0 (d)    # 4 
; G;

10. The envelope of the family of straight lines @&> C >?" C  1, (where C is a
 G

parameter) is _______ .
     
(a) / 1 # / 1  1 (b) / 1 / 1  1
 G  G

(c)     
# - (d)     
-

SECTION – B ( 7 marks)

11. (i) Define envelope of a family of curves.

(ii) Give the working rule to find the equation of the envelope of the family of curves
`, , ‚ !  0, ‚ being the parameter.

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12. Find the envelope of the family of straight lines  k  2 k k , where k is

the parameter.

13. Find the envelope of the family of circles  # !    2 , where is the

parameter.

; ;
14. Find the envelope of the family of curves  1 , where is the
; ‡; ;

parameter.


15. Find the envelope of the family of lines   J , where J is a parameter.
=

 G
16. Find the envelope of the family of straight lines #  
# -  , where C
ˆ‰Š { Š‹Œ {

is the parameter.

17. Find the envelope of the family of lines   J ± √  J -  , J being

the parameter.

 ˆ‰Š Ž Š‹Œ Ž
18. Find the envelope of the family of curves  1, where ‚ is the
 G

parameter and , - are constants.

19. Find the envelope of the family of circles drawn on the radius vectors on the ellipse
; ;
 1 as the diameter.
; G;


20. Find the envelope of the family of straight lines  1 , where the parameters
 G

are related by the equation -  @  , where @ is a constant.

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SECTION – C (10 marks)


21. Find the envelope of the family of straight lines  1 , where the parameters
 G

are related by the equation 

-   @ , where c is a constant.

; ;
22. Determine the envelope of the normals to the hyperbola #  1.
 ; G;

; ;
23. Find the envelope of the family of ellipses  1 , where the two parameters
; G;

and - are connected by the relation -  @, where c is a constant.

(Or)

Prove that the envelope of ellipses having the axes of coordinates as principal axes
; ; ;
and the sum of their axes constant and equal to @, is the curve  I  @ .
I I

24. Find the envelope of a system of concentric and coaxial ellipses of constant area
.@ .

Unit – IV : Section – A (Answers)

1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (d) 6. (c)

7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (b)

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DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
Unit – V

(Curvature : Definition of Curvature – Circle, Radius and Centre of Curvature –

Evolutes and Involutes – Radius of Curvature in Polar Co-ordinates.)

Course : B. Sc. Mathematics

Year / Sem.: I / I Subject Code : SMTPC12

SECTION – A (One marks)

Choose the correct answer:

1. Curvature of a curve   `  ! is defined as ________.
   
(a) (b) (c) (d)
   

2. Curvature of a straight line is ________.

(a) 1 (b) # ∞ (c) 0 (d) ∞
3. A curvature of the circle is the reciprocal of its ________.
(a) radius (b) circle (c) centre (d) diameter
4. The ________ of the curvature of a curve at any point is called the radius of
curvature at that point.
(a) square (b) reciprocal (c) square root (d) centre
5. Radius of curvature is ________.
 
(a) (b) (c) Δl (d) ’>
 

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6. The radius of curvature of a circle of radius B is ________ .

 s s
(a) (b) (c) (d) B
s  

7. If “ is the radius of curvature , then “  ””  _________.

(a) 1  ” ! (b) D 1  ” ! (c) [1  ” ! ]⁄ (d) [1  ” ! ]⁄

8. If the curvature is , then the radius of curvature is ______ .

t √  
(a) (b) (c) (d)
˜  √ 

9. The radius of curvature of the curve      2  is __________.


(a) (b) 2 (c) (d) 

0
10. The radius of curvature of the curve   4 sin  at   is __________.

  
(a) (b) # (c) 0 (d)
  

11. If     , then the radius of curvature at 0, 1! is _______.

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 2 √2 (d) √2
12. The abscissa of the centre of curvature of the curve   `! at , ! is _______.
(a)  # :
1 #  ! (b)  :
1 #  !
; ;

(c)  :
1  ! (d)  # :
1  !
; ;

13. The ordinate of the centre of curvature of the curve   `! at , ! is _______.
 
(a)  1 #  ! (b)  # 1 #  !
; ;

 
(c)  1  ! (d)  # 1  !
; ;

14. For a curve, there is an ________ number of involutes.

(a) exactly one (b) exactly two (c) infinite (d) atmost one
15. The evolute of the parabola    4  is _______ .
(a) a circle (b) an ellipse (c) a hyperbola (d) a semi cubical parabola
16. The formula for radius of curvature in terms of polar co-ordinates for the curve
B  ` C ! is ____________________.
Iq Iq Iq Iq
s: ; ( s; ; ! ;  s ; ( s: ; ! ; s: ; s; ; ! ;  s ; ( s: ; ! ;
(a) ; (b) ; (c) ; (d) ;
s ; ( s: s s; s ; ( s: s s; s ; ( s: s s; s; s: ( s s;

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17. Bernoulli’s lemniscate is ________.

; sI  
(a)
s
(b)
;
(c)

√ B (d)


SECTION – B ( 7 marks)

18. What is the radius of curvature of the curve      2 at the point 1, 1! ?

 ;
19. Show that the radius of curvature at any point of the catenary   @ @&>ℎ is .
9 9

 
20. Find the radius of curvature at / , 1 to the curve √ D  √ .
 

21. Find the radius of curvature at the origin of the curve

  2  # 4 3  0.

22. Prove that the radius of curvature at any point of the cycloid   C sin C! and
{
 1 # cos C! is 4 cos .


23. Find the radius of curvature at the point k of the curve

 cos k k sin k! ;   sin k # k @&> k!.

24. If   log sec C ;   tan C # C!, find the radius of curvature at any
point C.

25. Prove that the radius of curvature at the point C on the curve
  3 cos C # cos 3C ,   3 sin C # sin 3C is 3 sin C.

26. Find the co-ordinates of centre of curvature of the curve   @  at @, @!.

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27. Find the co-ordinates of the centre of curvature of the curve   2 at the point
2, 1!.

 
28. Find the centre of curvature of     at / , 1.
 

29. Find the radius of curvature of the Cardioid B  1 # @&> C!.

30. Show that the radius of curvature at B, C ! on the curve B  @&> "C

 sR œ :
is .
( 

31. Find the radius of curvature of the curve B   

>?" 2C .

;
32. Show that the radius of curvature of the curve B   
@&> 2C is .
s

33. Find the radius of curvature of the rectangular hyperbola B   

>@ 2C .

SECTION – C (10 marks)

34. Prove that the radius of curvature at a point  @&>  C , >?" C! on the curve
; ; ;
I I  I is 3 sin C cos C .

35. Find the equation of the evolute of the parabola    4 .

36. Show that the evolute of the cycloid   C # sin C! ;   1 # cos C! is

another cycloid.

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; ;
37. Find the evolute of the ellipse  1.
; G;

; ;
38. Show that the evolute of the hyperbola #  1 is
; G;

; ; ;
  !I # -!I   
-  !I .

Q
39. Show that the equation of the evolute of   /cos k log tan / 11 ,


 sin k is   cos ℎ .


Unit – V : Section – A (Answers)

1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (d)

7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (c) 12. (d)

13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (d) 16. (b) 17. (a)

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