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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Fall 2009
MTH301- Calculus II
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
i. Let
x be any point on co-ordinate line. What does the inequality -3 < x < 1 means?
a. ► The set of all integers between -3 and 1
b. ► The set of all natural numbers between -3 and 1.
c. ► The set of all rational numbers between -3 and 1
d. ► The set of all real numbers between -3 and 1

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following number is associated to each point on a co-ordinate line?

►An integer
►A real number
►A rational number
►A natural number

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following set is the union of set of all rational and irrational numbers?

►Set of rational numbers

►Set of integers
►Set of real numbers
►Empty set.

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

p is an example of -----------
►Irrational numbers
►Rational numbers
►Integers
►Natural numbers
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is associated to each point on a plane?

►A real number

►A natural number
►An ordered pair
►An ordered triple

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

-------------------- planes intersect at right angle to form three dimensional space.

► Three
► Four
► Eight
► Twelve

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

At each point of domain, the function ----------------

► Is defined
► Is continuous
► Is infinite
► Has a limit

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is the general equation of parabola whose axis of symmetry is parallel to y-axis?
► y = ax + b
2
(a �0)

► x = ay + b
2
(a �0)

► y = ax + bx + c
2
(a �0)

► x = ay + by + c
2
(a �0)
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Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The

p �
spherical co-ordinates
( r , q , f ) , of a point are �
�2, , 0 �. What are the rectangular co-ordinates
� 4 �
of this point?

(
► 0, 0, 2 )
► ( 2, 0, 0 )
► ( 0, 0, 2 )
► ( 2, 0, 2 )
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Let

f ( x, y ) = y 2 x 4 e x + 2 .

�5 f
Which method is best suited for evaluation of 3 2 ?
�y� x
► Normal method of finding the higher order mixed partial derivatives
► Chain Rule
► Laplacian Method
► Euler’s method for mixed partial derivative

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Suppose f ( x, y ) = x 3e xy . Which one of the following is correct?

�
f
= 3 x 2 e xy + x 3 ye xy
► �
x
�
f
= 3 x 2 e xy + x 4e xy
► �
x
�
f
= 3 x 2e xy
► �
x
�
f
= 3 x 2 ye xy
► �
x

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Suppose f ( x, y ) = x 3e xy . Which one of the statements is correct?

 �
f
= 3 x 3e xy
► �
y
�
f
= x3e xy
► �
y
�
f
= x 4 e xy
► �
y
�
f
= x 3 ye xy
► �
y

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Suppose f ( x, y) = 2 xy where x = t 2 + 1 and y = 3 - t . Which one of the following is true?

df
► = 6t - 4t 2 - 2
dt
df
► = 6t - 2
dt
df
► = 4t 3 + 6t - 6
dt
df
► = -6t 2 + 12t - 2
dt

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Let
i , j and k be unit vectors in the direction of x-axis, y-axis and z-axis respectively. Suppose that

� �
a = 2i + 5 j - k . What is the magnitude of vector a ?http://vustudents.ning.com

►6
► 30
► 30
► 28

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Is
the function f ( x, y ) continuous at origin? If not, why?
xy
f ( x, y ) = 2
x + y2
 ► f ( x, y ) is continuous at origin
► lim f ( x, y ) does not exist
( x , y ) �(0, 0)

► f (0, 0) is defined and lim f ( x, y ) exists but these two numbers are not equal.
( x , y ) �(0, 0)

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Let
R be a closed region in two dimensional space. What does the double integral over R calculates?
► Area of R.
► Radius of inscribed circle in R.
► Distance between two endpoints of R.
► None of these

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is the relation between the direction of gradient at any point on the surface to the tangent
plane at that point ?
► parallel
► perpendicular
► opposite direction
► No relation between them.

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Two
surfaces are said to intersect orthogonally if their normals at every point common to them are
----------
► perpendicular
► parallel
► in opposite direction
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Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Let

the function f ( x, y ) has continuous second-order partial derivatives ( f xx , f yy and f xy ) in

some circle centered at a critical point ( x0 , y0 ) and let
D = f xx ( x0 , y0 ) f yy ( x0 , y0 ) - f xy 2 ( x0 , y0 )

If D > 0 and f xx ( x0 , y0 ) < 0 then f has ---------------

► Relative maximum at ( x0 , y0 )
► Relative minimum at ( x0 , y0 )
► Saddle point at ( x0 , y0 )
► No conclusion can be drawn.
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following are direction ratios for the line joining the points (1, 3, 5) and (2, - 1, 4) ?

► 3, 2 and 9

► 1, -4 and -1
► 2, -3 and 20

► 0.5, -3 and 5/4

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

If
R = R1 �R2 , where R1 and R2 are no overlapping regions then

�
�f ( x, y)dA + �
R1
�f ( x, y)dA =
R2

► �
�f ( x, y)dA
R

► �
�f ( x, y)dA ��
R1
�f ( x, y)dA
R2

► �
�f ( x, y)dV
R

► �
�f ( x, y)dA ��
R1
�f ( x, y)dA
R2

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

If R = {( x, y ) / 2 �x �4 and 0 �y �1}, then

�
�(4 xe ) dA =
2y

1 4

��(4 xe
2y
► )dydx
0 2
1 4

��(4 xe
2y
► )dxdy
0 2
 4 2

��(4 xe
2y
► )dxdy
1 0
4 2

��(4 xe
2y
► )dydx
1 0

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If R = {( x, y ) / 0 �x �2 and 0 �y �3}, then

�
�(1 - ye )dA =
xy

2 3

��(1 - ye
xy
► )dydx
0 0
2 3

��(1 - ye
xy
► )dxdy
0 0
3 0

��(1 - ye
xy
► )dxdy
2 0
2 3

��(4 xe
2y
► )dydx
0 2

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is geometrical representation of the equation y = x 2 , in three

dimensional space?

► Parabola
► Straight line
► Half cylinder
► Cone

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 3 )

� p p�
Consider the point � 3, , �in spherical coordinate system. Find the rectangular
� 3 2�
coordinatesof this point.
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Question No: 26 ( Marks: 5 )

Consider a function f ( x, y ) = 4 xy - x - y .One of its critical point is (1, 1) . Find whether

4 4

(1, 1) is relative maxima, relative minima or saddle point of f ( x, y ) .

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 10 )

Find
Directional derivative of the function, f ( x, y ) = x y - 4 y , at the point (2, 1) in the direction of
2 3

� 3 1
vector, u = i+ j
2 2

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