DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS - 2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR

SECOND YEAR SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN TELECOMMUNICATION & INFORMATION
ENGINEERING

SMA 2370 CALCULUS IV

DATE: 8TH JANUARY 2014 TIME: 11.00 AM – 1.00 PM

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and any other TWO Questions

QUESTION ONE (30MKS) COMPULSORY

x  y 1
a) Find the domain and range of the function f ( x, y )  (3 marks)
x3
b) State the definition of the limit f ( x, y) (2 marks)
xy
c) Determine whether the lim exits? (4 marks)
( x , y ) ( 0 , 0 ) x  y2
2

d) Let f ( x, y)  x 2 y  yx , ( x, y)  R , where R is the triangular region defined in the first

quadrant; below the line y  x and to the left of the line x  4 . Define R as a type I
region and hence evaluate  f ( x, y)dA (5 marks)
R

e) Find the work done by moving a particle once around a circle C in the xy-plane, if the
circle centre is at the origin and its radius is 3, with the force field given

by F ( x, y, z)  (2 x  y  z)iˆ  ( x  y  z 2 ) ˆj  (3x  2 y  4 z)kˆ (7 marks)
f) Sketch the following periodic function and find its Fourier series
 k ,    x  0
expansion f ( x)   with f ( x  2 )  f ( x) (9 marks)
 k , 0 x 

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QUESTION TWO (20MKS)

a) Find all critical points for the function f ( x, y)  x 3  y 3  6 xy and classify each as a
relative maximum/minimum or a saddle point. (6 marks)
b) A rectangular box is just contained within the ellipsoid 2 x  3 y  z  18 (the ellipsoid
2 2 2

is symmetrical about each of the planes x  0 , y  0 , z  0 ), and each edge is parallel to

one of the coordinate axes.
i) The volume of the box is V ( x, y, z)  8xyz . Why? (1 mark)
ii) Use Lagrange multipliers to find its greatest possible volume. (9 marks)
c) Determine the directional derivative of f ( x, y, z )  x 2 yz  xyz  4 xz 2 (4 marks)

QUESTION THREE (20MKS)

a) Find an equation of the tangent plane to the surface z  2 y cos( x 2  y) at point ( 2 , 2, 2)

(4 marks)
b) Find the point on the plane x  2 y  3z  4 which is nearest the origin (8 marks)
c) Evaluate  (1  xy)dA where D is the region bounded by the line y  x  1 and the
D

parabola y  2 x  6
2
(8 marks)

QUESTION FOUR (20MKS)

a) Given that R is a region bounded by: 5x  y  1, 5x  y  9 , y  2 x and y  5x . By

y
change of variables: u  , v  5 x  y determine  dA . (10 marks)
x R

b) Use triple integral to find the volume of the tetrahedron bounded by the
planes x  2 y  z  2 , x  2 y , x  0 , z  0 (10 marks)

QUESTION FIVE (20MKS)

x2 y
a) Determine whether the lim exits? (6 marks)
( x , y ) ( 0 , 0 ) x 4  y 2

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b) The average speed of molecules in an ideal gas
3 
4  M  2
is v    v exp(  Mv 2 /( 2 RT ))dv where M is the molecular weight of the
3

  2 RT  0

gas, R is the gas constant, T is the gas temperature, and v is the molecular speed. Show
8RT
that v  (8 marks)
M
 x3
c) Evaluate 
2 ( x  1)( x 2  1)
dx (6 marks)

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