HOLY CROSS COLLEGE(AUTONOMOUS)TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-2

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
I B.Sc. PHYSICS-(Shift I & II)SEMESTER I- II INTERNAL TEST OCTOBER 2015
Allied 2: ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY OF THREE DIMENSIONS AND VECTOR CALCULUS
Code: U15MA1ACT07
Time:2 Hours
Max. Marks:50
SECTION A
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS:
10 x 1 =10
Choose the correct answer:

1. Shortest distance between coplanar lines is

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) -1
(d) 3
2. The center of the sphere 2x2 +2y2 + 2z2 2x +4y +2z -15 = 0 is
1
1
1
1 1
1
1
1
,1,
, 1,
,1,
, 1,
2
2
2
2 2
2
2
2
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
3. The plane section of the sphere is
(a) Plane
(b) sphere
(c) circle
(d) straight line
4. Match the following spheres with their radius and choose the correct answer:
1. x2 +y2 + z2 2x 4y 6z -2 = 0
(A) 1
2. x2 +y2 + z2 +12x +4y - 6z +24 = 0

(B)

3. 3x2 +3y2 +3z2 + 2x - 4y -2z -1 = 0

(C)

4. x2 +y2 + z2 + 2x- 4y +6z +5 = 0

(D)

(a) 1E,2C,3A,4D

(b) 1D, 2C, 3A, 4E

(E) 3
(c) 1A, 2C,3D,4E

(d)1B,2A,3E,4D

5. Of the following pair of statements one is an assertion and the other is a possible reason. Read
them carefully and mark your answer according to the key.
Assertion: The point (-1,2,1) lies outside the sphere x2 + y2 + z2

+ 2x

3y +

5z- 9 = 0
Reason: The point (x1,y1,z1) lies outside the sphere x2 + y2 + z2

2wz+ d = 0

+ 2ux + 2vy +

if the length of the tangent drawn P to the sphere is 0.

a.Both assertion and reason are true statement and the reason explains the assertion.
b.Both assertion and reason are true statement and the reason does not explain
the assertion.
c.Assertion is true but the reason is false.
d.Both are false statements.

6.
7.
8.
9.

Answer the following in a sentence or two:

Write the formula for finding shortest distance between two skewlines.
Find the equation of the sphere with centre at (2,3,4 ) and radius 2.
Define great circle.
Write the equation to the tangent plane to a sphere x2 +y2 + z2 +2ux + 2vy +2wz +d = 0 at
(x1, y1, z1 ).
sinx i
(+cosx j ) dx

10. Find the value of

SECTION B
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS SELECTING ONE FROM EACH SET:

11. (a)

Find the shortest distance between the lines

x3
1

y 4
2

3 X 5 =15

z +2
1

x1
1

y +7
3

z +2
2
(OR)

(b) Find the equation of the sphere having the circle x2 +y2+ z2 - 2x + 4y

6z + 7

=0,
2x-y+2z = 5 for a great circle.
ur r

F .d r

j a

12 .(a) Find
where
= (x2
y2)
+ 2xy
bounded by
the coordinate axes and the lines x= a and y = a.
(b)

nd C is the square

(OR)
Find the total work done in moving a particle in a force field given by

F =3xy i
5z j +10 k
along the curve x = t2 + 1 ,

y = 2t2 , z

= t3 from
t = 1 to t = 2 .
y2

13.(a) Evaluate
z i +

x j

y k

) . ds

where S is the surface of

the sphere
x2 + y2 + z2 = a2 lying in the positive octant.
(OR)

(b) Evaluate . F dV if F = x2 i + y2 j
volume of the

region enclosed by the cube 0 x 1

+ z2 k

, 0 y1

and if V is the

, 0 z 1

SECTION C

1
ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS:

2 x 12 2

25

14 (a) Show that the plane 2x y 2z = 16 touches the sphere

x2 + y2 + z2 4x + 2y + 2z 3 =0 and find the point of contact.
(6.5)
(b) Find the equation of the sphere which passes through the circle
x2 + y2 + z2 2x -4y =0 , x + 2y + 3z = 8 and touches the plane 4x + 3y = 25.
(6)
15 (a) Show that

= (y2cosx +z3) i

+ (2ysinx -4) j

conservative field and find its scalar potential.

F
(b) If

i
= 4xz

j
- y2

k
+ yz

+ (3xz2 +2 ) k

is a
(6.5)

ur

F .ndS
S

evaluate

where S is the

surface of
the cube bounded by x = 0 , x = 1, y = 0, y = 1 , z = 0 , z = 1 .
16.

State Gauss divergence theorem and verify the same for

(6)

=x i +y j

+z k

0,x=a,
y=0,y=a,z=0,z=a.

taken over the region bounded by the planes x =