Tutorial-III

MA-1101/ July-Dec2016

1. Find the radius of curvature of the hypocycloid x2/3 + y 2/3 = a2/3 at any point (b, c).

Ans.: 3(abc)1/3

2. Find the radius of curvature of y 2 = a2 (a x) at (a, 0).

3. Find the radius of curvature of y 2 =

4a2 (2ax)
x

where the curve meets xaxis.

2

Ans.: a
2

4. Show that the ratio of the radii of curvature of the curves xy = a , x = 3a y at points which have same
abscissae, is directly proportional to the square root of the ratio of the ordinates.
5. Find the radius of curvature of
(i) x = a cos , y = b sin .
(ii) x = a( sin ), y = a(1 cos ).
(iii) x = a(cos t + t sin t), y = a(sin t t cos t).
6. Find the centre of curvature of
(i) y 2 = 4ax at (a, 2a).
3

Ans.: (5a, 2a)

(ii) x + xy 6y = 0 at (3, 3).

Ans.: (7, 8)

7. Find the radius of curvature at any point (r, ) on each of the following curves.
(i) r = a(1 cos ).
(ii) rn = an cos n.
(iii) r = a(1 + cos).
(iv)

2a
r

= 1 + cos.

8. Find the circle of curvature of

(i) x + y = a at ( a4 , a4 ).

Ans.: (x 3a/4)2 + (y 3a/4)2 = a2 /2

(ii) x3 + y 3 = 3xy at ( 23 , 32 )
9. Find the asymptotes of the following curves
(i) x3 + y 3 = 3axy.
(ii) x2 y + xy 2 + xy + y 2 + 3x = 0.
(iii) (x2 a2 )(y 2 b2 ) = a2 b2 .
10. Trace the following curves
(i) 9ay 2 = x(x a)2 .
(ii) x3 + y 3 = 3axy.
(iii) x(x2 + y 2 ) = a(x2 y 2 ).

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