Main Examination period 2018 [SAMPLE]

MTH4101 / MTH4201: Calculus II

Duration: 2 hours

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until instructed to do so by an invigilator.

You should attempt ALL questions. Marks available are shown next to the ques-
tions.

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constitutes an examination offence.

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Examiners: R. J. Harris, J. Ward

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For Question 1 of this exam, only your final answers will be marked; partially correct answers
will be awarded partial marks. For all other questions, you should show your working and
carefully justify every step, except where you are simply asked to “State” or “Write down” a
result.

Question 1. [40 marks]

(a) Calculate a1 , a2 , and a3 for the sequence

n + (−1)n
an =
2n
and state whether the sequence converges. [5]

(b) Find the sum of the series

∞  
2 2
∑ n2
−
( n + 1)2
,
n =1

indicating which property of the terms is used in your calculation. [5]

(c) Evaluate
e x sin y
lim
( x,y)→(0,0) y
or state that the limit does not exist. [5]

(d) For the function

f ( x, y) = x ln( xy) + y cos x,

compute f x and f xy . [5]

(e) Determine the critical point for the function

g( x, y) = 2 + 4x − x2 − 3y2 . [5]

(f) Sketch the region of integration and evaluate the double integral
Z 4Z 2
2xy dy dx.
0 1 [5]

(g) Write an equivalent integral with the order of integration reversed for
Z 9 Z √y
dx dy.
0 y/3

[Evaluation of the integral is not required here.] [5]

(h) Evaluate the triple integral

Z 1Z 2Z 2
(2x + 3y2 − 8z3 ) dx dy dz.
0 0 0 [5]

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Question 2. [20 marks]

(a) (i) By calculating derivatives of the function

1
f (x) = ,
1 + 2x

obtain its Maclaurin series, explicitly including terms up to x3 . State the range of x
for which your series converges to f ( x ). [8]
(ii) Show how your result in (i) can be used to obtain the Maclaurin series for
ln(1 + 2x ) and give a formula for the nth term of this series. [4]

(b) Use the Integral Test to determine for which values of p the series
∞
1
∑ n ( ln n) p
n =3

converges, and for which it diverges. [8]

Question 3. [20 marks]

Consider the function
g( x, y) = ey sin x.

(a) Use the chain rule to find the derivative of g( x, y) with respect to t along the path x = t,
y = cos t. [9]

(b) Calculate the gradient vector of g( x, y) at the point (0, 1). Use your result to calculate
the directional
√ derivative
√ of this function at (0, 1) in the direction of the unit vector
v = (1/ 2)i + (1/ 2)j. [6]

(c) State the definition, in terms of a limit, for the derivative of a general function f at
P0 ( x0 , y0 ) in the direction of the unit vector u = u1 i + u2 j. [2]

(d) Using the definition from part (c), evaluate

√ the derivative
√ of g( x, y) = ey sin x at (0, 1) in
the direction of the unit vector w = (1/ 2)i − (1/ 2)j. [3]

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Question 4. [20 marks]

(a) The equations x = r cos θ, y = r sin θ specify a transformation between Cartesian

coordinates ( x, y) and polar coordinates (r, θ ) with r ≥ 0 and θ ∈ [0, 2π ).

(i) Show that

∂( x, y)
= r.
∂(r, θ ) [5]
(ii) Write down the inverse transformation and using the result from (i), or otherwise,
calculate ∂(r, θ )/∂( x, y). [4]

(b) Consider the function

1
f ( x, y) = .
(4 − x 2 − y2 )
(i) By transforming to polar coordinates, integrate f ( x, y) over the disc x2 + y2 ≤ 1. [8]
(ii) Does the integral of f ( x, y) over the disc x2 + y2 ≤ 4 exist? Give reasons for your
answer. [3]

End of Paper.

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