Assignment 2_BCA
Assignment 2_BCA
Assignment 2_BCA
1. Evaluate: Z ∞
dx
0 1 + x4
2. Prove that:
∞ ∞
e−x
Z Z
2 −x π
x e dx √ dx = √
0 0 x 4 2
3. Show that: Z 1 √
x3 · (1 − x)5 dx = 2β(8, 6)
0
4. Evaluate: Z ∞
2 x2
e−h dx
0
u = x2 y 2 − 5x2 − 8xy − 5y 2
1
7. Find the intervals where the function x + x is strictly increasing.
8. Find the points on the curve y = (x − 3)2 where the tangent is parallel to the line joining
(3, 0) and (4, 1).
9. Find the equations of the tangents to the curve y = x2 − 3x + 4 at the points (1, 0) and (2, 0)
and prove that these tangents are at right angles.
12. Find the local maximum and local minimum values, if any, of the function
x4
y= , x 6= 1
x−1
.
13. Find the local maximum and local minimum values of the function
π
f (x) = sin4 x + cos4 x, x ∈ (0, )
2
.
14. Find the global maximum and minimum values of the function
2
1
f (x) = −x + x3
2
.
y = |x + 1|, x = −4 and x = 2
18. Find the volumes of the solids generated by revolving the regions bounded by the lines and
curves:
√
(a) y = 9 − x2 , y = 0 revolved about the x-axis.
(b) y = x2 , y = 0, x = 2 revolved about the x-axis.
(c) y = x2 ,
x = 0, y = 0, x = 1 revolved about the x = −1 line.
√
(d) y = − x, y = −2, x = 0 revolved about the x-axis.
(e) y = x2 , x = 0, y = 1 revolved about x = 32 .
√
(f) x = 3y 2 , x = 0, y = 1, y = 2 revolved about the y-axis.
20. Find the area of the surface generated by revolving the curve:
1
(a) y = x3 , 0≤x≤ 2 revolved about the x-axis.
(b) x = sin y, 0 ≤ y ≤ π revolved about the y-axis.
√
(c) y + 2 y = x, 1 ≤ y ≤ 2 revolved about the y-axis.