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    Rhodes University

    Trial Examination: May 2023


    Department of Mathematics (Pure & Applied)
    MAM 201
    Advanced Calculus

    1. Prove or disprove that


    x2 y
    lim p
    (x,y)→(0,0) 3x2 + 7y2
    exists.
    (5)

    2. Find the linear approximation, L(x, y) to the function

    f(x, y) = xy sin(xy)

    at the point (1, π)


    (4)

    3. Show that the equation of the tangent plane at the point (x0 , y0 , z0 ) to the ellipsoid

    x2 y2 z2
    2
    + 2 + 2 =1
    a b c
    can be written in the form
    xx0 yy0 zz0
    + 2 + 2 = 1.
    a2 b c
    (6)

    4. Suppose that
    z = xα y β .
    where α, β are constants.
    Express the fractional change in z in terms of the fractional changes in x and y.
    (5)

    5. Let
    x3 yz 2 + 2xyz = 1.
    ∂z
    Find ∂x
    and ∂z
    ∂y
    .
    (4)

    6. Find and identify all critical points of the function

    f(x, y) = ey (y2 − x2 ).

    (8)
    2

    7. Evaluate
    Z1 Z1
    cos(y2 ) dy dx
    0 x

    (6)
    2 2
    pthe volume of the solid which lies above the paraboloid z = x + y and
    8. Use a triple integral to find
    below the half-cone z = x2 + y2 .
    (8)
    9. A wire is bent into the shape of the first quadrant of the circle with centre at (0, 0) and radius R. The
    line-density of the wire at a point (x, y) on the wire is given by ρ(x, y) = xy.
    (a) Find the mass of the wire.
    (b) Find the centre of mass of the wire.
    (8)
    10. (a) Show that the vector field given by

    F (x, y) = [2xe3y , 3x2 e3y ]

    is conservative. In other words, show that there exists a function f(x, y) such that

    F (x, y) = ∇f(x, y).

    (b) Use this to evaluate Z


    F · dr
    C
    where C is any curve connecting the points (0, 0) and (1, 1).
    (7)
    p
    11. Evaluate C (2y − ecos x ) dx + (5x + 1 + y6 ) dy where C is the circle x2 + y2 = 4.
    R
    (6)

    End of Examination

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