Recent questions in Calculus

A two-dimensional temperature profile is given as $T=2 x^{2}+3 x y+y^{2}$. If $\hat{\boldsymbol{\imath}}$ and $\hat{\boldsymbol{\jmath}}$ are the unit vectors along $x$ a...

Using single step trapezoidal rule, the value of\[\int_{0}^{0.5}\left(1+16 x-20 x^{2}\right) d x\]is $\_\_\_\_$ (rounded off to two decimal places).

Consider the following curve in polar coordinates.\[r=2-2 \sin \theta\]Which one of the following is the area enclosed by the curve for $0 \leq \theta \leq 2 \pi$?$3 \pi$...

​​​​​The sum of the following infinite series is:$$ \frac{1}{1!}+\frac{1}{2!}+\frac{1}{3!}+\frac{1}{4!}+\frac{1}{5!}+\cdots$$$\pi$$1+e$$e-1$$e$

​​​A circle with center at $(x, y)=(0.5,0)$ and radius $=0.5$ intersects with another circle with center at $(x, y)=(1,1)$ and radius $=1$ at two points. One of the point...

The first non-zero term in the Taylor series expansion of $(1-x)-e^{-x}$ about $x=0$ is$1$$-1$$\frac{x^{2}}{2}$$-\frac{x^{2}}{2}$

​​​​​​Let $r$ and $\theta$ be the polar coordinates defined by $x=r \cos \theta$ and $y=r \sin \theta$. The area of the cardioid $r=a(1-\cos \theta), 0 \leq \theta \leq 2...

Consider the function $f(x, y, z)=x^{4}+2 y^{3}+z^{2}$. The directional derivative of the function at the point $P(-1,1,-1)$ along $(\hat{\boldsymbol{\imath}}+\hat{\bolds...

For a two-dimensional plane, the unit vectors, $\left(\hat{e}_r, \hat{e}_\theta\right)$ of the polar coordinate system and $(\hat{\imath}, \hat{\jmath})$ of the cartesian...

The first derivative of the function$$U(r)=4\left[\left(\frac{1}{r}\right)^{12}-\left(\frac{1}{r}\right)^6\right]$$evaluated at $r=1$ is___________(in integer).

Let $f\left ( x \right ) = e ^{-\left |x \right |}$, where $x$ is real. The value of $\dfrac{df}{dx}$ at $x = -1$ is$-e$$e$$\frac{1}{e}$$\frac{-1}{e}$

The value of the real variable $x \geq 0$, which maximizes the function $f\left ( x \right ) = x^{e} e ^{-x}$ is$e$$0$$\frac{1}{e}$$1$

The directional derivative of $f\left ( x, y, z \right ) = 4x^{2}+2y^{2}+z^{2}$ at the point $(1, 1, 1)$ in the direction of the vector $\vec{v} = \hat{i} - \hat{k}$ is _...

The function $\cos(x)$ is approximated using Taylor series around $x=0$ as $\cos(x) \approx 1 + ax + bx^2 + cx^3 + dx^4$. The values of $a,b,c$ and $d$ are$a=1, \: b=-0....

A three-dimensional velocity field is given by $V=5x^2y \: i + Cy \: j-10xyz \: k$, where $i,j,k$ are the unit vectors in $x,y,z$ directions, respectively, describing a c...

For the function $f(x) = \begin{cases} -x, & x<0 \\ x^2, & x \geq 0 \end{cases}$ the $\text{CORRECT}$ statement(s) is/are$f(x)$ is continuous at $x=1$$f(x) $ is different...

To solve an algebraic equation $f(x)=0$, an iterative scehme of the type $x_{n+1} = g(x_n)$ is proposed, where $g(x)=x-\dfrac{f(x)}{f’(x)}$.At the solution $x=s,\: g’(s)=...

The maximum value of the function $f(x)=-\dfrac{5}{3} x^3 +10x^2-15x+16$ in the interval $(0.5,3.5)$ is$0$$8$$16$$48$

Consider the following continuously differentiable function $$\textbf{v}(x,y,z)=3x^2y \textbf{ i} + 8y^2z \textbf{ j} + 5xyz \textbf{ k}$$ where $\textbf{i, j,}$ and $\te...

The value of the expression $\underset{x\rightarrow \frac{\pi }{2}}{\lim}\: \mid \frac{\tan\:x}{x} \mid $ is $\infty$$0$$1$$-1$

If $x,y$ and $z$ are directions in a Cartesian coordinate system and $i$, $j$ and $k$ are the respective unit vectors, the directional derivative of the function $u\left ...

The number of positive roots of the function $f(x)$ shown below in the range $0<x<6$ is ___________________.

Let $i$ and $j$ be the unit vectors in the $x$ and $y$ directions, respectively. For the function $F\left ( x,y \right )=x^{3}+y^{2}$ the gradient of the function. i.e.. ...

The total cost $(C_{T})$ of an equipment in terms of the operating variables $x$ and $y$ is$$C_{T}=2x+\frac{12000}{xy}+y+5$$The optimal value of $C_{T}$, rounded to $1$ d...

The Lagrange mean-value theorem is satisfied for $f\left ( x \right )=x^{3}+5$, in the interval $\left ( 1,4 \right )$ at a value (rounded off to the second decimal place...

The following set of the three vectors$$\begin{pmatrix} 1\\2\\1 \end{pmatrix}, \begin{pmatrix} x\\6\\x \end{pmatrix}\:and \:\begin{pmatrix} 3\\4 \\2 \end{pmatrix},$$is li...

A scalar function in the $xy$-plane is given by $\phi \left ( x,y \right )=x^{2}+y^{2}$. If $\hat{i}$ and $\hat{j}$ are unit vectors in the $x$ and $y$ directions, the d...

A vector $u=-2y\hat{i}+2x\hat{j}$, where $\hat{i}$ and $\hat{j}$ are unit vectors in $x$ and $y$ directions, respectively. Evaluate the line integral$$I=\oint _{C}u.dr$$w...

Integral of the time-weighted absolute error $(ITAE)$ is expressed as$\int _{0}^{\infty }\frac{\left | \varepsilon \left ( t \right ) \right |}{t^{2}}dt$$\int _{0}^{\inft...

If $f(x)$ is a real and continuous function of $x$, the Taylor series expansion of $f(x)$ about its minima will $NEVER$ have a term containingfirst derivativesecond deriv...

If $f*(x)$ is the complex conjugate of $f(x)=\cos(x) + i\: \sin(x)$, then for real $a$ and $b$, $\int _{a}^{b}f*\left ( x \right )f\left ( x \right )$ is $ALWAYS$positive...

Gradient of a scalar variable is alwaysa vectora scalara dot productzero

An equation of state is explicit in pressure $p$ and cubic in the specific volume $v$. At the critical point $‘c’$ , the isotherm passing through $‘c’$ satisfies$\frac{\p...

Evaluate ${\displaystyle \int \frac{dx}{e^x – 1}}$(Note: C is a constant of integration)$\frac{e^x}{e^x -1}$ + C$\frac {In(e^x -1)}{e^x}$ + CIn$(\frac {e^x}{e^x -1})$ + ...

If $a$ is a constant, then the value of the integral $a^{2}\int^\infty_0 xe^{-ax}dx$ is$1/a$$a$$1$$0$

For the function $f(t) = e^{-t}/\tau$,the Taylor series approximation for $t\ll$$\tau$ is$1+\frac{t}{\tau}$$1-\frac{t}{\tau}$$1-\frac{t^2}{2\tau^2}$$1+t$