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BIRKBECK COLLEGE (University of London) BSc Examination School of Business, Economics & Informatics

Calculus 2: Multivariable & Dierential Equations BUEM001S5


Thursday 20 May 2010 10:00am1:00pm

This examination contains two sections: Section A (8 questions) and Section B (4 questions). Questions in Section A are worth 5 marks each and questions in Section B are worth 20 marks each. Candidates should attempt all of the questions in Section A and two questions from Section B.

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Section A

1.

(a) Without using LHpitals rule, evaluate lim o

x2 2x 15 . x5 x2 25

[2]

(b) Let f : R2 R, with f (x, y) = x3 + 3xy 2xy 2 y 2 . Find the equation of the tangent plane to f at the point (2, 3). [3]

2. Find
T

1 xy dx dy, where T is the triangle with vertices at (1, 0), (3, 2) and 2 [5]

(5, 0).

3.

(a) Find the general solution of the dierential equation y dy = (y 2 + 1)(2x + 1)2 . dx [2]

(b) Find the general solution of the dierential equation dy x + y = xex . dx

[3]

4. Find the general solution of the dierential equation d2 y dy +3 28y = 18e5x . 2 dx dx

[5]

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5. A particle, initially at rest, moves along a straight line. Its distance x from its starting position at time t is given by x = 3t2 12t. (a) Find when the particle is at rest. (b) Find when the particle returns to its starting position. (c) Find the minimum value of the acceleration of the particle. [2] [2] [1]

6. Consider the dierential equation

dy 1 = , with y = 1 when x = 0. Find the dx 2x + y approximate value of y when x = 0.4 using (a) Eulers method; (b) the corrected Euler method;

using, in both cases, a step length of 0.2.

[5]

7. Find all z C such that cosh z = 2.

[5]

8.

(a) Evaluate (b) Evaluate


0

dx . 16 + 25x2
2

[2] [3]

x6 ex dx.

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Section B

9.

(a) Let z = x ln(x + y). Find


2 1 y/2

2z 2z 2. x2 y

[6] [7]

(b) Evaluate
0

y2 dx dy. 1 + x4

(c) Evaluate
R

xy dx dy, where R is the region of the plane enclosed between [7]

the curves xy = 2, xy = 7, y = 3x2 and y = 6x2 .

10.

3 (a) Let z = x3 + 2 x2 y + 30y + 9y 2 .

z z and . x y (ii) Find the stationary points of z. (i) Find (iii) Find 2z 2z 2z , and . x2 xy y 2 (iv) Determine the nature of the stationary points of z.

[1] [5] [2] [5]

(b) Use the method of Lagrange multipliers to nd the maximum and minimum values of 12x + 5y 2 on the circle x2 + y 2 = 4. [7]

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11.

(a) Consider the dierential equation x2 d2 y 4x2 9 dy 6y = . + 2x dx2 dx x

(i) Find all m R such that y = xm is a solution of the homogenous part of the dierential equation. [3] (ii) Let k be the maximum of the values of m found in part (i). By putting y = xk v in the dierential equation, show that 4x2 9 d2 v 6 dv = + . [4] dx2 x dx x5 (iii) By solving the dierential equation found in part (ii), or otherwise, nd the general solution of the dierential equation. [7] (b) The population P of a species of animals at time t is governed by the dierential equation a dP = P (P K), dt K where a and K are positive constants. Given that P = K when t = 0, nd P in 4 terms of t, a and K, and determine the long-term behaviour of P . [6]

12. For p, q R , let B(p, q) =


0

tp1 (1 t)q1 dt.

(a) Express B(p, q) in terms of the Gamma function.


1

[1] [5]

(b) Evaluate
0

(x2 x4 ) 2 dx.

(c)

(i) By making a suitable change of variable, or otherwise, show that


2

B(p, q) = 2
0

sin2p1 u cos2q1 u du.

[5] [5]

(ii) Evaluate
0 +

sin7 cos6 d.
2

(iii) For k Z , show that


0

sin3 cos2k d =

2 . (2k + 3)(2k + 1)

[4]

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