For a small value of h, the Taylor series expansion for f(x + h) is
A. f ( x ) + hf ′ ( x ) + 2 h 2 f ′′ ( x ) + 3 h 3 f ′′ ( x ) + ... ∞
B. f ( x ) − hf ′ ( x ) + 2 ! h 2 f ′′ ( x ) − 3 ! h 3 f ′′ ( x ) + ... ∞
C. f ( x ) + hf ′ ( x ) + 2 ! h 2 f ′′ ( x ) + 3 ! h 3 f ′′ ( x ) + ... ∞
D. f ( x ) − hf ′ ( x ) + 2 h 2 f ′′ ( x ) − 3 h 3 f ′′ ( x ) + ... ∞
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The divergence of the vector field 3xz i ^ + 2 xy j ^ − y z 2 k ^ at a point (1, 1, 1) is equal to
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The right circular cone of largest volume that can be enclosed by a sphere of 1 m radius has a height of
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The area enclosed between the curves y2 = 4x and x2 = 4y is
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It is known that two roots of the nonlinear equation x3 - 6x2 + 11x - 6 = are 1 and 3. The third root will be
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The derivative of f(x) = cos x can be estimated using the approximation f ′ ( x ) = 2 h f ( x + h ) − f ( x − h ) .
The percentage error is calculated as ( Exact value Exact value − Approx value × 100 )
The percentage error in the derivative of f(x) at x = 6 π radian choosing h = 0.1 radian is
A. > 1% and < 5%
B. < 0.1%
C. > 0.1% and < 1%
D. > 5%
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If
A = xy a ^ x + x 2 a ^ y , c ∮ A ⋅ d l over the path shown in the figure is
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The expression α → 0 lim α x α − 1 is equal to
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It is known that two roots of the non-linear equation x3 - 6x2 + 11x - 6 = 0 and 1 and 3. The third root will be
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Consider the function y = x2 - 6x + 9. The maximum value of y obtained when x varies over the interval 2 to 5 is
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If Z = eax + by F(ax - by); the value of b ⋅ ∂ x ∂ Z + a ⋅ ∂ y ∂ Z is
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Curl of vector V(x, y, z) = 2x2 i + 3z2 j + y3 k at x = y = z = 1 is
A. -3i
B. 3i
C. 3i - 4j
D. 3i - 6k
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For a scalar function f(x, y, z) = x
2 + 3y
2 + 2z
2 , the directional derivative at the point P(1, 2, -1) in the direction of a vector
i − j + 2 k is
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The directional derivative of the function f(x, y) = x2 + y2 along a line directed from (0, 0) to (1, 1), evaluated at point x = 1, y = 1 is
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Value of the integral c ∮ ( xydy − y 2 dx ) , where c is the square cut from the first quadrant by the lines x = 1 and y = 1 will be (Use Green's theorem to change the line integral into double integral)
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The tangent to the curve represented by y = x l nx is required to have 45° inclination with the x-axis. The coordinates of the tangent point would be
A. (1, 0)
B. (0, 1)
C. (1, 1)
D. (√2, √2)
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Consider the function f(x) = sin (x) in the interval x ∈ [ 4 π , 4 7 π ] . The number and location(s) of the local minima of this function are
A. One, at 2 π
B. One, at 2 3 π
C. Two, at 2 π and 2 3 π
D. Two, at 4 π and 2 3 π
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Euclidean norm (length) of the vector [4 -2 -6]T is
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∇ × ∇ × P where P is a vector is equal to
A. P × ∇ × P - ∇2 P
B. ∇2 P + ∇(∇ × P)
C. ∇2 P + ∇ × P
D. ∇(∇⋅ P) - ∇2 P
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A parabolic cable is held between two supports at the same level. The horizontal span between the supports is L. The sag at the mid-span is h. The equation of the parabola is y = 4 h ( L 2 x 2 ) , where x is the horizontal coordinate and y is the vertical coordinate with the origin at the centre of the cable. The expression for the total length of the cable is
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