Write the relation between Beta and Gamma functions.
For m, n > 0:
B(m, n) = Γ(m)Γ(n) / Γ(m + n).
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Write the relation between Beta and Gamma functions.
For m, n > 0:
B(m, n) = Γ(m)Γ(n) / Γ(m + n).
Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the ellipse x²/a² + y²/b² = 1 about the x-axis.
From the ellipse, y² = b²(1 − x²/a²).
V = π ∫₋ₐᵃ y² dx
= (πb²/a²) ∫₋ₐᵃ (a² − x²) dx
= (4/3)πab².
Test the series 1 − 1/(2√2) + 1/(3√3) − 1/(4√4) + ... .
The absolute series is Σₙ₌₁∞ 1/(n√n). Since this p-series has p = 3/2 > 1, the series converges absolutely.
Define a power series.
Power series about c: Σₙ₌₀∞ aₙ(x − c)ⁿ = a₀ + a₁(x − c) + a₂(x − c)² + ⋯, where aₙ and c are constants.
Define a periodic function.
A function is periodic if f(x + T) = f(x) for every x, where T > 0 is a fixed period.
State Parseval’s theorem.
Parseval’s theorem states that if
then
Evaluate lim as (x,y)→(1,2) of (x²+7y)/(x²+y²).
Substitute x = 1 and y = 2:
(1² + 7·2)/(1² + 2²) = 15/5 = 3.
Therefore, the limit is 3.
Evaluate curl q, where q = (y+z)i + (z+x)j + (x+y)k.
Since corresponding partial derivatives are equal, ∇×q = (1 − 1)i + (1 − 1)j + (1 − 1)k = 0.
Evaluate ∫₀³∫₁² xy(1+x+y) dx dy.
Integrating first with respect to x gives
∫₀³∫₁² xy(1 + x + y) dx dy = ∫₀³ [(23/6)y + (3/2)y²] dy
= 123/4.
State Gauss’s divergence theorem.
For a closed surface S bounding volume V,
∯ₛ F·n̂ dS = ∭ᵥ (∇·F) dV,
where n̂ is the outward unit normal.
Evaluate ∫₀^(π/6) cos⁴(3θ) sin²(6θ) dθ.
Let t = 3θ. Then dθ = dt/3, and the limits become 0 to π/2.
I = (1/3) ∫₀^(π/2) cos⁴t sin²(2t) dt
= (4/3) ∫₀^(π/2) sin²t cos⁶t dt.
Using ∫₀^(π/2) sinᵐt cosⁿt dt = (1/2)B((m + 1)/2, (n + 1)/2),
I = (2/3)B(3/2, 7/2) = (2/3)(5π/128) = 5π/192.
Test the series x/(1·2) + x²/(2·3) + x³/(3·4) + x⁴/(4·5) + ... .
The nth term is aₙ = xⁿ/[n(n + 1)]. By the ratio test,
limₙ→∞ |aₙ₊₁/aₙ| = limₙ→∞ |x|·n/(n + 2) = |x|.
So the series converges for |x| < 1 and diverges for |x| > 1.
At x = 1, Σ 1/[n(n + 1)] = Σ(1/n − 1/(n + 1)) = 1, so it converges. At x = −1, it converges absolutely because Σ 1/[n(n + 1)] converges.
Interval of convergence: [−1, 1]. Radius of convergence: 1.
Find the half-range cosine series for f(x) = 2x − 1.
The interval is not printed in the question, so assume the standard half-range interval 0 < x < π. Write
f(x) = a₀/2 + Σₙ₌₁∞ aₙ cos(nx),
where a₀ = (2/π)∫₀^π (2x − 1) dx = 2π − 2. Hence a₀/2 = π − 1.
For n ≥ 1,
aₙ = (2/π)∫₀^π (2x − 1) cos(nx) dx = 4((−1)ⁿ − 1)/(πn²).
Thus aₙ = 0 for even n and aₙ = −8/(πn²) for odd n. Therefore,
2x − 1 = π − 1 − (8/π)(cos x + cos 3x/3² + cos 5x/5² + ⋯),
for 0 < x < π.
Find the directional derivative of u = x² + y² + 4xyz at (1, −2, 2) in the direction 2i − 2j + k.
Step 1: Find the gradient.
∇u = (2x + 4yz)i + (2y + 4xz)j + 4xyk.
At (1, −2, 2), ∇u = −14i + 4j − 8k.
Step 2: Find the unit vector for the given direction.
v = 2i − 2j + k, and |v| = √(4 + 4 + 1) = 3. Therefore, v̂ = (2i − 2j + k)/3.
Step 3: Take the dot product.
Dᵥ̂u = ∇u·v̂ = [−14(2) + 4(−2) + (−8)(1)]/3 = −44/3.
Directional derivative: −44/3.
Find the maximum or minimum value of u = xy + a³/x + a³/y.
Assume a > 0 and x, y > 0. By the arithmetic-geometric mean inequality,
xy + a³/x + a³/y ≥ 3[(xy)(a³/x)(a³/y)]^(1/3) = 3a².
Equality holds when xy = a³/x = a³/y. This gives x = y = a.
Minimum value: 3a², attained at x = y = a. There is no maximum for x, y > 0 because the function is unbounded as x = y increases.
Evaluate by changing the order of integration: ∫₀∞∫ₓ∞ (e^(−y)/y) dy dx.
The region is 0 ≤ x ≤ y < ∞. Reversing the order gives
I = ∫₀∞ ∫₀ʸ (e⁻ʸ/y) dx dy.
The integrand does not depend on x, so
I = ∫₀∞ (e⁻ʸ/y)[x]₀ʸ dy = ∫₀∞ e⁻ʸ dy
= [−e⁻ʸ]₀∞ = 1.
Evaluate the line integral of F along C, ∫ F·dr, where F = x²y²i + yj and C is the curve y² = 4x in the xy-plane from (0, 0) to (4, 4).
Use y = t and x = t²/4, where 0 ≤ t ≤ 4. Then dx = (t/2)dt and dy = dt.
For F = (P, Q), P = x²y² = t⁶/16 and Q = y = t. Hence
∫ F·dr = ∫₀⁴ (P dx + Q dy)
= ∫₀⁴ (t⁷/32 + t) dt
= [t⁸/256 + t²/2]₀⁴ = 256 + 8 = 264.
Find the surface area of the solid generated by revolving the astroid x = a cos³t, y = a sin³t about the x-axis.
For the astroid x = a cos³t and y = a sin³t,
dx/dt = −3a cos²t sin t, and dy/dt = 3a sin²t cos t.
For 0 ≤ t ≤ π/2, ds = 3a sin t cos t dt. The surface area of this half is
S₁ = 2π∫₀^(π/2) y ds
= 6πa²∫₀^(π/2) sin⁴t cos t dt
= 6πa²[sin⁵t/5]₀^(π/2) = 6πa²/5.
The other half contributes the same area. Therefore, total surface area is
S = 2S₁ = 12πa²/5.
Expand sin x in powers of (x − π/2).
Let h = x − π/2. Then x = π/2 + h, so
sin x = sin(π/2 + h) = cos h.
The Taylor series for cos h is
cos h = 1 − h²/2! + h⁴/4! − h⁶/6! + h⁸/8! − ⋯.
Substituting h = x − π/2 gives
sin x = 1 − (x − π/2)²/2! + (x − π/2)⁴/4! − (x − π/2)⁶/6! + (x − π/2)⁸/8! − ⋯.
Find the Fourier series representing f(x) = x − x² in the interval −1 < x < 1.
For −1 < x < 1, take l = 1. The Fourier series is
f(x) = a₀/2 + Σₙ₌₁∞ [aₙ cos(nπx) + bₙ sin(nπx)].
First, a₀ = ∫₋₁¹ (x − x²) dx = −2/3, so a₀/2 = −1/3.
For n ≥ 1, the odd term x cos(nπx) integrates to zero. Hence
aₙ = −2∫₀¹ x² cos(nπx) dx = 4(−1)ⁿ⁺¹/(n²π²).
Similarly, x² sin(nπx) is odd, so
bₙ = 2∫₀¹ x sin(nπx) dx = 2(−1)ⁿ⁺¹/(nπ).
Substituting the coefficients,
x − x² = −1/3 + Σₙ₌₁∞ [4(−1)ⁿ⁺¹ cos(nπx)/(n²π²) + 2(−1)ⁿ⁺¹ sin(nπx)/(nπ)],
for −1 < x < 1.
Using Lagrange’s multipliers, find the maximum or minimum value of u = x² + y² + z², subject to ax² + by² + cz² = 1 and lx + my + nz = 0.
Assume a, b, c > 0 and l, m, n are not all zero. Let the constraints be
g = ax² + by² + cz² − 1 = 0, and h = lx + my + nz = 0.
Using Lagrange multipliers, form
L = x² + y² + z² − λ(ax² + by² + cz² − 1) − μ(lx + my + nz).
The stationary equations are
2x = 2λax + μl, 2y = 2λby + μm, 2z = 2λcz + μn,
with both constraints. The plane lx + my + nz = 0 is two-dimensional. In orthonormal coordinates on this plane, the restricted quadratic form has positive eigenvalues r₁ and r₂. The constraint becomes r₁s² + r₂t² = 1, while u = s² + t². Hence the extreme values of u are 1/r₁ and 1/r₂.
Let S = l² + m² + n². The sum and product of r₁ and r₂ are
τ = r₁ + r₂ = [a(m² + n²) + b(l² + n²) + c(l² + m²)]/S,
Δ = r₁r₂ = [bc·l² + ac·m² + ab·n²]/S.
Therefore, the extreme values satisfy Δu² − τu + 1 = 0. Thus
uₘᵢₙ = [τ − √(τ² − 4Δ)]/(2Δ),
uₘₐₓ = [τ + √(τ² − 4Δ)]/(2Δ).
The smaller root is the minimum and the larger root is the maximum.
Verify Green’s theorem for the closed line integral ∮[(x² − xy³)dx + (y² − 2xy)dy] around C, where C is the square with vertices (0, 0), (2, 0), (2, 2), and (0, 2).
Let P = x² − xy³ and Q = y² − 2xy. The square is traversed counterclockwise. Green’s theorem states
∮ (P dx + Q dy) around C = ∬ᴿ (∂Q/∂x − ∂P/∂y) dA.
Now, ∂Q/∂x = −2y and ∂P/∂y = −3xy². Therefore,
∂Q/∂x − ∂P/∂y = 3xy² − 2y.
For R = [0, 2] × [0, 2],
∬ᴿ (3xy² − 2y) dx dy = ∫₀²∫₀² (3xy² − 2y) dx dy
= ∫₀² (6y² − 4y) dy = [2y³ − 2y²]₀² = 16 − 8 = 8.
The line integral along the four sides also equals 8 (side contributions: 8/3, −16/3, 40/3, and −8/3). Both sides are equal, so Green’s theorem is verified.