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This document contains 23 problems related to Leibniz's theorem and finding the radius of curvature for various curves. The problems involve proving identities for different functional relationships between x and y, finding the angle of intersection between curves, deriving pedal equations and expressions for radius of curvature, and applying these concepts to specific curves like cycloids, spirals, and polar curves.

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Source Diginotes - In: Cambridge Institute of Technology

This document contains 23 problems related to Leibniz's theorem and finding the radius of curvature for various curves. The problems involve proving identities for different functional relationships between x and y, finding the angle of intersection between curves, deriving pedal equations and expressions for radius of curvature, and applying these concepts to specific curves like cycloids, spirals, and polar curves.

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CAMBRIDGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

K R Puram, Bangalore – 36
DEPARTMENT OF BASIC SCIENCES
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS –I (15MAT11)

MODULE -1 (CO101.1)
Leibnitz’s theorem

1. If y  ( x 2  1) n , prove that ( x 2  1) yn2  2 xyn1  n(n  1) yn  0


n
 y
1  x
2. If y  cos    log  , prove that x 2 yn2  (2n  1) xyn1  2n 2 yn  0
b n
3. If tan y  x , prove that (1  x 2 ) yn2  2(n  1) xyn1  n(n  1) yn  0
4. If x  tan(log y ) , prove that (1  x 2 ) yn1  (2nx  1) yn  n(n  1) yn1  0 .
5. If y  ( x  x 2  1) m , prove that (1  x 2 ) yn2  (2n  1) xyn1  (n 2  m 2 ) yn  0
6. If sin 1 y  2 log(x  1) , prove that (1  x 2 ) yn2  (2n  1)(x  1) yn1  (n 2  4) yn  0
7. If y  a cos(logx)  b sin(log x) , prove that x 2 yn2  (2n  1) xyn1  (n 2  1) yn  0
1 1
8. If y m  y m  2 x , show that ( x 2  1) yn2  (2n  1) xyn1  (n 2  m 2 ) yn  0
9 If x  sin t , y  sin pt , prove that (1  x 2 ) yn2  (2n  1) xyn1  ( p 2  n 2 ) yn  0
sinh 1 x
10. If y  , show that (1  x 2 ) yn2  (2n  3) xyn1  (n  1) 2 yn  0
1 x 2

11. If y  log(x  x 2  1) , show that (1  x 2 ) yn2  (2n  1) xyn1  n 2 yn  0


Find the angle of intersection the curves

a a
(i) r  a and r  2a cos , (ii) r 
and r 
1 1 2
12. Show that the following pair of curves interest orthogonally:
(i) r n  a n cos n and r n  b n sin n ,
(ii) r  ae and re  b , (iv) r  a(1  cos ) and r  b(1  cos )
(v) r 2 sin 2  a 2 and r 2 cos 2  b 2 ,
13. Using the pedal formula for  , prove that   r 3 / a 2 for the curve r 2  a 2 sec 2 .
14. Show that for the curve p 2  ar,  2 varies as r 3 .
15. Find the pedal equations of the following curves:
(i) r = 2(1 - cos 𝜃), (ii) 𝑟 𝑛 = 𝑎𝑛 cos 𝑛𝜃, (iii) 2a/r = (1+ cos 𝜃),
(iv) 1/r = 1+ 𝑒 cos 𝜃, (v) 𝑟 cos 𝑚𝜃 = 𝑎 and (vi) r = 𝑒 𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑡∝ .
𝑚 𝑚

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Radius of Curvature
16. Show that for the catenary y = c cosh (x / c) the radius of curvature is equal to y 2 / c which is
also equal to the length of the normal intercepted between the curve and the x – axis.
17. Find the radius of curvature for the Folium of De – Cartes x 3  y 3  3axy at the point
(3a/2 , 3a/2) on it.
4a 2 ( 2a  x )
18. Find the radius of curvature for the curve y 2  where the curve meets the x –
x
axis.
19. For the curve y  ax a  x, show that (2  / a) 2 / 3  ( x / y ) 2  ( y / x) 2 .
20. Show that the radius of curvature at any point  on the cycloid x  a (  sin  ) ,
y  a (1  cos ) is 4a cos( / 2) .
21. Show that the radius of curvature of the curve x  a (cost  sin t ) , y  a (sin t  t cos t ) is
‘at’.

22. Show that for the equiangular spiral r  ae cot  where a and  are constants, is a
r
constant.
23. Show that the radius of curvature of the curve r n  a n cos n varies inversely as r n1 .
36. Find the radius of curvature of the curve r  a sin n at the pole.

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