Institute of Engineering & Technology

B.Tech. I Sem. (2011) Subject: Engineering Mathematics I

Assignment Sheet -2 Date of tutorial: 18/08/2011 Q.1. Q.2. Q.3. Q.4. Find the radius of curvature at

Unit: I

Topic: CURVATURE Date of submission:24/08/2011

3a 3 a , on the Folium of Descartes, x 3 + y 3 = 3axy . 2 2 Prove that the radius of curvature of the cycloid x = a ( + sin ) , y = a (1 cos ) at

points is

4a cos . 2
x3 + y 3 x2 + y =0 . 2 2

Find the radius of curvature at the origin for the curve Show that the radius of curvature at P on the ellipse

a2

3 = 1 is (CD ) ab b2

where

CD is the semi-diameter conjugate to CP, C is the center of the ellipse. Q.5. Prove that the coordinates of center of curvature at ( x1 , y1 ) on the parabola
y
2

=4a x

are

3/ 2 2a + 3 x ,2 x1 . 1 a

Q.6. Show that for the curve others at x =a 3 . Q.7.

2

y(a 2 + x 2 ) = x 3 ,

there is one point of inflexion at origin and

ax , is given by a+x

Prove that the radius of curvature at (x,y) on the curve y =

2/ 3

2 a

Q.8.

y = a (3 sin sin 3 ) is 3a sin .

Prove that the radius of curvature at any point on x = a (3 cos cos 3 ) ,

x y = + y x

Q.9. Find the radius of curvature at the origin for the curve y 2 ( a x) = x 2 (a + x) . Q.10. Find the radius of curvature at the origin for the curve y 2 3 xy 4 x 2 + x 3 + x 4 y + y 5 = 0 . Q.11. Find the point of inflexion on the curve x = a (2 sin ) , y = a (2 cos ) . Q.12. Show that the chord of curvature through focus of parabola is four times the focal distance of the point. Q.13. Find the equation of the circle of curvature at origin for the curve x + y = ax 2 + by 2 + cx 3 . Q.14. Show that the chord of curvature parallel to y-axis for the catenary y = c cosh
x is c 2x double the ordinate of the point and the chord parallel to x-axis is of length c sinh c

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS