Math moments: uses of mathematics in today’s world

January 9, 2019 – 2:09 am

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Derivatives: IITJEE Mains Maths: Mathematics Hothouse video lecture

January 9, 2019 – 1:49 am

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Limits Part 2: IITJEE Mains maths: Mathematics Hothouse

January 9, 2019 – 1:36 am

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Limits part 1: video lecture: IITJEE Mains maths: Mathematics Hothouse

January 9, 2019 – 1:14 am

 

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IIT JEE Foundation video lecture: Plane Geometry: From Mathematics Hothouse

January 8, 2019 – 9:37 pm

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On the value of time…essence of time management

November 27, 2018 – 10:40 pm

Time is Life.

Money lost can come back, but time lost can never come back. Time is more valuable than money. (Bertrand Russell).

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Mathematics versus Physics

November 27, 2018 – 10:36 pm

The object of pure Physics is the unfolding of the laws of the intelligible world; the object of pure Mathematic that of unfolding the laws of human intelligence. — J. J. Sylvester.

In my opinion, for example, Boole’s Laws of (Human) Thought. 

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An observation about Sir Isaac Newton

November 27, 2018 – 10:07 pm

Newton’s patience was limitless. Truth, he said much later, was the offspring of silence and meditation. And, he said, I keep the subject constantly before me and wait till the first dawnings open slowly, by little and little into a full and clear light.

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Applications of Derivatives: Training for IITJEE Maths: Part V

November 13, 2018 – 3:16 pm

Question I:

Show that the equation of the tangent to the curve x=a \frac{f(t)}{h(t)} and y=a \frac{g(t)}{h(t)} can be represented in the form:

\left| \begin{array}{ccc} x & y & a \\ f(t) & g(t) & h(t) \\ f^{'}(t) & g^{'}(t) & h^{'}(t) \end{array} \right|=0

Question 2:

Show that the derivative of the function f(x) = x \sin{\frac{\pi}{x}}, when x>0 and f(x)=0, when x=0 vanishes on an infinite set of points of the interval $latex (0,1), Hint: Use Rolle’s theorem.

Question 3:

Prove that \frac{1}{1+x}<\log (1+x) < x for x>0. Use Lagrange’s theorem.

Question 4:

Find the largest term in the sequence a_{n}=\frac{n^{2}}{n^{3}+200}. Hint: Consider the function f(x)=\frac{x^{2}}{x^{3}+200} in the interval [1,\infty).

Question 5:

A point P is given on the circumference of a circle with radius r. Chords QR are drawn parallel to the tangent at P. Determine the maximum possible area of the triangle PQR.

Question 6:

Find the polynomial f(x) of degree 6, which satisfies \lim_{x \rightarrow 0} (1+\frac{f(x)}{x^{3}})=e^{2} and has a local maximum at x=1 and local minimum at x=0 and 2.

Question 7:

For the circle x^{2}+y^{2}=r^{2}, find the value of r for which the area enclosed by the tangents drawn from the point (6,8) to the circle and the chord of contact is maximum.

Question 8:

Suppose that f has a continuous derivative for all values of x and f(0)=0, with |f^{'}(x)| <1 for all x. Prove that |f(x)| \leq |x|.

Question 9:

Show that (e^{x}-1)>(1+x)\log {1+x}, if x \in (0,\infty).

Question 10:

Let -1 \leq p \leq 1. Show that the equations 4x^{3}-3x-p=0 has a unique root in the interval [1/2,1] and identify it.

 

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Applications of Derivatives IITJEE Maths tutorial: practice problems part IV

November 13, 2018 – 6:26 am

Question 1.

If the point on y = x \tan {\alpha} - \frac{ax^{2}}{2u^{2}\cos^{2}{\alpha}}, where \alpha>0, where the tangent is parallel to y=x has an ordinate \frac{u^{2}}{4a}, then what is the value of \alpha?

Question 2:

Prove that the segment of the tangent to the curve y=c/x, which is contained between the coordinate axes is bisected at the point of tangency.

Question 3:

Find all the tangents to the curve y = \cos{(x+y)} for -\pi \leq x \leq \pi that are parallel to the line x+2y=0.

Question 4:

Prove that the curves y=f(x), where f(x)>0, and y=f(x)\sin{x}, where f(x) is a differentiable function have common tangents at common points.

Question 5:

Find the condition that the lines x \cos{\alpha} + y \sin{\alpha} = p may touch the curve (\frac{x}{a})^{m} + (\frac{y}{b})^{m}=1.

Question 6:

Find the equation of a straight line which is tangent to one point and normal to the point on the curve y=8t^{3}-1, and x=4t^{2}+3.

Question 7:

Three normals are drawn from the point (c,0) to the curve y^{2}=x. Show that c must be greater than 1/2. One normal is always the x-axis. Find c for which the two other normals are perpendicular to each other.

Question 8:

If p_{1} and p_{2} are lengths of the perpendiculars from origin on the tangent and normal to the curve x^{2/3} + y^{2/3}=a^{2/3} respectively, prove that 4p_{1}^{2} + p_{2}^{2}=a^{2}.

Question 9:

Show that the curve x=1-3t^{2}, and y=t-3t^{3} is symmetrical about x-axis and has no real points for x>1. If the tangent at the point t is inclined at an angle \psi to OX, prove that 3t= \tan {\psi} +\sec {\psi}. If the tangent at P(-2,2) meets the curve again at Q, prove that the tangents at P and Q are at right angles.

Question 10:

Find the condition that the curves ax^{2}+by^{2}=1 and a^{'}x^{2} + b^{'}y^{2}=1 intersect orthogonality and hence show that the curves \frac{x^{2}}{(a^{2}+b_{1})} + \frac{y^{2}}{(b^{2}+b_{1})} = 1 and \frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}+b_{2}} + \frac{y^{2}}{(b^{2}+b_{2})} =1 also intersect orthogonally.

More later,

Nalin Pithwa.

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