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M.E. DEGREE EXAMINATION, JANUARY 2010
First Semester
Engineering Design
MA 9214 APPLIED MATHEMATICS FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN
(Common to M.E. Computer Aided Design and
M.E. Product Design and Development)
(Regulations 2009)
Time: Three hours

Maximum: 100 Marks

Answer ALL Questions
PART A (10 2 = 20 Marks)

1.

Evaluate k, if the joint probability density function of a random variable

( X , Y ) is given by f (x , y ) = kx (x y ) in 0 x 2,x < y < x , f (x , y ) = 0 , elsewhere.

2.

Find the conditional distribution of X given Y = 2 from the bivariate

distribution of random variable ( X , Y ) given in
Y
X
1
2

1
2
0.1 0.2
0.3 0.4

3.

Classify the partial differential equation (x + 4 )u xx 2(x + 2)u xy + xu yy = 0 .

4.

State the implicit formula for Crank-Nicholson scheme.

5.

State Kronecker delta.

6.

Define Christoffel symbol of first kind.

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x1

7.

State the Euler equation for

f (x , y, y)dx

given that f is independent of y .

x0

x1

8.

State the necessary condition for which

f ( x, y , y ,... y , y , y ,... y ) dx
1

'
1

'
2

'
n

to be

x0

an extremum.
9.

Define linear convolution.

10.

Define the discrete Fourier transform pair.

PART B (5 16 = 80 Marks)

11.

(a)

(i)

Two dimensional random variable

( X ,Y )

has the joint probability

density function of f (x , y ) = 8xy,0 < x < y < 1, f (x , y ) = 0 elsewhere.

1
1

Find (1) P X < Y < , (2) the marginal distributions and

2
4

(3) verify whether X and Y are independent.

(8)

(ii)

Following table gives the data on rainfall and discharge in a certain

river. Obtain the line of regression of y on x and estimate y at x = 2 .
(8)
Rain fall x in inches :
1.53 1.78 2.60 2.95 3.42
Discharge y (1000 cc) : 33.5 36.3 40.0 45.8 53.5
Or

(b)

(i)

The following table represents the joint probability distribution of

the discrete random variable ( X , Y ) . Find all marginal
distributions, conditional distribution of X given Y = 1
conditional distribution of Y given X = 1 .

and
(8)

X
1
Y
1
2
3
(ii)

1/2 1/6
0
0
1/9 1/5
1/18 1/4 2/15

Obtain the coefficient of correlation between x and y from the given

data.
(8)
x : 78
89
97
69
59
79
68
57
y : 125 137 156 112 107 138 123 108

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12.

(a)

(i)

Find the solution of the parabolic equation u xx = 2ut , when

u(0,t ) = u(4,t ) = 0 and u(x ,0 ) = 10 x (4 x ) taking h = 1 . Find the values
of t upto t = 2 .
(8)

(ii)

Solve the Laplace equation 2 u = 8x 2 y 2 for the square mesh given

below with u(x , y ) = 0 on the boundary and mesh length = 1
(8)

u1

u2

u1

u2

u3

u2

u1

u2

u1

Or
(b)

(i)

Give the values of u(x , y ) on the boundary of the square mesh

below. Solve u xx + u yy = 0 at the pivotal points by iterating till the
mesh values are correct to two decimal places.

1000

1000

1000

2000

13.

(a)

1000

500
0

2000

1000

(8)

500

(ii)

The transverse displacement u at the point at a distance x from one

end at any time t of a vibrating string satisfies the equation
utt = 4u xx with the boundary conditions u = 0 at x = 0, t > 0 , u = 0 at
x = 4 , t > 0 and the initial conditions u = x (4 x ) and ut = 0 at t = 0 ,
0 x 4 . Solve this equation numerically for 0 t 2 , taking h = 1.0
and k = 0.5 .
(8)

(i)

Show that a symmetric tensor of the second order has only

different components.

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n(n + 1)
2
(8)

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(ii)

i
Prove that = j log g .
ij x

(8)

Or
(b)

(i)

(ii)

14.

(a) (i)

(ii)

(b)

(i)

A contravariant tensor has components xy, 2 y z 2 , xz in

rectangular co-ordinates. Find its covariant components in
spherical co-ordinates.
(8)
1
2
2
2
2
If (ds ) = (dr ) + r 2 (d ) + r 2 sin 2 (d ) , find the values of
22
3
(8)
and .
13
Find the path on which a particle in the absence of friction will slide
from one point to another in the shortest time under the action
gravity.
(8)
Find an approximate solution of the Poisson equation Z = 1 in
a x a ,
the rectangle D =
subject to the condition z = 0 on the
b y b.
contour using Kantrovitch method.
(8)
Or
Determine
the
extremal
of
the
functional

v[ y(x )] =

(y

y 2 + x 2 dx that

satisfies the conditional y(0 ) = 1 ,

y (0 ) = 0 , y = 0 and y = 1 .
2
2

(ii)

15.

(a)

(b)

(8)

3
Find an approximate solution of the nonlinear equation y = y 2
2
that satisfies conditions y(0 ) = 4, y(1) = 1 using Ritz method.
(8)

(i)

Find the linear convolution of (1) x (n ) and y(n ) (2) x (n ) and x (n ) ,

using circular convolution method, given that x (n ) = {1,2,2,1} and
(8)
y(n ) = {3,2,1} .

(ii)

Find the DFS of the sequences (1) x (n ) = {1, 1, 0 0} which is 4-periodic

n
and (2) x (n ) = cos
.
(8)
3
Or
Find the DTFT of the following infinite sequences (1) x (n ) = (n )
A , for 0 n N 1
and (2) x (n ) =
(8)
0, otherwise.

(i)

(ii)

Find the IDFT of {X (k )} , given that

(1)

(8)

X (k ) = {4,3(1 i ), 2,3(1 + i ); N = 4} and

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e i (0.8 )k , for k = 0,1,2

X (k ) = i (0.8 )(5k )
e
, for k = 3,4 .

21

21

(2)

4
21

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