MODEL QUESTIONS

MATHEMATICS(M-201)
GROUP-A

1 Marks Questions
Linear algebra
1. The value of the determinant

1 a a2-bc is
1 b b2-ca
1 c c2-ab
(a) abc
(b) 1
(c) 0
(d) a+b+c
2. The solution of the equation x+1 3
5
2
x+2 5
= 0 is
2
3 x+4
(a) x=2
(b) x=1
(c) x=3
(d) x=5
-1 1 -1
3. The square matrix A= 3 -3 3
is
5 -5 5
(a) idempotent
(b) involuntary
(c) nilpotent
(d) echelon
4. Every square matrix can be expressed as the
(a) sum of non-singular matrix and its inverse
(b) difference of a symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix
(c) sum of a symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix
(d) difference of two symmetric matrix
5. The rank of the matrix 2 3 5 is
1 -1 2
1 4 3
(a) 3
(b) 5/2
(c) 2
(d) 1
6. One of the eigen values of the matrix
3 2 2
is
1 4 1
-2 -4 -1
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 2
7. The value of for which the matrix
1 1 1
is singular is
2 -3 1
3 -2
(a) 3/2
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 1/3
8. The value of k for which the vectors (-1,2,1), (k,0,1), (-5,4,3) are linearly dependent is
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 5/2
2
2
9. If a linear transformation T : R R is defined by T(x1,x2) = (x1+x2,x1-x2), then ker(T) is
(a){(1,1), (-1,-1)}
(b) {(1,), (1,2)}
(c) {(0,0)}
(d) {(1,0), (0,1)}
10. The eigen values of the non-singular matrix A are 1,2. Then the eigen values of A-1 are
(a) 12, 22
(b) 1-1, 2
(c) 1, 2
(d) 1-1, 2-1
11. If Ai, Bi, Ci (i=1,2,3) are the cofactors of ai, bi, ci respectively in = a1 b1 c1
a2 b2 c2
a3 b3 c3
then a2A1 + b2B1 + c2C1 is equal to
(a)
(b) 1
(c) 0
(d) -1
12. The value of
17 58 97
is
19 60 99
18 59 98
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 0

13. If AAT=I then

(a) det(A)=1
(b) det(A)=0
(c) det(A)= -1
(d) det(A)=2
14. If the vectors (5,2,3), (7,3,x)nand (9,4,5) are linearly dependent then x =
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
15. The two vectors (1,2,3) and (4,-2,7) are
(a) linearly independent
(b) linearly dependent (c)form a basis of V3 (d)generator of V3
3
2
16. If T : R R defined by T(x1,x2,x3)=(-x1-x3, x2+x3) is a linear transform, then Rank of T is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 0
17. If T is a linear transform defined by T(x1,x2)=(-x1, -x2), then dimT(V2) is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 0
Differential Equations
18. The order of the differential equation x2 (
(a) 1

dy 3
d2y
) = y5
is
dx
dx 2

(c) 3
(d) 5
2
dy
d y
19. The degree of the differential equation 1 + (
) + 3x ( ) 3 +y2 = 0 is
2
dx
dx
(a)
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 2
20. The differential equation of straight lines is
dy
dy
d2y
d2y
0
kx l
(a)
(b)
(c)
=
0
(d)
=k
dx
dx
dx 2
dx 2
where k and l are arbitrary constants.
21. A solution of the differential equation xdy + ydx = 0 is
(a) x = 3y
(b) x + y = 3
(c) x = y
(d) xy = 3
22. The I.F. of
(a) et

(b) 2

dy
y 1 is
dt

(b)e/t

(c)et

(d)t/e

23. Total number of independent particular solution required for the general of the equation
d3y
d 2 y dy

7 y 8 0 , is
dx 3
dx 2 dx
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
24. The number of arbitrary constant involved in the general solution of the differential equation
d4y
d3y
d2y
dy
2 4 3 3 8 2 9 2 y 6 0 is
dx
dx
dx
dx
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 3
25.

1
x2
D 1

is equal to

(a) x2+2x+2

(b) ( x2+2x+2)
(c) 2x-x2
(d) (2x-x2)
2
d y 1 dy
4
26. A solution of the differential equation

(1 2 ) y 0 is
2
x dx
dx
x
(a) J2(x)
(b) P2(x)
(c) J4(x)
(d) P4(x)
d2y
2 x dy
12
27. A solution of the differential equation

y 0 is
2
2
dx
1 x dx 1 x 2
(a) J3(x)
(b) P3(x)
(c) J4(x)
(d) P4(x)
28. The I.F. of cos x
(a) cosx

dy
y sin x 1 is
dx

(b)-sec2x

(c) secx

(d) log(secx)

29. The I.F. of

dy
2 xy x 3 is
dx

(a) x2

(b) e x

(c)x3

(d)e2x

30. The general solution of the differential equation (

dy 2
dy
) x
y0
dx
dx

is

(a) y = cx2 + c2
(b) x = cy+c2
(c) y = cx-c2
(d) x = cy2+c2
31. An integrating factor for the differential equation ydx xdy = 0 is
(a) x2
(b)y2
(c)1/y2
(d)xy
1 4
x5
x6
x5
32. 2 x
(a) 12x2
(b)
(c)
(d)
5
30
30
D
2
d y
33. The general solution of the differential equation
4 y 0 is
dx 2
(a) Ae2x + Be-2x
(b) (A+Bx)e2x
(c) Acos2x +Bsin2x
(d) (A+Bx)cos2x
34. The particular integral for the solution of the differential equation (D2 3D+2)y = e2x is
(a) e2x/2
(b) e2x
(c) xe2x
(d) 2 e2x
35. The singular solution of y px

p2
is
4

(a)y = x2
(b) y = x-1/4
(c) y = 0
(d) y = 2x-1
36. If Pn(x) be the Legendre polynomial, then Pn(1) is equal to
(a) (n+1)
(b) n(n+1)/2
(c) n(n+1)
(d) (n+1)/2
37. The value of J-n(x) is equal to
(a) Jn(x)
(b) (-1)nJn(x)
(c) Jn(x)
(d) 1
Laplace Transform
38. L{sin at} is equal to
a
s
(a) 2
(b) 2
2
s a
s a2
39. L{ te2t } is equal to
1
( s 2)

(a)

(b)

(c)

1
( s 2) 2

a
s a2

(d)

(c)

1
s2

(d) ( s 2) 2

40. L{e-2tcos t} is equal to

s
s2
s3
(a) 2
(b) 2
(c) 2
s 4s 5
s 4s 5
s 4s 5
s
41. If L{F(t)} = 2
, then L{F(3t)} is equal to
s 1
9s
s
1
(a) 2
(b) 2
(c) 2
s 9
s 9
s 9
42. L

1
s5

-1

43. If L

(a)

(b) e5t
1
s 1 = sin t, then L-1
2

1
sin t
2

{ 4s

(b)

e 5t
5

(c)

1
sin t / 2
2

{ F (u )G(t u)du }
0

s2
s 4s 5

(d)

1
2

(d)

9
s 9
2

is equal to

e 5t
5

} is equal to
(c) sin t / 2

44. If L-1{f(s)}= F(t), then L-1{f(s)} is equal to

(a) t2F(t)
(b) t2F(t)
(c) F(t)
45. L

(d)

} is equal to

(a) e-5t
-1

s
s a2
2

(d) t2

(d)

1
sin t / 4
2

(a) L{F(t)}

(b) L{G(t)}

(c) L{F(t)}L{G(t)}

(d) L{F(t)} + L{G(t)}

Numerical Methods
46. If Ea is the absolute error in a quantity whose true and approximate values are xt and xa respectively,
then the relative error is given by
(a)

Ea
xa

(b)

Ea
xt

(c)

Ea
xt x a

(d)

Ea

47. Round off to the 4 significant digits of the number 7.103501 is

(a) 7.103
(b) 7.104
(c) 7.105
(d) 7.1035
48.Which of the following is not true(the notations have their usual meanings)?
(a) =E-1

(b) .=-

49. (1+)(1-)
(a) 1
50. -
(a)

(b) 1
(b) .

(c)

(c) 0

(d) = 1-E-1

(d) 2
(c)

(d) 0

51. If is the central difference operator, then is equal to

(a) E1/2 + E-1/2
(b) E1/2 - E-1/2
(c) (E1/2 + E-1/2)/2
(d) (E1/2 - E-1/2 )/2
52. If is the average operator ,then is equal to
(a) (E + E-1)/2
(b) (E - E-1)/2
(c) (E1/2 + E-1/2)/2
(d) (E1/2 - E-1/2 )/2
53. Which of the following is true ?
(a) (E-1) = E1/2
(b) E1/2 = E-1
(c) . E = E-1
(d) E1/2 = E+1
54. The truncation error in composite Simpsons one-third rule is of the order
(a) h3
(b) h4
(c) h5
(d) h6
55. The truncation error in composite Trapezoidal rule is of the order
(a)h2
(b)h3
(c) h4
(d) h5
56.Simpsons one-third rule requires the interval to be divided into
(a) odd number of subintervals
(b) even number of subintervals
57. Newtons forward interpolation formula is used to interpolate
(a) near end
(b) near central position
(c) near beginning
(d) in any position
58. In the Newtons forward interpolation formula the value of u = (x-x0)/h lies between
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 1
(c) 0 and
(d) 0 and 1
59. In the Newtons backward interpolation formula the value of u or s = (x-xn)/h lies between
(a) 0 and 1
(b) 0 and
(c) greater than 1
(d) no restriction
60.If f(3) = 4, f(4) = 13 and f(6) = 43 then f(5) =
(a) 20
(b) 26
(c) 25
(d) 39

GROUP B
5 Marks Questions
Linear Algebra
1. Prove that = (b+c)2
a2
a2
2
2
b
(c+a)
b2
= 2abc(a+b+c)3
c2
c2 (a+b)2
2. Prove that the inverse of matrix , when exists is unique.
3. Find the inverse of the matrix A = 1 2 1
5 2 3
1 1 2
4. Solve the following system of equations with the help of matrix method :
x1 + x2 +4x3 = 6
3x1 + 2x2 2x3 =9
5x1 + x2 + 2x3 = 13
5. Prove that any superset of a set of linear dependent vectors is linear dependent.
6. Show that the transformation T : V2 V3 defined by T(x,y) = (x-y, x+y, y) is a linear transformation
from V2 to V3.
Differential Equations
7. Solve : yexydx + (xexy + 2y)dy = 0.
8. Solve : (2x2y + y)dx (x3y 3x)dy = 0.
dy
x

.y x y .
9. Solve :
dx 1 x 2
10. Solve : (D-2)2y = x2e2x.
11. Solve : (D2 + 1)y = cos x.
Laplace Transform
12. From the definition of Laplace Transform evaluate L{f(t)} where
f(t) = (t-1)2 , when t>1
= 0 , when 0<t<1
2
13. Evaluate L(sin t cos t) .
3s 2
14. Evaluate L-1 s 2 4 s 20 .

t sin at

15.Using Convolution Theorem prove that L-1 ( s 2 a 2 ) 2 = 2a

Numerical Methods
Ee x
2
x
16. Prove that
e . 2 x = ex .
E
e
17. Prove that ehD 1.
18. The rates of yearly premium for a policy of Rs.1000 are given below :
Age (in years)
20
25
30
35
Premium (in Rs.)
24
27
31
36

Find the premium to be given for 22 years of age.

40
43

19. Evaluate approximately upto 3 places of decimal by Trapezoidal rule, the integral

(4 x 3x

) dx

by taking 10 equal intervals.

1

20. Find the approximate value of

1 x

dx upto four places of decimal by Simpsons one-third rule

taking 6 equal sub-intervals of [0 , 1] and hence find the approximate value of log 2 correct to four
places of decimals.

GROUP C
15 Marks questions
Linear Algebra
1. (a) Expand by Laplaces method to prove that

(b) Show that

1+a

1
1

1+b
1

1
1+c

1
1

0
-a
-b
-c

a
0
d
e

b
d
0
f
1

c
e = (af be + cd)2.
f
0
1

= abcd 1 a b c d .

1
1
1
1+d
(c) Solve by cramers Rule : 3x + y + z = 4; x y +2z = 6; x + 2y z = -3.
2.(a) Prove that a set of n-vectors of which the null n-vector is a member is linearly dependent.
3
(b) Find the matrix of the transformation T : R3 R3 defined by T(x,y,z) = (x-2y, x+3z, y-z) relative
to the basis B = {(1,1,0), (1.0.1), (0,1,1)} where R3 is the linear space of 3-tuples of real numbers. 7
(c)What is meant by linear independence of a set of n-vectors?
Show that the vectors (1,2,1), (-1,1,0) and (5,-1,2) are linearly independent.
1+4=5
T
3. (a) Prove that P AP is a symmetric or a skew-symmetric matrix according as A is symmetric or skewsymmetric.
1 -1
1
(b) If A = 2 -1
0
then find A2 and show that A2 = A-1.
1
0
0
(c) Find the eigen values and eigen vectors of 4 6
2 9
4. (a) Find the rank of the matrix -3 2 0 1 4
-1 5 2 3 5
6 -12 3 -7 -8
-3 7 9 4 15

(b) Show that W = {(x,y,z) R3 : 2x-y+3z = 0} is a subspace of R3. Find a basis of W. What is its
dimension ?
(c)Examine whether the following is an inner product in R2 :
< x,y> = x1y1 x2y1 x1y2 + 2x2y2 where x=(x1,x2) and y=(y1,y2).
5.

(a) If the adjoint of D = a h g

h b f
g f c

be D = A H G , prove that
H B F
G F C

BC F 2
D
a

(b) If Di =

(c) If A =

2i -1
x
2n-1

1 0 0
-1 -2 -1
2 3 2

GH AF
D .
f

and
2.3i -1
y
3n-1

4.5i -1
z
5n-1

, then prove that D1 + D2 + D3 + --------+ Dn = 0.

, show that A3 A = A2 I . Hence find A-1.

Differential Equations
6. (a) Solve : exsin ydx + (ex + 1)cos ydy = 0.
dy y log y y (log y ) 2
(b)Solve :
.

dx
x
x2
(c) Solve by the method of variation of parameters the equation
7. (a) Solve : p2 + 2px + py + 2xy = 0, where p

d2y
9 y sec 3 x.
dx 2

dy
.
dx

d2y
(b) Solve :
y xe x sin x .
2
dx

(c) Find the general and singular solution for the equation y = px + p p2 where p
8. (a) Solve : ( x 3) 2

dy
.
dx

d2y
dy
4( x 3)
6y x .
2
dx
dx

dy
4 y 2 x 2 for which y = 0, when x =1.
dx
dx
dy
2x 3 y t,
3x 2 y e 2t .
(c)Solve the simultaneous equation
dt
dt

(b) Find the solution of

4 xy

9. (a) Find the integrating factor factor of the equation (y2 + 2x2y)dx + (2x3 xy)dy = 0 and
hence solve it.
(b) Solve : (D2 4D + 4)y = x2e2x where D

d
.
dx

(c)Apply the method of variation of parameters to solve the equation :

d2y
y sec 3 x tan x
2
dx

10. (a) Prove that P4(x) is a solution of the Legendre differential equation
d2y
dy
(1 x 2 ) 2 2 x
20 y 0
dx
dx
(b) Prove the following orthogonal property of Legendre polynomials:
1

( x) Pn ( x) dx 0 if m n .

(c) Prove the following recurrence formulae for Legendre polynomials

(i) (2n+1)xPn = (n+1)Pn+1 + nPn-1.
(ii) nPn = xPn - Pn -1.
11. (a) Verify that J3(x) is a solution of the Bessels equation x 2
(b)Prove that (i)

d
( x n J n ) x n J n 1
dx

d2y
dy
x ( x 2 9) y 0 .
2
dx
dx

or xJ n ( x) nJ n ( x) xJ n 1 ( x) .

d
( x n J n ) x n J n 1 or
dx
2
cos x
(c) Show that : (i) J-(x) =
x

(ii)

xJ n ( x) nJ n ( x) xJ n 1 ( x) .

(ii) J+(x) =

2
sin x
x

Laplace Transform
1
sin t
sin at
-1 s ,
12. (a) Given that L{ t } = tan
find L{ t }.

(b) Evaluate L{ etcost sint}.

(c) Find L{F(t)} where F(t) = t,
0<t<c
= 2c-t, c<t<2c
13. (a) Find L{F(t)} if F(t) = et, 0<t<2 and F(t) is periodic of period 2.
(b) Find L-1{

4s 5
}.
( s 4) 2 ( s 3)

(c) If L-1{f(s)} = F(t), then prove that L-1{f(as)}=

1
t
F( ).
a
a

2
(e t e t ) sin t
}=
.
s2
t
(b) State Convolution Theorem. Using Convolution Theorem verify that
t
1
0 sin x cos(t x)dx 2t sin t

14. (a) Prove that L-1{tan-1

(c) Evaluate: L-1{

1
}
( s 1)( s 2 9)
2

d2y
dy
2
5 y e t sin t , y (0) 0, y ' (0) 1.
2
dt
dt
(b) Solve, using Laplace transform, the differential equation y - 3y+ 2y = 4t + e3t, y(0) = 1, y(0) = -1.
(c) Solve, using Laplace transform, the differential equation y(t)+ y(t) = sin 2t , y(0) = 0, y(0) = 1.

15. (a) Solve, by Laplace transform, the differential equation

Numerical Methods
16. (a) Apply appropriate interpolation formula to calculate f(2.1) correct upto 2 significent figures from the
following data :
x
0
2
4
6
8
10
f(x)
1
5
17
37
65
101
(b) If y(0) = 1, y(1) = 4, y(2) = 10 and y(3) = 22, find y(5).
(c) Find f (0) and f (0) (correct upto 3 decimal places ) from the following data :
x
0
0.4
0.8
1.2
f(x)
0
0.493
2.022
4.666
1

17. (a) Estimate the value of , correct upto 3 decimal places from

dx

1 x

by Simpsons one-third rule,

when the number of subintervals is four.

(b) The values of f(x) given below are those of a polynomial of degree 4. Find f(x) and f(6).
x
f(x)

0
1

1
5

2
31

3
121

4
341

5
781

(c) Construct the interpolation polynomial for the function y = sin x, choosing the points
x0 = 0, x1 =

1
1
and x2 = .
6
2

18. (a) Round off the following numbers to 4 significant figures:

0.0012925, 498.5561 and 0.705933.

Find the absolute, relative and percentage errors if

2
be approximated by 0.6667.
3

(b) Estimate the missing terms in the following table :

x
0
1
2
3
4
5
f(x)
0
-6
13
-25
(c)Find f(19) by Newtons backward formula from the following table :
x
f(x)

0
1.1

5
1.6

10
3.8

15
8.2

20
15.4

19. (a)Compute f (1.1) and f (1.1) from the following table :

x
f(x)
(b) Apply Simpsons

1.1
2.0091

1.2
2.0333

1
rd rule to evaluate
3

1.3
2.0692
dx

(1 x)

1.4
2.1143

1.5
2.1667

taking 6 equal intervals of [0,6] correct to

3 decimal places .
(c)Use Lagranges interpolation formula to find f(x) where f(0) = -18, f(1) = 0, f(3) = 0, f(5) = -248,
f(6) = 0, f(9) = 13104.
20. (a) Find the values of (i) tan(0.23) and (ii) tan(0.29) correct to 5 significant figures from the
following table :
x
tan x
5

(b) Evaluate

dx

1 x

0.22
1.6698

0.24
1.6804

0.26
1.6912

0.28
1.7024

0.30
1.7139

by Trapezoidal rule taking h = 1, correct to 3 decimal places.

(c) Find f(x) as a polynomial in x by using the following data :s

x
2
4
6
8
f(x)
5
10
17
29
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