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UNIVERSITY OF KERALA

First Degree Programme in Mathematics


Model Question Paper

Semester III MM 1341 Methods of Algebra and Calculus - 1


Time: Three hours Total Weight : 30

All the rst 16 questions are compulsory. They carry 4 weightages in all. 1. Find the units in Z 2. Find an integer n > 6 such that Z/nZ has zero divisors. 3. Find the order of [2] in Z/5Z. 4. Dene kernel of a ring homomorphism. 5. If g is the exponent of a nite abelian group G then for any a in G , ag = ...... 6. If H is a subgroup of a nite group G, then (order of H )(index of H in G)=...... State whether True or False(Questions 7 and 8) 7. The set N of natural numbers is a subgroup of the group Z of integers under addition. 8. If R and S are integral domains then R S is also an integral domain. . 9. Find the unit vector oppositely directed to 6 4 + 2k 10. If u.(v w) = 3 nd (w v ).u 11. Determine whether the lines L1 and L2 are parallel. L1 : x = 5 + 3t , y = 4 2t , z = 2 + 3t L2 : x = 1 + 9t , y = 4 6t , z = 3 + 8t 12. Identify the quadric surface 4z = x2 + 4y 2 . 13. Find the equation for the surface that results when the circular paraboloid z = x2 + y 2 is reected about the plane y = z . 14. Convert the rectangular coordinates (4, 4 3, 6) in to cylindrical coordinates. is a smooth function of t. 15. Determine whether r(t) = tet + (t2 2t) + cos t k
1 2 is the position vector of a particle, nd the velocity of the particle t + 1 t3 k 16. If r(t) = t + 2 3 at time t = 1.

Answer any 8 questions from among the questions 17 to 28. These questions carry 1 weightage each. 17. Let M be the ring of 2 2 matrices with real entries under the addition and multiplication of matrices. Show by examples that M is not commutative and that M has zero divisors. 18. Prove that a ring homomorphism f is one to one if and only if Ker(f ) = {0}. 19. For any integer n, prove that n111 n(mod 11). 20. Let G = U13 , the group of units of Z/13Z. Find the subgroup of G generated by [5]. 21. Find all solutions of x2 1(mod 35). 22. If a bug walks on the sphere x2 + y 2 + z 2 + 2x 2y 4z 3 = 0 how close and how far can it get from the origin? 23. Use vectors to prove that the diagonals of a parallelogram are perpendicular if the sides are equal in length. Newtons is applied to a point that moves a distance of 15 metres 24. A force F = 4 6 +k . How much work is done? in the direction of the vector + + k 25. Show that the lines L1 and L2 intersect and nd their point of intersection. L1 : x = 2 + t, y = 2 + 3t, z = 3 + t L2 : x = 2 + t, y = 3 + 4t, z = 4 + 2t . (0 t 2 ) 26. Find the arc length of the graph of r(t) = 3 cos t + 3 sin t + tk over the time interval 27. Find the displacement and distance travelled if r(t) = t2 + 1 t3 k 3 1 t 3. 28. Find two elevation angles that will enable a shell, red from ground level with a muzzle speed of 800 ft./sec. to hit a ground target 10,000 ft. away. Answer any 5 questions from among the questions 29 to 36. These questions carry 2 weightages each. 29. Prove that Z/mZ is a eld if and only if m is a prime. 30. Show that n5 n3 7n + + is an integer for any n. 5 3 15

31. Find the least non negative a congruent to 569 (mod 71). Verify that 5a 1(mod 71). 32. Using Cayleys theorem describe a group homomorphism from U8 to S4 . intersect the plane 33. (a) Find the points where the curve r(t) = t + t2 3t k 2x y + z = 2

(b) Find the acute angle that the tangent line to the curve makes with the normal to the plane at each point of intersection. 34. (a) Find the arc length parametrization of the line x = 1 + t , y = 3 2t , z = 4 + 2t that has the same direction as the given line and has reference point (1,3,4). (b) Find the point on the line in part (a), that is 25 units from the reference point in the direction of increasing parameter. 35. Find the point(s) on the curve 4x2 + 9y 2 = 36 where the radius of curvature is minimum. 36. (a) Prove that each plannet moves in a plane through the centre of the sun. (b) Using Newtons law of universal gravitation and second law of motion, show that GM the acceleration vector a = r where r is the position vector of the particle r3 moving in a central force eld. Answer any two questions from among the questions 37 to 39. These questions carry 4 weightages each. 37. (a) State and prove the Chinese Reminder Theorem. (b) Solve x 7(mod 11) x 6(mod 8) x 10(mod 15) Find the smallest nonnegative solution. 38. (a) State and prove the Lagranges Theorem on nite groups. (b) If a is any element of a nite group G, prove that the order of a divides the number of elements of G. 39. Let L1 and L2 be the lines: L1 : x = 1 + 4t , y = 5 4t , z = 1 + 5t L2 : x = 2 + 8t , y = 4 3t , z = 5 + t (a) Are the lines parallel? (b) Do the lines intersect? (c) Find the distance between the lines.

UNIVERSITY OF KERALA

First Degree Programme in Chemistry


Model Question Paper

Semester III Complementary Course for Chemistry MM 1331.2 Mathematics - III


Theory of Equations and Vector Analysis Time: Three hours Total Weight : 30

All the rst 16 questions are compulsory. They carry 4 weightages in all. A 1. If , , ... are the roots of f (x) = 0 then the equation whose roots are k, k, k... is 1 )=0 (c) f (kx) = 0 (d) f ( x )=0 (a) f (x) = 0 (b) f ( x k 2. The second term of f (x) = a xn + a1 xn1 + + an = 0 can be removed by diminishing the roots by a a1 a1 an (b) (c) (d) (a) na na1 na na 3. Dene a complete equation. 4. State Descartes rule of signs. B 5. Form a rational cubic equation whose roots are 1, 3 2 i.

6. Find the arc length parametrization of the curve x = t, y = t, z = t that has the same direction as the given curve and has the reference point (0,0,0). 7. Find the unit tangent vector to the graph r(t) = ln t +t at t = e. 8. Find the directional derivative of f (x) = xy ey at P(1,1) in the direction of the negative y -axis. C 9. Suppose that during a certain time interval a proton has a displacement of r = and its nal positin vector is known to be r = 3.6k . What was the 0.7 + 2.8 1.5k initial position vector of the proton? 10. The value of ( r, r). (a) (0, 3) (b) (0,-3) (c) (3,0) 11. The value of
C

(d) (-3,0)

f (x, y )dx along any line segment C parallel to the y-axis is (c) 0 (d) No conclusion can be drawn. r dr where C is a simple closed curve in
C

(a) 1

(b) -1

12. Using Stokes theorem nd the value of 2-space.

D 13. If V is the volume enclosed by a surface S , then nd the value of


C

r ndS .

is 14. Determine the constant a so that the vector F = (x + 2y ) + (3y + 2z ) + (2y az )k solenoidal.

15. Give an example, from Physics, of an inverse-square eld F (r) in 3-space. 16. Evaluate (a r) if a is a constant vector and r is the position vector of an arbitrary point in 3-space. (4 1 = 4 weights) Answer any 8 questions from among the questions 17 to 28. These questions carry 1 weightage each. 17. Transform x3 9x2 + 5x + 12 = 0 in to an equation lacking the second term. 7 11 25 18. Transform x3 x2 + x = 0 in to an equation with intgral coecients. 3 36 72 19. Show that x5 2x2 + 7 = 0 has at least two imaginary roots. 20. Solve x4 8x3 + 17x2 8x + 1 = 0. 21. A bug, starting at the reference point ( 1, 0, 0) of the curve r = cos t + sin t + t k walks up the curve for a distance of 10 units. What are the bugs nal co-ordinates? 22. Dene the inverse square law and show that such a eld is solenoidal. 23. Find the value of n for which rn r is irrotational. 24. Evaluate (a r) if a is a constant vector and r is the position vector of an arbitrary point in 3-space. 25. Using the Greens theorem evaluate
C

f (x)dx + g (y )dy where C is an arbitrary simple

closed curve in an open connected set D. What do you infer about the vector eld F (x, y ) = f (x) + g (y ) . 26. Evaluate the ux of the vector eld F (x, y, z ) = zk across the outward oriented sphere x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = a2 . 27. Find the nonzero function f (x) such that F (x, y ) = f (x)y 2xf (x) is conservative. 28. Find the work done by the force eld F (x, y ) = xy + x2 on a particle that moves 2 along the parabola x = y from (0,0) to (1,1). (8 1 = 8 weights) Answer any 5 questions from among the questions 29 to 36. These questions carry 2 weightages each. 29. Solve 2x3 + x2 7x 6 = 0, given that dierence between the roots is 3. 30. Solve 4x3 24x2 + 23x + 18 = 0, given that the roots are in Arithmetic Progression. 31. If , and are the roots of x3 + px2 + qx + r = 0, form the equation whose roots are + 2, + 2 and + 2 . x2 y 2 32. Using the vector equation of the ellipse 2 + 2 = 1 nd the curvature of the ellipse at a b the end points of the major and minor axes. Deduce the curvature of the circle.

33. Suppose that a particle moves through 3-space so that its position vector at time t is . Find the scalar tangential and normal components of acceleration at r = t2 + t t3 k time t. Also nd the vector tangential and normal components of acceleration at time t = 1. 34. Prove that curl(grad )=0 where is a scalar point function. 35. Evaluate the surface integral

xzdS where is the part of the plane x + y + z = 1

that lies in the rst octant. What happens if the integrand is xy ? 36. Check whether F (x, y ) = yexy + xexy is conservative or not. If it is so nd the corresponding scalar potental. (5 2 = 10 weights) Answer any two questions from among the questions 37 to 39. These questions carry 4 weightages each. 37. a) Solve x4 + 3x3 + x2 2 = 0 b) Find the condition that the roots of the equation ax3 + 3bx2 + 3cx + d = 0 may be in G.P. 38. A shell is red from ground level with a muzzle speed of 320 ft/s and elevation angle 60 . Find the parametric equations for the shells trjectory, the maximum height reached, the horizontal distance travelled and the speed of the shell at impact. over the volume 39. Consider the function F (x, y, z ) = (x2 yz ) + (y 2 zx) + (z 2 xy )k enclosed by the rectangular parallelopiped 0 x a, 0 y b and 0 z c. Verify Gausss divergence theorem for F . (2 4 = 8 weights)

UNIVERSITY OF KERALA

First Degree Programme in Economics


Model Question Paper

Semester III Complementary Course for Economics MM 1331.5 Mathematics for Economics - III
Time: Three hours Total Weight : 30

All the rst 16 questions are compulsory. They carry 4 weightages in all. 1. If f (x) = 1 , nd f (x). x2

1 2. Find the antiderivative of . x


1

3. Evaluate
0 2

dx . 1+x
5 5

4. If
1 4

f (x)dx = 3 and
2 4

f (x)dx = 1 nd
1 4

f (x)dx. [3f (x) g (x)]dx.


1

5. If
1

f (x)dx = 2 and
1

g (x)dx = 10 nd

6. Find the total cost function if it is known that the cost of zero output is c and that the marginal cost of an output x is ax + b. 7. Evaluate 8. Find log x dx

sin x dx cos2 x

9. Find the area bounded by the parabola y = x2 + 1 and the x-axis between x = 0 and x = 2. 10. Evaluate ex dx 1 + ex 1 1 1 + + + 2 4 8 n . Find the sum to innity of the series. 2n + 1 1 . e

11. Find the sum of the series 1 +

12. Determine whether the series 1 + 22 + 23 + is convergent or divergent. 13. The sum of n terms of a series is 14. Write down an innite series for

15. Find the domain of the function f (x) = 1 + x + x2 + x3 + 16. State whether the following is true or false. The function f (x) = x 3 has a Maclaurin series.
1

Answer any 8 questions from among the questions 17 to 28. These questions carry 1 weightage each.
4

17. Sketch the region whose area is represented by the denite integral evaluate it.
9 1

2dx and hence

18. Evaluate
4

2x xdx. ax + b x (b) 1 1 sin x

19. Integrate with respect to x : (a)

20. Evaluate tha following by substituition method. x2 dx (log x)2 (a) (b) (x3 + 5)2 x 5 21. If the marginal cost function is f (q ) = 2 + 3 q + , nd the total cost function when q f (1) = 21. 22. Prove that, if Y is the constant stream of yield and r is the rate of interest, then the Y Capitalisation is given by . r 23. Find the sum of the following innite series. 1 1 1 + + 2 4 8 1 1 (b) 2 + 2 + 1 + + + 2 2 (a) 1 24. Expand f (x) = sin x by Taylors formula about x = 0. 25. Sum to innity the series 1 n=1 (n + 1)!

26. Show that log(n + 1) = log n +

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 2 + . 3 . 4 + n 2 n 3 n 4 n n 27. Write the series with the sum of n terms . Find the sum to innity of the series. n+1

28. Find the sum of the series 3 3.5 3.5.7 + + + 4 4.8 4.8.12 Answer any 5 questions from among the questions 29 to 36. These questions carry 2 weightages each. 29. Evaluate x2 ex dx. 2x4 dx 1 + x10 (b) e x dx x

1+

30. Evaluate (a)

31. The price elasticity of a demand curve x = f (p) is of the form a bp (a,b are constants). Find the demand curve. 32. If the marginal revenue function is pm = demand law. 33. Show that the sum to innity of the series 34. Prove that log x = 1.2 2.3 3.4 + + + is 3e. 1! 2! 3! ab a c, show that p = c is the 2 (x + b) x+b

1 x3 1 x 1 1 x2 1 + + + x + 1 2 (x + 1)2 3 (x + 1)3

35. Show that the Maclurin series expansion of log(1 + sin x) is x2 x3 x4 x + + 2 6 12 36. Find the fraction corresponding to the repeating decimal 0.151515....by expressing it as an innite geometric series. Answer any two questions from among the questions 37 to 39. These questions carry 4 weightages each. 37. Explain Domars model of public debt and national income and prove with usual notation that the ratio of debt to income approaches . r
1

38. Evaluate
0

dx by Simpsons rule, dividing the interval (0,1) into four equal parts. 1+x

39. Find the sum of the series 1.3 1.3.5 1.3.5.7 + + + 4.8 4.8.12 4.8.12.16

UNIVERSITY OF KERALA

Third Semester B.Sc. Degree Examination


First Degree Programme under CBCSS Complementary Course for Electronics Model Question Paper MM1331.8 Mathematics III Time: 3 Hours Section A All the rst 16 questions are compulsory. They carry 4 weights in all. 1. Distinguish between discrete and continuous random variables. 2. Distinguish between probability density function and distribution function of a random variable. 3. Write down the probability density function of a Binomial Distribution. 4. Dene expectation of a random variable. 5. Dene moments. 6. Dene moment generating function of a distribution. 7. Distinguish between correlation and regression. 8. Distinguish between population and sample. 9. What do you mean by a statistical hypothesis? 10. What is critical region? 11. Distinguish between large sample and small sample tests. 12. What is the condence interval for the mean of a normal population N (, ) when is known. 13. State Cauchys integral theorem. 14. Find the residue of sinh z at z = 0. z4
ez dz . |z |=1 z 3

Weight: 30

15. State residue theorem. 16. Find the value of the integral

Section B Answer any 8 questions from among the questions 17 to 28. These questions carry 1 weight each. 17. A random variable X has the density function f (x) =
k 1+x2

if < x < elsewhere.

Determine k and the distribution function. 18. A coin is tossed until head appears. What is the expectation of the number of tosses required?

19. Find the variance of the binomial distribution. 20. What are properties of Normal distribution? 21. What is the p.d.f of a uniform distribution. Find its distribution function. Draw the graphs of p.d.f and the corresponding distribution function. 22. What do you mean by principle of least squares? 23. What are regression lines? Why there are two regression lines? 24. A sample of 25 items were taken from a population with standard deviation 10 and sample mean is found to be 65. Can it be regarded as sample from a normal population with = 60. 25. Discuss the uses of t distribution in the tests of signicance. 26. State Taylors theorem. Expand 1/z 2 as Taylor series about z = 2. 27. Obtain the Laurents series expansion of 1/(z 1)(z 2) valid in a neighborhood of z = 1. 28. Evaluate
dz C (z 2 +4)2

where C is |z i| = 2. Section C

Answer any 5 questions from among the questions 29 to 36. These questions carry 2 weights each. 29. Dene Beta distribution and nd its mean. 30. Dene normal distribution and nd its mean. 31. If the mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 4 and 2 respectively. Find the probability of (a) exactly two successes. (b) at least two successes. 32. Derive poisson distribution as a limiting form of binomial distribution. 33. Prove that coecient of correlation lies between 1 and 1. 34. In a sample 600 men from city A, 450 are found to be smokers. Out of 900 from city B, 450 are smokers. Do the data indicate that the cities are signicantly dierent with respect to prevalence of smoking. 35. Find the poles and residues of z 2 2z . (z + 1)2 (z 2 + 4)

36. If f (z ) has a pole of order m at z = a, then prove that the residue of f (z ) at z = a is 1 dm1 lim m1 [(z a)m f (z )] (m 1)! na dz

Section D Answer any 2 questions from among the questions 37 to 39. These questions carry 4 weights each. 37. Fit an approximate normal curve to the following data and calculate the theoretical frequencies. Classes 12-15 16-19 20-23 24-27 28-31 32-35 36-39 38. Given the following data X1 X2 X3 20 25 15 20 26 24 3.2 6.5 2.0 0.5 4.5 1.5 4.0 5.2 7.5 2.5 3.5 1.5 f 5 10 22 25 20 12 5

Obtain the least squares equation to predict X1 values from those of X2 and X3 . 39. Evaluate the integral
sin ax dx. x2 +1

UNIVERSITY OF KERALA

First Degree Programme in Geology


Model Question Paper

Semester III MM 1331.3 Complementary Course for Geology Mathematics III (Analytic Geometry, Complex Numbers and Abstract Algebra)
Time: Three hours All the rst 16 questions are compulsory. Four consecutive questions beginning with the rst form a bunch. Each bunch carries 1 weight. 1. Write down the condition that the line y = mx + c be a tangent to the parabola y 2 = 8x. 2. State the rotation equations in Cartesian coordinates. 3. State Keplers third law. 4. Find the slopes of the asymptotes of the rectangular hyperbola y 2 x2 = 1. 5. Write down the polar form of the complex number 1 + i 3. 6. What is the area of the triangle whose vertices are represented by the complex numbers z , iz and z + iz in the Argand plane? 7. If is a complex nth root of unity, what is the value of 2010 + ( 2 ) 8. State de Moivres theorem. 9. If z is a complex number, what is the value of cosh2 z sinh2 z ? 10. What are the elements of the Klein group? Is the group abelian? 11. Show by an example that if H and K are subgroups of a group G, H K need not be a subgroup of G. 12. What are the generators of the cyclic group of Z under addition? 13. What do you mean by an integral domain? 14. Is Zn under addition and multiplication modulo n a eld for all n? If not, state the condition on n. 15. Is R a vector space over C? 16. What is the dimension of the vector space Fn [x] of all polynomials of degreee less than or equal to n over the eld of reals. Answer any 8 questions from among the questions 17 to 28. These questions carry 1 weight each. 17. Let an x y coordinate system be obtained by rotating an xy coordinate system through an angle of = 300 . Find the x y coordinates of the point whose xy coordinates are (1, 3). 18. Describe the graph of the equation y 2 8x 6y 23 = 0.
2010

19. As illustrated in the accompanying gure, a parabolic arch spans a road 40 feet wide. How high is the arch if a centre section of the road 20 feet wide has a minimum clearance of 12 feet?

12 m

20 m 40 m

20. Find the equation of the hyperbola with vertices (2, 0) and foci (3, 0). 21. Prove that 1 + cos + i sin 1 + sin + i cos
1

= cos n + i sin n , where n is a positive integer.

22. Find all the values of (1 + i) 4 . 23. Express cos 6 in terms of powers of cos . 24. If sin(A + iB ) = x + iy , prove that x2 y2 + = 1. cosh2 B sinh2 B

25. Show that a nonempty subset H of a group G is a subgroup of G i ab1 also belongs to H whenever a, b H . 26. If G is a group, show that G is abelian i (ab)2 = a2 b2 , for all a, b G. 27. Give an example of a commutative ring that is not an integral domain. 28. Show that V = {(x1 , x2 , 0) : x1 , x2 R} is a subspace of the vector space R over R. Answer any 5 questions from among the questions 29 to 36. These questions carry 2 weights each. 29. Sum to innity the series: 1 + cos cos 2 cos 3 + + + ... 1! 2! 3!
1 3

1 30. Sum to innity the series: sin 2 sin 2 +

sin 3 . . .

y2 x2 31. Prove that the line tangent to the ellipse 2 + 2 = 1 at the point (x0 , y0 ) has the equation a b xx0 yy0 + 2 = 1. a2 b 32. Identify and sketch the curve 153x2 192xy + 97y 2 30x 40y 200 = 0 33. Find the eccentricity, foci, centre and the equations of the directrices of the ellipse 2x2 + 3y 2 = 1. 34. Prove that a subgroup of a cyclic group is cyclic. 35. Dene an operation on the set of real numbers R by a b = a + b + ab. Is R a group under this operation? If so, what is the identity element? 36. Dene a vector space. If V1 and V2 are subspaces of a vector space V , prove that V1 V2 is a vector space. Also, show by an example that V1 V2 need not be a vector space.

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Answer any 2 questions from among the questions 37 to 39. These questions carry 4 weights each. 37. (a) Express sin4 cos2 in terms of cosines of multiples of . (b) Separate tan1 ( + i ) into real and imaginary parts. 38. (a) Find the equation of the asymptotes of the curve x2 y 2 4x + 8y 21 = 0 2 (b) Sketch the graph of r = in polar coordinates. 1 + 2 sin 39. (a) Dene a eld with an example. (b) Prove that every eld is an integral domain. (c) Is every integral domain a eld?



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UNIVERSITY OF KERALA

First Degree Programme in Physics and Computer Applications


Model Question Paper

Semester III MM 1331.6 Complementary Course for Physics and Computer Applications Mathematics III (Vector Dierentiation, Coordinate Systems, Abstract Algebra and Fourier Transforms)
Time: Three hours All the rst 16 questions are compulsory. Four consecutive questions beginning with the rst form a bunch. Each bunch carries 1 weight. 1. If r(t) = tan1 t + t cos t , calculate r (t) tk

2. Find the unit tangent vector to the graph of r(t) = 5 cos t + 5 sin t at t = /3 3. Find the directional derivative of f (x, y ) = xy at P (1, 4) in the direction of a vector making the counterclockwise angle = /3 with the X -axis. 4. If the electric potential at a point (x, y ) in the xy - plane is given by V (x, y ) = e2x cos 2y , calculate the electric intensity vector at (/4, 0). 5. The value of ( r, r) is (a) (0, 3) (b) (0,-3) (c) (3,0)
1 2 0 0 1

(d) (-3,0)

6. Evaluate
1

(x2 + y 2 + z 2 ) dx dy dz

7. State Pappus theorem.


/2 /2 0 0 1

8. Evaluate
0

3 sin cos d d d

9. Show by an example that if H and K are subgroups of a group G, H K need not be a subgroup of G. 10. What are the generators of the cyclic group of Z under addition? 11. What do you mean by an integral domain? 12. Is Zn under addition and multiplication modulo n a eld for all n? If not, state the condition on n. 13. Is R a vector space over C? 14. Write down the Eulers formulas for Fourier coecients of a periodic function with period 2 . 15. State whether True or False: The Fourier series of an even periodic function is a sine series.

16. State whether f (x) = ex is a periodic function.

(4 1 = 4 weights)

Answer any 8 questions from among the questions 17 to 28. These questions carry 1 weightage each. 17. Evaluate (a r) if a is a constant vector and r is the position vector of an arbitrary point in 3-space. walks 18. A bug, starting at the reference point (1,0,0) of the curve r(t) = cos t + sin t + t k up the curve for a distance of 10 units. What are the bugs nal co-ordinates? 19. If F (x, y ) = g (y )y 2xg (y ) is conservative, nd the nonzero function g (y ). 20. Determine the constant c so that the vector F = (2x + 3y )i + (2z 6y )j + (az + 5x)k is solenoidal 21. Sketch the graph of r = 5 in polar co-ordinates. 3 + 3 sin

22. Let G be a wedge in the rst octant cut from the cylindrical solid y 2 + z 2 = 1 by the planes y = x and x = 0. Evaluate
G a a 2 x2 0 a 2 x2 y 2

zdV . x2 dz dy dx (a > 0).

23. Evaluate the integral


0 0

24. Show that a nonempty subset H of a group G is a subgroup of G i ab1 also belongs to H whenever a, b H . 25. If G is a group, show that G is abelian i (ab)2 = a2 b2 , for all a, b G. 26. Give an example of a commutative ring that is not an integral domain. 27. Show that V = {(x1 , x2 , 0) : x1 , x2 R} is a subspace of the vector space R over R. k if 0 < x < a 28. Find the Fourier transform of f (x) = 0 otherwise (8 1 = 8 weights) Answer any 5 questions from among the questions 29 to 36. These questions carry 2 weightage each. x2 y 2 29. Write down the vector equation of the ellipse 2 + 2 = 1. Find the curvature of the ellipse a b at the end points of the major and minor axes. Deduce the curvature of the circle from the above result.

30. A shell has a muzzle speed of 800 ft/s. The barrel makes an angle of 45 with the horizontal and the barrel opening is assumed to be at ground level. Find the parametric equations for the shells trajectory, the maximum height reached by the shell, the horizontal distance travelled by the shell and the speed of the shell at impact. 31. The planet Pluto has eccentricity e = 0.249 and semimajor axis a = 39.5AU . Choose a polar co-ordinate system with the center of the Sun at the pole and nd a polar equation of Plutos orbit in that co-ordinate system. Also nd the period T in years and the perihelion and aphelion distances. 32. Find the volume and the position of the centre of gravity of the tetrahedron bounded by x y z the plane + + = 1 and the coordinate planes. a b c 33. Prove that a subgroup of a cyclic group is cyclic. 34. Dene an operation on the set of real numbers R by a b = a + b + ab. Is R a group under this operation? If so, what is the identity element? 35. Dene a vector space. If V1 and V2 are subspaces of a vector space V , prove that V1 V2 is a vector space. Also, show by an example that V1 V2 need not be a vector space. 36. Find the Fourier series expansion of f (x) = x2 with period 2l on (l, l). (5 2 = 10 weights) Answer any two questions from among the questions 37 to 39. These questions carry 4 weightages each. 37. a) Show that 2 f (r) = 2f (r) + f (r). r b) A heat-seeking particle is located at the point (2,3) on a at metal plate, whose temperature at a point (x, y ) is T (x, y ) = 10 8x2 2y 2 . Find an equation for the trajectory of the particle if it moves continuously in the direction of maximum temperture increase.

38. (a) Dene a eld with an example. (b) Prove that every eld is an integral domain. (c) Is every integral domain a eld? if < x < 0 39. Find the Fourier series expansion of f (x) if f (x) = x if 0 < x < 1 1 1 2 Deduce that 2 + 2 + 2 + = 1 2 3 8 (2 4 = 8 weights)

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First Degree Programme in Physics


Model Question Paper

Semester III Complementary Course for Physics MM 1331.1 Mathematics - III


Theory of Equations, Dierential Equations and Theory of Matrices Time: Three hours Total Weight : 30

All the rst 16 questions are compulsory. They carry 4 weightages in all. 1. Find the real root of the equation x3 + 6x + 20 = 0; one root being 1 + 3i. 2. If , , are the roots of the equation x3 + 3x + 5 = 0 then nd . 3. What is standard reciprocal equation. 4. Find the maximum possible number of real roots of the equation x7 + x4 + 10x3 28 = 0. 5. Find the value of k such that the equation of the roots of x3 6x2 + kx + 64 = 0 may be in GP. 6. Form the equation whose roots are negative of the roots of x4 4x3 + 6x2 x + 2 = 0. 7. Solve 1 y 2 dx + 1 x2 dy = 0. 8. Solve y 5y + 4y = 0. 9. Solve y+2 dy = dx x1

10. Find the particular integral of y y = ex . 11. Find the particular integral of y + 4y = cos x. 12. Are 1 0 0 0 the following matrices row equivalent? 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 5 3 7 5 5 and 4 9 10 0 4 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 is singular. 4 0 0 1 0. 0 2

1 1 13. Check whether the matrix 2 16 0 0 3 14. Find the inverse of the matrix 0 0

15. Find the rank of the matrix 16. Dene diagonalizable matrix.

1 3 0 . 0 0 1

Answer any 8 questions from among the questions 17 to 28. These questions carry 1 weightage each. 17. If , , are the roots of the equation x3 + qx + r = 0 then nd (i) 1 , (ii) ( )2 . +

18. Solve the equation x3 9x2 + 14x + 24 = 0, two of whose roots are on the ratio 3 :2. 19. Solve the equation x3 12x 65 = 0 by Cardans method. 20. Form a rational cubic equation whose roots are 2 and 3 + i. dp 21. The stress in thick cylinders is given by r + 2p = 2C where C is a constant. Find p in dr terms of r. 22. Solve dy + 2y tan x = sin x. dx dy + y = x3 y 4 . dx

23. Solve x 24. Solve

d2 y dy 2 + y = x2 . dx2 dx cos sin , nd An . sin cos 1 1 show that A2 4A + 5I = 0. 2 3 1 3 . 2 1

25. If A =

26. If A =

27. Find the eigen values of the matrix

1 1 1 28. Find the rank of the matrix A = 1 2 1 by reducing it to the echelon form. 1 1 3 Answer any 5 questions from among the questions 29 to 36. These questions carry 2 weightages each. 29. Solve the equation x4 + 8x3 + 6x2 8x 7 = 0 by Ferraris method. 30. Solve the equation 6x6 35x5 + 56x4 56x2 + 35x 6 = 0. 31. Find the orthogonal trajactories of the family of co-axial circles x2 + y 2 + 2x + C = 0 where is the parameter.

32. Solve y 2 + x2

dy dy = xy dx dx

33. Solve (D2 3D + 2)y = e3x cos x. 34. Test the consistency and solve: 5x + 3y + 7z = 4 3x + 26y + 2z = 9 7x + 2y + 10z = 5 35. Let A be an n n matrix with n distinct eigen values. Prove that the corresponding eigen vectors are linearly independent. 3 5 4 36. Find the eigen vectors of the matrix A = 5 6 5 4 5 3 Answer any two questions from among the questions 37 to 39. These questions carry 4 weightages each. 37. (a) If is a root of the equation x3 + x2 2x 1 = 0 show that 2 2 is another root. (b) If , , are the roots of the equation x3 6x2 + 11x + k = 0 nd the equation whose roots are 2 + , 2 + , 2 + . Also nd k so that the roots are in AP. 38. (a) A rocket with weight 10 lbs is xed vertically upwards starting from rest. The eect 15 g of the gradual burning of the charge is to produce an acceleration ft / sec2 10 t at time t. The charge is consumed in 5 seconds. What is the velocity of the rocket at time t. d2 y dy (b) Solve x2 2 x + y = cos log x. dx dx 9 4 4 39. Prove that 8 3 4 is diagonalizable and nd the diagonal form. 16 8 7

UNIVERSITY OF KERALA

First Degree Programme in Statistics


Model Question Paper

Semester III MM 1331.4 Complementary Course for Statistics Mathematics III: Integration and Complex Numbers
Time: Three hours All the rst 16 questions are compulsory. Four consecutive questions beginning with the rst form a bunch. Each bunch carries 1 weight. 1. Dene the average value of a continuous function f (x) dened on [a, b]. 2. Suppose that a particle moves so that its velocity at time t is V (t) = t2 2t m/s. Find the displacement of the particle during the time interval 0 t 3. 3. Evaluate 4. Evaluate sin x dx cos2 x sin x dx x
4

5. Evaluate
0

tan2 x sec2 x dx dy x+1 = , y (1) = 0. dx x

6. Solve the initial value problem

7. Find the area bounded by the parabola y = x2 + 1 and the x-axis between x = 0 and x = 2.
4 1

8. Evaluate
2 0

x2 yz dx dy

9. State an integral formula for nding the arc length of a smooth curve y = f (x) over the interval [a, b]. 10. Express area of a region R in the xy -plane as a double integral.
2 x

11. Express versed.


0 0

f (x, y ) dx dy as an equivalent integral with the order of integration re-

12. Write down the polar form of the complex number 1 + i 3. 13. What is the area of the triangle whose vertices are represented by the complex numbers z , iz and z + iz in the Argand plane? 14. If is a complex nth root of unity, what is the value of 2010 + ( 2 ) 15. State de Moivres theorem. 16. If z is a complex number, what is the value of cosh2 z sinh2 z ?
2010

Answer any 8 questions from among the questions 17 to 28. These questions carry 1 weight each. 17. A projectile is red vertically upward from the ground level with an initial velocity of 112 m/s. (a) Find the velocity at t = 3 s and at t = 5 s. (b) How high will the projectile rise? (c) Find the speed of the projectile when it hits the ground. 18. Find the equation of the curve that satises the following conditions. At each point (x, y ) on the curve the slope equals the square of the distance between the point and the y-axis. The point (-1,2) is on the curve. 19. Suppose tha the position function of a particle moving along a coorddinate line is s(t) = 6t2 + 1. Find the average velocity of the particleover the time interval 1 t 4 by integration. Verify the result by computing it algebraically. 20. Find the displacement and distance travelled during the time interval 0 t 3 if the velocity function is v (t) = t3 3t2 + 2t. 21. Find the area of the region enclosed by x = y 2 and y = x + 2. 22. A ball is hit directly upward with an initial velocity of 49 m/s and is struck at a point that is 1 m. above the ground. Assuming that the free fall model applies, nd how high the ball travels. 23. Evaluate 24. Evaluate 25. Prove that xe2x dx tan x sec4 x dx
n

1 + cos + i sin 1 + sin + i cos


1

= cos n + i sin n, where n is a positive integer.

26. Find all the values of (1 + i) 4 . 27. Express cos 6 in terms of powers of cos . x2 y2 28. If sin(A + iB ) = x + iy , prove that + = 1. cosh2 B sinh2 B Answer any 5 questions from among the questions 29 to 36. These questions carry 2 weights each. 29. Express sin4 cos2 in terms of cosines of multiples of . 30. Separate tan1 ( + i ) into real and imaginary parts.

31. Find the sum of the series : 1 +


2 1 y/2

1 1 1 cos x + cos 2x + cos 3x + 2 4 8

32. Evaluate
0

ex dx dy by changing the order of integration.


2 2 2

33. Find the perimeter of the astroid x 3 + y 3 = a 3 . 34. Find the area of the region inside the circle r = 5 sin and outside the lima con r = 2+sin . 35. Find the volume of the solid that results when the region enclosed by the curve y = sec x, x = is revolved about the x-axis.
3 a x2 ax2 0 a x2 y 2

, x= , y=0 4 3

36. Use cylindrical coordinates to evaluate


3

x2 dz dy dx.

Answer any 2 questions from among the questions 37 to 39. These questions carry 4 weights each. 37. Find the area of the surface that is generated by revolving the portion of the curve y = x2 between x = 1 and x = 2 about the x-axis. 38. (a) Express sin4 cos2 in terms of cosines of multiples of . (b) Separate tan1 ( + i ) into real and imaginary parts. 39. Use a double integral to nd the volume of the tetrahedron bounded by the coordinate planes and the plane z = 4 4x 2y .

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