Previous Year Question Paper

BT-102 (GS) – Mathematics-I

December 2025COMMONSEMESTER-1
December 2025
Max Marks: 70
Duration: 3 Hours
Instructions:

Attempt any five questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

Q.1
a)Unit 1

Verify Rolle's theorem for f(x)=x⁴-1 in [-1, 1]

b)Unit 1

If u=log(x³+y³z³-3xyz), Show that (∂/∂x + ∂/∂y + ∂/∂z)² u = -9/(x+y+z)²

Q.2
a)Unit 2

Change the order of integration in ∫₀ᵃ ∫_yᵃ f(x,y)dxdy

b)Unit 2

Find the area of the cardioid r=a(1+cosθ)

Q.3
a)Unit 3

Test the convergence of the series 1/(1·2·3) + 2/(2·3·4) + 3/(3·4·5) + ...

b)Unit 3

Find the Fourier series for the function f(x)=x³ in (-π, π).

Q.4
a)Unit 4

Determine whether the following vectors in R⁴ are linearly dependent or independent: (i) (1,2,-3,1), (3,7,1,-2), (1,3,7,-4) (ii) (1,3,1,-2), (2,5,-1,3), (1,3,7,-2)

b)Unit 4

Find a basis and the dimension of the subspace W of P(t) spanned by: U=t³+t²-3t+2, V=2t³+t²+t-4, W=4t³+3t²-5t+2

Q.5
a)Unit 5

Find eigenvalues and eigenvectors of matrix A

b)Unit 5

Find the rank of the matrix

Q.6
a)Unit 2

Prove that β(m,n)=β(m+1, n)+β(m, n+1) where m, n > 0

b)Unit 3

Test the convergence of the series x/(1·2) + x²/(2·3) + x³/(3·4) + x⁴/(4·5) ...

Q.7
a)Unit 5

Show that the given system of equations x+y+z=6, x+2y+3z=14, x+4y+7z=30 are consistent and solve them.

b)Unit 2

Evaluate ∫₀¹ x⁴(1-√x)⁵ dx

Q.8
a)Unit 1

Obtain Taylor's series expansion of the function f(x,y)=e^(xy) about (1,1) up to third degree terms.

b)Unit 1

Discuss the extreme values (maxima and minima) of the function x³+y³-3axy.