Previous Year Question Paper

BT-102 (GS) – Mathematics-I

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

Attempt any five questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

Q.1
a)Unit 1

Prove that a rectangular solid of maximum volume within a sphere is a cube.

b)Unit 1

If u=tan⁻¹((x³+y³)/(x-y)) then prove that x ∂u/∂x + y ∂u/∂y = sin 2u.

Q.2
a)Unit 2

Show that the surface area of solid generated by revolution of the loop of curve x=t², y=t-t³/3 about the x-axis is 3π.

b)Unit 2

Change the order of integration in the following integral and then evaluate ∫₀^∞∫ₓ^∞ e^(-y)/y dy dx.

Q.3
a)Unit 3

Find the Fourier Series for f(x)=x+x² in (-π,π).

b)Unit 3

Find the half range sine series for f(x)=x(π-x) in (0,π). Hence Deduce that 1-1/3³+1/5³-...=π³/32.

Q.4
a)Unit 4

Let W₁ and W₂ be subspaces of a vector space V and assume that W₁ ∩ W₂ = {0}. Let w₁∈W₁ and w₂∈W₂ be such that w₁≠0 and w₂≠0. Prove that {w₁, w₂} is linearly independent.

b)Unit 4

i) Prove that W₁ ∩ W₂ is a subspace of V.

ii) Give an example to show that W₁ ∪ W₂ need not be a subspace of V.

iii) Is W₁ ∪ W₂ a subspace of V?

Q.5
a)Unit 5

Find Eigen Value and Eigen vectors of the matrix.

b)Unit 5

Diagonalizable the matrix.

Q.6
a)Unit 5

Reduce the matrix to the normal form, hence find its rank.

b)Unit 1

Find the first 3 terms in the Maclaurin series for

i) sin⁻¹x

ii) xe^(-x).

Q.7
a)Unit 5

Investigate for what values of λ and μ the simultaneous equations have

i) no solution

ii) a unique solution

iii) an infinite number of solutions.

b)Unit 1

Find the Taylor series for the function x⁴+x-2 centered at a=1.

Q.8
a)Unit 2

Evaluate ∫₀^∞∫ₓ^∞ e^(-y)/y dy dx.

b)Unit 1

If xˣ yʸ zᶻ = C then show that ∂²z/∂x∂y = -(x log ex)⁻¹.