NOTE: There are 9 Questions in all.
· Question 1 is compulsory and carries 20 marks. Answer to Q. 1. must be written in the space provided for it in the answer book supplied and nowhere else.
· Out of the remaining EIGHT Questions answer any FIVE Questions. Each question carries 16 marks.
· Any required data not explicitly given, may be suitably assumed and stated.
Q.1 Choose the correct or best alternative in the following: (2x10)
a. If
are vectors then
is equal to
(A)
(B) ![]()
(C)

(D) none of above.
b. If A, B are square matrices of the same size then
(A)
(B)
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(C)
(D)
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c. If
are two complex numbers
then
is
(A)
(B)
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(C)
(D)
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d. The value of
is equal to
(A) 3a2x (B) a2 (3x - a)
(C) a2 (3x + a) (D) 3ax2
e. If I+A+A2+…+AK=0, then A-1 is equal to
(A) AK (B) AK-1
(C) AK+1 (D) I+A
f. If A is any real square matrix then A+At is
(A) Hermitian. (B) Skew-hermition.
(C) Symmertic. (D) Skew-symmertic.
g. The Laplace transform L(tn) is
(A)
. (B)
.
(C)
. (D)
h. The solution of
differential equation
is
(A)
(B)
.
(C)
. (D) ![]()
i. The
value of a0 in the Fourier series
is given by
(A)
(B)
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(C)
(D)
0
j. The inverse Laplace transform
is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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Answer any FIVE Questions out of EIGHT Questions.
Each question carries 16 marks.
Q.2 a. Express
in the
form x+iy. (8)
b. Write
down all the values of
. (8)
Q.3 a. Using vector method prove that the altitudes of a triangle are concurrent. (8)
b. Find a unit vector
perpendicular to the plane of vectors
and
. (8)
Q.4 a. Prove
that
(8)
b. Find the angle between
two vectors
and
if
=
. (8)
Q.5 a. Let A be a square matrix. Prove that A can be written the sum of a symmetric and a skew-symmetric matrix. (8)
b. State
Cayley Hamitton theorem and use it to find the inverse of
, if the inverse exists. (8)
Q.6 a. Prove that
. (8)
b. Give condition under
which we can find
so that the following system of
linear equations has a non-trivial solution.
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(8)
Q.7 a. Find the Fourier series of the function defined by
(8)
b. Find the Fourier series representing the function
(8)
Q.8 a. If
F(t) is piecewise continuous and satisfies
for all
and for some constants a
and M then
(8)
b. Define Inverse Laplace Transform of a function F(t). Prove that
(8)
Q.9 a. Solve (D4 +2D2+1) y = 0. (8)
b. Solve
. (8)