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MODEL QUESTION PAPER – 4

with Detailed Solutions

1. If atleast one eigen value is zero and the sin 𝑥 sin 𝑦

3) 𝑓 , =0
sin 𝑦 sin 𝑧
remaining are negative then the quadratic form cos 𝑥 cos 𝑦
is 4) 𝑓 , =0
cos 𝑦 cos 𝑧
1) positive definite 8. Particular integral of (D2+ 16)y=cos4x is
2) negative definite x x
1) 8 cos 4x 2)8sin 4x
3) positive semidefinite
3) x cos 4x 4) x sin 4x
4) negative semidefinite
1 2 3
2. Find the rank of the matrix A= 2 4 6 is 9. Particular integral of (D2+ 1)y=e-x is
ex e −x
3 6 9 1) 2)
2 2
1) 0 2) 2 e −x ex
3) 1 4) 3 3) 4)
−2 −2
2
3. A square matrix A is said to be non-singular if 𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2𝑧
10. If z=log (e +e ) then 𝜕𝑥 2 . 𝜕𝑦 2 −
x y
=
1) 0 2) |A| =0 𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦

3) |A|≠0 4) Scalar matrix 1) 4 2) 3

4. If A is a non singular matrix of order 4 then 3) 2 4) 0
Rank of A = 11. If ax i+by j+cz k where a, b, c are constrants,
1) 3 2) 4 then ∬S F . n ds where S is the surface of the
3) 2 4) 1 unitsphere is
5. If three points (xr, ys), r= 1, 2, 3 are vertices 1) (a+b+c) 2) p(a+b+c)
𝑥1 𝑦1 1 4π
3) (a+b+c) 4) 0
ofan equilateral triangle then 2 𝑦2 1 has
𝑥 3
𝑥3 𝑦3 1 12. Find the directional derivative of 𝜙=2xy+
rank 5yz+zx at the point (1, 2, 3) in the direction 3i-
1) 2 2) 1 5j+4k
3) 3 4) 0 1) -2 2 2) 2
6. The function f(x, y) has a maximum at (a, b) 3) 3 2 4) 2 2
𝜕𝑓 𝜕𝑓
if = 0, =0and 13. The value of ∫C 5ydx + 6xdy over the circle
𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑦
2 2
𝜕 𝑓 𝜕 𝑓 𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2𝑓 x2+y2=1
1) 𝜕 2 𝑥 . 𝜕 2 𝑦 + 𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 <0
𝜕𝑥 2 1) 3𝜋 2) 4𝜋
2
𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2𝑓
2) 𝜕𝑥 2 . 𝜕𝑦 2 − > 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 <0 3) 𝜋 4) 𝜋2
𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑥 2
𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2𝑓
2
𝜕2𝑓 14. ∭v dv =
3) 𝜕𝑥 2 . 𝜕 2 𝑦 − > 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 >0
𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑥 2 1)Volume of the given surface
𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2𝑓
4) 𝜕𝑥 2 . 𝜕𝑦 2 − 𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 > 0 2)Area of cross section
3)1
7. Solve: p tan x+q tan y = tan z
4) 0
1) f(tan x, tan y) = 0
z 4 +z 3 +z 2 +z+1
2) f(cos x, cos y) = 0 15. 15. Evaluate: ∫c 𝑑𝑧 where C is
𝑧+4
the circle |z| = l

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1) 2 2) 2𝜋i 25. A is known to hit the target in 2 out of 5 shots

3) 4𝜋i 3) 0 where B is known to hit the target in 3 out of 4
z 3 −3 shots. Find the probability of the target being
16. Evaluate ∫c 𝑑𝑧 where c is the circle |z| =
𝑧−2 3 hit when they both try?
3 1 3
1) 20 2)20
1) 𝜋i 2) 2𝜋i
11 17
3) 12𝜋i 4) 0 3) 20 4) 20
17. The Image of the circle |z-1|=1 In the complex 26. Three machines I, II and III manufacture
1
plane under the mapping w = z respectively 0.4, 0.5 and 0.1 of the total
1) straight line 2) circle production. The percentage of defective items
3) square 4) ellipse produced by I, II and III is 2, 4 and 1 percent
π respectively. For an item is chosen at random.
18. Find the residue at z= 2 for f(z)=tan z
What is the probability it is defective?
1) 0 2) 1
1) 0.029 2) 0.29
3) -1 4) 2
1/z3
3) 0.1124 4) 0.322
19. Singularity of ze at z=0 is of the type
27. A manufacturer knows that the condensers he
1) isolated singularity
makes contain on the average 1% of
2) removable singularity
defectives. He packs them in boxes of
3) essential singularity
100.What is the probability that a box picked
4) isolated and removable singularities at random will contain 3 or more faulty
sin 𝑎𝑡 𝑎 ∞ sin 𝑡
20. Let𝐿 = tan−1 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 ∫0 𝑑𝑡 = 0 condensers.
𝑡 𝑠 𝑡
1) at 2) st 1) 0.08025 2) 0.00931
3) 𝜋/2 4) 0 3) 0.01413 4) 0.2848
1 28. M.G.F. of normal distribution is
21. Find L-1 𝑠 2 +4 t2σ 2 2σ2
1)
sin 2t
2)
cos 2t 1) eμt+ 2 2) et +eμ
2 2 2 2 2 2
1 1 3) eμt + eμ σ 4) eμt −σ
3) cos t 4) sin 2t
29. With the usual notation find ‘P’ for a binomial
1 dx
22. By evaluating ∫0 by a numerical random variable X if n = 6 and
1+𝑥 2
integration method we obtain an approximate 9P(X=4)=P(X=2)
1 1
value of 1) 2)
2 3
1) loge2 2) 𝜋/4 3) 4
1
4) 5
1

3) e 4) log 100
30. A urn contains nine balls two of which are red,
23. The scheme
a+2h h three blue and four black. Three balls are
∫a f x dx = 3 [f(a) + 4f(a+b) + f(a + 2b)] drawn from the urn at random. What is the
is probability, that the three balls are ofdifferent
1) Trapezoidal rule 3) Simpson’s rule colours?
2) Simpson's rule 4) Weddle’s rule 1 3
1) 7 2) 7
k
24. Find the z transform of 2 , k≥0 2 5
z z 3) 7 4) 7
1) z−2 , z > 2 2) z+2 , z < 2
z z
3) z+1 , z < 1 4) z−1 , z > 1

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ANSWERS
1. 4 2. 3 3. 3 4. 2 5. 3 6. 2 7. 3 9. 2 8. 2 10. 4
11. 3 12. 1 13. 3 14. 1 15. 4 16. 3 17. 1 19. 318. 3 20. 3
21. 1 22. 2 23. 2 24. 1 25. 4 26. 1 27. 1 29. 328. 1 30. 3
DETAILED SOLUTIONS dx dy dz
= =
1. (4) tan x tan y tan z
If atleast one eigen value is zero and the From first two equations
remaining are negative then the quadratic form dx dy dx dy
= =ʃ =ʃ = ʃcotxdx = ʃcotydy
tan x tan y tan x tan y
is Negative Semidefinite. sin 𝑥
2. (3) ⇒ sin 𝑦 = 𝑐1 =logsinx=cosxsiny+cosc
Clearly |A| =0 From last two equations
Also determinant of any submatrix of order 2 dy dz
=
iz 0. tan y tan z
Also A is not a zero matrix ⇒log siny = log sinz+log c2
∴Rank = 1 sin 𝑦
⇒ = 𝑐2
3. (3) sin 𝑧
A square matrix A is non-singular if |A| ≠ 0 ∴solution is
4. (2) sin 𝑥 sin 𝑦
⇒𝑓 , =0
If A is a nonsingular matrix of order 4, then sin 𝑦 sin 𝑧
rank of A = 4 8. (2)
5. (3) Formula:
cos ax x sin ax
(xr, yr) r=1, 2, 3 are vertices of a triangle area P.I. of (D2+a2)y = cos ax is D 2 +a 2 = 2𝑎
of the triangle ∇≠0 P.I. of (D2 + 16) = cos 4x
New area of the triangle 𝑥 sin 4𝑥
=
1 𝑥1 𝑦1 1 8
= 𝑥2 𝑦2 1 ≠ 0
2 𝑥 𝑦 1 9. (2)
3 3 e −x e −x 𝑒 −𝑥
𝑥1 𝑦1 1 P.I. = D 2 +1 = 2 +1 =
−1 2
⇒ 𝑥2 𝑦2 1 ≠ 0 10. (4)
𝑥3 𝑦3 1 z = log(ex+ey)
𝑥1 𝑦1 1 ∂z ex
⇒ 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝑥2 𝑦2 1 𝑖𝑠 3 = 𝑥
∂x 𝑒 + 𝑒 𝑦
𝑥3 𝑦3 1 2
∂ y ex + ey e x − ex . ex
6. (2) =
∂x 2 𝑒𝑥 + 𝑒𝑦 2
The function f(x, y) has a maximum at (a, b) if
2 𝑒 𝑥+𝑦
∂f ∂f 𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2𝑓 = 𝑥
= 0, ∂y = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 . 𝜕𝑦 2 − >0 𝑒 + 𝑒𝑦 2
∂x 𝜕𝑥 2 𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦
𝜕2𝑓 𝜕𝑧 𝑒𝑦
and 𝜕𝑥 2 < 0 =
𝜕𝑦 𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑒 𝑦
𝜕2𝑧 𝑒 𝑥+𝑦
7. (3) =
𝜕𝑦 2 𝑒𝑥 + 𝑒𝑦 2
P tanx+q tany = tan z 𝜕2𝑧 −𝑒 𝑦 . 𝑒 𝑥
Solution is given by = 𝑥
𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 𝑒 + 𝑒𝑦 2

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−𝑒 𝑦 +𝑥 13. (3)
=
𝑒𝑥 + 𝑒𝑦 2 By Green’s theorem
Now
2
∂N ∂M
∂2 z 𝜕 2 𝑧 𝜕2𝑧 Mdx + Ndy = − dx dy
. − ∂x ∂y
∂x 2 𝜕𝑦 2 𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 c R
2
𝑒 𝑥 +𝑦 𝑒 𝑥 +𝑦 𝑒 𝑥 +𝑦 ∴ 5𝑦𝑑𝑥 + 6𝑥𝑑𝑦
= . − =0
𝑒 𝑥 +𝑒 𝑦 2 𝑒 𝑥 +𝑒 𝑦 2 𝑒 𝑥 +𝑒 𝑦 𝑐
11. (3)
∂ 6x ∂ 5y
𝜕 𝜕 𝜕 = − 𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦
∇. 𝐹 = 𝑖 +𝑗 +𝑘 𝑎𝑥𝑖 + 𝑏𝑦𝑗 ∂x ∂y
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑧 𝑅
+ 𝑐𝑧𝑘
= a+b+c = 6 − 5 𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦
By Gauss Divergence theorem 𝑅

= F . nds = ∇. F dv = 𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦
S V 𝑅
Area of the circle x2+y2 = 1
= 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 𝑑𝑣
𝑣 ∵ 𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦 = Area of the curve C
= (a + b + c) ∭ dv 𝑅
2
= (a+b+c) (volume of the unit sphere) = (1) =𝜋(1)2
= (a+b+c)× 3 (1)3
4π =𝜋
14. (1)
4 𝑎+𝑏+𝑐 𝜋
= ∭v dv = volume of the given surface
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12. (1) 15. (4)
𝜙 = 2xy+5yz+zx Cauchy’s integral theorem:
𝜕 𝜕 𝜕 If f(z) is analytic and f’(z) is continuous inside
∇𝜙 = 𝑖 𝜕𝑥 + 𝑗 𝜕𝑦 + 𝑘 𝜕𝑧 (2xy+5yz+zx)
= (2y+z)i + (2x+5z)j + (5y+x)k and on the curve C, then ∫c f(z)dz = 0
∇𝜙(1, 2, 3) = (2(2)+3)i +(2(D+5(3))j+(5(2)+ z 4 +z 3 +z 2 +z+1
Let f(z) = z+4
1)k
Clearly f(z)is not analytic at z=-4
= 7i+17j+11k
z=-4 lies outside the circle |z| = 1
e = Unit vector in the direction of 3i-5j+4k
∴By Cauchy’s theorem
3𝑖 − 5𝑗 + 4𝑘 3𝑖 − 5𝑗 + 4𝑘 z 4 +z 3 +z 2 +z+1
= = ∫c f(z)dz = ∫c dz
9 + 25 + 16 5 2 𝑧+1
∴ Directional derivative =0
= ∇𝜙.e 16. (3)
3𝑖−5𝑗 +4𝑘
= (7i + 17j + 11k). 5 2
21 − 85 + 44
=
5 2
−20 −4
= = = −2 2
5 2 2
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⇒ u=2
⇒ 2u-1 = 0
The above equation is a straight line.
18. (3)
f(z) = tan z
sin 𝑧
=
cos 𝑧
cos z = 0
f(z) = z3-3 𝜋
⇒𝑧=
f’(z) = 3z2 – 1 2
𝜋
f”(z) = 6z Residue at z = 2
By cauchy’s integral formula 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝜋
=𝑧⟶𝜋 𝑧− 𝑓 𝑧
𝑛! 𝑓 𝑧 𝑑𝑧 2
2
𝑓"(𝑎) = 𝜋
2𝜋𝑖 𝑧 − 𝑎 𝑛+1 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑧 − sin 𝑧 0
z 3 −z
𝑐
=𝑧⟶𝜋 2
𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚
Now∫c dz = ∫
𝑓 𝑧 𝑑𝑧 cos 𝑧 0
𝑧−2 3 𝑧−2 3
2
𝜋
2𝜋𝑖 𝑧 − 2 cos 𝑧 + sin 𝑧
= 𝑓"(2) =
2! − sin 𝑧
2𝜋𝑖 (By LHospital’s rule)
= ×6×2 𝜋
2 0 + sin 2
= 12𝜋i = 𝜋
17. (1) − sin 2
1 = −1
𝑤=
𝑧 19. (3)
1 Formula:
⇒ 𝑢 + 𝑖𝑣 =
𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦 𝑧 𝑧2 𝑧3
1 𝑥 − 𝑖𝑦 𝑒𝑧 = 1 + + + +⋯
= × 1! 2! 3!
𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦 𝑥 − 𝑖𝑦 1

𝑥 − 𝑖𝑦 Let f(z) = zez 3

= 2 1 1 2 1 3
𝑥 + 𝑦2 𝑧3 𝑧3 𝑧3
𝑥 −𝑦 = 𝑧 1+ + + +⋯
𝑢= 2 2
;𝑦 = 2 1! 2! 3!
𝑥 +𝑦 𝑥 + 𝑦2
|z-1| = 1 1 1 1
= 𝑧+ + + +⋯
⇒ |x+iy-1| = 1 𝑧 2 2𝑧 5 6𝑧 8
1
⇒ |(x-1)+iy| = 1 Principal part (powers of z ) contains infinite-
⇒ 𝑥 − 1 2 + 𝑦2 = 1 number of terms. Therefore z = 0 is an
⇒ (x-1)2+y2 = 1 essential singularity.
⇒x2+yz-2x = 0 20. (3)
⇒x2+y2 = 2x Formula:
𝑥 1 sin 𝑎𝑡 𝑎
⇒ 2 = 𝐿 = tan−1
𝑥 +𝑦 2 2 𝑡 𝑠

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∞
sin 𝑎𝑡 𝑎 Probability of the target being hit when they
⇒ 𝑒 −𝑠𝑡 𝑑𝑡 = tan−1 both try =
𝑡 𝑠
0 P(A∪B) = P(A) + P(B)-P(A∩B)
Putting a=1 and s⟶0 = P(A)+P(B)-P{A).P(B)
∞
sin at 2 3 2 3
dt = tan−1 ∞ = + − .
𝑡 5 4 5 4
0 2 3 6
𝜋 = + −
= 5 4 20
2 8 + 15 − 6
21. (1) =
20
Formula: 17
𝑎 =
𝐿−1 = sin 𝑎𝑡 20
𝑠 2 + 𝑎2 26. (1)
Now
Defective item produced by
1 1 2 2 0.8
𝐿−1 = 𝐿−1 2 Machine I = 100 ×0.4=100
𝑠2 +4 2 𝑠 + 22
1 Defective time produced by
= sin 2𝑡 4 2
2 Machine II = 100 × 0.5 =100
22. (2)
i Defective item produced by
dx 1
1 0.1
2
= tan−1 𝑥 0
Machine III = 100 ×0.1 =100
1+𝑥
0 Total defective items
= tan−1 1 − tan−1 0 0.8 2 0.1 2.9
𝜋 = + + = = 0.029
= 100 100 100 100
4 0.029
Required probability = 1 = 0.029
23. (2)
1 27. (1)
Simpson’s 3 rule 1
p = 1% = 100 = 0.01
24. (1)
Formula 𝜆 = np = 100 × 0.01 = 1
∞ Poisson distribution P(X=x)
𝑓 𝑘
𝑍𝑓 𝑘 = 𝑒 −𝜆 𝜆𝑥
𝑧𝑘 =
𝑘=−∞ 𝑥!
∞ 𝑘 ∞ 𝑘
𝑘
2 2 P(x faulty condensers)
∴𝑍 2 = = 𝑒 −1 1𝑥 𝑒 −1
𝑧𝑘 𝑧 = =
𝑘=0 𝑘=0
𝑥! 𝑥!
2 2 2 2 3 P (3(or) more faulty condensers)
=1+ + + +⋯
𝑧 𝑧 𝑧 = P(3)+P(4) + P(5) + ... + P(100)
1 2
= 2 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 <1 = 1-[P(0)+P(1) + P(2)
1−𝑧 𝑧
𝑒 −1 𝑒 −1 𝑒 −1
𝑧 = 1− + +
= 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑧 >2 0! 1!! 2!
𝑧−2 1
25. (4) = 1 − 𝑒 −1 1 + 1 +
2 2
P(A) = 5 = 1-e-1×2.5
3 = 1-0.3679×2.5 = 0.08025
P(B) = 4

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28. (1)
M.G.F. of a normal distribution
t2σ 2
Mx(t) = eμt+
2
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29. (3)
P(X=x) = nCxqxqn-x English – Examsdaily
Given
Tamil – Examsdaily Tamil
9P(X=4) = P(X=2)
⇒ 9 × 6C4p4q2 = 6C2p2q4
⇒ 9 ×p2 = q2 Whatsapp Group
⇒ 9p2 = (1-q)2
= 1 +p2-2p
⇒ 8p2+2p-1 = 0 English - Click Here
−2 ± 4 + 32
∴𝑝=
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−2 ± 6
=
16
−2 − 6 −2 + 6
∴𝑝= 𝑜𝑟
16 16
−1 1
⇒𝑝= 𝑜𝑟
2 4
Since P is positive
1
⇒𝑝=
4
30. (3)
If three balls are of different colours, then one
will be red, one will be blue and one will
∴ Required probability
2𝐶1 × 3𝐶1 × 4𝐶1
=
9𝐶3
2×3×4
=
9×8×7
=1×2×3
2
=
7