2021/ODD/12/ASH-102/38

B.Tech Odd Semester (CBCS) Exam. December,

2021 held on March, 2022

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING /
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING /
ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

(1st Semester)

Course No: ASH-102

(Mathematics-I)

Full Marks: 50
Pass Marks : 25

Time: 2 hours
Note:
1. Answer any five questions.
2. Begin each answer in a new page.
3. Answer parts of a question at a place.
4. Assume reasonable data wherever required.
5. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks for the question.

1. a) Show that the following system of equations

has infinite number of solutions.
x − y + 3z = 3
2x + 3 y + z = 2
3x + 2 y + 4 z = 5
Hence find the solutions.
b) Define eigenvalues and eigenvectors with
examples. 5+5=10
2. a) Explain with examples the concepts of linear
dependence and independence of vectors in
a vector space.
Turn Over
 b) If the eigenvalues of a matrix A are 8, 3, 11, 7. a) Let V be the set of all polynomials of degree
then what are the eigenvalues of n with real coefficients with respect to usual
AT , A−1 , Am (m ∈ ), adj. A, kA ? addition of polynomials and usual scalar
5+5=10 multiplication. Verify whether V is a vector
3. a) Verify whether the following system of space with respect to these operations.
equations is consistent. b) Let V be the vector space of all real
4x + 9 y + 3z = 6 symmetric matrices. Find the dimension of
2x + 3 y + z = 2 V. 5+5=10
2 x + 6 y + 2 z = 7. 8. a) Using Cayley-Hamilton theorem, find A16,
b) Define a vector space, its basis and dimension.
Give examples. 5+5=10  3 1
if A =  .
4. a) What is the diagonalization of a matrix? Write  −1 2 
down some criteria that determine the
diagonalizability of a matrix. b) Let V be the vector of real functions for which
S = {sinθ, cosθ} is a basis and let D be the
b) Is it possible to diagonalize the matrix differential operator on V. Determine whether
or not D is diagonalizable. 5+5=10
 1 2 3
A =  −1 1 0
? If yes, diagonalize it.
 4 0 1  ****
5+5=10
5. Consider the complex field which contains the
field which contains the rational field.
(a) Show that is a vector space over and find its
dimension.
(b) Show that is a vector space over and find its
dimension. 5+5=10
6. Verify Cayley-Hamilton theorem for the matrix

 1 2 0
A =  −1 1 2 
Hence find eigenvalues of A and A2.
 1 2 1 
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5+5=10