PSG POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, COIMBATORE - 641 004

SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS, OCT/APR 2022

Common to all I year Diploma
X21101 – ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I – Semester - 1

Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 75

Instructions:
1. Answer all questions by choosing either (a) division or (b) division.
2. Each question carries 15 marks.
3. Division (a) and (b) have three subdivisions (i), (ii) and (iii) which carries 2 marks, 3 marks and 10 marks
respectively.

Q. Div Sub. Bloom’s Total Course

Questions Marks
No. . div. Taxonomy Marks Outcome
Construct a 2 x 2 matrix whose elements are given by
i i U 2
a ij=
j

( )
0 1 2 1
a ii Reduce the matrix 2 −3 0 −1 to echelon form. R 3
1 1 −1 0
Apply Gauss elimination method to solve:
iii A 10
x +2 y + z =3; 2 x +3 y+ 3 z =10and 3 x− y +2 z=13
OR
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1 a b+ c
i Evaluate 1 b c +a . R 2
1 c a+b
b
ii [ 10 3x ]+[ 1y 02]=[51 68]
If 2 then find the value of x + y . U 3

Solve using Cramer’s rule: x + y + z=3 ;

iii A 10
2 x− y + z=2 ;and 3 x+ 2 y −2 z=3
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i
If A¿ [32 −31 ] , then compute A−1
R 2

Show that the equations 2 x+ y =3 ; 4 x +2 y=5 are

a ii U 3
inconsistent.

iii Using matrix method, solve the following system of linear A 10

equations x + y + z=6 ; x +2 z =7∧¿ 3 x+ y+ z=12
OR
b
i Prove that the matrix (−13 46) is non singular R 2

( )
1 2 3 −1
ii Determine the rank of the matrix 2 4 6 −2 U 3
3 6 9 −3

iii Examine the consistency of the system of equations A 10

x +2 y +3 z=6 ;x + y + z=3 and 2 x+3 y + 4 z=9. If

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 consistent then determine the solution.

tan ( 180 +θ ) cos ⁡( 90 +θ)

° °
Simplify
i °
cot (90 −θ)sin(180 + θ)
°

U 2

ii Prove that sin 200 sin 600 sin 800 =

√3 R 3
8
a 3 12
If A, B are acute angles, sin A = and cos B = ,
iii 5 13 A 10
find (i) cos ( A + B) (ii)sin( A−B¿)¿ .
3 OR
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i If sinα= , find the value ofsin 3 α R 2
5
−1 −1 −1 x+y
ii If xy <1 , prove that tan ( x)+ tan ( y )=tan ( ) U 3
1−xy
b
If A+ B=45° ,then show that
( 1+tanA ) ( 1+ tanB )=2 and hence deduce the value of
iii °
A 10
1
tan 22
2

i U 2
In any ∆ ABC , Prove that ∑ a sin ( B−C ) =0
In any ∆ ABC , prove that a sin A - b sin B =
a ii R 3
c sin( A−B)

Solve the triangle ABC , if A = 350 17' ;C = 45 0 13' and

iii A 10
b = 42.1 .
OR
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In any∆ ABC , with usual notations, prove that
i 1 R 2
∆= ab sin C
2
In any ∆ ABC , show that
2 2 2
b a sin(B−C ) b sin(C− A) c sin( A−B)
ii + + =0 U 3
sin A sin B sin C

iii Solvethe triangle BC , if a=5 , b=4∧C=680 . A 10

5 State whether 3 i⃗ − ⃗j+2 k⃗ and −6 i⃗ +2 ⃗j−4 k⃗ are parallel 15 CO 5

i R 2
vectors.
A particle acted on by two forces 4 ⃗i + ⃗j−3 k⃗ and 3 i⃗ + ⃗j− ⃗k is
ii displaced from the point i⃗ +2 ⃗j + ⃗k to the point 5 i⃗ + 4 ⃗j+ ⃗k U 3
a
. Find the work done by the forces.
Show that the points whose positions vectors are 2 ⃗i −⃗j+ k⃗
iii , i⃗ −3 ⃗j−5 ⃗k and 3i⃗ −4 ⃗j −4 ⃗k form a right angled A 10
triangle.
OR
b i Find the volume of a parallelopiped whose edges are R 2
represented by 5 i⃗ + 7 ⃗j−10 k⃗ , −3 i⃗ −2 ⃗j− ⃗k ,and
4 ⃗i + 8 ⃗j+12 ⃗k .
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 For what value of ‘m’ the vectors
ii 5 i⃗ + 6 ⃗j+7 ⃗
k , 7 ⃗i + m ⃗j+ 9 ⃗k∧3 i⃗ +20 ⃗j+5 ⃗k are U 3
coplanar.
If a⃗ =3 ⃗i + 2 ⃗j−4 ⃗k , ⃗b=5 i⃗ −3 ⃗j+ 6 ⃗k∧⃗c =5 ⃗i −⃗j+2 ⃗k ,
iii find ( i ) ⃗a X ( ⃗b X ⃗c ) ( ii ) ( ⃗a X ⃗b ) X c⃗ and show that they are A 10
not equal.
Total 75

2
Show that( cos A−cos B ) + ( sin A−sin B ) =4 sin
2 2
( A−B
2 )
.

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