First Year Engineering, Semester I (All Branches)/2023-24

Mathematics I : Practice Problems

11. Solve the following system of linear equations.

a) 3𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 3, 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 𝑧 = −3, 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 4.
b) 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 3, 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 5, 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 − 5𝑧 = −13.

12. Solve the following system of homogeneous linear equation.

a) 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 0, 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 0, 7𝑥 + 10𝑦 + 12𝑧 = 0.
b) 3 𝑥 + 2𝑧 + 2𝑤 = 0, −𝑥 + 7𝑦 + 4𝑧 + 9𝑤 = 0, 7𝑥 − 7𝑦 − 5𝑤 = 0.

13. Determine the values of 𝜆 for which the following sets of equations may possess a
non-trivial solution. For each permissible value of 𝜆, determine the general solution.
3𝑥1 + 𝑥2 − 𝜆𝑥3 = 0, 4𝑥1 − 2𝑥2 − 3𝑥3 = 0, 2𝜆𝑥1 + 4𝑥2 + 𝜆𝑥3 = 0.

14. Determine the values of 𝑎 for which the following sets of equations may possess a
non-trivial solution. For each permissible value of 𝑎, determine the general solution.
𝑥1 + 2𝑥2 + 3𝑥3 = 4, 2𝑥1 − 𝑥2 − 2𝑥3 = 𝑎2 , −𝑥1 − 7𝑥2 − 11𝑥3 = 𝑎.

15. Test for consistency and solve the given system of nonhomogeneous linear equation.
a) 5𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 7𝑧 = 4, 3𝑥 + 26𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 9, 7𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 10𝑧 = 5.
b) 2𝑥 + 6𝑦 = −11, 6𝑥 + 20𝑦 − 6𝑧 = −3, 6𝑦 − 18𝑧 = −1.

16. Investigate the value of 𝜆 and 𝜇 so that the equations

2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 9, 7𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 8, 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 𝜆𝑧 = 𝜇
have (i) no solution, (ii) a unique solution, (iii) an infinite number of solutions.

17. Find the value of 𝐾 so that the equations

2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 6𝑧 − 5𝑡 = 3, 𝑦 − 4𝑧 + 𝑡 = 1, 4𝑥 − 5𝑦 + 8𝑧 − 9𝑡 = 𝐾
have (i) no solution, (ii) an infinite number of solutions.

18. Determine for what value of 𝜆 and 𝜇 the following equations have
i) no solution, (ii) a unique solution, (iii) an infinite number of solutions.
x + y + z = 6, x + 2y + 3z =10, x + 2y + 𝜆z = 𝜇.

19. Are the following vectors linearly dependent. If so, express one of these as a linear
combination of others.
a) (3,2,7), (2,4,1), (1, −2,6).
b) (2, −1,3,2), (1,3,4,2), (2, −5,2,2).
c) (1,1, −1), (2, −3,5), (2, −1,4).
d) (1,2,4), (2, −1,3), (0,1,2), (−3,7,2).
e) (1,0,2,1), (3,1,2,1), (4,6,2, −4), (−6,0, −3, −4).
f) (1, −1,1), (2,1,1), (3,0,2).
g) (1, 1, 0), (1, 0, 1), (0, 1, 1).
h) (1, 2, 3), (−2, 5, 0), (−1, 1, −1).
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Mathematics I : Practice Problems

Unit 2: Complex Numbers

5 tan 𝜃−10 tan3 𝜃+tan5 𝜃
1. Use De Moivre’s theorem to show that tan 5𝜃 = 1−10 tan2 𝜃+5 tan4 𝜃
𝜋 𝜋
Hence deduce that 5 tan4 10 − 10 tan2 10 +1 =0
2. Using De Moivre’s theorem prove that
2(1 + cos 8𝜃 ) = (𝑥 4 − 4𝑥 2 + 2)2 where 𝑥 = 2 cos 𝜃
sin 7𝜃
3. Prove that = 7 − 56 sin2 𝜃 + 112 sin4 𝜃 − 64 sin6 𝜃
sin 𝜃
7
4. Expand 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 in a series of cosines of multiples of 𝜃
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5. Prove that sin6 𝜃 cos2 𝜃 = 27 (5 − 4 cos 2𝜃 − 4 cos 4𝜃 + 4 cos 6𝜃 − cos 8𝜃) .
1+cos 9𝐴
6. Prove that = [16cos 4 𝐴 − 8cos3 𝐴 − 12cos 2 𝐴 + 4 cos 𝐴 + 1]2
1+cos 𝐴
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7. Using De Moivre’s theorem prove that cos 6 𝜃 + sin6 𝜃 = 8 (3 cos 4𝜃 + 5)
8. If sin4 𝜃 cos3 𝜃 = 𝑎1 cos 𝜃 + 𝑎3 cos 3𝜃 + 𝑎5 cos 5𝜃 + 𝑎7 cos 7𝜃 , prove that
𝑎1 + 9𝑎3 + 25𝑎5 + 49𝑎7 = 0
9. If 𝑧 = −1 + 𝑖√3 and n is an integer, prove that
𝑧 2𝑛 + 2𝑛 ∙ 𝑧 𝑛 + 22𝑛 = 0 if n is not a multiple of 3.
𝑧 𝑛 2 𝑛 2 , if n is a multiple of 3
( ) +( ) ={
2 𝑧 −1 , if n is not a multiple of 3
10. If 𝛼 , 𝛽 are the roots of the equation 𝑥 2 − 2 ∙ √3 ∙ 𝑥 + 4 = 0 , prove that
𝛼 3 + 𝛽3 = 0
11. If 𝛼 , 𝛽 are the roots of the equation 𝑧 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 − 𝑧 sin 2𝜃 + 1 = 0 , prove that
𝛼 𝑛 + 𝛽 𝑛 = 2 cos 𝑛𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑛 𝜃
12. If 𝛼 = 1 + 𝑖 , 𝛽 = 1 − 𝑖 and cot 𝜃 = 𝑥 + 1 , prove that
(𝑥 + 𝛼)𝑛 − (𝑥 + 𝛽)𝑛 = (𝛼 − 𝛽) sin 𝑛𝜃 cosec n 𝜃
1+sin 𝛼+𝑖 cos 𝛼 𝑛
13. Evaluate (1+sin 𝛼−𝑖 cos 𝛼)
14. Find the cube roots of unity. If 𝜔 is a complex root of unity , prove that (1 − 𝜔)6 =
−27
15. Find the roots common to 𝑥 4 + 1 = 0 and 𝑥 6 − 𝑖 = 0
16. Solve 𝑥 5 = 1 + 𝑖 and find the continued product of the roots.
17. If 𝛼, 𝛼 2 , 𝛼 3 , 𝛼 4 are the roots of 𝑥 5 − 1 = 0, find them and show that
(1 − 𝛼)(1 − 𝛼 2 )(1 − 𝛼 3 )(1 − 𝛼 4 ) = 5
18. Solve the equation (𝑥 7 + 𝑥 4 ) + 𝑖(𝑥 3 + 1) = 0
19. Solve 𝑥 9 − 𝑥 5 + 𝑥 4 − 1 = 0
𝜋 3𝜋
20. Show that 𝑥 5 − 1 = (𝑥 − 1) [𝑥 2 + 2𝑥cos 5 + 1] [𝑥 2 + 2𝑥cos + 1].
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𝑘𝜋
21. Show that all the roots of (𝑥 + 1)7 = (𝑥 − 1)7 are given by ±𝑖 cot , 𝑘 = 1,2,3.
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Unit 2: Hyperbolic function

1. Solve the equation 7 cosh 𝑥 + 8 sinh 𝑥 = 1 for real values of 𝑥

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2. If tanh𝑥 = 2 Find the value of 𝑥 and hence sinh2𝑥
1+tanh 𝑥 𝑛
3. Prove that ( ) = cosh 2𝑛𝑥 + sinh 2𝑛𝑥
1−tanh 𝑥