Paper: Iit-Jam 2012: X X X y N N
Paper: Iit-Jam 2012: X X X y N N
(CODE–A)
Q.1-Q.15: Only one option is correct for each question. Each question carries (+6) marks
for correct answer and (–2) marks for incorrect answer.
1. Let xn be the sequence 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4,.... If
x1 x2 ... xn
yn for all n ,
n
then the sequence yn is
(a) monotonic (b) NOT bounded
(c) bounded but NOT convergent (d) convergent
2. The number of distinct real roots of the equation x 9 x 7 x 5 x 3 x 1 0 is
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 9
3. If f : 2 is defined by
x3
if ( x, y ) (0, 0),
f ( x, y ) x 2 y 4
0 if ( x, y ) (0, 0),
Then
(a) f x (0, 0) 0 and f y (0, 0) 0 (b) f x (0, 0) 1 and f y (0, 0) 0
(c) f x (0, 0) 0 and f y (0, 0) 1 (d) f x (0, 0) 1 and f y (0, 0) 1
1 z y
4. The value of xy 2 z 3 dx dy dz is
z 0 y 0 x 0
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
90 50 45 10
5. The differential equation (1 x 2 y 3 x 2 y 2 )dx (2 x 3 y 2 x 3 y )dy 0 is exact if equals
1 3
(a) (b) (c) 2 (d) 3
2 2
6. An integrating factor for the differential equation (2 xy 3x 2 y 6 y 3 )dx ( x 2 6 y 2 )dy 0 is
(a) x3 (b) y 3 (c) e3x (d) e3 y
7.
For c > 0, if aiˆ bjˆ ckˆ is the unit normal vector at 1, 1, 2 to the cone z x 2 y 2 , then
(a) a 2 b2 c 2 0 (b) a 2 b 2 c 2 0
(c) a 2 b2 c 2 0 (d) a 2 b2 c 2 0
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8. Consider the quotient group / of the additive group of rational numbers. The order of the
2
element in / is
3
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6
9. Which one of the following is TRUE?
(a) The characteristic of the ring 6 is 6
(b) The ring 6 has a zero divisor
(c) The characteristic of the ring / 6 6 is zero
(d) The ring 6 6 is an integral domain.
10. Let W be a vector space over and let T : 6 W be a linear transformation such that
S {Te2 , Te4 , Te6 } spans W.. Which one of the following must be TRUE?
(a) converges absolutely for x –2 (b) converges but not absolutely for x 1
(c) converges but not absolutely for x 1 (d) diverges for x 2
x
14. If Y x , then the set of all limit points of Y is
1 x
(a) (–1, 1) (b) (–1, 1] (c) [0, 1] (d) [–1, 1]
15. If C is a smooth curve in 3 from (0, 0, 0) to (2, 1, –1), then the value of
is
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
(b) For each x , let [x] denote the greatest integer less than or equal to x. Further, for a fixed
1
(0, 1) , define an n n2 n for all n . Show that the sequence {an} converges to .
n
(9)
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x2
4 t 3 dt
0
17. (a) Evaluate lim . (6)
x0 x2
(b) For a, b with a b , let f : [a, b] be continuous on [a, b] and twice differentiable
on ( a, b) . Further assume that the graph of f intersects the straight line segment joining the points
a, f ( a ) and b, f ( b) at a point c, f ( c) for a c b . Show that there exists a real number
( a, b) such that f ( ) 0 . (9)
18. (a) Show that the point (0, 0) is neither a point of local minimum nor a point of local maximum
for the function f : 2 given by f ( x, y ) 3 x 4 4 x 2 y y 2 for ( x, y ) 2 . (6)
(b) Find all the critical points of the function f : 2 given by f ( x , y ) x 3 y 3 3x 12 y 40
for ( x, y ) 2 . Also, examine whether the function f attains a local maximum or a local minimum at
each of these critical points. (9)
4 2
3
19. (a) Evaluate e y dy dx . (6)
x 0 y 4 x
(b) Using multiple integral, find the volume of the solid region in 3 bounded above by the
hemisphere z 1 1 x 2 y 2 and bounded below by the cone z x 2 y 2 . (9)
20. Find the area of the portion of the surface z x 2 y 2 in 3 which lies inside the solid cylinder
x 2 y 2 1. (15)
d2y
21. Let y(x) be the solution of the differential equation y 0 such that y (0) 2 and y(0) 2 .
dx 2
Find all values of [0,1) such that the infimum of the set { y ( x ) | x } is greater than or equal
to 1. (15)
22. (a) Assume that y1 ( x ) x and y2 ( x) x3 are two linearly independent solutions of the
2
homogeneous differential equation x 2 d y2 3x dy 3 y 0 . Using the method of variation of
dx dx
parameters, find a particular solution of the differential equation
d2y dy
x2 2
3x 3 y x 5 (6)
dx dx
dy 5 y 5 x 4
(b) Solve the differential equation subject to the condition y (1) 1 (9)
dx 6 x y 5
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23. (a) Let r xiˆ yjˆ zkˆ be the position vector field in 3 and let f : be a differentiable
function. Show that f r r 0 for r 0. (6)
(b) Let W be the region inside the solid cylinder x 2 y 2 4 between the plane z = 0 and the parabo-
loid z x 2 y 2 . Let S be the boundary of W. Using Gauss’s divergence theorem, evaluate F nˆ dS ,
S
where F ( x 2 y 2 4) iˆ (3 xy ) ˆj (2 xz z 2 )kˆ and nˆ is the outward unit normal vector to S. (9)
24. (a) Let G be a finite group whose order is not divisible by 3. Show that for every g G , there
3
exists an h G such that g h . (6)
(b) Let A be the group of all rational numbers under addition, B be the group of all non-zero
rational numbers under multiplication and C the group of all positive rational numbers under
multiplication. Show that no two of the groups A, B and C are isomorphic. (9)
25. (a) Let I be an ideal of a commutative ring R. Define
A r R | r n I for some n .
Show that A is an ideal of R. (6)
(b) Let F be a field. For each p x F x (the polynomial ring in x over F) define
: F x F F by p x p 0 , p 1 .
(i) Prove that is a ring homomorphism
(ii) Prove that the quotient ring F x / x 2 x is isomorphic to the ring F×F. (9)
26. (a) Let P, D and A be real square matrices of the same order such that P is invertible. D is diagonal
and D PAP 1 . If An = 0 for some n , then show that A = 0. (6)
(b) Let T : V W be a linear transformation of vector spaces. Prove the following:
(1) If {v1 , v2 ,....., vk } spans V and T is onto, then {Tv1 , Tv2 .....Tvk } spans W.
(2) If {v1 , v2 ,....., vk } is linearly independent in V and T is one-one, then {Tv1 , Tv2 .....Tvk } is linearly
independent in W.
(3) If {v1 , v2 .....vk } is a basis of V, and T is bijective, then {Tv1 , Tv2 .....Tvk } is a basis of W. (9)
27. (a) Let {v1 , v2 , v3 } be a basis of vector space V over . Let T : V V be the linear transformation
determined by Tv1 v1 , Tv2 v2 v3 and Tv3 v2 2v3 . Find the matrix of the transformation T
with {v1 v2 , v1 v2 , v3 } as the basis of both the domain and co-domain of T. (6)
(b) Let W be a three dimensional vector space over and let S : W W be a linear transformation.
Further, assume that every non-zero vector of W is an eigen-vector of S. Prove that there exists
an , such that S I , where I : W W is the identity transformation. (9)
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28. (a) Show that the function f : , defined by f x x 2 for x , is not uniformly continu-
ous. (6)
(b) For each n , let f n : be a uniformly continuous function. If the sequence f n con-
verges uniformly on to a function f : , then show that f is uniformly continuous. (9)
29. (a) Let A be a nonempty bounded subset of . Show that x | x a for all a A is closed
subset of . (6)
1
(b) Let {xn} be a sequence in such that xn 1 xn for all n . Show that the sequence {xn}
n2
is convergent. (9)