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MATH GRE PREP: WEEK 6

UCHICAGO REU 2019

(1) Order the following real numbers, from smallest to largest.

(I) π

1+ 2
(II) √
3−1

3
(III) e · 2

(IV) α ∈ R : α5 − α − 101 = 0

(A) (I) < (II) < (III) < (IV)

(B) (IV) < (II) < (I) < (III)

(C) (II) < (III) < (IV) < (I)

(D) (IV) < (II) < (III) < (I)

(E) (IV) < (I) < (II) < (III)

−1 0 −1 2 2
py(x) be a solution to the√differential equation x (y − 2x y) = x cos(x ). Let
(2) Let
y( π/2) = 1. Then what is y( 2π)?

(A) 2 − π/2

(B) 2 − π

(C) 4 − 2π

(D) 4 − π

(E) 8 − 2π

Date: August 12, 2019.


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(3) Order the following series in terms of size of their radius of convergence about 0.
P n! n
(I) n≥1 nn z

P (n!)3 n
(II) n≥1 (3n)! z

n + (3/2)n )z n
P
(III) n≥1 (2

2zn
P
(IV) n≥1 (log n)

2
+ 1/n)n z n
P
(V) n≥1 (1

(A) III < V < IV < I < II

(B) V < III < IV < I < II

(C) V < III < IV < II < I

(D) V < IV < III < II < I

(E) II < IV < III < V < I

(4) Which of the following functions are holomorphic?

(I) f (x, y) = x4 − 3x3 − 6x2 y 2 + 9xy 2 + y 4 + (9x2 y + 4xy 3 − 4x3 y − 3y 3 )i

(II) g(x, y) = i · f (x, y)

(III) h(x, y) = exp(f (x, y))

(A) I only

(B) II only

(C) III only

(D) II and III

(E) I, II, and III


MATH GRE PREP: WEEK 6 3

(5) For a, c ∈ R>0 define f (x) by


(
xa sin(|x|−c ) x 6= 0
f (x) =
0 x = 0.
Which range of a, c is equivalent to f 00 (0) existing?

(A) a > c

(B) a ≥ 1 + c

(C) a ≥ 1 + 3c

(D) a > 2 + c

(E) a > 2 + 2c

(6) Which of the following is the weakest claim that ensures that a sequence xn ∈ X ⊆ R has
a unique accumulation point?

(A) X is closed and bounded.

(B) There exists a point x ∈ X such that x ∈ X \ {x}.

(C) ∃x ∈ X : ∀ε > 0, ∃n ∈ N : xn 6= x, |x − xn | < ε.

(D) ∀ε > 0, ∃N ∈ N : ∀n, m ≥ N, |xn − xm | < ε.

(E) We have |xn − xn+1 | < cn−2 for some c > 0.

(7) What is:


2n
1X n2
lim ?
n→∞ n 4k 2 + n2
k=1

π
(A) 2

1
(B) 2 arctan(4)

(C) arctan(4)
1
(D) 4 arctan(2)

(E) arctan(2)
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(8) What is
∞  
Y 1
1− ?
3n + 2
n=1

(A) The product diverges properly to −∞.

(B) e3 /2

(C) e−3 /2

(D) 0

(E) e−3/2

(9) What is 717 mod 60?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 7

(D) 49

(E) 3

(10) Evalute the following definite integral.


Z π
2 x 2
dx
0 sin x

(A) π
π
(B)
2
π · log(2)
(C)
2
(D) π · log(2)

(E) 1
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(11) Which of the following vector fields are conservative, where they are defined?

(I) F (x, y, z) = (3x2 z, z 2 , x3 + 2yz)


 
−y x
(II) F (x, y) = ,
x2 + y 2 x2 + y 2

(III) F (x, y, z) = (3x2 y 2 z + 5y 3 , 2x3 yz + 15xy 2 − 7z, x3 y 2 − 7y + 4z 3 )

(A) I only

(B) II only

(C) III only

(D) I and II

(E) I and III

(12) A square pyramid, of side length 100 cm and height 100 cm, of ice is melting at a consistent
rate such that all of the ice less than y cm from the surface melts after y hours (note the
bottom is also melting). What is the rate of change of the volume, when the height is 10
cm?
 √ 
(A) −100 2 3 5
√ 
(B) −100 5
√ 
(C) −100 5+1
 √ 
3 5+1
(D) −100 3
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(13) Let R be a commutative ring with identity. Consider the binary operation on R: a ? b =
a + b − ab.

(I) There exists a commutative ring R where (R, ?) forms an abelian group, |R| > 1.

(II) For all R, (R, ?) forms a group.

(III) For all R, the operation ? has unique left inverses.

Which of the above are true?

(A) (I) and (II).

(B) Only (III).

(C) All three.

(D) Only (I).

(E) None of them.

(14) Let f : X → Y be a function, with X, Y ⊆ R. Consider the following statements about f :

(I) ∀δ > 0, ∃ε > 0 : |x − c| < δ =⇒ |f (x) − f (c)| < ε

(II) ∀(xn )n∈N ⊂ X, limn→∞ xn = c =⇒ limn→∞ f (xn ) = f (c)

(III) For every open set U , f −1 (U ) is open.

(IV) The limit limh→0 (f (c + h) − f (c))/h is defined.

What is the negation of the following statement? The function f is differentiable wherever
it is continuous.

(A) There is some point c ∈ X that does not satisfy (IV), but satisfies (I).

(B) f satisfies (III), but has a point c not satisfying (IV).

(C) f does not satisfy (III) or (IV) for some point c.

(D) There exists a point c ∈ X satisfying (II) such that this point does not satisfy (IV).

(E) Some point c ∈ X does not satisfy (I) or (IV).


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(15) Compute the area of a unit sphere contained between the meridians φ = 30◦ and φ = 60◦
and parallels θ = 45◦ and θ = 60◦ .
√ √
π( 3− 2)
(A) 12
√ √
π( 3− 1)
(B) 16
√ √
π( 2− 1)
(C) 6

π( 3)
(D) 18

π( 3−1)
(E) 12

(16) What is:


tan 2x
lim ?
x→0 sin 5x
(A) 0

(B) 4/5

(C) ∞

(D) 1/5

(E) 2/5

(17) Evalute the integral: Z ∞


sin(5x)dx
2 .
−∞ 1 + x − π2

(A) The integral does not converge.

(B) πe−5

(C) 2πe−5

(D) 3πe−5

(E) 4πe−5
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(18) Evaluate: Z ∞
dx
.
0 1 + x3

(A) √
3 3

(B) 1
1
(C) 2
π
(D) 4

π2
(E) 4

(19) A dartist is playing darts on a dartboard equal to the unit disk in R2 . Each throw is
independent, and has (x, y) coordinates distributed according to the probability density
function:
C
f (x, y) = 2 .
x + y2 + 1
The dartist is trying to hit the bullseye equal to the disk of radius 1/10. What is the
probability that at least one of the two next darts hits the bullseye?
πC
(A) 2 log 101 101
100 · (2 − πC log 100 )

101 101
(B) πC log 100 · (2 − πC log 100 )
101
(C) 2πC log 100 · (2 − πC log 101
100 )

101
(D) πC log 100

(E) 2πC log 101


100

(20) Let A and B be two matrices with complex entries that do not commute. Which of the
following is necessarily false?

(A) A and B are similar.

(B) A and B are simultaneously triangulizable.

(C) A and B share an eigenvector.

(D) A and B have a basis of simultaneous eigenvectors.

(E) A and B have the same characteristic and minimal polynomials.


MATH GRE PREP: WEEK 6 9

(21) (An old Chestnut) What is


arctan(1) + arctan(2) + arctan(3)?

(A) π/2

(B) 4π/5

(C) π

(D) 2π

(E) 3

(22) (Alcuin c. 735-804 CE) A certain bishop ordered 12 loaves of bread to be divided amongst
the clergy. He stipulated that each priest should receive two loaves, each deacon should
receive half a loaf and each reader should receive a quarter of a loaf. It turned out that
the number of clerics and the number of loaves were the same. Assuming all loaves are
distributed, how many priests must there have been?

(A) 3

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 6

(E) The answer is undetermined.


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Answers
(1) (E): Determine α < 3 and II,III¿π.

(2) (D): Solve by an integrating factor.

(3) (B): Compute the root test.

(4) (D): Use Cauchy-Riemann to determine f is anti-holomorphic.

(5) (D): This follows from the limit definition of the derivative.

(6) (D): Note (C) does note make it unique, and (E) is too strong. (A) and (B) are ridiculous.

(7) (B): Recognize this as a Riemann sum.

(8) (D): Use the approximation log(1 + x) ≈ x.

(9) (C): Note ϕ(60) = 16, so x17 = x for x coprime to 60.

(10) (D): Integrate by parts twice, use double angle formula for sine. Or estimate.

(11) (E): Compute the curl.

(12) (C): Compute this, noting similarity (e.g., h = s). Recall the volume V = s2 h/3.

(13) (E): Disprove (I) and (II) by letting b = 1. For (III), let e be a left identity and compute.

(14) (D): The negation is there exists a point c where f is continuous and not differentiable.

(15) (A): Pass to spherical coordinates and evaluate.

(16) (E): Use Taylor series to evaluate.

(17) (B): This is the real part of an integral on the Riemann sphere; use residue theorem.

(18) (A): Use a partial fractions decomposition.


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(19) (B): Convert to polar coordinates and integrate (u-substitution).

(20) (D): It should be clear this is the strongest claim.

(21) (C): This is the argument of (1 + i)(1 + 2i)(1 + 3i).

(22) (E): Alcuin apparently believes that there are more than zero readers, giving (C) as the
answer.

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