Ref. No.

Ex/BS/MTH/T111/2022

Bachelor of Engineering Examination, 2022

First Year, First Semester
Paper: Mathematics I

Time Three Hours Full Marks : 100

Use separate cnswer script for each Part.

Symbols / Notations have their usual meanings.
Part I (50 Marks)

Answer Q. No. 1 and any fve from the rest:

1Answer any five questions from the following: 3x5 15 Marks

(a) Show that

()-(0,0) .
2+y2
(b) If

when | 2 l v l

-y when |z |<|y .

then find fzy (0,0).

(c) If f"(a) is continuous at z =

a, then show that

lim
fla+)-2f(@) + J(a- = Plo).
h0 h2

(d) Use Mean Value Theorem to prove

<log(1
1+T
+) <a, for r >0.
Se)Examine whether the function f(7,y) =-2ay++-y +' amaximum
has

nor a minimum at (0,0).

Find the values of p and q such that lim-+0 co g sin 2 =

(f
(7,y) the curve a/3 + y2/3 = a?/3,
Find the radius of curvature at the point on

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C2aUse Rolle's theorem to show that between any two real roots of efsina = 1 there

cxists at least one roal root of c"cosz+1 = 0.

Suppose that the MVT is applied to the function fc) in (0,h} so that f(h) = f(0)+

hf'(0h), 0 <0<1. Then prove that

1
lim 6= awhen f(r) = cos.
h0t

4+3
3Consider the function f: R*R given by

Vi + 40
f,y) =

0 = y=0.
Show that the function f is continuous, possesses first partial derivatives but not differ-
entiable at the origin.

AIfuIf u =
tanl then show that

0u
+2xy + sin4u - sin2u

7
5. Let u(c, y) be function
a
possessing continuous partial derivatives of the frst two orders
and let +y =
2e"cosh and a -y 2ie'sino. Show that
=

u
47oy
a Evaluate
lim
bExpand a*y +3y - 2 in powers of (z - 1) and (y +2), using Taylor's Theorem of

several variables.

Find the asymptotes of the curve (" +}"(c -y-1) + (z +3y)( +U)+y-3z =

7
8. Use Lagrange's method of multiplier to show that the volume of the greatest rectangular

parallelopiped that can be inscribed in the ellipsoid 8abc

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Part II

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Notations have their usual meaning.)
(Unexplained Symbols/

rest. 10x 5=50

Answer Question No.1 and any four from the

2 11 1 3and
3 find the rank of A =

and from the above computation

Compute the rank of B =| 4 2 2 5
2 11 the Truth of Falsity of the following.
and using this or otherwise determine
4 2 2
The following system of equations

2x+y+a=3
4x+2y+2z=5

has no solution.

True or False. Answer with appropriate reason.

o) S3 is a cyclic group
-

True or False. Answer with appropriate

reason.
is not integral domain
-

c) Z an

exists a ring with n elements

-

True or Palse. Answer with appropriate

For any positive integer n, therc
re&son.

element a with order n. Then G is a

finite group with n elements. Suppose G has an
e Suppose G is a

cyclic group
-

True or Talse. Answer with appropriate reason.

obtained
is defined by f(c) =r, where r is the remainder
(6) Suppose the group homomorphism f: Z>Zg
2+2+1+1+2+2
by division of z by 6. Find kerf.

(a) State Lagrenge's theorem on finite groups.

(6) Suppose G is a group with 19 elements.

() Detcrmine the order of the elements ofG and prove that G is cyclic.

(i) Find the subgroups of G and determine which of them are normal subgroups.

(c) Give an example, with proper roasons, of a noncyclic abelian group. 2+5+3

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P i n d a basis and the dimension of each of the subspaccs Vi = {(«,y, z) E R^:z = 0} and V% =
, , z) E RS :* =0;y = 0} of the vector space RS,

3 1 0
bTind the eigenvalues and the eigenvectors of the real matrix A = | 0 3 0

D0-2
Verify Cayley Hamilton Theorem for the matrix A. 4+4+2

aShow that {(,y, z) ¬ R": 2+3y+z 4} = is iot a

subspace of the vector space R$.
Let C be the group of all complex numbers with respect
nonzero to usual multiplication of complex
numbers. Let f:C* -^C* be defined by f(t) =r2.

(i) Prove that f is a group homomorphism,

(i) Prove that f is onto.
(ili) Find kerf and use this to prove that f is not 1-1.

(iv) Apply the lst Isomorphism Theorem for Groups for f and write the relovant result.2+(142+3+2)
 () KZ 3Z or -
2 -+3Z
Prove tlhat a: t 3 - or

tset c»f 32 in the grou|p 7.

37 is a
a) Suppas r

c l e e n t s of Lhe quoticut groupp Z73%

a d benr wrilr the
incle:x.
haviug finit.4:
witlh explanal.ion
of n subgroup of nn inlinit: group
)Gin* an exanpk
o»l
with projer oxplnalioi,
GaT an exampe,
of the vector space R and write its geometric significance.
1-dimcnsional subspace
t a
R" and write their
1-dimensional subspace of the vector space

i) one 2-dimeusional sulbsparce and onc

2+2+(2-4)
gomctric siguilicAnee.

6
Solve the equation z - 4 r +3
= 0 in the ring Zg.
(a)
domain that is not a field. Answer with proper explanation.
(b) Give an example of an integral

(c) Let f: S, > {1, -1} be defined by

S(o) =
1, when o is even

= -1, when o is odd

of real nuinbers. Apply the lst Isomorphis1n

wlherc {1, -

1} is a group with respcct to usual nultiplication

Thewrern for groups to prove that |A,,| = 2. 2+2+6