MATH 1201 - Sem Question - 2021
MATH 1201 - Sem Question - 2021
MATHEMATICS - II
(MATH 1201)
Time Allotted : 2 hrs. Full Marks : 70
Figures out of the right margin indicate full marks.
Candidates are required to answer Group A and
any 5 (five) from Group B to E, taking at least one from each group.
Candidates are required to give answer in their own words as far as practicable.
Group – A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
(ii) A random variable 𝑋 has the probability density function 𝑓(𝑥) as given below:
𝑎 + 𝑏𝑥 𝑓𝑜𝑟 0 < 𝑥 < 1
𝑓 𝑥 =
0 𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
2
If the expected value 𝐸 𝑋 = , then 𝑃(𝑋 < 0.5) is
3
(a) 0.5 (b) 1 (c) 0.25 (d) 0.
(iii) If the number 37.46235 rounded off to four significant digits then the
percentage of error is
(a) 6.27 × 10−3 (b) 6.27 × 10−5
(c) 6.27 × 10−2 (d) 6.27 × 103 .
(iv) Let 𝑓 𝑥 = 0 be an equation such that 𝑓(𝑎) 𝑓(𝑏) > 0 for two real numbers
𝑎and𝑏, then which one of the following is true:
(a) at least one root of 𝑓(𝑥) = 0 lies in (𝑎, 𝑏)
(b) no root of 𝑓(𝑥) = 0lies in (𝑎, 𝑏)
(c) an odd number of roots of 𝑓(𝑥) = 0lies in (𝑎, 𝑏)
(d) either no root or an even number of roots of 𝑓 𝑥 = 0 lies in (𝑎, 𝑏).
(v) Let S be a sample space and two mutually exclusive events 𝐴 and 𝐵 be such
that𝐴 𝑈 𝐵 = 𝑆. If 𝑃(. ) denotes the probability of the event, the maximum value
of 𝑃(𝐴)𝑃(𝐵) is
(a) 1 (b) 0.5 (c) 0.25 (d) 0.
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(vi) Let 𝐺 be an undirected graph with 𝑛 vertices and 25 edges such that each vertex
of 𝐺 has degree at least 3. Then the maximum possible value of 𝑛 is
(a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d)16.
(vii) Which one of the following is TRUE for any simple connected undirected graph
with more than 2 vertices?
(a) No two vertices have the same degree
(b) At least two vertices have the same degree
(c) At least three vertices have the same degree
(d) All vertices have the same degree.
(viii) A two-faced fair coin has its faces designated as head (𝐻) and tail (𝑇). This coin
is tossed three times in succession to record the following outcomes: 𝐻, 𝐻, 𝐻. If
the coin is tossed one more time,the probability (up to one decimal place) of
obtaining 𝐻 again, given the previous realizations of 𝐻, 𝐻and 𝐻, would be
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) .
2 4 8 16
3 1
(ix) The value of 𝛤 𝛤 is
4 4
𝜋
(a) 2𝜋 (b) 2 𝜋 (c) 2 𝜋 (d) .
2
3
𝑡 −
(x) The Laplace transform of 𝑓(𝑡) = 2 is 𝑠 , then the Laplace transform of
2
𝜋
1
𝑔 𝑡 = is
𝜋𝑡
1 3 5 1
(a) 𝑠 2 (b) 𝑠 2 (c) 3𝑠 −2 (d) 𝑠 −2 .
Group – B
2. (a) Two bags contain 5 white, 3 black balls and 10 white, 3 black balls respectively.
Two balls are transferred at random from first bag to second bag and then a ball
is drawn at random from latter. The ball so drawn is found to be white in colour.
Find the probability that the transferred balls were both white.
(b) Suppose that an airplane engine will fail, when in flight, with probability 1 − 𝑝
independently from engine to engine; suppose that the airplane will make a
successful flight if at least 50 percent of its engines remain operative. For what
values of 𝑝 is a four-engine plane preferable to a two-engine plane?
6 + 6 = 12
3. (a) A bowl contains 10 chips of which 8 are marked Rs.200 each and 2 are marked
Rs.500 each. Let a person draw 3 chips at random from the bowl without
replacement. If the person is to receive the sum of resulting amounts marked on
the drawn chips, find his expectation.
(b) Assuming that the height distribution of a group is normally, find the mean and
standard deviation if 84% of the men have heights less than 65.2 inches and
68% have heights lying between 62.8 and 65.2 inches.
6 + 6 = 12
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Group – C
4. (a) Solve the following system of equations by Gauss-Seidal iteration method
correct to three significant figures:
6𝑥 + 15𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 72
𝑥 + 𝑦 + 54𝑧 = 110
27𝑥 + 6𝑦 − 𝑧 = 85
1
(b) Find the iterative formula for finding where N is a real number, using the
N
1
Newton-Raphson formula. Hence find , correct up to 4 places of decimal.
14
7 + 5 = 12
5. (a) The current i in an electric circuit is given by 𝑖 = 10𝑒 −𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛 (2𝜋𝑡), where 𝑡 is in
seconds. Using Regula-Falsi method, find the minimum value of t correct to four
decimal places for 𝑖 = 2 𝑎𝑚𝑝.
𝑑𝑦
(b) Use Euler’s modified method to find𝑦(0.4), for = 𝑥 + 𝑦 , 𝑦 0 = 1, by
𝑑𝑥
taking = 0.2.
6 + 6 = 12
Group – D
𝑛+1
6. (a) Prove that the number of pendant vertices in a binary tree is , where 𝑛 is the
2
number of vertices in the tree.
(b) By Dijkstra’s algorithm find the shortest path and the length of the shortest path
from the vertex v2 to v5 in the following graph:
𝑣6 3 𝑣1
10
7441
2𝑣7
𝑣5 3𝑣2
2327
𝑣4 8𝑣3
5 + 7 = 12
7. (a) If 𝐺be a bipartite graph with 22 vertices with partite sets 𝑈 and 𝑉 where 𝑈
contains 12 vertices. Suppose every vertex of 𝑈 has degree 3 while every vertex
of 𝑉 has degree either 2 or 4. How many vertices of 𝐺 have degree 2?
(b) Does there exist a simple graph corresponding to the following incidence
matrix? Justify your answer.
1 0 1 0
0 0 1 1
AG
1 1 0 0
0 0 0 1
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(c) Examine if the following two graphs are isomorphic. Justify your answer.
5 + 3 + 4= 12
Group – E
sin 3 t sin 3 t
8. (a) Evaluate 0 t dt by finding the Laplace transform of F t .
t
dx
(b) Show that 1 x
0 x
.
7 + 5 = 12
1
9. (a) Find the inverse Laplace transform of by convolution theorem.
s 2
2s 5
2
2
p
(b) Show that tan d 2 sec , where 1 p 1.
p
0
2
7 + 5 = 12
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