CBCS/B.Sc./Hons./5th Sem.

/MTMACOR11T/2021-22

WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY

B.Sc. Honours 5th Semester Examination, 2021-22

MTMACOR11T-MATHEMATICS (CC11)

Time Allotted: 2 Hours Full Marks: 50

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Candidates should answer in their own words and adhere to the word limit as practicable.
All symbols are of usual significance.

Answer Question No. 1 and any five questions from the rest
1. Answer any five questions from the following: 2×5 = 10
(a) Form the partial differential equation by eliminating arbitrary function from the
following relation:
z I ( x2  y2 )
(b) Solve the following partial differential equation:
™z ™z
x y 0
™x ™y
(c) Classify the partial differential equation (elliptic, parabolic or hyperbolic)
™ 2u ™ 2u ™u ™u
3  4 3 2 0
™x 2
™x™y ™x ™y
(d) State the two dimensional Laplace’s equation in cartesian coordinates.
(e) Find the degree and order of the partial differential equations:
2
™2 z ™2 z ™z
3 ⎛ ™2z ⎞ 4
(i) 2  2  x2⎛⎜ ⎞⎟ 2 2
xy z (ii) ⎜1  2 ⎟ k ⎛⎜ ™z ⎞⎟
™x ™y ™
⎝ y⎠ ⎜ ™y ⎟ ⎝ ™x ⎠
⎝ ⎠
(f) If Z be the angular velocity of a planet at the nearer end of the major axis, prove
2S 1 e
that its period is
Z (1  e)3
(g) A particle describes a circle about the centre of force which is the centre of the
circle. Find the velocity of the particle at any point on the orbit.
(h) Write down the equation of motion of a spherical raindrop falling freely
increases at each instant by an amount equal to P times its surface area at that
instant, where a is the initial radius of the raindrop.
(i) A particle describes the curve p 2 ar under a force F to the pole. Find the law
of force.

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2. (a) Find the differential equation of all spheres of radius a, having centre in the 3
xy-plane.
(b) Find the equation of the integral surface given by the equation 5
2 y ( z  3) p  (2 x  z)q y (2 x  3) , which passes through the circle z 0 ,
x2  y 2 2x .

™z ™z
3. (a) Reduce the equation  z to its canonical form and hence find its general 5
™x ™y
solution.
™z ™z
(b) Solve: x 2  y2 z . 3
™x ™y

4. Solve the following one dimensional heat equation: 8

™u ™ 2u
D2
™t ™x 2
Sx
Subject to the conditions u (0, t ) 0 , u (l , t ) 0 and u ( x, 0) sin( ).
l

5. Solve the equation by method of separation of variables: 8

™ 2u ™u ™u
2  0
™x 2
™x ™y

6. Show that the solution of the following Cauchy problem is unique 8

™ 2u 2 ™ u
2
 c F ( x, t ), 0  x  l , t ! 0
™t 2 ™x 2
subject to the initial conditions u ( x, 0) f ( x ) , 0 † x † l , ut ( x, 0) g ( x) ,
0 † x † l and the boundary conditions u (0, t ) u (l , t ) 0, t – 0 .

7. Solve the following Laplace’s equation at any interior point to the rectangle 8
™ 2I ™ 2I
formed by 0 † x † S , 0 † y † S ;  0 subject to the boundary
™x 2 ™y 2
conditions I x (0, y ) I x (S , y ) I y ( x, 0) 0 and I y ( x, S ) f ( x ) , a function of
x ± [0, S ] .

3
8. A particle moves with a central acceleration P (r  2a2 ) being projected from 8
r
an apse at a distance ‘a’ with a velocity which is twice the velocity for a circle at
that distance. Find the other apsidal distance and show that the equation of the
path is
T 1 r a
tan 1 ( z 3 )  tan 1 ( 5 z), where z 2
2 5 3 3a  r

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9. A particle slides from rest from a cusp down the arc of a rough cycloid whose 8
axis is vertical and vertex downwards. Prove that its velocity at the vertex is to
its velocity at the same point when the cycloid is smooth is
(e  P S  P 2 )1 2 : (1  P 2 )1 2 , where P is the coefficient of friction.

10. A particle of mass M is at rest and begins to move under the action of a constant 8
force F in a fixed direction. It encounters the resistance of a stream of fine dust
moving in the opposite direction with velocity V, which deposits matter on it at a
constant rate U , show that its mass be m when it has travelled a distance
k m )}] , where k F  UV .
[m  M {1  log( M
U 2

N.B. : Students have to complete submission of their Answer Scripts through E-mail / Whatsapp
to their own respective colleges on the same day / date of examination within 1 hour after
end of exam. University / College authorities will not be held responsible for wrong
submission (at in proper address). Students are strongly advised not to submit multiple
copies of the same answer script.

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CBCS/B.Sc./Hons./5th Sem./MTMACOR12T/2021-22

WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY

B.Sc. Honours 5th Semester Examination, 2021-22

MTMACOR12T-MATHEMATICS (CC12)
Time Allotted: 2 Hours Full Marks: 50

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Candidates should answer in their own words and adhere to the word limit as practicable.
All symbols are of usual significance.

Answer Question No. 1 and any five from the rest

1. Answer any five questions from the following: 2×5 = 10
(a) Let G be a group. If the mapping D : G ‘ G defined by D ( g ) g 1 , for all
g ± G is an automorphism of G, prove that G is an Abelian group.
(b) Let G be a group and x, y, z ± G . Prove that [ xy, z ] y 1[ x, z ] y[ y, z ] . (The
notation [a, b] stands for the commutator of elements a, b in G.)
(c) Let (D , E ) ± ℤ18 — S 5 , where D [2] ± ℤ18 and E (1 3)(2 5 4) ± S 5 . Find
the order of (D , E ) in the external direct product ℤ18 — S 5 of the additive group
ℤ18 and symmetric group S5.
(d) Show that the external direct product ℤ × ℤ of the additive group ℤ of integers
with itself is not a cyclic group.
(e) Show that every Abelian group of order 45 has an element of order 15.
(f) For a prime p, prove that every group of order p n (n ! 0) contains a normal
subgroup of order p.
(g) Let G be a group that acts on a nonempty set S. Prove that, for any nonempty
subset T of S, the set Fix G (T ) {g ± G : gx x,  x ± T } is a subgroup of G.
(h) Prove that a finite group of order 28 contains a subgroup of order 14.
(i) Show that no group of order 74 is a simple group.

2. (a) Let G be a finite group with identity e. Suppose that G has an automorphism D 2+2
which satisfies the condition ‘for all x ± G , D ( x ) x ⇒ x  e ’.
(i) Prove that, for every g ± G , there exists x ± G such that g x 1D ( x ) .
(ii) If D is of order 2 in the automorphism group of G, then show that the
group G is Abelian.
(b) Let G be an infinite cyclic group. Prove that the group of automorphism of G is 4
isomorphic to the additive group ℤ2 of integers modulo 2.

3. (a) Show that the commutator subgroup G of a group G is a normal subgroup of G. 3

(b) Let H be a subgroup of a group G. Prove that H ° G if and only if H is a 5
normal subgroup of G and the factor group G H is Abelian.

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4. (a) Define internal direct product of two subgroups of a group. 1

(b) Two subgroups H and K of a group G are such that G HK and H I K {e} , 4
where e is the identity in G. Prove that G is an internal direct product of H and K
if and only if the subgroups H and K are normal in G.
(c) If G is an internal direct product of two of its subgroups H and K, prove that 3
G H ≃K.

5. (a) Let G be an Abelian group of order 8. Suppose that G contains an element a 4

such that o (a) 4 and o (a) – o(b) for all b ± G . Prove that G is isomorphic to
the external direct product ℤ4 × ℤ2 of the additive groups ℤ4 and ℤ2.
(b) Find the number of elements of order 5 in the external direct product ℤ15 × ℤ5 of 4
the groups ℤ15 and ℤ5.

6. (a) Let G be a non-cyclic group of order p 2 . Then show that G ≃ z p ¨ z p . 4

(b) Find all non-isomorphic Abelian groups of order 16. 4

7. (a) Let G be a finite group and A be a G-set. Then for each a ± A , show that 5
| Orb(a) | [G : Ga ] , where Orb(a) denotes the orbit of a in A and Ga is the
stabilizer of a in G.
(b) Using the result stated in (a), prove that every action of a group of order 39 on a 3
set of 11 elements has a fixed element.

8. (a) Let G be a p-group for a prime p. If A is a finite G-set and A0 {a ± A : ga a 4

for all g ± G} , then prove that | A |  | A0 | (mod p).
(b) Let G be a finite group and H be a subgroup of G of index n such that | G | does 4
not divide n! . Then show that G contains a non-trivial normal subgroup.

9. (a) Is there any group of order 15 whose class equation is given by 2

15 = 1+1+1+1+3+3+5? Justify your answer.
(b) Write down the class equation of S 4 . 3
(c) Prove that a subgroup H of a group G is a normal subgroup if and only if H is a 3
union of some conjugacy classes of G.

10.(a) Determine all the Sylow 3-subgroups of the alternating group A4 . 3

(b) Show that every group of order 147 has a normal subgroup of order 49. 2
(c) For any prime p, prove that every group of order p 2 is commutative. 3

N.B. : Students have to complete submission of their Answer Scripts through E-mail / Whatsapp
to their own respective colleges on the same day / date of examination within 1 hour after
end of exam. University / College authorities will not be held responsible for wrong
submission (at in proper address). Students are strongly advised not to submit multiple
copies of the same answer script.

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WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY

B.Sc. Honours 5th Semester Examination, 2021-22

MTMADSE01T-MATHEMATICS (DSE1/2)
LINEAR PROGRAMMING
Time Allotted: 2 Hours Full Marks: 50

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Candidates should answer in their own words and adhere to the word limit as practicable.
All symbols are of usual significance.

Answer Question No. 1 and any five from the rest

1. Answer any five questions from the following: 2×5 = 10

(a) Why we introduce artificial variable in Charne’s penalty method?
(b) Define extreme point of a convex set. Give an example of a convex set having no
extreme point.
(c) Find in which half space of the hyperplane 2 x1  3 x2  4 x3  x4 6 , the points.
(4,  3, 2, 1) and (1, 2,  3, 1) lie.

(d) Prove that the solution of the transportation problem is never unbounded.
(e) Solve the following 2 — 2 game problem by algebraic method:
Player B
⎡ 4  4⎤
Player A ⎢ ⎥
⎣ 4 4 ⎦
(f) Find graphically the feasible space, if any for the following
2 x1  x2 † 6
5 x1  3x2 – 15 , x1 , x2 – 0
(g) Prove that if the dual problem has no feasible solution and the primal problem has a
feasible solution, then the primal objective function is unbounded.
(h) Find the optimal strategies and game value of the following game problem.
Player B
9 5
Player A
7 11
(i) Suppose you have a linear programming problem with five constraints and three
variables. Then what problem, primal or dual will you select to solve? Give reasons.

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2. (a) Solve graphically the L.P.P. 4

Maximize z 5 x1  2 x2
Subject to 5 x1  6 x2 – 30
9 x1  2 x2 72
x2 † 9
x1 , x2 – 0
(b) Show that the L.P.P. 4
Maximize z 4 x1  14 x2
Subject to 2x1  7 x2 † 21
7 x1  2 x 2 † 21
x1 x2 – 0
admits of an infinite number of solutions.

3. Use Charne’s Big-M method to solve the L.P.P. 8

Minimize z 2 x1  x2
Subject to 3 x1  x 2 3
4 x1  3x2 – 6
x1  2 x 2 † 3 , x1, x2 – 0

4. (a) Let x be any feasible solution to the primal problem and v be any feasible solution to 4
its dual problem then prove that cx † bT v .
(b) Find the dual of the following problem 4
Maximize Z 2 x1  3x2  4 x3
Subject to x1  5 x2  3x3 7
2 x1  5 x2 † 3
3x2  x3 – 5
x1 , x2 – 0, x3 is unrestricted in sign.

5. (a) Prove that a subset of the columns of the coefficient matrix of a transportation 4
problem are linearly dependent if the corresponding cells or a subset of them can be
sequenced to form a loop.
(b) Using North-West corner rule find the initial basic feasible solution of the following 4
transportation problem hence find the optimal solution.
D1 D2 D3 D4 aj
O1 2 1 3 4 30
O2 3 2 1 4 50
O3 5 2 3 8 20
bj 20 40 30 10

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6. (a) Prove that the dual of the dual is the primal. 3

(b) Find the optimal assignment and minimum cost for the assignment problem with the 5
following cost matrix:

V W X Y Z

A 3 5 10 15 8
B 4 7 15 18 8
C 8 12 20 20 12
D 5 5 8 10 6
E 10 10 15 25 10

7. (a) In a two persons zero sum game, if the 2 — 2 pay-off matrix has no saddle point then 4
find the game value and optimal mixed strategies for the two players.
(b) Solve graphically the following game problem: 4

B1 B2 B3 B4

A1 1 2 6 12

A2 8 6 3 2

8. (a) Show that every finite two person zero sum game can be expressed as a linear 4
programming problem.
(b) Solve the following game problem by converting it into a L.P.P.: 4

Player Q
Q1 Q2 Q3

P1 4 2 5

Player P P2 2 5 1
P3 5 1 6

9. (a) In a rectangular game, the pay-off matrix A is given by 6

⎛ 3 2 1⎞
⎜ ⎟
A ⎜4 0 5 ⎟
⎜ 1 3  2⎟
⎝ ⎠
state, giving reason whether the players will use pure or mixed strategies. What is
the value of the game?
(b) Let (ai j )m—n be the pay-off matrix for a two person zero-sum game. Then prove that 2

max ⎡min {ai j }⎤ † min ⎡ max {ai j }⎤

1† i † m ⎢
⎣1† j † n ⎥⎦ 1† j † n ⎢⎣1†i † m, ⎥⎦

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10.(a) Solve the following game by graphical method 4

Player B
B1 B2
A1 ⎡ 1  3⎤
A2 ⎢⎢ 3 5 ⎥⎥
A ⎢1 6 ⎥
Player A 3 ⎢ ⎥
A4 ⎢ 4 1⎥
A5 ⎢ 2 2⎥
⎢ ⎥
A6 ⎣⎢  5 0 ⎦⎥

(b) Prove that if a fixed number be added to each element of a pay-off matrix of a 4
rectangular game, then the optimal strategies remain unchanged while the value of
the game will be increased by that number.

N.B. : Students have to complete submission of their Answer Scripts through E-mail / Whatsapp to
their own respective colleges on the same day / date of examination within 1 hour after end of
exam. University / College authorities will not be held responsible for wrong submission (at in
proper address). Students are strongly advised not to submit multiple copies of the same
answer script.

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WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY

B.Sc. Honours 5th Semester Examination, 2021-22

MTMADSE02T-MATHEMATICS (DSE1/2)
NUMBER THEORY
Time Allotted: 2 Hours Full Marks: 50

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Candidates should answer in their own words and adhere to the word limit as practicable.
All symbols are of usual significance.

Answer Question No. 1 and any five from the rest

1. Answer any five questions from the following: 2×5 = 10
(a) If  denotes the Euler’s phi function, then prove that  (n)  0 (mod 2),  n  3 .

(b) Solve 140 x  133 (mod 301).

(c) Check if Goldbach’s conjecture is true for n  2022 .
(d) If n has a primitive root, prove that it has exactly  ( (n)) primitive roots.

(e) Find all solutions to the Diophantine equation 24 x  138 y  18 .

(f) In RSA encryption, is e  20 , a valid choice for N  1113 ?

(g) List down the quadratic non-residues in ℤ 10
*
, with proper explanation.

(h) Prove that ( p  2)!  1 (mod p), where p is a prime.

(i) Find the number of positive divisors of 22020  32021.

2. (a) If f is a multiplicative function and F is defined as F (n)   f (d ) , then prove F 5

d |n
to be multiplicative as well.

(b) Prove that there exists a bijection between the set of positive divisors of p1 and 3
p2 , if and only if    , where p1 and p2 are distinct primes.

3. (a) For each positive integer n, show that 3

 (n) (n  1) (n  2) (n  3)  0
(b) Let x and y be real numbers. Prove that the greatest integer function satisfies the 3+2
following properties:
(i) [ x  n]  [ x]  n for any integer n
(ii) [ x]  [ x]  0 or  1 according to x is an integer or not

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4. (a) Solve the congruence 72 x  18 (mod 42). 5

(b) Let a, b and m be integers with m  0 and gcd (a, m)  1 . Then prove that the 3
congruence ax  b (mod m) has a unique solution.

5. (a) Prove that, in ℤ * , the set of all quadratic residues form a subgroup of ℤ *n  ℤn \ { } . 4
n 0

(b) Prove that ℤ 15

*
is not cyclic where ℤ *n is the collection of units in ℤn. 4

6. (a) Suppose, c1 and c2 are two ciphertexts of the plaintexts m1 and m2 respectively, in 3
an RSA encryption, using the same set of keys. Prove that, c1c2 is an encryption of
m1m2 .
(b) Prove that, in RSA encryption, the public key may never be even. 3
(c) Find  (2021) . 2

7. (a) Prove that there are no primitive roots for ℤ *8 . 2

(b) Let g be a primitive root for ℤ *p , p being an odd prime. Prove that g or g  p is a 6
primitive root for ℤ *p 2 .

8. (a) Prove that the Mobius  -function is multiplicative. 6

(b) State the Mobius inversion formula. 2

9. (a) Show that Goldbach Conjecture implies that for each even integer 2n there exist 4
integers n1 and n2 with (n1 )  (n2 )  2n .
(b) Prove that the equation (n)  2 p , where p is a prime number and 2 p  1 is 4
composite, is not solvable.

10.(a) Determine whether the following quadratic congruences are solvable: 2+2
(i) x 2  219(mod 419)
(ii) 3x 2  6x  5  0(mod 89) .
(b) Show that 7 and 18 are the only incongruent solutions of 4
x 2  1(mod 52 )

N.B. : Students have to complete submission of their Answer Scripts through E-mail / Whatsapp to
their own respective colleges on the same day / date of examination within 1 hour after end of
exam. University / College authorities will not be held responsible for wrong submission (at in
proper address). Students are strongly advised not to submit multiple copies of the same
answer script.

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WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY

B.Sc. Honours 5th Semester Examination, 2021-22

MTMADSE03T-MATHEMATICS (DSE1/2)
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Time Allotted: 2 Hours Full Marks: 50
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidates should answer in their own words and adhere to the word limit as practicable.
All symbols are of usual significance.

Answer Question No. 1 and any five questions from the rest
1. Answer any five questions from the following: 2×5 = 10
(a) Give axiomatic definition of probability.
(b) Consider an experiment of rolling two dice. Define a random variable over the event
space of this experiment.
(c) Consider an experiment of tossing two coins. Find the probability of two heads
given atleast one head.
P(B )
(d) Prove that P(B | A)  1 
P( A)
(e) Distribution function F (x) of a random variable X is given by
1
F (x)  1  e  x , x  0
2
 0 , elsewhere
Find P( X  0) and P( X  1) .
(f) The joint density function of X and Y is given by
k ( x  y), x  0, y  0, x  y  2
f ( x, y)  
 0 elsewhere
Find the value of k.
(g) Two random variables X and Y have zero means and standard deviations 1 and 2
respectively. Find the variance of X  Y if X and Y are uncorrelated.
(h) State Tchebycheff’s inequality.
(i) Explain what are meant by a statistic and its sampling distribution.

2. (a) Two cards are drawn from a well-shuffled pack. Find the probability that at least one 3+5
of them is a spade.
(b) Obtain the Poisson approximation to the binomial law, on stating the assumption
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3. A random variable X has the following probability distribution: 2+(3+3)

xi 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

fi 0 k 2k 2k 3k k2 2k2 7k 2  k
(a) Find k
(b) Evaluate P( X  6) , P( X  6)

4. (a) Let f ( x, y) be the joint p.d.f. of X and Y. Prove that X and Y are independent if and 4+4
only if f ( x, y)  f x ( x) f y ( y) .
(b) Write down the distribution function  (x) of a standard normal distribution and
prove that  (0)  1 .
2

5. (a) If X be a  (l ) variate, find E{ X } 2+(3+3)

(b) Find the mean and standard deviation of a binomial distribution.

6. (a) The joint density function of X and Y is given by 5+3

k ( x  y ), for 0  x  1, 0  y  1
f ( x, y)  
 0, elsewhere
Find
(i) the value of k
(ii) the marginal density functions
(iii) the conditional density functions
Are X and Y independent?
(b) The joint density function of the random variable X, Y is given by:
f (x, y)  2 (0  x  1, 0  y  x) .

Compute P  1  X  3 Y  1 
4 4 2

7. (a) If  2 ,  2 and  x
2
y be the variances of X, Y and X  Y respectively, then prove that
3+3+2
x y

 xy  ( x2   y2   x2 y ) 2 x y .
x
(b) Find k such that uv  0 where U  X  kY and V  X  Y.
y
(c) If one of the regression coefficients is more than unity, prove that the other must
have been less than unity.

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8. (a) Define the concept of convergence in probability. If X n in

p
X , Yn in
p
Y , as 5+3
n   , show that X n  Yn in
p
X  Y as n  

(b) State Central Limit Theorem for independent and identically distributed random
variable with finite variance.

9. Let   (1, 2 , 3, 4 ) be the stationary distribution for a Markov Chain on the 8
state space {1, 2, 3, 4} with transition probability matrix P. Suppose that the states 1
and 2 are transient and the states 3 and 4 form a communicating class. Which of the
following are true?
(a) p3   p5

(b) 1  0 and 2  0
(c) 3  4  1

(d) One of 3 and  4 is zero.

OR
(a) Prove that Central Limit Theorem (for equal components) implies Law of Large 5+3
Numbers for equal components.
(b) A random variable X has probability density function 12 x (1  x), (0  x  1) .
2

Compute P(| X  m |  2 ) and compare it with the limit given by Tchebycheff’s

inequality.

10.(a) Find the maximum likelihood estimate of  2 for a normal (m,  ) population if m is 4+4
known.
(b) The wages of a factory’s workers are assumed to be normally distributed with mean
m and variance 25. A random sample of 25 workers gives the total wages equal to
1250 units. Test the hypothesis m  52 against the alternative m  49 at 1% level of
significance.
 1 2.32  x 2 
 
 2  
e 2 dx  0.01


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answer script.

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WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY

B.Sc. Honours 5th Semester Examination, 2020, held in 2021

MTMACOR11T-MATHEMATICS (CC11)

Time Allotted: 2 Hours Full Marks: 50

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Candidates should answer in their own words and adhere to the word limit as practicable.
All symbols are of usual significance.

Answer Question No. 1 and any five questions from the rest

1. Answer any five questions from the following: 2×5 = 10

(a) Obtain the order and degree of the following partial differential equations:
  2  2  2    z  z
3

(i) k  2  2  2   (ii)    0
  x  y  z  t  x  y
(b) Obtain the partial differential equation by eliminating arbitrary function f from
the following equation z  xy  f ( x 2  y 2 ) .
(c) If u is a function of x, y and z which satisfies the partial differential equation
u u u
( y  z)  ( z  x)  ( x  y ) 0
x y z
Show that u contains x, y and z only in combinations of ( x  y  z ) and
( x2  y 2  z 2 ) .
(d) Explain briefly the relationship between the surfaces represented by
Pp  Qq  R and Pdx  Qdy  Rdz  0 .
(e) Define quasi linear partial differential equation of first order. Give an example.
(f) A particle of mass m describes a circle of radius a under a central attractive force
m (2a 2u 5  u 3 ) . Find the velocity of the particle at any point in the orbit.
(g) A point moves in a curve so that its tangential and normal acceleration are equal
and the angular velocity of the tangent is constant. Find the curve.
(h) Using Kepler’s second law prove that T 2  a3 , where T is the time period and a
represents the length of semi-major axis of the orbit.
(i) Determine the type (parabolic, hyperbolic or elliptic) of the following equation:
 2u 2  u
2
2  u
2
x 2  (x  y )
2 2
 4 y 2  x2  y 2
 x xy  y
(j) State Newtonian law of gravitation.

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2. Solve the following partial differential equation 8

u u
4
x y
by using the method of separation of variables.

3. Classify the wave equation ut t  c 2ux x , where c is a constant. Find the 1+2+3+2
characteristics and reduce it to canonical form. Draw the characteristics of the
wave equation.

4. Find the temperature u(x, t) in a bar of length 20 cms that is perfectly insulated 8
laterally, if the ends are kept at 0ºC and initially the temperature is 10ºC at the
centre of the bar and falls uniformly to zero at its ends.

5. Solve the Boundary Value Problem 8

u  2u
2 2
t  x
along with the conditions u (0, t )  u (l , t )  0 and u ( x, 0)  lx  x 2 for 0  x  l .

6. Find the general integral of the equation yzp  zxq  xy and hence find the 8
integral surface which passes through z 2  y 2  1 , x 2  y 2  4 .

7. (a) Reduce the following partial differential equation into canonical form and then 4
solve it yux  u y  x .
(b) Solve by method of separation of variables: u x  2u y  u . 4

8. Find the values of u (1 2 , 1) and u (3 4, 1 2) where u ( x, t ) is the solution of the 8

 2u  2u
equation  , 0  x 1, t  0
 2t  2 x
which satisfies the following boundary conditions:
(i) u( x, 0)  x2 (1  x), 0  x  1
(ii) ut ( x, 0)  0, 0  x  1

(iii) u x (0, t )  u x (1, t )  0, t  0

9. (a) Determine the type of equation ux x  4ux y  4u y y  0 by reducing it to a 4

canonical form.
(b) Find the solution of the Cauchy problem ( y  u)ux  yu y  x  y with u 1  x 4
on y  1 .

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10. A particle describes the curve r n  A cos n  B sin n under a central force F to 8
the pole. First find out pedal equation of the curve. Then find the law of force.

11. A rocket whose mass at time t is m0 (1   t ) , where m0 and  are constants, 8

travels vertically upwards from rest at t  0 . The matter emitted has constant
backward speed 4 g  relative to the rocket. Assuming that the gravitational
field g is constant and that the resistance of the atmosphere is 2m0 v , where v is
the speed of the rocket, show that half of the original mass is left when the
rocket reaches a height g 3 2 .

12.(a) A particle falls down a cycloid s  4a sin under its own weight starting from 4
the cusp. Show that when it arrives at the vertex the pressure on the curve is
twice the weight of the particle.
(b) The path of a projectile is a parabola. Prove it. 4

13. A curve is described by a particle having a constant acceleration in a direction 8

inclined at a constant angle to the tangent. Show that the curve is an equiangular
spiral.

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to their own respective colleges on the same day / date of examination within 1 hour after
end of exam. University / College authorities will not be held responsible for wrong
submission (at in proper address). Students are strongly advised not to submit multiple
copies of the same answer script.

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CBCS/B.Sc./Hons./5th Sem./MTMACOR12T/2020, held in 2021

WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY

B.Sc. Honours 5th Semester Examination, 2020, held in 2021

MTMACOR12T-MATHEMATICS (CC12)
Time Allotted: 2 Hours Full Marks: 50

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Candidates should answer in their own words and adhere to the word limit as practicable.
All symbols are of usual significance.

Answer Question No. 1 and any five from the rest

1. Answer any five questions from the following: 2×5 = 10

(a) Let G be an abelian group. Show that the mapping f : G  G defined by
1
f ( x)  x , for all x  G is an automorphism of the group G.
(b) Determine the order of the automorphism group Aut (ℤ15) of the additive group ℤ15 of
integers modulo 15.
(c) Prove that the subgroup Z (G) (the center of a group G) is a characteristic subgroup
of G.
(d) Let G  S3 × ℤ12 be the external direct product of the symmetric group S3 of degree 3
and the additive group ℤ12. If   (1 2 3)  S3 and   [3]  ℤ12, find the order of the
element ( ,  ) in G.
(e) Determine the number of non-isomorphic abelian groups of order 32.
(f) Examine whether a group of order 63 is simple.
(g) Let G be a group and X be a G-set. For each x  X , prove that the set
Gx  {g  G : gx  x} is a subgroup of the group G.
(h) Let G be a finite group and H be a subgroup of G of index n ( 1) such that order of
G does not divide n!. Prove that G contains a non-trivial normal subgroup.
(i) Let G be a finite group that has only two conjugacy classes. Show that | G |  2 .
(j) Let G be a finite group and H be a Sylow p-subgroup of G for some prime p. If H is a
normal subgroup of G, then show that G has no Sylow p-subgroup other than H.

2. (a) Let G be a finite group of order n and m be a positive integer such that 4
gcd (m, n)  1 . Show that the mapping  : G  G given by  ( x)  x m , for all
x  G , is an automorphism of G.
(b) Let  be an element of the automorphism group of ℤ10. Then, find the possible values 4
of k (1  k  9) such that  ([2])  [k ] .

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3. Let G be a group and N be a normal abelian subgroup of G.

(a) Show that, for each g  G , the mapping  g : N  N defined for all n  N by 2
 g (n)  gng 1 , is an automorphism of N.
(b) Prove that the mapping  : G  Aut ( N ) defined by  ( g )   g , for all g  G is a 2
group homomorphism from G to Aut ( N ) .
(c) Show that the orders of the groups Aut ( N ) and G N are multiples of the order 2
of G ker .
(d) Show that N  Z (G) if orders of G N and Aut ( N ) are relatively prime. 2

4. (a) Define the commutator [ x, y] of two elements x and y of a group G. 1

(b) Prove that a subgroup H of a group G is a normal subgroup of G if and only if 2
[ H , G]  H , where [ H , G] denotes the subgroup generated by commutators of
elements from H and from G.
(c) For any   Aut (G) , prove that  ([ x, y])  [ ( x),  ( y)] for all x, y  G . Hence, 3
show that the commutator subgroup G of G is characteristic in G.
(d) Show that G G is an abelian quotient group of G. 2

5. (a) (i) Let G1 and G2 be two finite cyclic groups. Suppose that | G1 |  m and 4+1
| G2 |  n . Prove that the external direct product G1  G2 of G1 and G2 is a
cyclic group if and only if gcd (m, n)  1 .
(ii) Use the result stated in (i) above, examine whether ℤ8 × ℤ15 × ℤ7 is a cyclic
group.
(b) Let G be a group and H, K be two subgroups of G. If G is an internal direct product 3
 H K .
of H and K, then prove that G ~

6. (a) Suppose U (n) denotes the group of units modulo n  1 . Then, for two relatively 5
prime integers s ( 1) and t ( 1) , prove that U (st ) is isomorphic to the external
direct product U (s)  U (t ) of the groups U (s) and U (t ) .
(b) Using the result in (a) above, prove that 1+2
(i) U (7)  U (15) ≃ U (21)  U (5)
(ii) U (105) ≃ ℤ2 × ℤ4 × ℤ6

7. (a) State the fundamental theorem of finite abelian groups. 1

(b) Let G ( {0}) be a finite abelian group and let | G |  p n1 p n2 , where p , p are two 4
1 2 1 2
primes and n1 , n2 are two positive integers. Then prove that
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(ii) | G( pi ) |  pini for each i  1, 2, ,

where for any prime p, the subgroup G ( p) of G is given by
G( p)  {g  G : O( g )  p s for some s  0 }.
(c) Describe all the non-isomorphic abelian groups of order 504. 3

8. Let X  {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and suppose that G is the permutation group given by the
permutations of X as {(1), (1 2) (3 4 5 6), (3 5) (4 6), (1 2) (3 6 5 4)}. Let X be
a G-set under the action given by  . x   ( x) for all x  X and   G .
(a) Find for each   G , the set X  of fixed points of  in X. 3

(b) Determine the stabilizer subgroups G x of G for all x  X . 3

(c) Find all distinct orbits of X under the given action. 2

9. (a) Let G be a group and X be a G-set. Suppose x, y are two elements of X having same 5
orbit in X. Then, prove that the stabilizer subgroups G x and G y are isomorphic.
(b) Let G be a group of order 77 acting on a set X of 20 elements. Show that G must have 3
a fixed point in X.

10.(a) Define permutation representation associated with a given group action. (No proof or 1
justification is needed to show.)
(b) Let G be a group and A be a non-empty set. Let  : G  S ( A) be a homomorphism 4
from the group G to the group S (A) of all permutations of the set A. Show that there
is a left action of G on A, associated with which the permutation representation is the
given homomorphism .
(c) Let G be a finite group and H be a subgroup of G of index p, where p is the smallest 3
prime dividing the order of G. Applying generalized Cayley’s theorem, show that H
is a normal subgroup of G.

11.(a) If a group G acts on itself by conjugation, then for each a  G , show that the 2
stabilizer subgroup Ga of a in G is the centralizer c (a) of a in G.

(b) Let p be a prime and n be a positive integer. Suppose that G be a group of order p n . 3
Show that | Z (G) |  1 .
(c) For any prime p, prove that every group of order p2 is commutative. 3

12.(a) Find the class equation of S5. 2

(b) Determine the number of distinct conjugacy classes of the symmetric group S4. Write 3
down the representative elements, one for each of these distinct conjugacy classes
of S4.
(c) Let   Sn (n  2) be a 3-cycle such that the order of its centralizer c( ) in Sn is 18. 3
Determine the value of n and hence find the order of the conjugacy class cl ( ) of
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13.(a) If a group G of order 68 contains a normal subgroup of order 4, show that G is a 2

commutative group.
(b) By applying Sylow test for non-simplicity, show that any group of order 98 is 2
non-simple.
(c) Let G be a finite group of order p r m , where p is a prime number, r and m are 4
positive integers, and p and m are relatively prime. Prove that G has a subgroup of
order p k for all, 0  k  r .

N.B. : Students have to complete submission of their Answer Scripts through E-mail / Whatsapp to
their own respective colleges on the same day / date of examination within 1 hour after end of
exam. University / College authorities will not be held responsible for wrong submission (at in
proper address). Students are strongly advised not to submit multiple copies of the same
answer script.

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WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY

B.Sc. Honours 5th Semester Examination, 2020, held in 2021

MTMADSE01T-MATHEMATICS (DSE1/2)
LINEAR PROGRAMMING
Time Allotted: 2 Hours Full Marks: 50
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidates should answer in their own words and adhere to the word limit as practicable.
All symbols are of usual significance.

Answer Question No. 1 and any five from the rest

1. Answer any five questions from the following: 2×5 = 10
(a) Why do we use minimum ratio criterion in Simplex method?
(b) Prove that the transportation problem always has a feasible solution.
(c) Find the number of basic feasible solution of the following LPP:
Maximize z  2x1  3x2
Subject to x1  2x2  1
x1  x2  1
x1 , x 2  0
(d) What is the criterion for no feasible solution in two-phase method?
(e) Prove that if the primal problem has an unbounded objective function, then the dual
has no feasible solution.
(f) If the stock in each origin is one unit and requirements of every supplier is one unit
in a square transportation problem of order m then how many basic variables will be
zero in initial basic feasible solution.
(g) Is (2, 1) a feasible solution of the following LPP?
Maximize z  x1  2x2
Subject to x1  x2  2
x1  x2  1
x1 , x 2  0
(h) If the pay-off matrix is skew-symmetric of a two-person zero-sum game then what
will be the game value.
(i) Find the extreme points of the convex set {( x1 , x2 ) : x1  x2  1, x1  x2  3} .
(j) Examine whether the set X  {( x1 , x2 ) : x1 x2  4} is convex.

2. (a) A business manager has the option of investing money in two plans. Plan A 4
guarantees that each rupee invested will earn 70 paise a year and plan B guarantees
that each rupee invested will earn Rs. 2.00 every two years. In plan B, only
investments for periods that are multiples of 2 years are allowed. How should the
manager invest Rs. 50,000/- to maximize the earnings at the end of 3 years?
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(b) Solve the following L.P.P. using graphical method 4
Maximize z  6x1  10x2
Subject to 3x1  5x2  15
5x1  3x2  15
x1 , x 2  0

3. (a) If the feasible region of a linear programming problem is strictly bounded and 4
contains a finite number of extreme points then prove that the objective function of
the linear programming problem assumes its optimal value at an extreme point of
the convex set of feasible solutions.
(b) x1  1, x2  1, x3  2 is a feasible solution of the system of equations 4
2x1  x2  x3  5 , x1  3x2  x3  6 . Reduce the feasible solution to two different
basic feasible solutions.

4. (a) Solve the following L.P.P. by two phase method 6

Minimize z  4x1  x2
Subject to x1  2x2  3
4x1  3x2  6
3x1  x2  3 , and x1 , x 2  0
(b) Prove that S  { ( x, y)  E 2 : | x |  2, | y |  1} is a convex set. 2

5. Use Charne’s penalty method to 8

Maximize Z  x1  2x2  x3
Subject to x1  0x2  2x3  5
2x1  x2  0x3  4
x1  x2  x3 1
x1 , x2 , x3  0

6. (a) State Fundamental theorem of duality. 2

(b) Solve the dual of the following L.P.P (primal) then obtain the solution of the primal 6
Maximize Z  x1  x2
Subject to x1  4
x2  2
3x1  2x2  12
x1  x2  1
x1 , x 2  0

7. (a) Find the optimal assignment from the following profit matrix: 5
D1 D2 D3 D4 D5
O1 2 4 3 5 4
O2 7 4 6 8 4
O3 2 9 8 10 4
O4 8 6 12 7 4
O5 2 8 5 8 8

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(b) If a constant be added to any row and / or any column of the cost matrix of an 3
assignment problem, then prove that the resulting assignment problem has the same
optimal solution as the original problem.

8. (a) Solve the following transportation problem: 6

D1 D2 D3 D4 ai
O1 10 20 5 7 10
O2 11 9 12 8 20
O3 4 16 7 9 30
O4 14 7 1 0 40
O5 3 12 5 19 50
bj 60 60 20 10
(b) Prove that the number of basic variables in a transportation problem is at most 2
(m  n  1) .

9. (a) Find the optimal assignment to find the minimal cost for the assignment problem 6
with the following cost matrix:
I II III IV V
A 8 2 × 5 4
B 10 9 2 8 4
C 5 4 9 6 ×
D 3 6 2 8 7
E 5 6 10 4 3
(b) Find the initial B.F.S. of the following transportation problem by matrix minima 2
method:
D1 D2 D3 D4 ai
O1 5 3 6 2 19
O2 4 7 9 1 37
O3 3 4 7 5 34
bj 16 18 31 25

10.(a) Prove that the set of optimal strategies for each player in m n matrix game is a 4
convex set.
(b) Solve the game problem by reducing it into 2×2 problem with the help of dominance 4
property.
 7 4 3 3 4 
 
5 4 2 4 5 
 4 5 3 1 2 
 
 6 7 3 2 3 
 

11.(a) In a two person zero sum game for what condition, the 2×2 payoff matrix will have 2
no saddle point.

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(b) Solve graphically the following game problem: 6

B1 B2 B3 B4
A1 1 2 4 7
A2 7 4 2 1

12. Solve the following game problem by converting it into a L.P.P.: 8

Player B
B1 B2 B3
Player A A1 1 1 –1

A2 1 –1 1

A3 –1 1 1

13.(a) If sth row of the payoff matrix of an m × n rectangular game be dominated by its rth 6
row of the payoff matrix, then prove that the deletion of sth row from the pay-off
matrix does not change the set of optimal strategies of the row player (maximizing
player).
(b) Find the optimal strategies and game value of the following game whose payoff 2
matrix is given by:
Player B
B1 B2 B3 B4

A1 19 5 2 14

A2 10 4 6 13
Player A A3 12 15 8 5

A4 17 14 9 12

A5 5 13 7 17

N.B. : Students have to complete submission of their Answer Scripts through E-mail / Whatsapp to
their own respective colleges on the same day / date of examination within 1 hour after end of
exam. University / College authorities will not be held responsible for wrong submission (at in
proper address). Students are strongly advised not to submit multiple copies of the same
answer script.

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WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY

B.Sc. Honours 5th Semester Examination, 2020, held in 2021

MTMADSE02T-MATHEMATICS (DSE1/2)
Time Allotted: 2 Hours Full Marks: 50

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Candidates should answer in their own words and adhere to the word limit as practicable.
All symbols are of usual significance.

Answer Question No. 1 and any five from the rest

1. Answer any five questions from the following: 2×5 = 10
(a) Define Linear Congruence.
(b) State Wilson’s Theorem.
(c) Find  (260).
(d) If m is an odd prime and a be an integers such that (a, m)  1 , then prove that
( ma )  a (m1) 2 (mod m). Where ( ma ) denotes Legendre symbol.
(e) State Fermat’s last theorem.
(f) Find all solutions of the Diophantine equation 3x  2 y  6 .
(g) Determine which of the following integers are primes:
(i) 287, (ii) 271
(h) Write down Mobius Inversion Formula.
(i) Write down the statement of Chinese Remainder Theorem.
(j) Without performing the long divisions, determine whether the integer 761215122 is
divisible by 9 or 11 or 3.

2. (a) A fruit seller orders mangoes and oranges for Rs. 1,000. If one basket of mangoes 5+3
costs Rs. 20, and one basket of oranges costs Rs. 172, how many baskets of each
type does he order?
(b) Which of the following Diophantine equations cannot be solved?
(i) 6x  4 y  91 (ii) 621x  736 y  46 (iii) 158x  57 y  7

3. (a) Define prime counting function. 3+2+3

(b) State the theorem of prime numbers.
(c) Why is Goldbach’s conjecture important?

4. (a) Find all solution of 7 x  4 (mod 18). 5+3

(b) Find the inverse of 7 modulo 10.

5. (a) A certain integer between 1 and 1000 leaves the remainder 1, 2, 6 when divided by 4+4
9, 11, 13 respectively. Find the integer.
(b) Prove Fermat’s Little theorem.

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6. (a) If p and q are any pair of distinct prime numbers prove that  ( pq)  ( p 1) (q  1) , 3+5
when  is Euler’s phi function.
(b) Find the remainder when 17! is divided by 19.

7. (a) If a, n be integers such that n  0 and gcd (a, n)  1, then prove that 4+4
a  ( n)  1 (mod n).
(b) Prove that  (5n)  5 (n) if and only if 5 divides n.

8. (a) If n be a positive integer such that gcd (n, 9)  1, prove that 9 divides n18  1 . 3+3+2
(b) Let n  2 be an integer, show that  (n) is even.
(c) Define Euler’s phi function.

9. (a) Find four primitive roots of 25. 6+2

(b) If a is a primitive root of p, then prove that a  p is also its primitive root where a
is an odd prime.

10.(a) If m is an odd prime > 2, prove that the product of primitive roots of m is congruent 4+2+2
to 1 (mod m) .
(b) The prime m  71 has 7 as a primitive root. Find all primitive roots of 71 and also
find a primitive root of m2 .

11.(a) Solve x2  7x  10  0 (mod 11) . 4+4

(b) Prove Euler’s criterion.

12.(a) Define Legendre symbol  a  . 2+3+3

 p
(b) Prove that, for an odd prime p

(i)  a   1 (ii)  a   b    ab 
2
and
 p  p p  p 

13.(a) Let m be an odd prime and (a, m)  1 . Establish that the quadratic congruence 5+3
ax2  bx  c  0 (mod m) is solvable, if and only if b2  4ac is either zero or a
quadratic residue of m.
(b) Prove that there exist infinitely many primes of the form 4n  1 .

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WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY

B.Sc. Honours 5th Semester Examination, 2020, held in 2021

MTMADSE03T-MATHEMATICS (DSE1/2)
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Time Allotted: 2 Hours Full Marks: 50
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidates should answer in their own words and adhere to the word limit as practicable.
All symbols are of usual significance.

Answer Question No. 1 and any five questions from the rest
1. Answer any five questions from the following: 2×5 = 10
(a) If A and B are two events such that P( A)  P( B)  1 , then show that P( A  B)  1 .
(b) If A and B are independent events then prove that A and B are independent.
(c) Find the value of the constant k, so that the function f (x) defined below:
 x , 0  x 1

f ( x )  k  x , 1  x  2
 0
 , elsewhere

is a probability density function.

(d) If X is a symmetric binomial variable with mean 16. Find the standard deviation.
(e) If a random variable X follows Poisson distribution satisfying
2P( X  0)  P( X  1) , then find P( X  0) .
(f) If the regression lines of two random variables X and Y are 3 y  4 x  1 and
3 y  x  7 , then find the means of X and Y.
(g) The joint density function of two random variables X and Y is
2 , 0  x  y  1
f ( x, y )   ,
0 , elsewhere
then find the conditional density function f x ( x / y) of X given Y  y .
(h) Define Markov chain and steady state condition.
(i) Show by Tchebycheff’s inequality that in 1000 throws with a coin the probability
that the number of heads lies between 400 and 600 is at least 39 .
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(j) Explain the terms Null Hypothesis and Alternative Hypothesis.

2. (a) Give the axiomatic definition of Probability. Use this to prove 1+2+2
(i) 0  P( A)  1 for any event A,
(ii) If A  B , then prove that P( A)  P( B) .

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(b) If { An } be monotonically increasing sequence of events then prove that 3

P(lim An )  lim P( An ) .
n n

3. (a) Define the conditional probability of the event A on the hypothesis that the event B 1+3
has occurred. Show that it satisfies all the axioms of probability.
(b) A secretary writes four letters and the corresponding addresses on envelopes. If he 4
inserts the letters in the envelopes at random irrespective of address, then calculate
the probability that all the letters are wrongly placed.

 0 ,   x 0
4. (a) If F ( x)   , show that F(x) is a possible distribution 1+2
x
1  e , 0  x  
function and find the density function.
(b) A discrete random variable X has the following probability mass function: 1+2+2

xi = i –3 –2 –1 0 1 2

fi = P(x = i) k 2k 2k2 3k2 k2 6k2+8k

(i) Determine the value of k.

(ii) Find the distribution function F(x).
(iii) Evaluate P( X  1) .

5. (a) Find the moment generating function of a binomial (n, p) variate X and from this 1+2
find the variance.
 d  3+2
(b) Obtain the recurrence relation  k 1    k k 1  k  for the Poisson distribution
 d 
with parameter  where  k is the k-th central moment. Hence find the standard
deviation of the Poisson distribution.

6. (a) If the correlation coefficient of the random variables X and Y is  ( X , Y ) then prove 3
that  1   ( X , Y )  1 .
(b) If X and Y are uncorrelated then prove that Var ( X  Y )  Var ( X )  Var (Y ) , where 2
Var ( X ) implies variance of X.
(c) If, for any pair of correlated random variables X and Y, a linear transformation 3
( X , Y )  (U , V ) is given by U  X cos   Y sin  , V   X sin   Y cos  then U
2  x y
and V will be uncorrelated if tan 2  2 .
 x   y2

7. (a) Let the p.d.f. of the two dimensional random variable (X, Y) is a constant c, say, 2+2+1
when x 2  y 2  a 2 , otherwise it vanishes. Find (i) the value of c and (ii) the marginal
distributions of X and Y. Check whether X and Y are independent.
(b) Find the characteristic function of a Normal (m,  ) random variable X. 3

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8. (a) A random variable X has a density function f (x) given by 3

e  x , x  0
f ( x)  
 0 , elsewhere
Show using Tchebycheff’s inequality that P(| X  1 |  2)  1 .
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X 
(b) If X n is a binomial (n, p) variate, then prove that lim P  n  p     0 . 3
n   n 
(c) If X1 , X 2 , X 3 ,  , X n ,  be a sequence of mutually independent random 2
X  X 2  X n
variables each having Poisson-1 distribution, then prove that 1 is
n
 1 
asymptotically normal 1, .
 n

9. (a) State weak law of large numbers and obtain Bernoulli’s theorem as a particular case 1+3
of weak law of large numbers.
(b) State strong law of large numbers and interpret the law statistically. 1+1
(c) Suppose {xn } is a Markov chain with 3 states and the transition probability matrix is 2
 0 1 0
 
 0 0 1  , show that all the states are ergodic.
 2 1 0 
 3 3 

10.(a) Show that the sample variance is not an unbiased estimate of the population 4
variance. Hence find an unbiased estimate for the population variance.
(b) In a random sample of 400 articles 40 are found to be defective. Obtain the 4
confidence interval for the true proportion of defectives in the population of such
articles.
1.96 x2
1 
[Given  2
e 2 dx  0.4750 ]
0

11.(a) Distinguish between sampling distribution and distribution of sample. 2+2

(b) It is required to estimate the mean of the normal population having a sample 4
sufficiently large so that the probability will be 0.95 that the sample mean will not
differ from the population mean by more than 25% of the population standard
deviation. How large should be the sample?

12.(a) Define best linear unbiased estimate (BLUE) of a population parameter. Prove that 1+4
for any population, sample mean x is best linear unbiased estimate of the
population mean m, where the population standard deviation exists.
(b) Prove that an unbiased estimator An of an unknown population parameter  is a 3
consistent estimator of  if lim var( An )  0
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13. Define critical region for testing a statistical hypothesis, and power of a test. The 2+2+2+2
random variable X denoting the amount of consumption of a commodity follows the
distribution:
x

f ( x,  )  1 e  , 0  x   ,   0

The hypothesis H 0 :   5 is rejected in favour of H1 :   10 , if 15 units or more,
chosen randomly be consumed. Obtain the size of the two types of errors and power
of the test.

N.B. : Students have to complete submission of their Answer Scripts through E-mail / Whatsapp to
their own respective colleges on the same day / date of examination within 1 hour after end of
exam. University / College authorities will not be held responsible for wrong submission (at in
proper address). Students are strongly advised not to submit multiple copies of the same
answer script.

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