Semester: 1st

Subject Title: Mathematics in Computing

Subject Code: BCA-SI-16105EA

I: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQS)

UNIT 1
Question No. 1. Determinant of a matrix is

A. reduced matrix

B. an equation

C. a unique number

D. none of these

Answer C
Question No. 2. If any two rows or any two columns are identical, then the value of
determinant is

A. 0

B. 2

C. 4

D. none of these

Answer A
Question No. 3. If A = [aij ]3×3 , then |KA| =

A. |A|

B. K|A|

C. K 2 |A|

D. K 3 |A|

Answer D
Question No. 4. The area of triangle formed by three collinear points is

A. not defined

B. < 0

C. > 0
 D. = 0

Answer D
Question No. 5. A matrix is said to be a row matrix if it has

A. two rows

B. one column and many rows

C. one row

D. none of the above

Answer C
Question No. 6. A matrix is said to be an upper triangular matrix if aij = 0 for

A. i < j

B. i > j

C. i = j

D. i = 2j

Answer B
Question No. 7. A matrix A is called an Idempotent if

A. A6 = A

B. A4 = A

C. A3 = A

D. A2 = A

Answer D
Question No. 8. Matrices A and B will be inverse of each other only if

A. AB = BA = I

B. AB = BA

C. AB = BA = 0

D. AB = I, BA = 0

Answer A
Question No. 9. If A is an invertible matrix of order 2, then det(A−1 ) is equal to

A. det(A)
 1
B.
det(A)
C. 1

D. 0

Answer B
Question No. 10. The system of equations

x + 2y = 2

2x + 3y = 3
is

A. consistent

B. inconsistent

C. both A and B

D. none of these

Answer A

UNIT 2
Question No. 1. A series in which the difference of any term from the previous term is
constant, is called

A. an arithmetic progression

B. a geometric progression

C. a harmonic progression

D. none of these

Answer A
Question No. 2. Sum of n terms of an A. P. is
n(a + l)
A.
2
n(n + 1)
B.
2
(n + 1)
C.
2
D. none of the above
Answer A
Question No. 3. A series in which the ratio of any term to the preceding term is same is
called

A. an arithmetic progression

B. a harmonic progression

C. a geometric progression

D. none of these

Answer C
Question No. 4. Sum of n terms of a G. P. is
n(a + l)
A.
2
a(rn − 1)
B.
r−1
(n + 1)
C.
2
D. none of the above

Answer B
Question No. 5. Sum of first n natural numbers is
n(n + 1)
A.
2
n(n + 1)(2n + 1)
B.
6
 2
n(n + 1)
C.
2
D. none of the above

Answer A
Question No. 6. Sum of the squares of the first n natural numbers is
n(n + 1)
A.
2
n(n + 1)(2n + 1)
B.
6
 2
n(n + 1)
C.
2
 D. none of the above

Answer B
Question No. 7. Sum of the cubes of the first n natural numbers is
n(n + 1)
A.
2
n(n + 1)(2n + 1)
B.
6
 2
n(n + 1)
C.
2
D. none of the above

Answer C
Question No. 8. Conjugate of a complex number a + ib is

A. a + ib

B. a ÷ ib

C. a × ib

D. a − ib

Answer D
Question No. 9. i25 =

A. −i

B. i

C. −1

D. none of the above

Answer B
√
Question No. 10. Modulus of 4 3 + 4i is

A. 4

B. 6

C. 8

D. all of the above

Answer C

UNIT 3
Question No. 1. lim f (x) exists
x→a

A. If right-handed limit exists

B. If left-handed limit exists

C. If both right-handed limit and left-handed limit exist and are equal

D. None of these

Answer C
Question No. 2. lim f (x) + g(x) is equal to

A. lim f (x) + lim g(x)

B. lim f (x) − lim g(x)

C. lim f (x) × lim g(x)

D. lim f (x) ÷ lim g(x)

Answer A
Question No. 3. A function f (x) is said to be continuous at a point x = a when

A. f (x) is defined at a

B. f (x) tends to a unique finite limit as x → a−

C. f (x) tends to a unique finite limit as x → a+

D. all of the above

Answer D
Question No. 4. A function f (x) is said to be continuous in the closed interval [a, b]
at a point x = a if

A. it is continuous for every value of x lying between a and b

B. continuous to the right of a

C. continuous to the left of b

D. all of the above

Answer D
Question No. 5. A function f (x) has a derivative at x if
 A. left-handed derivative exists

B. right-handed derivative exists

C. both left-handed derivative and right-handed derivative exist and are equal

D. None of the above

Answer C
Question No. 6. Derivative of xn is equal to

A. xn−1

B. nxn−1

C. n2 xn−1

D. nn−1 x

Answer B
x2
Question No. 7. Derivative of 2
w.r.t. x4 is
1+x
1
A.
2x2 (1 + x2 )2
1
B.
(1 + x2 )2
1
C.
2x2 (1 + x2 )
D. none of the above

Answer A
Z
Question No. 8. sin xdx =

A. cos x

B. sin x

C. tan x

D. − cos x

Answer D
sec2 x
Z
Question No. 9. dx =
4 + tan x
A. cos x
 B. tan x

C. log(4 + tan x)

D. log(1 + x)

Answer C
Z
Question No. 10. xex dx =

A. ex (x − 1)

B. xex

C. both A and B

D. none of the above

Answer A

UNIT 4
Question No. 1. If we divide x4 + 2x3 + 3x2 + x − 4 by (x-2), remainder will be

A. 42

B. 30

C. 15

D. none of the above

Answer A
Question No. 2. If α, β, γ are the given roots, then the equation is

A. (x − α)(x − β)

B. (x − α)(x − β)(x − γ)

C. (x − β)(x − γ)

D. none of the above

Answer B
Question No. 3. If α, β, γ are the roots of the equation ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0, then
α+β+γ =
c
A.
a
d
B.
a
 −b
C.
a
D. none of the above

Answer C
Question No. 4. If α, β, γ are the roots of the equation ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0, then
αβ + βγ + γα =
c
A.
a
d
B.
a
−b
C.
a
D. none of the above

Answer A
Question No. 5. If α, β, γ are the roots of the equation ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0, then αβγ =
c
A.
a
d
B.
a
−b
C.
a
D. none of the above

Answer B
Question No. 6. If the roots of a biquadratic are in A. P., then

A. sum of two roots is equal to the sum of the other two roots

B. product of two roots is equal to the product of the other two roots

C. both A and B

D. none of the above

Answer A
Question No. 7. If the roots of a biquadratic are in G. P., then

A. sum of two roots is equal to the sum of the other two roots

B. product of two roots is equal to the product of the other two roots

C. both A and B
 D. none of the above
Answer B
Question No. 8. Multiplying the roots of an equation x4 + 3x3 − x2 + x + 1 = 0 by 2 will
give
A. y 4 + 3y 3 − y 2 + y + 1 = 0

B. 4y 4 + 5y 3 − 6y 2 + y + 1 = 0

C. 16y 4 + 8y 3 − y 2 + y + 1 = 0

D. y 4 + 6y 3 − 4y 2 + 8y + 16 = 0
Answer D
Question No. 9. An inequation involving one or two variables in linear powers is known
as
A. linear equation

B. quadratic equation

C. linear inequation

D. none of these
Answer C
Question No. 10. The region containing all the solutions of an inequation is called the
A. solution region

B. inequation region

C. both A and B

D. none of the above

Answer A

II: Descriptive Type Questions

Very short answer Type Questions

UNIT-I
Q 1. Find the value of x if    
 2 4   2x 4 
 = 
 5 1   6 x 

Q 2. Find the area of triangle with vertices (1, 0), (6, 0), (4, 3).
 i
Q 3. Construct a 2 × 2 matrix, A = [aij ], where aij = .
j
Q 4. Show that the matrix  
1 −1 5
A =  −1 2 1 
5 1 3
is symmetric.

UNIT-II
Q 1. Define Sequence and Series.
Q 2. Show that 5, 8, 11, 14, · · · forms an A. P.
Q 3. Evaluate
i + i2 + i4
.
1 + i2 + i4
Q 4. State De Moivre’s theorem.

UNIT-III
Q 1. Differentiate x4 + x2 + 1
dy
Q 2. Find when
dx
x = at2 , y = 2at
√
Q 3. Integrate by suitable substitution x x2 + 1.
R
Q 4. Evaluate log xdx.

UNIT-IV
Q 1. Form the lowest degree equation whose roots are 1 + 2i, 3 − i.
Q 2. Find the cubic equation whose one root is −1 + 3(2)1/3
Q 3. Show that 36 is a root of the equation 2x3 − 75x2 + 109x − 36 = 0
1 1
Q 4. If p and q are both positive real numbers and p > q, then prove that < .
p q
Medium Answer Type Questions

UNIT-I
Q 1. Use properties of determinants, show that
 
 1 a a2 
 
 1 b b2  = (a − b)(b − c)(c − a).
 
 1 c c2 
Q 2. Solve the following system of linear equations using matrix method

5x + 2y = 4

7x + 3y = 5.

UNIT-II
Q 1. The sum of 3 terms of an A.P. is 30. The product of the first and the third term
exceeds 9 times the 2nd term by unity. Find the numbers.
Q 2. If a2 + b2 = 1, show that
1 + ai + b
= b + ai.
1 − ai + b

UNIT-III
dy
Q 1. Find when y = logx tan x.
dx
Q 2. Integrate
x sin−1 x
√
1 − x2

UNIT-IV
Q 1. Show that x2 + 2x + 3 is a factor of x4 − 3x3 − x2 − 3x + 18. Find other factors also
Q 2. Solve the equation 4x3 + 12x2 + 11x + 3 = 0 by using the fact that its roots are in
A. P.

Long Answer Type Questions

UNIT-I
Q 1.

(a) Use Cramer’s rule, solve the following system of equations

x+y+z = 6
2x − y + 3z = 9
x + 3y − 2z = 1
 
3 4
(b) Compute the adjoint of the matrix A = and verify that A.(adjA) = |A|I.
5 7

Q 2.
 (a) Examine the consistency of the following system of equations and hence solve them

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

(b) By using elementary row transformations, find the inverse of the matrix
 
1 2
A=
3 7
.

UNIT-II
Q 1.

(a) Evaluate
12 + 32 + 52 + · · · + (2n − 1)2 .
9
(b) The sum of an infinite G. P. is 6 and the sum to its first 2 terms is . Find the first
2
term and common ratio.

Q 2.

(a) Show that

√ !400 √ !400
i+ 3 i− 3
√ + √ = −1.
−i + 3 i+ 3
p z1
(b) Show that if |z1 − z2 | = |z1 |2 + |z2 |2 , then is purely imaginary.
z2

UNIT-III
Q 1.
dy
(a) If x3 + y 3 = 3axy, find .
dx
dy
(b) If x = 3 cos t − 2 cos3 t, y = 3 sin t − 2 sin3 t, find at t = π
4
.
dx

Q 2.

(a) Integrate
1
4 sin x + 3 cos x
(b) Integrate by parts ex x3 .
UNIT-IV
Q 1.

(a) Solve the equation x6 + x5 − x4 + 3x3 + 2x2 + 2x + 4 = 0, given its has two of its
roots as i, 1 + i

(b) For what value of p will the equation x2 − 2(3p + 1)x + 7(3 + 2p) = 0 have equal
roots

Q 2.

(a) Solve 3x4 − 40x3 + 130x2 − 120x + 27 = 0 given that its roots are in G. P.

(b) Find the solution of

4 − 3x
−2 < ≤ 8.
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